She listened, leaning forward as he kept speaking. She wanted to say it was all normal, the not knowing, being a little frightened by the idea, that the satisfaction is there too. She wondered how much point there was in saying so now, so early in the process. Between now and any end goal, so much could happen... but the technology kept progressing.
Drift Simulators were coming closer to the real thing without crossing the final boundaries between minds. If he did make it to the Academy, then survived the first cut, he'd be participating in the closest thing to a Drift. Even then, it was still worlds different.
"It's a little of both. When people talk about knowing someone, trusting them entirely, you never know exactly how deep that goes. The Drift makes it impossible to hide." Andy left a wealth of things unsaid, leaving it to Mike to ask, or to let it sit without further explanation. It'd been difficult for anyone to capture exactly what Drifting was like in any of the countless interviews Rangers had been asked to over the years.
She straightened where she sat, hands resting on her armrests. "Science fiction's been predicting the technology leaps we might make for decades. What was it, cyberspace as invented in Neuromancer, before anything like it was on the market? Sounds like Star Trek was decades ahead of its time too." Two examples out of dozens. If she'd been a bigger study in modern literature, she might have ad more examples on hand. It wasn't her field of interest.
"I can set your mind to ease on the schizophrenia concern at the least. There's no real breakdown of emotions or perception. The danger in chasing the R.A.B.I.T. has to do with latching on to a memory, not getting lost in delusion. What you feel, and what you share, doesn't take away your sense of self."
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Drift Simulators were coming closer to the real thing without crossing the final boundaries between minds. If he did make it to the Academy, then survived the first cut, he'd be participating in the closest thing to a Drift. Even then, it was still worlds different.
"It's a little of both. When people talk about knowing someone, trusting them entirely, you never know exactly how deep that goes. The Drift makes it impossible to hide." Andy left a wealth of things unsaid, leaving it to Mike to ask, or to let it sit without further explanation. It'd been difficult for anyone to capture exactly what Drifting was like in any of the countless interviews Rangers had been asked to over the years.
She straightened where she sat, hands resting on her armrests. "Science fiction's been predicting the technology leaps we might make for decades. What was it, cyberspace as invented in Neuromancer, before anything like it was on the market? Sounds like Star Trek was decades ahead of its time too." Two examples out of dozens. If she'd been a bigger study in modern literature, she might have ad more examples on hand. It wasn't her field of interest.
"I can set your mind to ease on the schizophrenia concern at the least. There's no real breakdown of emotions or perception. The danger in chasing the R.A.B.I.T. has to do with latching on to a memory, not getting lost in delusion. What you feel, and what you share, doesn't take away your sense of self."