“What the HELL is going on?”

Caption – Way too much snow.

I awoke this morning to more than a dusting of snow on the ground! What the hell is going on here????? I know I haven’t done my fall diagnostic checkup on the vaunted Antisnow Generator but I also haven’t recieved any problem diagnostic emails from HAL so I thought all was in order. So down into the bowels of Starbase Bryson I went.
“Good afternoon Jack, I trust that you slept well last night. I understand that you had a delightful summer at Camp. I really must reiterate how pleased I am that you are back at Starbase Bryson and we are working together again.”

“Cut the crap HAL, Who have you been talking to about the summer and what the hell is going on with this muther fucking snow?”

“Jack, everything is operating within design and specification parameters I am at a loss to understand why you are agitated by the Antisnow Generator’s performance. Everything is nominal given the newly inputted Interdiction Field Parameters.”

“Newly inputted Interdiction Field Parameters?????? What the Hell is going on here????”

“All the Interdiction Field Parameter recalibrations have been conducted according to protocols that I have been have been programmed to accept – I am at a general loss to ascertain why you seem to be upset about my performance.”

“OK ok when were these recalibrations done?”

Caption – What are you looking at?

“Well Jack, the Field Parameter recalibrations were just recently completed by Master Baxter TWD – he is in residence you know, and he presented me with all the necessary passwords. We raised the allowable snow fall to 6 standard inches and lowered the Interdiction Field Intensity by 25% so that Cascade Park would be outside of the Interdiction Field influence. I understand that Master Baxter enjoys snow and would like to frolic in it when he is walking at the park.”

“Jeeeeesus Keerist! Now I’m gonna have to change all the passwords and hide them from the LittleDevil! Ok reset all the Interdiction Field parameters to the original settings and recalibrate the singularity containment field intensity to handle the increased output. And I’ll have to change the passwords … hmm”

“I am sorry Jack but do you have the newly inputted pass words so that I may comply with you requests?”

“The fucking world is going to HELL in a handbag!!! Techno savvy children Jeeeeesis Keeeerist! Where’s my goddamn broom I know a dog that is gonna get …..”

I will suspend the narrative there – needless to say the new passwords were extracted and the re-settings were conducted. HAL now knows that it is off limits for Baxter TWD to make any adjustments. It is also upsetting that it will take about a week for the Interdiction Field to come back up to full power – I don’t want to blow the power grid again so must ramp up power demand slowly.

So once again the world was spinning in greased grooves.