Post by AMANDERP on Dec 9, 2010 0:10:51 GMT -5
HOPE CITY, NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES,
[/size]Has got some problems. Everyone knows this. The locals know it, the surrounding cities know it, the politicians know it. But that's where some of the problem comes into play: Hope City is overrun by corrupt politicians, mob bosses with a piece of all the major businesses and plenty of blackmail on the people who can stop them, and a bustling criminal population. It's just rich enough to sustain the bad habits while just poor enough to be unable to fight them. The mob bosses and the thugs under them know full well how to exploit the systems, and everyone's afraid of their money. Women and children are not safe on the city streets, whether it be from muggings, smug businessmen in the pockets of the leaders of crime, or something a little more . . . sinister.The other people know know this? They're mutants. X-Men they're not, but some are willing to fight back. Whether they control fire with their minds or can throw a car with ease, these metahumans are the only fighting chance Hope City has of living up to its name and really make the crime shiver in its boots. They are the only ones who can ignore their financial shortcomings or social statuses to do right by the world and fight back. On the flip side, there are plenty of metahumans who are in places where they need the support of those criminals and thugs to keep them afloat to support families or drug habits. They tend to fight just as hard as the heroes do to keep their livelihood afloat, or maybe even because they enjoy it. Things are only beginning to roll, but it's guaranteed to be headed downhill. The battle for the city will determine the direction it's headed in for the future.
So pick your fighting style and don't give up on Hope.