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fight4theusers) wrote2030-08-30 11:09 pm
fight4theusers) wrote2030-08-30 11:09 pm
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I N B O X |
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Greetings, Scott. I can certainly do that. Where would you like to meet so I can do so?
I will meet you there.
[OOC: Continue in the intro log? Or other preference?]
[OOC: Continue in the intro log? Or other preference?]
hello tron. i've heard so much about you... though maybe that's not a surprise, considering all that's happened recently.
just figured i would drop by. see what rinzler might have been like before.
see you around.
just figured i would drop by. see what rinzler might have been like before.
see you around.
So. Mind if we have a talk about your duplicate and the surprise parties he's been thrown?
[Tron isn't entirely sure what to make of this cryptic message. He hasn't encountered this person before, but obviously they're familiar with Rinzler in some way.]
How do you know Rinzler?
How do you know Rinzler?
You mean the way he's been ambushed and set up and portrayed as nothing more than a killer to the people of this ship, to the point that our User thought he had to reprogram him?
Yes, let's talk about that.
[He's a little angry, yes.]
Yes, let's talk about that.
[He's a little angry, yes.]
I had someone in that was treating it like she was helping him, because she was being mind-controlled once.
I don't think these people understand what being a program is. And I don't think they'll listen to Alan or Rinzler. You and Sam probably have the most respected perspective.
I don't think these people understand what being a program is. And I don't think they'll listen to Alan or Rinzler. You and Sam probably have the most respected perspective.
how? well, we just happened to run into each other one day... he seemed quiet and out of the way, so i couldn't help but want to extend a and to him.
we were so alike after all.
we were so alike after all.
[Suspicious. Tron can't tell much from the text, but something is going unsaid here.]
Alike? How so?
Alike? How so?
Most people on this ship don't know my past, or the way I am connected to him. I'd prefer it to stay that way, considering the way things have gone. [Also considering his occasional glitches... he'd hate for someone to decide that he's a threat as well.]
Still, if you think there's something I can do to make things easier, I will do it.
Still, if you think there's something I can do to make things easier, I will do it.
I think it will.
I think you have a better understanding of what improved you than they do. A young woman came in after attempting to fight him. She was wrecked. Much the same way you were.
But she thought he was like her, someone that was human once upon a time, but changed into a murder machine. That Alan would just change him back to normal.
Rinzler was fighting for his own mind, and people think this is alright. People are getting hurt trying to force him to change. Or to die.
I think you have a better understanding of what improved you than they do. A young woman came in after attempting to fight him. She was wrecked. Much the same way you were.
But she thought he was like her, someone that was human once upon a time, but changed into a murder machine. That Alan would just change him back to normal.
Rinzler was fighting for his own mind, and people think this is alright. People are getting hurt trying to force him to change. Or to die.
Edited 2016-05-11 22:51 (UTC)
hmmm... how to say...? you probably have an idea of what i'm talking about. unless all programs by the same programmer share a face.
that seems strangely complicated.
condolences about what happened recently though. looks like you were caught off guard about it too.
that seems strangely complicated.
condolences about what happened recently though. looks like you were caught off guard about it too.
There's too much indirect information going around. Too much that's passed from one person to another without clarification on truth.
And yes, people are getting hurt. Rinzler has been hurt, and he's hurt and killed others... he won't even say whether he was defending himself or not, in the beginning.
What do you think I should do? [He's had some ideas, but doesn't want to make rash decisions.]
And yes, people are getting hurt. Rinzler has been hurt, and he's hurt and killed others... he won't even say whether he was defending himself or not, in the beginning.
What do you think I should do? [He's had some ideas, but doesn't want to make rash decisions.]
I think you should tell people what you are.
We're both artificial beings, but we know we're not like each other. You're the program. I'm the computer. But we're both people. You don't bleed, you shatter. I bleed, but I heal. Humans grow from infants. I talk to machines as easily as you would move your hand.
It's hard for them to understand we're not like them. Not when we look so similar. [Tron far more than her.] Some day you need to tell them. And why the choice is important.
We're both artificial beings, but we know we're not like each other. You're the program. I'm the computer. But we're both people. You don't bleed, you shatter. I bleed, but I heal. Humans grow from infants. I talk to machines as easily as you would move your hand.
It's hard for them to understand we're not like them. Not when we look so similar. [Tron far more than her.] Some day you need to tell them. And why the choice is important.
[Nooot quite sure what you're getting at here, strange person...]
Many of us do, yes. And Rinzler and I were both written by the same User. Are you a program as well, then?
[Yep, definitely something off about a random condolence here.]
It was unexpected.
Many of us do, yes. And Rinzler and I were both written by the same User. Are you a program as well, then?
[Yep, definitely something off about a random condolence here.]
It was unexpected.
I have not been hiding my identity for some time here. I thought it best at first, but now I tell anyone who knows me.
[A pause as he considers.] I'm certain we're not the only artificial beings on board, either. I've seen the large metal ones around, though I have not spoken to them.
Are you suggesting I... make some sort of announcement to everyone as to the nature of programs? Rinzler and I are the only two aboard, as far as I know.
[A pause as he considers.] I'm certain we're not the only artificial beings on board, either. I've seen the large metal ones around, though I have not spoken to them.
Are you suggesting I... make some sort of announcement to everyone as to the nature of programs? Rinzler and I are the only two aboard, as far as I know.
really? haha, i can't even imagine that. [lies. but only basic mass produced models shared the same face, though it's not uncommon to spot similar looking civilian units from time to time...]
something similar, but not quite. our little contingent's got a pretty wide variety... it's quite the eclectic mix!
...
worried?
you take after alan. but i guess i can't hold it against rinzler. guy's been through the wringer already.
something similar, but not quite. our little contingent's got a pretty wide variety... it's quite the eclectic mix!
...
worried?
you take after alan. but i guess i can't hold it against rinzler. guy's been through the wringer already.
Artificial in a way. Even they're unique. They have constructed bodies, but their life is uniquely sourced from something called a "spark". Somewhere between their true form and a soul.
I saw how much pain you went through when we were repairing you. Would it have been the same for Rinzler?
I saw how much pain you went through when we were repairing you. Would it have been the same for Rinzler?
[Tron makes a mental note to investigate further on these larger metal beings. Later... they're not the concern right now.]
If he hadn't been shut down during repairs or recoding, yes.
It's... not common to stay running during major code edits. Normally, I would have shut down. But with the way my code has been altered... [He trails off, uncertain. He's still not sure how he was able to revert back to his original programming, and the fear that he will lose himself is always present.]
I needed to be certain that I would remain... myself.
If he hadn't been shut down during repairs or recoding, yes.
It's... not common to stay running during major code edits. Normally, I would have shut down. But with the way my code has been altered... [He trails off, uncertain. He's still not sure how he was able to revert back to his original programming, and the fear that he will lose himself is always present.]
I needed to be certain that I would remain... myself.
It's not uncommon for my world.
But I'm sure aspects of your world would be unimaginable for me or Rinzler as well.
[Worried isn't quite the word he'd use.]
Concerned about the direction events have taken.
Have you been in contact with Rinzler lately?
But I'm sure aspects of your world would be unimaginable for me or Rinzler as well.
[Worried isn't quite the word he'd use.]
Concerned about the direction events have taken.
Have you been in contact with Rinzler lately?
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