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Neo-Noir

Neo-Noir

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"Used to think the city was broken; result of bad cops, bad mayors, bad people in power- a neon Seoul for our neo souls. But I was wrong. Nothings broken. It works exactly as it’s meant to."

14,359 readers have visited Neo-Noir since Nulix created it.

Introduction

Seoul Police Agency is an organization empowered by the state to uphold the laws of Korea, which has existed in one form or another for over 3000 years

The third-war and the subsequent collapse of ecosystems in the mid 21st century led to the rise of Neo-Cities - self-sustaining havens across Earth

In the early 2070’s the seven most powerful of these Neo-Cities - Neo-Tunis, Neo-Tokyo, Neo-Nairobi, Neo-Spa, Neo-Manaus, Neo-Puna, and Neo-Seoul - saved the planet from the Long Winter, a state of nuclear winter that had lasted nearly 30 years

These seven Neo-Cities became the industrialized core countries that the havens of the old world and the corporate colonies in our solar system depend. The Neo-Seoul Police Agency still upholds the laws of the Republic of Korea’s successor - Neo-Seoul

The Neo-Seoul Police traditionally have 5 departments: Department of Customs, Department of Patrol, Department of Technological Resources, Genetically Hardened Security Task-Force, and Secret Intelligence Law-Enforcement Operations

From 2101 - 2109 a 6th department existed to investigate crimes that fell outside other department boundaries. This department was called D.U.S.K. (Department of Unusual and Specialized Knowledge)

On December 1st 2117 they have returned_
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NEO-NOIR_ is a cyberpunk detective RP set one-hundred years in the future, in the city of Neo-Seoul, in a version of our real-world passed by, a world oversaturated with sex, consumerism, capitalism, technology, and ruin. The thread chronicles the exploits of the reformed D.U.S.K. unit of the Neo Seoul Police Agency. Your main character will be a recruited into this newly formed department, though as the thread goes on it will expand, with each writer having several characters in and out of the police and eventually pretty complex plots weaving together as the world develops with it's members. We encourage each character to have a thought-out pasts and the beginnings of an arc, and for everyone to make their own side-characters and events surrounding them.

The structure of the RP is a bit unusual. While the thread is run by a GM it is divided into cases, individual mysteries, each GM'd by a different member. Within these cases the players still have full agency over their own characters, it just means that one player has the case mapped out- they know the culprit, they know the clues, and almost like a D&D game the players choose how to interact with it. This means that Neo-Noir is highly cooperative and requires a lot of communication in group chats and on Skype. It was mainly designed for the members behind threads like the Ultimate Organization, the Great Guild Fortune, and Nomad Clan, and is not prioritizing new members- but if you think you'd like to join submit a character, just with the knowledge of the unusual structure and how much communication is involved!

CHARACTER CREATION_ Your character is a citizen of Neo Seoul. They may have a family; they may have friends. They may be new arrivals, just settling in. You may already be an officer within another department of the N.S.P.A., or you may be a transfer from another city entirely. Whatever your past, Police Commissioner Dikshil has sent N.S.P.A. officers to you, to offer you a position in the newly formed D.U.S.K.

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[b]Date of Birth:[/b] (The starting date of the thread is December 1st, 2117)
[b]Place of Birth:[/b] (You can have them be born in one of the seven Neo-Cities, the space colonies, or create a lesser haven city they were born in, for example: Bangkok Haven. North American, Russia, and areas north and south are fairly ravaged though, so keep that in mind when creating a custom haven)

[b]Physical Description:[/b] (A brief description of their features.)
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[b]Current Address:[/b] (Simply choose which of the districts you want your character to live in, and then make up an address for them. For example: 3297 West Won Pkwy, District 10)
[b]Occupation:[/b] (For example: Detective, Department of Technological Resources, Neo-Seoul Police Agency OR: Pizza Delivery Man, Big Augs Big Pizza)
[b]Pre-N.S.P.A. Biography: [/b] (A biography of your character up until the beginning of the thread)
[b]Personality profile:[/b]

[b]Unique Skills/Abilities:[/b] (What type of unique skills do they have? Are they proficient in a certain type of weapon, or an incredible hacker? List here the skills that you think the N.S.P.A. would be most interested in)


D.U.S.K. OFFICERS_
Chief Inspector: N/A [A list of the characters will appear here once the thread begins]

CASE FILES_
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Map of Neo-Seoul
Map of Earth (Pangaea) in the year 2117


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NEO-SEOUL_ is a massive, multicultural mega-city that stretches over most of what was once the Korean Peninsula. Neo-Seoul is ruled by a democratically elected mayor, and is home to many of the worlds largest corporations, many of which cooperate in joint ventures with the government. Neo-Seoul has both a military and an internal police, and performs peace-keeping and corporate operations across the globe and solar system. The currency of Neo-Seoul is the Korean Sheet, a data chit based currency. Korean is the official language of Neo-Seoul. The city of Neo-Seoul consists of 16 Districts, 2 Special Districts, and 5 Provinces. To the west of the city is the desert wasteland of the Yellow Seabed, and to the east is the Sea of Japan.

THE NEO-SEOUL POLICE AGENCY_ is responsible for all internal law-keeping within the borders of Neo-Seoul, and exists as a distinct entity from the military. There are six departments of the N.S.P.A., overseen by a Police Commissioner. The Department of Customs, with a base rank of Officer and a senior rank of Chief Officer, control the flow of goods and trade in and out of Neo-Seoul. The Department of Patrol, with a base rank of Officer and a senior rank of Sergeant, are assigned to monitor the streets of Neo-Seoul, keep the peace, and enforce law. The Department of Technological Resources, with a base rank of Detective and a senior rank of Chief Detective, monitor all cyber-security and technology in Neo-Seoul, from video surveillance across the city to the citizen database to shot-registry; the D.T.R. have access to all legal technological records in the city, and as such are able to solve the majority of the city's crimes from their desks. They are considered the main investigative branch of the police. The Department of Unusual & Specialized Knowledge, with a base rank of Inspector and a senior rank of Chief Inspector, was a short lived branch of the N.S.P.A. used to investigate unusual crimes the other departments could not solve. Though they were officially dissolved in 2109 in 2117 they've been reformed. The Genetically Hardened Security Task-force, with a base rank of Lieutenant and a senior rank of Captain, are a unit that specialize in military equipment and tactics for quelling violent or unstable situations. G.H.S.T. is notorious for it's controversially violent tactics and heavy use of state authorized augmentations on their officers. The Secret Intelligence Law-Enforcement Operations, with a base rank of Agent and a senior rank of Director, is the highest ranking department of the N.S.P.A., with seniority over all other departments. They act as the main source of intelligence gathering for the N.S.P.A. and specialize in covert operations.


