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[shadowflashkick]

[Action A - 2238 Stevens Road]
-Charlie had got used to a normal civilian job, and he had learned to keep undercover.

He was overly suspicious of the new police chief, and had wanted nothing to do with it. For now, he would bide his time.-

[Action B]-Charlie can be found at the park... he actually seems to be reading some of the books from the

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[after_thesky]

[Sarah Jane is in the kitchen making tea. She's rather surprised to find... not that pesky drone coming down the stairs]

Good morning. I imagine you have a lot of questions.

[shadowflashkick]

-He was in a bit of a hurry, so when he made his way to the bottom of the stairs to find someone else down there, he paused.-

Indeed. We'll start with the obvious... where am I?

[after_thesky]

The town is called Mayfield. It's a facsimile of 1950s America on Earth.

[shadowflashkick]

-He narrowed his eyes.-

What do you mean by... "on Earth"? Last I checked, I still was on Earth.

[after_thesky]

[Sarah Jane smiles]

Just thought I'd make it clear. Not everyone here is from Earth.

[shadowflashkick]

-He's speechless at this.-

E-excuse me?

[after_thesky]

I'm sorry, that was probably a bit much, wasn't it. The town kidnaps people from a wide variety of places.

[shadowflashkick]

... The town?

[after_thesky]

More specifically, the forces that control it. Essentially, there are three kinds of people here.

[shadowflashkick]

Go on.

-He was rather interested in this, despite being so short.-

[after_thesky]

First there are the people like you and me, brought here from someplace else.

The second category are what we call drones. They follow a rigid script based on idealized versions of 1950s gender roles. They also insist that the rest of us have been here all our lives and fit into their neat little boxes. There are two drone children that live in this house, so you'll see that for yourself soon enough.

Finally, there is a third category that seem to be the powers in the city. They're a bit more distinct than the drones, and more dangerous. The mayor, the chief of police, the milkman, the librarian and the postman. The Smith family, notably their daughter Lucy, are also in this category.