An alternate universe story and world building exercise set in the past, present and future Britain.
Year: 2287
Kentish jumped up with a start. He had been so focussed on watching the alley he had missed Jax slowly making her way back towards him. She didn’t make herself easy to see, but Kentish was usually much better at observing and hearing people – it was rare for someone to get a jump on him.
Continue reading “10.0 – Kentish and Jax”Year: 2287
Kentish
Kentish was close to where he had stolen the watch. All he had to do was find a secluded yet accessible alley to hide it. He spied a narrow alley squashed between an Indian takeaway and a Suds Launderette. It was the perfect location and probably only used by the companies to store their bins, and the occasional tramp, but it seemed empty today.
Continue reading “9.0 – Kentish and Jax”Year: 2287
Jax was home. As she walked into the building her neighbour, Mrs Onishi was at the computers, no doubt checking her mail.
“Hello Mrs Onishi” Jax called and waved.
“Oh, Jax. I’m so glad to see you. Come over here and help an old lady with the computer, won’t you?” Mrs Onishi replied. She was always struggling with the computers. Jax was surprised any of them still worked, they were old, decades old and only a few systems were minimally compatible with them. Some residential buildings had communal workspaces for residents, most hadn’t been upgraded for a long time.
Continue reading “8.0 – Jax”Year: 2287
Kentish was frustrated and angry, but mostly embarrassed. As he walked down the road, he muttered to himself, often repeating, “Highbury can’t speak to me like that.” She could. “She never appreciates anything that I do.” She did.
Continue reading “7.0 – Kentish”The warehouse for homeless children, now known as Highbury’s Warehouse was founded in the year 2287 when Highbury took over the leadership at 16 years old. However, the warehouse was originally founded as a child only shelter in 2241 by Jack Hemming and his younger siblings.
Continue reading “After Dark – 6 – Highbury’s Warehouse – 2 – Founding”I heard that they have all the food you could ever eat, and everyone spends all day just playing games.
– Statement from an unknown child.
| Name: | Highbury’s Warehouse |
| Location: | Camden Industrial Estate (east side) |
| Type: | Shelter for homeless children. Created by homeless kids, not controlled or overseen by any authority. |
Highbury’s Warehouse is situated in the abandoned Camden Industrial Estate. Although it is referred to as a warehouse, it is made up of several large units on the east side of the estate. The warehouse is used as a shelter and home for a large group of homeless children.
Continue reading “After Dark – 5 – Highbury’s Warehouse – 1 – General Information”…It is unfortunate that UK Space Instruments only became a household name through the Villaverde Disaster. The company has had a rich history starting pre-World War 2 and has participated in some of the most exciting space projects that have existed…
– The History of Space Exploration (TV series)
| Name: | UK Space Instruments |
| Type: | Aerospace |
| Founded: | 2045 (after acquisition of Space Instruments PLC) |
| Formerly: | UK Space (1970) Bramley Family Aviation (1932) |
UK Space Instruments (UKSI) is a British aerospace company. It was formed in 2045 after the acquisition of Space Instruments PLC by British aerospace company, UK Space. UKSI aims to supply the national and global space industry with high precision parts for all space related hardware. It is the second largest exporter of space related goods in the United Kingdom and has supplied parts for both private and national projects in countries across every continent.
Continue reading “After Dark – 4 – UK Space Instruments – 1 – General Information”Year: 2235
It was getting dark as Mick joined the others in the Lion Group HQ. Everyone was gearing-up in their all-black uniforms, usually reserved for undercover operations, which he supposed this was going to be. The GC called over to Mick telling him to get ready for the full mission briefing in 10 minutes.
Continue reading “6.0 – Mick Hanson”Year: 2235
Mick was sitting on a wall in Southwark overlooking the river Thames. He enjoyed watching the boats sailing by, some carried trade goods, others were transport ferries taking commuters up and down the river and others were just for leisure, but all of them were busy and had a purpose.
Continue reading “5.0 – Mick Hanson”New Sunrise was a long-term plan developed by the Coalition Government between 2034 and 2036. It was publicly released in January of 2037 and gained huge coverage both nationally and internationally.
Continue reading “World Building – 2 – New Sunrise Plan”
Sunsets on Britannia 
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