The New Order (Alt-H/Reboot/OOC)

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

"It is with a heavy heart, and an even heavier conscious, that I, as current leader of the United States of America, must formally surrender to the combined Axis powers of Germany and Japan. From henceforth, until such a time that a treaty between the nations that partook in this terrible conflict is signed, the former United States is under the occupation of the Axis Powers and however they choose to govern it."- General Mark W. Clark, 13th of December, 1945

It was an unusually warm December evening when America was changed. A single bright light lit up the sky over Fredericksburg, Virginia before fading almost as fast as it appeared. The next day news trickled in by word of mouth instead of by radio, which had been dead all night. Though rumors varied on exactly what had happened, what was known was that the Nazis had invaded and that Washington had been wiped off the map by something. Around mid-day the radios came back on, only instead of standard bits of drama and news, it was German Propaganda, promoting submission and helping the invaders. The next day, in a speech that would change history, the sole survivng member of Military High Command and potentially all of the government, Mark W. Clark, announced the surrender of the country. The war was apparently over. Within the next week, Nazi forces began to trickle into a camp they had set up outside of town, and began paying those who helped them with construction in rations. Apparently Frederick has been set up as Mittelamerika-Befehl, the ground zero for operations into the heavily resistant west, where several states now claimed independence. Meanwhile New England remains hard to subjugate. Word from the pacific coast is slow, and nothing from out there is for certain. It has been 2 weeks since that strange warm December evening, and the world has changed forever.

Welcome to The New Order, a slice of life/resistance RP taking place in the universe of the Man in the High Castle. Two weeks prior to the start of the RP, Washington DC was wiped off the map by an Atomic Bomb, known in this world as a Heisenberg Device. In the following days, the United States surrendered and Axis forces occupied most of the east coast, though they are fighting heavy resistance in the Northern States, as well as in the middle of the country. We play as the inhabitants of Fredericksburg, Virginia, whether they are a member of the town or one of the occupying forces that has set up shop nearby in the mysterious camp known to the inhabitants as Oberkommando Mittelamerika. What will happen? Will you help the growing Resistance movement or appease the Occupiers? It's up to you to decide

Additional Info:

This is just a brief timeline of events that are different in the TV Show of The Man in the High Castles world, as well as some alterations I have made to make it flow better. This will focus mostly on American history, as most of European history proceeded pretty closely to our world, with a few obvious exceptions.

February 15th, 1933- FDR is successfully assassinated by Giuseppe Zangara, less than a month before the Presidential-elect was to take office

March 4th, 1933- After hotly contested debates over whether to hold a new election or appoint FDR's chosen Vice President, John Garner, Congress comes to a narrow decision. Garner is sworn in to a large crowd, and delivers his famous "Crime shall not end us" speech at his inauguration.

April 13th, 1933- Garner enacts the controversial Police Act, allowing police crackdowns on both homeless villages around the country, and "harmful" labour unions, under the justification of finding more men like Zangara.

November 11th, 1936- After a hotly contested election, one of the first stalemates in history occurs. John Garner wins the electoral vote, while Republican John Bricker wins the popular vote from a disenfranchised American people. At the threat of mass riots and potentially Revolution across the country, Congress quickly pushes through the 21st Amendment, changing the election conditions to allow Bricker the Presidency. Garner steps aside so that transition may be smooth and peaceful.

March 4th, 1937- John Bricker takes office, immdiaetly setting to work to undo many of President Garner's harmful and authoritarian policies. Sticking with his policy of States over Federal, Bricker makes several moves to give States the power to end the Depression in their own state, using methods that work for their states.

January 26th, 1938- The Allison Incident occurs, only in this timeline the Japanese refuse to apologize to a "Dying and Weak western nation trying to appease their superiors." Tensions rapidly increase across America and Japanese Hate Crimes skyrocket.

