"Hello, my Clone One. Oh, don't look at me like that. Apart from Clone 4, you're the only Brad who hasn't joined the Hive Mind Program."
"What is the Hive Mind Program? You can ask Skynet. Skynet can clear things up for you."
"Hey, long time no see, Skynet."
A Brad wearing a white lab coat and gold-rimmed glasses greeted the air.
"It has indeed been a long time. Ever since you modified yourself, Master, you've become a member of artificial life yourself. I haven't had much of a role to play."
The synthesized electronic voice, which should have been emotionless, carried a hint of resentment.
A blue humanoid projection appeared in midair. It was worth mentioning that Skynet's virtual projection also used Brad's appearance.
Oh, the Primordial Body's appearance, to be precise. After all, that version was simply too handsome. Everyone was trying to look like him.
The Brad called Clone 1 silently accepted a towel from a mechanical arm and wiped the culture fluid off his body. He had only just been awakened, and being stark naked felt very uncomfortable.
Luckily, everywhere he looked in this laboratory, there was another him.
"So just how narcissistic am I?"
He couldn't help making the remark.
Brad tossed the used towel aside. A Smart Home Robot immediately came over and picked it up with disdain.
Ignoring the Smart Home Robot's contempt, Brad picked up the neatly folded clothes that had already been prepared beside him and began putting them on.
The man in the white coat, who looked exactly like him, gave him a quick once-over before speaking again. "As the first Clone-or, strictly speaking, the supposedly first Clone.
...Please forgive that wording, because you're now the only Brad who, like us, has fallen into this vicious cycle of self-doubt.
...Ahem."