Modem, Bob and others in “Unfinished Business”

When I was just a little node, I saw my sister taken by a strange creature. It had fangs...just like Mouse.

Excuse me, but is your partner completely random?

Not completely...

Okay, why didn't it take you too then?

I don't know... I was reading comic bytes in bed. When I peeked out from under the covers I saw something hovering over my sister. And I pointed my flashlight at it and a moment later, it...and my sister...were gone. I'll never forget the noise it made.

I don't want to seem insensitive, but next you'll be telling me you've seen the User.

There is no User. That's just induced mass psychosis engineered by the Guardians.

What? But what about the games?

Sent by the Guardians to promote the User myth.

Another conspiracy theory, Modem?

One of many.

So let me get this straight... There's a web creature, posing as Mouse, loose in Mainframe, abducting sprites, for what purpose?

I haven't worked that out yet.

Okay. And Guardians are control freaks willing to sacrifice the very people they're sworn to protect by dropping games on them?

That's correct.

Tell me, did Phong interview you personally for this job? Didn't think so.