made-in-akira/writings/SharedCollective/Story Overture (copy).md

“what is this” spin-off/crossover au based on the works “corru.observer” and “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

Characters and Groups

Mandarin Labs – canadian queer worker co-op, leading tech agency after Peartown collapsed, though has existed since late 80’s Federal Bureau of Xenorelations – USian branch of government for human-extraterrestrial business, comically bureaucratic Obesk Embassy – home of collaborative research on

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

• Obesk land on New Zealand, Earth in 2038
  • Days after: “We come in peace”, moments later: “But please wait”, after some more time: “We need your help”

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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]