Ministry of Truth Broadcast

[marlowe_tops]

Dystopian AU

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

1. Stronghold - Inside the walls, we are safe. Outside the walls, there is only madness, desolation, and thirst. Everything you need is here. Mother protects us. Mother sees to all our needs. To defy or to question Mother is to put all our lives at risk.
2. Rebels against the Government - You know each other only by code names. You’ve met each other only within the safety of illegal, anonymous networks. You can only hope and trust that they are loyal to your cause, and that none of this is a trap.
3. Re-education - Once, you questioned. Once, you doubted. You know this, but you have learned of your folly. The Ludovico technique of aversion therapy is unparalleled at rehabilitating criminals. Traitors. So-called ‘free-thinkers’. You’re better now. Isn’t it wonderful, to be a productive and unquestioning member of society?
4. The Ministry of Culture - Art is lies, and lies are forbidden. Love is treachery, and treachery is forbidden. Sex is deviance, and deviance is punishable by death. History is regression, and regression is a crime. Music is rebellion, and rebellion is intolerable. Any citizens found in possession of deviant and false publications will be punished.
5. Population Control - Resources are finite. There are too many mouths to feed and not enough arable land. Which is why you have been chosen to be culled. Only the strongest, the smartest, and the most resourceful are needed in the new society. One person from your group will be permitted to survive and to return to society, richly rewarded. Everyone else must die. Weapons are right over there.
6. The Helpmeet (Smut Option) - It’s a stressful life, working for the government and helping to protect the fragile values of our society. Maybe it’s your way of surviving, of rebelling, maybe it’s the only thing you’ve ever known. And in recognition, in appreciation of your loyalty and service, the government has provided you with a Helpmeet. The Helpmeet is an eager, obedient warm body, waiting for you at your home, thinking of nothing but your pleasure. You’ve heard rumors that the Helpmeets are former rebels and traitors, re-educated into obedience and now serving this important social function. You’ve also heard rumors that Helpmeets are engineered in a lab to be what they are. Either way, there’s no reason for you to question it. No need to think about how you treat them. They’re not real people, after all.
7. WILDCARD

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John Murphy | The 100

[cucaracho]

[Interested in Stronghold as a lipservice follower of Mother, Re-education (no torture, just propaganda and manipulation please) as either the educator or the student, or Helpmeet (OTA if he's the helpmeet, M/M if he's the master).]

Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn { Batmans } OTA

[dr_quinzel]

[Could really be on either side of re-education, and would totally be down for helping out with some population control~ Open to all AUs and cross-canon.]

Abel | Starfighter

[reliantnav]

[Hacker rebel against the government or obedient soldier of the government. Potentially interested in re-education or helpmeet options.]

[inquiryguqin]

[I'm a late-comer, so if you're interested in threading here. I'm interested in the re-education and helpmeet options!]

Being a government official of the ruling party and director of the Ministry of Culture, Lan Zhan has certain privileges and rights under his designation. A curator of art and music approved by government standards and being an advisor of works worth preserving, Lan Zhan maintains museums and galleries with utmost care. He's a wealthy socialite, hosting parties and seminars in his mansion, teaching people on the importance of preserving culture approved by the government. Everything was handed to him by the government and he used his position wisely to protect himself, his family, his staff, and his property and assets.

When he was assigned to his helpmeet, his first one, the re-education center has difficulty finding a placement for Abel. He made sure Abel is comfortable and assured him that his stay with him is permanent. He was given a profile on his background history and Lan Zhan never questions about his past unless Abel wishes to speak about it. He gave him his own bedroom with a warm bed and he designated his job and responsibilities in the household. He trained him on basic house rules such as curfew and how to greet his family members and staff.

He treated him well, and while helpmeet is legal property, he doesn't treat Abel as such. He gave time for Abel to settle in and adjust before Lan Zhan shows a bit of affection from holding hands to gentle caresses on the cheek, but when it comes to bedroom matters or even a kiss, he didn't ask yet.

One day, when Lan Zhan has free time from his busy schedule, he goes out of his way to spend time with his helpmeet to get to know him better. "...Abel. I'm not busy now. Would you like to come with me?"

