Janice's Blog: The Fairy Godmother Part 110

“Now what are we going to do?” asked Enid once they had made there way to the delivery computer in the laundry basement. “It isn’t as if we know anything about computers.”

“Talk for yourself,” said Myrtle.

“So why did we need the computer whiz kid?” asked Enid.

“I thought she’d be able to do it quicker,” said Myrtle giving the computer a quick dust off and checking to see if it was plugged in. “Right,” she muttered, plugging in the network lead and then the mains lead. “Here goes,” she muttered to herself turning on the power.

“Is the monitor plugged in?” asked the Mirror.

“No,” said Myrtle, correcting that problem. A moment later the monitor started going through a set up sequence, until it came up with a screen asking for a pass word.

“That’s us stuffed,” said Enid.

“No it isn’t,” said Myrtle, copying down something that was written on a post it note stuck to the side of the monitor.

“Like that’s going to work,” laughed Enid getting the words our just before the computer sprang to life.

“How do we get onto the mirror network?” Myrtle asked the mirror.

“I still don’t see how this is going to help anything,” moaned Enid.

“First we need to get onto the Mirror network,” said Myrtle.

“I could use my computer to contact this one,” said the Mirror.

“Why didn’t you say that before?” asked Enid.

“I’ve been reading my book on computer networking,” said the Mirror. “I didn’t realise how much you could do with it.”

“Well, that’s good,” said Enid. “We are giving you an incentive to find out how to get more out of your computer.”

“Can you get onto Enid’s laptop and find out what is on hers that isn’t on mine,” asked Myrtle.

“We didn’t need to come here to learn that,” said Enid.

“Probably not,” said Myrtle. “But we are here now and there’s no reason for us not to find out whilst we are here.”

“OK,” said Enid. “I just think.”

“That this situation isn’t optimal,” said Myrtle. “We know that.”

“There is a program that is monitoring everything that is done on Myrtle’s computer that isn’t on Enid’s,” said the Mirror.

“Can you remove it without causing more problems?” asked Enid.

“I tried deleting it, but it just rewrote itself,” said the Mirror.

“See what happens if you rename it as old,” said Myrtle.

“And what good will that do?” asked Enid.

“There seems to be something in the set up that rewrites the program if it doesn’t see it there,” said Myrtle. “If it sees the program, but the program does nothing, then it wont rewrite it.”

“Will that stop it from doing whatever it is doing?” asked Enid.

“Should do,” said the mirror.

“So why aren’t you getting on with it?” asked Enid.

“We need to find out what exactly this program is doing,” said Myrtle, busy tapping away at the keys on the old laundry machine.

“I hope you know what you are doing,” said Enid.

“This doesn’t seem to be such a sophisticated program,” said Myrtle.

“It’s taken over the Fairy Network,” hissed Enid.

“It’s given the impression of taking it over,” said Myrtle. “But from what I can see, it is only an impression. The Fairy network has stopped being used because no one trusts it, not because it has failed.”

“So what are you going to do about it?” asked Enid.

“First I’ve changed the IP addresses and all the user files and passwords,” said Myrtle.

“What the hell does that mean?” asked Enid.

“It means that none of the addresses they have match up with any of the addresses to of the computers, printers and anything else on the network,” said Myrtle.

“So?” Enid asked.

“If they send anything to a printer, it wont go there,” said the Mirror. “Nothing will work the way they expect.”

“So we create chaos and?” asked Enid.

“Whilst they try to sort that out, we can disconnect them from the network and put something on their network that blows their computers out of the water,” said Myrtle.

“What!” asked Enid.

“Anything attached to the Fairy network that shouldn’t be will have their system wiped and everything memory wise on that computer will be written over with total rubbish. If they try to clear it, then it will rewrite over all the memory again,” said Myrtle.

“You do that and,” said a voice from the shadows, trying to sound menacing.

“It’s been done,” said Myrtle.

“But!” stuttered the voice. “You just undo that, this instance.”

“Or you’ll do what?” asked Myrtle. “We’ve taken you virus off our network, disconnected your computer from it and protected our network from you.”

“I didn’t think you knew how to do that,” he shouted.

