A man is not completely born until he be dead: Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals?
-Benjamin Franklin
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My student and I have begun our new project. My student, Richard, has dubbed the project; 'Subject- Annabelle' in memorial of his recently departed daughter. This 'Subject- Annabelle' will be very much like my own Zane, but still very different and unique. This new robotic human will be able to age. Yes, age! Granted, this 'aging' ability would require the use of many different 'skins' to reflect this growing nature, but my student is prepared for this sort of casualty. 'Subject- Annabelle' will be completely built by my student, but I will oversee everything. That does not mean, however, that 'Subject-Annabelle' is free from my own personal programming. She will be loaded with all the same basic coding, wiring, and encryption that I had given Zane. But in technical terms, she would be her own unique creation. It makes me proud of my student when I think of this. Most of my pride lays in Zane though, and my student gratefully understands this.
Why does this pertain to Minerva? Well, I'm glad you asked! My student and I have calculated that 'Subject-Annabelle' will be fully functioning around the time Minerva would be around seven or so years old, so as an 'anniversary' gift, we will present 'Subject-Annabelle' as one of Minerva's first friends. If she'll accept 'Subject-Annabelle' as a friend of course. My student is fine with this; he has seen photos of Minerva (who I admit to sheepishly showing off like my own grand kid if Zane was able) and his daughter had been a little over seven when she departed. Although he may show signs of separation when the time comes, he knows he must, eventually, let the memory of his daughter go. This project will help him... but it could also make him feel worse as well.