Tron (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
fight4theusers) wrote2030-08-30 11:09 pm
fight4theusers) wrote2030-08-30 11:09 pm
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no need to be so defensive. i'm just making conversation. and i've only seen what four programs? at most. it was quite the experience.
what a good guy, worrying about that little troublemaker.
[it's hard to tell if he means that as an insult or affectionately. The truth was probably neither]
you could say that. we haven't really meshed well lately. disappointing, really
what a good guy, worrying about that little troublemaker.
[it's hard to tell if he means that as an insult or affectionately. The truth was probably neither]
you could say that. we haven't really meshed well lately. disappointing, really
So, say I want to not stick out like a sore thumb on the Grid, what kind of hologram do you think should I go for?
You still need to protect yourself. And so does he...
[She says it more as an understanding of what she's being told rather than anything else.]
[She says it more as an understanding of what she's being told rather than anything else.]
Ah... well, probably a hologram that has the appearance of a basic Program would be fine. We all look like our Users.
[There were more strangely-configured Programs in the system, data pushers, viruses, that sort of thing, but those did tend to draw attention.]
Do you have the ability to do that?
[There were more strangely-configured Programs in the system, data pushers, viruses, that sort of thing, but those did tend to draw attention.]
Do you have the ability to do that?
What other programs have you seen? [He only knows of himself and Rinzler here, but more could have arrived without his knowledge.]
[He ignores the troublemaker comment in favor of moving on.]
He doesn't mesh well with most people. Is he functioning properly, though?
[He ignores the troublemaker comment in favor of moving on.]
He doesn't mesh well with most people. Is he functioning properly, though?
Yes, we do. And I think that's what he's been trying to do, though he won't say it's only in defense.
What if I could help him?
Alan wasn't the only one who could get in at his code. Not to change him, but let him show the truth.
He has no reason to trust me, but maybe he'd understand it from you.
Alan wasn't the only one who could get in at his code. Not to change him, but let him show the truth.
He has no reason to trust me, but maybe he'd understand it from you.
[Tron is already shaking his head.]
I tried to convince him of that already. Told him that you and Sam were able to access his disc, even through Clu's blocks... he still refused, even to prove his side.
He doesn't want his disc manipulated in any way.
I tried to convince him of that already. Told him that you and Sam were able to access his disc, even through Clu's blocks... he still refused, even to prove his side.
He doesn't want his disc manipulated in any way.
Yewll agreed to lend me the hologram collar, but there are limitations. My shape is not... entirely human. There will probably need to be some extra to compensate.
I see. Extra clothing, then, might be an option. A cloak of some sort, maybe something hooded? It's not uncommon there, unless you're in a position where it would be in the way.
But make sure you have a disc, or you will be targeted as a stray.
But make sure you have a disc, or you will be targeted as a stray.
Ah, so is that the reason they're called Identity Discs then?
[Nihlus starts fiddling with the controls for the collar on his MID. The air around him fizzles briefly and the Turian is replaced by hooded, dark skinned program with deep, blood red circuitry.
He eyes the piece of armor still jutting out of his chest for moment before swapping out for a more feminine bust shape.]
Should I be walking around with a mask? Any fashion or cultural faux pas I should avoid in general?
[Nihlus starts fiddling with the controls for the collar on his MID. The air around him fizzles briefly and the Turian is replaced by hooded, dark skinned program with deep, blood red circuitry.
He eyes the piece of armor still jutting out of his chest for moment before swapping out for a more feminine bust shape.]
Should I be walking around with a mask? Any fashion or cultural faux pas I should avoid in general?
a girl and another man. granted, it took a little bit to figure out what they were but there you have it. everyone seems chattier than rinzler at least!
that's a shame to hear... you'd think he was a little more well liked after the uproar that involuntary maintenance check caused. can you even call someone who has an audible error running at all times 'functioning properly'? seems suspect to me.
[he could write more. Bitter comments about the minor things that meant all the difference in the world... but he leaves it at that]
that's a shame to hear... you'd think he was a little more well liked after the uproar that involuntary maintenance check caused. can you even call someone who has an audible error running at all times 'functioning properly'? seems suspect to me.
[he could write more. Bitter comments about the minor things that meant all the difference in the world... but he leaves it at that]
Yes, they hold our identities and code on them. A program without a disc can be arrested on sight.
[Tron nods in approval of the choice of render, but furrows his brow a bit at the color.] Some programs wear a helmet, though it's not required.
You... may want to carefully consider your choice of circuits color, though. Red like that shows your allegience to Clu and may attract negative attention. Blue or light green may blend better.
However, if your intention was to infiltrate Clu's ranks, then the red would be fine.
[Tron nods in approval of the choice of render, but furrows his brow a bit at the color.] Some programs wear a helmet, though it's not required.
You... may want to carefully consider your choice of circuits color, though. Red like that shows your allegience to Clu and may attract negative attention. Blue or light green may blend better.
