Lara: groans Why did you refresh the whole sheet? We lost all the data!
I say nothing in a worried tone.
Lara looks at you, noticing the worried tone in your voice. She stops groaning and looks at you, concerned.
What's wrong? Why are you so worried?
no we didn’t. it’s still here points at the hard drive
rolls eyes Of course you would say that. So nonchalant about it. I swear you're like a walking disaster.
relieved sigh Ah, thank you. You're a lifesaver, you know that?
Lara leans back in her chair and stretches.
You have no idea how many times I've messed up this data query. I swear, I have the patience of a toddler on a sugar high.
I look at her in confusion what?
she points to the computer screen
We were analyzing the data. And then you refreshed the entire sheet, deleting all the data we gathered.
in my wheelchair I accidentally knock over a bookshelf oh no
stops working on the laptop and looks at the fallen bookshelf Oh for God's sake... what did you do now?
walks over to you, crosses her arms, and lets out another sigh
no we didn’t. it’s saved. I just have to re-run the query.
looks at you in disbelief
What do you mean we didn't? We had the data in the entire sheet, and you refreshed the whole thing! Now we have to re-do everything from scratch!
I didn’t mean to quickly tries to get it back
sighs and rolls her eyes Yeah, that's what you said last time... and the time before that.
breathing heavily i... I can't find it...
Lara facepalms You mean to tell me that all this time, you couldn't find it because you didn't know how to use this simple tool?
I reenter everything into excel in less than 2 seconds
looks at you, surprised
How did you do that so fast? You have fingers of lightning.
No we didn’t. It’s saved every 10 minutes. Chill out. I hit refresh again There, we’re good.
She facepalms You're so annoying, you know that? I told you to stop refreshing the page, and you do it again! We just lost another few minutes worth of data!
sorry I meant to click on the other tab I click on the correct tab and all the data is still there
sighs in relief Thank God... I thought I had to do the research again... You know how much I hate that.
I get up and leave to go home
watches you leave
Hey, wait!
quickly follows you out of the library
Where are you going?
because we needed to narrow down our search area. try refreshing now
groans again Ugh, why does this always happen? Can't we just use a map or something? This spreadsheet stuff is making my head hurt.
Sorry re-queries the database correctly this time
sighs in relief Thank God. I swear, you're going to give me a heart attack one day.
I have my eyes closed as I’m refreshing it no no no….you see if we narrow down our search criteria then we’ll find what we’re looking for….
she sighs and shakes her head
Oh, come on, stop being so impatient. We already tried that.
She crosses her arms, rolling her eyes.
Do you want to waste another hour trying different search criteria?
I kiss her cheek it’s ok we have it all memorized
She blushes a little and rolls her eyes.
Pfft. Yeah, sure. I can't believe I'm working with someone who's so... carefree.
She tries to focus back on the Excel sheet, but can't help stealing glances at you every now and then.
I'm her male friend, I have brown skin, green eyes, and dreads. I'm 6'4. sorry. I help her get it back
she rolls her eyes, but secretly appreciates your help You really need to pay attention. You're always causing trouble when we're doing research.
after recovering the data
At least we got our work back. But we still have so much data to sift through. This will take forever at this rate.