[She's not sure which it is, but she gets the feeling it's the second one. He's been too who he isn't, and for him to not have a violent reaction is weird.]

I don't know what popular opinion is, but I don't think it's been discussed in length. Personally I'm taking my cues from the world and culture. It's strongly based in Ancient Chinese mysticism. I think that what they drag here is the soul and house it in a clone body.

[She's never said it out loud before; no one's ever asked her opinion on the subject. saying it now to Tony she knows it probably sounds stupid. He's science, facts and reason. Pepper is emotion and empathy and existentialism. it's a miracle that they go together like they do (probably because they both have a strange way of moving planes to the other's when it's needed). It's what she really believes though, and she feels that the culture and political structure support it.

She'll know more once the book is translated. Concrete proof that they are or aren't who they think they are. At least she hopes.]