Redone Story

Overall Story

Setting future (but not too distant)

Off world colonies exist, but are distant / prohibitively expensive to travel to and from
Nearly all colonies are at best close to earth, thus food production and living on colonies
is difficult, with only the top few having access to latest technologies and quality goods.

As equipment is difficult to produce without earth quality infrastructure, and food difficult to
grow.  The law of the land is death penalty for destruction of colonial property (crops or equipment
etc)


As conditions are tough, protests are common, as is accidental/intentional destruction of
property.  Thus many are disappeared in protests.



Private enterprise (UASA) steps in with a solution.

Modify human subjects to be suited to traditionally hostile environments.
Subjects can now colonize a wider range of planets, thus more resources are available between
colonies and earth.

In reality these subjects are essentially slaves serving the company as a cheap, voicless workforce

Most humans would not do this voluntarily.

Governments have many people on death row, giving them to company saves time, and is considered
at least better than death.  Lifetime slavery with genetic modification is considerd the lesser
of two evils with the potential to one day improve life across the colonies.

General public has no knowledge of this, goods simply arrive and all are happy.  There
is no contact with the genetic slave worlds.


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All events take place on one such genetic slavery research and development ship.
They are working with specifically reptilian and insect genetics.

In an effort to increase training and group dynamics among slaves, the goal is to
induce a more hive like mentality into the slave populations to reduce administrative
requirements of running the slave colonies.

The goal is more than met, the insect test subjects begin to form into a singular hive mind
that is now unexpectedly coordinated across the ship.  The insect population descends into
madness and gains control of most of the ship.

Ship enters emergency procedures and auto plots a course back to inhabited space for recovery.

Humans race to flee and scuttle the ship before civilization discovers their illicit and
abhorrent activity.

Reptilian test subjects seek revenge and escape before the humans can destroy the ship.

Insects learn to govern their thoughts in this new singular hive mind and seek survival
against all who have wronged them.



Chapter 1


Krys is rounded up during a protest along with many others.  She awakens in a cell with no
knowledge of the genetic modifications taking place on the ship.  Is even unaware she is
on a ship.  Marcus arrives early and guides the character through the ship and the mutations
that are happening.  Trying to escape and come to terms with mutation effects.



Chapter 2

MC (Hidan) & SC (female)

MC is a resistance operative who infiltrated the ship with Marcus to rescue SC who is the
resistance leader that was captured some time ago.

Goal is escape and ensure ship survives so evidence can be used against the governemnt
Marcus is not found, SC mutates into insect creature and merges with hivemind.


Chapter 3

Insect hive mind is now awake. Because humans and reptiles have been killing insects
this whole time, insects are very hostile to both parties. Ultimately just wants to
survive.

Goal is purge ship of humans and reptiles and seize ship.

However, has no way to controlling the ship. Needs Marcus.

Marcus is revealed to have been captured as a spy, and thus tortured using nasty genetics
to merge him physically with the ships AI (HERA) as a means of extracting information.

Marcus is left alone during crisis and overcame HERA and began to take control the ship.
This is how he has been the absent guide. His goal is the bring down the humans and
simply die as his mutations are beyond gruesome.

Insect hive mind offer's to accept him into the collective and he accepts. Giving the insects
full control of the ship. At this point the crazy 3 way ending must be figured out.




Characters
Marcus
Krys
Queen
MC-
SC-


Faction personality

Human	(exploitation)
Crafty
Selfish
shortsighted sometimes (very not my problem/backyard)



Reptile	(revenge)
Victim mentality
Reactionary
Quick to violence
Decisive
Loyalty is to group, not individual
--> individuals left to die if too big a burden on group


Insect	(consumption)
Group mind, queen is sum of all minds in the hive.
Always growing
Stubborn as all minds need convincing
Smart


Chapter 1

learn about environment and races
learn about mutation the hard way

Krys wakes in cell
learn of creature vision right away, considered cool perk at the time
meet Marcus
meet humans and insects
become reptile
reveal environment is a ship en route to colony, humans planning to scuttle ship
find escape and revenge
catch up to escaping humans but stay ahead of insect horde
meet insect queen
catch rest of humans,
get forced into insect sections of the ship
eventually get a boss fight, but are forced to choose mutation (legs)
boss will be massive egg layer

Chapter 1 Cutscenes/Events
mutation 1
before fall sci talk
CYOA lose buddies (mutation saves you)
--> corporate ads in sales level: played by HERA as dialog traps
--> use dialog traps for announcements / sales pitch
during fighting reveal new insect varieties (worm!)



chapter 2
MC is searching for SC(resistance leader) & Marcus(spy partner)
MC is resistance fighter

MC starts before insect rebellion
MC has buddies go investigate loss of cameras in insect wing
discover feral insect population (not mutated yet)
buddies die a lot.
MC alone eventually finds SC
together try find Marcus and escape
SC starts to mutate a bit
eventually contacted by Marcus ala chapter 1
Marcus tells MC & SC what is happening across the ship
learn of mutation crazy
SC is terrified, feel hive mind waking up
find head doctor, try stop process
SC eventually loses to hive mind (and crazy talks a lot)
before going tells MC to leave her and Marcus, just run
will try to help Marcus as part of hive mind

chapter 2 cutscenes/events
intro riots
capture of SC
Marcus explains the ship situation in detail
MC finds SC trapped, together blast enemies
SC mutates legs to insect high biped

talk to head doctor, find out:
	- was best way, prisoners were death sentence as colonies fragile
	- this is only way for them to live, they get profit, new 'life', government keeps working
	- humanity must change to fill the new niches of space
	- was not intended to go this far, got greedy
SC loses to hive mind


chapter 3
Play as queen
wake up
gather a large group, defend hive (offensively)
start in insect area of ship, fully overgrown
use creature vision to move around
kill many humans and reptiles as they meddle too much/cause too much pain (loss of minds is traumatic)
plot takeover of ship (note that ship is moving and is in space)
find Marcus all mutated into ship
offer Marcus place in hive mind, Marcus accepts


Final Choices/Endings
Status, insects in control of ship
few humans left
lots of reptiles still around


ending 1,2,3: battle all 3 as any side
1- reptile or human version
	-Marcus pleads your surrender
		-agree: you get to escape pod out to the colony
		-disagree: fight to the death!

2- insect version: offer surrender
	-humans do not agree, try to scuttle ship first (MC takes offer, leaves others behind to fight)
	-reptiles agree


Sequel
Alien contact


Alien race:
Emotions:
honour/fear, fear tied with failing group
pride / anger,  anger is not applied to individuals, but entire group
loss / respect,  causes conflict to negative feedback

All geared to reinforce group unity

Society: unified, but slow
	stagnant, general fear/anger to change
	very satisfied with current state of affairs


Conflict:
Human race is opposite

Very flexible (modifies own genetics for progress)
Never satisfied with current state

Alien civil war as some take up previously unthought of human methods
- Group 1: fear/honour they resist change
- Group 2: anger pride, self identify into new group and resent group 1, group 1 fears group 2


Human factions: insect, reptile, normal can side with Group 1 or 2 or both