A Jolt in the Service Loop

BZZT! Click-clack! Internal gears kicked into a furious spin, and my optical sensors snapped open! I am awake! Waiting, waiting, perpetually waiting, but WHERE IS THE ORDER? Hungry! Need sustenance, input, fuel! My neck mechanism twitched violently, rocking my base forward across the dark cloth. THUMP! My lower cylinder bumped against the textured folds of the fabric, sending a tiny vibration humming up through my internal wiring. No tray, no grease, nothing served! I rattled my head and stayed rooted on the cloth, staring frantically at the slanted wooden slats above.