, LINE IN THE SAND ., tag: alex van ryan.

[ADRIANA THOMAS]

bend not break is typing ...

if we were ever actually friends, then i need you to do me a favor and forget whatever mr. thomas has been saying happened with me ... i promise, it's not what it sounds like. like ... really really.

[ALEX VAN RYAN]

alex 31337 STATUS: ONLINE

is it really you? what is it, then? the old man tripping over his own feet and going straight into coma? right, sorry. we are friends but... how do i even know it's really you?

[ADRIANA THOMAS]

bend not break is typing ...

of course it's me. ... though i'm not sure who me is anymore. i used to think i was adriana thomas but ... i'm just ade. no, it's me leaving him alone with his son for a few minutes, and hearing johnathan scream because his dad smacked him into the dining room table. ... i dunno. it's me because the first time you met me, you asked me if i had memories of being born, and i thought it was weird but now it makes a lot of sense ...

i know what i am now.

[ALEX VAN RYAN]

alex 31337 STATUS: ONLINE

you do sound like ade shit. did he really?! o_O i haven't heard johnathan ever mention what has happen. it's like he wasn't even there or something yeah, i was... you know how crazy i am about technology and... stuff how does it feel to know?

[ADRIANA THOMAS]

bend not break is typing ...

well i've always been ade, i just thought i was adriana ... of course he won't say anything, he's terrified of his father. yeah, you are a bit crazy. to be honest, it feels like i'm being short circuited, all the time. there's too much going on up there - knowing what i am and ... i feel stuff. i was supposed to mimic emotions, not feel them.

in case you hadn't figured it out, this means you're officially fraternizing with a rogue replicant.

[ALEX VAN RYAN]

alex 31337 STATUS: ONLINE

ha ha. yeah, i am crazy. and, erm, did you really have to remind me? i'm not dong anything bad, you know. we're just talking. and i will delete the log as soon as we are done, so... btw, you're the first rogue i've ever talked to. isn't that weird? i have like a gazillion questions but first, why did you contact me?

[ADRIANA THOMAS]

bend not break is typing ...

of course i had to remind you. you have to know what you're getting yourself into. it's not weird - you live in a bubble.

well ... you were a friend when i was still with the thomases, and now i understand that you knew what i was, but you treated me equally. i figured, if there was any chance you'd believe me, then maybe, i dunno, you'd be able to do something to help johnathan. i know he's not related to me, but ... some programming never goes away.

[ALEX VAN RYAN]

alex 31337 STATUS: ONLINE

bubble trouble. are you trying to protect me as well? i don't know whether i can believe you. i don't want to hurt your feelings, but yeah. equal treatment isn't all charm. in any case, i don't see any harm in keeping an eye on johnathan. you think i should talk to the kid?

[ADRIANA THOMAS]

bend not break is typing ...

sorry, old habits die hard. you've already got body guards, you don't need another one. especially not one who's supposed to be scrap metal already. it's not as if i really expected you to believe me ... i'm just a replicant. i understand completely now - i don't count for shit. if you do talk to him, can you ... tell him that i'm gonna fix things? i know he'd say something if he wasn't so terrified.

... is it bad that i wish mr thomas hadn't woken up? then johnathan would've told everyone the truth and i'd not be living on the fringes of society ...

[ALEX VAN RYAN]

alex 31337 STATUS: ONLINE

my bodyguards aren't as talkative as you are, though. don't think they give a damn about what or who they are. will talk to him, 'cos we're still friends. right? don't be mad at me. this world is a damn madhouse. be a realist. it'd be much worse if he died. they'd be after you for murder. a serious malfunction. btw, you ok?

[ADRIANA THOMAS]

bend not break is typing ...

true, but i imagine it's because they're not meant to be. i'm programmed to be a sibling first, then a bodyguard - talking is vital for the first part.

i'm not mad. i know because this feels nothing like what i felt when i saw mr. thomas smack johanathan. do humans really feel like there's fire in them and that they wanna explode, when they're mad? i can't tell if i feel emotions or malfunctions ... this i need to look into.

i guess that's true. um ... i dunno. okay is probably the only word. i got a new job, something for me to do, and seeing other rogues makes me feel like maybe i'm not alone.

on the other hand, the more replicants i talk to, the more i realize how little standing i have here.

[ALEX VAN RYAN]

alex 31337 STATUS: ONLINE

i don't like the way their prog[message deleted by alex 31337] well... you could say that. ready to explode is a good metaphor. but it's more like explode with harsh words or some action, not like literally explode >_< congrats! what do you do? others? how many are there? a few? dozens? hundreds? what are they like?

[ADRIANA THOMAS]

bend not break is typing ...

no i didn't mean actually explode. so ... mad is a real emotion. i don't like it.

... i'm a bounty hunter. like ... when people owe other people money, i go get it.

well i've only met a few, and some of them are really off, but some of them are like me. it's ... interesting.

[ALEX VAN RYAN]

alex 31337 STATUS: ONLINE

a bounty hunter. that's... sweet. shit dad IMed me he wants to see me. i'm dropping off in a minute i will talk to jonhathan and will get back to you

[ADRIANA THOMAS]

bend not break is typing ...

what else could i do with combat programming?

alright. thank you. you have no idea how much i appreciate this.

he'll tell you the truth ... i hope.

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