Dissidence

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Metru Nui. A place where the sun is silent.

I suppose it began when the democratic elections we once prided ourselves on ceased. Turaga Dume declared himself king and abolished the Senate, which didn't really bother us at the time. It was stupid of us, we later knew, but Turaga Dume was like a father to us, and taking that into consideration, we did nothing. Slowly, though, the beings who had once populated the streets with such diversity, such life, had been brainwashed. They were idealists, arresting someone for so much as making a dirty joke in a public area. I know a guy who personally stood outside the police station and tied an RC helicopter to his-well, you get the picture. He's serving twenty years in prison now...or was, before they found him hung in his own cell due to "suicide." You get a lot of that in Metru Nui.

My name is Jolek Highwind, and I was a martial artist/all-around funny guy who wandered around Metru Nui looking to do whatever I could in the name of SCIENCE. After the crackdowns and the growing tyranny, though, I started to lay low. One night, after I heard about a friend's death in a holding cell, I went to a bar to drink away my problems.

This is the part where I meet Castor Troy.

Castor was skinny, tall, brash, charismatic, handsome, funny, and too damn fearless for his own good. He wasn't held down by the limits of normal life; rather, he saw beyond all that and could almost predict the future based on a single choice, weighing the consequences in a quarter of a second. His philosophy in life was that anyone could beat the crap out of him at any time, but the stupid bastard on the giving end of the punches couldn't kill him, because of the two of them, Castor Troy was the one with nothing to lose.

Anyway, Castor and I got to talking about the state of things, growing a friendship of sorts and we were about to leave before Castor punched me in the face in an alcholic brain fart of sorts. Now, being the upstanding martial artist that I am, I couldn't have that. So Castor and I ended up getting into a fight, one that left us both bloodied and moaning in the parking lot. A couple of others came and started their own fights. Most sensible people would consider this the part where you stumble home and try to steel yourself for the hangover. But Castor Troy wasn't sensible, especially when said hangover hit.

He bought the bar with all of his life savings and invited all his friends, many of whom had actually survived prison (no small accomplishment these days) and we started up a fight club in the basement of that dingy Ta-Koro bar. Several others began doing the same thing and reporting to Castor, and in two weeks, we had raised a small army, which he later confided to me was part of a mega birthday present to himself.

He's announcing the purpose of his "present" tonight at the original fight club. He's invited me, his best friend, to help him co-lead whatever it is. Thing is, I dunno if I really want to...

-Jolek Highwind

Welcome to Dissidence, an atypical resistance game. You see, you won't be fighting with bullets or knives...at least, not mainly.

You'll be fighting with humor.

That's right. Your job is to stretch the ruling party of Metru Nui thin with the stupidest crap imaginable, bribe or take out as many cops as you can and show the people that they don't have to be afraid. The goal isn't to win, though that would certainly be great; no, the main goal is not to lose.

You'll be fighting cops, Vahki, and in some situations, yourself. But if you can pull it off, you'll be a legend.

Of course, all legends have to die sometime, right?

Fight Clubs

There are several fight clubs in each Metru. The leader of each fight club is a member of a committee that is based in the center of each Metru, each representing the opposite of that Metru's core value.

Ta-Assault
Ga-Chaos
Le-Isolation
Po-Defilation
Onu-Misinformation
Ko-Panic

Any member of a fight club can fufill any kind of assignment related to these six committes, but they have to be approved by a majority of each commmittee. After all, Metru Nui is a democracy, right? The only people who can fufill an assignment without approval from the committees are Castor and Jolek. Either of the two can veto any decision made by a committee.

Locations

Ta-Metru-District of Fire and industrial leader of Metru Nui. The first fight club was founded here by Castor and Jolek, and it was one of the quickest to spread. Mask makers and blue collar workers slam each other into oblivion in bars all around the city.

Ga-Metru-Peaceful district of Water in Metru Nui. This was one of the last districts to have a fight club founded within its borders, but it's caught on like wildfire. Students and sometimes teachers make up the fight clubs here.

Ko-Metru-Philosophy practically wraps itself around Ko-Metru, leading to pent up scholars duking it out in the fight clubs here. This was the last district to have a fight club founded.

Po-Metru-Creative district of Stone and a fight club safe haven. The fight clubs here are filled with carvers and stone masons who want to get out their unused creative energy.

