Chapter 2: Discovery

After the break in at ELMT HQ, both of you still have no clue on who and what are The Horsemen. You both have then became best work partners and have been doing well in ELMT.

On the last day of 2030, both of you were in the taxi to HQ when FRISM has issued a threat notice from your handheld terminal, which says:

THREATCON Y
Suspected terrorist workplace
Location: Abandoned Factory along 13 Holo Lane
Mission: Recce and capture all suspects
THREAD WITH CAUTION

With a tap of a security key on the taxi’s contactless reader, it activated a MANUAL MODE and the steering wheels emerged from the dashboard.

Both of you started speeding over to the location swiftly.


You were both the first to respond to the scene. 13 Holo Lane was dead, with no trees, humans nor sounds. There was only a small rundown factory which seemed to be abandoned a long time ago. With your weapons by your side, both of you approached the main entrance.

Once the door was breached, a security alarm had gone off. In the room, there were very old looking machines that were of older technologies. On a closer look, it seemed to be a makeshift laboratory with all the tech tools and devices. Loose and broken electrical wires were hanging above the ceiling and they were starting to short out with the high voltages passing through them. There was also a door at the far end that was probably faulty, as it kept on opening and closing.

It seemed that the suspected terrorists knew that you were coming, and left in a hurry. The lights and that the machinery were still powered on.

Just as your reinforcements arrive, the shutter came to a shut and locked both of you inside the factory.

Will you explore the area and find some clues on the terrorists or find a way to let your reinforcements in? (please use the image above to navigate)

LORE: Architecture

Brief History

In just 25 years, Gright was transformed from a developing country into a first class nation with extensive networking and infrastructure. Due to the intensive research put into design and technology, they were the pioneers in pushing boundaries and creating physics defying architectures. The outlook of the cities is filled with futuristic high-rise buildings, mostly glassy and shiny, or decorated with lights. Due to the short span of 25 years, new infrastructures were just built over old ones, leaving the old infrastructures still intact.

Some landmarks that can be found in Gright:

  • Downtown Gright
  • Gori Building
  • Gright Broadcasting Channel (GBC) Tower
  • Orion Circle – an o-shapped art museum building
  • Aquacitee – an underwater town beside Downtown Gright

LORE: Authority

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FRISM

FRISM is an independent system. It does not belong to the government, but only a selected few from the government knows of its existence. It is so secret that anyone unauthorized who knows of its existence will disappear without a trace.

ELMT

ELMT is formed by FRISM, and with it being an independent system, the government has no control over it. ELMT is an independent covert group and it has the most power.

LAW ENFORCEMENTS

Although there is the normal police and military upholding the law of the country, FRISM does assist them in what was considered the “small, insignificant threats”. With such a strong, hidden backer, the law enforcement has a commendable statistics of a 99.89% crime solving rate, deterring and possible criminals of GRIGHT from doing anything stupid.

The military, on the other hand, supersedes the police and has the second most power in the country. Although they are the ones handling the bigger, real threats, there seemed to be none in the recent years. This is partly due to the involvement of the ELMT.

CHAPTER 1: In-processing

Today is the first day of work for Dominic.

Wearing a black suit and a blue tie, Dominic took his first steps into the Gori Building. After he was screened by the security guards, he went to the reception and followed the instructions he was given beforehand: dial 3568 (ELMT) on the phone and wait for an escort to orientate you to your super secret office.

In about 7 minutes, a smaller figure wearing a T-shirt with rolled-up sleeves, and dark blue cargo pants, appeared before him. He noticed a large tattoo which seemed to look like a owl with horns on his biceps.

“Hi, I’m Aydren. Please follow me.”

Dominic deposited his phone at the reception and followed Aydren to a emergency staircase, where he saw a hidden elevator.

They both entered the elevator and with Aydren scanning his retina in the scanner, the elevator started moving downwards at an alarming speed.

Suddenly the lights in the lift turned off and with a huge jerk, the lift stopped abruptly. Both of them looked spooked but after regaining their composure, Aydren went to pry open the door.

Both of them climbed out into a dark empty space. Aydren took out his torch and with the beam of light, both could see a hallway with 4 doors which was labeled: Security Room, Offices, Ops Room and Pantry.

Choose where would you like to explore and find your way out of this place.

LORE: GRIGHT

GRIGHT

FRISM is based in a futuristic city known as Gright. Gright is known for being a green city – in the day – or the city of lights – after nightfall. The government has placed significant budgets in maintaining this image of cleanliness, greenery and being bright. Trees and plants are grown between street lamps, pavements and parks, and in abundance.

DOWNTOWN GRIGHT

Downtown Gright is located along the seaside, with an offshore island inhabited with the richest of people. At the heart of downtown Gright is the tallest building in the world, at 921 metres, and also has many physics defying architectures around. ELMT HQ is stationed underground in downtown Gright and is secured with multi layers of security.

TRANSPORTATION

A new law had been recently introduced in 2026, where citizens can no longer privately own their own cars. A new system has been put in place that allocates a public car for your destination of travel. These cars are self-driving and energy efficient. People can hire this taxi service directly from their homes or cell phones. This is the normal mode of transportation for everyone, but to travel between states or offshore islands, a maglev train has been erected to bring people across.

LORE: FRISM

FRISM, a surveillance system built to detect terrorist attacks, is ran by a covert organisation of the government. FRISM receives information from cameras, CCTVs, mobile phones, microphones, email, social media, text messages and every other audio, visual, and text mediums. As long as there is an open network in its vicinity, FRISM is watching.

As a top-secret program, nobody knows of its existence. Nobody knows when was it created or when it started, but all that is known is that it has access to all data – past or present – and has been archiving data ever since.

It is now year 2030 and with FRISM in the system, the world looks peaceful – maybe just on the surface. With the limitation of FRISM being a system, it is acting only as a brain. It needs its arms and legs to carry out the task and therefore created a special group – they are called the ELMT – a plainclothes special task force created to eliminate these problems.

You two are part of ELMT, as partners – or not, you’ll  have to decide.

Please provide these details:
1. Name
2. Gender
3. Age
4. Attributes
5. Backstory