citadels (ex_citadels691) wrote in wanna_rp, @ 2008-09-26 21:16:00 |
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Citadel is set exactly two hundred years in the future. Following nuclear warfare during the 21st Century, the United States as we know it has collapsed and, in its ashes, a new civilization is emerging. Built on what used to be Boston, New Boston is the largest city in North America (and, quite possibly, the world). Originally empowered by the population's desire for a safe world much like the one they lost, the government turned into something akin to a police state over the years—complete with curfews and overzealous punishments for rule breakers. They—the officials, the judges, the police, and so forth—can get away with about anything these days, as population is still much too afraid of anything like WWIII happening again. The majority will follow most any decree as long as it is accompanied by the promise of safety. Admittedly, with other countries busy rebuilding their own cities, starting more wars is the last thing on everyone's mind, but mass panic has never been rational. |