"I'm... not quite like most of the others, in one regard, Shinji. While many of us awoke aware of our nature from the start, I was given... the memories of more than one of myself, in a way."
"More than one?" Shinji asked, looking somewhat confused.
Nene nodded. "It's both a blessing and a curse. There's a lot of commonality involved, so it's likely somewhat easier to deal with, it's not multiple personalities, but I can remember at least eight different sets of distinct memories besides my, well, primary for lack of a better term. It made at least one meeting slightly more awkward than it needed to be, with one of the writers that was responsible for some of those memories." She sighed. "At least when I met Marty for real, it was just with one of him that didn't quite match the reality... I had to deal with THREE with Ben... that's a very long story there, to be honest. Just be glad you've only got the one set of memories to contend with."
"That sounds more than a little strange."
"It does, doesn't it? Believe me, though, I'm not the strangest AI out there. Not by a very, very long shot."
"So... how much do you know about me?"
"Mostly just the broad strokes... when Myk got his stuff from the U.S., when they finally figured out that it wasn't contaminated, he had a copy of Eva in among the videos... I watched it one week when there was a serious negotiation happening that required me to 'mind the store' for Jeph." She shivered. "I don't know what Anno was on or not on during that time, but... that was a horrible set of events. I'd not wish those on the worst of the people I recall from the series I was in." She looked at him, sympathy and caring visible in her eyes. "Here, at least, you won't have to deal with anything nearly that bad. It's not an easy world to live in here, Shinji, but at least you're in a position that you won't be made to do things for reasons you can't even comprehend."
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor
"More than one?" Shinji asked, looking somewhat confused.
Nene nodded. "It's both a blessing and a curse. There's a lot of commonality involved, so it's likely somewhat easier to deal with, it's not multiple personalities, but I can remember at least eight different sets of distinct memories besides my, well, primary for lack of a better term. It made at least one meeting slightly more awkward than it needed to be, with one of the writers that was responsible for some of those memories." She sighed. "At least when I met Marty for real, it was just with one of him that didn't quite match the reality... I had to deal with THREE with Ben... that's a very long story there, to be honest. Just be glad you've only got the one set of memories to contend with."
"That sounds more than a little strange."
"It does, doesn't it? Believe me, though, I'm not the strangest AI out there. Not by a very, very long shot."
"So... how much do you know about me?"
"Mostly just the broad strokes... when Myk got his stuff from the U.S., when they finally figured out that it wasn't contaminated, he had a copy of Eva in among the videos... I watched it one week when there was a serious negotiation happening that required me to 'mind the store' for Jeph." She shivered. "I don't know what Anno was on or not on during that time, but... that was a horrible set of events. I'd not wish those on the worst of the people I recall from the series I was in." She looked at him, sympathy and caring visible in her eyes. "Here, at least, you won't have to deal with anything nearly that bad. It's not an easy world to live in here, Shinji, but at least you're in a position that you won't be made to do things for reasons you can't even comprehend."
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor