He was three-fifths technical now though he never let on to Jane that this was the case. He knew he would lose her completely and he could not afford to do that until and unless he was complete. At that point he might not even care.

Jam's ego tied him to his alter ego of Jane. He also cared about her as more than an extension of himself.

He only wished that she could travel the spaces with him. She didn't understand that those left behind would be lost in the warp that threatened them all. He and his kind might be safe if it all held off until the final transformations. This latest implant was the most important. And he was among the very first to accept it.