Revision history for TheAgency
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- [[JonathanSinclair Jonathan Sinclair]], former 001 agent, deceased Oct 24th, 2007
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- [[JonathanSinclair Jonathan Sinclair]], former #1 agent, deceased Oct 24th, 2007
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The Agency, founded in 1788, was the creation of members of the [[TheSocietyOfSecrets Society of Secrets]], who felt that they needed to create a more proactive organization that would assist metahumans in living within human society. Its first director was [[PhillipDubois Phillip Dubois]]. The Agency rapidly gained footholds in many mundane law enforcement agencies (e.g. the FBI, ATF, National Guard), media organizations (Associated Press, Al-Jazeera, New York Times, JNN), as well as international espionage organizations (NSA, CIA, MI-5, KGB). They use these contacts to manipulate press coverage of visible metahuman activity.
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Founded: 1788 CE, under the leadership of [[PhillipDubois Phillip Dubois]].
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Field Agents can be posted anywhere, but there are offices for Agents throughout the globe. These are usually lightly manned with the bulk of the administrative functions and offices in New York. There a few more secure locations, the Director and his direct staff are constantly in motion located on a Aircraft Carrier called [[Atlantis]], and it also is from this ship that The Closer directs the Response Division. In addition, there is a space station, [[NeverNeverLand Never Never Land]], orbiting the earth, where metahumans are taken who refuse to exist within the parameters set by the Agency. In Northern France there is a large underground bunker, [[TheVault The Vault]] that Section 11 uses to house supernatural materials. Lastly, nestled in the Swiss Alps is [[TheAcademy The Academy]] A school where meta humans can be brought to learn how to safely use their powers.
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- Pin's are given out only to Recovery Agents. And have only come into use recently. They are small toothpick shaped pieces of ColdSteel that the Agency acquired, and studied in the 1990's. They give the user direct access to [[MelissaDubois Gateway]] and allow them to teleport themselves nearly instantaneously across the globe.
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The Agency also engages in massive information management programs, covering up or explaining away metahuman exploits, which might otherwise alert the general populace to the reality of metahuman powers. To this end, the Agency has connections in most major law enforcement, military, and media organizations.
When something out of the ordinary happens in the world, Section 11 Agents are dispatched by the Agency to the location to investigate. If they find that the strangeness was metahuman related, they call in Field Agents and return to base, if they find it was normal human activity, they report it to the appropriate mundane organization (army, law enforcement, etc.), if they find it was something supernatural, they stay to investigate it and its source.
The Field Division is in charge of dealing directly with metahumans. They are split into three subsections. The first subsection is referred to as the Recovery Agents. This small group of highly-skilled agents are called in on an as-needed basis to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. Usually hunting down and dealing with powerful, rogue metahumans. The second subsection, called the Field Agents, are responsible for the everyday monitoring and communications with their assigned metahumans, when manpower allows, they are assigned in pairs to this duty. They are the bread and butter of the Agency, and the face that most metahumans see. As the men and women enforcing the core of the Agencies goals, they are, of all the Agents given the most power and pull. The third subsection is in charge of providing support for agents in the field. They make up the bulk of the Agnecy and live and work out of various Field offices, as well as Onboard [[Atlantis]], [[TheAcademy The Academy]], and [[NeverNeverLand Never Never Land]]. They run the monitoring equipment, and provide contacts to local law enforcement, security cameras, and general support that allow the rest of the field Agents to do their jobs.
The Field Division has a strict chain of command, with its agents numbered sequentially 001 through 150, or so. The agents are ranked according to their skills and their success in their jobs. The top five agents in the division (numbers 001 through 005) make up the Recovery Agents, while the rest of the agents make up the Field Agent corps. The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. This shortage of staff is seen most clearly in the Field Division.
- [[Pins]]
- Pin's are given out only to Recovery Agents. And have only come into use recently. They are small toothpick shaped pieces of ColdSteel that the Agency acquired, and studied in the 1990's. They give the user direct access to [[Gateway]] and allow them to teleport themselves nearly instantaneously across the globe.
- Research Field Agents of [[Section11 Section 11]].
Note: That the above chain of command assumes that the currently situation involves a metahuman. In the case that the situation is "unknown" or involving something supernatural, Section 11 Moves to above Agent 001 in the Chain.
Assignment
The Metahuman that they are currently watching.
Field Agents can be posted anywhere, but there are offices for Agents throughout the globe. These are usually lightly manned with the bulk of the administrative functions and offices in New York. There a few more secure locations, the Director and his direct staff are constantly in motion located on a Aircraft Carrier called [[Atlantis]], and it also is from this ship that The Closer directs the Response Division. In addition, there is a space station, [[NeverNeverLand Never Never Land]], orbiting the earth, where metahumans are taken who refuse to exist within the parameters set by the Agency. In Northern France there is a large underground bunker, [[TheValut The Valut]] that Section 11 uses to house supernatural materials. Lastly, nestled in the Swiss Alps is [[TheAcademy The Academy]] A school where meta humans can be brought to learn how to safely use their powers.
