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Quote:Log file 8294, addressed to Overwatch.
Cc: Dr. Wallace Breen
Subject: Opening of City 24
Today is the day that City 24 shall be opened. It is my great pleasure to administrate this city, keeping all citizens in line. City 24 will serve as an urban centre, and will replace what once was a state known as 'Evocity'.
I have high hopes for this location, as it provides a small, downtown, urban environment with small suburbs on the outskirts to host Civil Protection outposts and headcrab shelling stations, should the need ever arise...
The once-abandoned city has now obtained its own citadel, which makes use of Evocity's Nexus. This shall be a heavily fortified base of operations for the Transhuman Arm of the Combine Overwatch. It will make use of the jail included within its fortifications, and a swift elevator to travel from top to bottom - do not fret so, it will be just as impossible for any daring resistance members to break in as the highly-regarded City 17 citadel and base of operations.
Speaking of resistance, there will be constant protection against rebelling citizens. All threats will be expunged swiftly and efficiently. Our branch of Civil Protection units are on their guard and ready to 'teach' people a lesson if they show signs of resistance. If, however, we have some rebellions, they will be dealt with quickly with our abundance of outposts, guard towers and checkpoints.
This city is a much needed expansion on our current empire, as many cities are becoming overcrowded and are suffering from under-employment: I shall send a separate request about that later. As for now, our units must be prepared for the incoming citizens and transferees from other cities!
Sincerely,
Dr. Patrick Taylor, Administrator of City 24.
This RP is based in the Half-Life 2 Universe in yet another Combine-controlled city. You will need to have good understanding of the lore/back-story, so please read - even if you have played the HL games:
In the early 2000s, the Black Mesa Incident occurred. Doctor Gordon Freeman, a Ph.D theoretical physicist and research associate, was conducting a scientific analysis of a crystal specimen from the 'border-world', Xen. This specimen was analysed in the Anti-Mass Spectrometer in the Black Mesa Research facility, a high-class scientific facility in New Mexico. However, scientists pushed the equipment too far and the object had too high an amount of resonance, and so created a dimensional tear between Xen and Earth. Through these tears, aliens from Xen fled to Black Mesa and the whole facility ended up alien-infested and destroyed from various battles.
However, when Gordon Freeman eventually travelled to Xen to defeat the Nihilanth (a powerful creature holding the tear open), the effects were even worse - portals appeared all over Earth and Xenian creatures invaded in what was known as the 'Portal Storms.'
In this time, another race, the Combine, had spotted Earth and they invaded. The Universal Union, as they are also called, is a destructive empire that moves from universe to universe - planet to planet, to convert their species into synthetic beings, brainwashing them and making them join their conglomeration. And so, Earth was yet another box to tick off.
The Combine invaded Earth and won the '7 Hour War' when Earth surrendered - namely, Doctor Wallace Breen (Black Mesa's former administrator) made the decision. He convinced them to appoint him as Earth's 'administrator' as the people of Earth would need someone human in a position of power to look up to for hope and become brainwashed with propaganda.
Combine forces on Earth are known as the Overwatch. A branch of the Overwatch is known as Civil Protection - these units are the basic ground forces and keep citizens in line. All cities were taken over by the Combine (and renamed to City <number>), and in each city a Citadel would be built - a large spire that would host the city's Combine forces and its administrator. Each city has its own administrator - Doctor Breen is the administrator for City 17, but also for the world.
The Combine rule the planet. Eventually, their trans-human scheme begins, where certain humans are converted and augmented with Combine technology after being captured for being part of the resistance. These humans are brainwashed into the UU's ways and serve the Administrator, as well as fighting large-scale attacks. They are Combine Soldiers and Elite Soldiers, who are a part of the synth army the Universal Union is building for universal domination.
And so, all citizens are oppressed, depressed, and repressed in every way imaginable. Human reproduction is ceased (there are no children/teenagers in the HL2 universe), rations are distributed sparingly, citizens are packed into tight tenement buildings and those who show signs of resistance are beaten, converted or killed.
