< Systems Check Start >

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"Hee, that part still amuses me."
< Total Size: 300 TB >
< Confirmed >
< Free Space: 110.5 TB >
< Confirmed >
< 8.96 TB RAM >
< Confirmed >
< WinBlowz Ver. 39.0.0.1 (and by blowz, i mean it realy sucks lol ed) >

"Damn it, Ed."
< Confirmed >
< Defragmenting >
< Defrag Complete >
< Checking navi.exe >
< Confirmed >
< Checking pr0nz.bat >
< Confirmed >
< Checking net.html >
< Confirmed >
< Checking portal.exe > ...
...
...
< System Error >

"The bloody hell? Status!"
< Status Check >
< Program Corrupt >
< Quarantine Start >
< Quarantine Failure >
< Delete Y/N? >

"Negative!"
< Warning: Corrupt File Not Deleted, System Could Be Infected >

"No shite, Sherlock. Initiating physical inspection."
The spindly green Navi turned from the program readout inside the mainframe and headed through a door to the massive hard drive. The contents of the central room he entered would have made any Official's eyes pop. Without hesitation, he strode to the wavering blue portal in the back that was guarded from outsiders by several dozen firewalls. He brushed a nearby panel with a hand and the barriers fell almost instantly. A quick glance, and his internal processors evaluated every aspect of the file within nanoseconds.

"Hnnn. The portal appears secure to me. Nevertheless, I shall alert the pr—"

BOOM.

A massive, sonorous thud swept through the room just then, immediately followed by a wave of blue light that spread outward from the portal. The wave spread across the walls, then collected at the door on the opposite side and disappeared. Numerous lights blinked around his head as Numberman attempted to comprehend what had happened. Failing that, he touched the panel once more, resetting the firewalls.

"Affirmative. Er. Affirmative."
Numberman turned on the spot and exited the room, dumbfounded for the first time in his existence.

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