[Honestly? It's a difficult question for her to answer. Zinc has never been very good at introspection, when she was alive she just knew who she was, there was never any question about it, so she never had.]

Strong. Willful, nothing... touched me. I did not love. Could not love. It was better, that way. Everything was... clear, when I did not feel. My mind was... quick, efficient. I liked to find challenges. Puzzles to unravel, people to control. I could do it.