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I once did a short science fiction story, in which people aren't "born" until their 16th birthday.
Allow me to explain, thanks to totally impossible crazy science technology stuff, when two people want to have a baby, they simply leave DNA sample from them both at a lab. Then, cells begin to divide and multiply, but rather than the traditional way of growing a body along with a mind, the consciousness begins to form, and the physical being remains unformed.

The "child" learns through digital visual images, and basically grows up as a disembodied mind until it is 16. At this point, the decide what gender they want to be, how tall, how big, and pick-and-choose from the options their parents DNA gives them. The point behind this technology is now nobody has a need to change how they look or who they are later in life; we are exactly what we want to be. All the options are made available, and the decision is final.... which still is a flawed system.

The social structure of this world is also very dependent on stereotypes, matching personality with appearances, and remaining with people you share similarities with. This is just BEGGING for some rebels to come and wreck things up.

This character up top is basically forming himself; since it is a process of deciding what you will look like FOREVER, the character is a bit uncertain, and most of the body is still in a concept phase.

Enjoy~

Description
I once did a short science fiction story, in which people aren't "born" until their 16th birthday.
Allow me to explain, thanks to totally impossible crazy science technology stuff, when two people want to have a baby, they simply leave DNA sample from them both at a lab. Then, cells begin to divide and multiply, but rather than the traditional way of growing a body along with a mind, the consciousness begins to form, and the physical being remains unformed.

The "child" learns through digital visual images, and basically grows up as a disembodied mind until it is 16. At this point, the decide what gender they want to be, how tall, how big, and pick-and-choose from the options their parents DNA gives them. The point behind this technology is now nobody has a need to change how they look or who they are later in life; we are exactly what we want to be. All the options are made available, and the decision is final.... which still is a flawed system.

The social structure of this world is also very dependent on stereotypes, matching personality with appearances, and remaining with people you share similarities with. This is just BEGGING for some rebels to come and wreck things up.

This character up top is basically forming himself; since it is a process of deciding what you will look like FOREVER, the character is a bit uncertain, and most of the body is still in a concept phase.

Enjoy~