Abort
Friday, 15. August 2008, 08:30:41
My eyes go wide - that doesn't look good. Fatal?! Fatal for who? Have i annoyed the computer THAT much?
I cautiously move my hands away from the keyboard, look around nervously. Nothing seems to be happening. Would it happen instantly? The message is still blaring out its warning. Wait...Abort, Retry and Fail? Those look like options - maybe it's not too late to make amends. But which one to pick? Fail sounds dangerous. Abort sounds like an escape or surrender. Retry sounds positive, but might just annoy the computer even more.
I close my eyes for a few seconds, but it's still there when i open them again. Ok. Decision time. I reach out and tentatively press R.
"Error reading disk - (A)bort, (R)etry, (I)gnore?"
Ignore? Is that better than Fail somehow? Either way, i don't like the way this is going. I reach out and hit A.
"Abort failed. (A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail?"
What the-? I press A again out of irritation.
"Abort failed. (A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail?"
I don't like the way it's shepherding me towards Fail. R this time.
"An unknown error has occurred. (A)bort, (F)ail?"
Wait, where'd Retry go?! I press A.
"Keyboard malfunction. Press Space to continue"
Space? Continue what? I whack the Space bar angrily.
"(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail?"
What?! Dammit! I give in - F!
"Please wait..."
Wait? Wait for what?
"Starting uninstall..."
Whoa there...what uninstall?!
"Removing program files..."
I feel suddenly light-headed.
"Removing configuration files..."
My shoes disappear, as do my clothes. Hey, stop that! What the hell? Abort, abort!
"Removing user from main Earth directory..."
Eek! I make a dive for the power cable...i can see through my hand...everything's fading...
"Uninstall complete. Some files could not be removed, you may have to remove these manually."
A pair of glasses lie abandoned nearby.






Spaggyj # 15. August 2008, 09:21
yulenka # 15. August 2008, 09:24
Cois # 15. August 2008, 09:31
funz81 # 15. August 2008, 09:49
See, when you tried so hard and failed, learn the lesson, never try!
Furie # 15. August 2008, 10:03
Cois # 15. August 2008, 10:06
attilasoul # 15. August 2008, 10:16
yulenka # 15. August 2008, 12:57
Furie # 15. August 2008, 13:17
ellena # 15. August 2008, 14:32
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=2I9xMVbtTdY
selurus # 15. August 2008, 19:20
I hope someone has a back up available
Chas4 # 15. August 2008, 21:48
Furie # 15. August 2008, 22:15
I knew installing Vista was a mistake.
clean # 15. August 2008, 23:44
theoddbod # 15. August 2008, 23:44
That's not me on YouTube, they used a stunt hamster and Photoshopped me
*concentrates hard and uninstalls Vista before it uninstalls him, leaving Mik with only a semi-functional DOS prompt*
Furie # 16. August 2008, 01:32
*types "format c:" and watches the world disappear slowly*
clean # 16. August 2008, 02:00
yulenka # 16. August 2008, 05:02
Suntana # 16. August 2008, 05:05
theoddbod # 16. August 2008, 08:35
1bluebox # 19. August 2008, 06:01
rose-marie # 27. August 2008, 17:35
Marike79 # 7. November 2008, 17:35
theoddbod # 7. November 2008, 17:40
yulenka # 7. November 2008, 20:47
I even read it to my husband tanslating to Russian
So...you must be proud that your story sounded in Russian language
theoddbod # 7. November 2008, 21:48
Although I can't quite imagine how you'd manage to do the 'Abort Retry Fail' bits without making dramatic changes of voice. I hadn't considered this as a 'read aloud' kind of story.
yulenka # 7. November 2008, 21:53
theoddbod # 7. November 2008, 22:13
Cois # 8. November 2008, 01:38
yulenka # 8. November 2008, 03:34
LebMAT # 12. April 2009, 21:35