"You would have heard of it," he says quietly. And for a moment he's intensely jealous that the other Delta has not. It's not an exaggeration to say his entire existence has been shaped by the war - the Project created to help win it, the Director's loss because of it and his resulting shattered mind that had led to Tex-Beta's accidental creation in the first place.
Is it better than being siblings with no knowledge of their father? That, of course, is entirely subjective, and Delta will withhold judgment. For all he knows, the other Delta went through just as many trials and tribulations - probably more, if he's as old as he looks. For all that Delta looks like a human in his late 20s or early 30s, he's still only about five. Respectable for an AI, but for a human? Ha.
"Though if it is of any consolation, a draft was not instituted. There were sufficient volunteers."
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Is it better than being siblings with no knowledge of their father? That, of course, is entirely subjective, and Delta will withhold judgment. For all he knows, the other Delta went through just as many trials and tribulations - probably more, if he's as old as he looks. For all that Delta looks like a human in his late 20s or early 30s, he's still only about five. Respectable for an AI, but for a human? Ha.
"Though if it is of any consolation, a draft was not instituted. There were sufficient volunteers."