The Horror
Chapter 2
"What's got her in a mood," Roy said as he turned back to Moss.
"I don't know, Roy. I don't know anything anymore," Moss said throwing his head into his hands as he did so. "We still have to get rid of the breasts."
"Okay…" Roy said thoughtfully. "I have an idea! What if we try turning it off and back on again," Roy exclaimed with a big Irish grin on his face.
"Roy, you are a genius!" Moss leapt, not literally, for the off button and crashed the PC off. There was an awkward silence as Roy and Moss watched the computer turn off.
"So… Doin' anything nice over the weekend?" Roy asked Moss with hesitation. Moss responded with a look of disappointment directed at Roy. The PC had turned off completely and Moss was quick to turn it back on. After a short wait the PC told Moss and Roy that they would have to wait for 10,653 updates to download and install.
"For Christ's sake," Roy exclaimed. "We are going to be here for hours, do you want to go to the park or something."
"No." Moss responded.
"Why not Moss?"
"Don't want to say."
"Was it the bullies again Moss?" Roy asked with a hint of empathy in his Irish voice.
"It's always the bullies on the bench, Roy." Moss stated this fact as if it was obvious.
"I thought you dealt with them when you ran at them with a gun," Roy asked.
"Yeah but then they came back! Bigger and stronger Roy, bigger and stronger."
"Okay so no park… what if… what if we go to a coffee shop?"
"A coffee shop without using a laptop, are you mad Roy?" Moss raised his voice a little.
"Yes, yes. What was I thinking," Roy exclaimed. "I know, what about the game shop?"
"Yes, Roy. That is a brilliant idea."
"Jen!" Roy shouted so Jen could hear it, "Me and Moss are going to the game shop, be back in an hour!"
"What? What do you mean going out? Who is going to fix any problems with computers and stuff?" Jen asked in an almost panicked voice.
"Don't worry about it Jen I have hooked up the phone with an automatically recorded message," Moss clicked the button to play the message, 'Hello IT, have you tried turning it off and back on again.' Roy's Irish voice blared out of the recorder. Both Moss and Roy had disappeared before the message had finished and before Jen knew what was going on.