Oct 13, 2019 12:02 pm
So far I think I like the idea of an original quarantine zone that was restricted to a poor section of the city. This area includes all the listed locations on the map except for the Wanneng Enterprises building, and probably not the homes of the upper class characters like Will, Elizabeth, and Amanda. Will was trapped inside, but if everyone is okay with it, I'd like Elizabeth and Amanda to have been outside the quarantine zone. Will has been able to contact both of them, but no one who is in the quarantine zone has been able to see anyone who is outside the quarantine zone. Of course, some enterprising individuals found a way around (or perhaps under) the protective wall erected around the poor section of town.
We can begin the story with the entire city being quarantined from outside by government forces. The people inside the city still consider the quarantine zone around the poor neighborhood to be in effect, but now that the entire city is cut off from the rest of the world, it will be harder to maintain the interior separation. The rich and powerful use their influence to pull government and private security forces back from the quarantine zone to defend their corporate and personal interests from what they see as a populace on the verge of anarchy, and certain individuals are given free passage into and out of the quarantine zone.
The normal flow of food, clean water, medical supplies, and other necessities, as well as luxury items, is still locked down. The government controls everything through it's own military and the private contractors in whom it has placed that responsibility. People like Captain Kurk have become even more valuable now that they are the only link to the outside world and the supplies that are necessary to the survival of the entire city.
By doing this we can maintain our focus on the quarantine zone, keep locations like the distribution center relevant, but still open up the whole city and make characters like Amanda and Elizabeth accessible.
How does that sound to everyone? I'm laying out conflicts, reveals, and wedges with this concept in mind. I'm also trying to hold off on too much prep until I hear back from CESN and Squadfather44 on their relationship statements. I'd really like to incorporate relevant connections for everyone into the opening scenes.
We can begin the story with the entire city being quarantined from outside by government forces. The people inside the city still consider the quarantine zone around the poor neighborhood to be in effect, but now that the entire city is cut off from the rest of the world, it will be harder to maintain the interior separation. The rich and powerful use their influence to pull government and private security forces back from the quarantine zone to defend their corporate and personal interests from what they see as a populace on the verge of anarchy, and certain individuals are given free passage into and out of the quarantine zone.
The normal flow of food, clean water, medical supplies, and other necessities, as well as luxury items, is still locked down. The government controls everything through it's own military and the private contractors in whom it has placed that responsibility. People like Captain Kurk have become even more valuable now that they are the only link to the outside world and the supplies that are necessary to the survival of the entire city.
By doing this we can maintain our focus on the quarantine zone, keep locations like the distribution center relevant, but still open up the whole city and make characters like Amanda and Elizabeth accessible.
How does that sound to everyone? I'm laying out conflicts, reveals, and wedges with this concept in mind. I'm also trying to hold off on too much prep until I hear back from CESN and Squadfather44 on their relationship statements. I'd really like to incorporate relevant connections for everyone into the opening scenes.
