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Also called the Grey District or Square District, this zone was where the original Control Group for the STEP Project resided. In the centre is STEP Tower, a now-abandoned building that houses the radio antennae that caused the Vibe effect in the first place. No one is able to enter the building as it requires two key cards to unlock. As part of the 'deal' when the Factions split, one card is held by the head of Funk Mafia... The other by the head of the UG. |
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>History (Foundation Experiment, Families, V-Day, Looting, Faction Formations, Current Day: Dito/Square)
>Relations (Dito and Square populations, Scientists) 'Populous' 'Residents'
>District/Architecture
>Venues of Note
>Governance (or lack thereof; expanding on Square/Dito relations, and the rudimentary/blockwatch-type mini governments that form)
HISTORY
STEP Project
- X071 - X084
The Research District–often colloquially known as the Grey District–housed the ‘Control Group’ selection for the original experiment. Each District was designed to house the same population balance, containing roughly the same number of professionals, people with dance backgrounds, medical personnel, government workers/police, and children. With the exception that, a small number of Scientists who had been given special leave to bring immediate family, also lived in the Research District.
In order to keep the study as unbiased as possible, the Scientists themselves did not live within the Research District, as that could skew the study, and instead lived within the Tower. Family were not permitted within STEP Tower, even in the Tower’s living quarters.
During the course of the study, the Research District was subject to much less radiation than Orange and Purple, in order to act as a baseline to study the effects the radiation had on the populace. The long-term effect of this was that, come V-Day, the Research District produced a much lower percentage of vibe-users and a much higher percentage of initial jamdeaf. Following V-Day, much of the populace relocated across the various Districts. However even today, the RD produces higher jamdeafs than the other two Districts.
During the immediate aftermath of V-Day, the RD was effected by the earthquakes that hit the entirety of the island, causing widespread structural damage and taking many lives.
V-Day/Early Days
- X086 - V-Day
Bastamov was killed immediately, along with those in the upper floors of Bastamov Research Tower. The remaining scientists mutated into funky fresh dancing fiends and jive soul brothers. The entire population also feel these effects, to varying degrees. The ground trembles under the feet of thousands of dancers. Buildings collapse to the booming bass. They call it V-Day
Due to the RD's proximity to STEP Tower, the district saw the brunt of the destructive wave as the tower destabilized. Though largely unaffected by the manifestation of vibes, RD saw huge losses to infrastructure and life as buildings collapsed, leaving residents scrambling. Afraid of the manifesting Steppers, many citizens immediately ran for STEP Tower, attempting to force their way inside for help and answers, only for the Scientists shut them out.
Around this time SCPD begins a crackdown, trying to bring the districts back into order through any means necessary. Getting nowhere against the vibed Purple and Orange Districts, they move to occupy the RD territory immediately surrounding the Tower to protect the Scientists, brutalizing and forcing out protesting RD citizens. - X089 - The Scientist's Rebellion: Famine!
The few scientists unaffected by the Vibe make plans to stop it entirely, and attempt to restore order to the city. They cut off power and supplies to the most unruly parts of town, resulting in city wide starvation and a severe lack of tunes as vendies go offline for the first time in the city's history...
Scientists shut off power to the most chaotic parts of the city to try and regain order, keeping power where occupied by the SCPD to allow them to operate. This caused immediate backlash, with residents from the Purple and Orange districts pouring into the RD, displacing the already-diminished RD residents, and taking control of the Vendys and other resources. The strongest of the interloping steppers formed gangs to restrict access to the Vendys, leaving local residents and those back in their home-districts to starve.
RD residents were once again pushed towards STEP Tower, where they came into conflict with the SCPD as they tried to fight their way into the tower. Things turned violent as the RD residents were crushed between the escalation between the SCPD and the Purple and Orange steppers. Things finally came to a head when James Cornell and Greg Dorian turned on their fellow Scientists, restoring power; the final confrontation took out much of the SCPD, scattering their remaining ranks.
With power restored, the encroaching groups controlling the Vendys in the RD uprooted them and carried them back to their districts, leaving only a small number of them behind.
- X090 The Funk Mafia is founded
X093 The UG is founded
<detail FM purge of jamdeaf/undesirables, and movement of most powerful steppers out of RD, plus exiting of any UG that wished to remained unaligned, etc>
<The First Banditos: a history>
War of '99 to Present Day
- X095 - Democracy and Attempts at Government
Proposed History AdditionsThe RD struggled with a lack of organization, and no central government. Governance was community to community, working for smaller disputes but struggling with larger resource-disputes, especially following the influx of ex-Purple residents in the early years, followed by the original Banditos banished to their district.
Finally, a group of Squares came together to outline a formal government, and the RD held its first real election, voting in their first Mayor in X098. <Name Here>. The structure was tenuous, but promising.
And then the War of '99 happened.
<blurb about RD being treated as 'neutral ground', RD trying to take a stand against this treatment, Greg and James' battle, not allowing the factions to take back their dead, and the collapse of the government.>
- X101 - Solar Flares
>>rise of La Corona, history of Helion. Blurb blurb.
ANTI-FACTIONS
(Subtitled: "And the People of the Research District"; blurb about any differences in mindset/physical ability in RD vs factions; Factions have vibe, bots, vendys to solve problems; how does the RD solve problems without that? Rebuilding by hand, higher acuity for trade-skills, possibly for schooling in general, less reliance on vibe, conflict between any vibe skills the ditos bring over, etc.)
To add: population breakdown
Within Step City, there are two major Factions: The UG, and Funk Majesty. Defined by their territory, and their allegiance, and with codified regulations and membership. Where does this leave Squares and Roller Banditos?
Often defined by their lack of organization and lack of allegiance, Roller Banditos and Squares are often described as non-factions.
Major 'Factions'
There are only two major 'groups' recognized within the RD, even though neither of these parties operate as organized groups, nor do they consider themselves a unit.
➠Squares
➠Roller Banditos
-Old Ditos
-New Ditos
➠Squareditos - A Curious Case
Minor Factions
The RD shares its territory with several Minor Factions. Although most people outside of the RD don't recognize them as anything other than 'Fancy Squares', they have their own rules and occasionally come into conflict with the main RD population. Most don't hold territory, outside a block or two.
➠Helion
<link to K's writeup>
➠SCPD
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➠Scientists
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DISTRICT &
ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURE
Early Days - The District Under the STEP Project
The Research District–often colloquially known as the Grey District–housed the ‘Control Group’ selection for the original experiment. Each District was designed to house the same population balance, containing roughly the same number of professionals, people with dance backgrounds, medical personnel, government workers/police, and children. With the exception that, a small number of Scientists who had been given special leave to bring immediate family, also lived in the Research District.
In order to keep the study as unbiased as possible, the Scientists themselves did not live within the Research District, as that could skew the study, and instead lived within the Tower. Family were not permitted within STEP Tower, even in the Tower’s living quarters.
During the course of the study, the Research District was subject to much less radiation than Orange and Purple, in order to act as a baseline to study the effects the radiation had on the populace. The long-term effect of this was that, come V-Day, the Research District produced a much lower percentage of vibe-users and a much higher percentage of initial jamdeaf. Following V-Day, much of the populace relocated across the various Districts. However even today, the RD produces higher jamdeafs than the other two Districts.
During the immediate aftermath of V-Day, the RD was effected by the earthquakes that hit the entirety of the island, causing widespread structural damage and taking many lives.
Moderators: AJ_89 Steven (played by Robo-Craig) QnQ Hide Miyagawa (played by Monoclejack)
