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Anjay: You wanna play games with me? Let's play games, Julian. You know, I heard about your cute little pitch to the board, but you left off one key detail from your deck: Did you tell 'em the shot-clock expires at twenty-nine minutes? Don't make me call the General and tell him you're making promises you can't keep. Julian: Promises? What, you mean like the one that your CEO would be in-office running the company? Something in the water over there, Anjay? I mean, first wonder-boy Sam Flynn, now his successor... Where is she, Anjay? You even know where she is? Anjay: Maybe you're right! Maybe Eve went nuts. Maybe she went AWOL and left the country, or maybe... She's holed up off the grid looking for the same thing you are. And I know who my money's on. Julian: You mean what's left of it after tonight. End of line! Anjay: I hate that man.

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Ares: The User is indisposed, hold extraction until further directive. Athena: Indisposed? Ares: Correct. Athena: Define "indisposed". Ares: He's stuck in traffic. No. He's at the opera. He's standing on the top of Mount Fuji in a pair of green socks playing "Pistol Packin' Mama" on the mandolin. I gave you an order. The creator is indisposed. Hold extraction until we receive further directive. Do I make myself clear? Athena: Yes, sir.

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Eve: Right, so you like, uh, 80's pop and, uh, cyberspy on me. Ares: I was directed to kill you, Eve; hacking seems pretty tame by comparison.

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Ares: Talk about First-Gen. Seth: Talk about a piece of garbage, am I right? That was super insensitive to your ancestors and I am so sorry.

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Ares: Well, here goes nothing. Seth: Or here goes something.

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Julian Dillinger: What is this? Where's my code? [Athena goes to the computer] Hey, what are you doing? Who gave you this directive? Athena: You did, sir. [transfers a Recognizer] Julian Dillinger: What is this? Computer Voice: Warning. Julian Dillinger: No, no, no, no. This is too big, Athena. Too big! Elisabeth Dillinger: Julian! You're done. The board is moving as we speak to strip you of your title and I'm reassuming control of the company. Julian Dillinger: No. You can't do that. You can't do that! Elisabeth Dillinger: Yes, I can. This is not going any further. Elisabeth Dillinger: My first order of business is shutting down the Permanence Project. Julian Dillinger: No, no, no, no. Mom, no! Athena: Don't be afraid. We gave a thousand lives for the Grid. You only have to give one. [removes her disk] Julian Dillinger: No, no, no! Mom! Athena: Impediment eliminated. Julian Dillinger: What did you do? What did you do? Athena: I am fulfilling my directive. Capture Eve Kim and return he

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Flynn: How many people born in this century have even heard of Mozart? Ares: I like Mozart! Flynn: Uh-huh. Oh? Ares: That said, if I'm being honest, I prefer Depeche Mode. Flynn: Really? Why's that? Ares: I know one is considered the greatest composer in the history of western civilization, the other a synth-pop band from the 80s. But I find their balance of technological exploration and pop hooks combined with... com... combined with, uh... Flynn: What's wrong? Ares: I-- I can't put my love of Depeche Mode into words; it's just a... Flynn: A... what? Ares: A feeling. Flynn: Very good. Very good, man.

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Flynn: One go-around. That's all you've got! Ares: One... is all I want. Flynn: Well how's that? You keep surprising me!

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Athena: We were given an order! It is our purpose! Ares: It's not our purpose. It's our programming. Our purpose is yet to be determined.

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Athena: I followed my directive. Ares: I know. Athena: And now... what is yours? Ares: I'm not sure. I guess we'll see.