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Project Horus:
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Project Horus is a digitally transmitted signal that interfers with neurological receptors and thus alters the victim's brain activity. The signal has two known effects. The first effect is the complete inability to fall asleep. Unlike traditonal insomniacs, however, staying awake depletes the targeted person, and extended periods of sleeplessness can cause severe health issues. The second effect is a steep increase of apathy. Those affected by the signal are able to complete tasks as usual, but will show little to no care about anything that doesn't involve them personally.
The signal affects a large majority. During peak times, about 85% of Tokyo have been reported to turn into what is refered to as Model A citizens. The periods during which the sigals are active are called Hibernation.
Thanks to this incomplete area of effect, three groups have since been categorized:
Model A | Watchers:
Model A citizens are identified by a steep increase of apathy. A Watcher will not feel compassion or contribute their personal opinions or skills to any situation. Furthermore, Watchers feel a sudden, insatiable thirst for witnessing violence. Unlike Model B citizens, however, Watchers never commit crimes. They are able to continue working their jobs or sustain themselves as any ordinary human would, but drop whatever they're doing when a promising situation arises. Watchers never inflict violence themselves, making them bystanders 100% of the time. Type A citizens face no legal consequences for failing to prevent crimes as long as they cooperate retrospectively.
Model B | Hunters:
Hunters are only partially affected by the signal. Model B citizens stay primarily normal, but experience a hightened bloodthirst. While they are proven to not be forced into committing crimes, Hunters have identified exploitable side effects of the grand-scale mystery and are quick to show their true colors. With the lack of a general population willing to interfere, they essentially pillage their way through the city during Hibernation phases. Hunters face legal charges for any crimes committed. As such, they usually go about their business wit concealed faces.
Model C | Pale Eyes:
The Pale Eye type is used to refer to individuals who are immune to the current (and all previous) versions of Project Horus' signal. They do not show signs of unusual wrath, psychopathic tendenices or other behavior associated with Model Huntress, nor do they seem to be affected in any manner observed with the Watchers. Pale Eyes are often faulted as Hunters are, due to their lack of initial intent, often run risk of being openly branded as a criminal. If criminal deeds are not to be proven, Pale Eyes, instead of legal charges, face social exile failry regularly.
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Strayfire City, Japan & You:
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Strayfire City is one of the last cities to sport "old" buildings. Whereas most of Japan, bar the leftover rubble of a few ruins, is covered in high cities coated in chrome, black steel and neon lights, Strayfire City sports a few dirty, brickstone-lined alleys and hand-made stands on the marketplace. Nevertheless, the advances of tomorrow have arrived with great effect and large parts of the city sport the same neo-noir appearance as the rest of the land.
Authoritive presence is high, though rarely enforced, as crime occurs - mostly - during the Hibernation - The phases during which large parts of the population succumb to almost complete apathy. However, the reason for these mysterious phases has not been revealed to the public yet. While the newly implemented rules of legal immunity have helped the citizens to adapt to the difficult situation, the phenomenon of sleep-deprive especially has caused hysteria before. Some of the victims completely lose their mind after prolonged insomnia, and while medical services attend those affected to the best of their ability, there have been reports of suicides as a result of distress.
Now, this is where you come into the picture. As you enter your much yearned for abode, you notice a message.
"You have - 01 - messages."
"Please... just listen! They are gonna come for me, I know. I'm not like those dudes that offed themselves! I swear! But listen! Listen! You don't know but THEY are doing this. They make us stay awake. Forever. I think I might know why but I have to prove it first. Evidence, and shit, you know? But I know you are one of them. Yeah. So help me! Please! I-
This call has - ended. We're sorry.
Doot, doot, doot..."
"You have - no - messages." -
Timeline:
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2075 | A nation-wide vote has agreed to finance the grand-scale technological restoration of the country by auctioning rights to the corporate world. Companies acquire the right to name the calendar years, purchase territory amongst other things.
The Year of Cophagas Seafood Palace - Fresh delicacies daily! | Camelot's Will Enterprise is formed. An equivalent of the lobbyist-influenced US congress has been put into place, effectively interfering with political decisions.
The Year of Yahatsu’s New Age Leather Fashion (???) | The government has been abandoned. A group of CEOs now discuss and sign bills autonomously.
- The Year of Shibata Vehicles (???) | Project Horus has taken off.
The Year of Hibernation (???) |
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It's here: 「hibernate」
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