chapter 2

The Regimen located in Gourd cityis one of the noted edifices of the Astral megalopolis. It is located in the east end of Paramount P. It was known for its legacy of changing dictums since the 22^ndcentury. Here, many dauntless dictums were approved and brought into action and as the time went on, many were erased for good or bad. The maximum of earlier dictums were overruled and moderated during the Gaffership of Venerable Jagson. He has taken bold steps in erasing the ancient dictums (referred as Law-from 21^st and 22^ndcentury) and their typical burocreatic judiciary systems from the Digital Dictum Diaryand updated it with latest dictums (Read Popular Dictums - Section B) which were more favorable to the common populace of advanced society. Hence, the thirty years of Venerable Jagson is considered as the aureate epoch.

Venerable Jagson encouraged the scientific thoughts and advancements. Keeping the 21^st century knowledge as base, the boffin (like earlier scientists and biologists) worked on exploring and imploring the advancements that the primitives left behind. They soon realized the importance of eradicating the maladies of aftereffects of apologetic event. They picked up data from the debris and began to work on it in creating many antidotes which could sustain the meager survivors. Since the population was at the extinction verge, they began to experiment new methods of birth and among them genealogy helped them. Their experiment yielded to clinical birth of thousands of infants through various methods like swift cloning and DNA replicated babies. The boffin concluded that a natural birth was too risky (since many of surviving carries didn’t had the strength - both physically and mentally to bore babies for nine long months) and it was very time consuming as well. The secondary concern of the boffin was to reduce the death rate drastically. They experimented on this and concluded that emotives are the major reason for the deployment of mankind. They categorized the maladies into five Sectas andcreated antidotes for the remedies. Further, using the DNA sequencing the boffins began to miraculously recreatethe replaceable human organs. As the time went on, they dedicated themselves (of course, with great support of Venerable Jagson) in making the human organs available in every nook and corner of the Gorbs. Physical shops and Digital Sales Committee (DSC) helped people to recover from maladies like Cardiac arrest, kidney failure, liver failure and other physical injuries like hands and limbs. Every human organwas made readily available so that they can cope up with any kind of traumatic incidents. Slowly the death rate started to decrease in the late 22^nd century and things began to get in control.

Another important development of the pioneering society of Gorbs was to invent a never-before human evaluation machine by name ‘Measure of Perfection’ machine. It is a small handy digitalized chipset machine, which can be connected and carried anywhere easily. The MoP (Read DD 3 Version 4:Measure of Perfection) machine or meter (as termed by boffin)can examine and determine human tissues, blood or (gore – termed by boffin) hairs, stools and micro cells of all kinds. The MOP machine can be fitted into a closet or to a toilet seat for that matter. The MOP machine would at once scan the available tissues, molecules and cells through its invisible nanoscopic scanners and analysis the structure and functionality of all related internal organs in matter of few minutes. The work of MOP would continue to analyze the future working of such body and organs to produce a reading in percentages. After successful repeated examination, the MOP reading was found to be very accurate. This inspired the earlier Gaffers and Juntas of that time and they introduced a new way of electing system which can help in selecting the governing body, that is, Gaffers and Juntas to be selected based on their Measure of Perfection. Naturally, a person with high Measure of Perfection (both Physical and Mental) would be ideal to lead the society. Many reading and experiments showed that intellectuals, with unselfish minds scored good percentages. Hence, the highest scorer was declared as the first Digizen (Gaffer) of Gorbs. The sub sequent high scorers would be counted in for the post of five Juntas and the further subsequent would be considered for high profiles based on their various educational knowledge, experience and qualifications.

Venerable Jagson also pioneered in organizing the advanced transportation system. Since most of the earlier rail and metro tracks, roads, vehicles and airportswere destroyed; new types of transportation systems were re-induced to make the transportation easy for public. Many break-through happened and Tubero (fast moving electromagnetic trains) and ZAP Jitneys (a bus kind of public transfort for common people) were invented. Further, WinGars and flying cars(cars with small wings on either side) were also originated. WinGars, which could fly in the air atone thousand feet altitude, became popular and used only by Gaffers, Juntas and high-profiled governing people. However, flying cars (which could fly upto six hundered feet in air and a little slower compared to WinGar) and Jetpacks, being less expensive, were soon found in most of the rich house hold of common people.

Hence, many of these popular elements made venerable Jagson popular. Lately things are changing and fast and Esq. Mayden’s hand is behind everything. His visions and mission are quite in contrary to that of Esq. Jagson. Esq. Jagson believed in centralizing the universe to one fraternity, while Esq. Maydenbelieved in centralizing the human body to one master organ - the ‘Brainset’.

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Presently, the Regimen was all hustle-bustle. The five Juntas clad in blue single suit arrived precisely at the appointed hour. They were surprised to learn that Esq. Mayden has already arrived an hour ago and currently in the mammoth cabin of Regimen popularly known as ‘Injunction Chamber’, where the Gorbs top resolutions and dcitums were discussed. The dark interior of the Injunction Chamber was a world in itself. It held high-resolution sensorative-invisible screens which only five Juntas and Esq. Mayden himself had access and could operate with a special watchword – known only to them. They can access any data, any information of the Gorbs within fractions of seconds, and to add, without anyone knowing them about at all. Hence, every time, whenever ahigh place congregation happened, there were lots of speculations about the subject matter. 

