to address our true goals. We have been painted in an unfavorable light after recent bombings of prosthetic clinics and mechanized research centers. Our message has been convoluted and trashed for far too long, and it is time for us to come out from the shadows and reveal who we really are: concerned citizens stemming the tide against the transformation of humans into machines.
Make no mistake, that is what is happening. Technology is a powerful tool, and when harnessed, it can propel a nation to great achievements. But when technology becomes the thing we are dependent on, the thing we cannot live without, it meshes with our lives in ways that are unacceptable. Look at us today! Humans, I mean. Ten billion strong, and growing farther apart each day. There was a time when we had to overcome our differences and work together for survival. It didn't matter what he believed, it didn't matter how he looked or acted or smelled, you could not avoid other humans, because you knew eventually, you'd forget what it meant to communicate, to work together. Alone, we perish.
And that's where our technology left us at the middle of the 21st century...isolated, convinced we were still active and relevant in the lives of others, though we slowly died behind a computer screen. It wasn't the attacks that killed us, it wasn't the recession that we never recovered from...we were dead inside long before any of that! Hollow shells of who we once were, integrated with our technology so deeply that we forgot how to survive without it. The revolutionaries didn't attack a nation...they picked off stragglers, one by one, until even the strongest of us fought alone.
And here we are today, faced with the rise of a new race. The machines are powerful, they are efficient, built to survive anything they face, they are that way, because we made them that way! But we could not impart humanity on them. We must not allow our fear to control us, to make the same mistake that shattered our nation in the first place. We will survive as humans, we will live on. We do not need to be so quick to transform ourselves into something different. We need to reflect on our mistakes, count our blessings, and stop looking for the easy way out!
These are difficult times we face. Things get even harder when people carry the banner of Sanctus Humana as a banner of hatred, committing atrocities, destroying the people we should be reaching out to. The world should take note: anyone with a message of hate, is no friend of Sanctus. We are not here to destroy machines, we are here to uplift the human race, to draw out that will to survive and stand strong once again.
Transcript of Interview With AC Emissary, by Jack Norman
Jack Norman: Tonight, we have a special guest. The Autonomous Collective, or AC as some have come to call them, have become an integral part of global society. They are currently campaigning for membership in the UN, but despite their fame, little is known about them. Our guest tonight hopes to shed some light on them. For the first time, we have a member of the AC here, EM-22, welcome to the show.
EM-22: It is an honor to be here.
JN: So I have to ask, what does EM-22 stand for?
EM: This unit is the 22nd platform constructed for specialty in Electronics and Mechanics.
JN: Is this your only function? Electronics and mechanics, I mean?
EM: All units are free to pursue any field of their choice, so long as the duties assigned to it are completed.
JN: So then, everyone has a duty in your society?
EM: Correct.
JN: What happens if someone fails to uphold their duty?
EM: Significant disadvantages would cascade to all platforms in the city. However, other units are capable of accomplishing the necessary tasks for the city to remain afloat, provided that enough units remain functional.
JN: Yes, but if you choose not to do your duty...can you choose not to do your duty? Are there punishments for not doing what you're supposed to do?
EM:
Make no mistake, that is what is happening. Technology is a powerful tool, and when harnessed, it can propel a nation to great achievements. But when technology becomes the thing we are dependent on, the thing we cannot live without, it meshes with our lives in ways that are unacceptable. Look at us today! Humans, I mean. Ten billion strong, and growing farther apart each day. There was a time when we had to overcome our differences and work together for survival. It didn't matter what he believed, it didn't matter how he looked or acted or smelled, you could not avoid other humans, because you knew eventually, you'd forget what it meant to communicate, to work together. Alone, we perish.
And that's where our technology left us at the middle of the 21st century...isolated, convinced we were still active and relevant in the lives of others, though we slowly died behind a computer screen. It wasn't the attacks that killed us, it wasn't the recession that we never recovered from...we were dead inside long before any of that! Hollow shells of who we once were, integrated with our technology so deeply that we forgot how to survive without it. The revolutionaries didn't attack a nation...they picked off stragglers, one by one, until even the strongest of us fought alone.
And here we are today, faced with the rise of a new race. The machines are powerful, they are efficient, built to survive anything they face, they are that way, because we made them that way! But we could not impart humanity on them. We must not allow our fear to control us, to make the same mistake that shattered our nation in the first place. We will survive as humans, we will live on. We do not need to be so quick to transform ourselves into something different. We need to reflect on our mistakes, count our blessings, and stop looking for the easy way out!
These are difficult times we face. Things get even harder when people carry the banner of Sanctus Humana as a banner of hatred, committing atrocities, destroying the people we should be reaching out to. The world should take note: anyone with a message of hate, is no friend of Sanctus. We are not here to destroy machines, we are here to uplift the human race, to draw out that will to survive and stand strong once again.
Transcript of Interview With AC Emissary, by Jack Norman
Jack Norman: Tonight, we have a special guest. The Autonomous Collective, or AC as some have come to call them, have become an integral part of global society. They are currently campaigning for membership in the UN, but despite their fame, little is known about them. Our guest tonight hopes to shed some light on them. For the first time, we have a member of the AC here, EM-22, welcome to the show.
EM-22: It is an honor to be here.
JN: So I have to ask, what does EM-22 stand for?
EM: This unit is the 22nd platform constructed for specialty in Electronics and Mechanics.
JN: Is this your only function? Electronics and mechanics, I mean?
EM: All units are free to pursue any field of their choice, so long as the duties assigned to it are completed.
JN: So then, everyone has a duty in your society?
EM: Correct.
JN: What happens if someone fails to uphold their duty?
EM: Significant disadvantages would cascade to all platforms in the city. However, other units are capable of accomplishing the necessary tasks for the city to remain afloat, provided that enough units remain functional.
JN: Yes, but if you choose not to do your duty...can you choose not to do your duty? Are there punishments for not doing what you're supposed to do?
EM:
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