When something out of the ordinary happens in the world, Section 11 Agents are dispatched by the Agency to the location to investigate. If they find that the strangeness was metahuman related, they call in Field Agents and return to base, if they find it was normal human activity, they report it to the appropriate mundane organization (army, law enforcement, etc.), if they find it was something supernatural, they stay to investigate it and its source.
The Field Division is in charge of dealing directly with metahumans. They are split into three subsections. The first subsection is referred to as the Recovery Agents. This small group of highly-skilled agents are called in on an as-needed basis to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. Usually hunting down and dealing with powerful, rogue metahumans. The second subsection, called the Field Agents, are responsible for the everyday monitoring and communications with their assigned metahumans, when manpower allows, they are assigned in pairs to this duty. They are the bread and butter of the Agency, and the face that most metahumans see. As the men and women enforcing the core of the Agencies goals, they are, of all the Agents given the most power and pull. The third subsection is in charge of providing support for agents in the field. They make up the bulk of the Agnecy and live and work out of various Field offices, as well as Onboard [[Atlantis]], [[TheAcademy The Academy]], and [[NeverNeverLand Never Never Land]]. They run the monitoring equipment, and provide contacts to local law enforcement, security cameras, and general support that allow the rest of the field Agents to do their jobs.
The Field Division has a strict chain of command, with its agents numbered sequentially 001 through 150, or so. The agents are ranked according to their skills and their success in their jobs. The top five agents in the division (numbers 001 through 005) make up the Recovery Agents, while the rest of the agents make up the Field Agent corps. The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. This shortage of staff is seen most clearly in the Field Division.
- [[Pins]]
- Pin's are given out only to Recovery Agents. And have only come into use recently. They are small toothpick shaped pieces of ColdSteel that the Agency acquired, and studied in the 1990's. They give the user direct access to [[Gateway]] and allow them to teleport themselves nearly instantaneously across the globe.
- Research Field Agents of [[Section11 Section 11]].
Note: That the above chain of command assumes that the currently situation involves a metahuman. In the case that the situation is "unknown" or involving something supernatural, Section 11 Moves to above Agent 001 in the Chain.
Assignment
The Metahuman that they are currently watching.
Field Agents can be posted anywhere, but there are offices for Agents throughout the globe. These are usually lightly manned with the bulk of the administrative functions and offices in New York. There a few more secure locations, the Director and his direct staff are constantly in motion located on a Aircraft Carrier called [[Atlantis]], and it also is from this ship that The Closer directs the Response Division. In addition, there is a space station, [[NeverNeverLand Never Never Land]], orbiting the earth, where metahumans are taken who refuse to exist within the parameters set by the Agency. In Northern France there is a large underground bunker, [[TheValut The Valut]] that Section 11 uses to house supernatural materials. Lastly, nestled in the Swiss Alps is [[TheAcademy The Academy]] A school where meta humans can be brought to learn how to safely use their powers.
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The Field Division is in charge of dealing directly with metahumans. They are split into three subsections. The first subsection is referred to as the Recovery Agents. This small group of highly-skilled agents are called in on an as-needed basis to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. The second subsection, called the Field Agents, are responsible for the everyday monitoring and communications with their assigned metahumans. The third subsection is in charge of providing support for agents in the field. The Field Division has a strict chain of command, with its agents numbered sequentially 001 through 150, or so. The agents are ranked according to their skills and their success in their jobs. The top five agents in the division (numbers 001 through 005) make up the Recovery Agents, while the rest of the agents make up the Field Agent corps. The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. This shortage of staff is seen most clearly in the Field Division.
- Research Field Agents of [[Section11 Section 11]].
Field Agents can be posted anywhere, but there are offices for Agents throughout the globe. These are usually lightly manned with the bulk of the administrative functions and offices in New York. There are two more secure locations, the Director and his direct staff are constantly in motion located on a Aircraft Carrier called Atlantis, and it also is from this ship that The Closer directs the Response Division. In addition, there is a space station, [[NeverNeverLand Never Never Land]], orbiting the earth, where metahumans are taken who refuse to exist within the parameters set by the Agency.
