𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣

𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚.

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

— orchestrated the slaughter of the ISO’s, or his coup of the Grid? Perhaps things would have been different. . . For everyone.”

Life.

Death.

Resurrection.

It gave him a bit more clarity on things of that nature, though it didn’t mean it didn’t hurt.

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

Anon would shift—; an uneasy silence filling him, he didn’t exactly know how console someone.

He understood what she meant.

In a perfect world, a perfect Grid there wouldn’t have been the travesties that fell before them.

“. . . I wish the same thing. Had Clu not —

[‍ ‍ ‍ TAYLOR ATLAS.ᐟ @ENCOMCODED]

— the dream can only last for so long.

she’s being hunted, after all.

“i wish the circumstances were different. better. i would stay and learn everything i could.”

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

Surprisingly, he understood that feeling. Even as a standard program; he fought against the regime and was branded an outcast, a traitor.

Luckily, it at least gave them something in common.

[𝑺𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 (PARODY/SH) @bchindprgram]

She looked out the window at the passing cities. It was a shame Sora didn’t feel welcome most times.

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

Clambering in himself, he speeds off without a moment of hesitation. Directly their path straight toward the outlands wordlessly. He had a job to do, and he couldn’t let her get hurt.

[𝑺𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 (PARODY/SH) @bchindprgram]

A nod as she climbs into the vehicle. Thankfully the brightened lights had lessened. “You’re right, let’s go.”

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

— seemed curious, perhaps to his own detriment. Yet having a new user present meant things could potentially change.

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

“Not without Flynn.”

Slotting his disc back onto his back; the program shifts to settle down on a chair nearby, head tilting.

“Though. . . I have to ask. Why are you here? The only user I’ve ever seen was Flynn and he’s. . . Been gone a long time.”

The male —

[‍ ‍ ‍ TAYLOR ATLAS.ᐟ @ENCOMCODED]

— learning, you see.”

now she’s looking up towards him, a sympathetic and kind expression held in her eyes.

“i’m glad you’re here. it’s nice to know there is someone here who doesn’t want to hurt me.”

[‍ ‍ ‍ TAYLOR ATLAS.ᐟ @ENCOMCODED]

— learning, you see.”

now she’s looking up towards him, a sympathetic and kind expression held in her eyes.

“i’m glad you’re here. it’s nice to know there is someone here who doesn’t want to hurt me.”

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

— is. . . Tolerable.”

He thankfully wasn’t in pain; though he knew he looked broken, though he was grateful to be back.

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

Removing his disc from the wall; he approaches, holding it flat before her so the display hologram would project before her.

“I derezzed. . . Died.”

He remembers very little of his recompilation.

“However, I woke in the Outlands. . . Wounded yet stable. . . It —

[‍ ‍ ‍ TAYLOR ATLAS.ᐟ @ENCOMCODED]

— curious. that’s all.”

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

— what you’re concerned with?”

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

“You don’t need to be afraid to speak.”

He utters with it even looking at her. It was a little trick he had picked up studying Tron, though he does cast a quick glance over his shoulder to her.

“You’re safe, and I don’t intend on judging your thoughts. If that is —

[‍ ‍ ‍ TAYLOR ATLAS.ᐟ @ENCOMCODED]

— right.

she remains quiet, allowing the other to work and to look over their code. there seems to be something she wants to say, her lips parted slightly like she intends to speak, but she allows the moment to remain still and soft.

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

— thanks however, are unnecessary but appreciated.”

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

“An old friend would often use proverbs. Perfection is in the eye of the beholder, ma’am.”

Finally halting his picking; he’d move to remove his disc from his back, slotting it into the wall to examine his code. Damaged, faulty yet still holding together.

“Your —

[‍ ‍ ‍ TAYLOR ATLAS.ᐟ @ENCOMCODED]

— couldn’t imagine going through this alone.”

rather hesitantly she takes a seat, hands folded in her lap, and then she goes quiet. . . thinking hard, it seems.

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

— been derezzed.”

Anon pauses for a moment, gaze lifting ever so slightly.

“Though as long as I am here, I will stand at your side to defend you.”

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

A sigh escapes, arms folding over his chest as fingertips seemed to fidget with a corroded piece of code in his forearm.

“Safety is. . . Never guaranteed. As you’re familiar with the regime won’t stop until everything that doesn’t align with Clu’s perfect world has —

[‍ ‍ ‍ TAYLOR ATLAS.ᐟ @ENCOMCODED]

— she feels she already knows the answer.

“there are those looking for me who are… adept at tracking others down.”

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

The slight increase in her brightness caught his attention; though he beckons her to enter, his head on a pivot to ensure they had no onlookers.

“It’s. . . What I was made to do, so please. Let’s not waste anymore time.”

[𝑺𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 (PARODY/SH) @bchindprgram]

“I appreciate your kindness.”

A smile spreading across the young ISO’s features. Her code seems to glow slightly brighter. Sora knows they do not have emotions, as they are all code but some things have always been off about the brunette.

[‍ ‍ ‍ TAYLOR ATLAS.ᐟ @ENCOMCODED]

/ pspspspsps

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

— the exterior of the building.

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

“Thanks is unnecessary.”

Slowly pushing the door open; he beckons her in first, the immediate interior not being anything livable. Though once he enters, he shuts the door before opening a secret entrance.

Within was a quaint living space, clearly the opposite of —

[‍ ‍ ‍ TAYLOR ATLAS.ᐟ @ENCOMCODED]

her head tilts, studying the visage of her companion - to fight for the users in a place where they’re generally not welcomed. . . it’s brave, and she appreciates it immensely.

“thank you,” she sighs, the sound shaky. “thank you so much.”

[𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣 @SYSTEMMONlTOR]

“Certain.”

Pulling a baton from his waist, he holds it up before splitting it apart. A light runner materializing before him.

“I’m more than willing to help. Most programs don’t like me either.”

[𝑺𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 (PARODY/SH) @bchindprgram]

“Most programs don’t like me.”

She frowned deeply, fully aware of how programs tended to treat her kind. Sora had lived with a rogue program for cycles.

“Are you sure? It’s pretty far.”