"He would never think that way," Basil argued, shaking his head, "And I didn't do any of this intentionally. For nearly six years, I've thought that I [i]am[/i] Basil, so I lived on in his place without consciously knowing that it was just my...programming. He wanted to work on water purification, so I continued that research--for him. He cared about his dad, so I worked hard to support him when his health began to decline--for him. And he cherished you as his closest friend, so I tried to make you happy--for him. And even after I discovered all of this, the truth of my identity and origins, none of that has changed. I still want all of the same things as him. I may not be the Basil that you grew up with, but...aren't I just a continuation of him? What's so different from us, really? Can you say that Basil wouldn't have become someone much like me, if not identical, when we had the same memories and personality to begin with?"