Post by drnik on Apr 19, 2012 11:33:37 GMT -5
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The world of R.E.A.C.T. is much like our own, except perhaps more exaggerated. Good and evil stand against each other in stark contrast to each other and situations are more clear cut, with less moral ambiguity. This is not to say that people usually make the right choices. If anything, the opposite occurs. Compared to the real world, corporations are more exploitative, criminals are bolder, and the governments responsible for protecting people are crooked, self-serving, and ultimately impotent. Some third-world nations are controlled, if not outright owned, by drug cartels and perfidious corporations. The “citizens” of these countries live in virtual slavery, held captive by ignorance, apathy, and occasionally, machine-gun toting thugs.
The world is a harsher place, beset by dangers everywhere both natural and man-made. It's a more polluted place, at least in certain areas where greed has sapped the people's will to resist. As if in retaliation, Mother Nature responds by lashing the coast with hurricanes with a ferocity all the more terrifying for its regularity. She batters the mountains with earthquakes slightly more often and just a little stronger than they are in the real world. Trade and transportation are frequently disrupted making food shipments irregular and unpredictable, a situation made worsened by corrupt profiteers hoarding food and medical shipments for their own personal gain. Food riots are an infrequent, but all-too-common problem for even major cities of the world.
While the poor languish in starvation and deprivation, more apathetic and disenfranchised than ever, those responsible for creating the factors that brought the world to such a dire condition lounge in luxury, sipping champagne in the comfort of their mansions.
But even though the world is a darker, shadowy place and evil seems to have the upper hand, the bright spots are even brighter. Reporters work a little bit harder to uncover the truth. Detectives are just a little more dedicated to solving crimes . Inventors are a little more brilliant and technology is more advanced, at least in prosperous regions. Charities have more to do than ever and their resources are spread thinner but they also receive more donations. And all around the world, the greatest team of heroes the world's ever seen have banded together to try to fix everything. The odds are long, but maybe, just maybe that team just might save the world.
That team is R.E.A.C.T.
What is R.E.A.C.T.?
The Research, Engineering, And Crisis Team was founded in 1994 by Doctor Sunlil Mehta, (a.k.a. “Dr. Meta”) to protect humankind from crises all over the world, be the crisis natural, accidental, or economic in nature. Comprised of the most intelligent, talented, and dedicated people in the world, R.E.A.C.T. is devoted to protecting the innocent and advancing mankind using science and technology.
R.E.A.C.T. is...
A household name.
R.E.A.C.T.'s existence is common knowledge throughout the world. Whether from the evening news, various blogs, or just from using R.E.A.C.T. brand products, everyone has heard of the organization.
A think tank and invention clearinghouse.
As the first two letters of the acronym state, R.E.A.C.T. is heavily involved in research and engineering. Whether developing software or desalination technology, R.E.A.C.T. is dedicated to improving mankind through science and technology.
A charity.
R.E.A.C.T. does a lot of what could be considered charity work. They intervene when disasters, both man-made and natural, strike, providing relief to whomever needs it. But that's only the most public facet. R.E.A.C.T. actively works to prevent disasters from occurring wherever possible and to build better early-warning systems when impossible.
A website.
Through R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N., the R.E.A.C.T. Irregular Online Network, R.E.A.C.T. does have a significant presence on the web. But, R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N. is more than just a popular social network; it's a massive hub for sharing information, exposing corruption, and distributing information.
Whistle blowers.
Wherever possible, R.E.A.C.T. also exposes corruption and criminal or unethical behavior, regarding this as a preventative measure against future crisis. To the employees of a company driven into bankruptcy from embezzlement, being laid off and having their mortgages foreclosed is every bit as devastating as having their town demolished by a tornado.
The good guys.
It can't be phrased any simpler; R.E.A.C.T. are the good guys. They're out to save the world without sacrificing values or making moral compromises. This may seem woefully naive to a world accustomed to anti-heroes and jaded through constant exposure to endless corruption, but R.E.A.C.T. demonstrates that it doesn't have to be that way.
What Isn't R.E.A.C.T.?
A Law-Enforcement Agency
Although R.E.A.C.T. often works closely with local police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Interpol, it is not a law-enforcement agency and does not have arrest authority. R.E.A.C.T. agents cannot detain criminals, nor prosecute crimes but they can and do collect evidence and help the prosecution build cases.
Political
R.E.A.C.T. is often accused of acting to further some sort of political ideology, usually a leftist agenda, but occasionally charges of extreme conservatism are levied against them as well. Neither is true. Neither Dr. Mehta nor the other directors of R.E.A.C.T. have political aspirations and most of the group could care less who's in office at any given time. R.E.A.C.T. has made a conscious and deliberate choice to avoid confronting issues of sovereignty and governmental involvement.
The only time R.E.A.C.T. is involved in politics is when a criminal they're working to expose also happens to hold office. In such cases the criminal's allies have denounced the R.E.A.C.T. organization and used the media to spread misinformation about the group.
Terrorist Anarchists.
Some world governments have gone so far as to claim that R.E.A.C.T. is a terrorist organization bent on undermining national sovereignty. These governments are all puppet-states fronting for drug cartels or are all-but-owned outright by a massive international corporation with an axe to grind against R.E.A.C.T.
Most of the world recognizes this propaganda for what it is, but every so often it makes a R.E.A.C.T. mission more challenging than necessary.
