**“what is this”** spin-off/crossover au based on the works “[corru.observer](https://corru.observer)” and “[Secret Little Haven](https://store.steampowered.com/app/827290/Secret_Little_Haven/)”, featuring original characters and reinterpretations of existing ones in a different world where things happened differently
**“who is this”** Shared Collective by [akirapink](https://www.akirapink.net)


## Characters and Groups
[[Mandarin Labs]] – canadian queer worker co-op, leading 
[[Federal Bureau of Xenorelations]] – usian branch of government
[[Obesk Embassy]] – 


# Quotes
- “People who do not want to change, cannot change”
- “Change can be facilitated by friends, but it must come from within”
- “Inaction is the enemy of progress, but it should not take priority over well-being”
- “Through the torment, through the rain, in your hands the future remains”
- “To wait for the best possible moment means to lose your opportunity entirely, but sometimes that’s a good thing”
# Possibility C
“The year is 2025”


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# Possibility A
“The year is 2038”
- Aliens meet Earthlings in decline
	- Human governments corrupt and actively facilitating corporate evil[?]
- Cultural exchange and technological exchange
	- The Storm does not indirectly lead to the downfall of obesk-human communications, computer-corrucyst integration thrives instead
		- Mindspike does not use corru, but is modeled after it _???_
			- _[citation needed::what purpose does adding this to the story serve?]_
- Communications mishap(?)
	- “I think I speak for all of us when I say we wish your people would just put us out our misery” – Human ambassador
	- “We could not if we tried. And, we want to help, but we can not assist your people if you do not wish to change.” – Obesk ambassador
- Tentative: New wave of protests and resistance makes a good future?
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# Possibility B
“The Year is 2025”
- Humankind in Decline
	- Human governments corrupt and actively facilitating corporate evil[?]
	- New wave of protests and resistance sends icons and leaders into hiding
	- _[citation needed::what purpose does adding this to the story serve?]_
	- _[citation needed::how do i portray this without being insensitive or boring?]_
- Aliens meet recovering Earthlings
	- The Storm does not indirectly lead to the downfall of obesk-human communications, computer-corrucyst integration thrives instead
		- Mindspike does not use corru, but is modeled after it _???_
	- _[citation needed::this is the same as Possibility A. what could i change here?]_
- [Where do I go from here? Help]