A Clown and a Robot short story

Daniel Brizuela                                                          5/12/11                                                                  
                                                                     A Clown and a Robot.

    It’s the year 2089, and the world has been pretty much destroyed by atomic bombs, wars, and other violence. Most of humanity has been pretty much destroyed all over the planet, along with most of wildlife and nature.
    There are only a few human beings remaining in this post-Armageddon and those humans have made personal robots for themselves to take care of them. This story is focused on one particular robot named Nist99, made by a former successful Hollywood director. When his master dies, Nist99 searches for a new master to take care of and not feel as lonely as he is right now.
    He searches day and night; he searched for three years to look for the perfect master, until finally he arrived at what was left of Salem, Oregon. There he found and met a kindly old clown who took him in and took care of him and then Nist99 took care of the clown in return.
    The old clown worked at a circus full of people who still believe they can bring laughter and happiness to what’s left of the world. It was rare for them to have more than twenty people come in a week, let alone five people attending a day.
    Usually on days, or even weeks, when no one comes, the robot and the clown travel through the state, visiting places, learning of the past, and other things. It was in Central Point where Nist99 learned that his creator was born and raised in this city when he was younger. Nist99 felt very at home whenever he was at this town-like the town itself was calling for him every time he was there.
    Twelve years later, the clown, who Nist99 later learned was named Jim You, sadly died from a heart attack in his sleep. The robot was alone again and decided to once again search for another person to take care of and to take care of him. Nist99 searched and searched for years, he sometimes found someone but never permanently, so he continued to search, all until he could search no more.