[Less "someone talented" and more "someone attending a Big Goddamn Deal high school" but yeah whatever.]

Well, some identity theft is about pretending to be someone, and some is about pretending to not be yourself. For that, impersonating someone who's not associated with you and doesn't draw much attention makes the most sense.

[B u t.

Erika frowns, trying to reconcile that.]

Amnesia? [A few ideas pop to mind, but they're premature without deets.