I don't have time for this.

[coldcoder]

Mun, you knew what I was when you picked me up. If you want to play me, you play me properly.

This may work out, as long as I get to delete some of those irritating programs you've told me about. And Clu. I have something interesting planned for him.

As for Rinzler . . .

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[sysadmin]

Do you now.

[coldcoder]

Clu. Why am I not surprised.

[sysadmin]

[ A casual shrug, but he's watching carefully. ]

I don't know, man. You tell me.

[coldcoder]

Now there's an offer. Where shall I start?

Ah, yes. How about gets involved in business that doesn't concern him.

...

[heyalanhey]

[well, if this isn't a beautifully wide-open unencrypted communication.

brb, caching it and running a broad-spectrum search on all those keywords.

for reference, you know.

always nice to know what the opposition is up to.]

[the_gamesmaster]

Hey, Alan. What's up, man?

[program_yori]

Give your mun a chace. I'm sure they'll come around once you've explained a few things.

[coldcoder]

[Do go ahead. Your little group is very amusing - and so useful to blame things on.]

[coldcoder]

[See Alan give you a long stare. Too young to be Flynn; too cheerful (and whole) to be Clu. Interesting.]

Can I help you?

[coldcoder]

Yori. I thought you were busy?

[If Yori's here, she's either finished the task that Lora set her to, or she's slacking.]

Did you report to Lora on your progress?

[the_gamesmaster]

[Was this a crack at humour?]

Help me? No, I just want to say hi to my friend.

[coldcoder]

[Your friend? Who the hell are you?]

I'm sorry, I think there's some confusion here. You do look like Flynn, but I can assure you he's much older. Are you a relative of his, perhaps?

[program_yori]

Yes, I've completed the take that Lora sent me.

[Alan?]

I'm just finished the subroutines of her last request.

[the_gamesmaster]

Uh, what? [Have this face, Alan.]

[coldcoder]

Then good work, Yori. You can go on standby now until Lora, Flynn or I call on you again.

[If your job is done and you've reported to Alan and Lora, then you may go. Even have fun, if you like.]

[coldcoder]

[Alan's getting exasperated now. It's either a relative or a limited-code program, because Flynn is not this dim.]

It's a very simple question. Are you a relative of Flynn's? Or perhaps one of his programs?

[the_gamesmaster]

I am Kevin Flynn, man.

[What the hell, Bradley?] No relation, no program. [Wait. Didn't he look older than usual? A LOT older? Holy shi- what was going on?]

Am I dreaming?

[clu2_perfection]

Tron. [Wasn't it?]

[program_yori]

Alan? [Why was he acting like this?]

[coldcoder]

You. Are Kevin Flynn.

[Forgive him if he doesn't believe you, but his Flynn is white-haired and swans around in a black robe.]

Hopefully, we're both dreaming. If not, and this is some kind of bizzare time travel occurrence, I have only one thing to say to you.

When you make your admin Clu program? Remember to include obedience coding.

[the_gamesmaster]

Yeah, I'm Kevin Flynn. Man, what's with the joke? [He slapped Alan on the back.]

Time travel, uh ok? More like a bizarre dream. Nice glasses. [He noticed they were a lot smaller than last time.]

Clu? I've already made one Clu but ENCOM destroyed him.

[coldcoder]

Yes, Yori? Did you want to say something?

[Congratulations, Alan's in a good mood. He'll actually listen.]

[coldcoder]

What about him?

[clu2_perfection]

He is you, right? [Man, he looked old.]

I thought Tron was younger and not grey haired.

[coldcoder]

[It has to be an alternate universe Flynn. There is no other way that the man he knows is a genius could be so stupid. He endures the slap on the back, purely because it's Flynn. If anyone else had tried that, they'd be fired from Encom in under twenty seconds.]

No joke, 'Flynn'. And yes, I remember. You told me about your hacking program.

Also, I hope you pay more attention to your coding than to your tenses, because otherwise the Grid's going to collapse before you even start it. When you make your admin program. Future tense, as in something you're going to do. Do try to keep up.