The Redundancy Project

It was first noticed during one of our history's most turbulent times, World war two. The war was in full swing. The male birth rate doubled, initially seen as a blessing, More manpower for the war. At the end of the war, the birth rate did not drop. Over sixty years the male population grew to twice that of the female population.

During this time discontent had risen. The displaced men with little chance of getting married or having a family felt doomed to die alone. They demanded answers, They wanted the government to work on a cure. A way to rebalance the birth ratio. Riots broke out all over the world and were quelled. Women were living in fear of and human trafficking. In the year two thousand and twenty, The redundancy project was announced. Experiments in Russia, the middle east and Asia had made progress. Despite numerous human rights violations, they had a solution. They couldn't fix the problem but they could placate the displaced population.

After the age of eighteen, any man can receive a pink letter. This letter contains an appointment to be made redundant. Refusal to attend is met with imprisonment and re-education. Many flee but most are caught. Resistance groups were found and re-educated, in a vicious cycle. The youths especially women are indoctrinated and integrated into the pro redundancy society.

The men that are made redundant are sterilised They are given two option sterilisation or full removal becoming an enuch. Then they and given an injection, through he temple an into the brain directly. This affects the hypothalamus, A solution of chemicals and cells. Cultivated from Turritopsis dohrnii. The immortal jellyfish. A special jellyfish that reverts to a younger stat in order to extend its life span. The specially cultivated cells the recipient into secondary puberty. With the specially selected chemicals, this causes the primary sex hormones in the recipient to change to estrogen and progesterone. Depending on the extent of the recipient's primary puberty's progress, limited secondary female sex characteristic can be developed and male secondary sex characteristics can be reverted.

This process is not pleasant and comes in bouts of sickness, vomiting, general fatigue, joint and muscle pain as well as strep throat and in some cases an up to a month of being bedridden. Redundant bois tend to take on a feminine appearance while retaining boyish tells. Eighteen years of masculinity can not be completely undone, but some can be balanced, and a few even undone, These include, Widening hips, Vocal pitch rising. and general feminisation.

This is where our story takes place. With a special day, Our protagonists may or may not know why. but this marks the first step to the rest of his life.

first things first. Who is he?