[Memories are kind of a...thing for Eight. He's not trying to talk back or be disrespectful, he's just had to work out a lot of things about himself while only having the cliff notes version of his own experiences.]

With all due respect, I don't know what the difference would be. My own memories have been spotty for quite some time, but I don't feel like I'm any less...myself.

[Then he smiles.]

Well, Octarian society has a very high baseline level of technology. I should know enough to do maintenance and troubleshooting.