Muse has this thing about "Games" (Canon is REBOOT)

[alphanumeric]

[Have a sarcastic eye roll to start.]

Oh, great.  Another Space Game. That's original.

Just tell me there's no golf course.  

Right, AndrAIa?

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...AndrAIa?

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[hackingyoursensors]

[Eyebrow raise] So if you lose a video game, you lose your home? That doesn't make any sense. They're not supposed to be programmed like that. Computer programs just run it, they don't participate.

[alphanumeric]

Well, they are.

That's how AndrAIa and I ended up where we are now. We lost a Game...but to avoid getting Nullified, we converted ourselves back into her old Game Sprite code to stay with the Game. When it left after causing the damage, it took us with it.

[hackingyoursensors]

That's really messed up. So it's like you're at war with Users. I can say we definitely don't see it that way-- we have no idea that any of that's going on.

AndrAIa? Is she a friend of yours?

[alphanumeric]

Maybe it's time you learned.

She's more than that. So much more.

[hackingyoursensors]

I'm pretty sure nobody would believe me if I tried to tell them. If it's not explicitly in the code, I don't have any proof.

Oh. That close, huh? I hope you can find her.

[alphanumeric]

What do you mean, it's not in the code? Where else would all this come from but code?

She'll show up when she's ready. We're never apart for very along.

[hackingyoursensors]

It's not in the game code. It'd be pretty stupid of us to code something that destroys our own computers. It's probably a virus hijacking the games and overwriting the code.

You have a lot of faith in her, don't you?

[alphanumeric]

I know a Viral attack when I see one. Trust me, this is something completely different.

If you want to call it that.

[hackingyoursensors]

Then maybe programming is way different where you're from.

What would you call it?

[alphanumeric]

It's possible. That was never really my area of expertese.

[He stands tall, with the faintest hint of a smile. Surprisingly, this was a topic he both knew well and never shied away from]

Love.

[hackingyoursensors]

I'd have to look at the code.

[Grins right back.]

Wow. That's fantastic.

[alphanumeric]

What about you, kid?

Got anyone special?

[hackingyoursensors]

I might be sort of dating someone.

[alphanumeric]

Oh, yeah?

[hackingyoursensors]

Yeah. Why?

[alphanumeric]

No reason.

Word of advice, kid: if you think she's worth it, hold onto her.

[hackingyoursensors]

Yeah, I will.