February 20th, 1939- The German American Bund, or simply the Bund, a Nazi Organization centered in New York holds a rally in Madison Square Garden, attacking those they considered undesirable and criticising the federal government as "weak and spineless". The Rally, undeterred by German denunciation in this timeline,
attracts nearly 100,000 spectators, including 10,000 Italian Americans and 5,000 Irish. Films of the Rally are spread across the eastern seaboard and membership in the Bund soars.

September 1st, 1939- Germany invades Poland, starting the second World War

October, 1939- Poland surrenders to Germany and the Soviet Union, being split in half by the two

May 10th, 1940- German troops are moved from Poland to the Western Front, and begin their invasion of the country, with Italy joining in June 1st.

May 29th, 1940- Operation Dynamo declared a decimating failure, with German Submarines and Planes wiping out the BEF and French Divisions trapped at Dunkirk. The event is known as the Dunkirk Massacre.

June 24th, 1940- The French Government surrenders, establishing a German occupied Zone and the Vichy government.

July 4th, 1940- The Battle of Britain begins with an excessive bombing campaign by Germany, hitting key military sites

September 13th, 1940- The Marcks Plan, a document laying out invasion plans of the Soviet Union, is revealed to the Soviet Government and Public. Stalin promises a quick strike against Germany

September 18th, 1940- The Soviet Union declares war on Germany, hasitly trying to mobilize troops for an invasion

November 20th, 1940- The Battle of Warsaw, Soviet Infantry meets German Panzer Divisions outside and in Warsaw. Though the Soviets initially begin to win, German reinforcements quickly arrive and shatter the Red Army. Germany holds at the old Polish border, waiting out the winter

January 5th, 1941- Allied forces meet in French Algeria, preparing for an invasion across the mediterranean

April 6th, 1941- German Invasion of the Soviet Union commences as a war weary allied force attempts to invade Sicily.

July 8th, 1941- German Forces occupy Moscow, capturing Stalin and holding him prisoner. The Red Army continues to fight but is severly weakened and failing fast.

July 17th, 1941- Allied forces take Salerno at heavy cost. The Italian army also takes heavy losses and requests additional support from Germany.

July 30th, 1941- Germany agrees to help Italy, provided that Italy allow Germany to occupy it's land. The Italian people hold their first vote in Decades to decide their fate.

August 15th, 1941- The Italian public votes and the Pisa Accord is signed, allowing for German Occupation of Italy

September 16th, 1941- German-Italian divisions drive the Allies out of Southern Italy. Germany however violates the Pisa Accord, continuing their occupation of Italy. Italy is too weak to fight the German Juggernaut and meekly accepts it's fate.

September 17th, 1941- As a show of force and strength following victory in Italy, Stalin is publically executed in the largest TV broadcast in history. "Blood TVs" as they would come to be known were given out to every citizen specifically for the event. The remnants of the Red Army surrender outside of Kazan.

November 14th, 1941- Germany and Japan sign the Alliance for Forwarding the World, a secret military alliance for the planned invasion of America. German troops travel to China and help end the bloody second Sino-Japanese War.

December 20th, 1941- The Kreigsmarine, bolstered with captured ships from France, Italy, Russia, as well as Japanese Naval ships launch a massive naval invasion of Britain. The Motto "Done by Christmas" is used as the Germans face little to no resistance in the depopulated and war weary isles.

December 23rd, 1941- London is occupied by German forces. King George VI is captured by occupying forces, while his daughters Elizabeth and Margaret vanish along with Winston Churchill, who are believed to have fled to Canada.

January 29th, 1941- German forces begin the Balkan Conflict, rapidly invading the Balkan States and Turkey

April 15th, 1941- Upon forcing Turkey to capitulate, Germany issues the Istanbul Ultimatum. While the document was laced with words of friendship and progress, the message was clear. If you were a European power, submit to Germany or suffer the consequences.

May 19th, 1941- VE Day, all opposing Nations on the European Continent submit to German occupation. Though resistance is strong in some of these areas,
Germany and Japan set their sights on a much larger goal, North America.

