The Concerned Citizens
So I'm calling on you. Yeah, you, that's right. A revolution starts with the small things, the small people, and gets real big over time.
― No-One in Llawes' April broadcast (hacked)
The Concerned Citizens, also known the CC, are an organization — well, not really. The Concerned Citizens are a group — hmm, not quite. The Concerned Citizens are individuals who are loosely kind of sort of…
Put simply, the Concerned Citizens disapprove of Llawes Corporation. For some Citizens, this is a private political position, or a few little revolutions in the decisions they make throughout their lives. For others, this attitude is a much more material reality.
Who?
Regardless of methodology, the Concerned Citizens have become an increasingly pertinent thorn in Llawes’ side. Recently, Llawes Corp has issued a number of warnings about the disruptive “rebel organization.”
"The terrorist group of so-called 'rebels' who refer to themselves as the Concerned Citizens have lately been receiving a fair amount of vocal support even as they escalate the violent and disruptive nature of their actions."
Despite this, their leader’s identity remains unknown, and the Concerned Citizens remain active as ever.
What?
So what are the Concerned Citizens even doing? Well, their best!
On a wide scale, their goals looks a little something like this:
- Take down Llawes Corporation
- Ensure Unbleeders have rights
- Ensure everyone has the freedom to choose whether they undergo the process of becoming an Unbleeder
But capitalism wasn’t uprooted in a day, and there are a lot of smaller things to do in the meantime. These smaller things include…
- Getting dissatisfied Unbleeders into better situations
- Helping people who have been forced into the process adjust to the lifestyle and avoid being employed by Llawes
- Ensuring people who can’t afford inserts without Llawes’ insurance get them if they want or need them
Perhaps most notable of these is the creation of Unbleeders outside of Llawes.
(No One.)
On that note, it’s impossible to say much about the Concerned Citizens without at least some mention of their leader — though doing so can be difficult! Known by any variation of (or pun on) “no one,” No-One (it/its) cuts quite the mythic figure: one that seems to be everywhere and nowhere. Despite its many, many inserts, it appeared to be human for quite some time -- until December 2035 (RWE 2022).
What little is known about No-One (other than its uncanny ability to avoid camera detection) amounts mostly to a list of hobbies — namely vandalism, breaking into Llawes HQ, and publicly broadcasting information about the Concerned Citizens. Those who have met it would likely vouch for its gentle and friendly nature, though mileage varies as to whether these qualities are endearing or eerie.
Those close to No-One say that it seems to be hiding something about its feelings regarding the Fallen Star… but as it would gladly tell you, it just wants everyone to be happy!
When? RWE = Real World Equivalent
Early 2034 [RWE - 2021]
No-One's anti-Llawes activities reach a large enough scale that it's recognized as something of a public figure.
April 2035 [RWE - 2022]
No-One hijacks a Llawes broadcast. It is implied to have done so plenty of times before. (Out of universe, this is the canon introduction of No-One and the Concerned Citizens.)
December 2035 [RWE - 2022]
No-One is captured by Llawes. In an attempt to erase it from existence, it's fed to anomalies; however, while the anomalies do kill it, its rescue via Joel and its pre-implanted inserts ensure its revival as an Unbleeder. Joel and No-One go into hiding; the public assumes No-One is dead.
April 2036 [RWE - 2023]
No-One publicly returns in another broadcast, this time from the Star Enclosure. Simultaneously, Eschaton launches an attack.
Where?
Regarding a headquarters of their own, the Concerned Citizens have none. Appropriate for their lack of organization and emphasis on anonymity!
However, there are certainly a few places that their leader, No-One, bounces between. Few things link these places — couches in friends’ apartments, penthouse suites, abandoned warehouses, you name it. Some of these recur more frequently than others. As soon as anyone starts sniffing around, though, those places are crossed off the list.
The Usual(?) Place
The longest-lasting of these locations so far is an apartment building, rooted in what was once the edge of Caer Sidi. As rapid expansion has subsumed more and more space, the city has grown around it; the whole place is long-abandoned. Now, no one lives there… so to speak.
A few floor midway up have been entirely taken over by the CC. In some ways, it’s the closest they have to a centralizing HQ, or indeed anything that makes them an actual organization (as opposed to just people claiming alignment against Llawes).
A couple of walls have been knocked down to make a bigger central space, and a couple of rooms away from that space have been soundproofed or set up for some specific use or another. They’ve rigged up water, heat, electricity, even WiFi. And it certainly gets plenty of use!
It’s a busy little place! Always someone cooking, always someone doing something loud or annoying, always someone sleeping somewhere weird. The furniture is mismatched and dragged in from who knows where, and art projects litter the place — posters, drafts for graffiti and speeches and the like, protest signs, the works.
And, perhaps most importantly, anyone is welcome to stay there any time, and for as long as they need.
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