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In the year 2047, the planet earth faces an immenent threat. The population is nearing dangerous levels, nearly to the point of exhausting all resources. In light of this, many countries began projects for population control. The most unconventional of these was the 'Lament' project, an operation funded by the American government.

The purpose of the project was to 'evacuate' nearly ten thousand orphaned children per year. It was kept under tight wraps for nearly a decade. The population was levelling off. It appeared as if the Earth was saved. And at such a low cost.

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April 16, 2058
Two Years Ago


"Unknown object, entering atmosphere at over 200 kilometers per hour."

The people in the control room were shocked. They had seen this object before, but it was believed to be just an asteroid. It was more of a threat now than they had imagined. An image appeared on the radar screen. It was...a ship. One they had never seen before. A technology that had never been seen on the planet before. "Incoming transmission."

An image appeared over the radar. Everyone in the room had their eyes fixed on it. A young man stared back at them from the screen. He appeared to be in his late teens.

"Who are you?" The commander inquired to the image on the screen.

"We are the wasted. The Discards. Those who you would throw away without a second thought." The man replied.

"What's he talking about?" The question came from someone at the back of the room, and was emulated by a few others. They knew nothing of the project Lament.

"You're all supposed to be dead!" The commander yelled to the screen.

"On the contrary. As you can plainly see, we're all alive and kicking. We have allies beyond this planet."

Mutterings began to emerge across the room. Whispers. No one knew what to think. Aliens? Is that what this was?

"However, we long for our home. And we've come to take it back."

Static overtook the screen. The transmission had ceased.

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March 29, 2060
Present Day

The war is winding down. The Earthling forces are strongly depleted. The advanced technology of the Discards decimate the troops. All attempts at ranged attacks (missiles and the like) are foiled within minutes with their ability to scramble Earthling computers. It appears that the earth is lost.

In this chaos is when the Aera, the supposed allies of the Discards, attacked. Their planet faces the same burden of overpopulation as Earth once did. Now, instead of abandoning their own young, they've chosen a different method; colonization.

The Discards, realizing that they were merely a pawn in the game of the Aera, chose to join with the Earthlings to make a stand against the invaders they once thought of as friends.

As of now, the humans hold only the established bases that they and the Discards held before the attack. The United Alliance (Consisting of Western Europe and North America, the only lands not held by the Aera) is working with the technology that the Discards brought from space, reproducing the technology to make weapons on par with those of the Aera.

The story opens at East Command in London, England. The first established Earthling-Discard base. The only thing keeping them from each others throats is the dire hope to save their planet, but small conflicts arise almost constantly. Can the people unite with each other long enough to survive the Aera threat? No one knows, but hope burns in the hearts of the people, and it's a power that has pulled them from armageddon before.

Character Registration:

Pm this to me with whatever you want your character to be. The choice is Earthling or Discard (Discards must send a sample of their roleplaying to be examined by me and possibly others.)

Here's the sheet you need to fill out.

I was born as: (Character name)
But I would prefer it if you called me: (Nickname)
The Aera....: (Your character's disposition to the Aera)
I can't stand those Discards/Earthlings!: (Your character's disposition towards the opposite type of human)
The way things were...: (A bio about your character. Try to keep it of moderate length)
They say a picture's worth a thousand words: (post a picture here)
In another life, I was: (your gaian username)