Body-Mod Convention Disrupted by Purity Group

Mar 28, 2042.

Banners and boards broadcast the silent group’s message - to protest “synthetic life”, “man-made men” and their “unnatural lifespans.” Despite the protestor's best efforts, they were removed by the convention’s organizers, thanks largely to the body modifications of some members which made it possible to lift 2 adults at a time, with ease.      

Birmingham’s body mod convention has grown in popularity over the last few years as serious modifications have started to become fashionable in the mainstream. Whilst it’s not rare today for people to have modifications to offset health or disability issues - robotic legs, or heart for example - we are seeing more people pursue these modifications despite no ill health. Pre-OP Surveys conducted by the NHS report revealed “fashion” to be the most popular reason for people to pursue modifications, with “heightened skills and abilities” and an “increased life expectancy” following in second and third.

ning skills from body modifications is undeniable - the current issue of robotic legs allows users to reach running speeds of 50mph, whilst even mid-range spine, shoulder and arm mods have been known to give users the ability to lift double their weights. Aside from people with underlying health defects, the implementation of these drastic modifications has most prominently been seen among people in law enforcement and the armed forces, and in rare cases, of organizations sponsoring their workers to undergo the modification to support their work. 

London-based housing development company OFGEM made headlines last year for funding an employee’s extensive full-body modification, citing the surgeries as “an investment in the worker”, with his skills allowing the on-site construction crew to be more than halved. The ethics of the investment were questioned, however, when it came to light that the company still owned all of the worker’s hugely expensive body modifications, effectively tying him to the company for good.   

However, today fashion has become the most popular reason to undergo body mods, and this is likely due to the number of celebrities going under the knife. Rates of eye replacements peaked after the human-machine rapper GNAW’s latest music video went viral - a video which heavily featured the rapper shooting laser graphics from his robotic eyes. The modifications, expensive even for the richest of people, have become something of a status symbol.