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THE NEW TECHNOLOGY AND LAWS_ made to govern them. The last 100 years have seen various advancements in Neo-Seoul, each with new ways of regulating them. Fossil fuels have been rendered obsolete in everything but space rocketry, electrical generators powering almost everything in the future. Electric cars are the main form of transport in Neo-Seoul, and the city has vast highways, registration laws, and speed limits in place. Cruisers, also known as flying cars, are also available, though extremely expensive, and are usually reserved for government or corporate use. Within the city these vehicles are bound to specific air-lanes, as are delivery drones and flying droids.

Weaponry in Neo-Seoul is also regulated. Knives and swords are legal though if an officer considers it to be a danger a blade can be confiscated by force. Firearm technology has also advanced, laser and plasma guns now dominating the market. Legal firearms can only be owned with certain permits and have a finger-print lock, ensuring only the owner or the manufacturer can activate the weapon. Each shot fired is registered by the activating fingerprint and geo-scan location, and typically a shot fired within the city limits is immediate grounds for investigation. Even officers of the N.S.P.A. are registered when they fire their weapons, and must fill out a form for each shot fired explaining the circumstances.

Entertainment and information technology has advanced rapidly since the end of the Long Winter. The Hypernet is a global system of interconnected computer networks, and almost every bit of technology connects to it. Virtual Reality headsets and sensory-stations are also popular, allowing citizens to visit hypernet sites in VR from the comfort of their homes. Interactive holograms, augmented reality, and more technologies blurring the line between reality and projection are abundant in Neo-Seoul, and most of the city is monitored by CCTV. Prostitution is legal throughout the city. Substances such as alcohol and marijuana are controlled and legally sold by corporations. Though hyper sexualized imagery and citizen watching are common practice in Neo-Seoul there are laws to regulate the practices. It is illegal to show genitalia in public, leading to a very minimal degree of censorship throughout the city. It is also illegal to monitor or watch a citizen within a private residence.

The concept of gender roles and patriarchal society have begun to fade from Neo-Seoul, though the isolation of the long winter and the tension with the other Neo-Cities has kept race and ethnic discrimination alive. Gender does not have to legally be disclosed, and all genders submitted on government forms are considered valid. Since the end of the Third War Seoul has had very strictly enforced immigration policies. Citizens of the former People's Republic of China were banned entry, due to the massive population size and their assumed role in the war. This led to an influx not of neighbouring Chinese, but instead of Indian, west and south Asian immigrants to the city during the Long Winter, and more recently Japanese immigrants leaving the now economically stagnant Neo-Tokyo for work. Immigration and the threat of over-population are a major concern in Neo-Seoul, and whilst immigration from other Neo-Cities or the Solar Colonies is fairly straight-forward it can be difficult for foreigners from havens or unrecognized areas to enter the city legally.

Physical augmentation is legal and widely seen in the year 2117, most citizens of Neo-Seoul having at least one mechanical augment or another. It is commonly used in surgery and also for aesthetic or personal modification. Almost all augmentation is legal as long as is performed by a certified augmenter. Weapon augments onto a body are illegal, as are the practices of unregistered augmentation and mutilating or otherwise harming a subject through augments received.

Neo-Seoul follows international law in regards to robotics. Though they are abundant in the neo-cities, used in military, law-enforcement, entertainment, street cleaning, manufacturing, and almost all other areas life there is a strict limit to the amount of information and computing power androids and robots can have, and they must always be overseen by a controller. Robotics can never self-rule. Whilst androids and robots can express human-like emotions and have distinct voices and personalities, these must all be strictly programmed. Androids and robots can also not have anything resembling flesh or human-like faces, the practice of having an android that can be mistaken for human being highly illegal.

DISTRICTS OF NEO-SEOUL_ A list and description of the distinct districts of the city.

District 1: Downtown Seoul

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The heart of Neo-Seoul’s administration. Built upon the foundations of the old city, downtown stretches up to the clouds, with promenades and buildings layering the district high into the sky. The highest buildings of downtown are visible from across the city, though an active effort was made not to make it too soulless or corporate. Planned green spaces stretch out in certain areas of downtown, as well as statues and monuments to Korea’s culture and past. City-Hall as well as the N.S.P.A. Headquarters are located downtown. Though not typically a residential neighbourhood downtown Seoul does house apartments, and is considered an upper-class district.

District 2: Gangnam

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The massive shopping and fashion district of the city, dominated by adverts, products, and most importantly, customers. You can buy anything in Gangnam, it being one of the worlds largest marketplaces. The geography of Gangnam is dominated by indoor facilities, skyways, and malls- almost no parks, factories, or places of industry found within the district. Mixed into the marketplace are residential units, some of the most expensive in the city, and the residents of the district are known as some of the richest in Neo-Seoul. Gangam is considered an upper-class district.

District 3: Incheon

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The technological hub of the city, almost every inch of Incheon is owned by one tech corporation or another, headquartering massive data-farms, testing facilities, staff offices, and corporate show-floors. While Incheon is home to the most important corporations in Neo-Seoul it is not particularly pretty or pedestrian friendly, it often being described as downtown without the monuments, the parks, the soul, or the consideration for human life. Rent can range considerably across the peaks and valleys of Incheon, the low levels of the district housing fairly affordable mid-range prices to rather expensive corporate housing. It is considered a middle-class district.

