Mutants & Masterminds: The Indigo Children - The Event (Setting info)

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Mysterious Explosion Rocks New York Sky - March 7th, 1990

AP - The sky above New York City was rocked by an explosion yesterday at noon. Authorities have yet to determine the source of the explosion but have stated that no damage or injuries were reported. Eyewitnesses say that the explosion seemed to come from nowhere. The FAA insists that there was no air traffic in the vicinity at the time of the explosion. Government spokesman speaking of the explosion said, "Right now the best theory that we have is that this Event was merely a micro meteor that exploded above the city. There is nothing to be afraid of and no reason to worry that this was an attack of any kind." Meanwhile conspiracy theorists are already citing a cover up by the government, claiming the explosion was the result of a new weapon system ....

Animals Dying by the Thousands - March 14th, 1990

AP - Health officials have been left stumped by a recent wave of animal deaths in the New York City area. Less than two weeks after the mysterious explosion now known as "The Event" officials estimate that 90% of all animals in the Event zone have died. The Centers for Disease Control report that there appears to be no common pathology and that they can find no evidence that there is any danger to humans. Officials report that the unique exception seems to be animals that are currently pregnant. Scientists theorize that whatever the pathogen or pathogens may be might be unable to overcome the combined immune systems of both mother and child. Speculation as to a link to the Event has been rampant. A recent poll showed that over 80% of the populace believe that the event was a weapons test that spread some sort of contagion into the atmosphere above New York City...

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Aftermath of Event Still Being Felt - September 10, 1990

AP - In the wake of the mysterious explosion known simply as The Event nearly 100% of all animals within the purported blast area have died. From rare and endangered zoo animals to beloved family pets the only survivors have been pregnant females and fertilized avian and reptilian eggs. Nearly six months later though the mysterious health effects of the Event have continued. As these expecting mothers have given birth to deformed and often stillborn young. Health officials at the CDC insist that there is no danger to humans though they admit that they have yet to identify the source of the genetic damage that has been the cause of these deaths. "The expectation is that roughly 80% of births are going to be stillborn or so horribly damaged genetically that they will not survive long after birth. The remaining 20% seem to be otherwise healthy. It's still a bit of a mystery." So says, the director of Event studies in the newly formed Event Research Bureau....

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Retrospective: Fifteen Years After The Event

On March 6th, 1990 the world changed just a little bit. The Event, an explosion that to this day has not been satisfactorily explained, occurred in the sky above New York City. Within weeks nearly every animal in the area had died from horrible genetic disease. Within months the survivors, pregnant females all of them, had died giving birth to largely malformed and mutated offspring. Fifteen years later nobody has an explanation for what happened. Why is it that humans seem immune to the malady that struck every other mammal in range? That question seems to be no longer as applicable as recent data have show a steady increase in cancers of all types in that segment of the population that was living in the area at the time of the Event.

Beyond the scope of health concerns and the mystery of what happened, how it happened, and why it happened however are the changes that cannot be directly tied to the Event. Crime in New York has risen steadily over the past fifteen years even as the population of the city decreases. Some say that like the butterfly in Japan whose fluttering wings cause a hurricane in the Atlantic the Event was merely the catalyst for greater change. Immediately after the effects of the Event began to show in the animal population people began to move from the city. They were afraid that there was a contagion, something they could flee from, though none of the literally hundreds of studies have been able to show any evidence of anything of the sort. As people left so too did many businesses, moving with their work force as a simple survival mechanism. As a result less taxes were able to fund fewer police which resulted in both gang and organized crime resurrecting in this once proud city.

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Sharp Rise in Cancer Rates Leave Expert Baffled - January 20, 2009

The CDC today revealed results of ongoing public health information that shows a steep increase in the incidence of cancer within the New York City and northern New Jersey area. Rates of cancer in humans of all ages groups is up nearly 300%. Experts are baffled by the unilateral increase in cancer rates which do not seem to be limited to specific forms of cancer, or age groups. New York City Mayor Bloomberg announced, at a press conference today in response to the report, the creation of a special task force to sample air, water, and local flora and fauna in an attempt to discern the cause.

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Man Found Mauled in East Harlem - February 3, 2009

A local man identified as Lewis Snully was found mauled in an alley near his East Harlem apartment. Police are investigating and believe that a new gang has started up in the area and us using trained attack dogs to carry out its violence. Citing Mr. Snully's death as the twelfth such crime in the past two months police detective Albert Giodorni said, "The savagery of these attacks is sickening, even by the standards of the gang violence this city has seen of late. We implore anybody who has seen or heard one of these crimes, or has any other knowledge which could be of use in this investigation to come forward."

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June 13, 2009 - Explosion in upper east side warehouse kills two.

Two security gaurds were killed last evening when the warehouse they were protecting exploded. Police say that they have no leads on the probable cause of the explosion but do believe that it is connected to the string of similar incidents around the city.

July 11, 2009 - Mysterious animal epidemic continues.

New York City Animal Control working with the Centers for Disease Control have reported that there appears to be no bacterial or viral link between the mysterious mass animal deaths in the city over the past two months. Sources in City Hall have confirmed that the EPA is being called in to determine if there is a chemical contaminant responsible and what, if any, impact there may be on the residents of the city.