Following in the wake of the early 21st century, when there was political turmoil and public unrest as the people felt themselves becoming caged within a repressive system. Where political correctness ran amok to the point, where it almost became unlivable within one particular nation - due to legal interpretations and precedents. In fact it almost became, that in order to even be considered potentially innocent, you had to be a practicing asexual virgin of a minority, who was conceived as a test tube baby and born from an artificial womb.
That was how “Fucked Up” it had become, yet still people could/would do nothing even when legislation was passed, basically stating, that all teenagers were to be added to the sexual offenders registry as pedofiles. It took the spectical of a mass exodus, of a well known and respected international company. Who removed themselves from the planet Earth, to bring the social unrest to spike and boil over. Quite Literally.
The company, known as the “Corporate Artesian Community”, became a worldwide success primarily because they were the sole creators and distributors of the only safe and functional, “Sensory Equivalent Virtual Reality” technology.
This SEVR-tech was unique, a full sensory immersive pod connecting to a variety of virtual worlds, where skills could be learnt or brought in. This created envy and caused dispair, because other companies had tried to copy the technological design. Yet they had all failed with disastrous results, even when they tried to reverse engineer the pods.
Yet the CAC was found to be hiding an even bigger, earth shattering secret. Revealed during the mass exodus of 4th of July 2120, as their whole community lifted off and left the earth behind.
The secret exposed to the world that they were able to research, develop and create viable space travel technology without anyone knowing anything. Not even a simple verbal or virtual social media slip, in an age where privacy was a forgotten virtue, and vigilance was non-existent. This scared the world governments and corporate conglomerates, as they found out their intel was severely lacking.
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This 'Ark', or 'Space Ark', with which the CAC left the world behind became a taboo topic, due inpart to the planets dwindling resources. As the governments and corporations sort to monopolize and snatch up any CAC technology for themselves, they bickered over the rights and ownership of the assets left behind. Thus began what was known as the Quarter War.
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A message was sent out to all SEVR-tech Pods, and broadcast networks depending on where you were when the CAC ship left earth. It read:
You're all so screwed.
“Wrath became your neighbour,
Envy your sales man,
Lust is your suitor,
Greed your shelter then,
Sloth - look the other way
as Pride destroyed another day,
because Gluttony was here to stay.”
We're gone, don't bother looking, you won't find us. Enjoy the apocalypse bitches!
PS: We have a bet going on what the apocalypse will be:
* Nuclear Winter
* Global Warming
* Cybernetic Uprising (long live SkyNET)
* Zombie Apocalypse Now
* Complete Economic Ruination and Resource Famine
So keep broadcasting, or we may have to stop by in a millennia or so to find out,
Cheers for the Beers and Good Times
This message appeared in the SEVR-tech pod, as a small Guild within the VR-MMO "Openworld" found themselves flabbergasted. They all had connections to the "Corporate Artesian Community", through business dealings. In fact they met and formed this Guild because they met while attending a CAC sales pitch and showroom demonstration.
Fear gripped Scott, who is a bit of a conspiracy nut, because he figures anyone with ties or connections to the CAC would be targetted now. So Scott and his friends, the "Ono Heart" guild, had to act fast, before something happens to them.