Context
Short film showing Niander Wallace lobbying to legalize new replicants.
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Historical Record
By 2036 industrialists petition regulators to authorize a new generation of replicants. Hearings unfold in controlled rooms while cities outside argue the economics. Advocates present safety cases, compliance demonstrations, and forecasts that promise to stabilize labor and food production. Opponents cite the blackout, unresolved liabilities, and the ethics of engineered obedience.
The proceedings matter because they convert fear and scarcity into policy. Approval would re‑open assembly lines and push the economy toward managed dependence on synthetic labor; denial would prolong shortages and expand illegal markets. The year becomes a civics lesson in how demonstrations, expert panels, and political appetite intersect—decisions made in a few hours altering the tone of the coming decade.
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