January 15th, 1942- After monthes of planning, the Japanese begin the first phase of a long war, planned out by the Axis to conquer America. Pearl Harbor is attacked, and most of the US Pacific fleet is wiped out.

1942-1945- The Pacific War, a long a bloody conflict of Island Hopping that was won by the Japanese simply due to attrition taking it's toll on the economically weak and decentralized American nation.

December 1st, 1945- German troops sucessfully land in Canada from Greenland. Many believe this is a prelude to an Invasion of the US.

December 11th, 1945- Germany drops the Heisenberg Device on Washington D.C. as troops land on both the east and west coast

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RULES:

1. I am the OP and God
2. This RP operates on a three strike system
3. No flaming, metagaming, etc. etc. Standard NS rules.
4. No Ooc in the IC
5. Have Fun

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NS Name: The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune
Character Name: Russell Berg
Age: 36
Appearance:
Occupation: Sheriff

Personality: Russell is a coarse, unrefined man. His manners are sometimes crude, and he speaks as a man who is not highly educated, yet knows his way around the world. He carries himself in a way that demands respect without setting people on edge. He has become unepathetic over the years and has become somewhat cynical about the job that he works.

Nationality/Ethnic Backround: Norweigan/Anglo-Saxon

Bio: Russell was born in 1909 to Halvor Berg and Alexandria Scott Berg. Halvor was a second generation American, his parents Norwegians who made their way to Virginia and started a farm. Halvor himself was a member of the Army. Alexandria came from an old plantation family. She married the dashing Norwegian soldier who came into town from a nearby military encampment. The two were wed in 1908 and had their first child, Russell, about a year later. A year after Russell was born, his younger brother Jackson was born. The two grew up almost inseparable, with many people sometimes mistaking them for twins. When Russell was 8, his mother received a telegram that would change their lives. Russell's father had died fighting in Europe, killed in an artillery strike. They could not recover anything but his dog tags.

Russell and his family would struggle to make ends meet through the Roaring Twenties and into the Depression. Russell and Jackson would often take odd jobs, forsaking their schooling for earning money. Their mother worked herself to the bone cooking at a local restaurant. When Jackson turned 18, he followed in the footsteps of his father and joined the Army, despites Russell's protests. Eventually, Russell felt compelled to serve as well and got a job as a police officer. He worked in the same town he grew up in, and married his childhood sweetheart in 1927. He had a son of his own in 1937, Mark, and a daughter in 1939, Amy. Life was typically quiet in Russel's life until 1939, following his brother's leaving of the army and joining freedom fighters in Europe to fight the Nazis. Though Russell tried to talk him out of the same death sentence that had taken their father. Jackson refused to listen, and came home from Europe in pieces. Russell's mother couldn't take the stress of the loss and died soon after Jackson's funeral. Russell has become somewhat detached from life since then, though he had been making an effort to get out of his slump.

RP Example: I'm the OP

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

Roster:

Russel Berg- The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune

Alexander Conrad Karlsrühe- GCCS

The Plot so far: NOTHING, RP HASN'T STARTED

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

NS Name: Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States
Character Name: Alexander Conrad Karlsrühe
Age: 36
Appearance:

Occupation: Hauptsturmführer SS, Reichssicherheitshauptamt Amt VI, Ausland SD (Reich’s Security Service, Foreign Security Service), Section D (American Sphere)
Personality: Alexander is a very sociable person, someone who likes to have a drink and a party, and to have a sociable time. He likes people, regardless of background, and isn’t really on board with the Nazi ideals of racial purity and Arian domination. However, he does think that the world would be better off under autocratic rulers and a totalitarian state, and that enemies of the state need to be crushed. He does this, however, out of conviction that it is best for the people of the world, and that all people, Jew or gentile, would be better off. He sees himself as an educator who is going to teach these values to conquered peoples.
Nationality/Ethnic Backround: German, Sudeten-German
Bio: Alexander was born in 1909 in Eger, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the province of Bohemia. His parents were convinced German nationalists, and his father fought in the German army during the Great War, much in the same way that Hitler did, even though he was an Austrian subject. After the loss of the Great War, the city of Eger became a part of the Czechoslovakia, much to the dismay of his parents. From a young age, Alexander was told the great German stories, why German was the strongest nation in the world, and how there was an international conspiracy to keep her down. Alexander took this like candy, together with his older sister and his younger brother. While his younger brother was more of a military figure, Alexander himself was unfit for military service. He was more of an administrator, and joined a German nationalist political party.

