Fun With Security Systems

[azurelunatic]

OK, great minds. Our heroine has just been presented with a new security system (on the house where she will now be living), and has only been told, "Remember, you’re always going to have to disarm everything before unlocking it," and, "Three bad tries and it calls the security company even if you do get it right after that."

She has been offered the manual to read, and has declined. (Heh, heh.)

What delightfully embarrassing mishaps can ensue with this new gadget? Keep in mind that this is a teenage kid, and her parents (her mother in particular) are the ones in charge of doing things with this security system, and the only command she's learned so far is the code she has to put in before unlocking the door from the outside.

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[lilerthkwake.livejournal.com]

I was staying at a friend's house over the weekend and got up at 5 a.m. to do my morning shift at McDonald's. I was careful to get dressed and put together quietly. As I was reaching for the doorknob to leave, I thought to myself, "Wow. They don't have a deadbolt here. That's not smart." And just as I turned the knob and cracked the door open--Whoop! Whoop! Whoop!--I remembered why they DIDN'T have a deadbolt. Her parents were totally understanding, but I was so embarrassed.

So, yeah...there's something a little embarrassing.

Also, at my previous job we had an alarm system that we would often trip. No biggie. Just had to call the alarm company to say, "Hey, it's me, oops, don't send the police." And to prove we actually worked for the company we had to give the access code, which is different from the de-alarming code and which is picked by the alarm people and not by you--hence, not easily remembered. Perhaps your MC could have this happen, and the police come and lead her away because she can't prove she lives at the house!!

Hope this helps. ;)

[azurelunatic]

That was a definite help.

More embarrassing than her screwing up with the system: her parents screwing up with the system. The dispatched team of deputies provide a useful deus ex machina for a brawl. Heh.