Sixth Imprint ⚡ Video

[pitied]

[Claire's holding her imprint wedge in her left hand, staring at it for a moment before her other hand brushes over some brown curls.]

This place has got me thinking. I know there was someone offering to erase memories-- [And she has her own feelings on that.] But if everything you knew could be erased and you could simply hit 'restart' on your life, would you? If you could start again, forget what you know about this place, about the future you may or may not return to, would you?

[Not that she necessarily has the ability to. The imprint wedge is only a piece of the technology needed. But at least if anything happens to her, if she's damaged, she has this as a back up.]

But starting over could simply lead to the same conclusion. Or you would not be the person you are now, for better or for worse.

[Her face steels again, fingers edging over the wedge before she brings the hand into her lap. Would she want to forget? Truly? No. At least what has happened is real. She's experienced it. It has made her who she is in this moment, no matter her name or her programming.]

Then again, with the erasure of everything I know, it could also be a devolution. [Certainly Alpha would think so.]

This is simply me thinking out loud. With the abilities and things offered here, it simply got me thinking again on what truly makes us who we are.

Comments

[andblockbuster]

All I'm saying is... You made your decision. You could be what you define as a real girl or you could become a real girl. This whole in-between state... It's gonna drive you crazy... er.

[pitied]

See, that might help if me becoming a so called real girl wasn't self serving to you. You'd think it some great accomplishment on your work.

[She pauses again and looks at him.] I know who I am. That's what matters.

[The 'what' was a little trickier.]

[andblockbuster]

Maybe Old Topher would, but the Topher who has been to literal hell and back has seen what Echo makes of herself. You'd be impressed.

[pitied]

Would I? Is she still a doll?

[andblockbuster]

She's... a person.

[pitied]

Explain. [She needs more than that.]

Encrypted; 98%

[andblockbuster]

[YEAH, PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO HEAR THIS...]

She got to the point where she could reject the wipes and keep all of her imprints together- like a composite, but she could control it better than Alpha. Just... dredge up a personality build whenever she wanted. She was multiple people, but also her own entity outside of Caroline or any of the other imprints, and she knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that she was real.

Encrypted; 98%

[pitied]

[It takes her a few seconds to absorb that before a small smile appears. Pride. That's what she's showing.]

She truly evolved then. I'm sure Adele was so thrilled about that. You were always worried about her.

Encrypted; 98%

[andblockbuster]

Adelle had her issues with it- or maybe she was always okay with it. Hard to tell with her. I mean, we had a whole hot mess of bad communication problems when things started getting really weird and we all thought she was going Dark Side, but it turns out... She was just Xanatos-ing it up. Like a pro. [HE LOVES HIS MAMA BEAR.]

But yeah... If Echo could evolve like that. If Sierra and Victor could get to a point where even imprinted and wiped dozens of times, they still remembered they loved each other... Who's to say you couldn't do the same thing?

Encrypted; 98%

[pitied]

[There's a slow upturn of her lips at that.] Sierra and Victor? Never got it out of them.

[Her head drops and she nods slowly.]

Maybe. [She won't concede to his points so easily, but he was right. This in between was... uncomfortable at best.]