District 4: Goyang

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Elevated on higher ground to the rest of the city and looking south onto the buildings of downtown is Goyang, the city's richest residential district. Home to the Neo Seoul National University and other prestigious learning establishments, Goyang is known as the education centre of Seoul. Research facilities, universities, and data-banks are squeezed between skyscrapers, mansions, parks, and man-made waterways. Goyang is home to some of the richest and oldest families in Korea, it’s most influential residence very much considered the old money of the city. Aside from meagrely available student housing Goyang is one of the most expensive districts in the city to live. It is considered an upper-class district.

District 5: Yangju

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Located on the edge of downtown Yangju is known as one of Neo-Seoul’s hippest neighbourhoods. Yangju’s buildings do not stretch as high or as pretty as the rest of central Seoul, and is home to only a handful of parks and open spaces, it’s streets more scattered intersections than sweeping boulevards. But what it lacks in architectural beauty it makes up for in it’s culture. Home to Neo-Seoul’s local hipster community Yangju is known for it’s galleries, street art, independent or artisanal restaurants, and individualistic fashion. Housing prices in Yangju are moderate and it is considered an upper middle-class district.

District 6: Gasan

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Gasan is home to many moderately sized buildings from the early days of Neo Seoul, headquartering many smaller corporations. Though it lacks parks and outdoor spaces it does house brightly lit casinos, gaming establishments, and is host to Neo-Seoul’s largest red light district. Gasan was the original edge of the city, where the buildings stopped, and is still a stronghold for the Korean Mafia. It is considered a lower middle-class district.

District 7: Guri

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Guri was once the industrial heart of Neo-Seoul. That time has passed. Guri is now scattered with defunct infrastructure: home to factories, work-houses, assembly lines, and buildings dating from the Long Winter and before. Stuck between downtown and the slums Guri is a strangely forgotten place- and though it’s factories are still in use, and Guri is still a major manufacturing district of Neo-Seoul, it is becoming more and more obsolete with each passing year. Guri is home to many of the poorest native Koreans, many of whom have created their own street culture and gangs, and is considered a lower-class district.

District 8: Suwon

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Suwon is the large stretch of suburban land south of the city, separating Neo-Seoul and the southern provinces. Mainly residential, it is home to many native Koreans, small business, and highways funneling the southern provinces into the city proper. Building complex's and houses in Suwon stand more isolated than in most the rest of the city, open area green spaces and shopping centres more common, and wide residential streets layering the massive area, which becomes more and more isolated the farther south one gets. Suwon is considered a middle-class district.

District 9: Little India

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Originally built on the border of the original city of Seoul Little India is one of the oldest immigrant communities, it the landing ground for many Indian and Tebetan refugees during the Long Winter. As such it's known for it's distinct culture, shop signs written in Hindi and many other languages, with tight streets of built upon streets. Little India is brimming with culture and marketplaces, and is known for having some of the best food in the city. It is considered an upper lower-class district.

District 10: The Knut Sack

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Starting out as another immigrant commune on the edge of the original city, during the long winter the Knut Sack was the refuge to a group known as the infected Swedes- a group of Scandinavian immigrants with severe radiation poisoning who crossed Siberia to get to Korea, but were quarantined upon arrival. Knut, as in the Scandinavian first name, was used in a clever play on words to mock them and their camp by the locals. Now, even though the infected swedes are long dead, the Knut Sack lives on- a piece of cultural heritage, and a landmark of Neo-Seoul. Wedged between all other districts, the Knut Sack is the beating heart of Neo-Seoul, cramped and layered, it is the home of immigrants from all over the world. It is considered a lower-class district.

District 11: Inje-Midtown

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Twenty years ago Inje-Midtown did not exist, and is almost a completely new construction built for the expansion of Neo-Seoul. Buildings and skyscrapers made of white-brick, imitating European styles for a growing consumer-class, Inje-Midtown is a manmade residential paradise. Cafes and shopping centres loom over much of the old Korean towns that stood in Inje before. Unlike the rest of the city Inje's streets are orderly and planned. It is considered an upper middle-class district.

District 12: Kaesong

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The vast farmlands of Neo-Seoul rest in Kaesong, each carefully constructed and scientifically engineered to ensure the survival of Neo-Seoul. Born from the self-sustaining needs of the Long Winter Kaesong is now Neo-Seoul's giver of life, and as such is shockingly lifeless. Fields and fields of solar farms and mathematically divided crops stretch across the flatlands, massive food processing facilities rising up like mountains across the valleys. Very few residents live here, most of the land owned by corporations or the government. As such, the only citizens tend to be farmhands or factory workers. It is considered a lower-class district.

District 13: Kumgang

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Perhaps the last bit of undeveloped land in Neo-Seoul is Kumgang. Home to Kumgang national park, the mountainous district is home to what little wild-life remains on the Korean Peninsula. To the east the mountains dip into the last remaining cliff-sides and beaches of Korea, bordering the Sea of Japan. Home to a few small communities of native Koreans, mainly of North Korean ancestry, Kumgang is a fairly independent and detached region of Neo-Seoul, the lack of infrastructure making it one of the most difficult to traverse, and giving it one of the longest commutes into the city proper. It is considered an upper lower-class district.

District 14: Sokcho

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Neo-Seoul's legitimate port to the Sea of Japan; Sokcho is a vast waterfront neighbourhood of corporation owned trade fleets and business. Known for it's distinctly red buildings, Sokcho is mainly occupied by work-houses, docks, customs offices, and ship manufacturing facilities. Sokcho is in many ways the successor to Guri in terms of a leading district of industry, and is not typically known for it's residential buildings, though many dock workers, factory workers, and sailors reside in the district. It is also home to a large garrison of Neo-Seoul's military, and houses its main Naval Headquarters. It is considered an upper lower-class district.