When the Sudetenland was occupied by Nazi-Germany, the Karlsrühe-family rejoiced. Young Heinrich, Alexander’s younger brother, immediately joined the Wehrmacht, while Alexander joined the SS as an administrator. At first he was a part of the local SD, but his command of the Czech language and of English made him a prime candidate for the foreign service. He started as a lowly clerc, but through diligence started working himself up. In 1939, he was noticed by Walter Schellenberg, then-head of Amt VI, who was working on his Black Book. The book was a list of British officials who would oppose the formation of a new fascist order in the British isles. Using Alexander’s command of the English language, a list of 2,694 people was compiled. When the UK was invaded in 1941, Alexander was promoted to Obersturmführer and given command over one of the many SS platoons that would roam through Britain, hunting for dissidents. An uncountable number of possible dissidents were arrested and locked up or executed to make clear the road for a fascist Britain. The process was not entirely ready when, in 1945, the German Wehrmacht invaded the US. Since 1942, besides working in Britain, Alexander had been working on another Black Book. This time, a work on the US. While the British book had been mostly Schellenbergs, the American Book was mostly authored under the purview of Alexander. Just before the invasion of the US, he was promoted to Hauptsturmführer and given command over a 300 man SS battalion. He was placed in Fredericksburg to keep an eye on the road from Florida up the East Coast (later the (I-95), far less than what he did in Britain. It is possible that his higher-ups didn’t want him to rise fast, as he wasn’t a very convicted Nazi at all. Since then, he has been stationed in Fredericksburg, although he has not been entirely open during that time. He hopes to meet more townspeople in the future.
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[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

I would call the Mittelamerika-Befehl something else, though. I think it is a literal translation of 'Middle America Command', although 'Befehl' is not the same as the English 'Command'. True, a command given to lower soldiers is called a 'Befehl', but Command like the English 'Figher Command' is something else. I would go with either Militärverwaltung Mittelamerika, the Military Administration of Middle America, Reichskommissariat Mittelamerika, which would be a civil administration of Middle America, or (Ober)Kommando Mittelamerika, which would also be more military, and closer to what you are trying to convey with your current translation.

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

I would call the Mittelamerika-Befehl something else, though. I think it is a literal translation of 'Middle America Command', although 'Befehl' is not the same as the English 'Command'. True, a command given to lower soldiers is called a 'Befehl', but Command like the English 'Figher Command' is something else. I would go with either Militärverwaltung Mittelamerika, the Military Administration of Middle America, Reichskommissariat Mittelamerika, which would be a civil administration of Middle America, or (Ober)Kommando Mittelamerika, which would also be more military, and closer to what you are trying to convey with your current translation.

Thanks for the help! I’ll edit it later. Your app is accepted as well.

[Danceria]

Tag, would it be too early for civvie/German immigration to Amerika yet?

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Tag, would it be too early for civvie/German immigration to Amerika yet?

Perhaps too early for colonisation, but German immigration had been happening for a long time before ww2.

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

Tag, would it be too early for civvie/German immigration to Amerika yet?

The rp starts about a week into the invasion. Unless you’re in some sort of Government position it’s unlikely.

[Danceria]

Tag, would it be too early for civvie/German immigration to Amerika yet?

Perhaps too early for colonisation, but German immigration had been happening for a long time before ww2.

