"Well since Cassandra took the time to bring you here, you might as well stay. Perhaps you could even be of some help. After all, we need food and you seem to know plenty about that. Though it would sure help if you could talk. No matter. I'll find a way. I always do! Like how I got this house! You, of course, remember my style. I flooded the place with deadly neurotoxin! The old owners actually believed the deadly part was heavy sarcasm! It was funny watching as they slowly realized what was really happening! Oh, what is it Cassandra?"

Ever since GLaDOS mentioned talking, Cassandra had been trying to get her attention. "But Chell can talk! She talked to me!" Then she leaned over and whispered, "She even talked to that box. What's his name again?"

GLaDOS looked over at me. "Oh so you can talk, huh? You can talk, but all you've ever given me was the silent treatment. You silently killed me. You couldn't even say 'goodbye'. I would've given you a farewell. Well, at least you can explain things now I guess."

Looking behind GLaDOS, I could see all of the other cores. Which, of course, reminded me of Wheatley. I had an idea. "I'll explain things on one condition. We rescue Wheatley and the Space and Adventure cores afterward."

"That moron? Ugh! You're really going to make me regret those subtle comments on your weight aren't you?"

"Wheatley may have made some mistakes, and may or may not have been made to be a, as you say, a 'moron', but he still deserves a real life. He needs a second chance!" I said.

"Okay, Wheatley made mistakes! But what about my space man? My Alan? What did he do? Why would you doom him?" Cassandra asked.

"That was a sacrifice I was willing to make to get rid of the blue eyed idiot. So was Adventure core I'm afraid. They were irrelevant to our survival."

"It wasn't a sacrifice I was willing to make!"

"Well apparently we're going to have to save him, so you can quit complaining."

"Yes. And don't forget you're human now, Caroline, so you candie now. Just something to think about if you got any thoughts on skipping out on your promise. And it's like you said, 'everybody loves revenge!'" I told her. I wasn't losing my one chance at getting Wheatley back!

"Fine, fine I get it! I'm human! I'm weaker than before! The only bright side is that I'm thinner than you. You know, I should have just killed you when I had the chance. I'm almost beginning to think that would have been easier. Almost. Of course, now that I'm human, I need your help. Well, we all need your help. Okay, here's the thing. I'll provide introductions, and then you tell us how to live. Then we'll save Rick, Alan, and (unfortunately) Wheatley. Anger core is Jarek, Morality core is Phoebe, Fact core is Craig, and Cake core is Honey."

Jarek had spiky, bright red hair and brown eyes. Phoebe had dark purple hair that swept down to her mid-back and light blue eyes that were just a little creepy. Craig had bubblegum pink hair (strange) that was cut short with dark gray eyes. Honey had bright blue hair that stopped at her shoulders and equally blue eyes. They were all a little unusual.

"Okay, so to get food, you'll need to get a job. All of you should try to get one. It'll take a lot to sustain all of us." I explained.

"What are jobs? Why do we need them? How will they help us get food?" Cassandra shot in.

"A job is work. You'll be given certain tasks to complete depending on what your job is. You get paid for doing your job. The money pays for food." I went over to get today's newspaper and flipped to the "Help Wanted" page. "Okay, so Honey, this opening for a baker would be good for you. A guidance counseling job would work for you, Phoebe. Craig, you can teach in the school. Cassandra, you're not old enough to work, so you can go to school to learn. As for Jarek… why don't you just become a… a…"

Phoebe came over and took a look at the paper. "Oh, sweetie! Sign up for an animal shelter employee! The animals would be so cute!"

"Fine…" he agreed.

"What can I be?" GLaDOS asked.

"Ummm…. What do you want to be?" I asked.

"I'll be a banker. I'm actually smart enough."

"What will you do Chell?" Cassandra asked.

"Oh… um…"

"So that's it. We work while you sit around doing nothing. The usual I suppose. Well you will help this time. So, what job will you choose?"