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[looksfine]

[It has been a very interesting two months for Aya thus far. The young not-so-Artificial Intelligence has already learned so much. About Keelai. About the multiverse. About her fellow Foreign "visitors" and, perhaps most importantly, about herself. And how little she actually knows about herself, and the circumstances surrounding her apparent unique creation.]

[Which is what brings her to the Network for a third time. Her eyes are shining with their usual curiosity, although this time, they are enhanced by a certain...hesitation behind them. An uncertainty that emphasizes her surprisingly (and deceptively) young age.]

There is something I am curious about. As your localized Network System appears to be the best place to make such public inquiries, I have chosen to make mine here as well.

[Somehow, when she preempts with this rather innocent statement, it sounds like she's apologizing for wasting everyone's time. Despite the importance to her, personally.]

I have had several conversations regarding...memories. In particular, those that people are able to access, and those they are not. It has been drawn to my attention that, upon departing from this world, any and all memories of this place are to be deleted from one's memory banks without fail. [She is not okay with this, of course, and yet this is still not the main focus of her post.] It has also been drawn to my attention that there are certain memories in which the majority of organic beings are capable of retaining as well as forgetting.

I was programmed to never forget. And yet...I have been made aware that there are certain events which must have occurred in my life that I cannot remember. I find this both curious and disconcerting. Which is why I must ask:

Is it common for one to possess no memories of the circumstances surrounding one's birth?

More so, I am also curious as to precisely what kinds of memories everyone appears to retain best.



[[PRIVATE MESSAGE - TONY STARK (MCU)]]

[Shortly after her more public message, one in a drastically different change of tone will appear on Tony's screen. For either him or JARVIS to encounter first]

I have completed the designs of the sweaters--[here, a small image of said sweater will appear on his screen for visual]-- you requested for the office. Pending your approval, and a total count of sweaters necessary, I shall proceed to create one for each member of the company.

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[looksfine]

I do not mind at all.

I am an Artificial Intelligence who was created on the planet Oa by the Guardians. However, the circumstances surrounding my birth involved a...unique process, as well as a part of a living being. Thus, I am also alive.

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[warrioreidlos]

[He furrows his brows a little, uncertainty mixing with curiosity.]

You mean... someone made you?

[Coming for a world where steam power is about the height of development, the very concept of a robot is just a little out of his grasp.]

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[looksfine]

Correct.

Although, logically speaking, all living beings are made in some way. The difference lies only in the methods of production.

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[warrioreidlos]

I guess you are right there. I just never knew you could create humans without doing it, uh, the traditional way.

[He grins a little at that. They are both pretty clear on what the traditional way is, right? But seriously, since he has gotten here, he's been hearing too much about clones and people like her who got built by someone and it is all too much for him.]

Not that I really understand it yet. But I have no reason to disbelieve you.

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[looksfine]

[She was familiar with the mechanics and theory behind said traditional way, although she was severely lacking in the way of personal experience. Fortunately, for the sanity of her poor surrogate Papa]

Actually, I am not human. Nor is my physical form modeled off that of a human. It is...Volkreig in nature.

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[warrioreidlos]

[Keep it that way, for your poor papa's sake. For Reiner's part, his knowledge with the traditional way is only theoretical as well. And he is quite content to have it stay that way. Not a ladies man, so to speak.]

Sorry, still getting used to there being more than humans.

Are they very different from [them, because it is not like he is one either] us? Volkreig, I mean.

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[looksfine]

I cannot say, as I lack sufficient data with which to formulate a proper analysis.

I have only encountered one Volkreig, as the rest of his people are gone now, and until my arrival in Keelai, I had only encountered one human of my universe of origin. While it is true I have since met several more, the variety in both abilities and cultural traits make it difficult to assign any one specific label with which to make the comparison.

[If she were to guess, however? Then, no, they are not.]