(FADEIN to an empty basement we’ve seen before. None other than Harold A. Lumbourgh sits on an old couch, reading an older Spider-Man comic book. He’s wearing sweatpants and a Dragon Age: Origins t-shirt.)
HAL: “Sometimes, in technology’s progress towards the future, there are… bumps in the road. Kinks to be ironed out.
“Look at Windows Vista. In the beginning, poor drive support and a reliance on a graphic card-hogging Aeros theme that didn’t support mainstream RAM numbers doomed it to failure. Yet the operating system itself, run on the proper hardware, was a clearly superior system.
“So life is, as technology. A bump in the road in Shawn Hart. I wil not make excuses for my performance. I can only learn from my mistakes, and correct my flaws. I’ll be surely to properly document any bugs and work tirelessly to remove them.
“Peter File… how quaint. You know, Peter.. I’ve been on 4chan. I’ve… spoken… to your kind.
“That doesn’t mean I have to care, Mr. File. You are, of course, a disgrace to… any sense of taste or consideration for one’s senses.
“I’m sure you imagine yourself as quite shocking and edgy… though for those of us who have been on the Internet, I can only say, hey.. 2 girls 1 up you are not. And let’s keep it that way.
“You, my friend, have the unfortunate problem of being my first opponent after my unsuccessful bid for the World Title. And it’s not a good place to be. Because I have some kinks to work out. Some bugs to fix. And it’s not going to be pleasant for you.
“I am always evolving. Always changing. Always becoming better. And next time, Shawn Hart won’t be so lucky. And you, Peter… you worthless pederast… I will give you only one ounce of what you deserve in that ring.
“You won’t be able to beat this version of HAL… because you couldn’t beat the old version of HAL… because, honestly, let’s face it… I’m a lot bigger than what you’re used to dealing with… and the only place you belong is on To Catch a Predator, so Peter…
“Take a seat, would you?”
(FADEOUT as he finally peers up and smirks at the camera.)