Was thinking about being a civvie, as sort of the son of a German teacher/someone to teach the Americans why the Jew-Commie-Bankers were bad and why Rockwell and Ford were right and literally did nothing wrong.

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[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Perhaps too early for colonisation, but German immigration had been happening for a long time before ww2.

Was thinking about being a civvie, as sort of the son of a German teacher/someone to teach the Americans why the Jew-Commie-Bankers were bad and why Rockwell and Ford were right and literally did nothing wrong.

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It might be too early for that kind of indoctrination, since we're only two weeks into military occupation. But I am sure there would be American collaborators and fifth columnists. Ford and Rockfeller are not Arian, though.

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

Perhaps too early for colonisation, but German immigration had been happening for a long time before ww2.

Was thinking about being a civvie, as sort of the son of a German teacher/someone to teach the Americans why the Jew-Commie-Bankers were bad and why Rockwell and Ford were right and literally did nothing wrong.

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Those kind of folks are unlikely to be around for a little while. Right now the only Germans would be Soldiers and other military positions like field doctors, along with the SS. You can be a member of the Bund who is a school teacher.

[Danceria]

Was thinking about being a civvie, as sort of the son of a German teacher/someone to teach the Americans why the Jew-Commie-Bankers were bad and why Rockwell and Ford were right and literally did nothing wrong.

[USER WILL MOST LIKELY BE BANNED FOR THIS POST]

Those kind of folks are unlikely to be around for a little while. Right now the only Germans would be Soldiers and other military positions like field doctors, along with the SS. You can be a member of the Bund who is a school teacher.

Bund Schoolteacher's an option, so is a field medic...

Was thinking about being a civvie, as sort of the son of a German teacher/someone to teach the Americans why the Jew-Commie-Bankers were bad and why Rockwell and Ford were right and literally did nothing wrong.

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It might be too early for that kind of indoctrination, since we're only two weeks into military occupation. But I am sure there would be American collaborators and fifth columnists. Ford and Rockfeller are not Arian, though.

Ford is a big name, and an alleged antisemite. So the enemy of the enemy is the ally.

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

Added a Roster and made some minor changes to the OP regarding the name of German Military Command. Also RP ad up will be up soon

[Zjaum]

Huh. I've watched both seasons; I'm interested. Tag.

[The Hoosier Alliance]

Looks interesting. I'll have an app up later today.

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

I’ll put up the IC once we have a few more apps

[The Hoosier Alliance]

NS Name: The Hoosier Alliance
Character Name: Jacob Moore
Age: 18
Appearance:

Occupation: Farmer
Personality: Jacob is a rather abrasive and assertive person. He's incredibly patriotic and the German attempts to subjugate America have given rise to a deep hatred of all Germans, regardless of where they were born or what they believe.
Nationality/Ethnic Background: Irish-American

Bio: Jacob Moore was born in West Virginia and has lived there his whole life. His family, consisting of his father, mother, and two sisters, live on a small farm in West Virginia. Jacob lived in a rather turbulent time, to say the least. WWII's outbreak terrified him, but he never believed that America could fall, even up to the atomic bombing of D.C. When the bomb fell on Washington, Jacob was in Fredericksburg with his mother, visiting some extended family. They remained in the city for while after hearing the horrible news that America had surrendered. As German forces began to occupy the city, Jacob made sure his mother didn't leave his cousins' house. After a while, Jacob heard about a number of resistance cells in the city. Determined to fight back against the Nazi oppressors, Jacob has made it his mission to join one of these cells and force out the occupiers.

