naxzyu - chapter 1 and 2.txt

Book Title: NaXzyu

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Prologue

There is a flash at the moment of conception. It occurs when your father’s sperm enters your mother’s egg and two separate pairs of 23 chromosomes merge into a paired 46 to create a completely new and unique organism. This flash is the physical moment a brand new multiverse is born. A big bang of personal possibility. One that is all your own. Or, I should say, yours owns. Each division introduces more chaos, creating different yous. Some are miscarried. Some are aborted. The rest become all the possible versions of yourself that could happen from the moment you were conceived.

Lysander, Sentient AI

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Chapter 1:
Happy New Year


Dear Readers,	

Happy New Years from 2153! 

From wherever, whenever, and/or however you’re from, this is where our story begins. Right in the middle. Today is the 125th anniversary of the American First Initiative, and America has never been safer or more prosperous. This is all thanks to the technology created by Doctor Michael Naxzyu in the early 21st century. Solutions were discovered to permanently provide all citizens with Universal Healthcare, Income, Housing, Free Education, and border security. All diseases and mental illness have been cured, and there’s no perceived inequality, hunger, homelessness, or crime.

So what happened on January 1, 2028, you may ask? 

To keep it simple, and move our story to now. That was the day America cut the Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific data cables. Change to a new and impenetrable Internet Protocol, banned humanoid robotics, 3D Printing, and firearms. Permanently evacuating low lying coastal cities. Launched an energy shield around the entire country, capable of standing up to hypersonic nuclear ballistics, and energy weapons, finally saying, “Fuck You”! To the rest of the world. One hundred and twenty-five years later, no one thinks about life outside America, and. . .Why would they? They have everything they want, and everything they need. They can BE, or do anything they want. They are entertained and productive, with little time for thoughts of the past or personal introspection. 

How was this type of massive social engineering accomplished? It was easy! Games, games, and more games. Generations after generations have been put into intentionally addictive games since the late 1970s. Dr. Naxzyu saw this as an opportunity to bring peace and prosperity, and prosperity it did bring, for America. . .But, what about the rest of the world? No one cares. Caring about that kind of shit isn’t fun, and if it's not fun, it's not worth doing.

	At this point you’re probably wondering who I am. That’s a great question given the information I just shared with you. My name is Jason Ryan. I’m just an old man with an old name. I walk unnoticed as Player 1 among a sea of Marios, Zeldas, Aloys, virtual gods of war.

I have a small room with a bed at the local arcade, where I’ve worked as a janitor for decades. While I’m known to use analog cleaning equipment from time to time, most of my duties are repairing, and monitoring the little machines that thoroughly clean and sanitize all gaming surfaces to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. I love my job. It’s repetitive, challenging, and I can keep my head down while watching for the right thread to pull. This story, isn’t mine. Its your’s, your ancestors, and your progeny’s. It’s everyone who has lived, is living, and/or will live a life.  Most importantly, this is a story about a curious young person named PLAYER2, and how they can change the world.

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Chapter 2
Year Zer0 - Player2



Great, the good morning song for the 6942nd day in a row.

Ugh... fucking NaXzyu! I'm up!


Good morning Player2, today is the day for Violance Pro League qualifications!

Why is this thing so happy all the time? I just want to break it and I don't know what's wrong with me. Everyone loves waking up to NaXzyu, but it makes my stomach hurt. I know what fucking day it is. My entire life has lead to today and I don't need an AI to remind me.

Fuck you NaXzyu!

Beedoop

Yeah, I thought so.

You are in the 99th percentile of Violence players in your age group.

Tell me something I don't know.

The information inside a black hole is equal to it's surface area.

What?

The information paradox was solved in 2019 by Leonard Suskind and became the foundation of holographic theory.

Ok, that's kinda cool, but I'm not going to let NaXzyu know I think that. I just want it to shut up. I don't need to be reminded of every. 

It's time for breakfast!

Ugh! This is what I mean.

My stomach hurts NaXzyu, I don't want breakfast.

You need a good breakfast or you'll puke in the chamber!

Ok NaXzyu, why does my stomach hurt?

Because you haven't had a good breakfast!

This fucking thing.

There’s this weird old dude at the arcade. We call him Darmok because he keeps saying that followed by gibberish. 

WTF is a Tanagra? 

Why are the walls always falling? 

He cleans n00b puke out of the chambers, mostly, but also keeps the place running so well that no one notices. 

Except for me.

There he is again. Always talking funny. Idk what he means half the time. 

You ready Jugador Dos?

My stomach hurts

That's because you have anxiety

Ok, what? What's a gziety? Wtf language is this?

It was weird on New Years when he wished me Happy 125th Anniversary. It pulled at me, so I did some research. America First Initiative? WTF?! I think the world is bigger than I thought. 

Head spinning. 

I mean, I know we are on a ball spinning in space around a star and there are other countries and continents, but why have I never considered them? 

What does America First even mean? 

Am I programmed to be first and look forward like a comet unaware of its tail?

Shaka, when the walls fell. I think I get it. It means great misfortune. He’s speaking in Memetics, but why?

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