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Edited on 2008-12-05 12:58:13 by FalconNomad [adding code word and additional personnel]Additions:
Puck
A metahuman who is aware of their abilities and actively using them but as yet unknown purposes
As of September 2007, Agency personnel include:
- [[EdwardBrown Edward Brown]], formerly Director, deceased 1945
A metahuman who is aware of their abilities and actively using them but as yet unknown purposes
As of September 2007, Agency personnel include:
- [[EdwardBrown Edward Brown]], formerly Director, deceased 1945
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Additions:
- [[LisaAckers Lisa Ackers]] of the Research Division
- [[AugustusMarshall Augustus Marshall]], formerly Agent 001, deceased August 2007
- [[Mercedes]], formerly Agent 003, deceased August 2007
- [[MyungKiNahn Myung Ki Nahn]], former research division agent, deceased October 2007
- [[SpencerPrice Spencer Price]], former [[Section11]] research agent, believed deceased by the Agency as of 2006
- [[TobyWyld Toby Wyld]], formerly Agent 101, deceased 1979
- [[DanielJackson Daniel Jackson]], formerly Director, deceased 1977
- [[AdamCampbell Adam Campbell]], formerly Director, deceased August 2007
- [[JimAckers Jim Ackers]], formerly Section 11, deceased
- [[JudyKranze Judy Kranze]], formerly Section 11, Secretary to Director Jackson, deceased
- [[AugustusMarshall Augustus Marshall]], formerly Agent 001, deceased August 2007
- [[Mercedes]], formerly Agent 003, deceased August 2007
- [[MyungKiNahn Myung Ki Nahn]], former research division agent, deceased October 2007
- [[SpencerPrice Spencer Price]], former [[Section11]] research agent, believed deceased by the Agency as of 2006
- [[TobyWyld Toby Wyld]], formerly Agent 101, deceased 1979
- [[DanielJackson Daniel Jackson]], formerly Director, deceased 1977
- [[AdamCampbell Adam Campbell]], formerly Director, deceased August 2007
- [[JimAckers Jim Ackers]], formerly Section 11, deceased
- [[JudyKranze Judy Kranze]], formerly Section 11, Secretary to Director Jackson, deceased
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- [[Mercedes]], formerly Agent 003, deceased
- [[MyungKiNahn Myung Ki Nahn]], former research division agent, deceased
- [[SpencerPrice Spencer Price]], former [[Section11]] research agent, believed deceased by the Agency
- [[TobyWyld Toby Wyld]], formerly Agent 101
- [[DanielJackson Daniel Jackson]], formerly Director
- [[AdamCampbell Adam Campbell]], formerly Director
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- The phone works as a standard cell phone, as well as accessing the internet, radio, satellite, as well as military, police, and secure agency channels for real time updates. It contains the worlds most advanced GPS, a heat sensor, low grade sonar, a motion detector a night vision camera, a standard camera, a video camera with 100x zoom, a flashlight, a solar recharger, calculator, a breathalyzer, x-ray, a chemical analysis suite, a 200 terabyte hard drive, a word processor, email client, a Kranze and medical scanner, and a short range tazer.
- All agents are trained in the basics of first aid, and while they may not be able to perform brain surgery, they can often stabilize and save lives with these simple kits. Contains top of the line drugs, bandages, and other basic medical supplies all in a tiny case that fits easily in a coat pocket. In special cases, the kit can come equipped with two Kranze Saliva tests, which can be used to get a quick and dirty carrier reading. All field agents are trained how to run a [[KranzeTest Kranze Test]].
- All agents are trained in the basics of first aid, and while they may not be able to perform brain surgery, they can often stabilize and save lives with these simple kits. Contains top of the line drugs, bandages, and other basic medical supplies all in a tiny case that fits easily in a coat pocket. In special cases, the kit can come equipped with two Kranze Saliva tests, which can be used to get a quick and dirty carrier reading. All field agents are trained how to run a [[KranzeTest Kranze Test]].
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- All agents are trained in the basics of first aid, and while they may not be able to perform brain surgery, they can often stabilize and save lives with these simple kits. Contains top of the line drugs, bandages, and other basic medical supplies all in a tiny case that fits easily in a coat pocket.
