[b]The year is 2030.[/b]

The earth is not much different from today - apart from a few scientific discoveries and development in disease treatment and household technologies. Apart from [i]them[/i]. Mutants. Beings, who look and act like ordinary human beings, but can do things that normal people could only ever imagine or dream of. Rumours fly around, whispering that they can start fires using only their minds, control metal and even rifle through our deepest, darkest thoughts and expose them to the world. Not much is known about them...only the cause; a mysterious 'X' gene, not inherited from parents, that lies within their DNA. 

The discovery came in 2024. It came in the form of Javier Mikelson, who was representing Germany in the Olympic games at the time. He won a Gold medal whilst competing men's 1,000m and while on the winner's podium, he erupted into flames, stunning the whole crowd into silence. Mayhem ensued but Javier seemed fine and was even filmed laughing, as the general public scrambled to escape the arena. Needless to say, the YouTube video went viral.

And so the phenomenon of mutants was revealed to the world. Your neighbour, your closest friend could be one. There was an initial period of excitement; people flocked to see Javier and others, encouraged by the positive reception, revealed their own gifts. But then Javier killed 6 year old Yasmin Codde.

It was an accident, he claimed. The curious child had gotten too close in one of Javier's demonstrations and he hadn't been entirely in control. It was the red light the government needed. Panic ensued and the mutants were quickly viewed with suspicion and fear. They were forced into hiding and the global scare forced governments to develop campaigns to document mutants, tag them, reveal them to the public. The scientist, Ike Orland, invented the first mutant suppressant; a discrete ankle bracelet that supressed the X gene and the powers that came with it.

Once again, the world was safe. 

But an uprising is happening; mutants everywhere are sick of being repressed, of hiding in the shadows, of being blamed. Whispers of a rebellion hang thick in the air and the catalyst for such an event is just around the corner...

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This RP is takes inspiration from the x-men films but [b]no character from the series will feature in the RP[/b]. This purely builds on the basic concept from the series. You will play as one of the mutants (or a normal human) living in this setting and I'm hoping different people will have different views on the action taken by the government.

I am looking a fairly small group (around 10 people) of literate writers who would be willing to participate in this. This RP will be mid-casual so I expect a minimum of a good-sized paragraph per IC post, with decent spelling and grammar. If you have any further question, feel free to post below.

[i]Not very original, I know, but you can't go wrong with a good, ol' mutants RP![/i]