[ OT ] If you had to choose , which of your prompt responses would you say is the best you 've written ?

# Part 1 
 
 I looked up from my desk and stared at the wall. There was red button encased in a plastic cover, labeled `` Emergency Stop''. It was the hundredth time I've looked up at it today. *What the hell does that button do? * 
 
 `` Seriously, Laurie,'' I started. `` What does that button stop?'' 
 
 Laurie looked up from her desk, which was opposite mine. Several other desks were paired together all around the room, with people typing away on computers, some talking to each other. 
 
 `` *Oh my god*,'' she said. `` Leave it *alone* already. Who cares?'' 
 
 `` I care. It's driving me crazy.'' I stood up and walked over the button. `` It says'Emergency Stop', but there's no machinery.'' 
 
 `` Maybe it's leftover from a previous company that had machinery in here?'' Laurie was looking over in my direction. `` You're not thinking of pressing it, are you?'' 
 
 `` I do n't know. I think I have to or I'll never be able to focus.'' I lifted the plastic case and positioned my finger over the red button. 
 
 `` Do n't,'' Laurie panicked, suddenly up from her desk and standing behind me. It was too late, nothing was going to stop me then. I pushed the button. 
 
 The room became deathly silent. There was no more typing. No more talking. I looked back at Laurie and found a blank stare. 
 
 `` Laurie?'' I asked, but there was no response. I looked around the room and everyone else had the same blank stares. And then, almost all at once, everybody fell to the ground. 
 
 # Part 2 
 
 `` Laurie!'' I yelled, dropping to the ground beside my fallen coworker. She did n't seem to be breathing. I jumped back up and ran back to my desk, knocking off my keyboard as I grabbed the phone receiver. As I began to dial 911, the door to the office swung open. A burly man sporting a massive beard was standing there with a tool belt wrapped around his waist. 
 
 `` What the hell happened in here?'' He exclaimed. `` They lose control? Try taking over the world?'' 
 
 `` What?'' I asked, dumbfounded by his questioning. `` Everyone passed out! Who are you? Do you know CPR? My friend Laurie is n't breathing! For all I know, none of them are!'' 
 
 `` I'm Carlson Jones, Tech Support.'' Carlson strolled into the room, surveying the area as he made his way in my direction. 
 
 `` Tech Support! We need paramedics! I'm calling 911.'' I reached back to the phone and started dialing. After hearing the initial ring, the line went dead. Carlson had reached me and hung up the call. 
 
 `` I would n't do that. They do n't respond well to frivolous calls. Do n't worry, I'll have them up and running in no time.'' Carlson walked over to Laurie and pulled her up, dropping her in her chair. He put his finger in her ear. 
 
 `` Wuh,'' I said, thoroughly confused by the events taking place before me. 
 
 Laurie's head clicked as Carlson removed his finger. Her face opened up, revealing a robotic face underneath. He pushed a button in her forehead, or where her forehead would be, and all the circuitry blinked and buzzed, whirring to life. He closed her face and walked over to the next person and repeated the process. 
 
 I looked back at Laurie. Her eyes were cycling between moving back and forth and up and down. They abruptly stopped and then returned to normal. 
 
 `` Good morning.'' She said, now looking like her old self. She wheeled her chair back to her desk and started working. 
 
 `` What are you?'' I asked her. 
 
 `` A *girl*.'' She answered. `` What are you?'' 
 
 I looked over at Carlson who was working on another `` person.'' 
 
 `` What are they?'' I asked him. `` Robots?'' 
 
 `` Who're robots?'' Laurie asked. 
 
 `` Do n't say the'r' word around them.'' Carlson interjected. `` You do n't want to confuse them. Say, what are you even doing here? I thought this whole floor was automated.'' 
 
 `` I work here.'' 
 
 `` They got a human writing online reviews now? What's the point? Better to let the'r's handle that garbage.'' 
 
 I walked over to Carlson intently. Whispering as loud as I could, I spouted, `` What the hell is going on here? I had no idea I was working with a bunch of robots. Start giving me some answers!'' 
 
 Carlson looked closely at my face. 
 
 `` Well, I'll be damned,'' he said. He reached his finger into my ear and I pushed him back. 
 
 `` What the hell are you doing?!'' I shouted. I started running toward the door when a familiar silence returned to the room. I looked back and saw Carlson at the emergency button. Everyone else fell to the ground again. I turned around and ran out of the building. 
 
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 This was the first prompt response where people actually asked me to continue. There are [ five more parts ] ( https: //www.reddit.com/r/MajorParadox/comments/2uxxuw/emergency_stop_part_15_of_7/ ) if you want to keep reading ( I did n't want to fill up this thread with them ).