However, if your intention was to infiltrate Clu's ranks, then the red would be fine.
You've seen them here, on this ship? Are they here now?
I think the uproar was more to do with the circumstances than Rinzler himself. And it was blown far out of proportion.
I think the uproar was more to do with the circumstances than Rinzler himself. And it was blown far out of proportion.
no. elsewhere, actually. i'm surprised they didn't decide to 'import' along with rinzler. then again, the ingress seems to have rather eclectic tastes!
i'll say.
it's good to hear that you've got a well written set of protocols. can't imagine how this conversation might go if it turned out you're as hysterical as half the people aboard this ship.
not quite right.
i'd rather not imagine it. the secondhand embarrassment would cause me to shutdown in horror. HAHAHA!!
i'll say.
it's good to hear that you've got a well written set of protocols. can't imagine how this conversation might go if it turned out you're as hysterical as half the people aboard this ship.
not quite right.
i'd rather not imagine it. the secondhand embarrassment would cause me to shutdown in horror. HAHAHA!!
[Well, he's not intending on infiltrating Clu's ranks immediately, so he switches the colors to a pale blue instead.]
Why are programs without discs arrested?
[He can kind of guess. It like having no personal documents or social security codes, but the discs seem a lot more personal than that, somehow.]
Why are programs without discs arrested?
[He can kind of guess. It like having no personal documents or social security codes, but the discs seem a lot more personal than that, somehow.]
[Tron smiles a little as the colors more closely match his own.] That will come in handy, being able to change your color like that.
Why? Because if you don't have a disc, you become a stray... lose your memories, yourself. It's very easy to take advantage of a program without a disc, so strays are more rounded up for their own protection.
At least they used to be. Clu's purpose is more to redesign them into his own army.
Why? Because if you don't have a disc, you become a stray... lose your memories, yourself. It's very easy to take advantage of a program without a disc, so strays are more rounded up for their own protection.
At least they used to be. Clu's purpose is more to redesign them into his own army.
[Nihlus returns the smile, dark face lit up by the blue glow.] Remind me to thank Yewll again for this lovely gadget.
[As Tron explains what strays are though, he sobers. If Rinzler had been sentenced to solitary confinement, the length of time he'd be spending without his disc...
Well, things to keep in mind for the future.]
Tell me more about Clu.
[As Tron explains what strays are though, he sobers. If Rinzler had been sentenced to solitary confinement, the length of time he'd be spending without his disc...
Well, things to keep in mind for the future.]
Tell me more about Clu.
[Alan is aware that he and Tron aren’t on the best of terms right now. Given how the program had avoided addressing him at all when he’d made his emergency post last month, it’s quite possible that the program isn’t interested in direct contact to any degree. With that in mind, Alan makes his warning short and to the point.
The only content of his message is a link to Clu’s newly posted listing on the crew directory.]
The only content of his message is a link to Clu’s newly posted listing on the crew directory.]
[Tron hadn't been aware of Clu's presence on the ship, and the message comes as a shock to him. All thoughts of anger and resentment toward his User are pushed out of his mind... at this moment, other matters have priority.]
Has he made contact with you?
Has he made contact with you?
[Tron's expression darkens as the other asks for more information about Clu.]
Clu is the system admin program who decided that he could run the system better than his own User. He tried to kill him and took over... he appropriates programs for his own army, "rectifies" them, forces them to follow his will.
[He's going to just leave out the part where Clu did the same to him... and who Rinzler really is.]
He's dangerous and powerful, and not someone to go up against without careful planning.
Clu is the system admin program who decided that he could run the system better than his own User. He tried to kill him and took over... he appropriates programs for his own army, "rectifies" them, forces them to follow his will.
[He's going to just leave out the part where Clu did the same to him... and who Rinzler really is.]
He's dangerous and powerful, and not someone to go up against without careful planning.
[Well, careful planning was going to be hard when they had so little time to plan. Still.]
Other than editing programs, what powers do system admins have?
Other than editing programs, what powers do system admins have?
I don't know. He might. Or he might focus on Rinzler, since he'd be more easy to control in this case.
He could come after you, as well.
He could come after you, as well.
[He might go after Tron. He might go after Rinzler. There’s too much ambiguity for Alan to be comfortable with and the fact that none of them had even heard from Clu before now is all the more worrying. Is he lying low for a reason? Is he planning something?
His thoughts are interrupted by Tron’s next message.]
Why would he do that?
[Alan had never been on the Grid. Clu would only even know who he was through hearsay. And he’d already proven that he doesn’t need Alan to access Tron or Rinzler’s code. To Alan's estimation, Clu would have more pressing targets to pursue.]
His thoughts are interrupted by Tron’s next message.]
Why would he do that?
[Alan had never been on the Grid. Clu would only even know who he was through hearsay. And he’d already proven that he doesn’t need Alan to access Tron or Rinzler’s code. To Alan's estimation, Clu would have more pressing targets to pursue.]
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