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The world of R.E.A.C.T. is much like our own, except perhaps more exaggerated. Good and evil stand against each other in stark contrast to each other and situations are more clear cut, with less moral ambiguity. This is not to say that people usually make the right choices. If anything, the opposite occurs. Compared to the real world, corporations are more exploitative, criminals are bolder, and the governments responsible for protecting people are crooked, self-serving, and ultimately impotent. Some third-world nations are controlled, if not outright owned, by drug cartels and perfidious corporations. The “citizens” of these countries live in virtual slavery, held captive by ignorance, apathy, and occasionally, machine-gun toting thugs.
The world is a harsher place, beset by dangers everywhere both natural and man-made. It's a more polluted place, at least in certain areas where greed has sapped the people's will to resist. As if in retaliation, Mother Nature responds by lashing the coast with hurricanes with a ferocity all the more terrifying for its regularity. She batters the mountains with earthquakes slightly more often and just a little stronger than they are in the real world. Trade and transportation are frequently disrupted making food shipments irregular and unpredictable, a situation made worsened by corrupt profiteers hoarding food and medical shipments for their own personal gain. Food riots are an infrequent, but all-too-common problem for even major cities of the world.
While the poor languish in starvation and deprivation, more apathetic and disenfranchised than ever, those responsible for creating the factors that brought the world to such a dire condition lounge in luxury, sipping champagne in the comfort of their mansions.
But even though the world is a darker, shadowy place and evil seems to have the upper hand, the bright spots are even brighter. Reporters work a little bit harder to uncover the truth. Detectives are just a little more dedicated to solving crimes . Inventors are a little more brilliant and technology is more advanced, at least in prosperous regions. Charities have more to do than ever and their resources are spread thinner but they also receive more donations. And all around the world, the greatest team of heroes the world's ever seen have banded together to try to fix everything. The odds are long, but maybe, just maybe that team just might save the world.
That team is R.E.A.C.T.
What is R.E.A.C.T.?
The Research, Engineering, And Crisis Team was founded in 1994 by Doctor Sunlil Mehta, (a.k.a. “Dr. Meta”) to protect humankind from crises all over the world, be the crisis natural, accidental, or economic in nature. Comprised of the most intelligent, talented, and dedicated people in the world, R.E.A.C.T. is devoted to protecting the innocent and advancing mankind using science and technology.
R.E.A.C.T. is...
A household name.
R.E.A.C.T.'s existence is common knowledge throughout the world. Whether from the evening news, various blogs, or just from using R.E.A.C.T. brand products, everyone has heard of the organization.
A think tank and invention clearinghouse.
As the first two letters of the acronym state, R.E.A.C.T. is heavily involved in research and engineering. Whether developing software or desalination technology, R.E.A.C.T. is dedicated to improving mankind through science and technology.
A charity.
R.E.A.C.T. does a lot of what could be considered charity work. They intervene when disasters, both man-made and natural, strike, providing relief to whomever needs it. But that's only the most public facet. R.E.A.C.T. actively works to prevent disasters from occurring wherever possible and to build better early-warning systems when impossible.
A website.
Through R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N., the R.E.A.C.T. Irregular Online Network, R.E.A.C.T. does have a significant presence on the web. But, R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N. is more than just a popular social network; it's a massive hub for sharing information, exposing corruption, and distributing information.
Whistle blowers.
Wherever possible, R.E.A.C.T. also exposes corruption and criminal or unethical behavior, regarding this as a preventative measure against future crisis. To the employees of a company driven into bankruptcy from embezzlement, being laid off and having their mortgages foreclosed is every bit as devastating as having their town demolished by a tornado.
The good guys.
It can't be phrased any simpler; R.E.A.C.T. are the good guys. They're out to save the world without sacrificing values or making moral compromises. This may seem woefully naive to a world accustomed to anti-heroes and jaded through constant exposure to endless corruption, but R.E.A.C.T. demonstrates that it doesn't have to be that way.
What Isn't R.E.A.C.T.?
A Law-Enforcement Agency
Although R.E.A.C.T. often works closely with local police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Interpol, it is not a law-enforcement agency and does not have arrest authority. R.E.A.C.T. agents cannot detain criminals, nor prosecute crimes but they can and do collect evidence and help the prosecution build cases.
Political
R.E.A.C.T. is often accused of acting to further some sort of political ideology, usually a leftist agenda, but occasionally charges of extreme conservatism are levied against them as well. Neither is true. Neither Dr. Mehta nor the other directors of R.E.A.C.T. have political aspirations and most of the group could care less who's in office at any given time. R.E.A.C.T. has made a conscious and deliberate choice to avoid confronting issues of sovereignty and governmental involvement.
The only time R.E.A.C.T. is involved in politics is when a criminal they're working to expose also happens to hold office. In such cases the criminal's allies have denounced the R.E.A.C.T. organization and used the media to spread misinformation about the group.
Terrorist Anarchists.
Some world governments have gone so far as to claim that R.E.A.C.T. is a terrorist organization bent on undermining national sovereignty. These governments are all puppet-states fronting for drug cartels or are all-but-owned outright by a massive international corporation with an axe to grind against R.E.A.C.T.
Most of the world recognizes this propaganda for what it is, but every so often it makes a R.E.A.C.T. mission more challenging than necessary.