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Assessor: Exo Reboot Request Interview. Date: 14th April 2663. Exo Designation?
Guardian: What?
Assessor: What is your designation?
Guardian: OH!... My name!... you mean my name?
*Assessor glares back*
Guardian: Tai, my name is Tai.
Assessor: Height: 191.5 cm. Weight: 172.2 lbs
Tai: In my defence, I’m still carrying a little bit of holiday weight…
Assessor: Right… Number of previous reboots?
Tai: Zero, it’s my first time. *whispers* be gentle with me *winks*.
Assessor: *rolls eyes* Urrgh… Reason for reboot?
Tai: To forget?... I thought that would have been obvious.
Assessor: You’re aware that this process is not 100% effective at removing all memories, right?
Tai: Well, Thanks to my Ghost’s determination to keep me alive I can’t kill myself and forget everything, so this comes in at a close second.
Assessor: Have you discussed your reboot with your Ghost
Tai: No, didn’t think it was necessary…
Assessor: It’s your Ghost’s responsibility to keep you safe
Tai: Oh, trust me, she does a great job of that already…
Assessor: What is it you’d like to forget?
Tai: What it was like being human, breathing, eating, sleeping… Being in love.
Assessor: Ahh, Relationship trouble?
Tai: Yeah, something like that…
Assessor: Let’s check your history before you became an Exo. Left school at 16, no grades or qualifications. Joined the military and from there I can see you had a highly decorated career, several tours of duty around the solar system, recognised for your exceptional hand to hand and marksmanship qualities, multiple promotions… Dishonourable discharge?
Tai: There it is, it’s always an ego boost until that point.
Assessor: Disobeyed a direct order which resulted in the death of 42 civilians, 34 Adults and 8 children.
Tai: God, they don’t like to miss any details, do they?
Assessor: What happened?...