There are citizens seeking to fulfil their mandatory military service without the inconveniences of mortality. These individuals may sign over their physical remains for reanimation and for further exploitation. These volunteers enjoy a detached, tranquil existence in the Purgatory while their cadavers is being actuvely used either on the front lines, or on state-approved experiments or battle practice for recruits.

The recent rise of voluntary reanimation has birthed a unique counter-culture. A sub-generation of youth, who call themselves "re-punks", now embraces sentient undeath as the ultimate act of rebellion against the authority. But this trend is becoming somewhat global. Individuals consciously renounce carnal pleasures like taste or touch to gain immunity from pain and exhaustion.