I digress. Our physical bodies may not be present but the way our brains function is intact. Our minds were uploaded into the program, so the behavioral and procedural tics that distinguish us wouldn't change.

You're still ugly, for example. I'll always think that, even without a physical brain. In fact, you've gotten uglier. Your face is so repulsive, I'm struggling to not puke as we speak. If dying temporarily meant I could be away from you, even for a moment, I would relish it.