Even though there isn't much need for this, the founder of the Shrine of Akira - AK001 has decided to write this list of frequently asked questions. (No, this has nothing to do with feeling intimidated by AK002's IAQ...) Alot of these weren't actualy asked, so if there is a question you'd like answered, feel free to send it in. Q) What is the Shrine of Akira? A) The Shrine of Akira is a "mock-cult dedicated to killing time..." Q) What is a mock-cult? A) Mock-cult was the best way we could find to describe the nature of our group. We are a cult, but since we don't do alot of cult practices, we just needed a better word for it... Q) What inspired you to create the Shrine? A) The Shrine of Akira was inspired by Lady Miako's speach in the original American dubbing of Akira. "Beware those who distort providence in the eyes of science. Under the guise of culture we find waste after waste. Under the guise of development we find desolation of the human heart. The time to repent is near! The time of the great Akira's awakening is near! Are your hearts prepared? The time is near! Akira comes!" The speach, for some odd reason stuck in our minds enough that we went and found the Akira FAQ. Studying it's explicit details about the nature of Akira and the physics of their powers, we began to question everything we knew. Eventualy we came to the realisation that the only way you could find out the truth about anything, you had to study every version of the same story. For example, religion. But what do you call a religion that encompases every religion? The idea of the "true religion" intrigued me to the point of turning it into a science fair project on the impact of creating a new religion. Ironicly, the day that I decided to present the project, a man named Craig decided to start an Akira Cult. That morning he had gone around scribling rants about Akira everywhere possible. He even went so far as to interupt classes to scream praise to "Lord Akira". To avoid being blaimed for his actions, I abandoned the idea. Enough people had come upon my abandoned flyers after hearing rumors about Akira cults that people kept coming up to me asking about The Shrine. So I guess you could say, we started off from public demand... Q) What kind of people join your group? A) Well, we have doctors, teachers, students, addicts, internet junkies, delivery people, programers, etc... Q) How much money do you make with this? A) So far? About $26 and 40 something sporks over the past 3 years. Q) Where do you find the inspiration for your site? A) That's easy, I get the majority of my inspiration from the Church of the Subgenius, the movie Akira, and Lain. Q) What is Josta? A) Josta is the official beverage of the Shrine of Akira. It was a wonderful product made by Pepsi-co that was almost all genseng & guarana, but tasted like black cherry soda. Unfortunitly, even though it lasted slightly longer than a year, it was a test product and was taken off the market due to low sells. Odd considering that the stores where always sold out... Q) AK002 is always refered to as the co-founder. How many co-founders are there? A) Three. The third co-founder refused to join the group. His offical reason was that he felt he would be too tempted to blaim random acts of sabotage on the Shrine. To this day that statement worries me...