For some unknown reason one day people all around the world found out we can remove our heads without medical issues.
Scientists had no way of explaining it. No country took credit. And no evidence was presented that anyone was working on technology capable of causing this to happen. One day we were human, the next everyone was a Dullahan.
First what we know:
This only affected humans. Although scientists are working on a way to transfer human heads to animal bodies.
You can remove your head from your
neck without pain or medical issues. When this happens your neck on your head and neck on your body seal shut with smooth skin matching the pigment of the majority of the body. Once the head is removed, via unknown means the nerves still connect invisibility to the brain. Heads retain control over there body in a similar manner to a puppet. The connection is only one way, as no stimulation from the body to the head has been reported as being revived while in this state.
Next heads are transferable. Someone can use there original body to place there head onto another headless body. However when this happens the head now gains control of the current body and looses control of there former body. They only receive stimulation from the new body. The old body then goes limp once this connect is broken. THIS DOES NOT KILL THE BODY. Once control of a new body is established, the old body goes into an instant hibernation. No food is needed and no bodily functions have been observed from bodies in this state. After much experimentation scientists ruled that the ONLY way to revive a body from this state is to place another head onto the body. Many experiments were tried in reviving a body to a life state all by it self all ending in failure. Even bodies with head that were killed can be revived with a replacement head without issue. Heads can also live if there current body they are controlling dies AND THEY ARE SEPARATED.
Next control of the body is limited to 3 miles in a headless state. Once exceeded the body goes into the hibernation mentioned above. This has been reported as no health risk to the head. As before mentioned signals only transfer from head to body in a headless state, and most test subjects had no way of knowing when there body went limp and stopped following orders.
Finally if a head is placed on the neck of not the original heads body for too long (varies from months to years in some cases). The head will start taking on the characteristics of the body. This can be held at by the head occasionally being removed for periods of time. But this is permanent until they start taking on the characteristics of the new body.
Lastly, this happened decades ago and people swapping heads is totally normal.
Pretty much no one knows where there original bodies are and even fewer care. It used to be big news of an 98 year old dying man getting a 30 year old downer body. Now it was part of every day life. Everyone swaps bodies daily for health reasons, or because there always looking for something new.
It was normal to see an old college professor teaching from the body of a teenage girl.
It was normal seeing a young boy touching herself in her room with the body of a MILF
It was normal seeing 80 year olds going through kindergarten again just to return to there child hood.
Watching a couple with the bodies of two male body builders walking by holding hands.
This was just how the world was now....