The mind is a wonderful toy. A tale of a woman with no past and every future.

[Yoshida]

Siren wakes up after a seemingly deep sleep. The small room is dark around her but she can make out a large window on the other side. "Hmm.. mm..my...head." She tries to move, though thinks better of it. "Mmm..hello?" She calls out to the darkness. There is no response but she can make out a tiny little red light starting flashing above the room's only exit. She doesn't know if it flashed before and she just noticed it.

Hesitating for a moment, the groggy woman slowly stands, moving towards the light, trying to feel her way around. "W..Where am.. I?" Approaching the door, it automatically opened revealing a much bigger room. Yoshida was inside working on what seemed like to be a high-end computer. "Uh... who.." A slight breeze flows past her from the door opening causing the silky loose fabric to move against her skin. "Wha?" She looks down finding herself wearing a white nightgown, a rather expensive looking one at that. "What the hell am I wearing?!"

Yoshida raises his head and looks at Siren. He was wearing a tie but now it is left on his desk. "Please have a seat my dear, you are probably feeling dizzy after sleeping for a full week."

There are many places to sit in what seemed like a living room. There were seats close to Yoshida and some near the doorway where Siren stood. "I... I haven't... I... a... full. weaah." Siren falls forwards, barely catching herself once she hits the ground. "Ughmmph!?"

Yoshida sighs and reaches her with a glass of water. Managing to sit herself up, she doesn't hesitate to take the glass, draining it in seconds. "Hmm... thank... you." She takes a moment to catch her breath, suddenly feeling immensely tired, almost as if she had been running a marathon for a month without stopping. "Where... am I?" Is... this a base... or.. no... a Ship?"

"We are in Leiden Base. I guess you have been here before." He then returns to his seat pressing a few buttons which reveal the exterior view. Dark-matter clouds and lightning. Looking out into the vast nothingness, the woman sits in silence for a few minutes, realizing she wouldn't be seeing Galileo's Dark Matter Clouds anymore. "You know... I never really saw these clouds as beautiful... I mean, they aren't... but... they are home.... to me anyway."

Yoshida was looking outside as well.
"That was a home when you still didn't know who you really were. I am sure your real home is somewhere else."
"I was an orphan, wasn't I? Do orphans ever truly have a home?" She says with slight anger in her voice.
Yoshida nodded.
"You know Siren, BDM replied to my message while you were sleeping."
"Who?" She asks, seemingly in a daze.
"The BDM Direktor of course. I described your situation to him. I have yet to receive a reply however." Seeing that Siren did not reply he continued. "You were placed in hibernation for one more reason Siren."
"Huh?" Siren asks, still in her daze.
"Your mind is relaxed and clear. After you boarded the ship to Airdrie and you conducted the brain scans, we knew exactly where and how the memory was stored in your brain. Anything additional in there is recently-acquired memory which we are going to remove. For that purpose the current relaxed state of your brain is perfect as it minimizes any risks to unintentionally damage your brain. But you wanted to keep the memories about your past. So you're going to speak on camera and after the surgery is done, you will watch the video of yourself." He looked at her one last time before returning to the computer screen. "And don't worry. Your subconscious has made peace with this information already, so you will have no emotional crisis again after watching the tape."

Listening to Yoshida's explanation, Siren can't help but wonder why none of this is upsetting her this time. Rolling the glass of water between her open palms, she looks out into the cloud once again. "You know... I should be getting upset about this.... I mean... I want to, and I know I am.. but, I'm not."

With a glance in the man's direction, she gives a weak smile. "Why is this not upsetting me?" He still looks at the computer screen.
"Because your brain had a full week to digest this information and also expel all the assembled stress."

With a weak nod, she turns, setting the glass on a small table before slowly moving over to the man who seems hard at work on a complicated bit of code. Not realizing she's doing so, she places her hand on the back of his while leaning over his shoulder. "What is this you're working on?" she asks with an interested tone. "I have sent multiple nodes in computers in Liberty. I am checking if I have infiltrated them yet. What about you, are you ready for the recording?" Hesitating for a moment, The young woman shakes her head. "No... not yet... I... Can I continue remembering for a while longer?" Sirens voice didn't convey any stress or real emotion, just her wish to know for as long as possible. "Unfortunately if we do this later your brain won't be in its current state. And I suppose you don't want to endanger yourself needlessly by conducting a potentially dangerous brain surgery."

With a nod, Siren gives a weak smile. "Can I wear what I am already? It.. its oddly comfortable."
"It's good to hear that. I happen to lack female clothing in my wardrobe."
With a chuckle herself, Siren steps back, spinning in place as the garment seems to flow around her. "It's nice. I've never worn something as fine as this... Normally I'm wearing clothes that don't fit properly that I've stolen from traders and such."
"So the Liberty Rogue couldn't procure some luxury clothing? My dear, I think your time with the Rogues didn't help you much."
Standing there now with her back to him, Siren lowers her head. "No... I did have a few nice things to wear.... just... He preferred that I keep them on his ship so that they wouldn't be stolen." Sirens attitude suddenly seems sad and regretful, she'd already mentioned a man several times, though given no real information on him. "Who is that man, Siren?"