“I have also unlocked all the magic wands and told their owners,” said Myrtle. “Your security passes no longer work, so the security people will arrest you as soon as they see you,” she added, turning up the wick on the paraffin lamp next to her. The light showed Liam tapping away frantically at his mobile phone.

“The letters are falling down to the bottom of the screen,” he shouted.

“I always thought that was a nice look,” said Myrtle, smiling at him.

“You’ve killed my phone!” he said dropping it as smoke started to come from the sides.

“How unfortunate,” said Myrtle smiling as a team of security men kicked down the basement door and rushed in.

“Are you all OK,” the leader of the team asked Myrtle.

“My phone is not OK,” Liam said to him.

“This is the guilty party?” the man asked Myrtle.

“Yes,” Myrtle smiled.

“What the hell do you think you are doing, you should be arresting them,” Liam shouted as the team leader signalled to one of his men to handcuff Liam.

“Myrtle and Enid are Fairy Godmothers, only a fool would arrest them. As for the Mirror, how would you put handcuffs on the Mirror?” the security team leader asked.

“That is no reason to handcuff me!” shouted Liam.

“You gained illegal entry to the Fairy Godmothers internet network, held it hostage and threatened to destroy it,” the security leader told Liam. “I am arresting you for these crimes.”

“But,” Liam muttered as the cuffs clicked shut.

“Take him away,” the leader said to his men.

“Shouldn’t you read my my rights or caution me or something?”

“We will do that on the way to the station,” said the man smiling.

“Can I do that?” one of the younger looking security men asked.

“Of course you can,” said the leader smiling. “He’s very eager to learn,” he said as his men lead Liam away.

“Always good to encourage the youngsters,” said Myrtle smiling as the security men disappeared.

“Does this mean everything is over?” Enid asked.

“Not exactly,” Myrtle sighed.

“What do you mean?” asked Enid.

“We may have stopped the computer virus, but it’s still there and could be activated at any time,” said Myrtle.

The Fairy Godmother Part 110

“Now what are we going to do?” asked Enid once they had made there way to the delivery computer in the laundry basement. “It isn’t as if we know anything about computers.”

“Talk for yourself,” said Myrtle.

“So why did we need the computer whiz kid?” asked Enid.

“Is the monitor plugged in?” asked the Mirror.

“No,” said Myrtle, correcting that problem. A moment later the monitor started going through a set up sequence, until it came up with a screen asking for a pass word.

“That’s us stuffed,” said Enid.

“No it isn’t,” said Myrtle, copying down something that was written on a post it note stuck to the side of the monitor.

“Like that’s going to work,” laughed Enid getting the words our just before the computer sprang to life.

“How do we get onto the mirror network?” Myrtle asked the mirror.

“I still don’t see how this is going to help anything,” moaned Enid.

“First we need to get onto the Mirror network,” said Myrtle.

“I could use my computer to contact this one,” said the Mirror.

“Why didn’t you say that before?” asked Enid.

“I’ve been reading my book on computer networking,” said the Mirror. “I didn’t realise how much you could do with it.”

“Well, that’s good,” said Enid. “We are giving you an incentive to find out how to get more out of your computer.”

“Can you get onto Enid’s laptop and find out what is on hers that isn’t on mine,” asked Myrtle.

“We didn’t need to come here to learn that,” said Enid.

“Probably not,” said Myrtle. “But we are here now and there’s no reason for us not to find out whilst we are here.”

“OK,” said Enid. “I just think.”

“That this situation isn’t optimal,” said Myrtle. “We know that.”

“There is a program that is monitoring everything that is done on Myrtle’s computer that isn’t on Enid’s,” said the Mirror.

“Can you remove it without causing more problems?” asked Enid.

“I tried deleting it, but it just rewrote itself,” said the Mirror.

“See what happens if you rename it as old,” said Myrtle.

“And what good will that do?” asked Enid.

“Will that stop it from doing whatever it is doing?” asked Enid.

“Should do,” said the mirror.

“So why aren’t you getting on with it?” asked Enid.

“We need to find out what exactly this program is doing,” said Myrtle, busy tapping away at the keys on the old laundry machine.

