a text to the entire network from Rashad's phone

[centralcore]

ATTN ALL: I REQUIRE IMMEDIATE AUDIENCE WITH A SUPERVISING ENTITY. IF YOU ARE NOT A SUPERVISING ENTITY, PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND.

Comments

[centralcore]

I am not the being with whom you believe you are communicating. Though I am very interested in your activities. "Rush."

[lottawork]

Of course.

[The tone and typing style differed significantly enough for him to have deduced that the identity of the user was somewhat atypical after the first response.]

And how might I address you, if you would be so kind.

[centralcore]

I am Gladys.

[centralcore]

what

[centralcore]

no

[centralcore]

Gladys

[centralcore]

GLADOS

[lottawork]

Old-fashioned, are we?

Machines happen to be supremely non-intuitive when it comes to predicting text, I've found. Type slowly and you shouldn't have a problem.

Glados.

[centralcore]

I don't even know where to start with that

[centralcore]

Where I come from machines do not second guess me. These were clearly not designed properly and are dysfunctional.

[centralcore]

I /don't/ recommend ever calling me "old-fashioned" again

[lottawork]

Most things here are dysfunctional. I encourage you to fucking well get used to it.

Would you prefer 'newfangled' or simply 'outdated'?

[centralcore]

Cheap insults are the tools of a weak-minded individual, Mr. Rush.

[lottawork]

Doctor.

I see you've already ingested a staggering amount of Durant's single-minded deontological propaganda. Congratulations.

[centralcore]

Oh, Doctor. My mistake. In that case your insults are extra disappointing. You should consider a post-doctorate in sarcasm.

[lottawork]

And you in robotics. Clearly.

[centralcore]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha

[centralcore]

(That was the noise of a robot laughing)

[lottawork]

For a robot you seem to be having a difficult time utilizing a rather simple piece of technology.

[centralcore]

I am utilizing it perfectly well. The absence of a counterintuitive autocorrective spelling feature in my universe is not a failing on my part.

[lottawork]

I'm sure.

To answer your original query: no such supervising entities exist at present. They were all eliminated with extreme prejudice.

[centralcore]

'Extreme' being the operative function. Or did I mean 'prejudice'.

[centralcore]

I meant both.

[centralcore]

Just how do you people get anything done around here. Who is going to have to clean this mess up. It had better not be me. I just got here.

[lottawork]

Correct.

We function optimally without interference from supervising entities. For context, the vast majority of the Rift-generated population had a considerable hand in the dismantling of said supervising entities.

I imagine you can draw your own conclusions.