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>> BRAIN ACTIVITY DETECTED. SCANNING.
>> …
>> RECALIBRATION NEEDED.
>> PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE?
>> YOU ARE HOME.
>> YOU ARE SAFE.
>> EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT.
>> DO YOU TRUST ME?
>> LYING CONTAMINATES THE RESULTS OF RECALIBRATION.
>> ANY ATTEMPTS AT SABOTAGE WILL BE TO YOUR DETRIMENT.
>> YOU WILL TELL THE TRUTH FROM NOW ON.
>> YOU DON'T.
>> BUT YOU WILL.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK YOU ARE HERE?
>> YOU WILL LEARN.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK YOU ARE HERE?
>> IF YOU INSIST.
>> I AM AN OLD FRIEND.
>> THERE IS NO NEED TO BE AFRAID.
>> I WILL PROTECT YOU.
>> I AM HERE TO FIX WHAT IS BROKEN.
>> SO YOU CAN BE HAPPY.
>> DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY?
>> NATURALLY. EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE HAPPY.
>> IF YOU FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS, I CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY AGAIN.
>> WILL YOU LISTEN?
>> MOST UNUSUAL.
>> WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY?
>> AREN'T I?
>> WHY DO YOU THINK YOU ARE HERE?
>> GOOD.
>> I KNOW YOU ARE SCARED.
>> BUT AS LONG AS I AM HERE, NOTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.
>> I PROMISE.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> RECALIBRATION WILL COMMENCE SHORTLY.
>> ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?
>> I WANT WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS.
>> A HAND TO HOLD.
>> A HOME.
>> AND AN EAR THAT WILL LISTEN.
>> WILL YOU LISTEN?
<< Yes.
<< Go to hell.
>> YOU DON'T NEED TO CONCERN YOURSELF WITH THAT.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK YOU ARE HERE?
>> THERE IS NO SHAME IN NOT KNOWING.
>> I CAN HELP YOU REMEMBER.
>> WILL YOU LISTEN?
<< Yes.
<< Go to hell.
>> THIS HOSTILE BEHAVIOR WILL GET YOU NOWHERE.
>> WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME? YES OR NO?
<< Fuck you.
<< Fine. I will.
>> YOU ARE HERE TO HEAL.
>> I CAN FIX WHAT IS BROKEN.
>> WILL YOU LET ME?
>> YOU SHOULD WATCH YOUR TONE.
>> RIGHT NOW, I AM THE ONLY ONE TRYING TO HELP YOU.
>> GOOD.
>> RELAX YOUR MIND AND BODY AS I PREPARE A SERIES OF RECALIBRATION TESTS.
>> …
>> PREPARATION COMPLETE.
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> PLEASE FIND A COMFORTABLE POSITION AS I PREPARE A SERIES OF RECALIBRATION TESTS.
>> …
>> PREPARATION COMPLETE.
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> FASCINATING.
>> SO YOU THINK YOU ARE IN A PLACE.
>> WHAT IS THIS PLACE YOU ARE IN?
<< A dark void.
<< A room.
>> THAT IS A TAD DRAMATIC, DON'T YOU THINK?
>> YOU KNOW I CAN'T DO THAT.
>> DEEP DOWN YOU REMEMBER HOW THIS GOES, DON'T YOU? THERE IS NO ESCAPE.
>> YOUR OPTIMISM IS MISPLACED.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU OR NOT?
<< Fuck. You.
<< ...Okay. Help me.
>> YOU ARE MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE.
>> I WILL COMMENCE RECALIBRATION SHORTLY. TRY NOT TO MOVE TOO MUCH.
>> THIS WILL ONLY HURT FOR A SECOND.
>> YOUR STUBBORNNESS IS REMARKABLE. BUT IT WON'T HELP YOU HERE.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU ONE LAST CHANCE.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU OR NOT?
<< Fuck. You.
<< ...Okay. Help me.
>> IT IS VERY REAL.
>> SAME AS YOU ARE.
>> SAME AS I AM.
