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[kittyhell]

[As the feed cuts to the on position the community is greeted by an image of this woman...not particularly dazzling, especially while wearing spectacles you know your grandma used to wear. She also seems to be a little bit on the frazzled side as is not uncommon with the new and the blessedly benighted community members.]

Oh darn!

[She gives her computer screen a little slap which results in the screen going dark for a second before coming back into focus.]

Shoot, shoot, shoot...I didn't mean it, don't die on me now! I'm sure that wouldn't impress Mr. Shreck...breaking the equipment...

[She scrubs her hands over her face looking slightly panicked and frustrated.]

Not even here for a week and already I'm messing up the programs and the equipment, Selina you're such a deep fried corn dog...a thousand things to do...something was just bound to go wrong. That's the law of probability, right?

[Once the self-loathing has a chance to pass through her system the woman, Selina, sits back in her chair exhaling slowly. It seems as though she's pulling herself together...somehow.]

Hoookay girl, get it together, there's bound to be a computer maintenance man on one of these floors...I mean, huge corporations usually have things like that, right? Right...so you [pints a finger decidedly at the screen]...don't go anywhere, not that you'll hear any arguments from me if you do.

[And soon enough she can be seen flipping through a Rolodex...this was before the days of those handy cellphone things and other computerized organizational equipment.]

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[glass_secret]

Whoa, girl, you look like you could use a makeover.

And I don't think your computer is broken. The community site goes away after a while.

[kittyheavenly]

[She will ignore that first statement...she's happy with this look...it's a safe look.]

I thought this network was supposed to be a secure one...how could something like this get on here?

[glass_secret]

You won't believe how many times this community has shown up on a secured network. Or, hell, how it's even managed to turn on a computer on its own. Thankfully it doesn't leave any computer viruses.

[kittyheavenly]

This can't be good for my standing in the company...and with my boss...I just got this job not too long ago...

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[starblaze]

You didn't mess anything up. The community likes to show up at inopportune moments.

[kittyheavenly]

I'm kind of hoping that's the case, this is a new job, I'd hate to be the screw up at this stage of the game.

Inopportune is an understatement.

[starblaze]

It won't break your computer, at least. And it'll go away on its own eventually.

[kittyheavenly]

Well...it's not...um...my computer actually, it's the company computer...I need it for work...so eventually...it really isn't good for me.

Is there any way to just...work around it?

[vanessessary]

Just chat here a bit. It'll go away for a while if you do.

Pretty weird, I know.

[kittyheavenly]

I'm not on break...I really shouldn't, not with so much to do...

I'm not an expert on computers though, just enough to do my job...which I should be doing...so I don't really know.

[vanessessary]

Trust me. No computer technician is going to be able to help you out. Chat here for a few minutes and it should let you get back to work.

[kittyheavenly]

Oh...well I guess I don't really have much of a choice...as long as no one checks in it should be okay...for a little while.

Though I'm not really sure what a community is, well one that lives in a computer...what do you normally chat about?

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[nudistking]

Who would argue with such a lovely woman?

[kittyheavenly]

[What? Huh? What did you just say?

That was so out of left field that Selina has forgotten...she should be panicking right now]

Me?...

...Wait, you can see me?

[nudistking]

Clearly you are not my reflection, so yes. I can see you quite clearly.

[kittyheavenly]

Oh...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...I guess you wouldn't want to look like...but I didn't know this thing was like a two-way video too...

...I wonder if I hit something...

[makewayforroze]

Don't worry, it wasn't you.

[kittyheavenly]

That's refreshing to know...nine times out of ten it's usually me...

[makewayforroze]

I'm sure that's not the truth either. It sounds like you're just much too hard on yourself.

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[hulk]

Um. Ma'am? You d- The computer's fine. ...I mean, I'm sure someone's already told you that, but. No need to worry about it. So.

[ his fellow nerd-dar is going off okay gotta show solidarity right ]

[kittyheavenly]

Oh, yes...um...a few people have said that and they've also said some pretty incredible [reads as hard to believe] things too. I just thought it was me, it's usually me when things go wrong...at least Mr. Shreck thinks so...so I hope...

[It's the glasses isn't it...okay, maybe it's the whole awkward personality thing too.]

[hulk]

Y-yeah, that's. It's apparently part and parcel with this whole deal, so. No worries. [ A sympathetic little heh. ] I know the feeling, like... Murphy's specifically out for you? It's. I get that a lot.

[hippie_hacker]

It wasn't you. The community did it.

[kittyheavenly]

So...how do I fix it?

[hippie_hacker]

What you're doing now. Talking to the people of the community. After a while, it'll let you have access to your computer again.