hey what's up guys
today I'll show you a science fiction series: "Altered Carbon, Season 1, episode 1"
spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
Takeshi and his partner go to the safe house after a mission
as his partner cleans, Takeshi has smoke in the bedroom
suddenly, he walks to a window showing a sunset in paradise
with a touch on the window glass, the hologram changes into the true view outside
Takeshi thoughtfully looks at the skyscrapers in the futuristic metropolis in the pouring rain
and thinks the ubiquitous high technologies just make the foggy city look grim and dreary
a moment later, through the chip implanted into his eyes to provide the X-ray vision
he notices someone is coming outside
he sees a dozen of heavily-armed men appear in the doorway
and get ready to ambush him and his partner
scanning their weapons
Takeshi is sure they are the Colonial Tactical Assault Corps praetorians (CTACs)
and 12 of them carry deadly weapons
Takeshi informs his partner right away and reaches for their weapons
however, when they just take their guns, the CTACs blast out the wall to break in
and open fire on them
the house is raked with fire and badly damaged in a second
thanks to his excellent ability and the X-ray vision
it's easy-peasy for Takeshi to take a few guys out with the energy weapon in no time
on the other side, while his partner tries to throw an explosive device at the soldiers
she gets shot badly, lying unconscious on the ground
Takeshi is very worried about her and runs to rescue her
due to her severe injuries, it's obvious that Takeshi can't stick with their original plan
meanwhile, the CTACs take the chance to corner Takeshi and blow him to bits
but they shoot at him, avoiding vulnerable body areas
since they're ordered to capture him alive
at long last, Takeshi is overpowered
the commander of the CTACs tells Takeshi he is arrested under many charges, including treason
Takeshi is a tough guy, so he still tries to resist
and refuses to reveal the information the commander wants
the commander gets pissed off
and then shoots Takeshi's partner through her cortical stack, and so now she is truly dead
in fact, Takeshi is a citizen of the United Nations Interstellar Protectorate
and humans have discovered technology
that redefines life itself by use of a chip called cortical stack
each citizen has a cortical stack installed at the base of the brain
their consciousness is stored on it and transferable from one body called "sleeve" to the next
as everything that makes you who you are is stored on the stack
and even if your body or sleeve dies, as long as the stack is unharmed
your consciousness can be uploaded into a new sleeve with the same stack
this process is called "resleeving"
essentially, you can achieve immortality by inhabiting different sleeves
though the sleeves don't physically look the same
at the same time, it doesn't matter what body you are resleeved into
even one being of the opposite gender
that means the only way to really kill someone is to blow out his stack
in order to give Takeshi a lesson, the commander blows out the stack of Takeshi's partner
Takeshi is truly outraged, but he is unable to fight back, and at last, he is imprisoned
in this future world, imprisonment means that the criminal's stack is taken out of the sleeve
and kept dormant in cold storage for decades
since it's the criminal's digitized consciousness that is put in storage
he can't see or touch anything, but still can feel the time is slipping by
he will live a boring life in the darkness until that day after serving their criminal sentences
then, he will be resleeved
and this resleeving is often done using whatever sleeves are available
from the moment Takeshi got caught
he's sure his sentence will have no end date
yet, one day, he wakes up with a disgusting smell
and then finds he is like a fish kept in a bag filled with water
the moment he sees a strange guy untying the bag
Takeshi reacts violently, beating the guy up
he doesn't calm down until he's told that as of today, he is freed temporarily
then, Takeshi learns he has been incarcerated for about 250 years
he is not supposed to be released at this time
instead, someone bails him out
and sponsors his military-grade sleeve with combat muscle memory
looking at his strong-white-male sleeve
Takeshi is sure it's really expensive and definitely not for free
later, it turns out the sponsor is Laurens, the CEO of Bancroft Industries
in order to dig out the intention behind Laurens' behavior
Takeshi agrees to meet him
upon release from the prison, Beauty approaches Takeshi and informs him she is his escort
then, they get in a limo ship, soaring up into the air
hovering above the city
Takeshi soon finds he is brought to a very different place beyond the clouds
and it's the Aerium where the wealthy live
moments later, they reach Laurens' house and are greeted by some bodyguards
but the bodyguards are hostile towards Beauty, warning her not to move forward
in the conversation that follows, Takeshi learns Beauty's true identity
is a Bay City Police Department officer
actually, the son of Laurens should have picked up Takeshi
but got arrested by Beauty for drink-driving
after questioning the boy, Beauty was full of questions
about why Laurens would want to meet a man convicted of various charges
therefore, she pretended to be Takeshi's escort to grim him for information