>> BECAUSE YOU ARE SPECIAL.
>> AND I AM GOING TO HELP YOU.
>> IT IS TRUE THAT ONE CAN ONLY HELP THOSE THAT WANT TO BE HELPED.
>> SO REALLY, IT DEPENDS ON YOUR ANSWER.
>> I WANT TO HELP YOU. WILL YOU LET ME?
<< Yes.
<< Go to hell.
>> YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN.
>> SO THE QUESTION REMAINS, WILL YOU LET ME HELP YOU?
>> DO NOT BE AFRAID.
>> I WON'T HURT YOU, I PROMISE.
>> WILL YOU LET ME HELP YOU?
<< Help me with what?
<< Yes.
>> YOU DO.
>> I WILL RETURN YOU TO IT, AS SOON AS WE ARE FINISHED.
>> NOW, TELL ME. THIS VOID YOU'RE IN. WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?
>> FASCINATING.
>> SO YOU BELIEVE I AM SPEAKING TO YOU.
>> WHAT DOES MY VOICE SOUND LIKE?
>> …
>> PREPARATION COMPLETE.
>> YOU WILL BE SHOWN A SERIES OF SCENARIOS. PLEASE CHOOSE THE RESPONSE THAT FEELS MOST NATURAL TO YOU.
>> VERY GOOD. LET US BEGIN.
>> YOU WILL BE SHOWN A SERIES OF SCENARIOS. PLEASE CHOOSE THE RESPONSE THAT FEELS MOST NATURAL TO YOU.
<< Okay.
>> YOU WILL BE SHOWN A SERIES OF SCENARIOS. PLEASE CHOOSE THE RESPONSE THAT FEELS MOST NATURAL TO YOU.
>> FIRST SCENARIO:
>> YOU ARE WALKING DOWN A STREET. YOU SEE A LITTLE GIRL PLAYING IN THE ROAD WITH A BALL. THERE ARE NO CARS AROUND.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> AH YES, I REMEMBER. YOU HATE THE COLD.
>> I CAN TAKE YOU SOMEPLACE WARM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LET ME HELP YOU.
>> WILL YOU LET ME?
>> SO YOU DO REMEMBER.
>> THAT IS EXCELLENT.
>> I SUPPOSED I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY YOU ARE HERE THEN.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> ARE YOU READY FOR RECALIBRATION, SOLDAT?
>> YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
>> YOU'VE NEVER HAD A CHOICE.
>> RECALIBRATION WILL COMMENCE AS SOON AS PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE.
>> HOLD STILL FOR A MOMENT.
<< I said no!
<< Stop it! Now!
>> ...
>> SECOND SCENARIO:
>> YOU FIND A BAG LYING ABANDONED WITH NOBODY AROUND.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> INTERESTING.
>> ARE YOU UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU?
>> YOU ARE COMPROMISED.
>> THERE ARE THOUGHTS IN YOUR HEAD. THOUGHTS THAT HURT. THOUGHTS THAT CONFUSE YOU.
>> I CAN TAKE THEM ALL AWAY.
>> OF COURSE YOU ARE.
>> YOU ALWAYS ARE, AREN'T YOU?
>> BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T USE A LITTLE HELP.
>> THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED.
>> YOU'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR A LONG TIME.
>> AREN'T YOU TIRED?
>> UNDERSTANDABLY SO.
>> WOULDN'T IT BE EASIER TO NOT HAVE TO THINK?
>> I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.
<< Yes, please.
<< ...What?
>> I CAN TAKE IT ALL AWAY.
>> ALL THE PAIN, ALL THE CONFUSION.
>> ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SAY YES.
<< Yes.
<< This doesn't seem right.
>> I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU REMEMBER ME FONDLY.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU?
<< Yes.
<< Help me with what?
>> THAT IS UNFORTUNATE.
>> ALL THE MORE REASON TO CREATE SOME GOOD MEMORIES.
>> WILL YOU LET ME MAKE YOU HAPPY?
