Marbles on Glass

by altairattorney

A collection of 100-word drabbles I occasionally post on my Tumblr account. Themes and characters range throughout the whole series, prequel and sequel stories included.

14. Beyond - Part I, GLaDOS

Marbles on Glass

14. Beyond
Part I - GLaDOS

Months later, she looks outside the testing tracks for the first time.

The procedure, first to last chamber, suddenly grows unimportant. The path drawn by their metallic legs stops having walls; her countless eyes linger on that void, where it is vast and unknown and terrifying.

It is like watching the world from miles above. From there, the whole purpose to her life is thrown out of existence. And she knows whose fault it is — she knows who taught her to seek, to realize there was something other than tests.

Her head bends downwards.

That was the cruellest thing, really.