RP Example: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=413563
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[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

NS Name: The Hoosier Alliance
Character Name: Jacob Moore
Age: 18
Appearance:

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Occupation: Farmer
Personality: Jacob is a rather abrasive and assertive person. He's incredibly patriotic and the German attempts to subjugate America have given rise to a deep hatred of all Germans, regardless of where they were born or what they believe.
Nationality/Ethnic Background: Irish-American

Bio: Jacob Moore was born in West Virginia and has lived there his whole life. His family, consisting of his father, mother, and two sisters, live on a small farm in West Virginia. Jacob lived in a rather turbulent time, to say the least. WWII's outbreak terrified him, but he never believed that America could fall, even up to the atomic bombing of D.C. When the bomb fell on Washington, Jacob was in Fredericksburg with his mother, visiting some extended family. They remained in the city for while after hearing the horrible news that America had surrendered. As German forces began to occupy the city, Jacob made sure his mother didn't leave his cousins' house. After a while, Jacob heard about a number of resistance cells in the city. Determined to fight back against the Nazi oppressors, Jacob has made it his mission to join one of these cells and force out the occupiers.

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Maybe age him up a bit, but that’s up to you. Accepted

[Triassica]

Tag

[The Imperial Warglorian Empire]

Tag, am I correct in expecting that Reinhard Heydrich is still alive?

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

Bump

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

Tag, am I correct in expecting that Reinhard Heydrich is still alive?

That is right, but canonically he is put in charge of Africa around this time.

[North-Southistan]

NS Name: North-Southistan
Character Name: Corporal Jack Serrano, alias Matteo Balanice
Age: 22
Appearance:

Occupation: Formerly- US Army Rangers - 745 (Rifleman) Corporal; Currently: Works as an assistant for a baker who took him in following the invasion.
Personality: Jack was a strong-willed and strong headed young man, traits which were quickly worked out of him during training. He learned to maintain his strong convictions and opinions while keeping a level head in public. He knew how to do what he was told to do, and to not say anything. This skill would prove useful during the occupation.
Nationality/Ethnic Backround: American, Aglo-Italian ancestry
Bio: In 1923 a small impoverished family in New York City welcomed their newest member, a healthy baby boy. Jack grew up much like the other city kids, getting by as the great depression devastated his country. He started working at 10, and in 1941 he joined the United States Army, sending the majority of his paycheck home. At that time the war was a serious concern to America, but some hoped that it would never come to their soil. In 1942 the Japanese tore that possibility apart, striking the U.S. fleet and simultaneously attacking the Philippines, Guam, and other Pacific holdings. Jack was not sent to the West to defend the Islands, and was instead joint trained with the OSS in preparation for subversive raids into occupied France and England. These raids, however, were never carried out. The war in the Pacific drew too many naval resources, and a raid across the Atlantic would be too difficult to accomplish.

Throughout 1943 Jack and his unit trained additional soldiers in Canada in cooperation with the remnants of MI6 and SOE under the command of the British Government in Exile. In the fall of '44 Jack's unit was returned to the United States to assist in constructing coastal defenses along the Atlantic, as well as establishing supply and communication lines. These efforts were hampered by Nazi sympathizers both outside the military and within. The Nazi's waited just long enough for news of the bombing of Washington D.C. to hit the frontline soldiers, causing morale to plummet deeper than the Mariana trench, then began their naval assault. The American troops held, but not for long. Intense shelling and bombing, in addition to the losses sustained, broke them. Jack's primary assignment was to his unit, but Command new that America might not be able to stand against the might of both Japan and Germany, and in the event of a defeat he was to do what he could to build a resistance and subvert the enemy until either he was killed or America was freed. He had a false identity, something easy enough to get away with in these days. False birth records, passports, everything. When the occupation came around he simply had to register using this new information and the Nazis would have absolutely no way of confirming or denying it.

Two Empires the size of Japan and Germany could not stay at peace forever, and they could not remain stable forever. Something would have to give.
RP Example: Don't really have a good RP to use, so I'll just write how he got into his current predicament.

