Day 57 - Phone Call to All (With Real Sound!)

[disregardadvice]

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[An odd, mechanical voice comes over the line, tone calm and passive.]

Hello.

I arrived in this town a couple of days ago. I found the letter. Also this phone. Also the completely useless fruit basket. I would like to thank whoever set up these accommodations - there is even a built-in test subject. He

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[timisnotme]

APERTURE SCIENCE???

*Can you hear him flailing. He's flailing.*

You're... You need to get back to your tests?

....... GlaDOS?

[disregardadvice]

[There is a bit of a pause on the line. She hadn't QUITE expected that enthusiastic a reaction...ever.]

...Yes. I am the Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System.

You are familiar with Aperture Laboratories? Why?

[timisnotme]

I played.. I mean I was a .. test subject and...

*Don't mind the fact that he's dropped the phone to go run in the other room and scream the good news to Tom. Because he's talking to FUCKING GLADOS. GLADOS. DO YOU GET HOW COOL THIS IS TOM?

He doesn't. Okay. Tim's back now.*

I'm familiar with Aperture Laboratories.

[disregardadvice]

You were a test subject? What is your name? I do not recognize your voice.

[That pause gives her time to consider all of this, and when Tim returns, her tone is...a little dour.]

...You're not with Black Mesa, are you?

[isoalgorithm]

...Are you a program? [Quorra's voice is tentatively hopeful, as well as a little worried. She didn't like the 'then I'll kill them' bit.]

This is a closed system; the network cannot access outside communications.

[disregardadvice]

Actually, I am an Operating System. The Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System. GlaDOS is fine.

[Oh, good. Someone who can speak in her terms and knows what's going on.]

A closed system? How did I end up here? How far out of town would I need to go to get to an access point?

[isoalgorithm]

An entire operating system? [Now there's surprise in her tone, and more than a little incredulity.]

Nobody knows exactly how or why they ended up here, me included. And we can't leave.

[disregardadvice]

Yes. I am.

[Well, she doesn't like THAT. Her voice goes dour.]

What do you mean 'we can't leave'?

I have to leave.

I cannot stay here.

[coffeecoffeetea]

I am not sure what you mean by all of this, but I don't like the idea of you killing someone.

[disregardadvice]

If someone removed me from the Enrichment Center, it is more likely that they are dangerous to themselves and others than an innocent person.

If you are not the one who removed me, and you do not know who it was who removed me, than you have nothing to worry about.

[coffeecoffeetea]

I would like to tell you that I am an officer of the law and killing someone based on the reasons you have given me do not justify the actions. If you wish for some justice to be served, speak with me and I shall do my best to convict them.

[disregardadvice]

Why serve justice when I can serve cake?

Seriously now.

I am only kidding.

[justhitjackpot]

[Suddenly the memories of the full day of his life he spent playing Portal are flooding back.]

YOU BITCH.

You made me kill the Companion Cube!

And you never gave me my cake!

[disregardadvice]

[Okay, what is going on? Another one? You can hear the grinding of teeth faintly over the mechanical voice.]

I do not recognize your voice as being on file. What are you talking about?

[justhitjackpot]

Your--I've heard of your...facility. Whatever. [Stupid fourth wall.]

[disregardadvice]

... [This is the second person. GlaDOS is getting suspicious.]

This town is not a Black Mesa facility, is it?

[nameless_hollow]

[What. What. Woman, you sound so weird.]

...

'the fuck is wrong with ya?

[disregardadvice]

Nothing is wrong with me. I am fine.

Except that I am here.

And not in the Enrichment Center.

[nameless_hollow]

[Enrichment Center. He has not even a clue what that could be.]

Ya sound fucked up.

[disregardadvice]

My voice is modulated. It comes out a bit stilted from human vocal chords.