((The Gulf States))
Georgio
Luz is a local merchant in the Amason state of northwest Brasil.
Daily, he sails up and down the Toero River to the nearest city doing
buisness with the federal government for the people of his
village.
On sunrise, he sets out towards the city. About 20
minutes into the venture, he sees a boat lying on the side of the
river, placed next to a tree. A path leads into the rainforest from
there. Curious, he decides to pull ashore and walk down this
pathway.
After 10 minutes of walking, he sees a clearing in
the path. He hides behind the bushes, seeing mysterious creatures in
the background. A helicopter takes off in the distance in this
clearing. The mysterious creatures all hover around two crates, until
they are both opened. Then Luz thinks to himself. What the hell are
these things?
These mysterious creatures aren't so mysterious.
One species is one line. Another species, looking completely
different, is lined up at the other crate. The two lines advance,
pick into the crate, and walk off. Then they file into one large
circle. Georgio can't quite see what is going on, but they all walk
closer towards him.
Once the crates are emptied and the lines
become one mass, they all start chanting and screaming. Semiautomatic
machine guns and a few machetes are raised into the air, some shots
are fired. AK-47s, AR-15s, M-16s, and the swords - all surplus from
the black market taken after the collapse of the United
States.
These mystery creatures - Golduck and Vileplume. Luz
has no idea of their existance until now. He is frightened by the
gunfire, and sprints back towards his boat and the river.
