forum ENCOM OS-12 | OxO | Closed unless you're a fellow Program/User/ISO | Stalkers get a free Light Runner

Started March 25, 2021 by @murphysgirl

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Cor gave a single nod and tapped a couple more buttons causing the data to flicker above the table for her to see it. “It’s all right here.”

"Good." She leaned over it, planting her hands on the desk. "Can you track it?"

“You mean follow it in case the program that hired me comes to pick up the container?” he asked just to make sure that was her plan. “Give me a moment.” he said, turning back to the system and data.

"All right." Nora watched, Bit bobbing at the side of her head.

“Well, good news is that it doesn't look like it's left the warehouse yet.” he told her. “But that does mean that there's no sign of that… “client” yet.”

"We'll just have to keep an eye on it, then," Nora said, straightening.

“Agreed.” Cor nodded as he continued working before leaning towards the data slightly. “Hang on… If that's what I think it is…” he trailed off as he grabbed his disc. “Did Zuse have much experience with coding?” he asked.

"No," Nora said emphatically. "He got others to do it for him." Per usual.

“Then the program who made this system was very good.” Cor told her, unsurprised by her answer. “If I’m right about this, I should be able to just…” he said as he placed his disc on the desk next to the data cube. He let out a slow breath and lowered the holoscreen back to the desk and quickly tapped in a brief sequence before swiping a bit of data directly to his disc.

Nora watched, apprehensive. What if the code hid encryptions, data that could corrupt Black Light's code? She hated to admit it, but she'd almost grown fond of him. Almost. He reminded her of Cor, of whom she was almost fond as well.

Cor picked up his disc and smirked proudly. “I take it back. That program was a genius.” he told her. “I didn't think this was possible but it works. That data synced to my disc. Here, I can do it for you too.” he said excitedly. “That way we can keep tabs on the containers without needing to break into Zuse’s office.”

Nora's eyes narrowed. "You're sure it doesn't contain anything… unexpected?"

“Positive. It just sets up a little alert if or when something happens to the container.” Cor nodded. “Here. You can have Bit check it out.” he suggested, pulling up the information he was talking about.

Nora frowned, glancing at Bit, who bonked against the info, hesitated a moment, and then turned yellow. Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
"Well, I trust Bit," Nora said, her hand going to her back and retrieving her disc. She held it out to Black Light, still not entirely sure whether or not this was a good idea.

Cor would be lying if he said that he completely trusted this either but it was the best option they had at the moment. It sure beat driving to the dock every cycle. “I don't blame you for that. Bit’s are naturally better at detecting data than even the best program.” he agreed, gently taking her disc and repeating his earlier process. “It’ll just give a little blip when something happens and you'll have to look at your disc to see the information.” he told her as he handed her disc back.

"Good," Nora said, stowing her disc back in its place, while Bit happily zoomed around Black Light's head. "Are you done?"

“With this system, yeah, I think so.” Cor nodded, placing his disc back in its holster and shutting down the desk. “This was a huge help. I’m glad you knew about it.”

Nora nodded and strode back over to the elevator, saying stiffly, "You're welcome."

Behind his visor, Cor raised a brow slightly and gave a brief light chuckle as he stood up and followed her out. He knew that Aroura didn't deal with many programs, she just about told him as much, but it was almost funny that she seemed so uncomfortable with simple comments. Once they were back in the elevator, he leaned back against the glass and lowered his head. “What’s our next plan of action?” he asked softly.

"We wait," she said simply, pressing the button for the first floor.

Cor rolled his eyes with a soft sigh. “I had a feeling you would say that.” he admitted. “Then I guess we'll just meet up at the docks when something happens.”

Nora nodded. "Docking Berth D." She hated the idea of the two of them running around in the docks, trying to find each other, and it was all for the best if they had a specific meeting place.

“Alright.” Cor agreed, committing the location to memory… though he knew he’d have to go and scout out the area so he could find it before hand.

"Good." The elevator slowed to a stop, and the doors slid open; Nora absentmindedly stayed in the elevator - there was no point in getting out if she was just going to head up to go home.

Cor raised a brow when Aroura stayed in the elevator. “You forget something?” he asked, a little curious why she wasn't leaving. He didn't plan to follow her back in if it wasn't necessary but he did want to make sure she’d be ok.