Jack slowly walked through the trees near the road, careful to avoid any vehicle lights coming down the road. He wasn't sure how far the Nazi's had come, but he knew that being out after dark, especially along a major road, would not go over well with his occupiers. After finding an abandoned farmhouse he'd changed out of his uniform and into a set of working class clothes, burning his old clothing, weapon, and any other military identifiers, as well as burying the ammunition for his rifle. Now he looked like your average American civilian, but he was far from that. Of the four buttons on his coat, two were false. One held a small compass, while another contained cyanide which he was to use in case he was seriously compromised. His key-ring had a single false key, the tip of which held a map of the surrounding area, though he was sure that it might not be as useful as the occupation began in earnest. For self defense he had a lapel knife stitched into the collar of his jacket, as well as a disassembled welrod pistol in his bag, where he carried a change of clothes, his important documents, as well as several other items that were of little serious use.

He was too busy watching the road to notice the small rock wall in front of him and he promptly fell flat on his face. Startled, Jack drew his knife and spun around, expecting to find an attacker, but of course found no-one. He'd instead stumbled on the edges of a town without realizing it. A strict blackout policy had been enacted in '44, so it was no surprise that everything seemed so empty and quiet. He was near a small house and decided that he might be able to hide out here. He went around to the back of the house, knocking on the door quietly. The door slowly opened a few moments later and Jack was met by a gun barrel in his face.

"Who're you? We don't want no trouble." A middle aged voice demanded from the shadows.

"My name's Matteo. I need a place to stay, just for the night." Jack made sure to sound afraid and in need of help. In truth, he just wanted to find out where he was, but a safe place to stay wouldn't be unwelcome either.

The man seemed to consider for a moment then lowered the rifle, gesturing for Jack to come inside. There were no lights in the house, the only sign of his host were heavy footfalls on the wooden floor. A moment later a dim light came from a door leading to the basement of the house and Jack finally got a glimpse of the man. He wasn't too old, perhaps in his early 50s, had clean cut greying hair, and had a small scar running from the corner of his right brow up to his temple.

"Come, it's safe down here."

The basement was well lit with a couple of oil lamps and candles, illuminating several shelves of canned food and a surprising amount of whole wheat and flour. The man's wife, or who Jack assumed was his wife, sat with three younger children, the oldest being maybe 17, around a small radio. The color drained from Jack's face as he heard words that he never thought he'd hear in his life. "The United States of America has unconditionally surrendered to the Axis powers."

The man turned to him, and smiled grimly. "Sit down son. You've had a rough few weeks, and a fellow veteran is always welcome in my house."

Jack shakily sat on one of the wooden chairs recently vacated by a groggy child. "Thank you sir, I just hope this will all blow over soon."

The others nodded in silent agreement as they all continued to listen to the broadcast.

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[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

NS Name: North-Southistan
Character Name: Corporal Jack Serrano, alias Matteo Balanice
Age: 22
Appearance:

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Occupation: Formerly- US Army Rangers - 745 (Rifleman) Corporal; Currently: Works as an assistant for a baker who took him in following the invasion.
Personality: Jack was a strong-willed and strong headed young man, traits which were quickly worked out of him during training. He learned to maintain his strong convictions and opinions while keeping a level head in public. He knew how to do what he was told to do, and to not say anything. This skill would prove useful during the occupation.
Nationality/Ethnic Backround: American, Aglo-Italian ancestry
Bio: In 1923 a small impoverished family in New York City welcomed their newest member, a healthy baby boy. Jack grew up much like the other city kids, getting by as the great depression devastated his country. He started working at 10, and in 1941 he joined the United States Army, sending the majority of his paycheck home. At that time the war was a serious concern to America, but some hoped that it would never come to their soil. In 1942 the Japanese tore that possibility apart, striking the U.S. fleet and simultaneously attacking the Philippines, Guam, and other Pacific holdings. Jack was not sent to the West to defend the Islands, and was instead joint trained with the OSS in preparation for subversive raids into occupied France and England. These raids, however, were never carried out. The war in the Pacific drew too many naval resources, and a raid across the Atlantic would be too difficult to accomplish.

