"It feels real because you believe it's real. This is a construct," he tried to explain it the best way that he could. "A program humans designed to mimic the Matrix. To give people who've just come out time to get used to it. To learn. It's safe. Safer than the Matrix."
Okay, now he sounded like Morpheus. But where Morpheus was eloquent, if not always clear, Neo was not. Words got tangled up and confused and misunderstood. He preferred action to words.
Turning around once more, Neo moved to the edge of the roof. He glanced over his shoulder, gave Jackie a measured look, and then stepped off the edge. He didn't fall, and he didn't fly. He simply walked out onto empty air, stopping only once he was clear of the building. Then he turned and held out his hands.
"In here, and in the Matrix, we decide what's real and what's not."
It could be!
Date: 2010-04-16 04:21 am (UTC)Okay, now he sounded like Morpheus. But where Morpheus was eloquent, if not always clear, Neo was not. Words got tangled up and confused and misunderstood. He preferred action to words.
Turning around once more, Neo moved to the edge of the roof. He glanced over his shoulder, gave Jackie a measured look, and then stepped off the edge. He didn't fall, and he didn't fly. He simply walked out onto empty air, stopping only once he was clear of the building. Then he turned and held out his hands.
"In here, and in the Matrix, we decide what's real and what's not."