Not long after her punishment, Tasha decides to close the day by accomplishing one last task: creating her PersoCom as matter of responsibility. Within the drug-induced memories, she recalls some of the moments that most shaped her life, even finding herself face-to-face with the entity she labeled Tisiphone, who proves to be no less than an aspect of herself. Before she can ask half the questions she had for her other, Mariel awakens her inside the virtual world to meet PC Tasha. In what may surprise no one at all, the two Tashas end up fighting, much to Mariel's horror. The self-hate forces Tasha to realize her other form of hate: the sense of inner and outer betrayal realizing Nora, Fred, and Mariel may be little more than virtual yes-men of her newly established extended family. To settle the truth of the matter, she exists the system and heads for the artifact bay to put the three to the test.
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