As a girl who scrutinised her own appearance at least as much as anyone else's, Sarah had already decided it would be worthwhile to make a few small self-improvements. She entered her name in the Search field and her own file reappeared on the screen,
"Now where shall I start?" Sarah pondered, when she noticed something odd on the screen, "What's this?"
Sarah's Transaction Log already contained a change, and not one she had put there herself:
Transactions on this file:
User 21: Sarah doesn't wear a bra
Sarah stared at the screen in confusion. To her recollection, she'd never worn a bra! She loved the feel of her big boobs hung free, bouncing around. Why would this 'User 21' write something that was already true?
Then it dawned on her. This must be what it feels like to be on the receiving end of the Awareness function. According to the timestamp, this person had entered that alteration just a few minutes ago "“ yet Sarah had a lifetime of memories that contradicted it.
"Who the hell was this 'User 21'?" she said with annoyance - but typing User 21 in the Search field didn't work, and there were no other means in the program to examine either this user or any other changes they'd made. They were effectively anonymous... at least until they typed something that gave themselves away.
"I can't find you, but I can still stop you," Sarah highlighted the rogue transaction on her file and hit Delete....