though she got nothing until now
Beauty leaves with disappointment, and Takeshi finally meets Laurens
the reason why Laurens freed Takeshi is that he wants Takeshi to solve his own murder
then, he guides Takeshi to a wall covered with some blood and discusses details of his murder
here is the crime scene, and the blood belongs to Laurens himself
who is the only victim in his own murder
that day, someone shot Laurens through the stack with a gun belonging to Laurens
however, the gun was kept in a biometric safe that only Laurens and his wife could open
which meant either he shot himself or he was shot by his wife
the regular cops had no clues
and therefore, Laurens found Takeshi, who was a former elite interstellar warrior
wanting to employ Takeshi as a detective
it's said that interstellar warriors used to be the most powerful fighting force in the galaxy
and they were a class of super-soldiers with a bunch of cool and elite powers
yet they were destroyed after a defeat on the mission
and Takeshi is the sole survivor interstellar warrior
Laurens needs Takeshi's unique and elite skills of an interstellar warrior
so that Takeshi will be well rewarded in many ways
then, Laurens shows Takeshi his presidential pardon
in the Protectorate, Laurens is a man of great influence
and hence he can guarantee Takeshi will be granted his freedom after completing the task
meanwhile, Laurens will give him another top-of-the-line sleeve
as well as 50 million in U.N. currency as a reward
the fortune will allow Takeshi to have a comfortable and wealthy life
but he is a man with a backbone
considering it's not worth risking his life for working for a rich man
however, before he refuses the job
Takeshi wants to figure out why Laurens is still alive
according to Laurens' story, his stack has been destroyed
therefore, it doesn't make sense that Laurens is still alive
Laurens seems happy and proudly shows Takeshi a telescope
then, Laurens motions for Takeshi to look at the sky through the telescope
Laurens explains it's a military satellite which he has bought
meanwhile, he also purchased another cool technology
of the full-spectrum DHF remote storage backup
with the help of the combination of the satellite and the technology, he survives the murder
specifically, his consciousness can be backed up to the satellite automatically every 48 hours
that day, after his stack was destroyed
he downloaded his consciousness from the satellite into a clone of his original body
and then, he comes back
yet, the catch is that his memories are limited to 48 hours before his murder
since he was shot 10 minutes before a backup
as a result, the revived Laurens doesn't remember what happened during his murder
after hearing Laurens' saying, Takeshi already has a general judgment on the murder
but he doesn't want to put himself in danger for some money
then, he frankly tells Laurens he isn't interested in the job
and that it's OK if he will just go back to be incarcerated
Laurens shows his respect for Takeshi's choice
saying Takeshi can take one day to think about the offer before making the decision
suffering from 250 years of imprisonment in the darkness
Takeshi wants to have some fun while he gets temporary freedom
later, he gets back on the ground and goes into the city
in an alley, Takeshi gets to the Raven, an A.I. hotel
where no fantasy is beyond reach as long as the guest has the money
inside, while the A.I. proprietor helps him with the check-in procedure
Takeshi has a gun pointed at his neck
when he turns around, a Russian mobster and his goons approach Takeshi
wanting to kill him
then, the goons rough him up
and the proprietor tells him that as long as he signs in as a guest
he can get every amenity of the Raven, including protection
without hesitation, Takeshi pays for the hotel bill
which triggers the full protection service clause of the hotel
as laser-guided machine guns drop from the ceiling
the proprietor grabs a shotgun and starts blasting
at last, the Russian mobster and his goons are all wiped out
later, Beauty is in charge of the investigation into the killings at the Raven
through Beauty, Takeshi learns that the boss of the goons, the Russian mobster was a hitman
who worked a lot for the Yakuza
since he trusted no one, he illegally copied his own stack
and double-sleeved it into a twin to create two versions of himself
which means Takeshi will likely see the Russian mobster again
Takeshi feels awful about what happened to him on the first day after his release
and thinks someone may not want him to involve in Laurens' case
so the Russian mobster was sent there to kill him
meanwhile, he doesn't want to work for Laurens or go back to prison
for he has had enough of the boring life there
at last, he plans to shoot through his own stack
however, right before pulling the trigger, he has visions of his mentor
a leader of the interstellar warriors
in the visions, they have a long conversation
which helps him realize that he shouldn't choose to die while he can live
therefore, Takeshi gives up committing suicide and decides to accept Laurens' offer
but before that, he goes to a tattoo shop to get his dragon tattoo reapplied to his arm
which is a symbol only used by the interstellar warriors
finally, Takeshi makes the call to Laurens, saying that he will take the job
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