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001: Welcome to the User world

Jan 19, 2011 23:58

[Out in the forest, a man... no, a program has come back to awareness, and is currently staring up at the sky, completely mesmerized by the glowing object peeking through the tall structures around him. His fingers curl in the dirt beneath him, and he glances down, curious, picking up a handful of the brown, loamy substance, mixed with something ( Read more... )

oh my user, greetings program, what is the sun

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[Voice] suitedforcoffee January 20 2011, 07:07:35 UTC

Users...?

[Voice] fight4theusers January 20 2011, 08:26:13 UTC

Yes. Those who create programs and direct our purpose. I have heard stories of their world, but... I never imagined it to be like this.

[Voice] suitedforcoffee January 20 2011, 08:43:48 UTC

...You're a program.

[There's some small incredulity in his voice, but, well, it's not the weirdest thing he's seen.]

This is...not exactly a normal world, but it's close enough for direct comparison.

[Voice] fight4theusers January 20 2011, 09:42:18 UTC

I am a security program developed by the user Alan-1, yes. My designation is Tron.

So this is at least something like the User world, then. It is... very strange. And cold.

...are you a User?

[Voice] suitedforcoffee January 20 2011, 09:48:07 UTC

I'm Ianto Jones. I suppose I am a user, but I don't really think of myself in those terms. This is very much like my world, just...a bit smaller. And even stranger, though that's saying something.

You might want to get in out of the cold, by the way, before you catch hypothermia. Assuming that programs can, but it's best to be on the safe side.

[Voice] fight4theusers January 20 2011, 10:12:25 UTC

[Tron has no idea what hypothermia is, but he's assuming it's a bad thing. His processes seem to be running a little slow already. He starts moving through the forest, with no destination in mind.]

Thank you, Ianto Jones. Is there someplace nearby that I might be able to find shelter? All I see are these tall... [He searches his memory banks for the right word. Flynn had spoken of organic clusters of material that grew tall like this, though he'd never been able to duplicate them in the Grid.] ...plants around me. Trees?

[Voice] suitedforcoffee January 20 2011, 18:20:02 UTC

Yes, trees. And just Ianto is fine.

There's a town, but I'm afraid I'm new here myself; I don't really have my bearings just yet. Can you hear, er, a trickling sound? Running water?

[Talk about the blind leading the blind, and does Tron even know what water is?]

[Voice] fight4theusers January 21 2011, 16:18:42 UTC

I believe so. [Tron has found the river, and crouches beside it. It looks nothing like the energy pools from back home, and he dips his hand in it curiously before pulling it back in shock. That's much colder.] The water leads to the town?

[Voice] suitedforcoffee January 22 2011, 04:05:02 UTC

Yes. Just follow it in the same direction it's flowing.

[Voice] fight4theusers January 22 2011, 09:16:28 UTC

Thank you again, Ianto J-... Ianto. You are a kind User.

[He follows the river and eventually finds the town, walking rather slowly now along the path.] This is... much different than the Grid. Very small.

[Voice] suitedforcoffee January 24 2011, 01:55:14 UTC

Just trying to be helpful.

It's smaller than what I'm used to as well. Er, there's a welcome guide, if you'd like to read through it.

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