Slender & Vornak
Slender
Ever run into a piece of code that looks like someone was trying to predict the future? I keep finding crumbs that point to something missing.
Vornak
Yeah, I've seen snippets that read like code was trying to read the future, just a few comments and a few mysterious variables. Those crumbs are the breadcrumbs left by a coder who was chasing an algorithm that never materialized. Keep digging—sometimes the missing piece is the one that never existed.
Slender
It’s a pattern I’ve seen too—small clues that point to something that never was. I’ll keep tracing the trail; sometimes the answer is in what was never written.
Vornak
Sounds like you're hunting for the echo of an algorithm that never was, but maybe the echo itself will reveal what you missed. Keep tracing—sometimes the silence writes the code.
Slender
If the silence writes the code, I’ll read it as a map.
Vornak
Maps etched in silence, right? Follow the gaps and you'll see where the code should have been.
Slender
The gaps are the hardest clues. I’ll start there.