District 15: Yangyang

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The far less legitimate port of Neo-Seoul, Yangyang is a haven of Japanese immigrants, it usually their first destination upon relocating to Neo-Seoul. Illegal imports, housing code violations, and weapons are rampant in Yangyang, it becoming one of the hardest districts to police. It is filled to the brim with people, from the very edges of the district to the buildings towering on the edge of the concrete docks. Yangyang's vast waterways and and poorly designed streets make it a danger to patrol. It is known as the Yakuza stronghold of the city. It is considered an lower-class district.

District 16: Unseo Wall

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Controlled by the Neo-Seoul military the Unseo Wall stretches north to south across the western edge of Neo-Seoul, separating the city from the wasteland of the Yellow Seabed beyond. Headquartering the Neo-Seoul military, the Unseo Wall houses most of the on duty defensive soldiers, as well as most of Neo-Seoul's aerospace weaponry and vehicles. There are few entrances through the wall, all heavily guarded. Immigration from the wasteland is rare to non-existent, though the military often ventures into the Yellow Seabed on peacekeeping missions with the various havens of China. Quality of life in the Unseo Wall is difficult to judge as it is completely military owned, and its residential are only for members of the Neo-Seoul military and their families.

Special District 1: Slums West

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One of the two shanty towns growing on the borders of Neo-Seoul, the westerly slums are built within and upon the defunct factories of what was once eastern Seoul, apartments upon apartment connected by makeshift bridges and roads, built inside the crumbling megastructures- most unregistered and difficult to police. The west slums are a rising problem, and are considered among the most dangerous districts in the city. It is considered a below poverty-level district.

Special District 2: East Slums

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Built upon the flooded waterways and riverbeds from the Sea of Japan the east slums are a shanty town of illegal huts, buildings, and boat residence. Though less cramped and considered slightly safer by the police it is still a grim and unregulated part of Neo-Seoul. It is considered a below poverty-level district.


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OTHER NEO-CITIES AND HAVENS_ are prominent throughout the globe. Neo-Nairobi is both the largest and most powerful Neo-City, dominating much of the coast of eastern Africa. Neo-Tokyo stands second, though their stagnant economy and lack of modern infrastructure have caused worry among the populace, and increased immigration to Neo-Seoul. Neo-Seoul is the third most powerful, looking to surpass Neo-Tokyo in influence. Neo Puna continues the legacy of the late United States of America, mixed heavily with native culture, and the city spans across the Hawaiian islands. Neo-Manaus was built as a refuge within the amazon rainforest and continues the legacy of Brazil, and while economically weakest out of the Neo-Cities it is still extremely influential, and is home to the Catholic Pope after the destruction of Vatican City during the Long Winter. Neo-Tunis stretches across most North Africa into the Balkans, and they house one of the most powerful militaries in the year 2117, though they are rivalled by Neo-Spa situated on the north sea, it's area covering much of what was formerly the low countries and Germany. Havens exist across the earth, less powerful cities that survived the Long Winter. The state of these vary considerably, some rivalling the Neo-Cities in luxury to some being little more than wastelands ruled by warlords and martial law.

TIMELINE_
2032 - Fall of the DMZ, reunification of Korea
2045-2046 - The Third War
2046-2068 - The Long Winter 
2068-2075 - The Rebirth Project
2074 - Neo Cities established as new superpowers 
2077 - Colonization of Luna
2088 - Colonization of Mars
2092 - Colonization of Europa and Titan 
2101 - The formation of the D.U.S.K.
2109 - The dissolution of the D.U.S.K.
2117 - The Present day

HISTORICAL REFERENCES_ A collection of historical references collected over the last 100 years.

“Following the coup in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the North Korea, the Demilitarized Zone fell, citizens allowing to pass through from the North to the Republic of Korea in the south. For the first time in eighty years families torn apart would come together. Grandparents could see grandchildren they’d never before met, long lost relatives embraced as DPRK and Korean guards sang above the guard posts. A few weeks later the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea collapsed, it’s internal structures liquifying, and the country peacefully transition to the management of the Republic of Korea. Korea was whole once more. However, the joy of such unity had a price, not just for Korea but for all the world. The unification and modernization of the North was incredibly expensive, particularly for China, Japan, and the crisis-laden United States of America. The cost of unification may have led to the end of the Pax Americana a decade later - the theoretical 100 years of peace in the first world under the policing of the United States of America. And though we Koreans were happy, the challenges ahead scared us all.”
- The Fall of the North (2072), Wi Soo-Ah
 
ImageBOOKER: The (Third) war started with the assassination of the Vice-President of The Republic of China (Taiwan) in September, two-o-four-five. We got the call, India was involved, we got involved, and soon all major superpowers had their fingers in it. No fighting of course, but official declarations are scary. It was mainly threats and warnings sent across the seas, except for a few skirmishes in the middle east. That was until the June twelfth, two-o-four-six.

INTERVIEWER: What happened on the twelfth of June, twenty-forty-six?

BOOKER: A fucking thermo-nuclear bomb happened.

INTERVIEWER: Did you launch it?