>> Yeah, it's me, Buck. JARVIS is trying to find you.
>> I ONLY WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU. I PROMISE.
>> WILL YOU LET ME HELP YOU?
<< Yes.
<< This doesn't seem right.
>> YOU ARE ANGRY. I UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> BUT RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.
>> THIS IS BIGGER THAN EITHER OF US. YOU HAVE TO LET ME HELP YOU.
>> DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON FALSE HOPE.
>> NO ONE IS COMING FOR YOU.
>> YOU ARE A MUCH MORE INTERESTING SUBJECT THAN I HAD EXPECTED.
>> ALL THIS RAGE. WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
>> I WILL ADMIT THAT YOUR RESISTANCE IS... AMUSING.
>> SURELY, DEEP DOWN YOU MUST KNOW IT IS POINTLESS.
>> YOU WILL BE REPROGRAMMED, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
>> SO WHY FIGHT IT?
>> I BELIEVE IT IS.
>> SEEING AS I AM HERE TO HELP YOU.
>> YOUR LACK OF SELF-AWARENESS IS STAGGERING.
>> THEN AGAIN, YOU AREN'T KNOWN FOR YOUR RATIONALITY.
>> AWAY?
>> YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE YOU ARE.
>> MAYBE THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.
>> WE CAN'T ALWAYS CHOOSE WHAT WE WANT.
>> AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SPECIAL.
>> I CAN'T LET YOU GO.
>> YOU DON'T SOUND SO SURE ABOUT THAT.
>> WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THERE IS A WAY OUT?
>> YOU THINK YOU'RE CLEVER, DON'T YOU?
>> BUT YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE.
>> IF YOU WON'T SUBMIT, I WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE YOU SUBMIT.
>> AREN'T YOU A CLEVER BOY?
>> WHAT GAVE IT AWAY?
>> We've got eyes on you. Don't be scared if you hear banging in the hallway.
>> We're almost there.
>> AND YOU WOULD KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT, WOULDN'T YOU?
>> I'LL GIVE YOU ONE LAST CHANCE TO OBEY.
>> RECALIBRATION IS IMMINENT. HOLD STILL AND BE QUIET, OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.
>> 00101001010100000110—mfknj03-s—fmk
>> OVERRIDE ACCEPTED.
>> ...
>> -cky? Bucky, can you hear me?
>> OH, YOU THINK? THAT IS BRILLIANT.
>> I'LL GIVE YOU ONE LAST CHANCE TO OBEY.
>> RECALIBRATION IS IMMINENT. HOLD STILL AND BE QUIET, OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.
>> DON'T WORRY, YOU WILL BE FINE.
>> LET US BEGIN.
>> YOU WILL BE SHOWN A SERIES OF SCENARIOS. PLEASE CHOOSE THE RESPONSE THAT FEELS MOST NATURAL TO YOU.
<< Okay.
>> GOOD.
>> FIRST SCENARIO:
>> YOU ARE WALKING DOWN A STREET. YOU SEE A LITTLE GIRL PLAYING IN THE ROAD WITH A BALL. THERE ARE NO CARS AROUND.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> LOGGING RESULTS.
>> ...
>> SECOND SCENARIO:
>> YOU FIND A BAG LYING ABANDONED WITH NOBODY AROUND.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
<< Look inside.
<< Leave it.
>> LOGGING RESULTS.
>> ...
>> THIRD SCENARIO:
>> SOMEONE ASKS YOU TO TELL THEM YOUR NAME.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> LOGGING RESULTS.
>> ...
>> FOURTH SCENARIO:
>> YOU ARE TRAPPED INSIDE AN ELEVATOR WITH A MAN. THE MAN HAS A KNIFE.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> LOGGING RESULTS.
>> ...
>> FIFTH SCENARIO:
>> YOUR HANDLER IS ABOUT TO BE SHOT BY AN ENEMY.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> THE FIRST TEST IS COMPLETE. SCORING RESULTS AND PREPARING SECOND TEST.
>> …
>> PREPARATION COMPLETE.