"... His Name is Nathan..." She drops her right hand by her side, holding her arm with her left hand. She makes a fist with her right hand as tears start to form in her eyes. "He... he's my husband... he.. we... He's the only one who saw me for something more than...than... what I thought I was... and.... I'm leaving him behind?!" she drops to her knees now, her emotions breaking free once again.
"I understand that the Büro will help you with your needs, Siren. Please explain to yourself what you discovered about yourself."

Taking a few minutes to gather herself once again, she finds that she quickly returns to her serene state of mind. "O....okay." Siren moves onto the couch looking around for the camera. "Where do I Look?"
"There is a mirror to your left side. Look towards there."
"Alright." She turns towards the mirror, a bit unsure as to what she should say. "Umm... where do I begin?"
"I guess from Nicole Hunter's medical and history background about you."
"Oh... uh, right." Looking down at her hands, Siren thinks of all that she'd been told. "Umm.. Hi... Siren... this is.. well, this is yourself. Heh... This seems kind of weird, talking to myself. Umm.. Since you're watching this, it means you've woken up and are most likely confused and possibly scared." She looks to Yoshida for a moment, then back at the Mirror. "You don't need to be. There.. there is a good man who is going to help you. His.. His name is Yoshida. He.. he's helping you... I mean us.... umm.. he has helped us come to realize something truly important and life changing. The Lane Hackers helped me... I mean you... umm... " She looks to Yoshida once again. "This is weird."

"Go on. Tell yourself what she needs to know."
She looks from Yoshida, to the mirror, then back at Yoshida with a nod before continuing. "Siren... I'm not.. I mean you... you are not an android... you weren't built by the LSF, and you aren't under their control any longer. You went to the Lane Hackers thinking they could hack into your programming, and as a result, they discovered who you really are... or were I should say. She doesn't exist anymore because we are here, you and I... But her name was Rebecca... umm..." She looks to Yoshida now slightly confused, having forgotten a bit of what she was told. "What was my last name again?"

It takes a moment for the Hacker to look up. "Your last name is Larson. Would you like Siren to find the picture of yourself when you were eleven in your belongings when you watch that video?"
With a weak smile, Siren nods a yes to the man before turning back to the mirror. "Our name in another life was Rachel Larson... we were an orphan. We didn't have much in the way of family, even among the other orphans and.... well... it's most likely due to this fact that the LSF chose us when we were fresh Navy recruits. And yes, she... I mean Rachel... she willingly accepted the program that led to us... so.. I guess in a way, we wanted this to happen to ourselves even though we had no choice in what was done." She looks at her lap, moving her fingers around each other in a nervous sort of way.

"About our future... it won't be with the Rogues... you... you won't be returning to them, and you most likely won't ever see them again. The BDM... Rheinland's Security Force... you will be going to them and helping them in any way you can as a means of revenge. The LSF needs to pay for what they made us into.. what they tried to have us do... and the lives they took simply because of our existence." She looks out the window in the direction she assumes is Padua. "You won't be seeing home again, not any time soon at least, and you will be leaving your friends and family behind. Just... just remember, that what you are doing is for the best, and that you made this decision yourself... this is for the best Siren... and.. in case you think this is all come trick to get you to do something... then this is something no one would ever know... Gran Canaria was the most beautiful place to have been married and you would never want to forget that." With this, she looks away from the mirror, nodding to Yoshida to inform him that she was finished.

The Hacker looks at the mirror for a few more seconds before nodding to Siren. He then opens a drawer of his desk and takes out a box with pills. He drops one to a glass of water and proceeds to Siren.
"This may be the last time we will meet in person. You know you are doing the right thing; I joined Hackers in order to have my revenge from Ageira."
With his free hand he takes a stick from the table and hands it over to Siren.
"You will find this stick in your pocket when you wake up again. If anything goes wrong while you're in Rheinland do not hesitate to plug this into your computer and send me a message."
With a hesitant nod, Siren takes the data stick as well as the drink. Holding the stick in one hand and the drink in the other, she stares at the drink for a few moments before looking up to Yoshida. "I won't remember this... so can I ask you... what is your real name?" The question seems overly personal, though the look in her eyes reflects a woman who simply wishes to know the name of someone who has saved her from something dark.
"My name?" the Hacker chuckles. "I don't remember the last time I mentioned it loudly. What a peculiar question." He then sees the pressure in Siren's eyes and accepts defeat. He presses a button on his computer and says. "My name is Steven Allen."

Tears form in her eyes now as her hand grows unsteady, the drink starting to shake in her hand. "It's nice to have met you Steven.... My... My name... is Rebecca." A joy filled smile crosses her lips before she quickly downs the drink, setting it on her knee as she begins to cry. Then, as quickly as she drank the medication, the glass slips from her grasp as she slumps to the side, completely unconscious in only a matter of seconds.

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"There are those who lack ambition. Who lack ability. But if you possess both then it is your role to reign over this world."

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