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There was no helping the laugh at his expression. "Er, yeah, something like that. I'm pretty sure 'RoyK' would be the username. It'd be pretty weird otherwise. Heh, Users are confusing sometimes, I know. Serves ya right, though. Your world's confusing too." ((Aaaah, such a cutie-patootie))

Ram rubs the back of his head, attempting to take it in. Eventually he decides to store it and ask Roy_K about it all later.

"Erm, well, you're the User! You'd be right over me, I'm just a program."

He shrugs, but his intrigued smile never leaves.

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In charge of the company? thinks Ram, perking attentively. He must be a pretty big deal! Even his very own User worked for him, and the little program already thought largely of Roy_K. 

"We share some things in common," he points out, fidgeting with his helmet. It spins around and around between his index fingers. "So you travelled? Were you a...hacking program?" The idea both mystifies and scares Ram; back in his old environment he faced hackers that were awfully aggressive.

  Ram tilts his head. Surely he’s seen him before, maybe he’d just forgotten.

"Well I….I suppose we have. I’m Ram," he gestures to himself, tucks his helmet beneath his arm, "And you are…Glue. No wait! You’re…Cube..?"

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The Glitch - Closed RP - profoundly-niave

The sky lit up the moment it started to rumble and crack. It was so dark out here, so empty and wide and terrifying. 

Ram's legs were aching like they were falling apart pixel by pixel, and perhaps that was happening but he couldn't tell; he didn't want to look down again and see the blackness that had engulfed his once light suit. Well, there was light on this suit, too, but the circuits were thick and they didn't feel like his own. He wasn't at home anymore, he wasn't in a recognizer with Flynn anymore, and he certainly wasn't suppose to be here.

It took him what felt like cycles to finally find a place that looked somewhat alive and occupied, his sore system flickering, desperate for energy. As he climbed the steep, rocky mountainside he hoped with all his might that whoever lived here had the decency to offer him some of this precious energy, and maybe even an explanation.

"Ngh-!" he grunted, hoisting himself up and over the ledge and landing in a breathless heap by what looked like a back-door. You can do it, he encourages himself, attempting to ignore the pain in his dry system as he lifted himself up onto his feet.

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"Heh, well it's a safe bet his first name is Roy. And that his last name would probably start with K..." She couldn't not follow him down to sit on the floor opposite; legs folded under. "I think I've heard a Roy Kleinberg offhand once or twice? I know he occasionally steals Alan's popcorn. Heh, sounds about right."

Ram looks incredibly perplexed, chuckling apprehensively. Popcorn. What a strange word.

"His name is Roy_K, sillybit. Not Roy Kleinberg. Oh, do you think that's his Username?"

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Another livestream request: Sonic the Ram, Ram the Hedgehog, take your pick. Next up, CLU…

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"Meow meowmew meow."

"Meow mewnew new meow meemew meow."

"Meowwww."

"Meowwwr."

- MEOW (1982)

Ram Cat shows his neat tricks off to Flynn Cat. Flynn Cat is enraptured.

Happy 30th Anniversary.

Bonus:

My contribution to the cheesecake phenomenon.

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[You are such a cute Ram and I am really happy to be threading with you :D ]

aaaaww thankyou so much <3 i really enjoy your clu, and so does ram uvu ]]

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"Clu!" Ram hisses to himself, clicking his fingers and slapping his hip. "That's right..."

He almost feels embarrassed, but he figures he was close enough. He'd wondered since the program declined knowing him if he'd actually seen him before, or if a User had more than one program in his image. Ram takes the time to try and remember as the brief silence falls between them.

Then Clu speaks again, and the actuary lifts his head. "A while, uh-huh. In fact my User got another job since he rezzed me. I'm in a different field than that job, though...which means I can't help him as often as I'd like to." He pauses a moment to pout, before continuing. "What does your User do, Clu?"

Ram takes off his helmet, threading his fingers through those golden curls until they’re loose. He smiles, pleasant and genuine.

"Long time no talk, program!"

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[RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM!!!!!! You pretty much became my new favorite person. *clings* I ADORE Ram and the way you play him is simply FLAWLESS. <3 <3 I would LOVE to thread with you sometime! I always thought that Ram and Yori would have been fairly decent friends, had they the chance. ^^]

oh my gosh!! you are so sweet! <3 thankyou so much!

i would love to do a thread with you c: i bet ram and yori got along pretty well back in the day! ]]

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"It's only a Username, it's not my given name, pup. I don't advert certain things, no matter who you are. ...Uh, no offense."

Evidently, Ram doesn't seem to mind. Instead he just dwells on how interesting the nickname 'pup' is. He sits on the floor and props his head up on his knuckles.

"None taken," he says softly. "..My User's name is Roy_K. I don't know his Username." 

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Ram tilts his head. Surely he's seen him before, maybe he'd just forgotten.

"Well I....I suppose we have. I'm Ram," he gestures to himself, tucks his helmet beneath his arm, "And you are...Glue. No wait! You're...Cube..?"

Ram takes off his helmet, threading his fingers through those golden curls until they’re loose. He smiles, pleasant and genuine.

"Long time no talk, program!"

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"Nice to meet you, Ram! I do believe I've heard of you before.... Hm... Ha! Not the most interesting name by any means... Anyway, um. Yeah, well, most people just call me Rinzlet."

A User had heard of him before? Perhaps Roy_K spoke about his program to others. The thought makes Ram happy, and his smile brightens.

"Rinzlet? If that ain't a cool name I don't know what is!"

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Greetings, 'gram. ((No worries ever, just saying hi.))

"Greetings, User! It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Ram."

The program beams politely, and though he was feeling rather bashful, he didn't want to show it.

"I bet you have a really neat name."

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Ram takes off his helmet, threading his fingers through those golden curls until they're loose. He smiles, pleasant and genuine.

"Long time no talk, program!"

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