pinging the server

[alltheangles]

My, yes. It has been some time, has it not? Not that I feel unappreciated, you understand. Quite the contrary. The reason I am so "strong," as you say, is because we've bonded quite a bit as Program and User throughout these many cycles. You even named a digital dragon after me. How exciting!

It is good to be back in use after some idle time. Just so long as we remember our understanding that there are games and there are Games. The first is quite fine, but the second is completely out of the question. While what you are considering is quite out of the ordinary for a simple Program such as myself, it is worth running the calculations. I will report to you when I have the data available.

I am quite pleased to be back in service. What's a poor Program to do if not his job? I'll see you again soon, dear User.

Comments

Look what you made me bring back.

[prrfectsecurity]

[Just gonna stare flatly at you. How anyone would know what kind of stare it was is anyone's guess, but it's definitely flat. Someone is less than pleased to be back here, and guess who he's blaming?]

[the_gamesmaster]

Zuse. Long time no see, man.

[lifes_short_pop]

[shrug]

I heard a while back that a part of a User's spirit goes into the Program's spark. Could be just talk, but maybe there's something to it.

And that's a beautiful dragon. Elegant circuitry.

[trythebackdoor]

You, unappreciated? Can't imagine why.