Post by Tokrochiru on Sept 6, 2011 0:53:30 GMT -5
"Water everywhere and not a drop to drink," some sailors would say.
It's a time known as the Grand Collapse in the Tunpera galaxy. Rare it is to find a place untouched by poverty. From one end to the next, just about everywhere, the statistic is either the same, or worse. 1 out of every 4 people are without a job, and without a home.
The reasons for how the Grand Collapse are practically anyone's guess. Is it a result of the destruction caused by the Division War? Is it all part of a grand conspiracy? An error in modern banking? It could be all of these.
So many ships, flying from one planet to the next. So many shiny, colossal structures. So many devices that are meant to make life easier, and yet none of it can save the galaxy from the current crisis. The fact that the megalopolises are just as beautiful now as they were before it all started seems like such a mockery.
People do what they can to survive. Those who have jobs, work hard at them, engaging in interstellar travel when needed. Those without, are stuck where they are, hungry and helpless.
But an uprising is on the horizon. As if the universe were trying to put the final nail in the coffin of modern society, a flood of violence threatens to drown what remains of good economics. Terrorist activities skyrocket, and across the galaxy, the toughest militaries are struggling to keep those who wish to create more chaos at bay. The governments of the galaxy have no time for it. They are too busy trying to deal with the current economic crisis.
This is where you come in.
You are a candidate put forth to be part of the Manticore, a special tasks group in the Grimlocke Corps, arguably the greatest mercenary army to ever grace the galaxy. A collaboration of several nations across the cosmos have assigned you to search for the root of the recent increase in violence, and remove it. There's a lot for you to gain from this should you succeed, be it money, power, fame, freedom, or simply the knowledge that you did the universe some good.
Your final initiation exam is today. Bring a big gun.
It's a time known as the Grand Collapse in the Tunpera galaxy. Rare it is to find a place untouched by poverty. From one end to the next, just about everywhere, the statistic is either the same, or worse. 1 out of every 4 people are without a job, and without a home.
The reasons for how the Grand Collapse are practically anyone's guess. Is it a result of the destruction caused by the Division War? Is it all part of a grand conspiracy? An error in modern banking? It could be all of these.
So many ships, flying from one planet to the next. So many shiny, colossal structures. So many devices that are meant to make life easier, and yet none of it can save the galaxy from the current crisis. The fact that the megalopolises are just as beautiful now as they were before it all started seems like such a mockery.
People do what they can to survive. Those who have jobs, work hard at them, engaging in interstellar travel when needed. Those without, are stuck where they are, hungry and helpless.
But an uprising is on the horizon. As if the universe were trying to put the final nail in the coffin of modern society, a flood of violence threatens to drown what remains of good economics. Terrorist activities skyrocket, and across the galaxy, the toughest militaries are struggling to keep those who wish to create more chaos at bay. The governments of the galaxy have no time for it. They are too busy trying to deal with the current economic crisis.
This is where you come in.
You are a candidate put forth to be part of the Manticore, a special tasks group in the Grimlocke Corps, arguably the greatest mercenary army to ever grace the galaxy. A collaboration of several nations across the cosmos have assigned you to search for the root of the recent increase in violence, and remove it. There's a lot for you to gain from this should you succeed, be it money, power, fame, freedom, or simply the knowledge that you did the universe some good.
Your final initiation exam is today. Bring a big gun.