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THE SAFE HOUSE In a world ruled by everyday run of the mill people, a new breed of 'humans' have arrived. Most believe that these so called 'mutants' are simply humans who are sick. Which is, essentially true. In the early twenty-first century (2015 to be exact) a scientist in pursuit of a cure for cancer discovered, instead, a serum that mutated a persons genes. It cured cancer alright, but the side effects were major, and quite unforgivable. Unfortunately they didn't discover this until they had run a couple rounds of tests. It took a while for the genes to multiply. And so the first generation of mutants were born. Unfortunately the mutation caused great strain on their bodies. Most mutants only lasted about a year with their new 'powers'. The company was sued by so many people that they went out of business not long after the first person died of it. And the serum was lost forever. Even the creator died after a vengeful relative injected him with the serum and let him die of the effects. At first the loss of this failed experiment seemed more of a blessing. That is, until it was discovered that others could be infected. Usually it took blood getting into a persons bodily fluids to do it. But some, those who were closest to death, could transmit with even the touch of a hand. And then, of course, there were those that didn't die. If they survived the first year, they were homefree and they lived out their lives with their powers, although they were still contagious through the blood. But now everyone was fearful of this new disease. How did they know if they would survive the first year or if they would be the ones to die? The government decided to act on these fears and a special task force was created to rid the earth of every 'mutant' in the hopes that the disease would die out with them. Unfortunately, these 'mutants' still consider themselves human. After all, what did they do other than survive a deadly disease. It's not like they were really a danger. Not as long as they didn't start bleeding all over the place. But most were hesitant to use their new powers against the humans. Probably because they believed that this would prove them right. So instead, most went into hiding. Around the world more and more 'Safe Houses' were set up for the 'mutants' to go to, whether they had survived or whether they were dying. It was the only place that the 'mutants' felt safe anymore. Our story is set in Calgary, Alberta in Canada where summer is mild and winter is cold. Don't forget your parkas. the year is now 2018, three years after the initial release of the 'miracle drug.' More than three quarters of the world's mutants have been wiped out so far. Are you going to survive? Or become a statistic? |