[@The Survivor] I have an alternate timeline drawn up, for the OOC. It's really just fluff, but imporant, white pocket fluff. The basics is that we're in an alternate timeline New York City, now Windsor City, of New Windsor, of the year 2026. Here's The OOC Timeline: [hider=Alternate U.S. History][color=90bbbb]A list of key events in chronological order until the present year.[indent][indent][color=fce0cd]» 1664[/color] [indent]New Amsterdam, a Dutch territory on the eastern seaboard of North America is seized by English forces and renamed to New York in honor of the Duke of York.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1775[/color] [indent]American Revolution: The War of Independence is fought between Great Britain and the 13 British Colonies on the eastern seaboard of North America.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1776[/color] [indent]Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. New York is renamed to New Windsor, symbolizing the 13 Colonies’ seat of power following the idea of Governance by the people, for the people. The town of New York is thusly titled Windsor.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1778[/color] [indent]The American colonies form a treaty with the Native Indians, who join the war against Great Britain.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1781[/color] [indent]British General Charles Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington and Cherokee Chieftain “Dragging Canoe” at Yorktown, VA.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1783[/color] [indent]Great Britain formally acknowledges American independence in the Treaty of Paris, which officially brings the war to a close.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1789[/color] [indent]George Washington is unanimously elected president of the United States in a vote by state electors. U.S Constitution goes into effect, having been ratified by nine states. U.S Congress meets for the first time at Federal Hall in Windsor City. Washington is inaugurated as president at Federal Hall in Windsor City. “Dragging Canoe”, Chieftain of the Cherokee Tribe, serves as Washington’s vice president.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1791[/color] [indent]First ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, are ratified.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1793[/color] [indent]Washington’s second inauguration is held in Windsor City, “Dragging Canoe” steps down and John Adams serves as the vice president for Washington’s second term.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1800[/color] [indent]The U.S capital remains in Windsor City.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1838[/color] [indent]President Andrew Jackson signs a pact with the Cherokee Chieftain John Ross, Also known as “Little White Bird”, ensuring lasting peace and prosperity between the Americans and Indians.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1876[/color] [indent]“Sitting Bull”, Chieftain of the Sioux Indians, signs a treaty of peace with President Ulysses S. Grant and “Old Tassel”, Chieftain of the Cherokee.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1886[/color] [indent]Statue of Justice is constructed in Windsor, on Justice Island, with the help of the Cherokee and Sioux Indians.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1917[/color] [indent]U.S enters World War I, declaring war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1918[/color] [indent]Russian forces sweep through Germany, effectively ending the war and ceding Germany and Austria-Hungary into Russian territory.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1919[/color] [indent]League of Nations meets for the first time; The U.S is represented.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1939[/color] [indent]Adolf Hitler becomes a federal minister of the Russian Federation.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1945[/color] [indent]League of Nations becomes the United Nations.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1950[/color] [indent]Cold War Conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula begins, U.S does not intervene. North and South Korea are assimilated into Chinese territory.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 1991[/color] [indent]Tensions rise between the Russian and Chinese powers as demands for raw resources increases. Tensions rise further as a small civil land dispute between Russian and Chinese administration ends with shots fired, neither party admits to shooting first.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2014[/color] [indent]The Red War begins between Russian and Chinese forces. The UN chooses to stay neutral as they investigate what sparked the war, but urgues for a cease fire. Russian forces march into Chinese territory.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2015[/color] [indent]UN continues to remain neutral as the war spills out across Chinese borders and into the middle east. UN threatens action against both countries if battles continue in neutral countries. U.S is urged into action, being a leading world power, but remains neural. European forces take action against Chinese and Russian forces skirmishing in neutral territory, and World War III begins.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2017[/color] [indent]U.S joins the war, supporting their UN allies against Russian and Chinese forces. UN forces push through the war torn Middle East supported by African forces deploying from Northern Africa. Chinese forces continually harry UN supply lines, keeping UN forces undersupplied and hungry. A conflict begins between American and Central European forces over supplies and ends with dead on both sides.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2019[/color] [indent]U.S recedes from the UN, unhappy with their decisions and accusing safeguarding their own resources and manpower while American lives are wasted. A four way war begins between UN backed European Union, The Russian Federation, The Republic of China, and The United States.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2020[/color] [indent]U.S is pushed out of the war and forced back across the ocean. Russian forces hit the western seaboard of North America.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2021[/color] [indent]Russian Missiles strike U.S soil, decimating much of the western seaboard and sending refugees flooding east. Canadian and Mexican forces continue fighting Russian troops. Russia declares the western seaboard of North America as part of Russian Territory, laying claim to California, Oregon, Washington and the inland states of Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, and Montana.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2022[/color] [indent]U.S forces carry out Operation Black Swallow, deploying an experimental tactical unit created by the Center of Scientific Research. Operation Black Swallow is a massive success, and quickly shatters the Russian war front.