Bob, I sent you an email with a basic release. Let me know what else you need.
I don’t have a lot of time before I have to get to work, so I’m just throwing some ideas out there. Let’s start at the beginning in 2000. Some ideas I have, based on Bob’s criteria:
1. The reality quake "spooks" China into attacking (whether or not it does, they can use that as grounds for launching the assault) Hong Kong. They claim that the Reality Quake was caused by scientific experiments in Hong Kong (no matter how ridiculous that claim may be).
a. As a basic idea, I was considering that China caused the Reality Quake and launched the attacks, before they were truly prepared, as a way to draw attention off of them.
b. We’ll need to decide on the events and intensities of Reality Quakes around the world.
c. We’ll need to decide on when the “good” event occurs, and what it is. As an example, in my own, personal IST universe, that would be the manifestation of Stephanie “Pink” Aldermaine in 2010.
2. China attacks both areas with (Low-powered) mass-produced supers (not necessarily "vat-grown,” could be normal peasants “upgraded” by some process). They’re broken into narrow categories (all their bricks are nearly identical, ditto their blasters), with “true” supers being the only, real variation.
3. They launch the attack, first, on Hong Kong—due to their stand-off with British and American troops in the area.
4. The attack is quick and efficient, allowing them to maintain control of the city before IST Reinforcements can be teleported in.
5. As the world is watching Hong Kong, they launch a sneak attack on Seoul.
6. The attacks (obviously) easily overwhelm IST Seoul and Hong Kong.
I don’t have a lot of time before I have to get to work, so I’m just throwing some ideas out there. Let’s start at the beginning in 2000. Some ideas I have, based on Bob’s criteria:
1. The reality quake "spooks" China into attacking (whether or not it does, they can use that as grounds for launching the assault) Hong Kong. They claim that the Reality Quake was caused by scientific experiments in Hong Kong (no matter how ridiculous that claim may be).
a. As a basic idea, I was considering that China caused the Reality Quake and launched the attacks, before they were truly prepared, as a way to draw attention off of them.
b. We’ll need to decide on the events and intensities of Reality Quakes around the world.
c. We’ll need to decide on when the “good” event occurs, and what it is. As an example, in my own, personal IST universe, that would be the manifestation of Stephanie “Pink” Aldermaine in 2010.
2. China attacks both areas with (Low-powered) mass-produced supers (not necessarily "vat-grown,” could be normal peasants “upgraded” by some process). They’re broken into narrow categories (all their bricks are nearly identical, ditto their blasters), with “true” supers being the only, real variation.
3. They launch the attack, first, on Hong Kong—due to their stand-off with British and American troops in the area.
4. The attack is quick and efficient, allowing them to maintain control of the city before IST Reinforcements can be teleported in.
5. As the world is watching Hong Kong, they launch a sneak attack on Seoul.
6. The attacks (obviously) easily overwhelm IST Seoul and Hong Kong.