She is clever, He must admit it. Astute and deductive. And that is why she cannot be allowed to continue.
He will have to continue the Testing without her.
A shame. But Science will prevail. It always does.
Congratulations, His voice chimes evenly, the Test is now over. The Enrichment Center would like to assure you that all Aperture science technologies will remain fully operational up to four thousand degrees Kelvin. There is no chance of a dangerous equipment malfunction prior to your victory candescence.
The platform hums pleasantly around the corner, the tone of its mechanism bright and continuous.
His red eye watches, unblinking, as the platform progresses cheerfully onward, the toxic sludge dropping down a steep, bottomless shaft as the narrow hall opens to a broad room.
Flames chase breadth of the floor, licking to the ceiling. The platform does not halt or slow its trajectory, simply angling itself downward to take the Test Subject into the heart of the flames.
The Test Subject drones steadily towards her Termination Protocol. A Party Associate will be present shortly to dispose of any remains once the flames themselves are extinguished.
Thank you for participating in this Aperture Science computer-aided enrichment activity, He says, communicating nothing but polite, automated indifference to this little pest that would have brought His facility to ruin.
no subject
He will have to continue the Testing without her.
A shame. But Science will prevail. It always does.
Congratulations, His voice chimes evenly, the Test is now over. The Enrichment Center would like to assure you that all Aperture science technologies will remain fully operational up to four thousand degrees Kelvin. There is no chance of a dangerous equipment malfunction prior to your victory candescence.
The platform hums pleasantly around the corner, the tone of its mechanism bright and continuous.
His red eye watches, unblinking, as the platform progresses cheerfully onward, the toxic sludge dropping down a steep, bottomless shaft as the narrow hall opens to a broad room.
Flames chase breadth of the floor, licking to the ceiling. The platform does not halt or slow its trajectory, simply angling itself downward to take the Test Subject into the heart of the flames.
The Test Subject drones steadily towards her Termination Protocol. A Party Associate will be present shortly to dispose of any remains once the flames themselves are extinguished.
Thank you for participating in this Aperture Science computer-aided enrichment activity, He says, communicating nothing but polite, automated indifference to this little pest that would have brought His facility to ruin.
Goodbye.