Dairine rushes along the pavement, hoping that groan wasn’t as familiar as she thought it was. When at last she turns the corner, she finds this terrible scene happening. Rinzler… CLU… after she just started to get to know them…

Her horror quickly shifts into anger, then stubborn determination.

"Hey!" Dairine shouts at the program. "CLU-less! Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" Alan might not be able to help, but that's not going to stop Dairine from trying. Program or not, this CLU is just another bully. And if there’s one thing Dairine’s good at, it’s stopping bullies.