| From: | Doctor Doom <JCH8169@********.BITNET> |
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| Subject: | Doom's findings on Trevor, Part IV |
| Date: | Fri, 12 Mar 93 22:56:00 CST |
project's
name, some sources indicate the existence of an Alpha Project, and others an
Omega Project. Within the Department of Defense's files I have happened upon
the truth of the matter: It was the Alpha Omega Project (for those of you
who have not perceived the obvious biblical reference, Jesus Christ said of
himself in Revelations 21:6, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end,
and first and the last." ) Although it is not mentioned, I would venture to
guess that the name was proposed by Roger Quention himself, if he is truly
deserving of this reputation of arrogance he has managed to gain on the Grid.
But to the project itself: Trevor was proposing a long-term bionic and genetic
engineering research program for the production of the "perfect" combat weapon,
ein Uebersoldat (super-soldier) of sorts. The project obviously necessitated
a large investment of time and considerable funds, without any certainty of
success. The policy of the administration in power, however, would frustrate
Trevor's efforts. The UCAS government, continuing its policy of non-
intervention which had its origins during the EuroWars, had made drastic
defense spending cuts across the board. In spite of the Department's
fascination with the Project's possibilities, due to budgetary restraints
(especially considering there was some question of Trevor and Quention's
projected figures in terms of expense to be a bit conservative) they rejected
the proposal, much to the disgust of Trevor, who filed several heated letters
of protest to the Department, the Chiefs of Staff, and anyone else who came to
mind. ( The letters are rather amusing, actually... To hear him rant and rave
about denial of destiny, et cetera. )
Due to the fact that Tommy Harada actually exists, one would correctly assume
that Trevor and Quention were undaunted in their resolve to undertake this
project. In 2046, Quention, striking out on his own, left Dark Horse. His
subsequent solo endeavors earned him much renown (and profit, especially for
his clandestine clients). This extensive involvement in securities ultimately
culminated with Quention taking a position on the Board of Directors of the
MagnaTech Corporation, based in New York. MagnaTech, a mongrel of a company,
is the end product of a plethora of mergers and takeovers of various and sundry
other technological and security firms. When Quention joined, the company,
like Dark Horse Securities before it, was experiencing hard times.
General Trevor, who apparently had not learned his lesson from a few years
previous, bestowed upon this new firm the majority of his procurement and
defense contracts administered by his office--a majority of 67%, to be exact.
True, MagnaTech did manage to underbid many larger compeditors for many of the
projects; however, such an overwhelming majority strikes me as incapable of
being the result of coincidence.
Following Quention's joining the firm, and the receipt of several large
government contracts, fortunes took a dramatic turn for the better for
MagnaTech. The company soon began to lead the industry in biomechanical
research, but far more mysterious, was that the corporation was actually
generating profits during times when other similar firms were experiencing
considerable financial stress. But despite this success, instead of expanding
the comparatively modest MagnaTech operation (relative to other MegaCorps) the
vast majority of their profit went into their biomechanical division
laboratories.
And analysis of their records indicates a number of contributions by "private
patrons". They practically cover the books. It is interesting to note that
after performing a few computations, once one subtracts these "anonymous
investors," MagnaTech was actually LOSING money. All available funds were
apparently going to Bio R&D. ]<<<<<
-- Doctor Doom <22:56:13/03-12-54>
