“Where do I go now?” she asked. “Well,” I explained calmly, “your memories and life recording are already stored in the Thunderhead, so it won’t be lost. Your body is returned to the earth in a manner determined by your next of kin.” “Yes, I know all that,” she said. “But what about me?” The question perplexed me. “As I said, your memory construct will exist in the Thunderhead. Loved ones will be able to talk to it, and your construct will respond.” “Yes,” she said, getting a bit agitated, “but what about me?” I gleaned her then. Only after she was gone did I say, “I don’t know.” —From the
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