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- [[DeenaMurdock Deena Murdock]], Director
- [[JeremyRedgrave Jeremy Redgrave]], Head of the Response Division, "The Closer"
- [[RinaldoLopez Rinaldo Lopez]], Head of the Research Division
- [[AngelaDowney Angela Downey]], UK Regional Director
- [[VictoriaRedgrave Victoria Redgrave]], Agent 041
- [[JamesChang James Chang]], Agent 069
- [[SamanthaWyld Samantha Wyld]], Agent 077
- [[PriyaBadagandu Priya Badagandu]], Agent 108
- [[AugustusMarshall Augustus Marshall]], formerly Agent 001, deceased
- [[MyungKiNahn Myung Ki Nahn]], former research division agent, deceased
- [[SpencerPrice Spencer Price]], former [[Section11]] research agent, believed deceased by the Agency
- [[DanielJackson Daniel Jackson]], formerly Director
- [[AdamCampbell Adam Campbell]], formerly Director
- [[JeremyRedgrave Jeremy Redgrave]], Head of the Response Division, "The Closer"
- [[RinaldoLopez Rinaldo Lopez]], Head of the Research Division
- [[AngelaDowney Angela Downey]], UK Regional Director
- [[VictoriaRedgrave Victoria Redgrave]], Agent 041
- [[JamesChang James Chang]], Agent 069
- [[SamanthaWyld Samantha Wyld]], Agent 077
- [[PriyaBadagandu Priya Badagandu]], Agent 108
- [[AugustusMarshall Augustus Marshall]], formerly Agent 001, deceased
- [[MyungKiNahn Myung Ki Nahn]], former research division agent, deceased
- [[SpencerPrice Spencer Price]], former [[Section11]] research agent, believed deceased by the Agency
- [[DanielJackson Daniel Jackson]], formerly Director
- [[AdamCampbell Adam Campbell]], formerly Director
Deletions:
- JeremyRedgrave, Head of the Response Division, "The Closer"
- RinaldoLopez, Head of the Research Division
- AngelaDowney, UK Regional Director
- VictoriaRedgrave, Agent 041
- JamesChang, Agent 069
- SamanthaWyld, Agent 077
- PriyaBadagandu, Agent 108
- AugustusMarshall, formerly Agent 001, deceased
- [[MyungKiNahn]], former research division agent, deceased
- SpencerPrice, former [[Section11]] research agent, believed deceased by the Agency
- [[DanielJackson Daniel Jackson]], formerly Director and of [[Section11 Section 11]]
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- [[TobyWyld Toby Wyld]], formerly Agent 101
- [[DanielJackson Daniel Jackson]], formerly Director and of [[Section11 Section 11]]
- [[DanielJackson Daniel Jackson]], formerly Director and of [[Section11 Section 11]]
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Founded: 1788 CE, under the leadership of [[PhilipDubois Philip Dubois]].
The Agency is a multinational organization whose mission is to maintain the stability of human society by minimizing and covering up metahuman activity. They prefer to attain this objective by a three-pronged program:
- Early intervention in a metahuman's life
- Educating the metahuman about how to live quietly and peacefully within society
- Extensively monitoring each metahuman to ensure compliance
In this manner, the Agency can typically control society's exposure to metahuman powers. However, if a metahuman refuses to comply, the Agency will try to ensure the stability of society by any means, including by force. If all else fails, the Agency can either kill the metahuman, or send them to [[NeverNeverLand Never Never Land]], a permanent orbiting prison.
The Agency also engages in massive information management programs, covering up or explaining away metahuman exploits, which might otherwise alert the general populace to the reality of metahuman powers. To this end, the Agency has connections in most major law enforcement and media organizations.
=====History=====
The Agency, founded in 1788, was the creation of members of the [[TheSocietyOfSecrets Society of Secrets]], who felt that they needed to create a more proactive organization that would assist metahumans in living within human society. Its first director was [[PhilipDubois Philip Dubois]]. The Agency rapidly gained footholds in many mundane law enforcement agencies (e.g. the FBI, ATF, National Guard), media organizations (Associated Press, Al-Jazeera, New York Times, JNN), as well as international espionage organizations (NSA, CIA, MI-5, KGB). They use these contacts to manipulate press coverage of visible metahuman activity.
=====Structure=====
The Agency is organized in three sections, all under the leadership of a single director. The director is supported by a council, made of the heads of the three respective divisions. The three sections are the research division, the field division, and the response division.
====The Research Division====
The first and largest division is the Research Division, which totals thousands of individuals. Their responsibilities include the development of new tools and equipment to be used by the other divisions, as well as the investigation of items and individuals that are brought in by the other sections. This section is led by the Head of Research, who directs the investigations by the various labs in the Division. In some cases, these investigations are conducted within the walls of Agency institutions. However, some non-metahuman research is outsourced to external national or international agencies, and some lower-level scientists and researchers work without being aware of metahumans.
The field wing of Research, know as [[Section11 Section 11]] was founded in World War II to combat the Nazi's, who were using the supernatural to wage their war, employing things that make even metahumans appear mundane. These supernatural diversions needed special care and investigation, and Section 11 was created to fill that need. They continue to this day, investigating all those things that go bump in the night. When the supernatural strikes, Section 11 will be there.
====The Field Division====
The Field Division is in charge of dealing directly with metahumans. They are split into three subsections. The first subsection is referred to as the Recovery Agents. This small group of highly-skilled agents are called in on an as-needed basis to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. The second subsection, called the Field Agents, are responsible for the everyday monitoring and communications with their assigned metahumans. The third subsection is in charge of providing support for agents in the field. The Field Division has a strict chain of command, with its agents numbered sequentially 001 through 150, or so. The agents are ranked according to their skills and their success in their jobs. The top five agents in the division (numbers 001 through 005) make up the Recovery Agents, while the rest of the agents make up the Field Agent corps. The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. This shortage of staff is seen most clearly in the Field Division.
