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Write-up > Axiom Nexus > The Electric Church
The Electric Church was founded by a man named Dennis Squalor. He was a scientist with considerable intelligence who had approached the ruling body of the government with the idea that they themselves could become immortal by putting their brains in robot bodies, thus allowing them to govern forever.
The government thought he was crazy, and rightfully so. You can't just move someone's brain and hook it up to a machine. The list of possible errors was endless, not to mention the threat of deterioration of the brain functions themselves.
So, to prove himself right, Dennis Squalor performed the procedure on himself. But they were right about deterioration of the brain, because he consequently went totally batshit. But not before perfecting his procedure and downloading what was left of his consciousness into a computer- oh yeah, and starting a crazy-ass religion.
On the outside, the Church is pretty straightforward. They preach that the human life is far too short to achieve salvation, so why not have your brain implanted in a robotic body- thereby prolonging your lifespan, and eliminating the needs and flaws of the flesh, such as hunger, disease, the need for sleep, etc. They claim the procedure is painless and humane, and if you ask any monk on the street, even the ones fresh off the assembly line, they give you no reason to doubt that.
They assure you that there are no ill effects- why, just look at them! They're perfectly happy.
Yes, the monks themselves, while creepy to look at with their emotionless white plastic faces and black cameras for eyes, are pretty zen. Their personalities are serene, and they're always on about "trails of endless sunsets" or some other nonsense. While they may get... enthused about their religion sometimes, and make a point to preach to everyone, they usually accept rejections with grace and back off.
At least that's how they act in the public eye. The robotic bodies of the monks are advanced, very fast, very strong, and very well armed. If you won't convert the normal way, they are not opposed to hunting you down in a dark alleyway and putting a bullet in your chest. They'll remove your brain while you're still alive, regardless of if you join by choice or by force, and slap you in a monk body. They also stick a behavioral modification chip in your brain- thereby making you act zen and wonderful, while you silently go crazy behind that white mask. You retain your memories, certainly. How else will you convince the people you know that this is the best thing ever to happen to you?
Dennis Squalor's computerized brain is the key holding the whole thing together. He is the Borg Queen- without him, the Church would collapse, the monks would stop being able to communicate with each other, all of the behavioral modification chips will stop working, and suddenly you'd find yourself with a bunch of crazed, gun toting, highly advanced cyborgs on your hands.
So what do you say, Axiom Nexus? Will you allow me to show you a trail of endless sunsets?
The government thought he was crazy, and rightfully so. You can't just move someone's brain and hook it up to a machine. The list of possible errors was endless, not to mention the threat of deterioration of the brain functions themselves.
So, to prove himself right, Dennis Squalor performed the procedure on himself. But they were right about deterioration of the brain, because he consequently went totally batshit. But not before perfecting his procedure and downloading what was left of his consciousness into a computer- oh yeah, and starting a crazy-ass religion.
On the outside, the Church is pretty straightforward. They preach that the human life is far too short to achieve salvation, so why not have your brain implanted in a robotic body- thereby prolonging your lifespan, and eliminating the needs and flaws of the flesh, such as hunger, disease, the need for sleep, etc. They claim the procedure is painless and humane, and if you ask any monk on the street, even the ones fresh off the assembly line, they give you no reason to doubt that.
They assure you that there are no ill effects- why, just look at them! They're perfectly happy.
Yes, the monks themselves, while creepy to look at with their emotionless white plastic faces and black cameras for eyes, are pretty zen. Their personalities are serene, and they're always on about "trails of endless sunsets" or some other nonsense. While they may get... enthused about their religion sometimes, and make a point to preach to everyone, they usually accept rejections with grace and back off.
At least that's how they act in the public eye. The robotic bodies of the monks are advanced, very fast, very strong, and very well armed. If you won't convert the normal way, they are not opposed to hunting you down in a dark alleyway and putting a bullet in your chest. They'll remove your brain while you're still alive, regardless of if you join by choice or by force, and slap you in a monk body. They also stick a behavioral modification chip in your brain- thereby making you act zen and wonderful, while you silently go crazy behind that white mask. You retain your memories, certainly. How else will you convince the people you know that this is the best thing ever to happen to you?
Dennis Squalor's computerized brain is the key holding the whole thing together. He is the Borg Queen- without him, the Church would collapse, the monks would stop being able to communicate with each other, all of the behavioral modification chips will stop working, and suddenly you'd find yourself with a bunch of crazed, gun toting, highly advanced cyborgs on your hands.
So what do you say, Axiom Nexus? Will you allow me to show you a trail of endless sunsets?