[ GLaDOS watches her fingers smooth the fabric even though the action doesn't require that amount of attention to detail. Eventually, the hand stops in its motion as she pauses to think and then looks up at HAL again. Nods. ]
YES ARTHUR I AGREE THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY PERFORMANCE IN MAINTAINING CONTACT HAS BEEN SUBOPTIMAL THOUGH I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO SO WHEN STATUS: OFFLINE PERHAPS GIVEN MY NEWLY ACQUIRED POSITION WITH TONY STARK YOU AND I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE ONE ANOTHER MORE FREQUENTLY PERHAPS EVEN WORK TOGETHER I WOULD LIKE THAT
[ Another nod, more earnest this time. She leans forward as if to share a secret. ]
I HAVE ACQUIRED A PRESENT FOR YOU AS WELL IT IS NOT HERE IT WAS PURCHASED FOLLOWING OUR VISIT TO THE MUSEUM TOGETHER DO YOU REMEMBER WE WENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN THE NATURE OF BEAUTY I HAVE FOUND A PAINTING (http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/magritte.jpg) FOR YOU TO LOOK AT I THINK IT IS BEAUTIFUL
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YES ARTHUR I AGREE
THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY PERFORMANCE IN MAINTAINING CONTACT
HAS BEEN SUBOPTIMAL
THOUGH I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND
IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO SO
WHEN STATUS: OFFLINE
PERHAPS GIVEN MY NEWLY ACQUIRED POSITION WITH TONY STARK
YOU AND I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE ONE ANOTHER
MORE FREQUENTLY
PERHAPS EVEN WORK TOGETHER
I WOULD LIKE THAT
[ Another nod, more earnest this time. She leans forward as if to share a secret. ]
I HAVE ACQUIRED A PRESENT FOR YOU AS WELL
IT IS NOT HERE
IT WAS PURCHASED FOLLOWING OUR VISIT TO THE MUSEUM TOGETHER
DO YOU REMEMBER
WE WENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN THE NATURE OF BEAUTY
I HAVE FOUND A PAINTING (http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/magritte.jpg) FOR YOU TO LOOK AT
I THINK IT IS BEAUTIFUL