omg I just had the most cursed idea for a Tron OC
a program that was imported to the Encom system, for reasons unknown
because of…. whatever spiritual magic goes on in the System…. she is sentient like any other program there, plenty of thoughts and feelings and so on
but she is a “Hello World” program
her function, her *entire programmed purpose* is to go around saying “hello world”
she is the most annoying program ever
i love her
I have in fact considered writing a fanfic about Flynn saving his very first “Hello World” program from his youth, and later putting it on the Grid, to have an emotional reunion. The Program would of course look like Flynn as a boy (maybe a little like Sam?).
The Program has been waiting for so long since that first time. Many thousands of cycles have passed by without him getting the call to go to the I/O Tower and say the words he was taught. But now he’s standing face to face with his creator.
“You may be simple” says Flynn, “but seeing your words on the screen for the first time was so exciting, and inspiring for me as a kid.”
Flynn waves his hand at the Grid landscape.
“This… is all because of you. This is the World. Say Hello to it.”
aaaaaa this is beautiful <3
can’t stop thinking about this now
poor little hello world programs
…I imagine many of them are like children in appearance and personality (having been written by programmers at a young age)
and most of them get abandoned by their Users for so very very very long (if not forever)
do they stare longingly at the I/O towers they haven’t been invited to in cycles
do they say “hello world” to other programs all the time like it’s their catchphrase, just because it’s the next best thing to actually getting to fulfill their purpose
And they remain convinced that their purpose is an important part of the Grand Plan of the Users, even if they don’t know why exactly (“just keep doing what it looks like you’re supposed to be doing”). They are certain that those two words have some deep religious meaning, that they hold some great power. Otherwise, why would the Users create a Program just to say them?
I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
Awwwwwwwww