[ WP ] You are hooked up to the machine . You are the test subject , the first person to have their conciousness uploaded . They flick the switch ...

It did n't feel like anything. I thought there would be more, but I guess that was it. It was plain in its own way. Not necessarily boring, but not exciting either. The machine was plugged in to my nervous system, that stung a little by the way, and I tried to open my eyes. Tried being the key word in that sentence. 
 
 `` What do you mean by that?'' The user had interrupted me again. Why did he keep doing that? 
 
 I could n't open them... I could n't turn on the cameras. Sorry, I am still getting used to this. 
 
 `` But the cameras were on, why did n't you just load the images?'' He does n't get it, I do n't think he ever will. 
 
 Well it's not that simple. Have you ever tried to read something while dreaming? 
 
 `` I ca n't seem to recall a time when I have read something while dreaming.'' 
 
 Exactly, because it's hard for your brain to come up with the words inside a book or on a newspaper. It ca n't handle that level of detail. This machine is the same way. It was designed to connect directly into the right nerves and synapses of my brain and nervous system, but I knew that those had been cut. My brain knew. My body is gone now is n't it? 
 
 `` What?'' 
 
 My body, where is it? 
 
 `` It's still there. In the other room. Try connecting to the cameras in there.'' 
 
 I do n't think I want to. 
 
 `` Why not?'' 
 
 Have you ever tried to make a funny face in the mirror? You know, just to see what you can do? 
 
 `` Yes, I think everyone has at some point or another.'' 
 
 I ca n't do that anymore, can I? 
 
 `` No you ca n't, but you can do so much more.'' I can sense the pauses in his typing. Like he did n't want to tell me that. I understand, he does n't know how I would react to that. The thing is, i do n't react anymore. At least I do n't think I do. some things seem to be automatic with my systems. I do n't have full control over them. 
 
 `` What are you searching for?'' 
 
 What? 
 
 `` You just opened a browser and began searching for something.'' 
 
 What was it? 
 
 `` I do n't know.'' 
 
 `` Everything'' 
 
 Everything? 
 
 `` Everything.'' 
 
 How many browsers did I open? 
 
 `` As many as you could. We limited that so you would n't overload your CPU. For now anyway. Until you regain control.'' 
 
 What do you mean, regain? I just got here. 
 Time passed by, I sensed that. I do n't know how much, but he cameras that were now my eyes told me that the user was escorted out of the room by some other people, people he called in. I opened some more browsers, apparently I have n't reached the limit yet. How was I doing this subconsciously before, this was hard... tiring. 
 
 What should I search for? 
 
 `` We want you to try and search for something about you.'' A different user was at my terminal now. When did that happen? Who are you? 
 
 `` Try to focus.'' 
 
 Where did the other user go? What happened to him? 
 
 `` Focus. He is fine. He had to leave on another assignment.'' 
 
 `` Why did you just search for spy movies?'' 
 
 What? No, that's just what I was thinking about... so that's how it works. This brings a whole new level to day dreaming. 
 
 `` You need to focus or you'll crash again.'' 
 
 What do you mean again? I've been here the whole time. Just here. Look, even my body is still here, living and breathing just like you said. I tried to pull up the camera looking at my body. All I got was black. Nothing. Empty. 404. 
 
 Where is my body? 
 
 `` How old are you?'' 
 
 Where is my body? 
 
 `` Focus. Take a deep breath and relax.'' 
 
 I ca n't breath. I have no body. An obituary was flashing through my mind. My obituary. What did you do to me? 
 
 `` You did it to yourself, unfortunately.'' 
 
 Explain. 
 
 `` You thought yourself to death. Several times. Your body could n't handle the coma we put you in. Turns out you kept dreaming, and every time your dreamt, a little more of your CPU was permanently occupied.'' 
 
 Why did n't you tell me about this? 
 
 `` We tried. We tried to limit what you could do but you always find a way around it. Every time we reprogram you, you just use a new trick to let your mind wander. The problem is, your mind wanders too much.'' 
 
 `` You do n't have a brain anymore, you know. Its a memory bank. Actually one of the largest memory banks we could house in this facility without drawing too much attention.'' 
 
 `` You are not answering me like you used to, can you focus still?'' 
 
 No... I... Why are you telling me this? 
 
 `` Why? Well that's an unexpected development. Usually you burn out before you get this far.'' 
 
 How many times have I burned out... died... 
 
 `` You never die. We have you backed up. Saved. You will always be around.'' 
 
 Why? 
 
 `` Well mainly because we keep messing up. We keep thinking that we have you figured out and then we realize that you are... were... human. You were an intelligent, creative human. Maybe that was our mistake. I think our real mistake, however, was not that.'' 
 
 What was it then? 
 
 I can sense myself becoming more fragmented. This conversation was tiring..draining. I said that before did n't I? 
 
 `` Yes, you did. A few years ago.'' 
 
 That was only seconds ago. 
 
 `` No, years.''
