Sleepers Bank

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In the near future, "sleeper tech" is perfected to the point to enable important individuals to be put on ice for a long period of time. While on ice, bio functions are slowed, but cognitive activity can be ramped up according to various variables. Stimuli are fed in directly to the brain and by manipulation of the surrounding environment through various mechanisms. The mechanisms and precision change over time.

There are 3 stages of sleep.

• Deep Sleep is a near coma state in which the cognitive functions are essentially zeroed out. This is the most durable and least real time of the sleep states. It's a kind of long term storage.
• Dream State allows the sleeper to interact with the real world in real time, but the interpretations and responses are fuzzy. The bio state is brought closer and closer to real time to avoid bio-psycho dissonance. Generally useful for simple queries, and to exercise the mind of the sleeper. Creative ideas can sometimes get through as well. Experienced sleepers can generally give better response. But time limited.
• Real Time basically ramps the mind and cognitive functions up to near full speed while keeping the body on ice. This is dangerous and usually only done in emergencies. Otherwise, it's just better to wake up the sleeper.

The early sleep chambers are used to house the ultra-rich, but then key resources of companies and governments start going on ice. Eventually, a non-profit "Sleepers Bank" is born which puts "national treasures" on ice to share and communicate with future generations.