| From: | scotthiller2002@*****.com (Scott Hiller) |
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| Subject: | Uncontained Chicago |
| Date: | Tue, 24 Dec 2002 21:18:34 -0800 (PST) |
correct), but I assume the vigilate gangs in Chicago
OUTSIDE the CZ would effectively take the place of the
positions along the wall left vacant by Ares, the
Illinois National Guard troops and the UCAS Army
troops. I figure the UCAS military patrols the parts
of the city outside the containment zone as well, but
don't know exactly HOW that would affect the upper
class neighborhoods like Elmhurst on the Westside.
Also, how would the neighborhoods outside the CZ have
been affected by the events in Chicago besides the
floods of refugees and the vigilante attacks on CZ
refugees?
And places like Aurora, Naperville (absorbed into the
Westside of Chicago, I believe), Elgin, the Fox River
Valley communities of St. Charles, Batavia, and
Geneva, Schaumburg, as well as the communities of NW
Indiana (Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Merrillville, Portage,
Whiting, East Chicago), Kankakee, Rockford and SE
Wisconsin .... how would they have been affected by
the events in Chicago? ... Besides possibly being new
locales for gangs and crime syndicates? Could they
possibly be new locales for the megacorporations that
had offices in the City? Could these places be
hard-core military outposts? Could the Astral Space
Preservation Societies of Chicago have their HQ's
here? Certainly, the communities here may have formed
vigilante gangs to keep the denizens of the CZ IN and
smuggling rings to do shadow biz for weapons, etc. to
help defend against the refugees in the CZ. But what
would the upper class residents of these areas do?
Would their lives be disrupted by the sudden lack of
corporate presence in the 'plex? WOULD there be a lack
of corporate presence? Or (again) could the megas have
relocated to the periphery of the Sprawl? Would the
corps work with the UCAS military to protect Chicago
interests and to re-gain their dominance in the CZ
side of the Sprawl, wrestling it from the clutches of
the war lords, the gangs, the insect spirits, and the
crazies inside the CZ?
WILL the government and the megacorps use the CZ as a
prison? How would they guard it? Surly that would put
a crimp in the smuggling biz.
Also, there must be groups in the Sprawl outside the
CZ who want the refugees liberated, and these groups
wouldn't necessarily have to belong to any of the bug
cults. And would any of the Awakened organizations in
the UCAS (like IOND, DIMR, or the Draco Foundation),
or the CAS (like the Atlantean Foundation) want to see
a better solution to restore Chicago?
Or would Chicago become something of a UCAS version of
Berlin? A chaotic Free City? Or, like in Shadows of
North America, become a UCAS version of Japan's Yomi
island? And would that distinction extend beyond the
CZ and include ALL the neighborhoods of the City and
the suburban communities as well?
And, one thing I was always curious about: what would
happen to the City's noteable places? Like the John
Hancock Tower? Or N. Michigan Avenue (the Magnificent
Mile and Shopping District)? Or the Merchandise Mart
the HUGE architectural landmark funded by JFK)? Or
Marina Towers (those landmark, corncob towers on the
Chicago River)? Or Soldier Field, the United Center,
Comisky Park? Or the Navy Pier Shopping Complex on the
Lake Shore? Or the Wrigley Building? Or the AON Center
and the Prudential Building? None of these places were
mentioned in any Chicago reference. I assume they
probably didn't need mentioning, but I believe such
places offer great opportunities for the writers to
explore in the Shadowrun Universe as possibly all of
them lie in the Noose!
Could there still be some safe, secure places for
people inside and beyond the CZ (Ghoultown turned to
Freaktown with the appearance of Changelings and the
killing off of all the Ghouls by Strain III? What
happened with The Sanctum? What happened with
WrigleyDome? Or Volksville?)?
What do you guys think (regarding all these flurries
of questions)? I know it's a lot, but I think they
need to be addressed to enrich the Shadowrun Universe.
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