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Post by Chromeo on May 12, 2011 6:35:32 GMT -5
The year is 2156 as the sun sets on Radius City... Or as you know it, The Sprawl. Grown outwards from a subsonic Maglev station from New York to London, Radius is an independent city-state anchored in the Altantic Ocean. Energy shortages and flooding have caused national governments to rein tightly in on their resources and populations to retain control, and civil unrest spiralled as the people fought to regain the liberties they'd grown accustomed to. One man saw an opportunity, and Radius was born. Now a city of over 23 million inhabitants, Radius's spires are a polarised haven of both freedom, and crime and corporate monopolism. Even the Radius Corporation, which constructs and maintains the majority of the city, holds only a modicum or control, and it's free market philosophy could yet become it's downfall, with younger and hungrier businesses nipping at it's heels.
In the foreground to this corporate drama, the citizens of Radius, refugees from both the environment and tyrannical governments live all the way from gleaming Penthouse apartments to dingy slums where street gangs roam, and shadowy enforcers snatch the homeless in the night for unknown purposes.
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(I have to go to school now but anyone who wants to join might want to think of a character now. You can be mostly anything you want within reason, corporate enforcer, special agent, rebel, vatborn, or just someone trying to make a living. I'll master the scenario but you'll have ultimate control over what happens. You can have multiple characters if you want but please keep it sensible.)
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2011 7:35:09 GMT -5
I will beeeeeee... PR guy. I dunno.
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Post by Tails82 on May 12, 2011 12:35:10 GMT -5
Business executive!
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Post by Chromeo on May 12, 2011 14:07:49 GMT -5
PR guy and a business executive? Well, okay, but you do know that every story is based around a conflict, and in a lawless zone it's not often pretty.
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Post by Chromeo on May 12, 2011 14:38:34 GMT -5
*cheery jingle*
Hi, I'm DATA, or your Dynamic AuTomated Assistant, and I'm here to introduce you to Radius City's current corporate vacancies! Now loading Mega-Corporate profiles...
Remember this, it'll be helpful for your intewrview! And Good luck!
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RADIUS HOLDINGS
Radius Holdings is the oldest corporation in Radius, and the conglomerate that sunk the first pylons into the sea floor. Radius is a respected and powerful entity in the city, though it holds little official control. Radius does the majority of it's business in the sectors of Construction, City Maintenance, and City Transport.
KYUSHA INDUSTRIES
Kyusha Industries has only been around for a few decades, but has already made quite a mark on Radius City! Kyusha's attention to detail and reliabilty has made them Radius's largest player in the fields of Personal Transport, Firearms and Weapons, and Armour. They're also a large manufacturer of heavy industrial equipment, and maintain a large private security detail which many smaller businesses use to defend their interests.
NEWSLINK
Newslink has been operating in Radius for over 60 years, and in that time has become practically the only remaining top-down news corporation. But with Radius gorwing larger and larger, they're always looking for new staff!
AGROPROM TECHNOLOGIES
Agroprom Technologies is a firm that has cornered the global market in many fields of biotech, quantum computing, and nanotechnology, thanks in no small part to their substantial Radius compounds! Radius businesses are often aided by Radius's dedication to technology, and lack of overzealous regulations like the Human Rights act!
AEGIS CORPORATION
Aegis is one of the world's leading designers of extranet software and AIs. They have a dedicated and professional team of designers, and I would know... My circuits were designed there right here in Radius!
HARRIS AGRICULTURAL
Harris might be an American firm more than 120 years old, but don't let that fool you into thinking they're behind the times! Harris produces the lion's share of Radius's food and clean water with their huge fields of genetically engineered Algaes, deep below our gleaming towers!
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Hold on, I also have an offer from a smaller company... Fetching it now.
AQUINAS LABORATORIES
Aquinas was recently set up in Radius by a large team of respected scientists and researchers! They may work in everyday biotech, but apparently. they've got something big on the way!
Well, I hope you make a good decision! And not as one of those unsightly rebels. However, you're fully entitled to work for yourself, and sell for services for a living. Remember, in Radius, if you don't work, you don't eat! Have a nice day.
*BZZZZT.*
STAY TUNED TO THIS LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CAREER CHOICES AND SELF EMPLOYMENT.
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Post by Pyro ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ ✔ on May 12, 2011 16:17:53 GMT -5
 A better character would be a guy who crash landed into the city and was getting attacked by the bad people and there this one guy radios him and helps him through the levels. And he wants you to save his wife and kids. And when you get to the bathysphere with them trapped inside it blows up caused by the big boss guy, lets call him Ryan Andrew. Then you have to do some other stuff and there are little kids running about and are really cute and they have a big daddy but it's not as pedo as it sounds. Then you play golf. |
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Post by Chromeo on May 12, 2011 16:19:57 GMT -5
Yeah shut up any similarities to Rapture are unintentional. >_>
Besides, it's above the water not under it, civilisation is still thiving, sort of, and it's a sci-fi rather than art deco aestetic. So it's completely different see.
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Post by Mastery on May 12, 2011 16:28:53 GMT -5
Independant rebel, anarchy supreme!
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Post by Laharls_Wrath on May 12, 2011 16:36:34 GMT -5
can i be loan sharkz?
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2011 16:45:51 GMT -5
AQUINAS LABORATORIES gets biotech
I'm doing that one :0
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Post by Chromeo on May 12, 2011 16:48:47 GMT -5
a fair forewarning, I was planning for Aquinas to be working on some evil research into human animal hybrids. nuff said. >_>
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2011 16:55:06 GMT -5
Scooooore.
As PR guy, I'll have to show the people this technology isn't dangerous... :v
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Post by Chromeo on May 12, 2011 17:00:26 GMT -5
Alright, well, I reckon I'll be a Kyusha enforcer. They wear crimson armour you know. I know because I just made it up. Of course you can quit your company at any time, spy for another one, etc etc.
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Post by Tails82 on May 12, 2011 17:05:06 GMT -5
Put me in on Radius.
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Post by Chromeo on May 12, 2011 17:07:43 GMT -5
As?
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Spinning round and round like the deadly hands of a radium clock. 
