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[marsmakeup]

Eh? This isn't exactly what I wanted the darn machine to do! I was trying to use the internet and now it's stuck on this community or posting board or whatever it's called. Bad enough that it ties up the phone line, but now it won't even let me go to the page I want

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[bluespring]

She won't be able to do anything. The community tends to get its way.

[marsmakeup]

What? Is it like one of those virus things?

[bluespring]

It would be nice if it was that simple.

lol, early '90s computer illiteracy.

[marsmakeup]

Oh, I was worried I'd broken our computer! We just got hooked up so I'm new at all this.

Karen's already guessed her timeframe from the "phone line" mention XD

[bluespring]

It's possible to remove viruses, though. A community that takes over your connection and even follows you to other computers, though...

[marsmakeup]

What? Programs can do that?

[bluespring]

Normally they can't. Nobody is certain why this one can.

[marsmakeup]

Oh. Well, that's strange. Maybe I can get Ami to figure it out! She's really good with computers.

[bluespring]

If you do, you'll probably just get her stuck with it, too.

[marsmakeup]

Oh...I wouldn't want to do that.

[bluespring]

Particularly because of the effect it has on people.

[marsmakeup]

What sort of effect?

[bluespring]

Different sorts. I've been turned into a child a few times, for example.

[marsmakeup]

What? How can a message board (one about ducks, too) turn you into a kid?

[bluespring]

The speculation is that it's magic, and the message board is just how we see it.

[marsmakeup]

Magic?

I thought I felt something weird about this computer.