As the first generation of paramounts was coming into their own, people
figured that disparity was unavoidable. They could treat non-powered people
with respect, and give them all the same rights, but at the end of the day,
there was a difference between them, and it was noticeable. When an individual
introduced themselves as one way or the other, people made judgments about
them; again, not necessarily borne of bigotry, or anything like that, but
there was no denying there was a difference. By the mid-2180s, some people
were feeling this more than others. They were more sensitive to the nuances of
social interactions. They weren’t worried a war was brewing, or that the
paramounts would form some sort of caste system, but they realized the
distinction was outside of everyone’s control. One could be born with time
powers, or without, and there was nothing anyone could do to change that. Not
since the source mages disappeared in 2090 was there anyone who could give
other people abilities. Even when they did exist, they chose who was worthy,
and who wasn’t. Whether their criteria were fair or reasonable was irrelevant;
they controlled everything, and if someone didn’t like it, they would just
have to suffer through. This was no longer the Mage Protectorate, however. It
was a new era, under a new democratic government, and they couldn’t use the
past as the foundation of a better future just because it was prosperous and
peaceful. Progress was about making things different, and always being
receptive to new ideas. Thanks for the Deathspring, people from Earth had come
with new skills, and a longer history. Technology had improved so much since
Springfield became trapped on Durus, and maybe that could help level the
playing field. The people in a new movement didn’t want to start giving
everyone their own powers, but make those powers obsolete. Instead of
contacting a teleporter for transportation, for instance, they could just
activate a transportation device. If they wanted water, they could simply open
a filter portal to their location. Hell, filter portals could replace water
bottles and breathing tanks altogether, and allow anyone to go anywhere they
wanted, and always have everything they needed to survive. There were lots of
applications for time technology, and if given the permission and resources,
this group knew that they could make real change in the world. Fortunately,
they were supported by the new president of the Democratic Republic, who did
not merely sympathize with their cause, but believed in it completely herself.
They had already done things like this before, like with the emergency
teleporters, and when they placed the Capitol building in another dimension.
So it was obviously possible, they just needed to expand the research, and
make this kind of technology as ubiquitous as the family car in the 21st
century. They had a long road ahead of them, persuading the public to be on
their side, and convincing the government to give them the resources they
needed to accomplish their goals, and this would only be the beginning.
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Monday, October 26, 2020
Microstory 1481: Time Tech
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