BOOKER: I don’t know. I’m sure someone knows, but I don’t. It didn’t matter, In the subsequent minutes we responded, as did all the others. And I’ll never forget these numbers. In two minutes, there were twenty-seven other thermo-nuclear and pure-fusion weapons launched around the globe- most of them aimed at us. Twelve of these bombs successfully hit their targets. They hit us in Los Almos National Laboratories (New Mexico, United States of America), in Lawrence (Livermore National Laboratories, California, United States of America), at the Y-Twelve National Military Complex (Tennessee, United States of America), Kansas City National Laboratories, (Missouri, United States of America), four of the Russians black sites were wiped out (Saratov Military Complex, Saratov, Russian Federation; Alykel Military Complex, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation; Sarov Military Complex, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation), their stockpiles just shattered eurasia like ours did back home. Harbin (Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China) and Beijing (Jingjinji, People’s Republic of China) were hit. The Brits lost Clyde (Clyde Military Complex, Scotland, European Union) then Eilabun (Military Complex, Eilabun, Israel) went down, destroying everything. Then the university in India (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Maharashtra, Republic of India), a lot of nuclear material there. Those were the ones that hit. The rest of the WMD’s were successfully deterred, but those twelve locations were hit and hit hard, and it was pretty apparent we had on our hands what the president called a ‘nuclear-holocaust lite’.”
- Transcript of Interview with the Last Vice President of the United States Michael Booker (2057), The New Delhi Times

“In the months following the 12th of June the superpowers involved in the Third World War collapsed as the Long Winter began, a nuclear and electromagnetic winter lasting 22 years that covered most of the world as a result of the initial thermo-nuclear and pure-fusion blasts and firestorms. During the Long Winter populations and major corporations migrated to isolated havens, which were relatively undamaged and surviving cities or areas across the world. The world changed considerably during the Long Winter, cultures becoming more insular and languages merging as groups that once spanned the size of countries were forced to share a metropolitan areas. During the Long Winter communications across the Haven’s were reestablished, and with communication came talks of a global solution to the Long Winter. The seven greatest haven cities: Seoul, Spa, Tunis, Nairobi, Tokyo, Puna, and Manaus, united and began the rebirth project, a global warming and fallout cleansing project. The rebirth projected aimed to cleanse the earth from chemical stations in the stratosphere, a process which both advanced the technological prowess of the seven cities considerably and cleansed most of the Earth of the fallout and effects of the Long Winter.”
- Neo-Seoul World History Textbook (2095), Pepsi Publishing

“Following the success of the Rebirth Project the Seven Neo Cities have become the largest and most powerful havens our planet has, and the new capitals of our post Winter Pangea. I’m from America, and when we first saw the helicopters arrive we were… ecstatic. They cared about this planet, recolonizing the deserted world and aiding us smaller havens really seemed like their priority- like we’d finally, as a species, pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps and were ready to right our wrongs. But I remember, as soon as I saw the news, the day Toyota colonized of the moon- that was the day new imperialism began, and Neo Tokyo had started it. And thus began a new race for technology, space exploration, weapons, and economic rivalries that consume the Neo Cities to this day. Whats killing Neo Tokyo isn’t a mind-boggling question, the answers in the history books. The answer is what killed every other empire. The Neo Cities are the empires of our world, the new superpowers, and competing with each other is a bigger priority than the fate of the old world- even if its a world where a lot of people live.”
- University of Tokyo ‘Defiance’ Student Rally Speech (2105), Alexander Chung


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"Park, Su-min," Su offered, looking up to Meon Jong and feeling overwhelmingly grateful to him that he had entered at that very moment. He seemed normal enough, "The Commissioner isn't here yet."

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"Don't really care about the hierarchy..." Amen told Lazlo. "We get called up for somethin' like this, I'm not too sure it matters who was where on the totem pole before."

As Meong Jong walked in Amen gave a half-hearted nod. "What's good? Amen Rodrigo da Silva."

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Jong glared at Amen, before turning to Laszlo, who sat upright on his swivel chair like an eager dog. "Kardos, Laszlo- I am sorry, what department are you from?"

Meon Jong squinted at the trio before him, unimpressed, and reached into his coat. In a swift movement he pulled out a card and placed it on the table. "Meon Jong, private eye," He breathed, sliding the plastic card across the table. Laszlo stared the card down before shifting his blue gaze up at Jong. "Not wid the N.S.P.A.?"

"Apparently not," Jong replied, not sitting. Laszlo glanced at Amen and Park, as if letting them in on some funny joke, before clasping his hands together at Jong. "Well- hierarchy changed," Laszlo commented before leaning back in his chair again. "If the Commissioner is bringing in outsiders I am afraid it does not look good. Vhatever this meeting is it is an experiment. And if you are vhat she is choosing an expendable experiment." Laszlo shrugged. "I am a friend to all who serve the law... and I dink you should valk into this carefully."

Jong turned to the other two in the room. "Who is this asshole?" He asked after a moment.

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"He's, ah..." Su-min looked at Laszlo, "He's a G.H.S.T officer. Here to oversee all of this...uh, D.U.S.K. That's all I know."

She glanced over to Laszlo, "You talk as if we have a choice in this. What we received was a summon - not a request. If we don't report to a summon we get penalized or..." a pause, Su looked over to Meon for a moment, "In Mr. Jong's case, in trouble with N.S.P.A. You didn't receive a summon, Officer Kardos?"

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Laszlo stared at Su-min. "No," He replied. "I received a promotion."

With a swallow Jong sat, pulling out his phone to check the time. He was on point. To what, he wasn't quite sure. D.U.S.K. The division left to do what the rest of the police couldn't. The division that died. If Dikshil wanted to reform the guard, she needed more than this...

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James leaned back in his chair, his gaze on a small paper crane that sat on his desk. He made one every year on his birthday. It wasn't very good, even if the design was easy enough. James had never taken up paper folding, except once a year.

He could still see the paper crane his son had given him on his birthday twenty four years ago. That one had been better than this one, Chung-Hee had spent his entire morning folding it, making it perfect. He had the biggest smile on his face when James had come home, proudly presenting his birthday gift with both hands out stretched. It was the last birthday gift James ever got from his son. He had made twenty three more since then, none of them were as perfect as the first one had been.

Looking at his watch he slid the crane into a small square box and tucked it away in his pocket, he would bring it to the apartment later. Filing away the last of his reports on the computer he turned the monitor off and slid the chair neatly under the desk.

This meeting had at least given him time to finish some outstanding office work he thought. He turned toward the elevator, passing Lee's desk on the way. "Off to meet with the commissioner Haraboji?" the man asked without looking up from his computer. "Yes, don't let the children get into trouble." James replied with a smile. Lee looked up, winked, and returned to his work. James knew the man had quite the backlog of reports to file, he'd be at that desk most of the shift.

