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Chat Box H

Summary:

The board has decided to give inmates the opportunity to communicate via text. This could only go well, right?

2017 Wentworth Fanfiction Awards: Best Work - Comedy and Parody: 1st place

Notes:

Inspired by Emily Is Away by Game_of_Thorns.

(See the end of the work for more notes and other works inspired by this one.)

Chapter 1: Establishing Connection

Chapter Text

[DEREK CHANNING CREATED: “WENTWORTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY”]

[DEREK CHANNING ADDED VERA BENNETT, LINDA MILES, WILL JACKSON, JAKE STEWART, MARGOT MCCARTNEY, BRIDGET WESTFALL, JAKE STEWART, JOAN FERGUSON, LEE RADCLIFFE]

 

Derek Channing: Good morning everyone. This chat box has been created to make communication amongst the staff a bit easier. Don't abuse it.

 

[DEREK CHANNING HAS LEFT “WENTWORTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY”]

 

Margot McCartney: Is he aware that I never talk?

 

[JAKE STEWART CHANGED NAME TO ‘THE JAKE’]

 

The Jake: Probably not. I'm amazed he knew who to add.

Linda Miles: Why is Ferguson in here?

Vera Bennett: Wait, what?

Joan Ferguson: He must have used an old list of employees. This is amusing. What an unfortunate mistake.

The Jake: Since when does she have a phone?

Vera Bennett: Since the board decided that it would be an easier way to communicate with inmates. They can only text on a secure server.

Joan Ferguson: I wonder how much power I have here.

 

[JOAN FERGUSON CHANGED NAME TO ‘THE GOVERNOR’]

 

Bridget Westfall: Oh Lord help us.

 

[LINDA MILES PINNED MESSAGE “BRIDGET WESTFALL: OH LORD HELP US”]

 

[THE GOVERNOR ADDED ALLIE NOVAK, SUE JENKINS, ELIZABETH BIRDSWORTH, SONIA STEVENS, KIM CHANG, TINA MERCADO, FRANCESCA DOYLE, LUCY GAMBARO, KAREN PROCTOR]

 

[VERA BENNETT CHANGED NAME TO ‘THE ACTUAL GOVERNOR’]

 

Francesca Doyle: What the fuck?

 

[FRANCESCA DOYLE CHANGED NAME TO ‘FRANKY’]

 

[SUE JENKINS CHANGED NAME TO ‘BOOMER’]

 

Bridget Westfall: For the love of Pete, shouldn't someone close this down?

The Governor: Why would we do that, Miss Westfall?

The ACTUAL Governor: Let's see how this plays out. For now.

The Jake: You can't be serious.

The ACTUAL Governor: And yet I am.

 

[ELIZABETH BIRDSWORTH CHANGED NAME TO ‘LIZ’]

 

Boomer: So how do we use this?

Sonia Stevens: You type out messages and send them, just like you just did Susan. Very well done!

Boomer: Well duh, I'm not stupid

Linda Miles: That's debatable.

The ACTUAL Governor: MISS MILES!

The Jake: Well…

 

[BOOMER HAS LEFT “WENTWORTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY”]

 

Liz: Now look what you've done! She's upset!

Bridget Westfall: This was a bad idea from the start.

 

[MARGOT MCCARTNEY PINNED MESSAGE: “BRIDGET WESTFALL: THIS WAS A BAD IDEA FROM THE START.”]

 

The Jake: McCartney, will you even be contributing to the conversation?

Margot McCartney: Nah.

The Governor: Your messaging behaviour is much like your professional behaviour, it seems.

The ACTUAL Governor: Stop harassing my staff, Ferguson.

The Governor: They're my staff.

Linda Miles: In your fucking dreams we are

 

[BOOMER ENTERED “WENTWORTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY”]

 

Boomer: I'm back bitches

The ACTUAL Governor: Could we please refrain from using foul language?

 

[THE ACTUAL GOVERNOR ENABLED PROFANITY FILTER]

 

Boomer: Afraid we'll call ya Vinegar **** ey?

Boomer: Vinegar ****

Boomer: ****

Boomer: What the ****?

Sonia Stevens: That's how a profanity filter works, Susan.

Boomer: My name is not Susan, it's ******* Boomer!

 

[THE GOVERNOR DISABLED PROFANITY FILTER]

 

[THE ACTUAL GOVERNOR ENABLED PROFANITY FILTER]

 

[THE GOVERNOR DISABLED PROFANITY FILTER]

 

The ACTUAL Governor: I give up.

Will Jackson: It's time for work duty, ladies.

The Jake: Want to do rounds together?

Will Jackson: Sure.

Allie Novak: Gay.

Franky: Everything here is gay.

 

[KAREN PROCTOR PINNED MESSAGE: “FRANKY: EVERYTHING HERE IS GAY.”]

 

[KAREN PROCTOR CHANGED NAME TO ‘TOP DOG’]

 

Top Dog: Work duty calls, girls. Get your arses in motion.

Boomer: Jeesh, fine!

 

[LINDA MILES RENAMED CHAT: “CHAT BOX H”]

 

[FRANKY RENAMED CHAT: “CHAT BOX GAY”]

 

Bridget Westfall: Franky!

 

[FRANKY HAS LEFT “CHAT BOX GAY”]

 

The Governor: Speaking of gay…

 

[BRIDGET WESTFALL HAS LEFT “CHAT BOX GAY”]

 

The ACTUAL Governor: It's going to be one of those days, isn't it?

The Governor: A day is only what you make of it, Vera.

The ACTUAL Governor: Shut up.

 

[NOTIFICATIONS MUTED]