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"...We do not realize what we have on Earth until we leave it…"
James Lovell
Timeline of Significant Events
To summarise the worldbuilding that has been developed for this fiction, the following is a brief timeline of world events that have a significant impact on the overarching storyline.
2020 - Brexit
2022 - Scexit referendum and decision for Scotland to leave the UK
2025 - Quantum computing supremacy by Google verified
2026 - Ongoing imigration crisis accommodated by mass migration to France
2029 - Scotland joins the North Atlantic trading group with Scandinavia
2030 - Beginning of the 'Sustainability Crises' after the Saudi oil fields runs dry
2035 - Formation of Britannica by Wales, England, The Netherlands, and Brittany
2036 - Britannica recognised as an official independent state by the United Nations
2038 - End of the 'Sustainability Crisis' following the 'Net Zero' agreement
2044 - Singularity. Technological growth becomes irreversible with the creation of exDEV
2044 - Catalonian civil war
2045 - United Nations ban on AI
2049 - Birth of Baba designed by Harry and Yana
2049 - Belgium join the Britannica state
2050 - GOKIA founded
2050 - Legalisation of GOKA AI following protests
2051 - Ireland join the Britannica state
2052 - SONY Dreamcatcher VR headset is launched
2056 - Creation of Britannica Space Agency BSA
2064 - GOKIA launches technological hardware branch in Rotterdam, Netherlands
2068 - Construction of the 'Shackleton Circuit' orbital ring begins
2073 - James Lovell becomes the first official uploader
2073 - Shut down of Baba AI and negative sanctions against GOKIA
2074 - First permanent settlement on Mars
2075 - SONY Dreamcatcher II VR headset is launched
2075 - GOKIA information leak (?) makes immersion software free access
2076 - Creation of the first spectre human hybrid for work in microgravity conditions
2079 - The 'Shackleton Circuit' is made an international project
2085 - SONY is bought out by GOKIA
2089 - Harry Eisenhower is replaced as Chairman of GOKIA by Eva Smith
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This story can be thought as an AU precursor of my other fiction BLACKOUT, following some of the similar world events which I originally designed to act as the historical notes. If you liked the humour in this story, I'd recommend giving BLACKOUT a try. There are some small discrepancies which have developed from improvement of the history in later iterations. The concept of Spectre has a lot of potential and might be something I run with again in future.
As for EOrRRoR itself, this ties up what has been a thoroughly enjoyable story to write. There won't be any more from Yana, Baba, James, Richard, Eva, or Harry...but the whole concept of VR is something I'll always be tempted to come back to. For now, I'll be working now to finish Fort Haste: Winter and bring that to a close in the following months. I'll then be on a planned hiatus from writing fanfiction to give myself some time to think over some new ideas.
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A massive shout out to R'love (Just-A-Reader0Love) who has been the inspiration and motivation for this story. We've been working on this fiction together for a long while now and it's been great to have you as support and acting to proofread and advice on everything. You're a star.
A huge thanks for the following people nice enough to fav/follow this story and sticking with me with numerous delayed updates:
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And a huge thank you to everyone else who has graced this story with a read! We're well over ten-thousand views now and I'm humbled by the reception this fiction has had. As a crazy idea that got way out of hand, I'm continually humbled by your response. Thanks!
Enjoy!
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