Comic #2850: 2013-03-07

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Description

Panel 1:
Speaker: "We call it 'savepoint.'"
Visual: A bald man with glasses at a podium, gesturing towards an audience.

Panel 2:
Speaker: "We implant a network of nine computers in your body. Each computer interfaces directly with your brain, and is encased in synthetic diamond."
Visual: A person in a purple shirt, looking intrigued, sitting to the right.

Panel 3:
Speaker: "They enhance your brain power by 10x and quickly become seamless with your normal processing mechanism."
Visual: The audience is shown, looking attentive.

Panel 4:
Speaker: "If your meat-brain is destroyed or damaged, you continue to function with 90% capacity, thus never experiencing death."
Visual: Close-up of the speaker, smiling.

Panel 5:
Speaker: "If your meat-brain is beyond recovery, savepoint notifies us to reacquire the nine computers."
Visual: The audience appears engaged.

Panel 6:
Speaker: "While our proprietary dream-in-a-dream software simulates your most pleasant fantasies, we print you out a brand new body."
Visual: The speaker gesturing confidently.

Panel 7:
Questioner: "Do you worry that letting people treat their existence like a video game will lead to usefulness and chaos and immortality for only the rich?"
Visual: A pan of the audience, with varied expressions.

Panel 8:
Speaker: "Oh, that's a bunch of sentimental Luddite claptrap. If I can preserve myself for eternity, why not do it?"
Visual: The speaker looks a bit defensive, crossing his arms.

Panel 9:
Speaker: "Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get home for an appointment."
Visual: The speaker starts to leave, looking serious.

Panel 10:
Visual: The speaker appears shocked, hand clutching his chest.

Panel 11:
Visual: The audience is shown, faces covered in red, reacting with confusion and fear.

Panel 12:
Visual: The speaker, now with a menacing look, is holding a strange device, while the audience continues to look alarmed.