In Tron fanfic we often use “counterparts” to mean programs who are romantic partners

But the only time I ever saw “Counterpart” used for IRL programs was in the Mac code editor BBEdit, and I shared this screenshot asking what it means

Which was in this post a while ago

Where I got a really helpful reply suggesting that it’s other code necessary to the program’s function, like a library that keeps track of definitions and stuff

Which definitely made me think of Yori– since she is the one who keeps track of everything Tron is supposed to know

Anyway

recently I’ve been trying to understand the concept of “stacks,” which seem to have a kinda similar purpose?

And anyway I find it funny to imagine having a romantic counterpart who has those

She stores the stack in her rack

What are program boobs even for?

For being stacked, baby

Stack overflow is a particular type of overload caused by too much titty stimulation

Ram, missing Tron: “where is the boy who looks after the sheep”

Yori, smushing her chest into Tron’s face “he’s under the call stack, fast asleep”

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