A black screen fades into a starfield, before panning down to focus on a brown, desolate planet.
Planet X, Bretonian Space
As the text fades away, the camera begins to move towards the planet, slowly at first but picking up speed and flying through dark clouds until it flies down to the surface, locking onto a small colony and panning back and into it. Illuminated by floodlights and brief flashes of light from the turbulent clouds above, two men clad in military style uniforms and helmets crouch beneath a cheap looking building as the wind gusts around them and rocks fall from outcroppings nearby.
"Captain!", one man shouts to the other over the gale winds,"We can't hold. This planet is too inhospitable... At this rate we'll lose the entire colony! We have to retreat back to space!"
The man's superior looks at him with an incredulous expression.
"Space? You think we trained hard for years... to go back to space?! You think we toiled to build this colony to run with our tails between out legs back to space?! Do you think, Private, that we kept those robots in repair... at least as much as we could, for this long... Just to get back in our ships and go back... TO SPACE?!"
A large boulder comes loosed and falls into their shelter, the two men only barely managing to escape it's inanimate wrath.
"Do we have a choice, Captain? Look at this place! We can't survive here!"
The captain bows his head, a single manly tear falling from his eye before he looks back up with sad eyes.
"Damnit... Retreat! Back to the ships, we're finished!"
Suddenly a golden light illuminates the colony, and the Private looks up and grins, pointing to the sky.
"No captain... We're not finished... We're saved!"
The clouds part to allow a Planetform landing ship through, which softly lands near the men and begins to offload men in shiny Hazmat suits with pipes connected to the ship in their hands. They begin to spray gases from the pipes, and immediately the sky begins to clear and the ground stops shaking. Bathed in light, one of the Planetform workers walks over to the men, illuminated in beautiful golden sunshine, and removes his helmet to reveal a stunning man with wonderful golden locks, which he tosses back and forth to free them from his suit. He brins and puts his hands on the men's shoulders.
"Don't worry boys, it's over. We've arrived. The calvary is here...", he looks directly into the camera, "Planetform is here!"
The camera pans back and out, rewinding it's earlier movement to show the colonists dancing with joy. As it moves further from the planet, beautiful oceans and luscious forests appear, before it settles in it's original position overlooking the planet, barely recognisable from it's original desolate image.
The Planetform logo fades in over the planet.
Planetform Incorporated Engineering New Horizons...
[color=#FFFFFF][b]Planetform Incorporated Application Form:[/b][/color][list]
[*][b]Name:[/b] [i] <character name here> [/i]
[*][b]Date of Birth:[/b] [i] <character's date of birth (reference: current year is 818 AS)> [/i]
[*][b]Sex:[/b] [i] <character's gender> [/i]
[*][b]Place of Birth:[/b] [i] <character's birthplace - planet, station or ship> [/i]
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[b]Please answer all of the following questions:[/b]
[b]- What has your previous employment been, if any?[/b]
[i] <character's previous employment> [/i]
[b]- Why do you want to join Planetform Incorporated?[/b]
[i] <character's reasons for joining Planetform> [/i]
[b]- Have you ever been charged with a crime, or do you have a criminal record? If yes, what for?[/b]
[i] <any crimes your character has committed> [/i]
[b]- Do you have any skills that you think will benefit you in the field you requested? What can you contribute to Planetform Incorporated?[/b]
[i] <character's skills or notable abilites> [/i]
[b]- Tell us about yourself.[/b]
[i] <a short history of the character's life> [/i]
[b]- Finally, where did you hear about Planetform Incorporated recruiting?[/b]
[i] <If you were directed here by a member of Planetform, please note their Forum name (or ship name if you don't know it)> [/i]
I come to you in regards to one of the gravest matters of our time. I, Prof. Henry M. Dossimer, represent a group known as the Prometheus Initiative, a private research firm, and subsidiary of Planetform Inc. The Initiative consists of an assembled network of over 300 scientists, as well as a multitude of associates and private contractors, working in tandem on various research projects as contracted to us by yourselves (being Planetform Incorporated). Initially part of Planetform's Alternative Technology Applications program, the Initiative was first assembled in 809 A.S. as a means to which the greater Planetform corporation could invest in research towards finding alternate uses for patented Planetform technology, in coordination with Drixus Cartography's (another subsidiary of the greater Planetform Corporation) patented GeoScanne technology, specifically in regards to developments in the fields of National Security and Private Contract Defense Systems. For almost 8 years, the Initiative was hard at work finding new and innovative uses for the lessons learned during Planetform's centuries of operation in the field of Terraforming and environmental manipulation, during which time we landed contracts with groups such as the Bretonian Office of Homeland Defense, the Bretonian Police Autority (Counter Terrorism Unit), Synthfoods Inc., Crassius Private Security, Hamilton Defense Munitions ltd., and the Neo-Liberalist Party of Greater Bretonia. During its operation, the Initiative was essential in supporting the greater Planetform Corporation's bottom line, landing a gross profit of over 800.000.000 sc in the 814 fiscal year alone. Unfortunately, due to some rather childish... disputes with the previous Board of Associates (as well as the rather pesky Department of Civil Defense Licensing), the Initiative found its operating budget cut to zero, and has remained in a state of 'hibernation' for the past three years, with all projects postponed, pending further investment. However, given the new shakeup on the Board of Directions, I would like to take this opportunity to request that the Initiative's funding be reinstated, so that we may once again work to find new uses for Planetform's environmental engineering technology.
