crossover moderators (![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} xovermods) wrote,@ 2009-06-01 12:00:00 |
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premise.
crossover. At first, everyone thought he was insane. After all, one didn't simply wake up, in the middle of one's teens, with the memories of an entirely different person shoehorned in amongst one's own. And not just any other person, at that, but a fictional one! Superman comics had been in print for over twenty years, as iconic and All-American an image as the sailor kissing the nurse on VP Day in Times Square, and the idea that skinny little Martin Schaffer had somehow become the dream made flesh was about as ridiculous as pigs flying. After his parents threatened to send him to a shrink, he stopped his insisting, even after finding that he could fly a foot above the ground, and lift objects twice his size. It was an adult Martin that founded Crossover, making use of what limited technology and covert advertising was available to him in the late seventies to very carefully and covertly scan the national headlines for strange robberies and acts of heroism, paranormal tabloid headlines, and other leads for other people like him. His position as a junior editor at the New York times helped, and the advent of the internet made things easier. In the mid-eighties, an unusual and rare device of Kryptonian origin appeared among Martin's possessions, which alerted him to any and all comic book manifestations and made it even easier to trak people down. In the nineties, with contributions from wealthier members, Martin set up a small set of offices in Brooklyn under the guise of a construction company, out of which he continued their operation. In 2008, Martin died of pancreatic cancer, and left behind him a rift in the community. Bryan Hickman, in his capacity as Reed Richards, and Diane Green as Wonder Woman, took charge of the Marvel and DC components of the group. Conflict followed shortly, with characters such as Dr. Doom taking advantage of their newfound anonymity to pose as benign friends to their comic-book enemies. In December of that year, Doom killed Hickman, and fell in a confrontation with a reincarnation of Susan Storm and a scattered gathering of X-Men. In the fallout from this battle and Doom's death, the reincarnation of Professor X was appointed as the new leader of the Marvel side, and a council was established to provide for a fuller representation of the community's wishes. Friction started again soon, and the councils (appointed thoughtfully, but without a vote, and without any voice given to the Independents) were met with skepticism. Before this could be resolved, however, Jean Grey and Scott Summers attempted to contain the newly-resurfaced M'Krann Crystal, and accidentally caused a seismic event. New York City was struck with two abnormally large earthquakes--one in Brooklyn, and one in downtown Manhattan, near the FBI headquarters and City Hall. The Crossover offices in Brooklyn were completely destroyed, and some lost their lives in the quakes or in the riots--including Diane, who gave her life to save the other occupants of the building. Jean and Scott were separated from their hosts and sent into the ether to find new people to inhabit. Now, Crossover is trying to rebuild. A multinational corporation headed by a member of the community has come forward to lend its discreet (and significant) financial clout to help build new offices and for a restructuring of the entire organization. Although members were initially wary of accepting the help of such a large entity, particularly considering the importance of their anonymity, there was little choice but to accept their their help. Now that everyone is picking up the pieces, it's suddenly become much more dangerous to look a gift horse in the mouth. Where do they go from here? And what will be the cost of a helping hand? |
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