“Plurality”
(See earlier post for high concept of this world.)
Overview:
There are two traits in people:
1) The ability to see the potentialities of things and other people.
2) The projection of their own potentialities for action into the future.
Long Strands and Short Strands – If someone has a projection of their potential actions that stretches far into the future they are referred to as a “long strand”, if their projection stretches only a short distance into the future they are referred to as “short strands”. This ability to see further into your potential futures and make a decision based upon these visible outcomes are somewhat of a social advantage, and so the “long strands” typically rise to positions of power while the “short strands” are viewed with a stigma of being unpredictable and short sighted in their actions. This has created an extreme class division throughout the society which is reflected in the districts of the city. The unpredictibility of extremely short strand individuals has even caused them to be classified as a danger to society as the inability to see their strands creates a problem for law enforcement officials.
Governmental Power – Those blessed with both long sight and “long strands” typically rise to governmental positions as their ability to see far into the outcomes of other’s actions and able to see the long term outcomes of their own actions give them insight into the best courses of action for the general public.
Seers – Those blessed with particularly long sight but not necessarily long strands gain the title of “seer” and act as advisors to those in governmental positions.
Relay Stations – Particular areas of the world are also more strongly attuned to specific alternate world potentialities. These locations are used as contact points for finding out how different the world could have been if certain global events had not occured. These areas are linked by relay stations to the “Long Seer Tower” to both amplify the seers’ potential range of vision, and allow them to analyze the course of historical events that led to the current state of the world.
Major Zones:
Seat of Governance – The residence of the top governmental figures.
Long Seer Tower – Residence of the seers. The central hub for all the relay stations that connect to attuned locations of alternate world potentialities.
Short Strand Light Confinement – Walled district for those deemed hazardous to society due to the fact that they are extremely short strand individuals, thus unpredictable and difficult to regulate. They can leave the walled district but need governmental papers stating their reasons for transit between districts.
Prison – Reserved for true criminals, located within the walled Short Strand Light Confinement District.
Nuke site of New Geneva – When the ability to sense potentialities started emerging in people, the city of New Geneva was founded with the hopes that this ability to see the outcomes of potential actions would lead to an era of peace as all catastrophes could be predicted and prevented. The city was founded on one of the relay sites with what was thought to be the strongest connection to an alternate world. However, even with great knowledge of future events not all catastrophes can be prevented, this nuclear wasteland is a testament to the shattered utopia that this city once represented. Many people still flock to the remains of New Geneva as its strong connection to the alternate world allows them to (in a way) contact their loved ones who died in the tragedy by contacting their alternate selves in this parallel world.
Boundaries and Access:
There are very few strict boundaries at street level, just those of a standard urban sprawl; however, access is regulated to certain areas by social norms. For instance, it would be odd to see a short strand stray from the short strand district, and he/she would most likely get hassled and questioned if found wandering around in the long strand business or governmental district.
Access to the Long Seer Tower and the Seat of Governance are restricted access only areas as are the relay stations for strong locations of potentiality connection.
The short strand light confinement is a walled in area whose residents need an official governmental clearance to get get privileges to stray outside the wall.
Within the light confinement wall is the prison whose residents have no access privileges to the rest of the city.
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