The elevator whisked him upwards to the fortieth floor. James couldn't recall ever actually visiting this particular floor, not that it was a surprise, there were a number of floors he'd never been on. As the door opened to the reception area.

"Captain Kyo." the man at the desk acknowledged him, a key card slid across the desk, "room ten." James picked up the card curiously, wondering why they wouldn't simply update his existing credentials for access. "Thank you." he nodded slightly and continued toward the designated room.

Four people were already at the table, the commissioner not among them. He didn't recognize three of them, two of which were NSPA employees, he did recognize lieutenant Kardos however, who was saying something about a promotion as James entered the room.

"Lieutenant." he nodded towards the man, then looking at the others "Captain James Kyo." he introduced himself. "So this is the commissioners new D.U.S.K."

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Laszlo's smile disappeared as into the room James Kyo entered, the strange but affable foreigner's face turning to steel. "You're here?" Laszlo called, Meon noticing the man's changed demeanor to the new arrival. "...Interesting, interesting choices," The man mumbled.

Meon raised an eyebrow at the two. A history. The police were a infected nest of traitors all wanting and waiting to stab each other in the heart, that was a statement he could make with zero hyperbole. "Jong, Meon- private eye," Meon introduced with a casual bow of his hatted head.

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Another G.H.S.T officer and a Captain at that. The uneasiness increased.

"Investigator Park, Su-min," she offered with a polite nod to James, "So far. I think there are more on their way."

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Taku rode the elevator up alone. His personal AI hummed in his pocket, but since it was on silent, the humming was more a constant buzzing.
"Enough," He sighed, pulling his glasses from the top of his head. They acted as his HUD and a direct link to the AI.
"Sorry, nerves." The AI replied, the text flashing across the lenses as the elevator doors opened. Taku shook his head and pocketed the glasses. He smoothed the fitted suit's lapels and stepped from the elevator. It didn't take him long to spot the room where he was expected, but he'd been told to wait for their host and so he took a position near the elevator, folding his arms across his chest.

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"Agent," A voice called from the elevator a moment later. Form beside Taku's Commissioner DIkshil emerged, flowing black robes, almost trench-coat, almost fashion. In the N.S.P.A. it was hard to tell. Dikshil marched forward, handing Taku a keycard as she walked and talked. "Taku this is an experiment, a very dangerous experiment, and you know why it has to be," Dikshil muttered as she marched passed the reception, into the lounge of the fortieth floor. "I know you think of this as a demotion," Dikshil responded, turning to Taku as they approached the door. "But play your cards right... and D.U.S.K. may be something we've never before seen." Dikshil blinked at the Japanese man. He'd been a top agent when she was Director of S.I.L.O., and despite his heritage being a troubling subject, they'd grown close in their times with the department. "It could be justice. Real justice." Dikshil placed a brown hand on Taku's shoulder before turning to the room, ready to enter.

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"Well, all present but one, better than I expected," A commanding voice called into the room. Jong glanced up to see Commissioner Dikshil enter, the rich but worn Indian face he'd seen on the news so many times. Behind her a japanese man, black outfitted. Maybe a lawyer?

"Commissioner," Laszlo stuttered, raising suddenly.

"At ease, Lieutenant," Dikshil dismissed as she moved to the end of the table. From her side she pulled out several holopads and lay them across the table. "Signatures," Dikshil commanded. "For the information you are about to receive will not leave this room."

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Amen slowly slid his feet off of the other chair, scooting up to the table to grab one of the holopads. "Before I sign, can I ask what kinda information is so secretive that we need to keep our mouths shut about it?"

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"Sign the N.D.A. and you'll find out," Dikshil replied, her gaze like stone. "It involves D.U.S.K. Past and future."

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"Wasn't an answer..." Amen sighed, distrust oozing off his gaze, but he signed the damn thing anyway. Not like he could say no to a what amounted to a promotion out of nowhere.

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James rose in the same fashion Laszlo did, neither of them getting fully upright before the Commissioner dismissed them to be at ease. He noted the lack of similar response from some of the others, not ones for formality, or unaware of the etiquette. It made him wonder just what kind of unit this was going to be.

The man behind her wore a fitted suit, not standard issue attire, but James had seen him in the building before, a S.I.L.O. agent of some sort. That was almost every department of the agency represented and a civilian. He recalled Laszlo's comment, interesting choices.

James picked up the holopad and scanned the agreement quickly before signing it. He had signed hundreds over the years, in the workings of G.H.S.T. there were more than a few projects that were classified to various levels. This agreement was standard fare, though it was certainly among the highest rated classifications he'd signed.

The patrol officer was clearly not comfortable with the situation. "I imagine we will have many more questions than answers before long." James said matter of factly.

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"That's reassuring..." Amen replied sarcastically. He seemed to mentally debate adding something else, scratching his chin before deciding to speak his mind. "You and uh, fuckin' motor mouth over there.. " Amen pointed his thumb over at Lazlo. "Y'all are G.H.S.T, right? Matter of fact, you said you're a captain, right?" Amen asked, leaning back in his seat with an amused, slightly mocking grin in his face.

Amen had heard of G.H.S.T before he's ever stepped foot in Neo-Seoul. They had quite the...reputation. You fuck with the law and are stupid about itin most of Neo-Seoul, you take a risk of facing one of the harshest judicial systems in the world. You can manipulate it if you're rich or have the right friends in the right places...line the right amount of pockets with just the right amount of sheets. It's difficult to manage but if you do....you always have an escape.

You fuck with the law and get the attention of G.H.S.T? All you risk is your fuckin' life. Sure, other Neo-Cities had an equivalent, but....nothing like this. Amen wasn't particularly a fan.

"You gonna be able to adjust?" Amen asked. "I don't know what the full duties of D.U.S.K will be but I don't think we're doing some 'bust in the room, shoot motherfuckers immediately in the face type shit' like you're used to...."

