GLaDOS knelt by Chell and Wheatley’s cage, quietly petting the white rabbit as she munched on a leaf of lettuce. She approved of her crew’s decision to bring the rabbits aboard, it was good to have companion animals for the sake of helping people to feel more relaxed and de-stressed, and rabbits were easy to care for. Plus, she had a long and storied history with these rabbits in particular, having rescued them from a lab in the bowels of the Viking. They were getting a little older, but they were still spritely enough.

She glanced at the door as it slid open and a young human male stepped in. “Ensign Jonah,” she acknowledged.

“Lt. Cmdr. I’m here for the meeting?” NE Jonah replied.

“That’s not for another ten minutes, so technically you are early.”

“Well I’m not on duty so I figured I’d just show up early.”

“Understood.”

The two stopped their conversation and sat in silence until the next arrival. GLaDOS had sent a message to her entire science crew, including a few of the Novel Researchers. This meeting was like the first day of class. She wanted her people to feel comfortable around one another, to be able to be friends and colleagues instead of just people who happened to work in the same department.

Her other reason was that there were a few members of the science team she hadn’t personally met yet and she wanted to get a bead on them.

GLaDOS, CSO