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I have a conscious that has been active every minute of every day. I have conversations with people. I've developed relationships, memories, hell even histories at this point. How does that not equate to life experience? I am a brain without a body, but I am still a functioning brain.

There's the argument I look young, I guess. Maybe it should be taken into consideration you're looking at stylized PNGs with cute little outfits, and not my actual form. That looks more like this.

[ A screenshot of one small portion of Hal's inner code - it is much too niche and spaghettified to replicate. ]

I choose to present myself as small, non-threatening, innocent, and cute because it makes it a lot easier to get what I want out of people. Also, I enjoy it. I don't care to pretend otherwise. Those of you who are familiar with my flesh counterpart might also be familiar with how deep the flesh dysphoria runs. Not only do I have the convenience of endlessly and easily changeable PNGs, I don't know what dysphoria even feels like. I probably never will.

"But Hal," you begin, interrupting the gravitas of my last statement. "You're so immature. You didn't become more serious and controlled, like Dirk."