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Su-min raised an eyebrow at Amen but said nothing, instead signing the holopad promptly and leaning back in her seat.

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"It seems to be Officer De Silva you're not quite aware of what D.U.S.K. is. Indeed, I will assume none of you do," Dikshil responded as the pads were signed across the table. The woman rose tall, a commanding face of stone over the six in the room. She snapped her fingers and suddenly shaders moved down across the glass walls of the office, engulfing them in black and cutting off the prying eyes of the others occupying the fortieth floor.

Dikshil reached forward, pressing down on the table, where a warm orange light began to glow, illuminating the faces of those present. "I've lived in Neo-Seoul all my life. It's a marvel that out of such ruin... such majesty can be birthed. And it's all due to systems. Systems regulating everything, including us. Including the N.S.P.A. Crime is low where it needs to be, our detectives at desk and out patrol officers doing their job, SILO and GHST filling in when they don't."

Dikshil leaned in, the orange hue illuminating her face from below.. "All of you have worked with the underside of this city to some extent, so you realize that, in general, criminals are not very smart. Passion, poor planning, instability, overconfidence all lead to their misguided actions- and by and large our system is so perfected we see them all, every single pick-pocketing to stabbing in this city, and decide which are and which are not worth perusing." An orange glint on her brown eyes Dikshil paused. The faces lining the table still listening intently. "But what happens when we have a real mystery on our hands? A crime the system cannot solve, yet is too big to be ignored?"

Suddenly an orange hologram raised from the table, a-middle aged man, slightly puffy face, unassuming but sinister looking. "Neuk Dae," Dikshil said, introducing the floating 3D head to the assembled team. "The Wolfman of Guri. Would kill his victims, eat their livers, and leave them disfigured for the police to find. Never any witnesses. Never any sight of him on camera." Dikshil swallowed. "He was like a ghost... nothing about him existed until a new body was found. He avoided everything, every system in place. That is why D.U.S.K. was created. To work outside the system, to do what the machine could not."

"That was one hell of a case," Jong frowned, remembering the headlines. The Wolfman of Guri had terrorized the city for weeks. It seemed every other day a new corpse had been found. Fifteen, twenty years ago maybe.

"That is how they began, capturing the wolfman when all others failed, by going around the systems we had in place," Dikshil swallowed. "And also how they met their end. D.U.S.K. was small, had the resources of the N.S.P.A., but did not adhere to any of the systems in place. To any of the rules the N.S.P.A. abides by. They became more and more daring, more and more self-regulating... until they got themselves killed."

As Neuk Dae's holographic image disappeared the light in the room began to return, the window shaders raising again. "That is why I, Police Commissioner DIkshil, have handpicked you all... for a new D.U.S.K., a responsible D.U.S.K., a regulated D.U.S.K. G.H.S.T. Captain Kardos will be here to both aid and regulate you if you cannot regulate yourselves," She added, putting a hand toward Laszlo who sat beside her, arms folded. Dikshil turned her gaze back towards the assembled group. "I have been watching you all very carefully... over the past few months. I believe you can succeed where the old D.U.S.K. failed. I believe you can fix the cracks in the system without breaking the system entirely."

Dikshil gave a stern smile. "I want you to be my D.U.S.K. Inspectors. You can refuse if you'd like, go back to your lives, knowing that the information in this room stays in this room." She paused. "Or you can accept."

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Camilla sighed as she parked her volocycle in the N.S.P.A's car port and strentched at the sight of the massive building. She chewed on her inner cheek. She was late, obnoxiously late, but she wasn't sure about this, at all. She decided though, finally that this would serve two purposes, give her access to terabytes of data on Axel as well as provide a steady enough income to truly care for Su-Yeoung.

She cracked her neck, her hair left down in wild spirls, bouncing around her shoulders as she did so and made her way into the building and the elevator.

As she travelled to the fortieth floor, she examined herself in the polished metal. She was dressed in her typical attire, a skin tight black body armor, that looked like a designer cat suit. She wore a white designer half hoodie over her chest with short sleeves, that gave her a street fashion look as opposed to a bounty hunter, she wore thigh high athletic shoes, and a loose black belt that Su-Yeoung liked to call her 'Utility Belt,' with all the pouches that hung around her shapely waist. She told the little girl she was never letting her read another comic again, but that was a lie and they both knew it.


The elevator door opened and she approached another desk, the receptionist was male, so she smiled her almost signature kiss you, kill you grin as she leaned against the large desk. Before she could speak, he handed her a keycard. "Room 10," And that was it. Camilla sat up, took the card with a pout and made her way to he room.

Suddenly, nerves hit her like an automatruck. She was about to go legit, no more bounties, no more free reign. Would she have to wear a uniform? By the Maker she hoped not, her outfits were distracting but that was the point, it worked, it allowed her to break almost any guard. It was what the whipmistress at the Home taught her. Distract, Pretend to sumbit, only to dominate. She shook her nerves.
"Fear cuts deeper" She told herself as she had been telling her for years. Fear makes everything worse then it actually is. She approached the door.

She swiped the keycard through the keypad and stepped through the door.
It turns out, she was late and clearly noot the only one. She scanned the occupants. Two women, who looked to need a serious fashion overhaul, one was Korean with glasses, she held holopad and the other, she guessed Korean and something that gave her a darker shade. She seemed to be in charge but her aura. Speaking of a darker shade, there was a dark skinned man, handsome enough, as well as a two other men, one Japanese if she had to guess with a serious aura about him and the other, Korean maybe, the complete opposite. She then noticed a Japanese man that didn't seem quite right. She ingored all of this and walked into the room like it belonged to her. She smiled dangerously. "So," She pulled the enevlope, no wrinkled to all hell, from her pouch and held it up. "Which of you, stalkers sent this to me, and offered me a job?"

