"Yeah," said Heiji, looking thoughtful, "But TV and movies ain't really that accurate. Besides, I think it's pretty clear that it's only a subset of our declarative memories that are missing. So you could tell me that I used to like some band, maybe, but I wouldn't believe ya if you said Souseki wrote the Magna Carta."

Thank god. What would he do without his stupidly huge collection of random knowlege?

"As for our personalities... I think they could change in the future. 'Specially if someone remembered something big that happened in their lives. Of course, a couple people showed up here, you could tell 'em pretty much whatever ya wanted and they'd probably go along with it..." Case in point: Simon.

"...But I been pretty much the same since day one."