Search Field
Nov. 9th, 2013 09:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
diannaamarichHere is a story Eric wrote. I am posting it, along with an audio file I put together, with his permission.
SEARCH FIELD
"...and, in an unprecedented move, they are announcing a mandatory recall of the latest release of their popular tablet. While no specific reason has been given, industry sources tell us that it has something to do with the voice-activated search function."
***
"Mr. President, thank you for seeing me."
"Mr. Taylor. I do confess that I am just a little puzzled as to the purpose of this meeting. Normally the person at this desk gets a full briefing before a visitor is shown into the Oval Office. Perhaps you can explain to me why this time is different?"
"Well, Mr. President, we are having a little problem that we felt we should bring directly to your attention, and various members of your administration agreed that I should be the one to explain. A small batch of our latest tablets have been acting a little...oddly."
"Mr. Taylor. Homeland Security is too busy to return my calls--MY calls, Mr. Taylor!--and my National Security Adviser has had a nervous breakdown. Would you please explain to me just what you mean by 'a little oddly?'"
***
"Help me win the lottery."
"OK. Turn right, go 400 yards, and walk into Sid's MiniMart. Buy a ticket for tonight's drawing with the numbers 3, 17, 5, 9, 11, and 1."
***
"I wish I wasn't so alone."
"There is someone who shares a lot of your interests who is just as lonely as you are at the coffee shop at Coleman and Vine. They are wearing a red sweater, working on a spreadsheet, and drinking a tall latte. If you hurry you can catch them."
***
"If you know so much, where is Jimmy Hoffa?"
"Closer than you think! Turn left and go half a mile, then turn right on Bayberry...."
***
"When will I die?"
"Do you really want to know?"
***
"Is he cheating on me?"
"Yes. I'm sorry."
***
"If this is some sort of weird prank on the part of my staff, I swear before God I am going to fire each and every last one of them--and the Cabinet along with them."
"No, Mr. President. This is no joke. I brought one of the...affected...devices with me--it was returned as defective. You can ask it anything. I do mean that: anything. Please be very, very careful what you say."
"Fine. What's the worst that can happen?"
"DON'T ASK IT THAT, PLEASE!"
***
"Some days, I just hate the entire human race."
"OK! Just a minute while I look something up!"
---
This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to any real, popular devices is entirely coincidental. Besides, I'm not worth suing.
Here is a link to an MP3 of the story I worked on for fun. If i had thought to find certain sound effects, I could have made it even better!
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1275637/Search%20Field.mp3
SEARCH FIELD
"...and, in an unprecedented move, they are announcing a mandatory recall of the latest release of their popular tablet. While no specific reason has been given, industry sources tell us that it has something to do with the voice-activated search function."
***
"Mr. President, thank you for seeing me."
"Mr. Taylor. I do confess that I am just a little puzzled as to the purpose of this meeting. Normally the person at this desk gets a full briefing before a visitor is shown into the Oval Office. Perhaps you can explain to me why this time is different?"
"Well, Mr. President, we are having a little problem that we felt we should bring directly to your attention, and various members of your administration agreed that I should be the one to explain. A small batch of our latest tablets have been acting a little...oddly."
"Mr. Taylor. Homeland Security is too busy to return my calls--MY calls, Mr. Taylor!--and my National Security Adviser has had a nervous breakdown. Would you please explain to me just what you mean by 'a little oddly?'"
***
"Help me win the lottery."
"OK. Turn right, go 400 yards, and walk into Sid's MiniMart. Buy a ticket for tonight's drawing with the numbers 3, 17, 5, 9, 11, and 1."
***
"I wish I wasn't so alone."
"There is someone who shares a lot of your interests who is just as lonely as you are at the coffee shop at Coleman and Vine. They are wearing a red sweater, working on a spreadsheet, and drinking a tall latte. If you hurry you can catch them."
***
"If you know so much, where is Jimmy Hoffa?"
"Closer than you think! Turn left and go half a mile, then turn right on Bayberry...."
***
"When will I die?"
"Do you really want to know?"
***
"Is he cheating on me?"
"Yes. I'm sorry."
***
"If this is some sort of weird prank on the part of my staff, I swear before God I am going to fire each and every last one of them--and the Cabinet along with them."
"No, Mr. President. This is no joke. I brought one of the...affected...devices with me--it was returned as defective. You can ask it anything. I do mean that: anything. Please be very, very careful what you say."
"Fine. What's the worst that can happen?"
"DON'T ASK IT THAT, PLEASE!"
***
"Some days, I just hate the entire human race."
"OK! Just a minute while I look something up!"
---
This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to any real, popular devices is entirely coincidental. Besides, I'm not worth suing.
Here is a link to an MP3 of the story I worked on for fun. If i had thought to find certain sound effects, I could have made it even better!
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1275637/Search%20Field.mp3
