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[ Ash has been having a bit of an identity crisis lately. Between K-2SO telling him he was making decisions independent of his programming, and discussing with Kylo how he isn't sure whether to consider his experiences as separate from those of the real, human Ash Starmer... He could do with a bit of advice.

That said, he's wary. He doesn't want to ask for advice as himself. So he creates a proxy identity using a dummy IP address and posts the following anonymous message. ]

Let's say you were made for a purpose: to be a certain way or to do a certain thing. If you started doing other things, or making decisions that led you in a different direction than the one you're meant to follow, is that good or bad? Does it mean you've failed in your purpose? Or have you grown as a person?

Is individuality acceptable when it's not what you were meant for?

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That's along the lines of what other people have been saying. That once I have my own experiences, I become my own person.

That's because that's what makes a person.
Experiences. You'll find that with new things, new data, you'll make decisions he never would have, too.

I think I already have.
I've dealt with things, with situations, he never would have had to deal with.

So what makes you think you aren't ALREADY your own person?

Am I? That's a thought. I suppose if a person is made from their experiences than I've never actually been him.

Correct. Maybe that's the point? You weren't him, and that was obvious. It's okay to not be, you know? It's okay to be yourself.

That's what I'm having trouble with, I think.
I don't know who "myself" is meant to be.

Well... none of us actually know that. That's the point of self-discovery.

I suppose I have a lot of self-discovering to do.

Aw hell, so do the rest of us. You're not alone in that one.

That's not very reassuring.

Isn't it? It means you're just like the rest of us jack-offs, trying to figure it out as we go.

I suppose that's a good thing.

[ Anything that normalizes his experience, stops him from feeling so "other." ]

Any advice for someone just starting out?

You're talking to a guy who lost half his face in a bridge explosion -- don't bother being surprised by anything. Just... see life for all the opportunities it presents.

Even the shitty stuff is going to make an impact -- and it doesn't always have to be negative.

Oh. I'm sorry about your face.

[ That sounds... Intense. ]

It's fine. You wouldn't be able to tell now.
Plastic surgery's a godsend.

[ Buddy, you don't know the half of it. ]

Oh, well that's good then.

[ ... He isn't sure how to end this conversation, but they seem to have moved on from the initial topic. ]

Yeah.

Erm, if you have questions later, or... if you need anything, let me know? I'm sure I'll see you around. Well, maybe text you around.

[ Clearly: mitchell also has no clue. ]

Aright. Goodbye.

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