Voice test. Oh user where did he even come from?

[breaksthelandscape]

Mun, is it? Look, you have a lot on your plate right now, what with the moody Blackguard and the wounded Utility and the little ISO. Do you really want to add me to the mix?

...no, I didn't really think that argument would work, but you can't blame a program for trying.

Could you at least pry the ISO off of me? She is a very persistent shadow, and it's kind of hard to learn my way around when she keeps popping up at random to pester me.

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[doubleclu]

[The twins immediately investigate Beck's shadow for ISOs. Two gives Beck a stink eye when there are no immediate results.] I don't think she's flat enough to be a shadow.

[breaksthelandscape]

[Beck quirks a brow and stares down at the tiny programs. They are even smaller than the ISO that has been following him around is, a feat he did not think possible prior to now.] Uh...no. What I meant is that she keeps trailing behind me, like a shadow would.

[doubleclu]

[Two nods.] Oh. [After they exchange a quick look, the two huddle up behind Beck.]

[The other brother, One, speaks up.] Can we be your shadows instead?

[lifes_short_pop]

"Muns are like Users, I'm afraid. Neither knows what they're doing, and even the ones who have the best intentions can get you hurt."

Is there a touch of self-depreciation in his voice? Hard to tell. He scowls a little and cocks his head.

"What's an 'Iso,' anyway?"

[annualprank]

Hey, I usually don't have a problem with an ISO clinging to me. [There's a grin.]

And you should know the muns never listen to us anyway.

[fightsfor]

[ SILENTLY JUDGING.

I mean, uh, greetings, program. ]

[breaksthelandscape]

[He blinks and turns slightly, looking over his shoulder at the pair. What is with little programs and hiding behind him?] I'm not sure that you could keep up with me. I move pretty fast. [Just not fast enough to elude ducklings, apparently.]

[breaksthelandscape]

So I've heard.

[Self-depreciation? He can understand that. Been there, done that.]

An ISO is a program that wasn't created by a User. They come from the Sea of Simulation.

[breaksthelandscape]

Er, I don't think this is the same ISO as the one you are talking about. Unless she clings to you, too. [NOPE, NOT GOING TO COMMENT ON KADE'S RELATIONSHIP WITH KRYPTON. HE'LL JUST KIND OF. STAMMER AND ACT LIKE A BETA. Smooth, Beck, real smooth.]

[breaksthelandscape]

[OH LOOK, THE GRID'S MOST INEFFECTIVE TEACHER EVER.

I mean, uh, hey Tron, how's it going?]

[krypticfactor]

[Drops into this thread, grins and snogs Kade.]

Why are you so worried about Eden clinging to you? She's harmless, and kinda adorable.

[breaksthelandscape]

[See Beck. See Beck's eyes go wide. See Beck turn his head away and direct his gaze elsewhere so fast his neck would probably crack if he were a User. Why you do this to the poor youngster Krypton, whyyyy?]

She may be harmless, but she is distracting and gets in the way. Not a very good survival tactic.

[krypticfactor]

She's a baby ISO. Don't know how much you know about us, but for the first cycle or two? Plenty of curiosity, not so much in the way of sense. She'll learn.

Also, the trick is to distract her before she distracts you. At worst, call a Tron. She likes Trons, no idea why.

[breaksthelandscape]

We don't have that many ISOs in Argon - most if not all of them left before Tesler showed up with his army - so I can't say that I know much about them. I'll just have to take your word that she will get better at staying out of the way and out of trouble.

...I guess that explains why she didn't believe me when I tried to tell her I was Tron.

[lifes_short_pop]

{{Pardon the lost pup. Tron 2.0 isn't in the same continuity, and the places he traveled were nowhere near The Grid. However, the similarities are close enough that the Mun is testing an AU version to get the bugs worked out.}}

"Programs that no User created? How could that even happen?!" He scowls a bit, thinking. "I've been across a few systems and never heard of anything like that. Not to mention that if we're talking about the same Sea, it connects all systems, but no one can recall it being anything but black and dead."

"The Isos, they aren't viral agents? I ran across someone who appeared to be a Security Kernel, and he mentioned invaders of some kind, implying the system was under attack and that Un -" He stops himself. "That Flynn did nothing to help."

[fightsfor]

[ HE'S NOT INEFFECTIVE, YOU JUST DON'T LISTEN.

Oh, you know, just planning on zapping you with a tazar and going to kill a vacuum cleaner an old friend. The usual. You? ]

[breaksthelandscape]

[WELL MAYBE HE WOULD LISTEN MORE OFTEN IF YOU STOPPED TRYING TO TEACH HIM USING RIDDLES AND VAGUE HINTS AND ACTUALLY LET HIM KNOW YOU LIKE HIM EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

Oh, just being stalked followed around by a baby ISO and trying to learn about the new grid that will eventually be home. And - WAIT WHAT WHAT DO YOU MEAN ZAPPING ME WITH A TAZER? THAT IS BETA ABUSE!]

[doubleclu]

[Two fusses.] We can run a lot faster than Flynn! [You two can run faster than a sad old man. Good job, kiddo.]

[ja307020]

[Well hello tall, spindly, and wearing the wrong identifier. Tron will just be giving you all the headtilt. Though the bit about the baby ISO pestering gets a grin out of him.]

Never listen. Muns or Eden.

[Sorry Beck. She's probably not going to quit bugging you until she goes to bug him.]

[annualprank]

[Has finally recovered from that thorough snogging and drapes himself over Krypton's shoulders, grinning at Beck.]

...does anyone believe you when you tell them you're Tron? I mean, I work for the guy. You don't look much like him, aside from the outfit. Maybe if you kept your helmet on, it might help.

[generalissimo]

Harboring ISOs now? You really do need to go down.

[breaksthelandscape]

She is more worthy of being in the System than you are.

[breaksthelandscape]

Actually most programs do, not that I make it a habit of telling anyone that I am Tron. It is better that they come to that conclusion on their own. It would not help the Rebellion much if they knew that I was just a mechanic.

[You two are having too much fun making him blush, aren't you?]

[breaksthelandscape]

[So, you are the Tron that the little ISO follows around so often. Beck does not know how he should react. The Tron he knows isn't exactly overly friendly, so he can't imagine that this one is, either. Then again this one is smiling, something he can't say he has seen his Tron do much of.]

I can believe that. Eden seems to be very...selective when it comes to listening. The mun isn't much better. Speaking of Eden I don't suppose you feel like taking her off my hands for a while?

[It can't hurt to ask, right?]

[breaksthelandscape]

I...don't think that out-running a User is all that hard to do... [Not that he has ever tried to out run a user.]

[ja307020]

[Beck. Beck you are like a misplaced puppy and Tron loves collecting misplaced ducklings and puppies.]

Nope.

Want to be me, should learn to deal with duckling.

[Also, this is hilarious.]

[generalissimo]

[contemptuous] The ISOs are a poison. Do you really think your judgment makes any difference here?