Rally Cry 2

Carnal Knowledge

Just when everyone thought that the hard-times for the world were nearly over tragedy once again struck the United States.  Six months ago an army of necromantic drones, led by a mysterious being known only as Carnal, launched a massive attack on New York City as well as Washington DC.  These attacks were extremely well orchestrated and more brutal than anything anyone had ever witnessed.  The battle for the two cities lasted for nearly a month, and in the end the two cities were left shattered and desolate and the rest of the nation was left reeling.  Today America struggles to cope with the loss of two such important cities while the rest of the world looks on with a mixture of concern and greed.

Washington

“Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy...none of them, for all their foresight, could have predicted what would happen when Carnal came to town.

-Senator Marshal Polt

Considered by many to be the core of American patriotism and hope, Washington’s cultural centers were left in ruin by Carnal and his drones.  When the country began to recover from Carnal’s attacks there was little time to rebuild the monuments and other famous places of the city.  This, combined with the loss of so many governmental jobs, left the city with few options.

Now, with the loss of so much life in the city and across the country, there is little hope left in DC.  There are currently only a handful of efforts ongoing to restore the city to its former state.  Although there is only a limited amount of resources being spent in the city many feel that only once the monuments have been rebuilt and honor is returned to the city, that the nation can truly begin to heal.

 
Despite the severe damage to the city Washington DC is planned to be reclaimed and rebuilt by the Federal Government.  It is only a matter of time before the relief effort kicks into full speed and the city is once again up and running.  The choice to rebuild DC over New York is basically one of finances.  Washington was not devastated to anywhere near the same degree as New York and does not seem to garner the continued attention of Carnal.

New York

“People defiantly aren’t dreaming of going to the Big Apple anymore.  It isn’t enough to have to worry about being mugged by hungry gangers, but one also has to worry about stumbling into a cell of drones while looking for a place to sleep.”

-Rob, NYC survivor

New York, once the glittering gem of society, power, and influence on the eastern seaboard is now a shattered shell of its former self.  Constant skirmishes with Carnal’s drones have left their mark on almost every street and neighborhood in the city.

When the attacks began people fled the city in droves and, considering the inherent danger involved in returning, has left much of the city as a veritable ghost-town, although there are still those that call the city home.  Some people choose to remain out of stubbornness while others stay to protect their assets.  The majority though, stay because they simply have nowhere else to go.

There are still efforts by government and religious services to aid the city, but most have chosen to simply write off the city as a loss and move on.  With so much of the country suffering at the moment the general consensus is to leave New York to its own devices until the rest of the country is taken care of.  The sudden evacuation of so many American cities has left countless homes and businesses vacant, just waiting for the imminent looters to come along.  Surprisingly there were only a small number of scroungers at first. 

The fear of being caught in one of the many running battles was enough to keep most thieves in hiding.  As time has passed greed, and need, have grown to the point where even reprisals by the law or by Carnal’s forces aren’t enough to keep everyone in hiding.  The black market across the US is one of the largest and most profitable of any major city in the world, even after the trials of the attack.  Not only are wealth and luxury items in high demand but so are such things as food and medicine.