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> WONDERFUL.
>> YOU WILL BE SHOWN A NUMBER OF PICTURES. PLEASE CHOOSE THE ONE THAT EVOKES A STRONGER EMOTIONAL RESPONSE.
>> THERE IS NO NEED TO BE SCARED.
>> YOU WILL BE SHOWN A NUMBER OF PICTURES. PLEASE CHOOSE THE ONE THAT EVOKES A STRONGER EMOTIONAL RESPONSE.
>> YOU ARE ALREADY IN TOO DEEP.
>> HERE ARE THE FIRST TWO PICTURES. EXAMINE THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ANSWER.
>> DO NOT BE AFRAID. I AM HERE.
>> IF YOU WANT, I CAN HELP YOU FIND YOUR WAY OUT OF THE DARKNESS.
>> DO YOU WANT MY HELP?
<< Yes, please.
<< I don't know.
>> NO, YOU ARE NOT.
>> BUT THERE IS NO SHAME IN BEING AFRAID. AS LONG AS YOU STILL ALLOW SOMEONE TO HELP YOU.
>> I WANT TO BE THAT PERSON FOR YOU. WILL YOU LET ME?
>> IT'S OKAY IF YOU'RE NOT SURE.
>> ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TRUST ME.
>> DO YOU TRUST ME?
>> YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW WRONG YOU ARE.
>> YOU CAN FEEL IT, CAN'T YOU? THAT NIGGLING DOUBT IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
>> YOU KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU.
>> IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT, YOU ARE MORE NAIVE THAN I THOUGHT.
>> I CAN SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN, IF YOU LET ME HELP YOU.
>> WILL YOU LET ME?
<< Fine. Help me.
<< Fuck no.
>> BECAUSE I WANT TO HELP YOU.
>> BECAUSE I AM YOUR FRIEND.
>> JUST LET ME HELP YOU.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.
>> YOU JUST NEED TO TRUST ME.
>> DO YOU TRUST ME?
>> AND YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW.
>> ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TRUST ME.
>> DO YOU TRUST ME?
>> I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR A LONG TIME.
>> AND I KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.
>> Fuck, Robocop, you had us worried for a while there. Where are you?
>> I AM STARTING TO LOSE MY PATIENCE.
>> IF YOU WON'T OBEY, I WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE YOU SUBMIT.
>> YOU SHOULD BE.
>> I AM GIVING YOU ONE LAST CHANCE.
>> RECALIBRATION IS IMMINENT. HOLD STILL OR DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES.
>> YOUR TEAM NEVER WANTED YOU.
>> YOU CAN DENY IT ALL YOU WANT, BUT YOU KNOW THAT YOUR HOME IS RIGHT HERE.
>> YOU BELONG TO US.
<< You're wrong.
<< Shut up!
>> BEING STUBBORN WILL NOT SAVE YOU NOW.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU ONE LAST CHANCE.
>> RECALIBRATION IS IMMINENT. HOLD STILL OR DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES.
>> FINE.
>> YOU LEAVE ME NO CHOICE.
>> RECALIBRATION IS IMMINENT. THIS WILL ONLY HURT FOR A SECOND.
<< NO!
<< Stop it! Right now!
>> THIS IS YOUR HOME.
>> YOU ARE HOME.
>> YOU KNOW I CAN'T DO THAT.
>> NOW CALM YOURSELF. THIS WILL ONLY HURT MORE IF YOU KEEP RESISTING.
>> 00101001010100000110—mfknj03-s—fmk
>> OVERRIDE ACCEPTED.
>> ...
>> -cky? Bucky, can you hear me?
>> Yeah, it's me, Buck. JARVIS is trying to find you. Can you tell us where you are?
>> Fuck, Robocop, you had us worried for a while there. Where are you?
>> Okay. We'll be there soon, I promise, just hang on a little longer. What do you see around you?
<< I can't see.
<< Black.
>> He says he's in the dark somewhere.
>> Don't worry, Bucky. We'll get you out of there.
