[img]https://media1.tenor.com/m/ZpaBJ_L7Ik8AAAAd/get-weird-with-it-danny-devito-iasip.gif[/img] [hider=Weird] [CENTER][sup][h1][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/iisR7bL.jpeg[/img][/center][b][center][color=black] A L I A S[/color] [color=lightgray]C H A R L T O N: 2 1 5 6[/color][/center] [/b][/h1][/sup] [color=silver][sup][i]“When did the future switch from being a promise to being a threat?” -- Chuck Palahniuk[/i][/sup][/color][/CENTER] [color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] T H E S T O R Y S O F A R...[/color] [color=lightgray]T H E S T O R Y S O F A R...[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]__________________________________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent] “By the end of the 20th century, a large portion of the population – the then United States of America mostly – was convinced of a conspiracy of a so-called ‘New World Order.’ This supposed one world government was said to be run by the United Nations, under the auspices of the old money families of the world. It was essentially an old anti-semtic talking point redressed in modernity. In truth, by the time of the late 20th century the New World Order had already arrived. Instead of names like Rothschild, Rockefeller, and Getty running the show, its leaders had names like Apple, Disney, Coca-Cola, British Petroleum, and Lockheed Martin. They were content to influence governments from behind the scenes and continue to increase their profit margins with every passing year. When the governments and economies of the world failed in the collapses of the 2030’s, the New World Order stepped up and flexed its iron fist. The Great Corporate War – the first of its kind, but not the last – ended in a stalemate after millions lay dead and the very skies were tinted orange by nuclear radiation. Sides were picked and alliances formed in the aftermath of the armistice. In a tale as old as time, east and west drew up against each other. The United States of North America and Europe were backed by the western corporatocracy, the energy and weapons conglomerate Thornguard first among equals when it came to power. In the east, The Triumvirate rules Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Russia’s Arkangel, China’s SinoTech, and the Japanese Peterson-Tanka Corp have held a shaky alliance with each other for decades, more so out of paranoia and hatred of the west than any general comradery. In the years since the Second and Third Great Corporate Wars, a cold war has settled in among both sides. They use proxies, freelance mercenaries, and lesser corporations to do their dirty work as both sides scramble for global domination in Africa and South America and behind enemy lines. In 2156 tension was at an all time high. As actions across the globe intensified, the people and governments of the world appeared to be powerless as the corporations armed themselves and prepared for the Fourth Great Corporate War. What nobody else could see, save for one man in Hub City, was that these corporations had unwittingly created the downfall of humanity.” [i]Excerpt from The Singularity War, Volume I by Dr. John Charlton, PHD [/i] [/indent][/COLOR] [INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S )[/color] [color=lightgray]P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S )[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]__________________________________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=DARKGRAY][INDENT]Charlton characters transcribed into a cyberpunk future. That's all I got.[/INDENT][/COLOR] [INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C A S T[/color] [color=lightgray] C A S T[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]__________________________________________________________________________________[/sup] Victor Sage: Feed journalist Christopher Smith: Member of the Peacemaker Corps Sarge Steel: Executive Operations Director, Thornguard Sonia Sato: Security Chief/Fixer, Peterson-Tanaka Industries codename Judomaster Brett Carson: Super-augmented Cyborg/kingpin streetname Mr. Muscle Roberta Caswell: Mr. Muscle's chief assassin, streetname Thunderbunny Eve Eden: Hacker, alias Nightshade. The Prankster: Hacker The Shape: Underground cybernetic cutter Ted Kord: Chief Operations Officer, Thornguard Vulcan: Cyborg, Chief Information Officer, Arkangel Masi Tanaka, CEO Peterson-Tanaka Jesse Quick: Thornguard operative and member of LAW, codename Liberty Belle Nathan Adam: Thornguard operative and leader of LAW, codename Captain Atom Peter Cannon: Thornguard operative and leader of LAW, codename Thunderbolt Clay Boone: Thornguard operative and leader of LAW, codename Gunmaster The Question: Anarcho-terrorist. [b]Factions[/b] Thornguard Security Solutions LAW: Living Assault Weapons - tTctical agents of Thornguard F.I.G.H.T. - Mercenary force Peterson-Tanaka Industries Peacemaker Corps [/hider]