Today, the common populace anticipated a special surge of curious wave as Esq. Mayden has spent nearly an hour by contemplating the new possibility. Hence, when the five WinGarsdescended from the air-traffic of south-west controller tower, there was an air of public uproar of curio. The five Juntas greeted each other without any emotion and walked in tandem towards the Regimen’s Injunction Chamber. The Juntas, being the second and subsequent best scores in MOP, had the tenacity to endure any curiosity unlike the common populace. There were no more than formal greeting among them. The Plods escorted the Juntas across the waiting big surge platform and keyed-in the destination. The surge at once, though smoothly, started gliding like paper rocket, up and above, side and spiral and gently debarked the five esteemed Juntas just beside the entrance of Digitagramic main door of Injunction Chamber. 

The five Juntas walked inside the Injunction Chamber in utter dignity. Among the five Juntas, only Floyd and Blenda exchanged a meaningful glace at each other. Floyd, the respected Junta of Astral is a well-known historian. His knowledge onancient history and primitive human beings were terabytic. He has written three digital Opuses (fiction – best viewed) that were greatly admired. He is one of the few digital litterateurs, who had the tenacity to hook the viewers to the digital screen for long. Floyd had (among otherwise considered asprimitives) a special soft corner for the 21^st and 22^ndcentury primitives. Somewhere, down at himself, at the clandestine dark side, he dreamt of being in the world of 21^st century primitives. Lately, as his research excelled, he had started fantasizing himself of being in their era and flowing in their emotions. Outwardly, he was a brilliant historian and had a good sense of happening digital world. Hence, he resulted in a very good Measure of perfection and in-turn, achieved to the peaks of second esteemed Juntaship (of course, first being the Gaffership) of Astral. Today, just as he walked inside the Injection Chamber, the imbecile thought of himself being with Blenda in the 21^stcentury flashed in his brain. He was surprised to see Blenda acknowledge his look. Perhaps, Blenda may not be so digitalized as others. The thought really gave Jim Jams of unknown feeling.

Esq. Mayden looked as solid as ever and rose from his seat to welcome the esteemed Juntas. He smiled warmly at all the five Juntas and motioned them towards their respective hindquarters. Once everyone was settled, he switched on the 7D holographicscreens, which displayed the direct digital image of Cryonic Clime and its inner surroundings.    

For a fraction of seconds, all the five Juntas were taken aback, although most of them didn’t show it physically. Only the eyes of Esteemed Floyd seem to squint a little. However, Esq. Mayden was quick to note and register it on his mind.

“Chivalrous, I appreciate your presence. Today we have an opportunity to discuss something of utmost importance. I understand that very image of Cryonic Clime might have stirred a notion in yourself. Am I right?” Esq. Mayden opened his statement with an amusing note in it.

Esteemed Faruk, Junta of Squander, giggled himself and offered,“You certainly did it venerable Mayden. I am, of course being the Junta of Squander is more than surprised. I am in fact, overwhelmed. We needed subjects and this news seems to give us some.”

“Good, I expected that from your esteemship. Now, today I received the information from the Cryonic Clime about advancement. To name – Cryo-preserved subjects. Does that ring a bell?” Esq. Mayden asked and eagerly screened the five valuable faces for the response. 

“Are we talking about resurrection? If so, it would be one of the wonders of our times.”Bohai, the esteemed Junta of Boreal spoke for the first time. Bohai, earlier, was the most popular academician of BSSA (Boreal Scientific Study of Academy). For nearly thirty-two years he taught to innumerable young populace of the Gorbs using his Digital Holographic Machine (DHM). Today, many of his mentees are having a very decent score of Measure of Perfection and are doing very well in the advanced society.

“As a matter of fact, it is Cryo. Our geniusCMP team has discovered an anecdote for complete recycle of cancerous cells and other physical maladies. Applied righty, we can have the 21^stcentury primitive subjects walking all around our wondrous digital universe.” Esq. Mayden replied looking at the holographic images of subjects in Cryonic Clime.

“How many primitive subjects we have in cryo-preservation?” Questioned Blenda, the esteemed Junta of Oriental. Although she spoke firmly, her feminine voice gave away the fact that she was nervous about the subject matter.

“The number accounts to nearly ten thousand cryo subjects. Most of them have their original bodies preserved while a small percentage only has their brains vitrified.” Esq. Maydenfilled in watching Blenda intently.

The five esteemed Juntas again exchanged glances and began to think about the outcome. It was hard even to the Juntas to predict the outcome of thousands of cryopreserved primitives walking on the boulevard of Paramount P and other cities. Would they be able to upgrade themselves to the much advanced society? It was the same question that arised in the mind of five Juntas.