Declan Lynch | The Raven Cycle

[sleepingpills]

[Government suit by day, black market dealer of banned cultural artifacts by night.]

Jude Riley | OC

[hangingontight]

["Jude Riley" is a pen name for a former journalist turned private investigator and information seeker when the Order shut down the free press. Uses his anonymity, connections, and investigative skills to find and leak incriminating information on government officials, police, oligarchs, or anyone else he's hired to track.]

Abel Nightroad | Trinity Blood | OTA

[incubi_abel]

[I rather like The Helpmeet option if anyone is interested with him being the Helpmeet.]

[inquiryguqin]

[Oh Abel... So I'm a latecomer. I must confess, I'm horribly interested too. Decided to be vague and creative with some prompts.]

Being a government official of the ruling party and director of the Ministry of Culture, Lan Zhan has certain privileges and rights under his designation. Being considered a wealthy socialite by many, and a curator of art and music approved by government standards and being an advisor of works worth preserving. Lan Zhan maintains museums and galleries with utmost care. He enforces rules to make sure everyone stays in line and protects art and music to the best of his abilities. It wasn't a bad life. He holds and hosts events and parties, which he was known for by the state. The pay and benefits is good. He was given a manor of his own. While everything was handed to him by the government, he used his position wisely to protect himself, his family, his staff, and his property and assessts.

One day, the government approved of assigning him a helpmeet as a reward for his outstanding service. Of course, it wasn't necessary. He doesn't need anyone. Regardless he didn't have much of a choice and Abel is his responsibility now, both legally and morally, and it was established by the law that a helpmeet is his property.

It was early in the morning that Lan Zhan was given Abel's profile ahead of advance, which tells him information such as his birthday, age, and a small brief bio that he was properly re-educated. As the limo drives in front of his manor into the driveway and the car door opens, he goes out to meet and welcome his helpmeet for the first time.

"Abel, is that your name...?" It was an ironic question. He doesn't need to ask a helpmeet their preference or their name, but it's for convivence sake.

Peter Quill • Marvel Comics

[starbuckslord]

( Mainly looking to play out an AU I have for Peter where post-Cancerverse, he finally goes serious about taking over his dad's empire and allies with other space empires to put Earth on lockdown, cause it's clearly dangerous. So he would be top banana, basically. )

[forceshadowed]

[ i got summoned by ‘space empire’ >.> if you’re up for crosscanon shenanigans? ally just dropping by to see how things are going, or bringing a fleet and soldiers to help keep the peace? she totally becomes the big bad in her original canon, so. ]

Damien Thorn | The Omen | M/M

[antichrist_ceo]

[Helpmeet; master role, obviously lol. ;)]

[incubi_abel]

The helpmeet quietly slipped into Master's bedroom, being sure to not disturb his rest. Master worked very hard and deserved the comfort of sleep for as long as possible. Clothes were quietly removed from the dresser and closet to be placed on a nearby chair before the heater in the bathroom was turned on, warming the towels and the air. Every action was near silent to not disturb Master.

Finally, the helpmeet knelt next to the bed and waited for the alarm to gently wake Master for the day, hands on thighs and head bowed, content to remain there until Master deemed otherwise.

((OOC: His list and I left it vague depending on how much you want to make him from a person to a thing, such as referring to Abel as "it" instead of "him". *grins*))

Julian Randol | Continuum | M/M

[iamtheseus]

[2, 3, or 6. For 3 and 6 - former "traitor", former protester against corporations, revolutionary, etc. For 6, he's the Helpmeet.]

Lio Fotio | Promare

[madburnished]

(( head of an arsonist terrorist group fighting for the right to free-will; former head that's been captured/conditioned for re-education or helpmeet options, m/m for smut ))

Tseng | Final Fantasy VII | OTA

[tseng_first_turk]

[He will be your Re-Education Instructor. He will also be your Master if you are a Helpmeet. Perhaps you started in the Re-Education Center and he brought you home...]

[reliantnav]

[Interested in the re-education to helpmeet option...]

