The Velvet Fist

The Great RepublicAfter the last Great War on Monotheism and the inevitable collapse of society, compassionate individuals had to step in for the survival of the planet as well as for humankind's sake. Thus 'The Great Reclamation' was instituted by the only power on Earth enlightened enough to do this task justly. The WUC (World Unified Countries)! 'Conceived in the concept of liberty, and the proposal that all creatures exist equally, the right of freedom and the commitment to contribute whatever one must to the survival of the planet's wellness shall not perish from the Earth'. 'Being a Good Citizen'(What you can offer) Article IV. A good citizen's societal compensation equates directly to a citizens contribution to the Republic.What will society be like in ten... twenty... fifty years? Jacob Holt was a tiny cog in the World Unified Countries vast civil service. Citizens were afforded any and all pleasures available. Many of these pleasures were taboo in earlier times. All a citizen of The Great Republic had to do was play by the rules. Humankind now possessed the most permissive society of any in its many eons of existence on the planet. To earn these privileges one only had to be considerate of ones co-citizens. And contribute their small part to The Republic. But Jacob had a disability, a disability which caused him to experience Non-compliance. This was where Jacob's trouble began...