[Rinzler is a weapon. He's made to hunt, to track and kill—not play along with user lies. And it is a lie, a pretense so infuriatingly worthless he wishes he could slice it to pieces with his disks. Why gather as a group—why talk and join and celebrate the progress of their vaunted 'crew'—when the only reason all of them are here is so they can scatter it apart?
There's no point to any of it. No point to caring either, but the program has clung to a few too many of his own pretenses for too long, and the only thing worse than losing them is waiting for it all to be wiped clean. But Clu hasn't called for his code yet, and for at least a little longer, Rinzler's mind is just as broken as he's made it. Enough for resentment. Enough for memory. And enough to recognize the other shape that drifts out past the group's periphery.
At first, he almost takes the user as proof of further errors. Chara had left the system half a cycle back. But strange growths aside, the frame looks familiar—as does the blank disinterest illuminated by the distant fires.
...more data required. The power drain has made his scanning functions nearly useless, but stealth is part of the enforcer's skillset, and it doesn't take much effort to get close. Chara will hear Rinzler before they see him: an odd ticking rumble echoing among the rocks.]
week four
There's no point to any of it. No point to caring either, but the program has clung to a few too many of his own pretenses for too long, and the only thing worse than losing them is waiting for it all to be wiped clean. But Clu hasn't called for his code yet, and for at least a little longer, Rinzler's mind is just as broken as he's made it. Enough for resentment. Enough for memory. And enough to recognize the other shape that drifts out past the group's periphery.
At first, he almost takes the user as proof of further errors. Chara had left the system half a cycle back. But strange growths aside, the frame looks familiar—as does the blank disinterest illuminated by the distant fires.
...more data required. The power drain has made his scanning functions nearly useless, but stealth is part of the enforcer's skillset, and it doesn't take much effort to get close. Chara will hear Rinzler before they see him: an odd ticking rumble echoing among the rocks.]