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?
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.
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.
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.
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.]
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.
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.
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?
[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.
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.
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Yes, let's talk about that.
[He's a little angry, yes.]
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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.
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Still, if you think there's something I can do to make things easier, I will do it.
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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.
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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.]
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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.
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[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.
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I saw how much pain you went through when we were repairing you. Would it have been the same for Rinzler?
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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.
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[She says it more as an understanding of what she's being told rather than anything else.]
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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.
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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.