"I don't think so," Hanekoma mused, "Unless they were completely reborn, without any connection or memory to what they once were, and even then, it would depend on the circumstances. I suppose the most accurate answer would be that I have yet to experience such a person." For Hanekoma not to have seen them, that meant they were very rare indeed.

Part of the frustration of dealing with Hanekoma was just how honest he was. He always told the truth, but never the whole truth, and his personality and self identity was so layered that it was possible to think you'd learned everything there was to know about him, only to have a whole new layer you never imagined.

As for the conversation itself, well Hanekoma was clearly very interested in it.