Statesboro Herald
National News
In a week’s time the Supreme Court of the Republic, will convene for its fall session. The first issue on the docket is the biggest one in the history of the republic and more than likely the biggest in Merikan history. In recent times the Great Shift, a massive global event, caused rapid mutation in citizens from Marshite or those of Marshite descent.
Currently the change ,or “shift” as it is colloquial known, has resulted in the previously listed individuals taking on animal traits. The traits currently expressed seem to come from, otters, orcas, canine species, feline species, mice, foxes, and reptilian species.
These traits are expressed on a spectrum of some type. Beginning with tails and ears one one end to full body fur with lower extremities morphed with full head and face shift to resemble the animal. These changes were expressed rapidly and painfully as the person affected “shifted”. The “shifted” individual even begins to express characteristics of the species they have taken features from.
The “Great Shift” as it is know has baffled scientists as too how it happened. Some people are clamoring to be cured but currently that is an impossibility without even knowledge of how it occurred to begin with much less how it was so limited to people with Marshite genetics.
But a far more important issue is the legal standing of the “shifted” individuals. With the new characteristics, changed behavior, altered behavior and modified genetics they are no longer human, man or woman, in the strictest sense of the word. This is an issue because in the Republic’s founding document, the Constitution, reference’s only humans, men and women. This could leave the “shifted” individuals in a precarious legal position. If they are not human then they are not protected and granted the rights of citizens or even humans under the Constitution.
The Executive Branch, led by President General Marai Overhill has already issued orders that “shifted” are to be treated under the Disabilities Act. However, a lawsuit was raised by Senator Glenn Camdyn has challenged this policy as unconstitutional….
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Statesboro International Airport
Statesboro
Timocratic Republic
The airport was located 60 miles from the city proper connected to it by an 4 lane interstate road. The airport itself is a massive installation shaped like a triangle. In the middle of it are the terminals and office and tower rising up in a large three sided pyramid with the control tower at the top. There were a total of nine 8000 feet long runways, arranged in triangles themselves. There 3 sub triangles surround the center facility. Taxiways inter connect the runways and the facility.
On the lower right runway triangle hangars, repair facilities, fire department, and other such maintenance related facilities for the planes are located.
The lower right triangle has its own mini tower in the middle of it and it serves other more private planes and important people.
Fall has come to the Republic and leave has started to shift into there brilliant reds and yellows and dull brown. The grass is starting to die off and the weather has began to chill significantly.
It is here in a medium sized hangar that a detachment of personnel await the arrival of a party from Holy Marsh. The country expressed interest in the recent events in the Republic. Parties and organization within Holy Marsh wished to come and lend their voice to the pro-shift side of the legal debate. And their arrival was expected any minute.
Inside the small hangar was a convoy of SUVs. They were from the Department of Wardens. Since the visitors were not technically dignitaries, the Wardens had been graciously asked to help provide protection and security for the visitors.
Two people stand outside of the convoy, one man and one woman. Both are in plain casual clothes with a badge and a gun hanging from there belts.
The woman is Ali O’Conner. She has wide soft looking hips, a narrow waist, and modest but noticeable and firm bust. She very athletic looking. Her face is that of a classical beauty with high cheek bones, a small cute nose, and large bright intelligent green eyes. Her skin is slightly tanned as well from exposure to the sun. Brilliant red hair peeks out from under her hat. and with it pulled low.
Next to her is very short squat man but is wide. Very wide and very muscle bound. The man resembles what an author would describe as a dwarf king without the beard. He instead had a bristly mustache.
He was Rory McTaggert, Ali’s partner.