OTPC: Life as we know should have come to an abrupt end last Friday… Is
exactly what you would be saying, if you were an ancient Earthling living
in the 21st century.
21.12.2012 - A date that brought Ancient Earth to a standstill and one that
many historians will be able to tell you much about. The theories ranged
from a Zombie apocalypse to a Planet crashing into the Earth and
even the Earth falling through a rift in space, travelling 30,000 light
years into the center of a ‘super black hole’ .
Obviously none of the aforementioned crises actually happened.
Still, due to misinterpretation and misinformation the planet was brought
to a standstill and widespread panic. So what have we learnt since then,
or are we still as guilty?
OTPC investigates the modern day crises for you!
Since the 21st century technology and our understanding of the
universe has come a long way and has brought us to the edge of the known
universe right here to Rubi-Ka. Whilst obviously Omni-Tek would never
misinterpret something or spread misinformation, this does not stop the
citizens of Rubi-Ka from panicking and claiming the end of the world is
coming on a regular basis.
There have been many a time when people have cried it is the end of the
world here on Rubi-Ka, but what exactly have we faced off against?
Mutant uprisings – Due to both unethical failed medical experiments
conducted by the Clans and radioactive materials kept around Clan
locations mutants roam the many plains of Rubi-Ka. When mutants first
frequently started appearing across Rubi-Ka it initially caused some panic,
and people thought it was a planet wide infection. However thanks to
Omni-Tek Armed Forces the mutant population has largely dwindled and is no
longer considered a threat.
Rollerrat Rain – From the result of a horrendous and heinous prank
conducted by the Newland Council, it momentarily ‘rained rollerrats’ within
the HQ district of Omni-1. Whilst Omni-Tek security quickly dispatched the
nuisances, and escorted the private transport to a nearby landing pad for
questioning it still did cause some panic across the district and even
then, some people thought this was the end of the world, and not some
childish prank.
A statement was quickly made by the Mayor of Newland city, Mayor Toog: 'I
would like to start with expressing my sincerest apologies for a certain
incident last month, involving rollerrats. This specific event was in no
way meant to offend any person on a personal level, but merely to express a
point of view in the discussion surrounding this event. I hereby apologize
for any inconvenience and bad impact on running operations this might have
caused. I also offer to make reparation to make up for any spent expenses,
like cleaning crews and such.'
Cataclysm - On-going research into the Shadowlands has discovered that it
was once subject to a colossal and cataclysmic event that tore it apart.
The end results speak for themself. Some metaphysicists claim that Rubi-Ka
will one day be subject to the same cataclysm that will end life as we know.
However topOmni-Tek scientists has confirmed this as only a rumour with no
scientific backing at all.
Corporate Wars - When the TruSpace and SOL Banking corporations
mercilessly attacked Rubi-Ka in an attempt to gain control of the planet
for the substance MTG-411-6 commonly known as Notum it was again down to
Omni-Tek to fend of the aggressors whilst the Clans did very little by ways
of assistance, as we have come to expect from them. Again the calls that
this heralded the end of the world came from citizens.
Alien Invasion - There is not a citizen or Clan on Rubi-Ka who does not
know about the on-going Alien Invasion. While their attacks are
relentless and frequent Omni-Tek has managed to hold back the Alien
scourge whilst still being confronted by Clan terrorists and other
annoyances. Still, on the first day the Aliens arrived in space above
Rubi-Ka many feared it was the end. Once again it turned out to be another
false prediction.
Have you ever thought the world was coming to an end, do you think it still
is? We here at OTPC would love to hear your thoughts and maybe even try to
dispell any of your fears.
In the end there is one thing that remains constant through all crises:
Omni-Tek protects!
I am Cora Geers, thanks for tuning in to OTPC; I will see you next time!