fourth glitch

[perfectisnteasy]

[guess who has seCLUded himself in his tower room, away from the sudden onslaught of mini-Users? yep, this program. he's got his journal open, though, flipping through the pages.]

Last I checked, Users weren't able to just spontaneously replicate. This place's outdone itself. But enough of that. You're all stuck in a feedback loop when it comes to these kids.

How 'bout we try a different topic of discussion? What do you all consider the definition of "perfection" to be?

[he needs to know, because of reasons. anyone who knows where he lives is welcome to come and bug him if you want actionspam.]

Comments

[mal_addict]

Again with the perfection thing.

Dictated

[wizard_redfive]

Timeheart.

[cheerupemoborg]

Nothingness.

[exanimatus]

Why would you want to know about thing like that?

[sameteam]

[Welp, Sam's coming up painfully short of having that definition for someone who really sounds like his dad.]

I don't know.

[messin_with_my_zen_thing]

[Um... just gonna sit here and, uh, listen. Right.]

[kungfuwitch]

A definition for perfection? I don't know that there is one.

Though if I had to make one I think I'd say everyone safe, happy, healthy and doing exactly what they want without fear of evil trying to mess things up.

Written

[is0latedthinker]

[I see what you did there. Alan stares at the journal a little while before responding.]

Happiness and fulfillment. When you're with family and friends and wouldn't give up what you've got for anything.

[perfectisnteasy]

Of course. S'my directive. ... How're things going for you, Mal?

[perfectisnteasy]

Which is what, exactly?

[perfectisnteasy]

But see, that's an impossibility. There's always got to be something, even to register there's nothing.

[perfectisnteasy]

I have my reasons. Why would you wanna know why?

[perfectisnteasy]

[oh. it's YOU again. right.]

I find that surprisin', all things considered.

[perfectisnteasy]

[he has his reasons, Flynn. plenty of them.

you could always ask.]

[exanimatus]

I'm a curious person. I like getting to know people.

And anyone who asks a question like that is either testing or searching, and that interests me.

[perfectisnteasy]

But what if what some of those people want to do is "mess things up"? Then it isn't perfect at all. Your definition contradicts itself.

/to end

[perfectisnteasy]

[he has no idea who this is. but there have been so many different definitions.... and yet, so far ... there's a common factor, and it's frustrating him]

What if they don't want to be with you? That's not happiness anymore.

[perfectisnteasy]

What if I told you it was a little bit of both?

[youhavebeenflynned]

Perfection is impossible. Everyone is different and everyone wants different things. So don't bother thinking about it.

[kungfuwitch]

You have a good point. I think it's impossible to have absolute perfection that would include everyone.

[cheerupemoborg]

Not true.

I've seen it.

Tell me, how familiar are you with the history of the universe?

[is0latedthinker]

[This sounds less like the CLU who arrived only to hurt Sam and more like the CLU who'd left last summer.]

That would depend on how that 'anymore' came into effect. [AKA maybe they'd want you around if you didn't try to hurt them to reach your goals...]

A utopia, though? It's impossible. Have you read any stories about it? Or the history of communism?

[exanimatus]

Then it's all the more interesting.

[mal_addict]

I haven't got a child this time around so I honestly can't complain.

[perfectisnteasy]

Yeah, tell me a little about that. Sounds like one heckuva glitch. [you're his inside source, after all]