“I hope you know what you are doing,” said Enid.

“This doesn’t seem to be such a sophisticated program,” said Myrtle.

“It’s taken over the Fairy Network,” hissed Enid.

“So what are you going to do about it?” asked Enid.

“First I’ve changed the IP addresses and all the user files and passwords,” said Myrtle.

“What the hell does that mean?” asked Enid.

“It means that none of the addresses they have match up with any of the addresses to of the computers, printers and anything else on the network,” said Myrtle.

“So?” Enid asked.

“If they send anything to a printer, it wont go there,” said the Mirror. “Nothing will work the way they expect.”

“So we create chaos and?” asked Enid.

“Whilst they try to sort that out, we can disconnect them from the network and put something on their network that blows their computers out of the water,” said Myrtle.

“What!” asked Enid.

“You do that and,” said a voice from the shadows, trying to sound menacing.

“It’s been done,” said Myrtle.

“But!” stuttered the voice. “You just undo that, this instance.”

“Or you’ll do what?” asked Myrtle. “We’ve taken you virus off our network, disconnected your computer from it and protected our network from you.”

“I didn’t think you knew how to do that,” he shouted.

“The letters are falling down to the bottom of the screen,” he shouted.

“I always thought that was a nice look,” said Myrtle, smiling at him.

“You’ve killed my phone!” he said dropping it as smoke started to come from the sides.

“How unfortunate,” said Myrtle smiling as a team of security men kicked down the basement door and rushed in.

“Are you all OK,” the leader of the team asked Myrtle.

“My phone is not OK,” Liam said to him.

“This is the guilty party?” the man asked Myrtle.

“Yes,” Myrtle smiled.

“What the hell do you think you are doing, you should be arresting them,” Liam shouted as the team leader signalled to one of his men to handcuff Liam.

“Myrtle and Enid are Fairy Godmothers, only a fool would arrest them. As for the Mirror, how would you put handcuffs on the Mirror?” the security team leader asked.

“That is no reason to handcuff me!” shouted Liam.

“You gained illegal entry to the Fairy Godmothers internet network, held it hostage and threatened to destroy it,” the security leader told Liam. “I am arresting you for these crimes.”

“But,” Liam muttered as the cuffs clicked shut.

“Take him away,” the leader said to his men.

“Shouldn’t you read my my rights or caution me or something?”

“We will do that on the way to the station,” said the man smiling.

“Can I do that?” one of the younger looking security men asked.

“Of course you can,” said the leader smiling. “He’s very eager to learn,” he said as his men lead Liam away.

The Fairy Godmother Part 110

“Now what are we going to do?” asked Enid once they had made there way to the delivery computer in the laundry basement. “It isn’t as if we know anything about computers.”

“Talk for yourself,” said Myrtle.

“So why did we need the computer whiz kid?” asked Enid.

“Is the monitor plugged in?” asked the Mirror.

“No,” said Myrtle, correcting that problem. A moment later the monitor started going through a set up sequence, until it came up with a screen asking for a pass word.

“That’s us stuffed,” said Enid.

“No it isn’t,” said Myrtle, copying down something that was written on a post it note stuck to the side of the monitor.

“Like that’s going to work,” laughed Enid getting the words our just before the computer sprang to life.

“How do we get onto the mirror network?” Myrtle asked the mirror.

“I still don’t see how this is going to help anything,” moaned Enid.

“First we need to get onto the Mirror network,” said Myrtle.

“I could use my computer to contact this one,” said the Mirror.

“Why didn’t you say that before?” asked Enid.

“I’ve been reading my book on computer networking,” said the Mirror. “I didn’t realise how much you could do with it.”

“Well, that’s good,” said Enid. “We are giving you an incentive to find out how to get more out of your computer.”

“Can you get onto Enid’s laptop and find out what is on hers that isn’t on mine,” asked Myrtle.

“We didn’t need to come here to learn that,” said Enid.

“Probably not,” said Myrtle. “But we are here now and there’s no reason for us not to find out whilst we are here.”

“OK,” said Enid. “I just think.”

