Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-23790511-20150210221108/@comment-23790511-20150212033641

I would spoil the fun of individual interpretation if I told you what I have in mind for what the title "I.D." means to me. And while the events may seems convenient, I do hope to present them in a believable sense.

In regards to more background stuff, Maki, I see no harm in telling you more of the world since it doesn't exactly hold up the plot (a plot, mind you, I'm still not too confident in sharing right now).

New Slate holds the ideals of letting go of the failures of the old world in favor of recreating a more perfect, stable, unified nation. This puts them directly at odds with their long-time ally and scientific division Majestic13 which relishes every chance at studying old history and improving their old customs and tech to fit the new age and beyond.

In regards to how the citizens feel of their single gov, it's what you'd expect: divided. Currently, President Sullivan Keyes has used his silver-tongue to persuade his citizens to trust the accomplishments of New Slate in the past and how they've come so far without civil war. This doesn't change the fact that Keyes has done very little in reality, and is more keen on appointing old friends as his personal advisers, and generals while ordering M13 and New Slate militia to take care of problems with force or just shooing them away. Milton Barrows exemplifies this practice by being more concerned with staying in authority for as long as possible without dealing with actual decision-making.

But even with an gov that has become comfortable and lazy, the vast majority of New Slate citizens are content with the stability that they have brought about despite all the shady practices surrounding their origins and intentions.

M13 on the other hand is seen as moraless and almost rouge. Majestics very loose policies on experimentation and immoral sciences has caused many to be wary of their existence. Although their ties to Wiseman and the Golems are unknown to the public and even the majority to New Slate officials, there is still lurking suspicion that they aren't as simple as they appear. Elijah Branner hopes to improve relations with the public in addition to following the wishes of his superiors, but even he knows his organization has much to atone for.

Whether or not these two groups resemble modern day organizations and governments is entirely coincidental and up to your imagination.