“Chivalrous, I understand your dilemma. However, it is the duty of us to scribe a new dictum which would enable our prominent generation to see and talk to the primitives of 21^st and 22^ndcentury people. Of course, they will be treated as subjects rather than populace. These subjects would be studied, analyzed and most importantly, be used in our wondrous ‘Brainset’ project. How does that sound to you all?”Esq.Mayden asked standing and turning his back towards to all Juntas. There was no sound save the gasps for a long second.

At last one voice broke the spell of silence. It was of Aruba, the esteemed Junta of Occidental. “Wouldn’t it be cruel to think and treat them as subjects? after all, they are humans, however primitive they are.”

Suddenly the tall and elegant framed body of Esq. Mayden turned and flashed an angry glance at Aruba. After a long stare of few seconds, he asked, “esteemed Aruba, I am surprised by your warmth feeling to our primitives. You, a licentiate of Digital Biological Study (DBS), should not, at large, be concerned about the welfare of others, of course rather than ours.”

Aruba inhaled a sharp breath. She felt extremely embarrassed about her warmth towards the earlier primitives. However, she was quick to correct herself and offer, “Esq. Mayden, I take back my earlier thoughts. I think it would be very wise to use the gifted resource of their self to our futuristic ‘Brainset’ project.”

Bohai, the once popular academician smiled at Aruba and confided in. “Yes Aruba, you are right. This must be one of the popular dictums that we are going scribe ever.”

“I would love to see the act of removing their emotive brains out of their roots. How silly of them to involve in the activities of kissing each other on the mouth, sucking tongues and the repugnant act of indulging in naked sex like typical animals of their era. It’s time; we subject them and mend the olden ways of 21^stand 22^nd century.”Faruk, the Squander Junta said with his distorted face and looked sharply at Floyd.

“Well done Chivalrous! From this I take that we are ready to scribe a new dictum which would allow us to use the bodily resources of our primitives in our ‘Brainset’ venture.” Esq. Maydensaid in a mechanical tone. This to him was just another dictum ready to be scribed. He turned and concentrated on the holographic screen and tapped his finger at the Cryonic Clime icon.

“Aha! If may I interject VenerableMayden, I think we need to go through this again, it would be wise nottake hasty decision and make the life of thousands of 21^st century people miserable.”  It was Floyd.

Just then, on the holographic screen chief CMP Bolaski’sbulky digital face appeared and greeted Esq. Mayden.

“Esq. Mayden, do we have the confirmation?” He asked very politely scanning the five esteemed Juntas in the background.

Esq.Mayden glanced at Floyd for a long second and slowly replied to Chief CMP,“Not yet, I shall come back to youBolaski.” He searched the faces of four other Juntas and retrieved his stare on Floyd and waited for the explanation.

“Venerable Mayden, I like to take initiative and state that it may bring mayhem if we resurrect the cryopreserved.” Floyd tried his best to explain in simpler terms.

“And why would you think so?” The question was asked by none other than esteemed Faruk.

“Well, the 21^stcentury primitives are the entities who wholly differ from our advanced society. They lived in a very emotive world. Resurrecting, of course, would bring them to our advanced world where we abhor emotive. Naturally, this would rise to many conflicts and clashes. We have to consider the fact that; they may not agree to undergo the ‘Brainset’ operation unless and until we do it forcefully.” Floyd explained trying to appear calm.

“Esteemed Floyd, are you, in any way, feel scared of our primitives? Do you think their mere ten thousand ancient bodies would create a threat to our advanced nearly billionairepopulace?” Esq. Mayden questioned highlighting the ironic tone well enough.

“Strange things have happened, who knows they might as well.” Everyone turned sharply to see Blenda utter boldly. Esq. Mayden slowly shifted his gaze towards her and blinked twice. Next instant, he turned his back to all of them and began to speak feebly as if he is speaking to himself.

“We are the populace of 23^rdcentury generation; of course, as per our current scientific advancement; most of us would carry on to live through the beginning of 24^thcentury, possibly to 25^th century as well if we keep advancing. Our whole race is universalized and we have uplifted to the highest possible level of human generation. We don’t worship, we don’t commit crime, we don’t fantasize, we don’t docheap lust, but we live in the universe which is systematic, rapidly advancing and most importantly, we are well-rid of emotives which we consider as the mental malignance. And yet, the two esteemed Juntas feel threatened by.” Esq. Mayden stopped for a long breath and continued. “I would rather recommend two things now. The first being the Vote of Confidence on this subject matter and second one, which may well come as a surprise -”, Esq. Mayden turned towards Floyd and after a while shifted his gaze towards Blenda and uttered, “I strongly recommend esteemed Floyd and Blenda to go through the Measure of Perfection again to reassure us that their MoP has not been affected in any way.”

“The three of the esteemed Juntas looked sadly at Floyd and Blenda. Floyd turned his gaze to see Blenda smiling gently at him, without other word, he nodded and said.

“As our venerable Gaffershiprecommends, we would take a MoP at the latest. As for the Vote of Confidence, I vote against.” Floyd declared.

“I second it VenerableMayden.”Blenda uttered most confidently.

Next instant Esq. Mayden looked at the other thee Juntas, who at once raised their hands and said “TO”. Esq. Mayden smiled victoriously at Floyd and Blenda and uttered, “Time to talk to Cryonic Clime.”

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