cool motive, still murder

[niffin]

Who: Alice Quinn (niffin), Alan Bradley (alan_1), and you
When: 17th - 22nd-ish.
Where: The Hold, where you hold stuff. 
What: Post-trial. Alice is hanging out in the hold, because apparently convincing minors to arm disastrous deadly traps is frowned upon outside of Jumanji. 
Warnings: Probable discussion of character death and violence

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[alan_1]

[Alan nods.] As I understand it, a program’s code completely defines who they are: how they act, how they think, what they believe…. Clu changed all of that. In some ways, he did create a new program. [Certainly Rinzler is not the same person as Tron. But still, there has to be something of Alan’s code still there. Or at least a memory of it.]

I can’t speak to the actual structure of the code until I’ve seen it, but yes -- it’s something that shouldn’t be there. It’s… [Brow furrows as Alan considers the information he has.] It’s likely some sort of code conflict. Rinzler couldn’t explain why he was attacking people when I asked him, so I doubt it’s anything as deliberate as Clu having changed threat parameters. [Which means Alan is assuming error over anything else. Some instance of code contradicting itself. A mistake that he can fix.]

I’m sure it must seem to you like that kind of violence is the default for him. But I know he’s capable of more than that.

[He’s seen it, after all. On more than one occasion.]

[niffin]

I believe you.

[ Alice breathes out in a huff, finally pushes herself off the bed. She shakes herself out, wrists flexing into a strange contortion before stepping over beside the glass.

Her palm rises to settle in place, at arm level. It's as close as she can come to a handshake (a deal) in here. ]

What do you need me to do?

[alan_1]

[Alan shakes his head. He can’t tell her, not here, where both Rinzler and Peter have a chance of overhearing. He reaches for his MID instead, tapping out a brief message. He won’t go into detail, not under the gaze of ship cameras. But he at least knows from the trials that there are places on the ship not constantly under surveillance.

Text flashes up from his MID.]

If you want to help, come by Moro 004 after you’re released. Morning or afternoon. [A brief pause and then an addendum.] Don’t bring Peter.

[He watches Alice with a questioning look. Is that acceptable?]

[niffin]

[ A frown steals over her face, and she throws that questioning glance right back. It's a moment to tap out her reply: ]

You need to tell him something about this, if it's really going to be a deterrant.

[alan_1]

I will tell him. But I’d rather not have him involved for this. [He doesn’t trust Peter not to take things further than necessary. Alice, at least, seems more in control of her emotions about the situation.]