par·a·digm/ˈparəˌdīm/ (n)

It doesn't take a lot of things to give rise to a crossover idea. At least not for me. Just the fact that Wash's name is actually David was more than enough for me to see the connection to the titular character of the Bourne trilogy.

I've always been a fan of the Bourne novels by Robert Ludlum. An amnesiac assassin trying to find himself while running from the authorities that are trying to take him in? (That's only the tip of the iceberg) I'm all for it.

In parallel, Wash has been through a lot, lost his mind and had to work at it to find himself again. His A.I. was memory, lost and found, then lost again.

( Memory is the key. )