celebrating 30 years of TRON

[afreesystem]

Greetings, User!

It feels good to see the old I/O tower in use again after all this time. I was starting to believe you no longer had a use for me. Now that the port of communication's open, what is it that you need?

Oh, I don't know if I'm outfitted for one of these 'games' just yet. They all take place in the User world, don't they? It'd be an honor to go, of course, but there's so much I would need to learn. I haven't availed myself of Flynn's library as much as I should have. Keeping Grid bugs at bay takes most of my runtime these days.

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[re_engineer]

TRON!

It's been a long time. Good to see you're still around.

[afreesystem]

Angie! It's good to see you again, friend.

I'm sorry I've been missing for so many cycles. I was taken offline for some upgrades.

30 years oh yeah! :D

[clu2_perfection]

Greetings, Tron.

[afreesystem]

Clu. So you're here as well.

[the_gamesmaster]

Hey, buddy. Why the long face?

[afreesystem]

I'm worried about my friends, including you.

You seem to be well. Is everything all right?

[program_yori]

Tron! It’s good to see you again.

[afreesystem]

Yori!

[For a moment, he forgets all decorum and grasps her hands, watching the glow.]

It's been far too many cycles. I've missed you.

[siren_gem]

Of course you mun has need of you. You are the top security program after all

[afreesystem]

I hope that's still the case. These upgrades should help.

All's well in your sector?

[tronja307020]

The User-world games are...a little vexing, yes.

There is a game set on the Grid, however. It's a good place. We're free of Clu, though he's been trying to regain power as of late. You would be welcome there.

[He's still surprised they accepted him back, after the things Rinzler did.]

[afreesystem]

I see. The more programs like us there are around, the stronger the security walls will be.

Everything's in working order for you?

[annualprank]

I've never been to any of these games that're in the "User World." I'd like to go sometime, I think... seems like it'd be pretty different, y'know? But right now I'm just on the Grid, still happy there.

[afreesystem]

I'd like to see the other side. The realm of the Users. I'm sure it's beyond anything we could ever compile.

[manwhowaited]

Tron. It's good to see that you're doing well. Welcome back to the Grid.

[Alan refuses to admit that he's getting a little choked up.]

[afreesystem]

[Something in his code just knows, despite the years. He's...experiencing a minor glitch.]

Alan One?

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Tron!

I think you'd l-love the g-game I'm in right now! It's b-blurring the line between the u-user's world and yours!

It's c-called Rakuen, a-and you g-get ta have battles, and n-no one r-really c-can get injured, e-even if pain's felt, so th-they c-can be pretty fun!

[afreesystem]

Alex! It's been quite a while.

I'm glad you've found a safe place. What sort of games do you play?

[1st_program]

Hullo, Tron.

I'm going to second (or third!) what others have said that not all of these games take place in the User world. The one that I'm in certainly doesn't, and I know we'd welcome another Tron.

[afreesystem]

I see. That's an intriguing possibility.

Then you're a program I haven't met?

[lifes_short_pop]

"Muns are kind of crazy. Well, they're Users, too, so that goes with the territory. I just hope the 'Games' aren't the lethal variety. I had enough of those for a couple lifetimes."

[afreesystem]

I think that goes for all of us.

Flynn's made the games on our Grid a safer place, but I'm receiving conflicting data on the state of it all. I hope that holds.

[namesram]

Greetings, Tron! [have a broad, welcoming smile!] How've you been?

[afreesystem]

Ram!

[Now there's a happy surprise. He claps him on the shoulder lightly, unsure whether he's more delighted or shocked.]

I'm awaiting input. Considering my place in the new system.

And, right now, wondering when you recompiled.

[notglitching]

[Yeah, have some growling. And glaring. Actually, it's closer to a spit-take at some of your word choices, but hey, hard to tell with the mask.

Why the glitch would you count the user world as an honor? Take it from yourself, program: it's got more faults than a gridbug nest.]