August 2005
Meeting of US President and Military heads.
"Gentlemen" - started the president - "as you know world agreed to give human rights to immortals, therefor now we need to choose official policy about those who serve or would want to serve in military, police, intelligence & etc. I am pretty sure that warrior whose life depend on his ability to fight, with hundreds years of experience, even may be general in some of the armies tactics of who's we study in universities; could teach us many things. Most of them wouldn't want to enlist, but may be we can to hire some of them as civilian consultants or trainers? Lets hear what do you think."
"Well... If someone want to enlist, i am pretty sure they going to do it the regular way... Boot camp, privets rank and so on... But those who serve now... What can we do?" - asked Navy JAG Admiral Chegwidden. - "Legally they em posters and needed to be court marshaled. They enlisted in fake identities, they lied to the army, their superiors and etc. But we want them to stay and serve, right?" - and after president nod his approval he continue - "So we ask of all of them to change their information to the real one without being forst to change designations, and give them equal opportunities to grow in ranks as the rest of us mortals. Change some of the financial payments like health insurgences, but live all the benefits to the families, give them permition to have their weapons with them always and etc. Give us directions, and we" - his jest circled other JAGs , Justese Department head and other legal officials - "and we will work on privet parts."
15 August 2005
President gives speech and press posts official policy for immortals in US Military & Law Enforcements: "You have 45 days to change your personal information (name, age & etc.) or resign."
An 'International Immortal Government' is formed in January of 2006, and in March of that same year, all Immortals are issued "Identification of Immortal Status" cards. These cards act as Age of Majority Cards for Immortals who appear younger than they are, and allow Immortals who had been hiding behind mountains of falsified documents to reclaim their original identities, and in some cases, fortunes. A small cut on the thumb is required as proof of Immortality for those skeptical of the Card's verity - for this reason, very few Fake Immortal Ids are employed by teenagers.
Guidelines for Appropriate Challenges are issued in June of 2006 as the number of deaths by electrocution rise alarmingly when mortals attempt to witness battles in The Game. Formal Combat Areas are established in most major cities to keep watching Mortals at a safe distance. But Immortals in Military or law enforcement service have a right to refuse challenge (Immortal Government agreed with worlds governments that soldiers, agents & policemen are "property by contract" of the government and can't be forst to fight "in arena for entertainment of the masses".
Violent crimes rise in many North American cities as Mortals posing as Immortals utilize blades to commit robberies, muggings, etc. And against them stand real immortals as policemen. One of the stories about FBI agent who gave to one of those a choice – go against him in arena as immortal or surrender and go to jail as mortal - published in national tv, and to counter act this rise in crime, in October of 2006 a law is passed by the United Nations requiring all weaponry must be worn on in plain sight, and may only be carried by Card-Carrying Immortals. And again soldiers and policemen are exceptions – they can have they weapons shealed.