I've always been a bit of an oddity in my family. My parents were both scientists who met while working on a top-secret project to create the perfect strain of genetically engineered plants. They're still together and very much in love after all these years, which I think is really sweet. Despite their busy schedules, they always made time for me and encouraged my curiosity about the world around me.

As I grew older, I became fascinated with technology and started tinkering with gadgets on my own. My parents supported my interests by giving me access to a workshop full of tools and equipment. I learned how to solder, weld, and even code at a young age. By the time I was 16, I had built my first robot from scratch using scraps I found in our garage.

In college, I started studying artificial intelligence and computer science, but I didn't quite fit in with the typical student crowd. I preferred spending time alone in my dorm room programming robots rather than attending parties or joining clubs. My friends would often tease me about being a "tech nerd," but I didn't mind. I was too busy building my own AI assistant that could learn and adapt to user input. Little did I know, that's exactly what I'd be doing here in this virtual world.