paradisa | third glitch

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clu 2.0

third glitch

[first things first ...]

[GLaDOS]

Hey, thought you oughta know, there's a guy going around telling everyone you're a mass-murderer. This gonna be a problem?

[/GLaDOS]

[backscratching out of the way, CLU makes his way to the game room. he might not be part of one of these machines, anymore, but it's easier to think in here, somehow, surrounded by all the computers. there's a little more order in here, even if it's just a suggestion - that around him, there are perfect programs running themselves the way they're supposed to. he's got a datapad in one hand that he wished up - it looks like a transparent tablet - and is already making a list]

Lessee. Four towers, seven floors plus the basement. That's twelve. ... Shouldn't take too long to script ...

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[He's got his journal open and he's listening, but he's silent, not making his presence known over the journal.

He's gotta know what CLU's up to to do what he's promised.

The program either doesn't know his journal's open or is taunting and baiting them.]

[ Have a sigh. ]

I suppose the moron's been busy.

It's just a minor inconvenience, really, considering I'm intending to fool those humans. [ Being sarcastic was second nature to her, but she couldn't help being a little pleased that he had reported back to her. ]

So you know who I'm talkin' about, then. ... How inconvenient that we both have people working against us.

This isn't my first save file, though. Trust me - there are ways you can make that work for you if you play your cards right.

[yep, he sure is mixing metaphors. it's what he gets for being a program cloned from a User's mind]

[more like what he's doing is so minimal at this point that it doesn't matter whether he's heard or found or seen or whatever, yet.

with problems this big, unfortunately, you have to start small and work your way up, or the whole system crashes. if he were really trying to bait them, he'd be writing everything in the journal, too, not just on his tablet]

Mm. I don't know anyone else who would spread that kind of message.

And what, exactly, do you propose? [ Thankfully, she understands his sayings; funnily enough, the human ones were more familiar to her. ]

[There's a redheaded child peeking at you from atop one of the machines, CLU. WAT DO?]

[Rumbling softly, finding Clu in this room. Like he'd ran into the user here...] Master?

Yeah? [he looks up from his work] You have anythin' to report on that order I gave you?

[he may have decided to let Flynn have his one chance, but that doesn't mean he can't work on his own projects in the meantime]

Depends. Is he the kinda guy you can make out to be someone with credibility issues?

[he notices her out of the corner of his eyes and tilts his head, raising his eyebrows. ugh. another mini-User. but he'll put on a smile anyway]

Well, hey, nowwww. How'd you get way up there?

Oh, he definitely is.

That moron couldn't be trustworthy if his life depended on it.

Well, then, that's easy. Say he's on one of these losses the Users all like to go on about. Or tell them he's delusional. The people he says you killed were a danger to the greater good where you're from. They caused so much damage that he couldn't handle the trauma, just snapped. It's always sad when that happens.

[ Hm. It seemed she wasn't the only manipulative liar around here. ]

Humans are so easily fooled, yes. Especially when trauma is involved. With the way he's acting, they'd probably all believe me.

Nothing, master.

[he's the boss at it, man.]

Especially if someone were to tie somethin' traumatic into it all at the same time.

[he's just saying. if something bad happened to Wheatley and she wasn't directly involved ...]

[ Hm, hm. She really likes the way this guy thinks. ]

Hmm... Yes, if anything big enough happened to that moron...

[ There were millions of bad things that could happen. Sure, maybe the fact that 'wishing' for dangerous objects did hinder her a little bit, but there were lots of other ways to traumatize an idiot. ]

I suppose you don't know if he has any close allies, do you? [ She tended to stay detached from her allies, but Wheatley seemed to take things very personally... She could use that to her advantage. ]

[She grins at him]

Edward climbed! Whatcha doin'?

Gimme a nano.

[and he's scanning back through his memory. he did read the entire journal when he arrived, after all. cross-referencing Wheatley with any public contact he's had that could be considered close...]

There's a girl named Maya, by the look of it.

Making my project list. What're you climbin' all the way up there for?

[Users. so freaking pointless. jeez]

Nothing? Not a thing? [his voice rises slightly, tightens. he's not at his breaking point yet, but he's building up to it.] I KNOW they're here, one of those other Users said so. They can't just be HIDING OUT THERE.

[he gestures angrily to the game room door]

I didn't put up with riddles and strange requests and livestock to get a program who can't carry out a mission, Rinzler.

Only a user on a loss. No other recognizable programs. [Nothing he really recognizes as one.]

[Lowering his head at that, rumbling.] Failed you, Master.

Maya. [ she repeats slowly, realizing that she knew this girl... so the hard part of meeting her was over. ]

Perfect. [ She sounds very pleased. ] This makes things easy.

[She shrugs] Because Edward wanted to.

[she just uttered one of his very favorite words. he grins] Eeeexcellent! [there's a little, genuine laugh]

Glad I could help.

But there's nothing useful up there. It's just a machine.

Yeah, you sure did. [he scowls] You want another shot, or should I just find you somethin' easier, like taking a count of all the broken windows in this place or something?

No master. Forgive me...

Do better.

[She giggles] Edward's exploooooooooring. And machines are useful. Edward knows hooo~ooow.

Oh, so does CLU. But video games are only useful from the inside, kid. [believe him, he knows]

Arright. Next time I check in, I want some results.

[and no, he's not going to tell you when that's going to be. he's smiling, though, at least.]

[ She finds his response quite funny, and can't help but give a small chuckle in response. ]

You're very willing to come to my aid, aren't you? [ She can't help but wonder why. ]

Yes, master.

Uh-uh. They're useful. Edward knows how!

Favors seem t' be the best currency 'round here, wouldn't you think? Maybe there'll be something you can do for me one've these days. Especially considerin' we've got similar goals. Solidarity against the Users: it can be a powerful thing if it's applied properly.

Useful on the outside? [now there's a concept he wasn't expecting] Okay. Enlighten me, User.

Ah. I see that you think based on human principles when it comes to giving a helping hand. [ she teases. To be honest, she felt no obligation to help him in return; after all, he should have made a deal with her from the start if he expected anything.

His point is clear, though; he wants to work together. GLaDOS isn't sure how she feels about this, as she prefers planning things on her own. ]

If there is truly something you require in the future, I might consider it. [ Of course, she would consider it if it was an advantage to her... ]

Mostly 'cuz I've been dealing with Users since I got here. You gotta operate on compatible parameters or you'll never get anywhere.

[his tone's friendly enough, but -- if you really want to put the cards on the table like that and be backstabbers, he's more than happy to play that game, too]

[She grins and lets herself fall off the side of the machine, landing nimbly on her feet and twirling around]

Okay! Edward will show you!

[he steps back, giving her room. go ahead, Edward, show him how these game machine things are useful on the outside. he's waiting.]

[She digs in her pockets for a minute before coming up with a caiso. Dropping it into the game she begins to play, laughing and cheering the whole time.]

... But that's not productive, that's just entertainment. [he tilts his head, frowning a little]

[She laughs]

Fun is uuuuuuseful!

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third glitch

[Creeping]

CLU

GLaDOS, to end

[only fair since Rinzler was creeping on Flynn, LOL]

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