P.S. If you are curious about any of the Initiative's previous works, I suggest you order your secretary to dig up what they can find on the 'Harrysmann Incident', Jan. 11, 816 A.S.
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*Upon further examination, the only record to be found on any such 'Harrysman Incident' is a neural net story published by a local New London paper, with a headline reading "Freak Radiation Storm Cuts Power To City, Leaves 314 Dead, Local Independance Party Leader Amongst Deceased.* The following article details an isolated incident of high-level cosmic radiation within the vicinity of Harrysman Street, lower New London. However, later issues of the paper regrettibly informed the reader that the story would not be followed up upon, as the article's initial author had promptly been sacked from his job, been kicked out of his flat, and shot himself five times in the chest in a fit of depression.*
- What has your previous employment been, if any? I was an honourable freelancer, until a man who owed me money was killed by a secret government agency, at which point I gave my services to a secret ex-government agency in order to reclaim my wealth through the act of destroying hostile ships. - Why do you want to join Planetform Incorporated? I am tired of this life of Freelancing, going where the wind will take me, and I would be honoured to join such a great company, to spread life to that which has none. - Have you ever been charged with a crime, or do you have a criminal record? If yes, what for? All of my pass convictions have been removed for my deeds. - Do you have any skills that you think will benefit you in the field you requested? What can you contribute to Planetform Incorporated? I am a competent pilot of any starship. - Tell us about yourself. I was born on Planet Kyushu, where a fortune teller told my parents that the name 'Edison' would one day be that of a hero. Despite the strangeness of such a name among the fishing folk of Kyushu, they gave it to me anyway, so I might be that hero.
As I came of age, I left Kyushu and became a Freelance pilot. I had struck an amazing deal which would see me rich beyond my parent's imagination, but alas the man who would pay me was killed by a secret government agency, at which point I gave my services to a secret ex-government agency in order to reclaim my wealth through the act of destroying hostile ships.
Realising this was not the work for me anymore, I seek to reclaim my wealth through more humble manners.
- Finally, where did you hear about Planetform Incorporated recruiting? A glorious commercial on the Neural Net!
- What has your previous employment been, if any? Worked for a car factory, innit? - Why do you want to join Planetform Incorporated? It's got all the prospectives, see? Can really help the galaxy flying in big ships and making all them credits. - Have you ever been charged with a crime, or do you have a criminal record? If yes, what for? Three counts of Aggravated Assault, two counts of Public Consumption of Alchohol and two counts of Public Indecency but that doesn't matter much. - Do you have any skills that you think will benefit you in the field you requested? What can you contribute to Planetform Incorporated? I can swing a good punch, innit? And I can fly, learned boosting hovercars! - Tell us about yourself. I was born in the suburbs of Leeds, outside this big auto joint, it's where I worked when I was old enough innit? I dunno, I guess my stepdad's brother is some big shot in Planetform and he said I should get my arse into gear or sommat, and get some real work. Here I am, boss. - Finally, where did you hear about Planetform Incorporated recruiting? My stepdad, innit.
'¢ Name: Moondust
'¢ Date of Birth: Unknow
'¢ Sex: Male
'¢ Place of Birth: Unknow
Please answer the all of the following questions:
- What has your previous employment been, if any? Deputy trade wing leader of the KoF. This organisation does not excist anymore as you maybe already know. - Why do you want to join Planetform Incorporated? If you want to live you have to work. Planetform Incorporated has in my opinion the best basic thoughts to start a new career. - Have you ever been charged with a crime, or do you have a criminal record? If yes, what for? Yes. In the evening just before the Liberty/Rheinland war started I was caught by the Rheinland Military for transporting optronics to Bonn Station in the New Berlin system. I got a KoS mark on my head. - Do you have any skills that you think will benefit you in the field you requested? What can you contribute to Planetform Incorporated? As a former Deputy trade wing leader you know how to take care of important issues. This won't say that I want to start as a Deputy trade wing leader. The reason for this is that I don't know anything about Planetform Incorporated organisation. - Tell us about yourself. As you have noticed I do not know my age neither my of place of birth but I do remeber that I was taken away from my parents. A high ranked officer of a forgein vessel had mercy with me and I became his pupil.
I have visit a lot of places and have seen a lot of things in Sirius, bad, good, fair and unfair things. - Finally, where did you hear about Planetform Incorporated recruiting? When I was visiting New London planet I read a local paper and I saw an advertisement of Planetform Incorporated on the TV screens in one of the bars.
Later I saw an employee of Planetform Incorporated and he advised me to fill in this application. if I was interested.
Your application is certainly interesting, however it lacks many details we require by law before employing you.
Your application is on hold until you provide us with a Date and Place of Birth.
More information regarding your past is also highly recommended, as it will go to deciding your eligibility for employment.
First of all thank you for your swift reply.
I am not disappoined of your decision. It is not the first time that my application isn't approved because of the lack of important information about myself.
Hereby I let you know that I reject my application for a job with the Planetform Incorporation.
This all said I can only wish you all a prospective time within the Planetform Incorporation.