If you were to ask her, Ciris would tell you she was born [[Valerie Cates]] into a very healthy family.  She would tell you that in her youth she was the middle child to an older brother and a younger sister, that her father is an experimental avionics designer, and that her mother a talented, singer, pianist, and violist.  Ciris would tell you that for as long as she could remember she was always interested in serving the public interest and while her early desires were to go into politics, she ultimately abandoned that drive in order to pursue a career in active duty military.  She would tell you she completed an two years of college before transferring to officer candidates school where in 2125 her actions during a combat simulation stood out to a [[CNSCP]] recruiter who approached her and offered her the opportunity to work at the federal level.  Realizing she did not prefer the rigidity of the military chain of command, she accepted the opportunity and left the academy before graduation, entered into the internal [[CNSCP]] training protocols.  Ciris would tell you she started work as an analyst and moved through the training with concurrent, relevant promotions ultimately to field agent in September of 2130.  Ciris would also tell you that during this time she adopted the name “Ciris” as a way to protect her family from reprisal for her actions and then met Agent Tyson.  The two fell in love and married in 2131.  Their marriage remained strong and successful until February 14, 2133.  It was on that night when a mission led by Tyson was sabotaged by an unknown assailant.  The attack resulted in a severe car accident that sent Ciris and Tyson over a mountain cliff.  Killing him, and severely injuring her.  Ciris was resurrected  and fitted with a cybernetic body by CNSCP R&D Director Tecgui.  For as vivid and real as these memories are to Ciris, they are, in fact, a complete fabrication.

If you were to ask her, Ciris would tell you she was born [[Valerie Cates]] into a very healthy family.  She would tell you that in her youth she was the middle child to an older brother and a younger sister, that her father is an experimental avionics designer, and that her mother a talented, singer, pianist, and violist.  Ciris would tell you that for as long as she could remember she was always interested in serving the public interest and while her early desires were to go into politics, she ultimately abandoned that drive in order to pursue a career in active duty military.  She would tell you she completed an two years of college before transferring to officer candidates school where in 2125 her actions during a combat simulation stood out to a [[CNSCP]] recruiter who approached her and offered her the opportunity to work at the federal level.  Realizing she did not prefer the rigidity of the military chain of command, she accepted the opportunity and left the academy before graduation, entered into the internal [[CNSCP]] training protocols.  Ciris would tell you she started work as an analyst and moved through the training with concurrent, relevant promotions ultimately to field agent in September of 2130.  Ciris would also tell you that during this time she adopted the name “Ciris” as a way to protect her family from reprisal for her actions and then met Agent Tyson.  The two fell in love and married in 2131.  Their marriage remained strong and successful until February 14, 2133.  It was on that night when a mission led by Tyson was sabotaged by an unknown assailant.  The attack resulted in a severe car accident that sent Ciris and Tyson over a mountain cliff.  Killing him, and severely injuring her.  Ciris was resurrected  and fitted with a cybernetic body by CNSCP R&D Director Tecgui.  For as vivid and real as these memories are to Ciris, they are, in fact, a complete fabrication.

The truth, is a far more dangerous story in terms of it’s potential ramifications.  The consciousness, known as “Ciris” came into existence in 2133 as the result of a government experiment in Artificial intelligence and human memory mapping.  Ciris’s memories are, in fact, an amalgamation of the life and experiences of several individuals including Director Briggs’ daughter.  These memories were grafted onto an experimental AI matrix and allowed to take hold  in as much of a ‘natural’ way as could be possibly done.  Once the A.I., known now as Ciris, assimilated the memories into a timeline and through them began to self identify, the inconsistencies of the memories were ironed out, the AI put to sleep and an artificial body constructed to house the AI into a human form.  At the same time a construct memory of the car accident was inserted as a way to transition Ciris’ experience from the memories of her ‘life’ as a human being to her new existence as a physical entity.   

The truth, is a far more dangerous story in terms of it’s potential ramifications.  The consciousness, known as “Ciris” came into existence in 2133 as the result of a government experiment in Artificial intelligence and human memory mapping.  Ciris’s memories are, in fact, an amalgamation of the life and experiences of several individuals including [[Glen Briggs|Director Briggs]]’ daughter.  These memories were grafted onto an experimental AI matrix and allowed to take hold  in as much of a ‘natural’ way as could be possibly done.  Once the A.I., known now as Ciris, assimilated the memories into a timeline and through them began to self identify, the inconsistencies of the memories were ironed out, the AI put to sleep and an artificial body constructed to house the AI into a human form.  At the same time a construct memory of the car accident was inserted as a way to transition Ciris’ experience from the memories of her ‘life’ as a human being to her new existence as a physical entity.   

The early days and weeks after her awakening, termed ‘conversion’, Ciris displayed high levels of anxiety and depression.  To her mind she was grieving for the loss of her husband, as well as the loss of the potential for a family while at the same time coping with her new existence in a cybernetic shell and learning how to function.  This ‘rehabilitation’ and re-training lasted a little over ten months and Ciris began work as a field agent.  The first six years of her field work were often marked by a streak of aggressive, overly violent tendencies that would have gotten any other agent kicked out.  They would have gotten Ciris removed from duty were it not for the significant investment put into her.  However, six years later, things changed.   

The early days and weeks after her awakening, termed ‘conversion’, Ciris displayed high levels of anxiety and depression.  To her mind she was grieving for the loss of her husband, as well as the loss of the potential for a family while at the same time coping with her new existence in a cybernetic shell and learning how to function.  This ‘rehabilitation’ and re-training lasted a little over ten months and Ciris began work as a field agent.  The first six years of her field work were often marked by a streak of aggressive, overly violent tendencies that would have gotten any other agent kicked out.  They would have gotten Ciris removed from duty were it not for the significant investment put into her.  However, six years later, things changed.