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How we got here.

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The Narrator
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Wed 28 Feb 2018
at 12:22
  • msg #1

How we got here

It was supposed to be the astronomical event of the century. The closest approach of a cometary object to Earth ever recorded. And it was going to be close.  By the best guestimates of Astronomers it would pass within 240,000 miles of Earth, almost within the orbit of the Moon. In fact there was wild speculation over whether the two celestial bodies would in fact collide.

Known as C2009 X4 to Astronomers It was coined Harbinger's Comet by the media and the name stuck. Specials and documentaries were rushed out about it and the last time it had appeared in Earth's skies 10,000 years ago.  The usual crazies predicted the end of the world and bunkered up. Religious fanatics predicted the second coming of God and flocked to what ever religious center they believed in. NASA predicted spectacular meteor showers and the possibility of displays of the Norther Lights as far South as Mexico and posted time tables and locations for the best viewing.

NASA got it right.  Unfortunately the end of the world crazies were not far off either.  The Harbinger was visible even in the daytime sky as it passed, a pale green glow with a tail of fire, at night it was even more awe inspiring. It dominated the sky with its light, outshining the Moon and a continuous rain of sparkles filled the night as meteors some large but most small rained from it's tail only to burn up in the atmosphere.

The first indications of trouble appeared when satellite communications crashed.  The Internet went dead. GPS navigation systems all over the world stopped working. A frantic communication from the International Space Station ended with a pain filled scream.

It took three days for Earth to move fully out of the Harbinger's tail. But that wasn't the end of its passing. By the end of the sixth day an estimated 7,600,000 people were dead. Cause unknown. Every pregnant female, regardless of the stage of their pregnancy miscarried or aborted. Cause unknown.  This did not apply to just the humans.

It was 18 months before the next human children was born. There were dark rumors that many of them were Monsters.

It has been 26 years since Harbinger's passing and most of the World has mostly recovered.  Rumors still surface of Monster Children and Secret Government Laboratories but there is no proof, although 1 in 20 child births are stillborn.

The newest rumor hitting the tabloids is of super humans appearing. Blurry pictures of a man flying. A shaky video of a person lifting a car. A story about someone walking through a bank vault and robbing the place.  But those are just rumors, right? Just like the reports of monsters in the sewers and strange creatures in the wilds.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:16, Wed 28 Feb 2018.
Storyteller
Sun 9 Sep 2018
at 03:38
  • msg #2

How we got hereĀ— the reboot

  The trip back to Salmon was relaxed and it seemed as though everything would be okay. However, as Cody crested the rise at the edge of town, they could see that things were not going to be as Officer Kendle had told them. Waiting for them was a road block of several patrol cars and a all white SUV with front end damage. Cody had not hesitated, peeling the tires through a U-turn and heading out of town, police in pursuit.

   It had taken some time, but they escaped the police pursuit and made their way to the B&B after night had fallen. There they were able to find out that the story had been twisted. The news report claimed A group of Children had attacked locals trying to fend off a weirdwolf pack migrating near town. While most of the group were unidentified, one had been severely injured and was in hospital under police guard. Agents from CFI had arrived in town to assist locals authorities deal with the two other individuals still on the loose though with no description available because both attackers were shapeshifters, there was no immediate direction to pursue them. On another, supposedly unrelated story, Salmon PD veteran officer Kendle had been in a serious car crash and at the moment it was unclear whether he would survive his injuries.

While it was clearly a cover up, it was decided that with CFI already involved, the best thing to do was to get out of town. Under the advice of the owner of the B&B, John booked a cottage for them m in Wyoming outside a town called Riverside about a days drive away. After spending the night, an argument woke the house between Michael and Cody when Cody caught Michael leaving with a plan to free Maggie before CFI took her away. It was finally settled when John stepped in and agreed to help Michael left, offering that Maggie could be taken  where she would be safe among his family and then they would catch up with the others in Riverside

  The threesome set out that evening and arrived in Riverside just after dawn the next day after a couple of detours just to be safe due to meeting patrol cars on the road. The place John had arranged, Riverside Retreats, was a couple miles outside of town, but seemed like the middle of nowheres. What John had left out was he had paid up for the week when he booked it. After arriving, a check of news headlines found a report that a CFI spokesperson told the media that they had been expanding their efforts, but at this point they had few leads. Police had also stopped looking for the Mustang after Cody had “borrowed” a Colorado plate and swapped it with his from New York. By the third day of laying low however, cabin fever was starting to set in.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:19, Sun 09 Sept 2018.
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