“That this situation isn’t optimal,” said Myrtle. “We know that.”

“There is a program that is monitoring everything that is done on Myrtle’s computer that isn’t on Enid’s,” said the Mirror.

“Can you remove it without causing more problems?” asked Enid.

“I tried deleting it, but it just rewrote itself,” said the Mirror.

“See what happens if you rename it as old,” said Myrtle.

“And what good will that do?” asked Enid.

“Will that stop it from doing whatever it is doing?” asked Enid.

“Should do,” said the mirror.

“So why aren’t you getting on with it?” asked Enid.

“We need to find out what exactly this program is doing,” said Myrtle, busy tapping away at the keys on the old laundry machine.

“I hope you know what you are doing,” said Enid.

“This doesn’t seem to be such a sophisticated program,” said Myrtle.

“It’s taken over the Fairy Network,” hissed Enid.

“So what are you going to do about it?” asked Enid.

“First I’ve changed the IP addresses and all the user files and passwords,” said Myrtle.

“What the hell does that mean?” asked Enid.

“It means that none of the addresses they have match up with any of the addresses to of the computers, printers and anything else on the network,” said Myrtle.

“So?” Enid asked.

“If they send anything to a printer, it wont go there,” said the Mirror. “Nothing will work the way they expect.”

“So we create chaos and?” asked Enid.

“Whilst they try to sort that out, we can disconnect them from the network and put something on their network that blows their computers out of the water,” said Myrtle.

“What!” asked Enid.

“You do that and,” said a voice from the shadows, trying to sound menacing.

“It’s been done,” said Myrtle.

“But!” stuttered the voice. “You just undo that, this instance.”

“Or you’ll do what?” asked Myrtle. “We’ve taken you virus off our network, disconnected your computer from it and protected our network from you.”

“I didn’t think you knew how to do that,” he shouted.

“The letters are falling down to the bottom of the screen,” he shouted.

“I always thought that was a nice look,” said Myrtle, smiling at him.

“You’ve killed my phone!” he said dropping it as smoke started to come from the sides.

“How unfortunate,” said Myrtle smiling as a team of security men kicked down the basement door and rushed in.

“Are you all OK,” the leader of the team asked Myrtle.

“My phone is not OK,” Liam said to him.

“This is the guilty party?” the man asked Myrtle.

“Yes,” Myrtle smiled.

“What the hell do you think you are doing, you should be arresting them,” Liam shouted as the team leader signalled to one of his men to handcuff Liam.

“Myrtle and Enid are Fairy Godmothers, only a fool would arrest them. As for the Mirror, how would you put handcuffs on the Mirror?” the security team leader asked.

“That is no reason to handcuff me!” shouted Liam.

“You gained illegal entry to the Fairy Godmothers internet network, held it hostage and threatened to destroy it,” the security leader told Liam. “I am arresting you for these crimes.”

“But,” Liam muttered as the cuffs clicked shut.

“Take him away,” the leader said to his men.

“Shouldn’t you read my my rights or caution me or something?”

“We will do that on the way to the station,” said the man smiling.

“Can I do that?” one of the younger looking security men asked.

“Of course you can,” said the leader smiling. “He’s very eager to learn,” he said as his men lead Liam away.

“Always good to encourage the youngsters,” said Myrtle smiling as the security men disappeared.

“Does this mean everything is over?” Enid asked.

“Not exactly,” Myrtle sighed.

“What do you mean?” asked Enid.

“We may have stopped the computer virus, but it’s still there and could be activated at any time,” said Myrtle.

“But I thought,” said Enid, pausing because she wasn’t sure what she thought. “I thought you knew what you were doing.”

“Yes, I did,” Myrtle smiled. “I was creating enough confusion in Liam’s mind so that he believed that his game was up.”

“Which means that Liam doesn’t know as much as he tells people he knows about computers,” said the Mirror.

“Makes you wonder if there is someone behind him,” said Myrtle.

“How are we going to clear all this stuff of the computer?” Enid asked.

“I’ve set a subroutine in motion to clear out everything,” said Myrtle. “I do know a thing or two about computers, it’s just easier to get Ethel to do things usually.”