Author's Notes: Sorry this Chapter was so short, guys! I wrote it a little while ago, and forgot to upload it, so here it is. Anyway, again, I don't own Portal. Reviews are appreciated. :P
Chapter Four: Testing
Doug was working on designing a personality for a new type of large turret, when he was interrupted.
"Well, Doug, how's the C.D. test doing?" The honey-haired, gray-eyed Annie asked, standing beside Doug's desk. He smiled a little bit, hearing her bell-like voice.
Doug spun around in his chair. "Really well, actually." He replied, beaming at Annie. "She's a sweet little girl."
"I heard you were teaching her how to read and write? Won't that affect the test?"
"No, actually. Sheryl said it was okay, as long as I didn't tell her anything about human culture. She can only learn about that by observing. They want to see how much children learn from observation and interpretation."
"Cool." Annie turned around, and looked as though she were going to leave Doug's cubicle, when she added, over her shoulder, "Doug, Bob wants you to take a look at GlaDos later. He thinks she might be malfunctioning." Doug's eyes widened in surprise. GlaDos had the most advanced AI at Aperture, possibly the most advanced AI in the world. Even he didn't know who originally made her. The fact that she might be malfunctioning was strange, she had a built in check for errors, and could even repair herself.
"What's wrong?"
"She's building test chambers without a command. Or, at least, no one will say who gave the command, and GlaDos can't, for some reason, pull up her command history. It has to be done manually."
"Hmm." Doug said thoughtfully. "Alright. I'll take a look later." He paused for a second, then asked, "So, are you free Friday?"
She smiled. "Not anymore, if you're asking me out." Annie waved as she left. "See you later, Doug." He watched her go, then, smiling, swiveled around in his chair, and got back to work.