Master Control Program:
I've got a little challenge for you, Sark - a new recruit. He's a tough case, but I want him treated in the usual manner. Train him for the games... let him hope for a while... and blow him away.
Sark:
You've got it. I've been hopin' you'd send me somebody with a little bit of guts. What kind of program is he?
Master Control Program:
He's not any kind of program, Sark. He's a User.
Sark:
[shocked]
A User?
Master Control Program:
That's right. He pushed me in the real world. Somebody pushes me, I push back, so I brought him down here.
[pause]
Master Control Program:
What's the matter, Sark? You look nervous.
Sark:
Well, I - it's just - I don't know, a User, I mean... Users wrote us. A User even wrote you!
Master Control Program:
No one User wrote me! I'm worth millions of their man-years!
Sark:
What if I can't...
Master Control Program:
You rather take your chances with me? Want me to slow down your power cycles for you?
Sark:
[struggling]
Wait! I need that!
Master Control Program:
Then pull yourself together. Get this clown trained. I want him in the Games until he dies playing. Acknowledge.
Sark:
[weakly]
Acknowledged, Master Control.
Master Control Program:
End of line!
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05/03/2025 alle ore 08:08