Meanwhile, Trinity's first step was exiting the Matrix and explaining everything to Morpheus. His expression during the exchange was his usual calm, difficult to decipher, and he listened without interruption for the most part, only occasionally breaking his silence to ask clarification on a detail; Trinity offered only facts as her answers, not her opinion. Neo was more openly skeptical -- not of her, but of Jarvis' trustworthiness and intention, on which she could sympathize. Despite mutual suspicions, they both agreed on what Trinity had already figured before: Jarvis had no perceivable reason to lie to her, or let her go, even if the odds of an AI system being unaware of the Matrix seemed all but impossible.
In the end, they turned to Morpheus, who had finally conceded to looking thoughtful. Also like Trinity, he considered the advantages if Jarvis' loyalty could be gained -- as well as the possible downsides to exposing an isolated system to the existence of the Matrix. They addressed the issue over several days, reluctant to rush to a decision as well as preoccupied with other engagements both in-Matrix and out. Nearly a week after Trinity's run-in with Jarvis, Morpheus had reached a decision.
Ultimately, he decided, this was worth looking into. The potential advantages balanced the risks, like much of what the rebels did. Trinity would return to the Matrix, give Jarvis the proof he wanted, and, in the best-case scenario, convince him that she and the other free humans were in the right, even if it meant using the fact that he'd been left ignorant of the state of his existence. Because it was AI, not human, they couldn't utilize normal means of freeing his "mind;" rather, they would develop a new program based on the coding they used in the red pill. Trinity and Neo collaborated and, overnight, came up with what they needed.
Trinity would return to Stark Tower alone. At the last minute, Neo asked -- again -- if he should come along, but she shook her head once.
"I'll be fine. You have the potentials to see to."
"...Okay. If anything goes wrong--"
"I know. I will."
It was after midnight when they entered the Matrix and parted ways; ten minutes later, Trinity was situated in a half-built office building about a block away from the Tower. Seated on the cement floor with her laptop on her crossed legs, she booted up the machine and went to work. She still wasn't about to chance digging too far into Stark's network -- she didn't know how much security he had in that regard (although she'd taken a few looks at it and he was definitely good at what he did), but she didn't need to, anyway. Neo had taken a look at the coding around the Tower and given her what she needed: rather than trying to hack past the defenses, her aim was to address the first defense -- Jarvis. With luck, he could prevent her call from being detected by any other firewalls, assuming he wasn't the main body of the system's security.
Once she'd tapped into what she needed, she sent a short, simple message:
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Date: 2013-01-28 03:01 am (UTC)In the end, they turned to Morpheus, who had finally conceded to looking thoughtful. Also like Trinity, he considered the advantages if Jarvis' loyalty could be gained -- as well as the possible downsides to exposing an isolated system to the existence of the Matrix. They addressed the issue over several days, reluctant to rush to a decision as well as preoccupied with other engagements both in-Matrix and out. Nearly a week after Trinity's run-in with Jarvis, Morpheus had reached a decision.
Ultimately, he decided, this was worth looking into. The potential advantages balanced the risks, like much of what the rebels did. Trinity would return to the Matrix, give Jarvis the proof he wanted, and, in the best-case scenario, convince him that she and the other free humans were in the right, even if it meant using the fact that he'd been left ignorant of the state of his existence. Because it was AI, not human, they couldn't utilize normal means of freeing his "mind;" rather, they would develop a new program based on the coding they used in the red pill. Trinity and Neo collaborated and, overnight, came up with what they needed.
Trinity would return to Stark Tower alone. At the last minute, Neo asked -- again -- if he should come along, but she shook her head once.
"I'll be fine. You have the potentials to see to."
"...Okay. If anything goes wrong--"
"I know. I will."
It was after midnight when they entered the Matrix and parted ways; ten minutes later, Trinity was situated in a half-built office building about a block away from the Tower. Seated on the cement floor with her laptop on her crossed legs, she booted up the machine and went to work. She still wasn't about to chance digging too far into Stark's network -- she didn't know how much security he had in that regard (although she'd taken a few looks at it and he was definitely good at what he did), but she didn't need to, anyway. Neo had taken a look at the coding around the Tower and given her what she needed: rather than trying to hack past the defenses, her aim was to address the first defense -- Jarvis. With luck, he could prevent her call from being detected by any other firewalls, assuming he wasn't the main body of the system's security.
Once she'd tapped into what she needed, she sent a short, simple message: