Hello world, it's supermariogirl! Wow, another chapter already?! Well, I was so excited for this chapter that I decided to write it early! Also, 13 reviews! That was fast. Thank you! :) Also, I edited the previous chapters so that GLaDOS is now GLaDON(for some reason, now it sounds like a futuristic name for a robot-alien or something...). Anyways, last chapter I said that this chapter will return to Aperture to check on GLaDON. Hopefully this will be longer and not as rushed as the last chapter. I'm really excited for this chapter. Why? Well, once you read it, you'll find out why. :) Also, this might be the longest chapter so far.
CheezyPortalFan: Don't worry, I know that Chell can talk. But the thing is, I kept thinking of whether or not Chett will speak, and I decided, no. I'm worried that if I make Chett talk, he'll be a bit OOC, and since these characters are supposed to be genderbends of the original Portal characters, I want them to be as in-character as possible. And I'll try to avoid rushing the chapters from now on.
PixelsShattered: LOL, Chett isn't short for Machete(Isn't that a type of knife? Which I think sounds like a name for a fancy car, "Oh hey, I'm gonna go drive my new Machete"). But that is a good point that Chell can be short for Michelle(although I don't know if that's canon or not). When I thought of the names for these characters, I remembered there being a character from Fairly Odd Parents named Chet Ubetcha(I think that was his name), and I thought "Hmm, that sounds like a good name for Male!Chell, I'll use that name." On another note, if the whole "Chell being short for Michelle" thing was canon, I would have made Chett's name be Mitchell. But I guess Chett would be a better name, since it's closer to Chell.
ThoseRedLights: Thanks, Whitney's a fun character to write, and it'll be even more fun writing about how she adjusts to her new life. And to answer your question: A lot of you guys wanted a certain character to be in this story. That is a good idea!
The Disclaimer Song:
I make stories for me and you,
But I own nothing so please don't sue! Dum!
Back at Aperture, GLaDON was observing the Cooperative Testing Initiative once again, because even though He had the new experiment, testing still had to be done.
"What are you doing, Blue?" He asked P-body, who was messing around with the propulsion gel. "Propulsion Gel was made for testing, not skating around on it like an imbecile. You lose 50 Science Collaboration Points. And Orange, Repulsion Gel is not a trampoline. You also lose 50 Science Collaboration Points. Honestly, you two should know better. Just finish the test." If He could, He would facepalm. He went through some files and opened up a new word document.
Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating Network Journal Log #4271987 - Humanity Observation Initiative
The first two days of [Subject: Whitney]'s "adventure", or whatever she calls it, went surprisingly adequate, as she was somehow able to successfully survive the first two days. Of course, there were a few incidents, involving tree bark and rabbit feces, in which she recovered from quickly. After the first day, [Subject: Whitney] made her way to a human settlement, or city, [Location: Hazelville], where she found a park bench, in which she decided to take shelter. After taking an unnecessary nap, she encountered a group of intoxicated humans, who were then told to leave by... by the Lunatic[Subject: Chett [REDACTED]]. This was a strange turn of events, even I did not expect the Lunatic to be the one helping [Subject: Whitney]. After a series of excessive wailing and begging for forgiveness like a bumbling moron, the Lunatic, out of all humans, decided to let the idiot stay in his dwelling, which by the way, looks absolutely hideous.
But I digress, it seems as though the Humanity Observation Initiative is going relatively well. After a few days, I will update this log with more news on the Initiative and its progress.
Ending Journal Log #4271987
After saving the document and closing it down, GLaDON thought for a moment. Although lying was one of His specialties, He wasn't lying when He wrote that He was surprised to find out the Lunatic was helping her. But as long as he wasn't disrupting the progress of Science, GLaDON couldn't care less if he helped her.
"Warning." the Announcer interrupted GLaDON's train of thought. "Personality Construct #22 has caused a blockage in Aperture Science Vital Apparatus Vent #4-B. Retrieve Personality Construct #22?" she asked. GLaDON hesitated, but decided to go with it. He sighed. "Not again..."He thought.
"Yes." He replied. A few minutes later, an Apparatus Vent appeared, and out came a personality core with a bright green optic.
"Quick! What's the situation?!" a loud, overly-confident-sounding female voice came out of the core, and its optic looked around. "Oh, I'm back here. What do ya want, now?" she asked. Her voice had a bit of a southern accent. "Can't you see I'm in the middle of an exciting, daring adventure?"
"Personality Construct #22-"
"How many times do I have to tell you to call me Rikki?" the core asked, annoyed. GLaDON sighed.
"'At least one more time'."He replied. All of a sudden, GLaDON stopped for a second, for some reason that sounded so... familiar. Why?
"Well, make sure to call me Rikki next time I drop by!"
"First of all, you did not 'drop by'. I brought you here because you somehow managed to cause a blockage in a Vital Apparatus Vent. Again."
"Well, sometimes there's a price to pay for having an adventure! And since I'm the Adventure Core, I'm designed for danger." Rikki bragged. If He had eyes, He would have rolled them in annoyance.
"You know what would be an even bigger price to pay for having an adventure? A trip to the incinerator. Luckily, I am in a good mood today, so I am leaving you off on a warning." A mechanical arm came down and put the Adventure Core on a Management Rail. "Now go somewhere else where you will not cause trouble."
"Whatever." Rikki left the chamber. "Killjoy." GLaDON ignored the pathetic insult and continued working.
Walking down the halls of Aperture Laboratories was a tall, dark haired man, wearing a tan, formal shirt, and light brown trousers. He also wore a red tie, and black shoes. He was carrying a clipboard in his hands, and he looked busy, but not in a big hurry. He walked to the secretary's office. In the office, there were three scientists. One of them, a green eyed woman with brown hair tied up in a braid, noticed the man, and walked up to him.
"Hey there, Mister Carl." she said as she winked, somewhat flirty.
"Hello, Regina." the man replied.
"Mister Carl, how many times have I told you, call me Rikki!" the woman pouted.
"At least one more time." Carl replied, once again, annoyed. Just then, another one of the scientists, a black haired woman wearing pink glasses, walked up to him.
"Hey, hey, Mister Carl!" she stuttered. "Did you know, that the moon is believed to be made out of cheese, but 45% of Americans think that-"
"MOON!" shouted the third scientist, a blonde haired woman with her hair up in two ponytails. She ran up to the scientist with the pink glasses. "Tell me more space facts!"
"Shouldn't you three be working?" someone interrupted. They turned and saw a sandy haired, older looking woman. The woman wore an olive-brown dress that went down to just below her knees. She also wore a brown sweater over her dress, and wore dark brown high heels. Her sandy colored hair was tied up in a bun, and she looked like she might have used to be really pretty, but time caused her to age a bit. "I ain't paying you ladies to stand around and goof off! There's science that needs to be done!" she exclaimed. Her voice had a tone of confidence and charisma.
"We were just about to, Ms. Johnson!" the woman with pink glasses replied. "Right, girls?" The other two women nodded quickly.
"Well, then, what are you standing around here for? Get back to work!" Ms. Johnson told them.
"Yes ma'am, Ms. Johnson!" they said before running off. Ms. Johnson sat down at her desk.
"Crazies." she muttered. She turned to Carl. "Good morning, Carl!"
"Good morning, Ms. Johnson!" Carl happily greeted back. "Is there anything you need?"
"Well, you know how that Roberts fellow got fired a few weeks ago?" she asked.
"You mean that crazy guy who would always speak strangely?" he replied. "I think his name was Marshall, or something. I don't remember. What about him?"
"I finally got someone to replace him." Ms. Johnson told Carl. "She's fresh out of college, and she's coming all the way from England to work here."
"Well, that's wonderful news. What's her name?" Carl asked.
"I think her name is Whitney Kirkland." Ms. Johnson replied. "But anyway, I need to ask you a favor."
"What is it?"
"When Miss Kirkland arrives, can you give her a tour of the laboratories, show her around? Just so that she doesn't get hopelessly lost when she starts working here? According to her file, the girl's a bit clumsy, and I don't want her to keep breaking things left and right. After all, we can't stop science from progressing!" Ms. Johnson explained to Carl.
"Yes ma'am, Ms. Johnson!" Carl replied with enthusiasm. "Will do!"
"That's the spirit!" she replied. "Oh, and Carl?"
"Yes?"
"After work, do you wanna maybe have dinner? At the Lakeson Diner?" she asked.
"The Lakeson Diner?!" he replied in surprise. "But that place is very expensive! How will you be able to get a reservation?" Ms. Johnson smiled.
"Don't worry." she said. "I can get the reservation somehow, after all, I'm Cate Johnson!"
GLaDON snapped out of the trance He had been in for the past hour. It had been a while since He had a "flashback". He'd been getting them ever since He found out about Carl. They weren't really common, but they still annoyed him.
"Carl deleted." the Announcer said, once again. Every time GLaDON tried deleting the pest, he would keep coming back every time. However, this flashback got His interest. It confirmed that the idiot really was a human once, just like how He was once a human named Carl. He wondered for a minute if most of the AI constructs here had also been human once. He only thought for a minute though, as he went back to focusing on the Cooperative Testing Initiative.
And that was chapter 7, everybody!
NOTE: I may have borrowed some elements from Geekender's Portal 2: The Unauthorized Musical.
But anyway, we got introduced to some new characters. I know that in the PeTI DLC there was a Cavina Johnson, but I thought that Cate Johnson sounded better. P.S, if anyone gets the reference I made in the flashback(Not the reference to the musical, the OTHER reference I made.) they get 10 virtual chocolate chip cookies!
BTW, I know a lot of stories give Wheatley the last name "Pendleton", but I thought that was kind of overdone, so I made a different last name for Whitney. I was thinking of Hetalia when I came up with the name "Whitney Kirkland." :P
Thanks for reading, and remember to leave reviews and constructive criticism!