Post by Juen on Jan 10, 2008 18:24:22 GMT -5
The Story
The year is 3025 on a world much similar to our own. One could almost call it a parallel to our humble planet. It is called Earth, the people who live upon its soil call themselves 'humans', and they go about their lives in ways very similar to our own. Unlike us, however, who know little of our future, theirs has already been decided upon.
This world has labeled itself as living in it's Golden Age. Religions live in harmony with one another, hand in hand in worship of their own deities. There is sexual acceptance world wide, homosexuals, transsexuals and heterosexuals live together in peace, understanding the differences that make them unique. Medicine has made leaps and bounds with new cures and ideas. Cancer has been cured within the past thirty years by a wonder drug, injected into the mutated cells, that stops their dividing and stops the disease in its tracks. There is freedom of speech among all humans, no repression for any man, woman or child. Technology has soared and has created: life in machines.
Artificial intelligence has created life like beings known as Androids. These robots look like humans and feel like humans. Their robotics covered by synthetic skin. They speak whatever language you care to ask them to speak. They perform any task that humans would ask of them. They are glad to submit. They were made to submit. They do as they are told...without question and without fail. They have made human life...easy.
Sounds almost too perfect for the people we call humans...
While humans rejoice in world wide tolerance there are those shunned, people stigmatized for being...non-human. The presence of subservient robotic Androids have created problems. One advancement in medicine has involved the insertion of mechanical parts into the human bodies. After severe accidents or other bodily problems it sometimes becomes necessary for a person to accept a mechanical heart, metal bones or other technological advancements. But this has created them as an eye-sore for society. They are not human...and thus not worthy of equality.
These people, known as Cyborgs, are exempt from high earning jobs and positions. They cannot vote and do not even have the right to marry a person of their choosing...cyborg or not. Relationships with a cyborg are frowned upon, individuals have died for these reason. Being a lover with a cyborg has brought premature deaths of young people, for going against the norm. For stooping down to the level of a machine.
But the Cyborgs fight. For equal rights. Some are content to hide who they are from the public, others hide from the world completely. Some stand up against injustice and fight. Fight against the current definition of "Human". Fight for recognition. Fight to be called "People". It seems only right.
Will you join the fight? Or will you be one who sits in the bleachers? Will you ignore all this? Or will you speak up for what you believe in? Will you love the cyborgs? Or will you hate them? Will you be one of them?
Join us...and find out for yourself.
The year is 3025 on a world much similar to our own. One could almost call it a parallel to our humble planet. It is called Earth, the people who live upon its soil call themselves 'humans', and they go about their lives in ways very similar to our own. Unlike us, however, who know little of our future, theirs has already been decided upon.
This world has labeled itself as living in it's Golden Age. Religions live in harmony with one another, hand in hand in worship of their own deities. There is sexual acceptance world wide, homosexuals, transsexuals and heterosexuals live together in peace, understanding the differences that make them unique. Medicine has made leaps and bounds with new cures and ideas. Cancer has been cured within the past thirty years by a wonder drug, injected into the mutated cells, that stops their dividing and stops the disease in its tracks. There is freedom of speech among all humans, no repression for any man, woman or child. Technology has soared and has created: life in machines.
Artificial intelligence has created life like beings known as Androids. These robots look like humans and feel like humans. Their robotics covered by synthetic skin. They speak whatever language you care to ask them to speak. They perform any task that humans would ask of them. They are glad to submit. They were made to submit. They do as they are told...without question and without fail. They have made human life...easy.
Sounds almost too perfect for the people we call humans...
While humans rejoice in world wide tolerance there are those shunned, people stigmatized for being...non-human. The presence of subservient robotic Androids have created problems. One advancement in medicine has involved the insertion of mechanical parts into the human bodies. After severe accidents or other bodily problems it sometimes becomes necessary for a person to accept a mechanical heart, metal bones or other technological advancements. But this has created them as an eye-sore for society. They are not human...and thus not worthy of equality.
These people, known as Cyborgs, are exempt from high earning jobs and positions. They cannot vote and do not even have the right to marry a person of their choosing...cyborg or not. Relationships with a cyborg are frowned upon, individuals have died for these reason. Being a lover with a cyborg has brought premature deaths of young people, for going against the norm. For stooping down to the level of a machine.
But the Cyborgs fight. For equal rights. Some are content to hide who they are from the public, others hide from the world completely. Some stand up against injustice and fight. Fight against the current definition of "Human". Fight for recognition. Fight to be called "People". It seems only right.
Will you join the fight? Or will you be one who sits in the bleachers? Will you ignore all this? Or will you speak up for what you believe in? Will you love the cyborgs? Or will you hate them? Will you be one of them?
Join us...and find out for yourself.