===The Recovery Agents===
The Recovery Agents are made up of the five most highly skilled agents in the division. They are called in, when needed, to deal with extreme metahuman incidents. Such incidents are most often caused by rogue metahumans ("white rabbits" in agency parlance), who use their powers for personal gain or exploitation of humans. These metahumans are viewed as extremely dangerous threats to the core goals of the Agency, and the Recovery Agents are responsible for dealing with these threats as they arise.
===The Field Agents===
The Field Agents (agents with a ranking of 006 or higher) make up the bulk of the Field Division. They each have a metahuman charge, or "assignment", and their job is to implement the Agency's three-pronged approach of intervention, education, and monitoring for their particular assignment. When staffing permits, these lower level Field Agents work in teams of two, and provide hands-on assistance to their assignments. They are also on-site to respond within moments to any potential or actual breach of the metahuman secret. The Agency's policy is that Field Agents should maintain a response time that will beat local law enforcement and public safety personnel to any incident, and to this end the Field Agents try to be within 10 minutes of their assignments at all times. The relationships between agents and their assignments can develop into personal, life long friendships, or can be completely detached, with Agents not involving themselves in the life of the metahuman unless necessary, or can be confrontational, when metahumans disagree with the rules set down by the Agency. Field Agents are also charged with monitoring the activities of retired Agents.
===Field Agent Kit===
Each Field Agent carries a full suite of specialized equipment, called a "kit". The kit consists of:
- Ver 2.3.4001 Satellite Phone
- The phone works as a standard cell phone, as well as accessing the internet, radio, satellite, as well as military, police, and secure agency channels for real time updates. It contains the worlds most advanced GPS, a heat sensor, low grade sonar, a motion detector a night vision camera, a standard camera, a video camera with 100x zoom, a flashlight, a solar recharger, calculator, a breathalyzer, x-ray, a chemical analysis suite, a 200 terabyte hard drive, a word processor, email client, and a short range tazer.
- The phone is chemically keyed to the issued agent, should it be compromised or the password incorrectly entered it becomes a level 2 incendiary device, lethal up to 10’.
- Markson Portable EMP
- More commonly referred to by agents as “the black box”, the Markson emits a powerful Electro Magnetic Pulse at a radius of 10 miles, and has a recharge time of just one hour. The EMP knocks out power, erases video, and generally scrambles technology until help can arrive to get the situation under control. Agents are encouraged to use the black box whenever in doubt, it is much easier for Response to explain away a blackout than a video of a flying person.
- Walter PPK, and 2 full clip reloads
- Agents in the field live dangerously, even the simplest assignment can quickly take a turn for the worse. The gun, while it may seem silly has saved the lives of more agents, and their assignments than any other tool in our arsenal.
- Medkit
- All agents are trained in the basics of first aid, and while they may not be able to perform brain surgery, they can often stabilize and save lives with these simple kits. Contains top of the line drugs, bandages, and other basic medical supplies all in a tiny case that fits easily in a coat pocket.
===The Support Agents===
This third subsection of the Field Division is made of 300 Agents who provide support and assistance to the agents in the field. They provide information on activities, relay communications from other field agents, and facilitate communications with the Response Division. Each major country has a support agent in charge of that area. These support agents usually are connected with local law enforcement, as well as governmental agencies in the area (e.g. the FBI, MI-5, KGB). Though these mundane organizations do not realize they are working with and for the agency, they provide an invaluable resource in both responding to threats as well as identifying them.
====The Response Division====
The third major division of the Agency is the Response Division, but is know more informally as the "Boys in Blue", or "Damage Control". The objective of the Response Division is to clean up after metahuman incidents, and maintain human society's ignorance of metahumans. This section includes around 200 individuals, and is headed by a position known internally as "The Closer". In the course of their work, the Response Division uses direct and indirect manipulation of public perception to maintain the metahuman secret. Their methods include erasing video tapes, submitting alternative news stories, or creating detours around areas that have been impacted by an event. Field Agents usually call in this section and supply direction as to what needs to be done in order to recover from a metahuman incident. When a high-visibility or otherwise extremely delicate situation arises, the head of the division, "The Closer", is called in. This usually occurs in response to the activities of the Recovery Agents. The Closer maintains absolute authority over a scene and over the Field Agents who are present.
====Chain Of Command====
For the most part, Agents will simply be reporting to a direct superior that they work under. The Agency is not a military organization, in most cases members of the agency are encouraged to as question of their superiors and make sure that what they are doing is the best way to handle things. However, this dialogue ends when in the field. There is often no time for debate when faced with a crisis, and in this case the chain of command is strictly observed.
