Post by Zephyr on May 21, 2010 10:46:38 GMT -5
Once, this city used to pulse with energy;
Dirty and dangerous, but alive and wonderful.
Now, it's something else. The changes came slowly at first. Most didn't realize, or didn't care. They chose a comfortable life. Some didn't. And those who refused to conform were pushed to the sidelines. Criminalized, they became our clients.
In a city where information is closely monitored, young men and women trained in the art of Parkour act as couriers. They take sensitive information from Point A to Point B. These agile traceurs and traceuses are called Runners. But things have changed. The government is catching on--the Runners are no longer invisible.
So they created a special type of pursuit cop to eliminate this problem, once and for all. It is called Project Icarus. Those within Project Icarus are trained in the art of Parkour as well, using "fire against fire", so to speak. Some pursuit cops are ex-Runners, joining the force because of their lack of faith in themselves and other Runners. Their will to survive is stronger than their will to live.
Of course, S.W.A.T teams and CPF officers can't just leave all the fun to Icarus. When the streets are clean of criminals, the police take their business to the rooftops and skyways. Depending on what kind of armor they wear and how many are giving chase, Runners will find themselves pushing the limits to avoid deadly battles.
All the while, normal people living inside the city of mirrors are oblivious to the war in the sky, choosing to live within the safe nest of the city's security. They think the changes are good.But good isn't the same as right.