[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.]
[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.]
He knows you're my User, and Rinzler's. You would be one of the few who could undo his... work.
[If Tron or Rinzler gave Alan permission to do so, that is. Tron is a little wary of it, now, given what Alan tried to do to Rinzler earlier. He understands a bit better the reasons why he tried, but still...]
I’ll keep that in mind. [It’s with some bitterness that Alan turns over that assumption. Clu might think Alan is capable of undoing his edits and perhaps he is capable of it in theory -- but his attempt to correct Rinzler had shown the task beyond boundaries wholly unrelated to permissions and programming.]
How far can Rinzler go in resisting Clu? If it’s possible, you’d both have an easier time protecting yourselves if you could work together. [He knows it’s a big if; Rinzler’s code isn’t the only factor that could make their cooperation uneasy.]
[There's a long pause before Tron replies. He's not sure, not with the way Rinzler is now. They're still the same program, at their core, but they've diverged enough that he's certain that Rinzler is different.]
I honestly don't know. He has to want to resist him, and if Clu still holds the same command over him that he used to, then he may not even have that desire.
I seriously doubt Rinzler will want to work with me. But I am willing to help him, of course.
Alright. I’ll try talking with Rinzler about the situation myself, but if you can, it might be a good idea for you to speak with him too. He might tell you more than he’d tell me.
If it turns out he can’t resist Clu, is there anything we can do to prevent him from just handing over his code?
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His thoughts are interrupted by Tron’s next message.]
Why would he do that?
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How far can Rinzler go in resisting Clu? If it’s possible, you’d both have an easier time protecting yourselves if you could work together. [He knows it’s a big if; Rinzler’s code isn’t the only factor that could make their cooperation uneasy.]
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I honestly don't know. He has to want to resist him, and if Clu still holds the same command over him that he used to, then he may not even have that desire.
I seriously doubt Rinzler will want to work with me. But I am willing to help him, of course.
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If it turns out he can’t resist Clu, is there anything we can do to prevent him from just handing over his code?