The chain of command is as follows:
- The Director of The Response Division, “The Closer”
- The Director of the Agency
- Agent 001
- The Director of the Area where the action is taking place
- The Field Agent with the highest number actually at the location
- A Director of an Area other than where the action is taking place
- Field Agents, in order of number, with low outranking high
- Response Division members
- Field Agent Commanders
- The Research Director
- Research Field Agents of [[Section11 Section 11]].
=====Agency Terminology=====
For active Field Agents, one of their highest priorities is to ensure that metahuman activity does not come to the attention of the rest of society. One device to assist in this goal is the use of call signs so that when an Agent is communicating over the phone they can use these coded phrases to request assistance, report circumstances and contact other members of the Agency without raising alarms of those around them who might overhear. The following are the most basic and commonly used phrases:
Alice
A newly manifested metahuman who has not been contacted yet by any faction
Emerald City
Need for coverage after a metahuman incident
Midas
A metahuman using their powers for profit
Boys in Blue
A need for Response Division agents to come to a scene
Golden Apple
An item of potential importance that could cause conflict
Tinkerbell
A need for immediate transport
Kringle
A Need for cash
Valentini
A Need for medical assistance
Mondego
A member of the Agency who has turned rogue
Helen
A metahuman being pursued by several factions, regardless of gender
Crusoe
A metahuman who has been transported to Agency custody
White Rabbit
A metahuman who is on the run from authorities, including the Agency
Darling
A term used to indicate the total number of individuals needing resources such as transport or housing
Cottontail
An individual using an item to obtain metahuman abilities
Dimmesdale
A member of the Alliance of Humanity
====Usage Examples====
- "I need a Tinkerbelle for 3 Darlings." = I need immediate transportation for three individuals.
- "The White Rabbit got away from me." = The metahuman the Agent was following escaped.
- "I’m going to need an Emerald City and a big Kringle." = The Agent require the Response Division aka Boys in Blue to come in and clean up a mess resulting from metahuman activity that is larger than that single Agent can contain. The Agent also will require an influx of cash.
- "I think Alice has Dimmesdale on his tail." = The Alliance of Humanity is possibly involved and also tracking the uninitiated metahuman in question.
- "I managed to isolate the Cottontail and acquired his Golden Apple." = The Agent stopped an individual using an item to obtain metahuman abilities and has that item in her possession.
- "I’ve located the Helen but she’s going to need a Valentini stat." = The Agent located the metahuman who was being pursued by several factions but that individual requires medical attention.
=====Office Locations=====
Field Agents can be posted anywhere, but there are offices for Agents throughout the globe. These are usually lightly manned with the bulk of the administrative functions and offices in New York. There are two more secure locations, the Director and his direct staff are constantly in motion located on a Aircraft Carrier called Atlantis, and it also is from this ship that The Closer directs the Response Division. In addition, there is a space station, [[NeverNeverLand Never Never Land]], orbiting the earth, where metahumans are taken who refuse to exist within the parameters set by the Agency.
The major offices are located in the following cities:
North American Offices:
New York City, NY, USA - Main Office
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Western European Offices:
London, England, United Kingdom
Paris, France
Nice, France – Main Research Office
Eastern European Offices:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
St. Petersburg, Russia
South American Offices:
Quito, Ecuador
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
African Offices:
Casablanca, Morocco
Cape Town, South Africa
Cairo, Egypt
Asian Offices:
Hong Kong, China
Tokyo, Japan
Sydney, Australia
New Deli, India
=====Personnel=====
As of August 2007, Agency personnel include:
- DeenaMurdock, Director
- JeremyRedgrave, Head of the Response Division, "The Closer"
- RinaldoLopez, Head of the Research Division
- [[PeterNorth Peter North]], Agent 001
- AngelaDowney, UK Regional Director
- VictoriaRedgrave, Agent 041
- JamesChang, Agent 069
- SamanthaWyld, Agent 077
- PriyaBadagandu, Agent 108
- [[ElanaKozlov Elana Kozlov]], of [[Section11 Section 11]]
Ex-agents include:
- AugustusMarshall, formerly Agent 001, deceased
- [[Mercedes]], formerly Agent 003, deceased
- [[MyungKiNahn]], former research division agent, deceased
- SpencerPrice, former [[Section11]] research agent, believed deceased by the Agency
Belongs to categories: AllOrganizations
The Agency is a multinational organization whose mission is to maintain the stability of human society by minimizing and covering up metahuman activity. They prefer to attain this objective by a three-pronged program:
- Early intervention in a metahuman's life
- Educating the metahuman about how to live quietly and peacefully within society
- Extensively monitoring each metahuman to ensure compliance
In this manner, the Agency can typically control society's exposure to metahuman powers. However, if a metahuman refuses to comply, the Agency will try to ensure the stability of society by any means, including by force. If all else fails, the Agency can either kill the metahuman, or send them to [[NeverNeverLand Never Never Land]], a permanent orbiting prison.
