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[ Here are some lines of Unix. You've probably never heard of it, more underground than the random lines of code you see in mainstream Hollywood. how does computer ]

[ After that impressive but ultimately unnecessary display of Unix, there’s momentary radio silence before whatever was trying to get into the system activates the audio function. That

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[ Well hey, that's a pretty familiar voice--only Ram's pretty sure both Tron's know how to use the wearables by this point. Also that's an unfamiliar network ID and oh boy now he's kind of curious.

And whoever it is said 'greetings programs' which totally means he's obligated to stick his nose into this, okay. ]

Hey! You're another new arrival, right?

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[ His subconscious purposefully ignores the fact this voice was, as familiar as it was, undeniably younger. Too much has happened in such a short time, that he tries to keep everything conversational as a defense mechanism. ]

Roy? When in god's name- I just got off the phone with you not four hours ago.

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Roy? [ Is there an echo in here? WHO ARE YOU AND HOW DO YOU KNOW--

Oh, wait.

There's a derpy pause on his end while it suddenly dawns that this is yet another User, and if he sounds like Tron... ]

I'm, uh, not Roy--my name's Ram. I take it you're Alan-1?

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[...are you for real. ]

Are we on some kind of sensitive channel, Ro- Ram? Are we sticking to the old nicknames all of a sudden?

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Well you are on a public channel--but no, Ram's really my name! I'm an actuarial program.

[ Man, you seem kinda slow for a User... ]

It's nice to meet you, Alan-1.

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This isn't the first time I've heard that story today.

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Story?

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I'm sure this place has a million of them, but right now, I'd like to hear yours.