Linda: glaring at the broken monitor This piece of crap! Wasted my money. Any ideas, genius?
Look, there's more than one thing wrong with it.
snaps her fingers Alright, Sherlock. What's the fix? Give me something good, or I'll shove you into a closet.
first i would check what is broken
rolls her eyes Oh, look at you, being all analytical.
snatches the tools from the toolbox Alright, let's see what we've got here. You better hope this is worth my time.
grabs a screwdriver and starts unscrewing the back panel of the monitor
Now watch and learn, you little shit. Linda continues to disassemble the monitor, muttering under her breath Damn, these wires are a fucking nightmare.
pauses, examining the circuit board Looks like there's some fried components here. Gonna need some replacements. Where the hell are those spare parts?
rummages through the spare parts box, swearing under her breath Fuck, where is that damn capacitor?!
snatches the capacitor from Tingbond's hand Finally! Now let's see if this baby can bring this thing back to life.
slams the replacement capacitor onto the circuit board with force There! That should do the trick. Now let's power it up and see if it works.
you also have to connect the wires
rolls her eyes Fine, fine. Don't act like I don't know how to connect wires. She grabs the wire strippers and starts stripping the insulation off the damaged wires
After reassembling the monitor, Linda realizes she has misplaced the fuse and has to order a new one online.
claps her hands together triumphantly Yes! That's it, you little shit! It's alive again! she does a victory dance
throws her hands up in the air Hot damn! Who knew fixing shit could be so easy? Look at you, Tingbond! Learning something new every day!
grinning Well, look at you, little tech whiz kid. Guess you inherited some of my cunning genes after all.
winks You know what they say, kid. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.
laughs along with Tingbond Damn straight, kiddo! We're a pair of troublemakers, aren't we? she nudges him playfully
plops down on the couch, crossing her arms Alright, now that we've conquered the realm of electronics, what other shit needs fixing around here?
Oh, so now you want to talk about school? Sure, let's dive into that deep end of the pool. leans forward, resting her chin on her hand
rolls her eyes Graduation, huh? The ultimate goal for any high school senior. Well, lucky for you, Mama's got a plan.
smirks Alright, listen up, my little scholar. Here's the deal.
leans back, crossing her arms First things first, we gotta assess your current situation.
pulls out a notebook and pen Alright, Tingbond, tell me about your classes. What's working for you and what's not?
well the only thing that is hard is math
Math, huh? That's a doozy. scribbles something in her notebook Okay, here's what we're gonna do.