Well, Gang, this week's anonymous prompt is: scramble Have at it!

So, I got myself a new laptop! I still hope the old one can be fixed, but it was about time to get a new one (the old one is eight years old). It's a Lenovo, as Dell apparently doesn't sell in Belgium -- weird! //Anderson was looking out of the window, his expression inscrutable and his lips in a tight line. The crowd was getting bigger. And angrier. Mega screens mounted on poles just outside the Federation building kept repeating the video of Zoltar's message: surrender, or die. Once the X-3 struck, there was little doubt what would happen to the Earth. The crowds outside the Federation building had no doubts at all. "Can you scramble the signal?" asked Anderson. The pale young tech at his side shook his head. "No, Chief. We tried everything. Zoltar has found a way go round our scramblers. We can't stop the emission." "Oh yes we can," said Anderson grimly. "Shut everything down. And I mean everything. All the TVs, all the computer screens. Get me Zoltar's ugly mug off my vision." "But, Chief, won't the people be angry if we shut off all their electronic equipment?" said the tech doubtfully. "The people are already angry, Ted," said Anderson softly. "Now we have to make sure that they also grow a backbone and do not bow to this lunatic." As Ted switched off the power supply, Anderson headed towards the door. "Thanks, Ted. Now I've got some Federation delegates to calm down.//

I can see Anderson feeling exactly this way and taking this course of action! Nice 'behind the scenes' of the episode!

Yay for the new laptop! And that sounds like a solid solution.

I'd like to see the song and dance he had to do for this one! Good story!

Great grim and determined Anderson, Daniella!

Yes, that was a pleasant read. (Or as pleasant as it can get when one is planted firmly to the other side) Good work. I can vividly imagine Anderson's knitted eyebrows. Heh.

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Joe!!!!!! *smack*

I'm speechless!

Ugh, it went there... Joe is an idiot. I've not only lost respect for Julia, but I'm rapidly losing it for him as well.

Say it ain't so, Joe!