Nice chassis
Emma: ...and so you see, my computer is basically unusable.
Toph: Mmm. Well, we really only have two people who can fix it, and one is on vacation for the week, and the other, ITGuy, is on vacation today. So leave it here and we'll handle it.
...
A day or more later...
Emma: So what's the status on my laptop?
ITGuy I have some bad news and I have some good news. The bad news is that we don't have parts for that old thing anymore. The good news is that Kalki, the master of IT and god of purchasing has graciously, in his munificence, decided to expedite the purchase of the machine you were already going to get this year. You'll have it next week.
Emma: And data recovery?
ITGuy: Oh, do you have data you need? Yeah, we can get that for you. What did you say was wrong with your machine again?
Emma: The fan is loud and sounds laboured.
ITGuy: And the problem is?
Emma: I'm worried the machine will explode.
ITGuy: Oh, it won't. It's got a built in failsafe that will power it down before it catches fire. Let me take a look at it. Hey Toph, can I see it?
Toph: Sure. It's right here where Emma left it yesterday.
Emma: You didn't even look at it before deciding you couldn't fix it?
ITGuy: What?
Emma: Nothing. Please, continue, by all means.
ITGuy turns on laptop which makes growly, grunty noises
ITGuy: Wow. That's loud.
Presses down on the top of the laptop and the noise stops.
ITGuy: And now you have to ask whether I fixed the problem, or completely stopped the fan.
Toph: You know, I've got a spare machine that's the same version. I keep it as a backup. If Emma needs it, she's welcome to borrow it as long as I don't lose the data on it.
ITGuy: Cool. We'll just pop your disk out and pop Emma's in. It will take about 30 seconds, Emma, if you don't mind waiting.
...
Emma: And that's exactly what happened. If Toph had been paying attention to me the first time, I could have fixed it myself in about a minute.
Violet: Oh well.
Emma: In all fairness, though, Toph has a really nice chassis.
Denise: Do you want to..?
Violet: Nope. I'm not touching that one at all. I'm going to pretend she never even said it.
Toph: Mmm. Well, we really only have two people who can fix it, and one is on vacation for the week, and the other, ITGuy, is on vacation today. So leave it here and we'll handle it.
...
A day or more later...
Emma: So what's the status on my laptop?
ITGuy I have some bad news and I have some good news. The bad news is that we don't have parts for that old thing anymore. The good news is that Kalki, the master of IT and god of purchasing has graciously, in his munificence, decided to expedite the purchase of the machine you were already going to get this year. You'll have it next week.
Emma: And data recovery?
ITGuy: Oh, do you have data you need? Yeah, we can get that for you. What did you say was wrong with your machine again?
Emma: The fan is loud and sounds laboured.
ITGuy: And the problem is?
Emma: I'm worried the machine will explode.
ITGuy: Oh, it won't. It's got a built in failsafe that will power it down before it catches fire. Let me take a look at it. Hey Toph, can I see it?
Toph: Sure. It's right here where Emma left it yesterday.
Emma: You didn't even look at it before deciding you couldn't fix it?
ITGuy: What?
Emma: Nothing. Please, continue, by all means.
ITGuy turns on laptop which makes growly, grunty noises
ITGuy: Wow. That's loud.
Presses down on the top of the laptop and the noise stops.
ITGuy: And now you have to ask whether I fixed the problem, or completely stopped the fan.
Toph: You know, I've got a spare machine that's the same version. I keep it as a backup. If Emma needs it, she's welcome to borrow it as long as I don't lose the data on it.
ITGuy: Cool. We'll just pop your disk out and pop Emma's in. It will take about 30 seconds, Emma, if you don't mind waiting.
...
Emma: And that's exactly what happened. If Toph had been paying attention to me the first time, I could have fixed it myself in about a minute.
Violet: Oh well.
Emma: In all fairness, though, Toph has a really nice chassis.
Denise: Do you want to..?
Violet: Nope. I'm not touching that one at all. I'm going to pretend she never even said it.