X07 | Text | UN: D33

[d33tached]

What is your life's greatest regret?

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[subroutined]

Yes. An android, specifically.

[d33tached]

I'm afraid I'm not quite familiar with the difference between the two.

[subroutined]

A robot looks like a machine; they're metal, usually, or plastic. An android is made to look human.

[d33tached]

I see.

Was it a human that you were made to replace, then?

[subroutined]

Exactly. I was made in his image... Literally.

[d33tached]

[He almost says "I see" again, but...truthfully, he can't even really begin to comprehend such a thing. Someone created to take the place of someone else? That hardly seems to make any sense to him at all.]

I'm afraid that I find that quite a bit difficult to wrap my head around, if I am to be honest with you.

[subroutined]

That's alright. That's about the reaction I expect.

[ He knows what to do with this sort of reaction than he does when people think him being an android is "cool." ]

[d33tached]

Why were you meant to take the place of this person, if I might ask?

[subroutined]

It's a part of this service, which is meant to help a person's grieving loved ones after they've died.

[d33tached]

[...what the fuck?]

You replace someone after they've died in order to comfort their companions?

That hardly seems like it would be effective.

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It didn't really turn out to be. At least, in my case.

[d33tached]

Hence your regret.

[subroutined]

Yes.

[d33tached]

Do you yourself have your own sense of individuality given that you were designed to play the role of someone else?

[Sorry, he's just really curious about all this now.]

[subroutined]

That's a very big question, which I'm still trying to figure out.

[d33tached]

You seem to be at least somewhat self-aware, at least.

Do you go by the same name of that who you replaced? Or is it those numbers that you go by?

[Cause, hey, he goes by a number, he can respect that. But that is also one long fucking number.]

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I use his name. I've never been given anything else to go by.

The numbers in my username are just a randomly generated IP address. It's my way of being anonymous.

[d33tached]

[That brings up a rather interesting question, actually...]

Is there anything that you might rather go by?

Have you put any thought into it?

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[ There's a short delay before Ash answers. Very short, as he's just responding mentally and his "brain" processes very quickly. ]

I'd never thought about it, no.

I suppose, if I'm to be my own person, I probably ought to have my own name, shouldn't I...

[d33tached]

That, I am afraid I would not know.

I have never found name to be entirely necessary, though others do seem to put quite a bit of importance into them.

[This is coming from "D33", after all.]

[subroutined]

Do you not think names are important? I see you're just going by numbers as well.

[d33tached]

D33 is the only moniker by which I have ever been known.

Given that, I see little importance in what most would consider proper "names", but, as I've said, others do not seem to feel the same way.

[subroutined]

Well, I suppose if that's enough of a name for you then that's fine.