[There's a long moment where Irving debates whether this should be kept a secret or not. But severance is a known technique in his own world. It must be, otherwise his outie couldn't have chosen to subject himself to it. And it's a grand, marvelous feat of technology developed by the Eagan lineage, so...]
I am what they refer to as an innie. Using a special surgical technique known as severance, my perceptual chronologies were split and spatially dictated. What this means is that my consciousness and memories, as I know them, can exist only within the walls of Lumon's severed floor. Once I leave, my so-called outie takes over once again, refreshed yet blissfully unaware after a long day of hard, honest work.
I'm afraid I don't know what my outie is like. Just as he knows nothing of my life, I know nothing of his. It may sound extreme, but it is perfectly painless and done to safeguard Lumon's secrets from those would use them to cause harm. It's an honor to be chosen, really.
CW: vague reference to brain surgery and memory tampering
I am what they refer to as an innie. Using a special surgical technique known as severance, my perceptual chronologies were split and spatially dictated. What this means is that my consciousness and memories, as I know them, can exist only within the walls of Lumon's severed floor. Once I leave, my so-called outie takes over once again, refreshed yet blissfully unaware after a long day of hard, honest work.
I'm afraid I don't know what my outie is like. Just as he knows nothing of my life, I know nothing of his. It may sound extreme, but it is perfectly painless and done to safeguard Lumon's secrets from those would use them to cause harm. It's an honor to be chosen, really.