Post by Zen on Sept 1, 2008 16:21:32 GMT -5
Come fly away.
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The Uninvolved.
Never heard of Firefly or Serenity before? It's no matter, just sit yourself down for a spell and just imagine, for a moment, a space odyssey. Not just any adventure, no, but one that rivals the great philosophy of Manifest Destiny, where the world is yours for the taking, only it's the 'Verse ripe for the picking. Those who left the American East for the wild American West would probably think of this whole get-up as one fine shindig, with the fancy spacecraft and all. In general, if you've been looking for something that deals with space, Westerns, settlers, and scary monsters, then you've come to the right place. If you've been looking for a delicate blend of Chinese culture, refined civilization, and maybe some tea and dumplings, then this is the place for you. And, even if you've never heard of the spaceship Serenity, that's all right too. These waves should tell you everything you need to know....
The Secret.
Reavers; everyone has heard of them. They'll... do things to you, horrible things beyond imagination before you die. Most folk, at least in the Core, had believed them to be tales of fiction, something conjured up to scare kids around a campfire. Those closer to the Edge, those on the Rim for years had known them to be terrifyingly real. Now, thanks to the crew of Serenity, everyone in the 'Verse knows that they are not only real, but that the Alliance made them into what they are. It's weakened the Alliance, but it's not destroyed them.
The Aftermath.
In order to relay the message the crew of Serenity had to suffer through a harsh ordeal; many friends were killed by the man known as the Operative in his pursuit of River Tam, though even more were killed in the attack by the Reavers over Kerry. The saddest blow were the deaths of crew members Book and Wash; Sheppard Book was killed when the outpost he was living at was hit by the Alliance, while Hoban Washburne was killed by a Reaver missile. Their deaths echo to this day. Even Serenity herself was injured almost beyond repair, but the Operative, upon being bested by Malcolm Reynolds, repaired her enough for flight.
The Now.
Serenity took dock in a space port on Persephone to make even further repairs sorely needed after crashing on Kerry. River Tam took a new place on Serenity as her pilot, and did the next best job to Wash that she could. Kaylee, after having gotten her new compression coil and several other parts and spares to boot, decided that she needed dedication out of Simon, even though they know life will be rough together. Inara is once again renting the shuttle, though Mal almost insisted that she just use it; she still insists to keep their relationship on a business level. Zoe is hurt by Wash's death and is more reserved than she once was, and she carries a secret that makes her happy and bitter all at once. Mal, well... he finds work as he can, and does his best to keep his crew together. Where-ever they go, he ignores the rising talk of another war between the broken Independents and the Alliance.
The New War.
What is being referred to as "The Message" has stirred up old feelings of animosity between those who lost the war, and created new feelings with those who had once sided with the Alliance. Every port of harbor whispers about an uprising, about teaching the Alliance a lesson, about preventing them from ever meddling with another world again. The Alliance at the very least knows it needs reform, that it has lost a lot of its power over the border worlds, and it's grasp over even Core worlds is slipping.
There is a backbone, however, a force that people do not look at or even consider. Blue Sun, a simple corporation, has a hard grasp over the Alliance, at least, has a hand or two in how things are run. River, for example, was not heatedly pursued by the Alliance, but by Blue Sun; their dollar is invested in her and they like to keep their investments... in check. Money is eventually the bottom line for them, but individuals within the company seek power.
The Future.
Nothing has been started... yet. There is talk, though, and there are many who have a mind to act given the right conditions. The war, the still-threatening Reavers, the Alliance, Blue Sun... the 'Verse is full of danger. Are you lookin' to make your way peaceful-like, or are you lookin' to misbehave?
Never heard of Firefly or Serenity before? It's no matter, just sit yourself down for a spell and just imagine, for a moment, a space odyssey. Not just any adventure, no, but one that rivals the great philosophy of Manifest Destiny, where the world is yours for the taking, only it's the 'Verse ripe for the picking. Those who left the American East for the wild American West would probably think of this whole get-up as one fine shindig, with the fancy spacecraft and all. In general, if you've been looking for something that deals with space, Westerns, settlers, and scary monsters, then you've come to the right place. If you've been looking for a delicate blend of Chinese culture, refined civilization, and maybe some tea and dumplings, then this is the place for you. And, even if you've never heard of the spaceship Serenity, that's all right too. These waves should tell you everything you need to know....
The Secret.
Reavers; everyone has heard of them. They'll... do things to you, horrible things beyond imagination before you die. Most folk, at least in the Core, had believed them to be tales of fiction, something conjured up to scare kids around a campfire. Those closer to the Edge, those on the Rim for years had known them to be terrifyingly real. Now, thanks to the crew of Serenity, everyone in the 'Verse knows that they are not only real, but that the Alliance made them into what they are. It's weakened the Alliance, but it's not destroyed them.
The Aftermath.
In order to relay the message the crew of Serenity had to suffer through a harsh ordeal; many friends were killed by the man known as the Operative in his pursuit of River Tam, though even more were killed in the attack by the Reavers over Kerry. The saddest blow were the deaths of crew members Book and Wash; Sheppard Book was killed when the outpost he was living at was hit by the Alliance, while Hoban Washburne was killed by a Reaver missile. Their deaths echo to this day. Even Serenity herself was injured almost beyond repair, but the Operative, upon being bested by Malcolm Reynolds, repaired her enough for flight.
The Now.
Serenity took dock in a space port on Persephone to make even further repairs sorely needed after crashing on Kerry. River Tam took a new place on Serenity as her pilot, and did the next best job to Wash that she could. Kaylee, after having gotten her new compression coil and several other parts and spares to boot, decided that she needed dedication out of Simon, even though they know life will be rough together. Inara is once again renting the shuttle, though Mal almost insisted that she just use it; she still insists to keep their relationship on a business level. Zoe is hurt by Wash's death and is more reserved than she once was, and she carries a secret that makes her happy and bitter all at once. Mal, well... he finds work as he can, and does his best to keep his crew together. Where-ever they go, he ignores the rising talk of another war between the broken Independents and the Alliance.
The New War.
What is being referred to as "The Message" has stirred up old feelings of animosity between those who lost the war, and created new feelings with those who had once sided with the Alliance. Every port of harbor whispers about an uprising, about teaching the Alliance a lesson, about preventing them from ever meddling with another world again. The Alliance at the very least knows it needs reform, that it has lost a lot of its power over the border worlds, and it's grasp over even Core worlds is slipping.
There is a backbone, however, a force that people do not look at or even consider. Blue Sun, a simple corporation, has a hard grasp over the Alliance, at least, has a hand or two in how things are run. River, for example, was not heatedly pursued by the Alliance, but by Blue Sun; their dollar is invested in her and they like to keep their investments... in check. Money is eventually the bottom line for them, but individuals within the company seek power.
The Future.
Nothing has been started... yet. There is talk, though, and there are many who have a mind to act given the right conditions. The war, the still-threatening Reavers, the Alliance, Blue Sun... the 'Verse is full of danger. Are you lookin' to make your way peaceful-like, or are you lookin' to misbehave?
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