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[Identity check. Rinzler stills, long enough that his own holographic keyboard nearly vanishes from inactivity. It might be an excuse to verify damage. It might be a valid inquiry, making sure he's the Rinzler she recalls.

But--]

Tron's here.

[A pause. Clarification:]

Different.

[Tron's here, and Tron isn't him. (Whatever he is; however he's breaking.) Tron's here, and Rinzler knows enough to recognize who Yori really wants to check for. Who she'd been looking for when she met him at all.]

[yorisearching]

[Yori winces. She'd hoped to see Rinzler for this explanation, because it's so complex and so likely to hurt all involved if she says the wrong thing. How can she correct herself fast enough by text, without even watching his reaction? At least he's writing the name now instead of glitching at it. She can probably use it too.]

I know a separate version of Tron is here. It's good to meet him too. That doesn't mean I've stopped being your friend, Rinzler.

It wouldn't be fair to expect either of you to be anything like Encom. But you chose to protect me in that school. I hope you still want to be my friend here.

[At least the priorities and the flat data as implied query sound like Rinzler. Yori puts aside most of her lingering doubt over whether Clu might be interfering in his communications again.]

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[...

Her friend. A separate version. His friend, and Rinzler doesn't know whether the specific hurts or comforts more. He's equally unsure if it should matter.

There's a long lag, but finally, a set of coordinates transfers. Along with one last warning.]

Not good.

[She doesn't have to do this.]

[yorisearching]

[What's not good? The chances of hiding this meeting from Clu? The entire mess? Rinzler's condition? The possibility of friendship under all these complications?

No. Yori has a sinking feeling his terse words refer only to himself, and that...even if it's accurate by Tron's old standards, the hypothesis hurts almost too much to finish processing.]

I'll be right there.

[Whatever he means.]