Luna was twenty one when the transformation reached its critical point. She woke one morning unable to remember her own name. Not permanently, the knowledge returned after a terrifying minute. But the incident made clear that she was running out of time.
"It's getting worse," Luna told Ophelia during an emergency session. "I'm losing automatic access to personal information. Things I should know instantly require conscious effort to retrieve."
"Your consciousness is reorganizing around bridge function rather than personal identity," Ophelia diagnosed. "The transformation is accelerating. You need to make a choice soon about how to proceed."
"What choice? I've been trying to balance both. Are you saying that's not working?"
"I'm saying it might not be sustainable long term. You may need
