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thisavrou_log2016-03-14 09:29 pm
alan_1) wrote in thisavrou_log2016-03-14 09:29 pm
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[closed] karma police, arrest this man
Who: Alan Bradley and Rinzler
When: The evening of March 7th
Where: The garden
What: Rinzler got tattled on. Initiate dadtalk.
Warnings: Discussion of violence, possibly brainwashing.
[The evening after Alan makes his introductory post to the network, Rinzler will find the following audio message in his inbox. It’s short, to the point, and unmistakably terse.]
I need to speak with you. Now, if possible. I’m in the gardens.
[Alan wishes they didn’t have to have this conversation -- at least, he wishes he could afford more time to sort out his thoughts before confronting the program. But with the reports of past violence he’s been receiving on the network, he knows it can’t wait; he can’t risk Rinzler harming, or God forbid, killing someone because Alan had hesitated when he should have acted. He doesn’t know if the program will even listen to him -- all he knows is that Rinzler is afraid of him and that part of him, however twisted and fearful, still knows Alan as his User. Whether that’s enough to overcome whatever violence has been seemingly hard-coded into the program, Alan can only wait and see.
When Rinzler arrives at the garden, Alan will be there waiting for him, pensive gaze growing stern when he sees the program enter. Alan doesn't say anything yet, nor does he move to approach the program. Instead, he only gives him a short nod and waits to see if he'll approach on his own.]
When: The evening of March 7th
Where: The garden
What: Rinzler got tattled on. Initiate dadtalk.
Warnings: Discussion of violence, possibly brainwashing.
[The evening after Alan makes his introductory post to the network, Rinzler will find the following audio message in his inbox. It’s short, to the point, and unmistakably terse.]
I need to speak with you. Now, if possible. I’m in the gardens.
[Alan wishes they didn’t have to have this conversation -- at least, he wishes he could afford more time to sort out his thoughts before confronting the program. But with the reports of past violence he’s been receiving on the network, he knows it can’t wait; he can’t risk Rinzler harming, or God forbid, killing someone because Alan had hesitated when he should have acted. He doesn’t know if the program will even listen to him -- all he knows is that Rinzler is afraid of him and that part of him, however twisted and fearful, still knows Alan as his User. Whether that’s enough to overcome whatever violence has been seemingly hard-coded into the program, Alan can only wait and see.
When Rinzler arrives at the garden, Alan will be there waiting for him, pensive gaze growing stern when he sees the program enter. Alan doesn't say anything yet, nor does he move to approach the program. Instead, he only gives him a short nod and waits to see if he'll approach on his own.]
no subject
Still, his relief is tempered by worry as the program’s noise builds and stutters. It’s a sound Alan has come to associate with internal struggle, just as likely to prefigure a breakthrough as it is a freeze. With the reprimand part of the conversation over, the sternness in his gaze is quickly replaced by concern. There’s an undercurrent of trepidation as well, the thought that maybe he’s asking Rinzler to do something that he isn’t capable of -- what if recoding really is the only way to resolve this and Alan is merely delaying the inevitable? What if he’s not protecting the crew, or Rinzler, but himself?
No. He can’t fall into that line of thinking, not without giving Rinzler a chance. He asks the program no more questions, simply speaks, voice quiet and reassuring.]
If you ever need help or just want to get in touch...[Alan gestures to his MID.] You can contact me any time. [He knows it’s a longshot with how reluctant the program tends to be about initiating communication, but he feels the need to put the offer out there all the same. Just because he’s expecting Rinzler to change his behavior doesn’t mean the program has to go it alone.]