Ace Dreamer Wrote:Reading the wiki carefully, and what I can remember from the stories, the 'standard' Catgirling Machine did not mess with memories.http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?title=Tabitha_Doe
First known catgirl victim. Granted some of it she did to herself later but to me its always been a case of while the personalty might still be there the actual formative memories of the person (as far as who or what they were before) always wind up destroyed; either as part of the actual process or as part of their... "acclimation training" afterwards
Also, Personality does NOT neccecarily include Memories or skills. We've seen examples both go both ways in stories due to the needs of dramatic tension.
She who would be the Major if there was a Section 9.
Aurthur Dobbs of the Pinafore.
It appears that how much of "you" survives the process is completely dependant on your strength of will. This actually makes sense given the memetic nature of Handwavium. Does the person in the vat have enough willpower points to semi bend the wave to their own will and save what makes them them? People like Andy or the Dobbs did. Tabatha Doe didnt. I'd argue that those who get through the process, and especially those who get through the 'special training' the boskones treated them to afterwards represent 10 percent of the population. this leaves 90 percent for whom either the trauma of the catgirling or the "training" they suffered after have shattered any memories of who or what they were before beyond anyone's recovery.
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children