New Beverage Machine

That old vending machine in the store started talking (I still haven't figured out where the speaker is hidden). It asked us what we've been doing with the empty bottles... Have you ever been so shocked you just do whatever you're told? Anyway, that's what we did. We went off searching for empty bottles in all the trash cans, and the vending machine told us a few puzzles to keep us entertained! It was pretty trippy. And THEN, mom and I fed the empty bottles into the slot, and the machine gave us free drinks in return! (Still got no idea how it did that.) Mom says that she thinks we somehow got shipped a new AI vending machine by accident. But I'm not so sure. I'm gonna ring the manufacturer this afternoon and see what they have to say.