The vid projection was very familiar to Clu by now, its shock value a little lessened. Seeing Krypton's expression made it all brand new.

He held his tongue, unwilling to disrupt the hush of the dark void.

They wouldn't have been able to manage a projection like this in the Free Grid, not without considerable upgrades. Clu was grateful for the chance to see the full effect.

The glitter of the galaxy spun dizzyingly, and Clu hung on to his own seat, reminded again that familiarity didn't make it any less mind-blowing.

There would probably be code-born out there someday, too. Not all the technology was in place yet, but stubborn was too small a description.