alan_1: (heavy sigh)
alan_1 ([personal profile] alan_1) wrote in [community profile] thisavrou2016-05-15 11:15 pm

audio; may 14

{OOC: Grid-jumping volunteers can thread their digital adventures out here.}

[The voice on the other end of the MID transmission comes out in a rush of words, tone urgent bordering on panicked.]

This is Alan Bradley -- I’m on Amissis-Re, outside the Ingress. Rinzler -- he just… He fell through. Alone. [Tries to remember the exact consequences for that transgression. Can’t. He’s not thinking about the aftermath on this side of the portal at all.] Someone needs to find him and bring him back. If this Ingress is supposed to take people back to where they came from, then… Then he’s going to end up on the Grid.

[Likely a meaningless term to most of the crew, but the way Alan says it makes it clear that this is not a good thing. He tries to slow his racing mind long enough to string together an explanation.] It’s the system he was in before he was on the Moira. There’s another program there, Clu; if he’s there and he finds Rinzler… [There’s a pause as Alan tries to collect his thoughts, order them in a way that will make people understand what’s at stake.] Programs can’t write programs of their own, but they can edit others -- that’s what he did to Rinzler. He took a program I had written to run independently and tried to rewrite him into someone who would obey without question. And if he finds Rinzler and sees how his code has changed, he’ll try it again.

[Alan knows how this must sound. How ironic it must be, for the crew to hear the man accused of trying to recode the program himself pleading with them not to let it happen at someone else’s hands. But the situation is far too dire to worry about what the crew may think of him. All he needs is for them to trust him enough to believe that he truly is acting towards Rinzler’s protection this time.] I know none of you have any reason to trust me. Not after what I did. But I never meant to hurt Rinzler or to take away his free will. Clu will not have those same reservations.

[If Clu finds him. If Rinzler goes to him. How long would it take for Clu to detect a change in his programming? In his memories? Alan’s voice grows edged with desperation.] Please, if anyone can help, I need them here as soon as possible. I don’t know how much time we have. I--

I can’t let this happen again.
warandpeace: (Aɴd ιғ ιт eхpιreѕ prαy нelp ғroм αвove)

Re: text;

[personal profile] warandpeace 2016-05-17 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
I could actually use you in a support capacity if I could borrow you for a bit.

I can use the Training Sim room to build a map that could be programmed into the MID. Considering the limited time people have in there, it would be faster to know where they're going. Especially if different groups are necessary.
whoami: (So hard to dance)

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[personal profile] whoami 2016-05-18 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Mapping isn't the problem. Once they're inside, I'm not sure if communication will work? I mean I can help you lay a map out and maybe it would be best if Tron went in there but, I don't want to ask him to essentially see the Program that mindfucked him before by himself.
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Re: text;

[personal profile] warandpeace 2016-05-18 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Understood. I have some handheld communication devices and they have good range, but I don't know if the physics of your world would accommodate. I'm willing to send some along though.

I'll set up the Training Sim room regardless. Hopefully we can make it work.