The Internet Of The Thing

“Behind you!” Tomar yelled.

I turned, ducked under the flailing curling tongs, suffering a slight eyebrow singeing before yanking the plug to prevent the toaster launching another attack.

It was in 2020 when Doctor Chawman, with a distinct lack of vision, uploaded his AI coupled with genetic algorithms allowing the IoT to mutate and evolve.

And now…?

I turned to my companion “Watch out!” I cried. “The Roomba has got an electric carving knife!”

My entry in the June 2018 75 Word Story Challenge at SFFChronicles
Theme: Scientific Innovation
Genre: Horror
It didn’t get any votes: POLL — June 2018 75-word Writing Challenge