2160
A technological breakthrough in robotics allowed for the building of a safe transport
system under the snow. Most of the connection pipes were restored, and the cities
were beginning to be linked with each other, allowing for faster development of
technologies.
2180
The energy efficiency of the cities had reached near perfection, but the need for fresh
materials was already appearing. New technological developments required
materials, not thought of during the construction of the cities. Humans began digging
again, and they became very proficient at it.
2216
The cities were celebrating one hundred years of operation. The ingenuity of the
builders had made life possible in the otherwise-unhabitable conditions of Earth. No
human alive had seen the outside. All they had were memories written on numbers.
The final dance of the humans before the Osiris strike was still celebrated. However,
it was slowly slipping into the pages of forgotten lore by the newer generations.
2270
Some of the collapsed cities like Paris became operational again. The years of
tunneling, repairing, and digging brought forward enough materials to repair the
collapsed cities. Survivors were found in some of them. The world consisted of one
hundred million people, who were slowly losing faith in rebuilding the ecosystem.
While most people and mainstream science was looking at a way to heat up the
Earth, a small group of scientists began considering that perhaps colonization of
another planet might be the solution. A return to Mars looked promising, and with the
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available technology, survival on Mars might turn out to be easier than previously
thought.
2273
Perhaps the most revolutionary change in culture and life took over humanity. The
long trip to immortality had finally reached its end. A system was made that could
program a swarm of nanobots, continuously adding scrambled code into the edges of
the DNA of every cell in the body. This way, the division of cells became unaffected
by the natural decay of the code, making every cell of the body as good as the
original one. With a few extra modifications in the following years, the humans could
now slowly return to the age of their choosing and stay at that age forever.
Additionally, nearly every disease that physically affects cells got eradicated in one
go. Natural death was conquered. The childbirth rate started dropping almost
immediately after the distribution of the so-called “COD” or Cure of Death injection.
Newborns could not be injected with COD, since it had disastrous results in the
development of the body. Only after the age of 20 could COD be administered, and
in certain cases after twenty-five years of age.
With very few humans being born, even though almost nobody died, the
population was struggling to rise. Most of the people were humoring themselves by
saying, “We will have children when the Earth becomes habitable again.”
In the following years, many technologies previously thought to be science
fiction started becoming a reality. Nanobots in everyday materials and a lot more
became a common sight.
“And we finally got to understand why we need to matter.
Apostasis will guide us back to reality.”
—Written on a wall
Apostasis: A term used to describe an unforeseen consequence of human
immortality and lack of purpose. A psychological condition which
renders the person unable of finding meaning behind life. Leads to
social distancing, depression, and in advanced cases, suicide.
First identified in 2312, but speculated to be around for longer than
that and misdiagnosed as severe depression, the condition started to
spread like a virus. Machine automations render individual humans
unimportant to society. Many believe that combating the condition
would require humans to start working and making decisions that
would ultimately affect their well-being.
Medical treatment consists of temporary chemical interference with
the brain’s neurotransmitters.
Drug effectiveness declines with time and dosage levels.
No cure is in development.