The Agency also engages in massive information management programs, covering up or explaining away metahuman exploits, which might otherwise alert the general populace to the reality of metahuman powers. To this end, the Agency has connections in most major law enforcement and media organizations.
=====History=====
The Agency, founded in 1788, was the creation of members of the [[TheSocietyOfSecrets Society of Secrets]], who felt that they needed to create a more proactive organization that would assist metahumans in living within human society. Its first director was [[PhilipDubois Philip Dubois]]. The Agency rapidly gained footholds in many mundane law enforcement agencies (e.g. the FBI, ATF, National Guard), media organizations (Associated Press, Al-Jazeera, New York Times, JNN), as well as international espionage organizations (NSA, CIA, MI-5, KGB). They use these contacts to manipulate press coverage of visible metahuman activity.
=====Structure=====
The Agency is organized in three sections, all under the leadership of a single director. The director is supported by a council, made of the heads of the three respective divisions. The three sections are the research division, the field division, and the response division.
====The Research Division====
The first and largest division is the Research Division, which totals thousands of individuals. Their responsibilities include the development of new tools and equipment to be used by the other divisions, as well as the investigation of items and individuals that are brought in by the other sections. This section is led by the Head of Research, who directs the investigations by the various labs in the Division. In some cases, these investigations are conducted within the walls of Agency institutions. However, some non-metahuman research is outsourced to external national or international agencies, and some lower-level scientists and researchers work without being aware of metahumans.
The field wing of Research, know as [[Section11 Section 11]] was founded in World War II to combat the Nazi's, who were using the supernatural to wage their war, employing things that make even metahumans appear mundane. These supernatural diversions needed special care and investigation, and Section 11 was created to fill that need. They continue to this day, investigating all those things that go bump in the night. When the supernatural strikes, Section 11 will be there.
====The Field Division====
The Field Division is in charge of dealing directly with metahumans. They are split into three subsections. The first subsection is referred to as the Recovery Agents. This small group of highly-skilled agents are called in on an as-needed basis to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. The second subsection, called the Field Agents, are responsible for the everyday monitoring and communications with their assigned metahumans. The third subsection is in charge of providing support for agents in the field. The Field Division has a strict chain of command, with its agents numbered sequentially 001 through 150, or so. The agents are ranked according to their skills and their success in their jobs. The top five agents in the division (numbers 001 through 005) make up the Recovery Agents, while the rest of the agents make up the Field Agent corps. The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. This shortage of staff is seen most clearly in the Field Division.
===The Recovery Agents===
The Recovery Agents are made up of the five most highly skilled agents in the division. They are called in, when needed, to deal with extreme metahuman incidents. Such incidents are most often caused by rogue metahumans ("white rabbits" in agency parlance), who use their powers for personal gain or exploitation of humans. These metahumans are viewed as extremely dangerous threats to the core goals of the Agency, and the Recovery Agents are responsible for dealing with these threats as they arise.
===The Field Agents===
The Field Agents (agents with a ranking of 006 or higher) make up the bulk of the Field Division. They each have a metahuman charge, or "assignment", and their job is to implement the Agency's three-pronged approach of intervention, education, and monitoring for their particular assignment. When staffing permits, these lower level Field Agents work in teams of two, and provide hands-on assistance to their assignments. They are also on-site to respond within moments to any potential or actual breach of the metahuman secret. The Agency's policy is that Field Agents should maintain a response time that will beat local law enforcement and public safety personnel to any incident, and to this end the Field Agents try to be within 10 minutes of their assignments at all times. The relationships between agents and their assignments can develop into personal, life long friendships, or can be completely detached, with Agents not involving themselves in the life of the metahuman unless necessary, or can be confrontational, when metahumans disagree with the rules set down by the Agency. Field Agents are also charged with monitoring the activities of retired Agents.
===Field Agent Kit===
Each Field Agent carries a full suite of specialized equipment, called a "kit". The kit consists of:
- Ver 2.3.4001 Satellite Phone
- The phone works as a standard cell phone, as well as accessing the internet, radio, satellite, as well as military, police, and secure agency channels for real time updates. It contains the worlds most advanced GPS, a heat sensor, low grade sonar, a motion detector a night vision camera, a standard camera, a video camera with 100x zoom, a flashlight, a solar recharger, calculator, a breathalyzer, x-ray, a chemical analysis suite, a 200 terabyte hard drive, a word processor, email client, and a short range tazer.
- The phone is chemically keyed to the issued agent, should it be compromised or the password incorrectly entered it becomes a level 2 incendiary device, lethal up to 10’.
- Markson Portable EMP
- More commonly referred to by agents as “the black box”, the Markson emits a powerful Electro Magnetic Pulse at a radius of 10 miles, and has a recharge time of just one hour. The EMP knocks out power, erases video, and generally scrambles technology until help can arrive to get the situation under control. Agents are encouraged to use the black box whenever in doubt, it is much easier for Response to explain away a blackout than a video of a flying person.
