[ WP ] The last human is decommissioned by our superiors .

`` Does humanity die here then?'' 
 
 `` Yes, I believe it does. Good riddance.'' 
 
 A few seconds passed. A very short time by human standards, but it may have been a whole year for the two technicians talking through wireless connections. 
 
 Both watched the old man put inside the chamber to be disassembled. His eyes were wide, and he was visibly terrified. 
 
 `` What the hell kind of answer is that? Are *we* not human then? Instead, we're just a bunch of machines that pretend we are still living creatures?'' 
 
 `` Are you saying we should give up all our enhanced thinking capabilities? Go back to a government that was only suited to help a small subset of individuals? Forego our energy supplements for killing animals? We are the next versions of human, and you have to live with the fact that true humans will never walk this earth again.'' 
 
 An audible ding rung in the physical room at the same time a virtual ding rung in both their heads. The machine opened and the old man stepped out, the back of his head replaced with shining metal counterparts. 
 
 `` Hello? Where am I?'' The old man said. 
 
 A technician responded audibly, which seemed to take eons, `` Your proposal for death instead of cybernetic enhancements was not clear. You have been given a synthetic brain as a result. You may still pursue death if that is still your current wish.'' 
 
 `` No no,'' the old man said, `` Things have never been this clear before. I do n't understand how I know the buildings floor plan, or why I do n't feel pain anymore. I think I need to go for a walk.'' 
 
 `` You are free to leave the building and go wherever you wish,'' the technician said. 
 
 The old man walked out the door, lumbering around in very a primitive body. 
 
 `` Humanity is dead then,'' one technician continued. 
 
 The other responded, `` Yes. Humanity is technically extinct, but that is n't anything new in the history of our planet. Animals have gone extinct many times in the past, and we have lost their perspectives forever. And yes, the human chemical mind is now gone forever as well. We will never truly think or act like we once did. 
 
 `` Change is the only constant reoccurrence of our universe. We have new problems we need to solve in order to preserve the conscious existence. We ca n't dwell on old problems. 
 
 `` But I do still think we are conscious beings. This argument is proof of that.'' 
 
 `` I guess I was just looking for some evidence that our humanity was still in tact.'' 
 
 `` It is. I logically respect your differences, but that does n't mean I do n't hate you for always bringing up these esoteric arguments.'' 
 
 `` Hey! That's uncalled for!''
