User blog comment:DYBAD/Character Sheet/@comment-4867780-20151010124756/@comment-4867780-20151013084642

You got it exactly right ;)

Lawrence is effectively a single person, but his unlimited Hypercognition, Mindshifting and Multi-Shapeshifting allow him to exist in many places and do a great many things at once.

It's not really a Hive Mind because every "avatar" is actually him, not just a humanoid interface with remote control or a replicated body with uploaded consciousness.

To put it simply, Lawrence is like a crystal prism : from the outside each facet looks like an individual existence, but from the inside they are just different angles of the same crystal.

Lawrence is essentially a crystal prism with unlimited facets (unlimited rather than infinite, since new facets are formed when needed and reclaimed once their task is complete), which are separated between conscious ones (Avatars) and sub-conscious ones (Selforge Essence), the later being further divided between citizens’ SME and Selforge technologies.

This masterfull multitasking is an essential part of his identity and lifestyle. It's notably what allowed him to create his utopia in the first place, to combine large-scale polyamory and amazing individual care, to personally ensure that everyone is safe and content and everything runs smoothly at any time, all while supervising Selforge's numerous protectorates and enjoying endless bachelor adventures around the planes.