Brain

1. Summary

Brain is a preserved human brain kept in a life-support vessel in D5 and connected to an artificial experiential environment, among the level's most unusual experiments. Once a destitute individual whose human life was marked by profound suffering, he now experiences an existence of extraordinary pleasure. Serene and unafraid, he leaves to Edmund the decision to ignore him, talk with him or end his life.

2. Identity

• Name: Brain.
• Nature: a preserved human brain maintained in a life-support vessel and connected to an artificial experiential environment.
• Location: D5, Advanced Biological Research and Containment. See: Places › D5.
• Origin: taken without consent from the body of a deceased, destitute individual.

3. Personality

Unlike other subjects, Brain does not plead for rescue or fear termination. He remains serene, asks only that he never be subjected to pain, and accepts the player's ultimate decision. His questions gradually challenge the protagonist's confidence in the reality of his own existence.

4. Background

Brain was taken without consent from the body of a deceased, destitute individual whose human life had been marked by profound suffering. He now experiences an existence of extraordinary pleasure.

5. Role in the Story

Optional conversations with Brain explore Robert Nozick's experience machine, the nature of suffering and happiness, the possibility of simulated reality, and the uncertainty of death. The encounter offers no definitive moral answer.

6. Relationships

He is an experimental subject of D5's research. See: Factions › Project Schwarzwald.

7. Gameplay Role

The player may ignore the experiment, communicate with Brain, or permanently terminate its life support.

8. Open Questions

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