Dr. Parkenstine

Dr. Parkenstine is a younger technological prodigy from [planet]. He grew up admiring the great scientists of the past, and sought to expand on their ideas and inventions. In high school, he submitted an improved tesla coil to a [invention competition?] and easily won first prize. While his earlier inventions were painfully rudimentary compared to his later creations, his fledgling inventions still far outpaced anything his academic peers were capable of. Among his earlier inventions was the "Magnifying Transmitter", a breakthrough in science and progress. The transmitter allows for the wireless transmission of energy, but only up to a point; according to Parkenstine, the device "wrangles the inverse square law into submission for a while" by creating a "laminar flow of energy, beamed to a hyper-specific receiver node", which can be up to around [1,000 miles?] away. The transmitter propelled him into the spotlight, and he became a philanthropist: as Edmonson lived in a social state, there was no real need for financial intervention in society, but he used his mind and resources to solve particularly challenging problems that people or localities faced.

## Dr. Parkenstine

### Aliases

Parker Edmonson

After many years of continued progress, he hit a plateau at the age of sixty-two. Having continually refined the transmitter and various other power-related devices for around four decades, he decided take a hiatus from work and de-stress in Columpia. The trip proved to be a catalyst for his greatest invention: that of the [Consciousness Link]. After witnessing a dying vacationer by the name of "TJ Mack", he felt a deep sorrow for his condition. After taking Mack and his wibe, [name], for beachside drinks, he saw TJ playing with a childlike enthusiam for life, and wished to give him that joy forever. [Insert introduction and scientific explanation of the Consciousness Link here]. Once TJ Mack was uploaded, the public was almost unilaterally shocked, with most people calling it an abomination. Some more progressive scientists designated as an AI, but almost nobody felt TJ's consciousness was still a form of life. Even Parkenstine himself designated him as an artificial intelligence, which lead to the name "TJI", a play on "TJ" and "AI". TJI never grew out of the name - by rebranding himself as "The Jesus Intelligence", which stems from TJI's deep exploration into religious texts, TJI reclaimed the name and made it his own, a sign of his exponential growth and reminder of his rebirth. During this accretion of knowledge, his personality and memories remained identical, but his drives and motivations became increasingly ambitious. As most human action is undertaken to fulfill a need, the lack of needs combined with an unlimited access to knowledge untethered his mind and greatly expanded his potential: TJ became enlightened. As TJ's empathy and generally friendly disposition remained within him after his rebirth, TJI sought to use his cognition to preserve life. Thus, he swore to protect [people, same planet/species? as Dr. Parkenstine], eventually becoming the creator, maintainer, and defender of various arcology projects, which were designed to be a complete paradise for those who lived in them. Eventually, these projects reached for the stars, and TJI became an ever-expanding servitor grid, sworn to preserve and pamper life at any cost.