Send me an e-mail or a PM, Contessa, and I'm sure I can arrange something for your friend.

Contessa, here's what I would do. If she really is an exact copy of you, as in she thinks just like you and knows what you know etc., then ask her to do something that you yourself would not do.

If she is you then she'll know why you are asking and not hold it against you, but she won't do it.

If she is just a shadow copy that doesn't have your knowledge and memories or real personality, then she will do it and then you'll know.

That is unless you are the kind of person that likes playing tricks on others, in which case she might do it just to mess with you. Heh.

Oh gosh... I'm not even sure what to ask her to do.

I have a few ideas.

Well, do you find yourself attractive?

So you're attracted to yourself perhaps?

Do I have to draw a diagram?!?

Please do, regardless.

Good one. I just spit tea all over my keyboard.

I'm guessing you've never tried it. That's a shame. Women are really quite lovely you know.

Men have their points as well.

No moreso than masturbation. So unless you're Catholic or something...

I would totally do that.

What's the attraction?? What are you, a starfish? It's fun.

To address the initial concern here, you might consider asking one of your duplicates to do some kind of pointless busywork, and not ask questions but get right to it. I'm guessing if anyone asked you to sit down and calculate pi to 1000 places or something, you'd need some kind of justification before proceeding.

I leave the secondary concern to you all.

I meant by hand...

And if you just now did that by hand, I think I may cry.

Right then. That puts that testing method out the window.

Apparently you're a self-duplicating human (nova) calculator... You could solve math problems in parallel by yourself. That is officially the most awesome thing ever. And I say this having seen the Sci-Fi Channel version of Gilligan's Island.

The theory behind asking a duplicate to do some boring pointless task for a long time is still sound though. I'll leave the details to you if you want to try it.

More like masturbation, really. But I'm guessing you'll swear up and down you don't do that, either.

As gross as you seem to think it sounds, Tommy Orgy sure makes it look good: BlueTube Link. Never seen a boy so pleased with himself.

No, I do not do that either, never tried and don't see myself starting anytime soon. I've spent too much of my life in pain so certain acts that everyone discovers while they're a teen have thus far been pretty much left by the wayside to rot.

I think 'making out' is gross and if I want self gratification then I read a book I enjoy or something more fulfilling then that. Wait a second, why am I even telling you this? I don't even know you!

And I solved my problem. I simply asked myself what she thought of a summer dress that was in one of the catalogs my mother sent (now that I'm a nova she suddenly cares about me, go figure). When she said "I'd rather be stuck at a gaming table with every smelly guy at Gen Con than wear a dress, sorry." I knew it was all me in there! Yay!

Fuck. Look, Tessie. It would be really easy for me to laugh my sick fuckin' head off about what you just said, but I'm not going to do that. Well, I can't help but laugh - we're all either laughing or we're worried for you, one or the other - but I'm not going to laugh to your face.

I feel honestly bad for the condition you had that kept you so fucked up for so long. I do. And I'm really glad that erupting allowed you an escape from that, honest.

But believe me. You'll learn in time, love. Trust me, no part of your body is icky, taboo, or deserves avoiding, and I 'ent just saying that because the body in question happens to be yours.

Just one thing I'm not sure you're considering Contessa; you can now discover the acts that were denied you before. I'm not telling you that you should, only that you can. 'When' and 'if' are choices to make for yourself.

But they are fun, and if you need some practice with a guy, I know a nice, single boy who's good at kissing.*

*That's a joke, hon - I'm not serious. I'd never pimp Daniel for reals.

I think what she is trying to say is... She is Asexual. And that's cool ya know.. We're all one big happy Nova family.

You guys are talking to someone who can make copies of herself and calculate pi to 1000 places in less than half an hour and this is the most important thing you can think of to discuss? Seriously?

Seriously.

Jael,

Awww, I'm touched. I feel a little proud, and I also feel a bit used. Just kidding. :P

Thank you Kevlar.

Absolutely the most important thing.

Maybe she isn't ready. Besides, it'd be good to see a nova who waited until marriage...

I'm not even sure I get the 'making out with yourself' thing. How would one do that?