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DESTINATION: SPACE
Mar. 9th, 2016 04:58 pmRoughly one hundred years ago the people of Earth, and of the rest of the Solar System if legends are to be believed, were at war. Records are spotty of what we were at war WITH, but general consensus seems to be that it was with some kind of alien menace from beyond the stars. As a last desperate measure, [NAME REDACTED], the great scientist, activated a device that banished the aliens back to whatever dark corner of the cosmos they invaded from.
The side effects were substantial, though. For the last century, Earth has been a ruined, violent world. The device wrecked most of the Eastern American continents, as well as most of Europe and Africa. Even now, those parts of the world are still dark and terrible places, wracked by Earthquakes and worse. Much technology of the old era was lost. Though legends of ancient inventions like "internets" and "nuclear weapons" still persist, no one is quite sure what they were anymore.
But Earthlings are a hardy breed, and they have finally bounced back and reorganized, building the New Earth Alliance, which consists mostly of countries around the Pacific Rim (for these were the most intact parts of the world.). Life was still harsh, but the people of Earth were optimistic for the future for the first time in living memory.
So why are we focusing on this period of time? Because just recently, explorers in the Himalayas found a treasure trove of ancient technology. Specifically, they found a gigantic underground storage bay in the side of a mountain that was full of spaceships.
This news obviously took the world by storm. The NEA has sent out the call across the world for the exceptional, the brave, or even the desperate. We need you to become the crew of our new fleet of ships as we spread out and explore the Solar System to see what's out there? Earth has spent the last hundred years trying to rebuild a working civilization, but legends speak of strange kingdoms lining the canals of Mars or glittering cities soaring out of the jungles of Venus. What has the REST of the Solar System being doing this last century?
Grab your sword, holster your trusty ray gun, buckle in, and set your destination for SPACE!
The side effects were substantial, though. For the last century, Earth has been a ruined, violent world. The device wrecked most of the Eastern American continents, as well as most of Europe and Africa. Even now, those parts of the world are still dark and terrible places, wracked by Earthquakes and worse. Much technology of the old era was lost. Though legends of ancient inventions like "internets" and "nuclear weapons" still persist, no one is quite sure what they were anymore.
But Earthlings are a hardy breed, and they have finally bounced back and reorganized, building the New Earth Alliance, which consists mostly of countries around the Pacific Rim (for these were the most intact parts of the world.). Life was still harsh, but the people of Earth were optimistic for the future for the first time in living memory.
So why are we focusing on this period of time? Because just recently, explorers in the Himalayas found a treasure trove of ancient technology. Specifically, they found a gigantic underground storage bay in the side of a mountain that was full of spaceships.
This news obviously took the world by storm. The NEA has sent out the call across the world for the exceptional, the brave, or even the desperate. We need you to become the crew of our new fleet of ships as we spread out and explore the Solar System to see what's out there? Earth has spent the last hundred years trying to rebuild a working civilization, but legends speak of strange kingdoms lining the canals of Mars or glittering cities soaring out of the jungles of Venus. What has the REST of the Solar System being doing this last century?
Grab your sword, holster your trusty ray gun, buckle in, and set your destination for SPACE!
