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As the sun slowly dips down behind the horizon, casting the world into the darkness known as night, there is an uneasy tension hanging in the air. Tomorrow will see tributes from across the land sent to the capital, once there they will participate in the crudest of games. The games designed to squash the rebellious feelings of a nation, to control the population numbers and to give a sick and twisted nobility a greater sense of power with a little perversion thrown in for good measure.
Billed to the masses as a fantastic opportunity for the winning district, a chance to rebuild, to grow and maybe to become strong again. Of course to those in the know it is about money, corruption, power and sexual gratification. The games celebrate their fifth anniversary this year, played once every four years> Timed to be just long enough a part for the trauma of the last year to be forgotten by the districts coupled with just enough desperation for the reward to seem so great that those last memories of the horrors are squashed.
The districts are on their last legs, the rebellion not as fresh in people’s minds. The great uprising almost a forgotten memory, too few surviving to understand what used to be. The time of plenty has long gone and now a time of austerity and famine grips the world. The districts barely get by, treated like slaves and given basic rations, to most this is the way it has always been. Add to this the growing shortage of workers, long hours, little food and poor healthcare gradually decreasing the life expectancy.
The birth limit imposed by the capital to prevent the workers getting strong again taking its toll. A strict restriction on pro creation is imposed, some districts close to breaking point. Enforced by stealth, a drug shared through the water preventing pregnancy and reducing sperm potency. This only serves to make the reward more attractive, the victorious nation receiving a six month reprieve on the ridiculous sanction. A chance to increases the population. A chance not to be missed in the poorest of districts.
Of course the capital bosses are clear in their minds, the opportunity to reproduce is merely a backhanded way to renew a work force. The prize sees half a district out of work for three to four months while they give birth and tend to the young. The extra strain seeing that the population is kept in check. The elderly fall further reducing the memoroes of the past, what was... what could be again?
The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. The perfect balance for those with money.
Day breaks, the sun warming the world, yet there is a cold feeling about today. The start of the Cummer Games brings no joy to the crowds now assembling as directed. Filing into the designated squares, the tension hanging in the air as the selection process begins.
Who will be chosen?
IC:
As the sun slowly dips down behind the horizon, casting the world into the darkness known as night, there is an uneasy tension hanging in the air. Tomorrow will see tributes from across the land sent to the capital, once there they will participate in the crudest of games. The games designed to squash the rebellious feelings of a nation, to control the population numbers and to give a sick and twisted nobility a greater sense of power with a little perversion thrown in for good measure.
Billed to the masses as a fantastic opportunity for the winning district, a chance to rebuild, to grow and maybe to become strong again. Of course to those in the know it is about money, corruption, power and sexual gratification. The games celebrate their fifth anniversary this year, played once every four years> Timed to be just long enough a part for the trauma of the last year to be forgotten by the districts coupled with just enough desperation for the reward to seem so great that those last memories of the horrors are squashed.
The districts are on their last legs, the rebellion not as fresh in people’s minds. The great uprising almost a forgotten memory, too few surviving to understand what used to be. The time of plenty has long gone and now a time of austerity and famine grips the world. The districts barely get by, treated like slaves and given basic rations, to most this is the way it has always been. Add to this the growing shortage of workers, long hours, little food and poor healthcare gradually decreasing the life expectancy.
The birth limit imposed by the capital to prevent the workers getting strong again taking its toll. A strict restriction on pro creation is imposed, some districts close to breaking point. Enforced by stealth, a drug shared through the water preventing pregnancy and reducing sperm potency. This only serves to make the reward more attractive, the victorious nation receiving a six month reprieve on the ridiculous sanction. A chance to increases the population. A chance not to be missed in the poorest of districts.
Of course the capital bosses are clear in their minds, the opportunity to reproduce is merely a backhanded way to renew a work force. The prize sees half a district out of work for three to four months while they give birth and tend to the young. The extra strain seeing that the population is kept in check. The elderly fall further reducing the memoroes of the past, what was... what could be again?
The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. The perfect balance for those with money.
Day breaks, the sun warming the world, yet there is a cold feeling about today. The start of the Cummer Games brings no joy to the crowds now assembling as directed. Filing into the designated squares, the tension hanging in the air as the selection process begins.
Who will be chosen?
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