[And here was where things got complicated. If this was going to go any further, he knew he was going to have to tell her what he was. Otherwise, she wouldn't understand.]
I am a genetically engineered being called an Innovade. As such, one of my capabilities is to merge my consciousness with a computer. During the assimilation process, my physical body was destroyed, but I was able to survive by sending my consciousness into a computer system. Essentially, I can become the equivalent of an artificial intelligence.
[He knew that probably sounded awfully fantastic, so he waited at that point to see what her reaction would be.]