Well, it could just be a copy of our memories and personalities that are just being run in the virtual space as a program! Then they could just let the real us free while the program would act like we would in the same situation!

And I'm guessing he did. I mean, he's the one that brought me here, right? I remember talking to him about something before I woke up and went playing in the snow... The next time I see him, I'm going to thank him, though, because this is the best! I get to try all kinds a things I couldn't as a tank! Like eating, and breathing, and smelling, and being cold, and wearing clothes, and touching...

[Yeah, she's rambling off pretty much everything new she's got to do. Feel free to interrupt.]