The files on Abel were quite straightforward. He had once been a rising star with an impressive career in front of him and the son of a powerful government official. His academic scores had been exceptional, but instead of capitalizing on that potential he'd fallen prey to rebel recruiters while at the academy and begun engaging in treason.

Abel quivered in the holding cell. The video feed piped into the cell was an unceasing array of propaganda, preventing his sleep and instilling him with terror about the possible tortures in store for him. Without any sense of time passing, Abel wasn't sure if he'd been in the cell for hours or days, but he could already feel his sanity and certainty fracturing, and he was desperate for any reprieve from the cold and lonely cell.

Eliot Spencer | Leverage | OTA

[90minutesofsleep]

[He definitely works with the resistance/rebellion/insurgents, whoever it is that's breaking the status-quo and getting people out from under the thumb of the gubment overlords.
He works with a small group, one of the final stop groups in getting people (and supplies) out of the city and into the hands of the resistance.
He probably does factory work, or drives delivery vehicles, maybe even conscript transportation.]

Techie | Dredd | OTA

[clan_techie]

[1 is sort-of canon, but I'm down for anything except 6]

Steve Rogers | MCU | OTA

[about45seconds]

[But what if your rebels against the government are working within the government? What then??]

Angie | Agent Carter | OTA

[criesoncue]

[She's a waitress at a City commissary, and she's good at her job, a smile, a laugh, conversation about the news or the weather.

But also, for people who know what to ask and how to ask it, she's got ties to the underground, she can get you any kind of contraband you need and if you've got enough money, she can even get you a new life.]

Merlin | Kingsman | OTA

[grumpytechwizard]

[Working For Them, essentially.
He's the chief of operations at a City reeducation center. Of course, this isn't an exact science, and sometimes it can take weeks, even months to realize that a program had been faulty, or resisted by the subject.
But it's hardly his fault if that happens, right?

Except for the part where it is, certainly the reeducation programs are far from perfect, but a man his age can only sustain quiet, little acts of rebellion, and creating, fostering, the next wave of free-thinkers is one of those acts.]

Lup | TAZ: Balance | OTA

[litchy_lulu]

[I mean, she's already a bounty hunter of escaped souls, so to speak, that could easily be converted into being a bounty hunter of sense offenders rebellion leaders or members or anybody the Raven Queen City Watch sends her after.

Could be a brainwashing situation, she doesn't know she was one of those people once, could just be she likes the work, could even be she hates the work and sometimes lets someone go when she can get away with it.]

Bane | Dark Knight Rises | OTA

[the_reckoner]

[Leader of a highly militant rebellious faction, no one's quite sure if they want to burn the city down to give it to the people or just to watch the sparks fly. Obviously they've been branded as terrorists, though they call themselves a Brotherhood, the same as they always have.

The City definitely wants them eradicated, but as they live outside city borders, that's difficult to accomplish. They're always recruiting, however, if you can find them, or if they find you.]

Armitage Hux | Star Wars (AU) | OTA

[empires_heir]

[Down for just about anything, throw me something, I'll run with it.]

Gabreel King | OC | OTA

[malecompanion]

[Any of the above, worked for them, rebelled, got caught and re-educated into someone's helpmeet. Whatever works.]

Claire Temple | MCU | OTA

[night_nurse]

[Only know her from Daredevil, I'm behind on everything else - Works in a re-education center by day, patches up rebels and vigilantes by night.]

Leia Organa | Star Wars | OTA

[vadersotherheir]

[Okay, but just imagine a government official, leading the investigation of/search for a rebel leader, with a small legion of helpmeets that she's quietly un-reeducated herself, on account of being said rebel leader.]

[oracle_knows]

OOC: So I'm thinking here of a young female inquisitor being dispatched from Coruscant as help. She has a hell of a reputation for getting her target - but that's not the same as uncovering traitors; she's actually no fan of the Emperor herself and her normal M.O. is to find scum and blame the rebellion on them.

Miles Morales ( Into the Spider-verse )

[shouldertouching]

Alex Manes | Roswell, New Mexico

[threefourths]

Columbus | zombieland

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