‘And this ‘Empty Vessel’ Syndrome, Sal? What’s that about?’
‘Another modification. They hollowed out the contours of the human mind, inserted microchips and electrodes…you know those ‘mini organic robots’ everyone keeps talking about? Essentially it’s a microchip made from your own tissue, inside your brain, while you’re living.’
‘So the body doesn’t reject it?’
‘Exactly. And then they just fine tune it - using an implant or subtle psychological mirroring techniques - until the empty vessel mirrors the person you’re supposed to be interacting with. Like a remote online meeting, except the empty vessel is the phone and the screen and the voice of the person you wanted to talk to.’