A long, long time ago, the major powers of the world finally could not take it anymore and declared war on each other. It was not over resources, or money, but rather all the diplomatic issues that piled on over the years, and their hatred towards each other's politics and inability to admit wrong. As such, they declared war, and used everything from nuclear weapons, to terraforming bombs, to Warbots that were set to attack and destroy anything not of their origin Country.

According to some records, it was a long war. Others say it was a short battle. But all that is known that at the end, all of the nations were destroyed, and everything was in shambles. The fallout and terraforming bombs, along with a few bioweapons, not only caused a great deal of death but also caused mutation in some humans that survived, which eventually led to not just a new variety of hair and eye colors, but some even began to develop special abilities after generations.

And eventually, even more generations passed. The Warbots, that had been programmed to only spare the people and property of their old nations, could not recognize anyone as being from those since they were decimated and began to attack anyone. Large mutated beasts, either created from the Bioweapons and Nukes, or from experimentation to be used as weapons during the war. These dangers became present for the people of this world.

But that was not the current era. That started long ago, and centuries passed again. Of the survivors, although others survived the five most prominent languages among them were English, French, Arabic, Russian, and Japanese. The remnants of these cultures helped shape the current age, an age that while still filled with danger, there are people who could live their whole natural lives without facing danger, hardship, or violence.

And in this world, even the services of Mailmen were restored*.

*Warning: Future interpretation of actual mailmen of the past may differ from reality.

The Mailmen, who were heralded as being able to face intense weather without fear like the extreme weather that can be encountered today. Mailmen, who would go and perform all sorts of deliveries, who would travel long distances to deliver anything no matter what, even if it was the corpse of a criminal they were asked to pick up after killing them, or deliver sensitive documents to an official, or even just delivering a grandson's letter to their grandma. All are known (according to the interpretation of the records) to be true, and so once again the Mailmen (who are now also essentially Mercenaries, Assassins, and Spies as well) are a part of the world even, traveling from one city to another, or maybe just inside the city they are based in, and make sure that whatever they carry reaches the destination, regardless of what it is, the dangers they may face, and where it is going.

That is the idealized Mailman (or Mailwoman). Please note that most Mailmen and Mailwomen work not for a centralized Government agency, but private agencies.

SOME NOTES OF THE WORLD:

Many people are given a special ID Tag called a Citizen Card, which is used to pay for services, power, water, food, and so on. Although its not like there is a shortage in most areas, they want to keep it logged and limited so that a shortage never is created. To prevent a waste of clean water, lmost all bathing facilities are in public but gender segregated buildings that were built economically (think large shower rooms and baths with no dividers), that will release a certain amount of water at a time for someone each visit, with denials if they use too much. Soap is provided in small and restricted amounts.

As for power, while there are generators and such, instead of directly getting power and not knowing how much you are using, get, or have left, and because this is how many of the old systems were designed, you get these things called Power Cells. Inside is a strange glowing yellow liquid that is converted into power for buildings, machinery, and such. The level of the liquid remaining is how much power is left, and to prevent wasting power, there is a limit of how much you can get a week like everything else.

In terms of communication, it is extremely difficult and sometimes risky to contact using ranged comms, such as video calls, voice calls, and even text calls. And also, there is a risk of it getting intercepted and blocked not just by weather, but also the Warbots. As such, long range communication is now handled mainly though letters and packages, even for important and high risk documents.

Food is not just whatever was scavenged and preserved, but there are now plenty of farms growing food, animals being raised and then harvested, and other such necessities. Almost all food from the world before the war is available, although some foods are harder to get then others. Rice, wheat, and such are common and easy to get though, and even pasta has seen a popular return as a common food in recent decades.

As for culture, languages have spread quite a bit. It is not uncommon for even the average person to be able to speak two or even three languages because of how many are used, and speaking while mixing those languages are common. Oddly enough, both English prefixes and Japanese suffixes are used almost always with people now, and Russian and French swear words are also popular.

Children can play on the streets, go to schools and parks, but also go to gaming centers and Combat Simulation Centers. There are libraries that are filled with books but also seeking out more, and there are treasures still in ancient ruins that are coveted by many. Of course, there are also various criminal syndicates and such.

However, one of the most important things to note is this. In this world, especially for Mailmen, gender, age, beliefs, none of that matter. What people care about the most is ability. If a ten year old child has the ability to take on an army of mechs, mutants, pirates, and raiders, and can deliver the packages to others, then that child will be allowed to take a job as a mailman. If an eight year old girl shows an ability to lead, think of rational decisions, and determine laws and actions that will benefit the people, then she can become mayor. If a ninety year old man can still fight, shoot, and kick ass, then he too can become a Mailman or a City Guardsman given he might need medication and stay in a certain area to get it.

The point is, what matters is ability. Because even if this world cant really be called apocalyptic or even post Apocalyptic, but Post Post Apocalyptic or simply Reconstructive Era, there is still dangers out there, in the deserts, the forests, the snow filled fields, and the mountains. Even if the fallout and its damage is long gone in the land, the impacts it had on living things with mutations still remains.

So, who will you be in all this?


(Sidenote: Standard Common Sense Rules Apply, such as no God Modding, Be Respectful to others, and so on. Also, as for images and pics, I do not mind if you use anime, RL, or what not!)