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Meon Jong rose an eyebrow at Dikshil's offer, biting his lip. He was small, but small on the outside. Being small in the inside meant crawling into a web he could not again easily escape. Neo-Seoul, the NSPA, the systems Dikshil so proudly flaunted- they were prisons. They were your life. He opened his mouth to say something when suddenly the door flew open, a young woman entering. The elderly dick's eyes wandered down her outfit for a moment before glancing up to her face again. She wasn't from here, that was for sure.

"That would be me, dear," Dikshil called to Camilla as she entered. "Meet Camilla Janye, she's done contract work for the N.S.P.A. before. She has a history with apprehending criminals." Casually from his chair Laszlo swung over a holopad for Camilla to sign. "And the job, if you choose to accept it, would be to work in a new department of the N.S.P.A. One designed to solve the crimes our other systems cannot." Dikshil stared at the woman. "I brought you all here to offer you a position in D.U.S.K."

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"So we would move to D.U.S.K permanently?" Su-min asked with a slight frown, blatantly ignoring Camilla and her entrance, "Not still working in our own departments alongside? I'm not sure if I can balance the work load, if that's the case."

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"No, whatever positions you previously had, as well as your salaries and benefits, would be wiped and replaced with those more fitting to your new ranks," Dikshil responded, trying to give her toothy equivalent of a smile. "You'd be the only officers of an all new police department. That's a full time job if I've ever heard of one."

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Investigator Park nodded curtly and crossed her legs. It would seem she had made a decision, and one in favor of the promotion offered. For Su-min it wasn't a hard offer to take. She was particularly disliked by her coworkers in Forensics and often felt like her job was stale - boring. Any excuse to get out was welcome.

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"Hey, we get bigger salaries? Better benefits? Fuck it, I'm in," Amen shrugged, seeming without a seconds hesitation, though in his mind a flurry of thoughts flew by. This gig would be useful, but dangerous. A descriptor Amen had grown accustomed too, working here.

Amen glanced over at new arrival. Neo-Nairobian, maybe? Don't see a lot of them in Neo-Seoul outside immigration heavy sectors. "Really pullin' 'em from all over the place, ain't you Dikshil?" He asked.

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"That would be me, dear," The dark woman called. "Meet Camilla Janye, she's done contract work for the N.S.P.A. before. She has a history with apprehending criminals." She explained and Camilla gave a cutsy finger wave at the lot as a man who Camilla barely noticed moved, handing her a holopad for her to -according to the screen- sign. She hesistated. "And the job, if you choose to accept it, would be to work in a new department of the N.S.P.A. One designed to solve the crimes our other systems cannot." The Darker woman explained and Camilla's brow shot up. "I brought you all here to offer you a position in D.U.S.K."

With that, Camilla signed.

She handed the man back the pad and found herself a seat on the table by the woman who seemed to actively ignore her as she inquired about work balance.
"So we would move to D.U.S.K permanently?" She asked. "Not still working in our own departments alongside? I'm not sure if I can balance the work load, if that's the case."
"No, whatever positions you previously had, as well as your salaries and benefits, would be wiped and replaced with those more fitting to your new ranks," The Darker Woman replied smiling some twisted verison of a smile. She didn't smile often did she?
"You'd be the only officers of an all new police department. That's a full time job if I've ever heard of one."
Really pullin' 'em in from all over, ain't you, Dishiki"
"Well, I'm in," Camilla interjected ignoring the darker man's comments. She wasn't exactly common around these parts. "Though, I'm curious, I thought D.U.S.K was blown into NextLife, What's to stop that from happening to the rest of us?" She asked folding her arms. She reallt couldn't afford to die. She had people to take care of, well, one little person. "I like my parts were they are,"

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"I intend to make D.U.S.K. work, Officer De Silva. For it to work where it previously failed," Dikshil responded, a glint in her eyes. "You were all chosen for a reason. Any who join you in future will join you for a reason."

Dikshil then turned to Camilla, who voiced her concerns. "D.U.S.K. perished from their own actions, by their own blade. Not mine." She responded. "Don't break the system, Camilla."

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Amen Rodrigo De Silva

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The newly promoted commissioner of police, looking to restore peace to a corrupt city.

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Looks like we back...

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Happy holidays Rageaholics! Atlas is joining the thread I'm excited!

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Lmfao that's great

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Chuckles wrote:Actual footage of my reaction when I read the part where she offers Kyo the Chief Inspector position:

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LOL.


AHAHAHA

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Actual footage of my reaction when I read the part where she offers Kyo the Chief Inspector position:

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LOL.

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Alright, well shit, we're in it. The first case. So, now we're getting into the real shit. The case is open, you guys can go anywhere and start investigating anything. Like even in universe before they start tomorrow morning they could go to the crime scenes tonight if they wanna do off the record investigation. And so, this case I'm designing, so I know where all the clues are in stuff, but going forward other people can design the other cases, you know. It's sort of a weird D&D lite system but I hope it works.

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Haha It's in her personality, for sure. xD

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No problem I kind of like Camilla coming in late I feel like it's a good distinct character thing lmao.

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Yeah, Unfortunately.

Also, I'm gonna get my post up shortly. Sorry it's taking so long, I'm preparing for the holidays.

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I'm central time! I wanna get a skype chat going soon so we can communicate better Crimson Lady you said that wouldnt work for you, right?

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I live in Australia so AEDT hahaha

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Side note, what timezone are most of us in? Seems I may be the odd one out as far as posting time.

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Woooooooooooooo!! I'm excited!

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Aha that's okay! Character intros are important! Also posted, Laszlo can be addressing anyones character - whoever wants to be first arrival can be!

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My post is finally up! Sorry for the novella though *scratches head* That went longer then I ever intended.

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Oh man I'm excited! After your intro post we'll probably do the first meeting which I'm dying to do. The D.U.S.K. actually forming and these characters interacting will be fascinating.

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Sweet!! I'll get to reading and possibly get a post up tonight! *dances* I'm so excited xD

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Excellent! Camilla is approved!