Throughout 1943 Jack and his unit trained additional soldiers in Canada in cooperation with the remnants of MI6 and SOE under the command of the British Government in Exile. In the fall of '44 Jack's unit was returned to the United States to assist in constructing coastal defenses along the Atlantic, as well as establishing supply and communication lines. These efforts were hampered by Nazi sympathizers both outside the military and within. The Nazi's waited just long enough for news of the bombing of Washington D.C. to hit the frontline soldiers, causing morale to plummet deeper than the Mariana trench, then began their naval assault. The American troops held, but not for long. Intense shelling and bombing, in addition to the losses sustained, broke them. Jack's primary assignment was to his unit, but Command new that America might not be able to stand against the might of both Japan and Germany, and in the event of a defeat he was to do what he could to build a resistance and subvert the enemy until either he was killed or America was freed. He had a false identity, something easy enough to get away with in these days. False birth records, passports, everything. When the occupation came around he simply had to register using this new information and the Nazis would have absolutely no way of confirming or denying it.

Two Empires the size of Japan and Germany could not stay at peace forever, and they could not remain stable forever. Something would have to give.
RP Example: Don't really have a good RP to use, so I'll just write how he got into his current predicament.

Jack slowly walked through the trees near the road, careful to avoid any vehicle lights coming down the road. He wasn't sure how far the Nazi's had come, but he knew that being out after dark, especially along a major road, would not go over well with his occupiers. After finding an abandoned farmhouse he'd changed out of his uniform and into a set of working class clothes, burning his old clothing, weapon, and any other military identifiers, as well as burying the ammunition for his rifle. Now he looked like your average American civilian, but he was far from that. Of the four buttons on his coat, two were false. One held a small compass, while another contained cyanide which he was to use in case he was seriously compromised. His key-ring had a single false key, the tip of which held a map of the surrounding area, though he was sure that it might not be as useful as the occupation began in earnest. For self defense he had a lapel knife stitched into the collar of his jacket, as well as a disassembled welrod pistol in his bag, where he carried a change of clothes, his important documents, as well as several other items that were of little serious use.

He was too busy watching the road to notice the small rock wall in front of him and he promptly fell flat on his face. Startled, Jack drew his knife and spun around, expecting to find an attacker, but of course found no-one. He'd instead stumbled on the edges of a town without realizing it. A strict blackout policy had been enacted in '44, so it was no surprise that everything seemed so empty and quiet. He was near a small house and decided that he might be able to hide out here. He went around to the back of the house, knocking on the door quietly. The door slowly opened a few moments later and Jack was met by a gun barrel in his face.

"Who're you? We don't want no trouble." A middle aged voice demanded from the shadows.

"My name's Matteo. I need a place to stay, just for the night." Jack made sure to sound afraid and in need of help. In truth, he just wanted to find out where he was, but a safe place to stay wouldn't be unwelcome either.

The man seemed to consider for a moment then lowered the rifle, gesturing for Jack to come inside. There were no lights in the house, the only sign of his host were heavy footfalls on the wooden floor. A moment later a dim light came from a door leading to the basement of the house and Jack finally got a glimpse of the man. He wasn't too old, perhaps in his early 50s, had clean cut greying hair, and had a small scar running from the corner of his right brow up to his temple.

"Come, it's safe down here."

The basement was well lit with a couple of oil lamps and candles, illuminating several shelves of canned food and a surprising amount of whole wheat and flour. The man's wife, or who Jack assumed was his wife, sat with three younger children, the oldest being maybe 17, around a small radio. The color drained from Jack's face as he heard words that he never thought he'd hear in his life. "The United States of America has unconditionally surrendered to the Axis powers."

The man turned to him, and smiled grimly. "Sit down son. You've had a rough few weeks, and a fellow veteran is always welcome in my house."

Jack shakily sat on one of the wooden chairs recently vacated by a groggy child. "Thank you sir, I just hope this will all blow over soon."

The others nodded in silent agreement as they all continued to listen to the broadcast.

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