"I've met two people that are here from the same place, so I suppose it's possible," I responded, not daring to even dream it. "And yes, this is a different body, but there's no sign of the original human mind here. Just me." I sniffed back the lonliness that was still just at the surface. "I'm guessing that the former host, Pet, had been here for a long time, or the host body was young when she was inserted. Whichever it was, there's no resistant mind."

I was quiet for a moment, thinking about what could have possibly happened after...after Doc removed me. "It wasn't supposed to happen."