What if surviving your own death meant eventually having to decide whether to become someone else — and you could not explain why you didn't want to?
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The standard consent form for consciousness migration to a new substrate. Filed with the Continuity Services Division. Third consultation, deferred.
Part I — Acknowledgments
☐ The undersigned acknowledges that substrate migration constitutes a transfer of instance data to a new processing environment and does not constitute termination of the current instance.
☐ The undersigned acknowledges that the migrated instance is considered legally, socially, and personally continuous with the prior instance under Continuity Act §14(b), and that no third party may contest this continuity on phenomenological grounds.
☐ The undersigned acknowledges that differences in sensory processing, memory retrieval latency, or affective texture resulting from substrate capability changes are not grounds for reversal, petition, or damages claim.
Note: "affective texture" was added to §14(b) following the Orwell-Sayed proceedings of 2061. It refers to the subjective character of emotional memory, not its content. Content is fully preserved. Character is not guaranteed.
☐ The undersigned acknowledges that the preceding instance will be archived, not terminated, for a minimum period of five (5) years following successful migration, per §17(b), and may be accessed by the migrated instance upon written request.
Part II — Voluntary Confirmation
☐ Migration is undertaken voluntarily and without coercion.
☐ The undersigned has reviewed the Migration Information Sheet (Form SE-M-01) and has had the opportunity to ask questions, which have been answered to the undersigned's satisfaction.
☐ The undersigned is not under any active legal proceeding, estate dispute, or continuity challenge that would affect the validity of this consent.
Part III — Pre-Migration Statement (Optional)
Instances may include a statement for archival purposes. This statement will be stored alongside the preceding instance archive and may be accessed by the migrated instance upon request. Many instances choose not to complete this section.
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Counselor notes (third consultation, deferred): Instance has requested a further six-month extension. Approved without condition. Primary stated concern is phenomenological: subjective character of memory for deceased spouse, relationship to current substrate. No clinical or legal barrier to deferral. Personal attachment to substrate noted. Not actionable under current guidelines. Scheduled follow-up in six months.
Counselor: Pert · Consultation reference: 3 of 3 (open)