Disclaimer: Sorry, but I don't own LOTR. Boo Hoo. Oh well. Don't sue me
please.
Chapter 5 All Alone
Legolas
The next morning Aragorn and I woke up to an empty house. We thought that Liz and Tracy had abandoned us until we found a note. It read:
Dear Legolas and Aragorn, We are sorry to leave you alone, but we had to go to work. We both work at Old Navy, a clothing store. We will be back at about four. If you look at the clock, (circle with number) and when it points to the four, we will be home soon. When we get back, we're going to go out for dinner. So, take showers and try to pick something out to wear that isn't completely awful. See you later!
~Liz and Tracy.
Aragorn went into the bathroom and took his shower. We then went into Liz and Tracy's sleeping quarters. He picked out a pair of knee-length shorts made of the same material as jeans, and a black shirt with "Tony Hawk" written on the front. Neither of us knew what a "Tony" was, but we knew a hawk is a bird of prey. I took my shower and went in the room with the beds to get changed. I picked out a pair of black pants that were not jeans, and a green shirt. The shirt said nothing but had a yellow stripe around it. The clock was only pointing to the 12, so we knew we had awhile so we decided to go try the computer.
Aragorn remembered how Liz had turned it on and did so himself. When the computer asked for a password, neither of us had any idea, so we decided to try "Frodo". I knew how to spell Frodo, but we didn't know how to enter the word. We tried saying it aloud, but nothing happened. We then looked at the flat square with smaller squares. All the squares had symbols and I recognized most of them as letters of the language of men. I typed "Frodo" using the small squares and then a button labeled 'Enter' that Aragorn said Liz had hit quite frequently.
The box that asked us for our password disappeared and a black screen with "Lord of the Rings" written in yellow letters appeared. Small images did as well. They had labels such as My Games and Printer Stuff. We decided to click on a picture of a small orange man running. We realized to do this; we could use the mouse until a small arrow was on top of the image. Aragorn then guessed that I should press on the right side of the mouse. I did so, and a small box flipped up so quickly I barely caught what it said. Then a box with information showed up. At the top, the box was labeled "LOTRcollegefreaks's Buddy List window." Neither of us knew what this meant. Then another box showed up. It said, "SupMYHomies has sent you a message." Then there were two small boxes to click on, 'Accept' or 'Reject'. Having no idea what to do, I clicked on, 'Accept'. Another box showed up.
SupMYHomies: Sup?
Neither of us knew what a 'sup' was, so I typed,"
Excuse me, but I have no idea what you are talking about.
Not knowing what to do next, Aragorn suggested again hitting the 'Enter' button. I did. My words appeared under the others.
SupMYHomies: What is up. What's going on?
Us: Thank you for your explanation.
The conversation continued for a while. Then SupMYHomies said to us:
U want to c something cool?
I thought I understood the question so I replied:
Us: All right
SupMYHomies: Go to this site, then click on the smile.
Us: How do I do that?
SupMYHomies: click on the site I typed and then the smiley face. Geese, what college do u go 2? Special Ed University?
Aragorn told me to do as SupMYHomies suggested. I went to the site and clicked on the smiley face. As soon as I did, a box came up. I contained the message:
You fucking idiot! Why did you listen to me you jackass! Bye!
Then the computer screen went black. The clock was now pointing to the four, so we both sat down on the couch. A moment later, Liz and Tracy walked in. We both stood up to greet them.
"Hey guys. Looking good," said Tracy coming over and giving us both a kiss on the cheek.
"Oh yeah! Great choice," said Liz, doing the same.
Their friendliness was comforting and when my cheek was kissed, I felt happy.
"We'll go in a minute," said Liz, "I just have to check my e-mail."
"O.K." said Tracy, "I'll go change."
Liz tried to turn on the computer, but nothing happened. "Did you guys touch the computer?" she asked.
"Yes, we did," I informed her, "We entered a password, went to a 'site', and your computer even had a message that said 'bye' on it. Then the computer turned off by itself."
