Author's Note: This takes place right after One Last Trip to Aperture from GLaDOS' perspective.
GLaDOS was ready to test as soon as Chell was gone, again. Chell had come back with one of her friends and demanded that she transferred all the personality constructs and a specific nanobot into a human body. No one else was ready to test like she was.
"Fine. Sleep first but in the morning one of you is going to test nonstop." GLaDOS was disappointed. Humans were always needing to sleep and eat. She threw some cans of beans out to them, "Enjoy!" In the morning she was ready for some serious testing.
"Who is ready to test? Anyone? Fine, in random order I will have-" GLaDOS was interrupted.
"Wait," one of GLaDOS' new test subjects said, "I'll go first. Just want to make sure these tests aren't dangerous. Can't have any of these beautiful women getting hurt." GLaDOS looked out at the small group and saw her "bravest" test subject standing in front of the rest group.
"Fact: He is doing this just to appeal to the women." Craig, the fact core, told everyone. Cherrie, the cake core, was holding his hand. Since Craig had met her he thought she was the prettiest girl he had ever known. He had spent most of his time talking to her. Rick ignored him.
"Rick please step into the room on your right." He did as he was told, "Now change into the testing uniform on the hanger in front of you." GLaDOS thought it was going well, he hadn't tried to murder her yet.
"Alright, if you think this outfit will look good on me." Rick said right before he began changing.
"Yes I am sure you will look even better in it." GLaDOS could tell that he still had human memories. He acted like a stupid, male human that would do anything for a women he thought was cute. No A.I no matter how corrupted they were would act like that. GLaDOS didn't understand human love. She didn't understand why Chell would still love Wheatley even though he tried to kill her. She didn't love Chell at all.
"Excuse me miss but when do we start the test." Rick stirred her from thinking. She moved the room down to the first test.
"Right now." GLaDOS answered. The door in front of him opened up. GLaDOS started him in a room that already had the portal gun in it. A pair of masculine long fall boots were in front of it.
"Oh, sweetie you didn't have to buy me a present. I mean really we just started dating." Rick said.
"What do you mean 'dating'? You are testing for science. I didn't buy you those either. They come with the Aperture Science handheld portal device to keeping you from breaking it." GLaDOS was shocked this test subject was talking to her in an idiotic, human, lovey way.
"I understand. You don't want people finding out about us. I always did like a woman in charge." Rick said, "Any way you probably don't want to talk about it. Lets just start the test. For adventure, right?"
"No. I have decided not to test you and lucky for you, not kill you either. Step into the elevator over there and I'll send you to interact with other humans that would appreciate your behavior." GLaDOS had enough of him. He might have been one of the few people that had been nice to her yet a bit too nice. Rick entered the elevator. It wasn't the first time a woman had broken up with him.
He stepped out of the elevator and looked around. Right outside of the surrounding town. Rick began walking towards it. It would be easy to survive in this town. Someone was bound to take him in. The first building he came to was a donut store. There was a woman running the first desk. Perfect, he thought.
"Hello gorgeous. I'm new to the area and-" He stopped in the middle of his sentence. It was Chell.
"Hi Rick! She is already done with you? Not surprising. You need a place to stay don't you?" He nodded, "I'll have to check with Karla." Chell said. Rick waited and looked at the pastries. He heard a sigh but paid no attention. Karla eventually came out.
"Look I suppose you can sleep on the floor of the living room. But you're not leaving yet. I have Wheatley making improvements to the website and Jerry is repairing a hole. What can you do?"
"I'm good with people. Specifically women. I can try to get people to buy donuts." That was one of the few things he was good at, talking to people. Chell didn't talk very much, Wheatley talked way too much, and Jerry talked to quickly so they needed someone to deal with customers.
Rick seemed happy being able to talk to the customers, especially the ladies. At the end of the day he had countless numbers. He was sleeping on the floor that night. Wheatley was on the couch. Rick was talking to girls on the phone all night. Everyone was done with Rick but he was there to stay.