In this event you will be a citizen, rebel or part of the Combine - just remember the story and RP accordingly.
These words may get thrown around during the event, so you need to know what they mean.
- Citizens = Average person. Can't rebel. Oppressed by the Combine, and slightly brainwashed into some of the Combine's propaganda.
- Civil Worker's Union = A union for citizens to join and get paid by the Combine to run stalls, prepare foods and organise living conditions. They are voluntary jobs but members receive special benefits and better food.
- Anti-Citizen = Citizen/Rebel that has continually disobeyed Combine orders and has rebelled or become a threat.
- Exogen = Combine word for an antlion (a mutated, large 'ant' that can fly and attacks others)
- Biotic = Combine word for a Xenian creature.
- Necrotic = Combine word for a headcrab zombie.
- Headcrab = A small parasite that latches onto its victim's head, mutating it into a zombie. Headcrabs are packed into small pods and launched at resistance bases to slowly destroy them and its inhabitants, Eg. Ravenholm from Half-Life 2.
- Rebel = Part of the Resistance team. Finds ways to infiltrate combine bases, rebel and transport citizens safely to hideouts and networks - follows the rebel leader's ORDERS at all times..
- Refugee = Simply a citizen who has been transported safely to the outskirts by rebels. Stays in hideouts from then on, but may join the resistance at some point if it gets heated.
- CP = Civil Protection. Gas masked humans who work for the Combine. Keeps everyone in line and regularly performs apartment searches, distributes rations and patrols - follows superior's ORDERS at all times.
- Combine Soldiers = The Transhuman augmented forces – called out in extreme circumstances, guards the Administrator and fights the resistance in cases such as uprises.
- Administrator = Main person in charge, like the President of the city. Feeds citizens propaganda, organises the Civil Protection units but is still under the Combine control.
- Overwatch = Name given to all Earth units of the Combine.
- Universal Union = The Combine in general. The collective name for all their forces from each planet and universe.
- Combine = Another name for the Universal Union.
In this event, you will arrive at the City 24 train station, be assigned places in apartments, and then experience an average day in your job - however... Nothing in the Half-Life 2 world is average...
You may apply for a...
- Normal citizen (plenty of story-based RPs and less action. Integral to the event however, lots of fun. Some may be selected to become a refugee and live in a hide-out on the city outskirts.)
- Civil Worker's Union (Still a citizen, but is charged with civil duties such as preparing rations, organising apartments and other small deeds. Is rewarded by the Combine and receives special status.)
- Rebel (led by the resistance leader, you will follow his orders to transport refugees out of the city safely and then take down Combine outposts, lots of action)
- Civil Protection unit, part of the Combine (patrols the city and sometimes the outskirts, follows orders from superiors, always on the lookout for anti-citizens, lots of action) All accepted applicants will be taught how to speak in the Combine radio.
- Combine Soldier, part of the Transhuman forces (protects and guards the administrator, follows orders from superiors, works in the citadel, is called out in extreme circumstances, lots of action mostly)All accepted applicants will be taught how to speak in the Combine radio.
The event will take place on v2d at 8pm GMT on 13th December, Saturday.
It will run for a few hours, so please make sure you can attend all of it.
Remember to RP in the situation. Imagine you are really in this dystopian world where all of humanity is 'enslaved' by the Combine, your population dwindling each day... We don't want any 'bad-ass' characters in this (no Gordon Freeman copies please!) We want down-to-earth characters who are in the moment and have a certain amount of fear lurking around with them at all times. Also, everyone in the event (apart from the Combine of course) has been relocated from other cities to be transported to City 24, so keep that in mind if you ever want to refer to it in RPs or whatever!
NPCs will be spawned in some occasions such as battles, but other than that, you are the event. There is a planned storyline, however, only the essentials will be made to happen, other than that... it's your choice as to what happens in between!
If you have played Half-Life 2, you should know how things work. Otherwise, hopefully I have laid out all the information required for a successful, enjoyable and well-played-out event.
Enjoy!
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