Liz looked confused, then she figured it out and looked very worried and mad. She started to say, "Tracy, they crashed the computer!"
Chapter 5 All Alone
Legolas
The next morning Aragorn and I woke up to an empty house. We thought that Liz and Tracy had abandoned us until we found a note. It read:
Dear Legolas and Aragorn, We are sorry to leave you alone, but we had to go to work. We both work at Old Navy, a clothing store. We will be back at about four. If you look at the clock, (circle with number) and when it points to the four, we will be home soon. When we get back, we're going to go out for dinner. So, take showers and try to pick something out to wear that isn't completely awful. See you later!
~Liz and Tracy.
Aragorn went into the bathroom and took his shower. We then went into Liz and Tracy's sleeping quarters. He picked out a pair of knee-length shorts made of the same material as jeans, and a black shirt with "Tony Hawk" written on the front. Neither of us knew what a "Tony" was, but we knew a hawk is a bird of prey. I took my shower and went in the room with the beds to get changed. I picked out a pair of black pants that were not jeans, and a green shirt. The shirt said nothing but had a yellow stripe around it. The clock was only pointing to the 12, so we knew we had awhile so we decided to go try the computer.
Aragorn remembered how Liz had turned it on and did so himself. When the computer asked for a password, neither of us had any idea, so we decided to try "Frodo". I knew how to spell Frodo, but we didn't know how to enter the word. We tried saying it aloud, but nothing happened. We then looked at the flat square with smaller squares. All the squares had symbols and I recognized most of them as letters of the language of men. I typed "Frodo" using the small squares and then a button labeled 'Enter' that Aragorn said Liz had hit quite frequently.
The box that asked us for our password disappeared and a black screen with "Lord of the Rings" written in yellow letters appeared. Small images did as well. They had labels such as My Games and Printer Stuff. We decided to click on a picture of a small orange man running. We realized to do this; we could use the mouse until a small arrow was on top of the image. Aragorn then guessed that I should press on the right side of the mouse. I did so, and a small box flipped up so quickly I barely caught what it said. Then a box with information showed up. At the top, the box was labeled "LOTRcollegefreaks's Buddy List window." Neither of us knew what this meant. Then another box showed up. It said, "SupMYHomies has sent you a message." Then there were two small boxes to click on, 'Accept' or 'Reject'. Having no idea what to do, I clicked on, 'Accept'. Another box showed up.
SupMYHomies: Sup?
Neither of us knew what a 'sup' was, so I typed,"
Excuse me, but I have no idea what you are talking about.
Not knowing what to do next, Aragorn suggested again hitting the 'Enter' button. I did. My words appeared under the others.
SupMYHomies: What is up. What's going on?
Us: Thank you for your explanation.
The conversation continued for a while. Then SupMYHomies said to us:
U want to c something cool?
I thought I understood the question so I replied:
Us: All right
SupMYHomies: Go to this site, then click on the smile.
Us: How do I do that?
SupMYHomies: click on the site I typed and then the smiley face. Geese, what college do u go 2? Special Ed University?
Aragorn told me to do as SupMYHomies suggested. I went to the site and clicked on the smiley face. As soon as I did, a box came up. I contained the message:
You fucking idiot! Why did you listen to me you jackass! Bye!
Then the computer screen went black. The clock was now pointing to the four, so we both sat down on the couch. A moment later, Liz and Tracy walked in. We both stood up to greet them.
"Hey guys. Looking good," said Tracy coming over and giving us both a kiss on the cheek.
"Oh yeah! Great choice," said Liz, doing the same.
Their friendliness was comforting and when my cheek was kissed, I felt happy.
"We'll go in a minute," said Liz, "I just have to check my e-mail."
"O.K." said Tracy, "I'll go change."
Liz tried to turn on the computer, but nothing happened. "Did you guys touch the computer?" she asked.
"Yes, we did," I informed her, "We entered a password, went to a 'site', and your computer even had a message that said 'bye' on it. Then the computer turned off by itself."
Liz looked confused, then she figured it out and looked very worried and mad. She started to say, "Tracy, they crashed the computer!"