Finding Self

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It had been a long, hard road, but they were finally ready. Todays goal: Test the feasibility of moving a humans consciousness into a computer. All previous tests with simians had proved successful, and computer models showed no increased risk from using a human. The project had the green light and Dr. Marianna Thiessen, PhD. was ready to see her fifteen year project succeed. Her drive was to create a way for humans to fulfill the same role as an AI, using less physical disk space and system resources, alleviating the strain on Bretonian computer manufacturing.

Forty-seven-year-old test subject Charles Danziger waited in the chamber as the techs made the last few adjustments to the apparatus, then gave a thumbs-up to the monitor. He was ready. Hed been practicing for the past three years for this day, running simulations on the VR gear to get his mind used to what the computer would see. He was as antsy about all the delays and waiting as anyone else in the lab. He just wanted to see for himself what it was like. A computer simulation's all well and good, but firsthand? That's a whole new ball game altogether. Charles smiled to himself as he willed his heart to not beat so fast. The brink of a new era, that's where he was.