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<blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 4982823" data-attributes="member: 12460"><p><strong>Day 0, November 3rd, 2020</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Disclaimer: The settings of After the Blast and Atomic Sunrise are fantasy settings that take place within an alternate reality. Although some parts of it may seem very similar to our own world, it is not the same. Some real-life celebrities and political figures exist within the setting, but they are not exact duplicates of those found in our own world, nor are they meant to be.</em></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><p style="text-align: center">Introduction</p><p></span>It has been a crazy, busy morning. The streets of Chicago and all of its neighboring suburbs are packed with voters turning out in droves for what has been one of the most hotly contested U.S. Presidential elections in decades. Republican President Sarah Palin easily rode into office for her first term in 2016 after defeating a weak Joe Biden who had taken office when tragedy struck President Barack Obama in the middle of his second term while aboard Air Force One on the way to Europe for a diplomatic mission (while al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the accident, it was never publicly confirmed). Not only is this election historic because of Sarah Palin's controversial tenure as President, but it is the first time ever that all 50 states have adopted a fair distribution clause for the assignment of delegates to the Electoral College, meaning that the election is no longer a winner-takes-all affair.</p><p></p><p>Both President Sarah Palin and challenger Tim Kaine have campaigned all over the country instead of concentrating only on so-called "swing states" in an effort to secure as many electoral votes as possible and voter turnout is expected to be at its highest ever, both in terms of pure numbers and percentages. Extra polling stations have even been set up to handle the overflow, and people are lined up for blocks in some places, standing outside in freezing weather to cast their vote. And then it happened.</p><p></p><p>It started with a flash. Then there was a boom. And then a tremor along the ground, followed by silence. When you awoke your ears were ringing and you were seeing spots in your eyes. You felt dizzy, nauseated, and quite off-balance. You crawled to your feet, grabbing a hold of whatever was nearby. Your hearing was the first to return. The sounds of ringing was slowly replaced with the sounds of screams, crying, and dozens of car alarms blaring out in futility. Then the spots in your eyes began to fade, and you gazed upon the horrific sight. The streets were trashed. Cars, trucks, even entire semis had been thrown into buildings. Only the sturdiest buildings were still standing, bloody smears painting the tapestry of cement walls all around you, the telltale sign of bodies that had been flung against them with tremendous force. And then your eyes turned skyward to behold the grimmest sight of all. A cloud unlike you had ever personally witnessed before. But you knew what it stood for. So many times you had seen its like on horror films, documentaries about old wars and weapons. Centered over downtown Chicago, perhaps 15 miles away, was a mushroom cloud.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="airwalkrr, post: 4982823, member: 12460"] [b]Day 0, November 3rd, 2020[/b] [I]Disclaimer: The settings of After the Blast and Atomic Sunrise are fantasy settings that take place within an alternate reality. Although some parts of it may seem very similar to our own world, it is not the same. Some real-life celebrities and political figures exist within the setting, but they are not exact duplicates of those found in our own world, nor are they meant to be.[/I] [SIZE="4"][CENTER]Introduction[/CENTER][/SIZE] It has been a crazy, busy morning. The streets of Chicago and all of its neighboring suburbs are packed with voters turning out in droves for what has been one of the most hotly contested U.S. Presidential elections in decades. Republican President Sarah Palin easily rode into office for her first term in 2016 after defeating a weak Joe Biden who had taken office when tragedy struck President Barack Obama in the middle of his second term while aboard Air Force One on the way to Europe for a diplomatic mission (while al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the accident, it was never publicly confirmed). Not only is this election historic because of Sarah Palin's controversial tenure as President, but it is the first time ever that all 50 states have adopted a fair distribution clause for the assignment of delegates to the Electoral College, meaning that the election is no longer a winner-takes-all affair. Both President Sarah Palin and challenger Tim Kaine have campaigned all over the country instead of concentrating only on so-called "swing states" in an effort to secure as many electoral votes as possible and voter turnout is expected to be at its highest ever, both in terms of pure numbers and percentages. Extra polling stations have even been set up to handle the overflow, and people are lined up for blocks in some places, standing outside in freezing weather to cast their vote. And then it happened. It started with a flash. Then there was a boom. And then a tremor along the ground, followed by silence. When you awoke your ears were ringing and you were seeing spots in your eyes. You felt dizzy, nauseated, and quite off-balance. You crawled to your feet, grabbing a hold of whatever was nearby. Your hearing was the first to return. The sounds of ringing was slowly replaced with the sounds of screams, crying, and dozens of car alarms blaring out in futility. Then the spots in your eyes began to fade, and you gazed upon the horrific sight. The streets were trashed. Cars, trucks, even entire semis had been thrown into buildings. Only the sturdiest buildings were still standing, bloody smears painting the tapestry of cement walls all around you, the telltale sign of bodies that had been flung against them with tremendous force. And then your eyes turned skyward to behold the grimmest sight of all. A cloud unlike you had ever personally witnessed before. But you knew what it stood for. So many times you had seen its like on horror films, documentaries about old wars and weapons. Centered over downtown Chicago, perhaps 15 miles away, was a mushroom cloud. [/QUOTE]
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