The year is 2143. Although humanity has by and large managed to suppress past shadows in human history such as war and famine through the power of ingenuity, these revelations in agriculture and medical science also bring with them an ever-burgeoning population. In order to provide an adequate and comfortable living space for future generations, countries around the world have built cities in the sky, their landscapes supported by gargantuan pillars that are in turn supported by the earth's own soil. As preliminary skepticism quickly gives way to the dream of an even more wonderful life, the world's wealthier tiers and others with the proper means begin a speedy and unabated pilgrimage into the clouds, leaving former beacons of economic strength and their inhabitants to fend for themselves.
Time passes, and though the rift in wealth between the residents of the sky islands and the earth appears to grow even larger than their physical distance from one another, the surplus of livable land draws general opinion toward a positive outlook. Society begins to forget worries such as limited land and resources and instead turns to their one ever-present fear: death. In order to do away with this final nuisance to human civilization, scientists begin to make huge leaps in the field of biotechnology. However, what they believed may have been the key to humanity's final evolution may have actually been the trigger to its extinction.
The world is now about to welcome in the next century. Yet where sounds of laughter and joy should have been present, a thick, almost suffocating atmosphere fills its place. Not long ago the inhabitants of one particular city, your city, had been either outside enjoying the sights of lavish parades, or perhaps in a luxurious restaurant feasting on the best that money could buy. However that was all brought to an end rather quickly. The presence of the armed military and urgings for evacuation to neighboring shelters leave everyone in a daze. In short time you find yourself in a large and well-lit, but very cramped complex. Confused whispers and the occasional yell creep about your ear drums, only adding to your own perplexed state.
Just what was going on? Even an inkling of this would satiate you at this point.
OOC - So on spur of the moment a certain person and I decided I should start something like this as a half-joke. I have no real plans on where I would take this, but let's see how it pans out.
The situation is as stated. You, the players, have no idea what is going on yet, as apparent as it is. =P Choose your character's profession or expertise, which will determine what you are capable of. A brief description of appearance and a very, very simple idea of background would be cool too, though you don't have to post the background. You will be given a description of the area, and you can ask for more information if deemed plausible. Keep it to semi-RP format if possible. So when you ask, say things like "He peers into the darkness ahead of him, searching for any movements," or "She looks around for anything that may be of use." Pretty simple. I'll clarify rules as we go. If you have any questions ask away.
Try it out? Hope you don't die?![]()
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