This day in Trinity Universe history
Sep. 25th, 2004 12:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aberrantangels10:17 pm. Tick, tick, boom.
I remain convinced that this was a Proteus op, though I'm willing to believe it had some good purpose, and wasn't just an attempt to buy South America's goodwill for Utopia.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ezrael thinks the Teragen were involved; it's plausible that Proteus novas fought a Terat, and that the blast was related to the fight.
As to why they'd have had to cover it up? Remember, at that time, taint was a relatively little-known problem, and the Teragen were a clandestine movement who'd only recently come to be known by that name. Utopia would not have wanted it known that there were a large number of novas who rejected not only the Utopian program, but their human citizenship, let alone that some of the novas Utopia had on its side were hardly as telegenic as Cæstus Pax and Ana Graça Texeira.
Or maybe it's just that somebody, too many somebodies, witnessed the fight. Another thing we need to remember: Director Thetis was and is convinced that Proteus can only operate if as few people as absolutely necessary know it even exists. (Hugh's made his feelings on that subject known; they're basically mine, so I won't repeat them here.)
2003
[Aberrant] A terrorist organization sets off an explosion in São Paulo, Brasil, utilizing primitive fusion technology. Over 30 city blocks are leveled, and hundreds die. Team Tomorrow Americas arrives immediately to supply humanitarian aid and assist in the criminal investigation. Despite repeated reports of nova involvement in the bombing, no one had been charged (or even claimed credit) as of July 2008 (leading some conspiracy theorists, usually regarded as fringe lunatics, to claim that Utopia itself was responsible for the bombing). The São Paulo bombing is the most expensive terrorist attack to date, causing an estimated US$20 billion in damages.
I remain convinced that this was a Proteus op, though I'm willing to believe it had some good purpose, and wasn't just an attempt to buy South America's goodwill for Utopia.
ezrael thinks the Teragen were involved; it's plausible that Proteus novas fought a Terat, and that the blast was related to the fight.As to why they'd have had to cover it up? Remember, at that time, taint was a relatively little-known problem, and the Teragen were a clandestine movement who'd only recently come to be known by that name. Utopia would not have wanted it known that there were a large number of novas who rejected not only the Utopian program, but their human citizenship, let alone that some of the novas Utopia had on its side were hardly as telegenic as Cæstus Pax and Ana Graça Texeira.
Or maybe it's just that somebody, too many somebodies, witnessed the fight. Another thing we need to remember: Director Thetis was and is convinced that Proteus can only operate if as few people as absolutely necessary know it even exists. (Hugh's made his feelings on that subject known; they're basically mine, so I won't repeat them here.)