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2023[/color] [indent]Rumors about a scientific research project, “Project First Chaos”, surfaces. Activists claim the project employs inhumane acts against humans. More devout accusers claim that the CoSR is attempting to play god. Riots begin across the eastern seaboard of North America in protest to Pr͟ojec̸t F͡ir͝s͜t͢ ̀Ch́ao͡s̨. The Russians are pushed back to the edge of the west coast.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2024[/color] [indent]The Russian’s retreat across the Pacific Ocean. Operation Black Swallow is deemed an undeniable success. Violent protests against P̵̡̢r̴̛͡o̷j̸́e̵͟͜ç̶̕t̨ ̡͟F̀͜i̸̷r̵̕sţ ̷͜͜C̴h̨͟a͘͠o̴̴̧ś͠ continue as U.S troops are recalled from the war front. Martial law is declared in New Windsor, New Jersey, Virginia, and Florida.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2025[/color] [indent]The U.S is on the cusp of Civil War, while war rages across the eastern continents. Questions arise internationally about Operation Black Swallow, and the rumored P̸͜͏͞r̨̡̛̛͞ǫ̸̀̕͟j̢̢̧͢͡ȩ̵c̵͘t̵͟͟ ̧F̛͡i̸r̸s̸͞t̡̡͜͝ ̷͟͜͞Ç͜h͟҉҉̴a̧̛͠ò̧s͘̕҉. Viral videos surface online, detailing mysterious events during Operation Black Swallow. The Center of Scientific Research is overran by rioters, and falls victim to Arson.[/indent][color=fce0cd]» 2026[/color] [indent]Strange events begin occurring around the same time an airborne pathogen is discovered. A whistleblower admits to conducting unnatural, weird science within the CoSR, but quickly succumbs to madness and violence. World War III ends as roughly half of the world's population succumbs to a unique strain of the pathogen. The pati̧̢̜̠̞̞̝̥̥͕͘ps̶̵̛̥̫͚̪̠̯͉͕̰̹̯͍̼͓̘̱̯̥̯͜͢umdo҉l͞o͞r͠ ̡ si͡ta͠m̸eţ,́ ͠c̴o͘n͟s̢ecţetu̷r̀d͝ip͡i̴s͞cin҉g̴ ̶ l̴i̡t͝.N̴̛u͟҉l͠͠҉là̕m ͝ t̨͢͞ȩmp̀͜o͘r̷̷, ̀ ş͢͝è̷͞m ̡e҉͢͜ć ̨i̡n̴͏͏te҉ŗ̛͏d͢u̵͝m͡͞҉ ̶d̕̕͟i̛͏g̀͟n̢̢i̛͘̕s̡͠s͟͝i̢͏m, ͞͝n̢i̕b́͟҉h͜ ̷ú̸r̡̡͡n҉̕a͟͟ ͡èf̨̕͡fi̷c̸̢ì҉̷tu̢͢r̸͡ ̧n͏̛eq̵͡͏ue̴t͏̴̡͞ ̴̡͞d̵̢̢͜͠i̡͏̴̧͡c̷̸t̷̛u̧m̷͝ ̵m̴͏à͢͠g̷͠n̢̢͢a͢͟͝͏̶ ̸̴á̕͘n҉̛͘ţ̴̕e̵͡ ̡̢̛͟i̢҉͠d̢̀͝͡͞ ̧̢́͜p̷̴͟͡u͜͏r̷̶͘͠u̷͜s̷̸̀͟.̛̕̕ ҉͡ ̲̭̘̘̀Q̖̘̭͢͡͡u̱̺̱̻̙͚̱i̡͍͈s̰͕̦͙̫̳͎q̴͎̩̠̺̲̬̺͡u̶̩̙̦̖̜̕e̱̩̼̫ ̷͓̜͉̘̟͎s̡̭͡ò̩̬̦̰͉̗l̛̗͔̟̰͖̭̬͟͞l̼̠͕̙̥͉͟͝ͅį͙͔̮̠ͅc͖̰̗̪̬͞͞ͅí̸̧̙̺t͎͉͉u̼̼͖̝̹̼̙͢͡d̫͔͔̳̫̫̙͢ͅi̷̖̲̱͔̞͖͜ͅṇ͕͖̥̖ ͖̺͖͕ą̬̹̠̠̣̱n͈͖t̠͙̟̬̼̝͓e͚̯̩̘͇͖̮͙̣ ͓̲͙̭͖̫ͅi̜̫n͚̥̙͟ ̶̴̦̝͎͉̘͇͘ͅi̷̡̩̝̥̹͎̞̙̗a̲̼̺c̵͖̭̣̳̭̤͚̰̕͡u̻̘̱̱l͔̜͙̝i̵͖̕͞s͏̼̟̠̹̭͘ ̧̦͜v̕҉̞͚̫̠̖̞͎̜̠e̷̝͔̭n̴̢͚͠e̮̘̫̘͞n̺̭͎͚͍̞̩̤á͕̜̙̀͜t̛̝̹͍̝́͝i̛̱͓̠̯͍̯͚͉͜ͅs̰͉͘.͙̪͚͚͎̲̠̀͞ ᐜᏨ̥͎̻͚͓╞̖͇̙͖͇̭֘ͅ͏͉ᗛ̶̮̤̭ᦉ҉̜̲͚͍⒕͙̙̜͓͓ἧ͔̩̣͚̫೯̮ᶷ̧͚͖͔͇ͅ˷̺̳͇͜⊶̖̦͘᱖̠̮͖̗̹᠅̧Ἃ͍ႜ̖͙̯̯͈͉ƶ҉͖ᅏ̙ ̮̣̘ ͍̜̮̺̕ ̥́ ̴͇͕̳̰ᾢ̶͈̦ሗ̤̤̜̙╛̛̘̟̞̩̫͚ᦡ̗Ꮄ͏͖̲͍͖̝ᙽ̱͚̗̩͙͜܆̵̗̮̯໘̷̦ ̵̪͓̠̰̘̰ᓋ ̛̤̯̻̼͖ሳ̸ߜ̗̻F̸̣͈̣̠̼̣͙̠̹̭̭̖͓̩͕́͡ͅͅé͖͇͎̟͎͎̜̱̳̰̯̬̠̕͝͝r̛̯̝̟̘͎̙̳̼̬̀͘͝ͅኺ̹̙͈̼͝ᵲҴ̟̻᠃̵ ̮͉̼͚͞ͅ☶̫̰̙̜〉̘̲̺͙͈̬͇ڀ̼̦̞͙̯̗͖Ƚ̠͓̤̠ᘓ̣̯̝̥ͅዿ̗̬♭̴̸̺͖̟̰̟͔̩̙ͅᛙ̢̨̠̗ͅ⁚̴̮͉̻̥ӯ̴̨̙̬̝̠̯͘ọ̷̮̙̼̱̼̤͚̇̄́ᖄ̖̯̞͉̱̬ỷ͍̰֪̞̲͢ ̮̤P̶͉͕͍͙͈̝̣͜͡r͏̶͏̴̺̰͓̟̟̮̟̘o̸͏̷͇̝̙̹̗̠͖̺͞ͅj̶͈̙̦͉̫̥̳͔̖͎̥̕͟͝e̵̶̘͕̮̲̥͍͎͚͘ͅc̨͏̵̠̮̝̯͈̙̠̱̝̖͚̝̜͚̳͖͖ṱ̨̦͚͔̭̲̰̘͇̩̯̺̖͘͢ͅ ̢̦̜̖͍̦̺̝̬̦͓̣̳́͡F̶̧͎̭͓̰̩̤̙̻͙̹͍͓i̧̢̜̠̞̞̝̥̥͕͘r͜҉̲̦̻̻͍͎̪͉̼͍̮̖̪̤͙̣̙͜s̶̵̛̥̫͚̪̠̯͉͕̰̹̯͍̼͓̘̱̯̥̯͜͢t҉̶͘͏̥̼̖͔͍͕͈̞̯̘̯͈̺͠ ̵̢̛̭̥̹̼̣̺͠C̶̡̡̞͚͍͍͎̱̘͟͢h̢͔̯̟̖̘̦̦͇͕̯̝̀a̵̻̟͇̣̹̫̥̜̥͉͕̝̣̺̗̘̜͔͜͜͡ͅo̵̴͍̩̗̦̻̺̮͚̘̟̝̠̯̙͘͢͞s̴̢̭̞͚̙̲̲̩̪͝ͅ⎄̢̞͢͠ͅ␏̢̪̗̟̰̪͕̬͜ఒ̫͠ռ̸̨̛̺̩Œ̴̫̳̱͚͍̞̞͠ ͏̯͎ ̷̸̱̫͡ ̷̛̰̝̪̺͉̤Ế̴̶͉̩̺͍̠̹ἤ̶̺̙̼͔̫մ̫͔̠ዂ̦͚̪͙̟͉̰̳̩͠ú̶͕̮̳̯ᤛ̳͍̫͞ಢ̸̲̝͚̠̜̻͢⌇̵̴͍̞̫̳̝͚֕˛̧̪՟̻͢¶̗̼ͅᖡ̘̱̘͙̻̹̀Ꮰ̛̰̞̠̦᧴̞̦̰͈͇ͅᏺ̴̮͖̰̰̻̱̤ᨎ̷̥͓̙̯̦͙ᓮ̰̟̟̲̕␊̰͇╗̛ ̺͖̺ѩщ͕̱̩̻͡Ξ̦≳̗̯᧕̶☜̛̺̙̲̳̝̤̲͖͈̺᷃́௦̼‡͙̦̼͢ͅ≩̤̳̯̦ᐹ̨͓͖̳͎͙̗͉┇͉̤̦̫̺̲–̴ [center][sup][color=d84226][ Arc͍̜̼hiv̻͈̗̱̦͟e ̸̰̮͎ͅErro͖̮͇̖̦̤̣r ][/color][/sup][/center][/indent][/indent][/indent][/color][/hider] Sorry about the typos, still screening the OOC. Just fixed a bunch of them.