Chapter 10: The Plan
The entire world was naked, lost in its own lusts and in its own depravity. No semblance of the old world left. No morals, no family structure, no bonds. No sense of belonging, no sense of unity, no sense of values. No plans, No vision, No hope. Just the lusts and cravings of NOW existed.
Every female, born to nurture, to comfort, to give selflessly; now lost in complete self absorbed lust. The only thing on every woman's mind was now, "where's my next high?"
The men were lost in another world. Trapped in their own loss of thought and reasoning, unable to dream, think, or even communicate effectively. They could only wander aimlessly, performing redundant and continually endless jobs, just trying to fulfill the desires and wants of women that would NEVER reciprocate their devotion.
The children; their minds trapped in continual slumber. In the most pivotal time of their development, they laid silent, with no stimulation, no challenges, no learning; they just lay there without any growth, mentally, spiritually, or psychologically.
Nothing was going as planned.
Well, if you could call it a "plan." It was more an agenda; a programmed agenda gone wrong.
It had started out like any other global plan to dominate. "They," the government, the secret society, the power hungry; whoever "they" was, had started this domino effect. But "they" didn't even matter anymore. "They" were just like everyone else now; either naked and horny, naked and lost, or naked and asleep.
The "Plan" had started out with technology; nanotechnology, to be more precise, that technology combined with AI. It was a technology created for one purpose, to control. This combined technology was able to manipulate the human genome to the point of rewriting certain abilities, and even thought.
These modified nanites had been placed in food, drinks, vaccines, even the air. Not one person was left unaffected. Once the affected population was at 100% efficacy, the "Plan" was enacted.
Unfortunately, as soon as that happened, technology truly met the human condition; the sex drive, the emotions, the beliefs, the desires, the thoughts, even the spiritual; everything that makes humans, human.
It had all been tested on animals with perfect success. Every animal tested reacted as the creators desired. The nanites kept all naturally driven reactions in check, while the implanted "suggestions" would control. Everything told to the subject was obeyed perfectly.
Yes, people had been tested on as well. Every "test" was implanted in the person's mind, many times as an "alien abduction." Unfortunately, the tests were very mixed; some "suggestions" were obeyed, some were ignored, and some were responded to in very surprising ways. But if there was one common thread, it was nudity. The subject had to be naked.
Why? The person was much more vulnerable, more open, more susceptible to any suggestion given them. Walls of societal repression, moral inhibitions, and even basic individualism was lessened, when fully naked. Commands implanted in the subject were more likely to have the desired outcome. So, obviously, the first and most foundational command was "be naked."
That wasn't a hard command to enact on the day of The Event. After all, the basic primal instinct of every human being is the desire to be naked; to be free with one's body and open to connect, unhindered, with others. Culture had put controls on people, starting with clothing. Even in the garden, the Creator had desired openness with His Creation. That openness required nudity. Once selfishness, disobedience, the desire to dominate, SIN, in one word, was introduced, clothing was necessary. It was necessary to repress those things, so that society would have some semblance of order.
Though the testing on humans was inconclusive, at best, the "powers that be," driven by their own humanistic agenda, "shot the wad" prematurely. Unfortunately, there were several "They's" out there, and just like the space race of the 50's, first to land got the prize. Though in the end, no matter how much planning there was, it all came down to one thing . . . People are People.
"Be Naked." The first order went surprisingly well. Every person on the planet, for an entire week, destroyed every stitch of clothing. "The Flash" was this united and concerted effort to destroy all clothing, worldwide. It was the first, and yet, ONLY order given by "They." Unfortunately for them, as well as everyone else, these nanites had found a way to hide in every human being on the planet, including every leader, every visionary, every diplomat, and every possible dictator. There was no more "They" to give orders anymore. "They" didn't exist; there was now only a confused world of naked individuals, united by that one moment; "The Flash."
Due to the effect of the nanites, emotions: anger, sadness, fear, joy, disgust were all muted. It's not that they weren't there. They were just brought down a few notches. Because of that, thought and behavior was affected. Love, ambition, selfishness, determination, as well as many other traits were not nearly as dominant. It seemed the combination of the nanites mixing with the human genome had "calmed" the average person to everything that made them human. Again, they were still human, just a bit more "vulcan" now. I guess you could actual say that "logic," in most cases, prevailed.
So, yes, though everyone was naked, the average sex drive of the human being was more for reproduction than pleasure. Though the drive to reproduce was there, the pleasure in doing so was not nearly as strong. The result was a population that enjoyed being naked and open with each other, still appreciating the beauty of the human body, yet not being driven to "lust" after others.
Ironically, the birthrate surged. This was due to the fact that every person put societal structures first. Though marriage was still desired for a strong family unit, the need for it being between just one man and one woman was no longer necessary. Women outnumbered men, so one man with many wives became quite common.
There were definite benefits to all this. People were open and much more honest. There was very little need for lying or for deception. Envy and strife were minimized, so wives got along with each other, working together to keep the new version of the family unit healthy. There was very little competition for the attention of the husband. There were still misunderstandings, but logic and a stronger moral code now prevailed. Families, as well as relationships grew stronger. Everyone was in it to help the other person.
Because of all this, there was no more war. There was no more desire to "get ahead" or to dominate others. Every person maintained the knowledge to keep society moving, so despite this new shift in culture, people still worked to keep things running smoothly. Society truly worked together, helping one another in everything they did.
Even more, the nanites that were now active in the bloodstream of every person worked to make that person as healthy as possible. Age slowed and many diseases had been done away with, including all venereal diseases. It was, in every sense of the word, a Naked Utopia.
Yes, this specific time period was a pre-cursor to where this story began. For this Naked Utopia had actually lasted for more than a generation, around 25 years. As the nanites worked in tandem with the individual's anatomy, the two became one. Physical health became top priority. There were no more obese, handicapped, or sick people around.
Technology had combined with humanity in perfect unity. Even knowledge had increased, as everyone worked together for the good of mankind. The ideal humanistic society had evolved. Nothing could hinder this new stage of evolution, except for one thing; the true human condition.