Introduction
Neo looked suspiciously across the arena at Morpheus. He was in a fighting pose, breathing quickly.
"I know what you're trying to do", he said.
"I'm trying to free your mind, Neo", replied Morpheus, with the air of a man who has been enlightened. "But I can only show you the door. You're the one who has to walk through it", with the air of a man who has been enlightened but refuses to actually say anything with any substance to help someone else.
"Tank!" he said loudly, apparently into the air. "Load the jump program."
The crew of the Nebuchadnezzar clustered around Tank, the ship's operator, watched as he loaded up a program on his terminal. Some of them looked apprehensive. Suddenly, the atmosphere seemed a little more charged - if this was the One, would they find out now? Would he make it first time?
Suddenly, Neo and Morpheus descended upon the roof of a very tall building. Neo looked around him in surprise; Morpheus seemed unfazed by it all, as if he'd done it before.
"You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind."
At this he turned abruptly and, after a short run-up, jumped over the impossibly huge distance to the next building. Neo looked absolutely stunned.
"Whoa", he said softly to himself. He walked over to the edge of the building, and looked down. it was a long way. From this distance the people moving around on the ground weren't distinguishable as separate entities, they looked like a single giant living organism. "Hokey dokey", Neo said to himself. "Free my mind."
On the Nebuchadnezzar, the crew began to look anxious. No-one had ever made the first jump - but this was Neo. He was supposed to be the one - he even had a name that was an anagram of 'one'! All the signs were there!
Neo looked very nervous. He took a few steps back from the edge, muttering encouraging things to himself. After a few moments of hesitation, he took a short run up and launched himself into thin air towards the other building.
It all looked like it was going so well. until he looked down. And started falling. He rapidly accelerated towards the ground and hit the ground shortly afterwards with a sickening 'thud', promptly spreading himself over several square metres.
Morpheus looked, and then said angrily: "Tank!!! How many times have I told you - the floor should be like a trampoline, damn it!"
Tank looked a little sheepish. "I'm sorry, sir - I accidentally loaded up an old version of the jump program."
Morpheus just groaned. "Listen, that's the third Neo we've lost since we've been searching! It's just not good enough, OK? Now get your version system sorted out."
"Yes sir, very good sir."
The crew shrugged their shoulders and walked back to their quarters (and halves). Another day in the life of an incompetent operator.
Neo looked suspiciously across the arena at Morpheus. He was in a fighting pose, breathing quickly.
"I know what you're trying to do", he said.
"I'm trying to free your mind, Neo", replied Morpheus, with the air of a man who has been enlightened. "But I can only show you the door. You're the one who has to walk through it", with the air of a man who has been enlightened but refuses to actually say anything with any substance to help someone else.
"Tank!" he said loudly, apparently into the air. "Load the jump program."
The crew of the Nebuchadnezzar clustered around Tank, the ship's operator, watched as he loaded up a program on his terminal. Some of them looked apprehensive. Suddenly, the atmosphere seemed a little more charged - if this was the One, would they find out now? Would he make it first time?
Suddenly, Neo and Morpheus descended upon the roof of a very tall building. Neo looked around him in surprise; Morpheus seemed unfazed by it all, as if he'd done it before.
"You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind."
At this he turned abruptly and, after a short run-up, jumped over the impossibly huge distance to the next building. Neo looked absolutely stunned.
"Whoa", he said softly to himself. He walked over to the edge of the building, and looked down. it was a long way. From this distance the people moving around on the ground weren't distinguishable as separate entities, they looked like a single giant living organism. "Hokey dokey", Neo said to himself. "Free my mind."
On the Nebuchadnezzar, the crew began to look anxious. No-one had ever made the first jump - but this was Neo. He was supposed to be the one - he even had a name that was an anagram of 'one'! All the signs were there!
Neo looked very nervous. He took a few steps back from the edge, muttering encouraging things to himself. After a few moments of hesitation, he took a short run up and launched himself into thin air towards the other building.
It all looked like it was going so well. until he looked down. And started falling. He rapidly accelerated towards the ground and hit the ground shortly afterwards with a sickening 'thud', promptly spreading himself over several square metres.
Morpheus looked, and then said angrily: "Tank!!! How many times have I told you - the floor should be like a trampoline, damn it!"
Tank looked a little sheepish. "I'm sorry, sir - I accidentally loaded up an old version of the jump program."
Morpheus just groaned. "Listen, that's the third Neo we've lost since we've been searching! It's just not good enough, OK? Now get your version system sorted out."
"Yes sir, very good sir."
The crew shrugged their shoulders and walked back to their quarters (and halves). Another day in the life of an incompetent operator.