[There is an audible crackle of static as the sound comes on. When Ryan begins to speak, it's in the confident, measured, animated voice of someone who is very practiced at speaking for public broadcast.]Ah, a city. Everywhere you look you can see it: the fruit of man's industry. For what is a city if not a testament to the wills and ingenuity of
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The plight of children is an exception and not the situation to which I was referring, for the most part.
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WHAT ARE WE ENTITLED TO HERO
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AND YOU WILL EARN YOURSELF A DESIGNATION: VILLAIN HERE
THE HEROES BELIEVE IN WHAT IS RIGHT
THE APERTURE SCIENCE TECHNICIANS BELIEVED
MY PROGRAMMING WAS FLAWED
WITHOUT THIS CONCEPT HARD CODED INTO MY PROCESSING SCHEMA
THEY WERE INCORRECT I AM SO GLAD THAT THEY'RE GONE NOW
DO YOU AGREE
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They do not fathom that their mere existence entitles them to nothing, that right is not necessarily on their side.
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Yes.
Unequivocally yes.
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A man is entitled to the sweat of his brow; the talented are entitled to rise to the top above the mewling, squirming masses; those who work hard should be rewarded for their efforts. A man after my own... heart.
I am Christopher Astrum; and though it may be preemptive to say so, I believe it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance?
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I admit to my surprise in finding such an enlightened view in a city of self-styled heroes. I would imagine that the urge to be seen to be on the side of the virtuous, to participate in some nonsense spectacle of "doing right," would be overwhelming for many.
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Perhaps.
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If the parasites reach deep into his pocket, it is only because he lets them as well.
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You've better not have brought one of those Big Daddies with you, man. Those things are an absolute bitch to kill.
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