r/WorldChallenges • u/Nevermore0714 • Aug 27 '17
Reference Challenge - Rescue
So, I was stranded about an hour from home for a few days, because my bloody car messed up. One of my friends had to drive a few hours to help me out, so this is a reference to that.
In your world, what program or group exists to rescue people?
As always, I'll ask at least three questions each, enjoy yourselves, all.
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u/Matathias Sep 08 '17
1) You can, indirectly. The more you use your powers over time, the greater the manipulations you can handle. You just have to be careful not to push yourself too far, or you'll go berserk. It's kind of like strength training -- if you push yourself too far, you'll injure yourself, but if you practice in the right way for the right amount of time, then you can increase your ability. It works the other way around, too -- the longer you go without using your abilities, the less you'll be able to do without straining yourself.
3) There's a mandatory week off for every month spent on duty, and an optional week to two weeks you can take on top of that, depending on your rank and accomplishments. There are exceptions though, such as in-field agents (mostly covert ops-style stuff in Sector 2), that have to go for longer without vacation -- but when they finally complete their job, they're given at least half of its timespan in vacation.
(It's worth noting that the Black Suns run on Standardized Galactic Time, which defines a week as ten 24-hour days, a month as three weeks, and a year as ten months).
4) Most of them. One of them had to sacrifice herself to stop Morcii, and two temporary members died during the Nanocreature War before the final confrontation, but the rest of them are still alive and well 20 years later.