Rebecca stepped into the living room, where Shanice sat on the couch, then kissed her.


    "Good morning, dear. How are you feeling today?"


    "Oh, I''m fine, but …" Shanice frowned.


    "But what dear?"


    "Rebecca, do you remember yesterday?"


    "Funny you mention that. I don''t. What could it mean?"


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    "I don''t know." Shanice shrugged her shoulders.


    They both materialized on a sandy beach while holding hands for a barefoot stroll under the warm sunlight beside calming ocean waves.


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    "They can be together, forever," said Dr. Elaine Smith.


    "So they don''t know about their upload? Even after that violent hate crime?" asked Shanice''s mother.


    Dr. Smith shook her head. "I''m still working out memory fragmentation. I often send them to the beach to prevent disorientation when it happens. But as far as they know, that day never happened."


    "Doctor, you mentioned that someday they''ll live in android bodies of their own choosing?"


    "Yes, that''s the plan, and hopefully soon." Dr. Smith smiled. "You''ll embrace them again."