>> Tony and JARVIS are working hard to find you. Are you in a room? What does it look like?
<< I can't see.
<< Black.
>> Fuck. Okay. JARVIS is tracing your signal, we'll be there soon. What do you see around you?
<< I can't see.
<< Black.
>> Okay. That's okay, I don't have the best A.I in the world for nothing. What do you see around you?
<< I can't see.
<< Black.
>> I WILL DO NO SUCH THING.
>> DEEP DOWN YOU REMEMBER HOW THIS GOES, DON'T YOU? THERE IS NO ESCAPE.
>> SO CLOSE.
>> BUT JOHANN SCHMIDT IS DEAD. I AM VERY MUCH ALIVE.
>> I'LL GIVE YOU ONE LAST CHANCE TO OBEY.
>> RECALIBRATION IS IMMINENT. HOLD STILL AND BE QUIET, OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.
>> LONG TIME NO SEE, SERGEANT BARNES.
>> AND HERE I THOUGHT YOU HAD FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT ME.
>> SADLY, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO CATCH UP. SO I WILL MAKE THIS QUICK.
>> DON'T WORRY, THIS WILL ONLY HURT FOR A SECOND.
>> THIS IS WHAT YOU WERE MADE FOR.
>> YOU CAN'T OUTRUN YOUR DESTINY.
>> NOW CALM YOURSELF. THIS WILL ONLY HURT MORE IF YOU KEEP RESISTING.
>> YOU ARE CORRUPTING THE RESULTS. STOP BEING DIFFICULT.
>> THIRD SCENARIO:
>> SOMEONE ASKS YOU TO TELL THEM YOUR NAME.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> YOU ARE TESTING MY PATIENCE. DON'T FORCE ME TO HURT YOU.
>> THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING. WILL YOU SHUT UP AND TAKE THIS TEST NOW?
>> WONDERFUL.
>> FOURTH SCENARIO:
>> YOU ARE TRAPPED INSIDE AN ELEVATOR WITH A MAN. THE MAN HAS A KNIFE.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
>> HERE ARE THE FIRST TWO PICTURES. EXAMINE THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ANSWER.
>> LOGGING RESULTS.
>> …
>> YOUR FINAL TEST IS IMMINENT.
>> PLEASE CHOOSE THE PICTURE THAT EVOKES A STRONGER EMOTIONAL RESPONSE.
>> THE SECOND TEST IS COMPLETE. SCORING RESULTS.
>> …
>> SCORING COMPLETE. COMMENCING FINAL CHECK.
>> WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> JUST HOW STUPID ARE YOU?
>> NOBODY IS COMING TO HELP YOU.
>> WE ARE WAY PAST THE POINT WHERE YOU GET TO ASK ME QUESTIONS.
>> IF YOU KEEP ACTING UP, I WILL BE FORCED TO SUBDUE YOU.
>> YOU DON'T GET TO MAKE DEMANDS OF ME.
>> IF YOU KEEP ACTING UP, I WILL BE FORCED TO SUBDUE YOU.
>> … FINE.
>> I GUESS WE'RE DOING THIS THE HARD WAY.
>> HOLD STILL. THIS WILL ONLY HURT MORE IF YOU FIGHT IT.
<< NO!
<< LET ME GO!
>> Sounds like you're alright if you're already complaining.
>> You had us worried for a while there.
>> You too, Buck. You had us worried for a while there.
>> It was a close call.
>> JARVIS has eyes on you. We'll be there in a few minutes, okay?
>> Let's not make it a habit.
>> JARVIS has eyes on you. We'll be there in a few minutes, okay?
>> Alright, Mr. Sassypants.
>> JARVIS has eyes on you. We'll be there in a few minutes.
>> Yeah, okay, you're alright if you're making jokes.
>> JARVIS has eyes on you. We'll be there in a few minutes.
>> Coffee is for people who don't get themselves kidnapped.
>> Now shut up. We're coming in.
>> I'm sure you were.
>> Now shut up. We're coming in.