Onu-Metru-Knowledgable district of Earth. Not as many fight clubs here, but the ones that exist are extremely hard to find. Archivists who want to learn about something beyond museum exhibits and actually experience human contact brawl around the entire basement.

Le-Metru-Bustling district of Air. Fight clubs spread pretty quickly in Le-Metru, and are filled with test pilots who want to control their own lives and don't feel like becoming some wall stain in the Moto Hub.

Factions

The Trojans-Castor Troy's group of fighters and criminals. They're not nearly as open with their identities, but they strike from the shadows, mixing humor, aggression, and the will for freedom.

The Mob-The organized crime on Metru Nui. They hate the government just as much as the Trojans do, but they view the fighters as little more than an unorganized group of street thugs.

The Protectorate of Metru Nui-The government, led by Turaga Dume. They're uptight, vicious, and willing to arrest you for any little thing you do. Pretty much everyone will hate you if you play as one.

-Spawn

IC: Jamnicwo
I gulped down beer, and moved over to Angel Face and two guys he'd never seen before who were talking. "Sad not out on a job?" I asked. "I'm not either."

IC: Jamnicwo
"What was that?" I sighed. "I'm doing justice and all that Angel, but sometimes I fell as if Castor never gets me on the fun jobs."

IC: Jamnicwo
I sighed. "I know you're right, but sometimes it seems like I'm missing all the fun."

IC: Jamnicwo
"I sure hope so," I said, eyeing the new arrival. "This is why I hate bars."

Tyler Durden wrote:IC: Castor

"We'll have our fun, mate," Castor said with a smirk, "but right now, we've got a Vahki to kidnap."

He turned to Nova. "There's a red convertible parked at the corner near the Vahki hive with binoculars in it. I had a fight club guy from The Old Haunt near central Ta-Metru park it out there. Try not to wreck it; I promised him we would pay for whatever customization he wanted when we got the Vahki. Put up the hood, take the binoculars and warn us about any Protectorate activity going on around the vicinity."

-Spawn

IC (Streets of Ta-Metru):

Nova nodded. "You can count on me," he said, and ran into the shadows beneath a nearby broken street light.

Months of sneaking through Ta-Metru to The Devil's Door had taught Nova the value of stealth. Once underneath the shadows he re-sheathed his sword so its bright silver blade wouldn't catch any light and alert patrols to his presence. Months of sneaking through darkened streets had also given the Toa of Fire excellent night vision; he utilized it to its fullest now, finding an alley that led into a back road, scarcely traveled and filled with streetlamps whose bulbs needed replacing.

Perfect. Nova made his way down the street at a brisk walk. If he was right (and according to the faint stars above, he was), he was heading due north. The Vahki hive would be five blocks down and maybe two to the west...

He hit a crossroads and turned left. Here, the streetlamps shone brightly. With a few curses, Nova moved to the right of the street, where various vehicles were parked. He crouched behind them, walking quickly but cautiously, every movement measured, every gap between cars crossed at a leap.

Here.

There was a large dome sticking from the ground, taking up a block of its own. Nova backed from the intersection and looked to the road on the left, where the streetlamp closest to him was conveniently dark. The Toa of Fire caught the faintest glint of red.

He looked across at the hive, fought a shiver that tried to make its way down his spine.

Then he ran.

He reached the red convertible, leapt, rolled behind it. Looked over the edge. No movement from the hive.

Releasing a breath he hadn't realized he was holding, he made his way to the hood, still crouching behind the car, and lifted it gently. It was dark underneath; blindly Nova groped around the engine, until his hand struck something not metal or cable.

He grasped it, pulled. The binoculars greeted his gaze.

Lifting them to his eyes, he trained them on the hive. Still no movement. Raising his handheld radio to his lips, he gently pressed the button and whispered into the speaker, "I'm in position. No activity. Go."

IC: Hyarim

The Toa of Sonics woke up from his sleep and could see someone going from the Bar to... Somewhere. Without asking he followed the being, finally reaching the Toa, who was hiding behind a red convertible.
Sneaking around, he walked to the back of the convertible and stood along the Toa. Out of nothing he yelled "HELLO THERE" expecting to get a reaction from the Toa.