- Walter PPK, and 2 full clip reloads
- Agents in the field live dangerously, even the simplest assignment can quickly take a turn for the worse. The gun, while it may seem silly has saved the lives of more agents, and their assignments than any other tool in our arsenal.
- Medkit
- All agents are trained in the basics of first aid, and while they may not be able to perform brain surgery, they can often stabilize and save lives with these simple kits. Contains top of the line drugs, bandages, and other basic medical supplies all in a tiny case that fits easily in a coat pocket.
===The Support Agents===
This third subsection of the Field Division is made of 300 Agents who provide support and assistance to the agents in the field. They provide information on activities, relay communications from other field agents, and facilitate communications with the Response Division. Each major country has a support agent in charge of that area. These support agents usually are connected with local law enforcement, as well as governmental agencies in the area (e.g. the FBI, MI-5, KGB). Though these mundane organizations do not realize they are working with and for the agency, they provide an invaluable resource in both responding to threats as well as identifying them.
====The Response Division====
The third major division of the Agency is the Response Division, but is know more informally as the "Boys in Blue", or "Damage Control". The objective of the Response Division is to clean up after metahuman incidents, and maintain human society's ignorance of metahumans. This section includes around 200 individuals, and is headed by a position known internally as "The Closer". In the course of their work, the Response Division uses direct and indirect manipulation of public perception to maintain the metahuman secret. Their methods include erasing video tapes, submitting alternative news stories, or creating detours around areas that have been impacted by an event. Field Agents usually call in this section and supply direction as to what needs to be done in order to recover from a metahuman incident. When a high-visibility or otherwise extremely delicate situation arises, the head of the division, "The Closer", is called in. This usually occurs in response to the activities of the Recovery Agents. The Closer maintains absolute authority over a scene and over the Field Agents who are present.
====Chain Of Command====
For the most part, Agents will simply be reporting to a direct superior that they work under. The Agency is not a military organization, in most cases members of the agency are encouraged to as question of their superiors and make sure that what they are doing is the best way to handle things. However, this dialogue ends when in the field. There is often no time for debate when faced with a crisis, and in this case the chain of command is strictly observed.
The chain of command is as follows:
- The Director of The Response Division, “The Closer”
- The Director of the Agency
- Agent 001
- The Director of the Area where the action is taking place
- The Field Agent with the highest number actually at the location
- A Director of an Area other than where the action is taking place
- Field Agents, in order of number, with low outranking high
- Response Division members
- Field Agent Commanders
- The Research Director
- Research Field Agents of [[Section11 Section 11]].
=====Agency Terminology=====
For active Field Agents, one of their highest priorities is to ensure that metahuman activity does not come to the attention of the rest of society. One device to assist in this goal is the use of call signs so that when an Agent is communicating over the phone they can use these coded phrases to request assistance, report circumstances and contact other members of the Agency without raising alarms of those around them who might overhear. The following are the most basic and commonly used phrases:
Alice
A newly manifested metahuman who has not been contacted yet by any faction
Emerald City
Need for coverage after a metahuman incident
Midas
A metahuman using their powers for profit
Boys in Blue
A need for Response Division agents to come to a scene
Golden Apple
An item of potential importance that could cause conflict
Tinkerbell
A need for immediate transport
Kringle
A Need for cash
Valentini
A Need for medical assistance
Mondego
A member of the Agency who has turned rogue
Helen
A metahuman being pursued by several factions, regardless of gender
Crusoe
A metahuman who has been transported to Agency custody
White Rabbit
A metahuman who is on the run from authorities, including the Agency
Darling
A term used to indicate the total number of individuals needing resources such as transport or housing
Cottontail
An individual using an item to obtain metahuman abilities
Dimmesdale
A member of the Alliance of Humanity
====Usage Examples====
- "I need a Tinkerbelle for 3 Darlings." = I need immediate transportation for three individuals.
- "The White Rabbit got away from me." = The metahuman the Agent was following escaped.
- "I’m going to need an Emerald City and a big Kringle." = The Agent require the Response Division aka Boys in Blue to come in and clean up a mess resulting from metahuman activity that is larger than that single Agent can contain. The Agent also will require an influx of cash.
- "I think Alice has Dimmesdale on his tail." = The Alliance of Humanity is possibly involved and also tracking the uninitiated metahuman in question.
- "I managed to isolate the Cottontail and acquired his Golden Apple." = The Agent stopped an individual using an item to obtain metahuman abilities and has that item in her possession.
- "I’ve located the Helen but she’s going to need a Valentini stat." = The Agent located the metahuman who was being pursued by several factions but that individual requires medical attention.
=====Office Locations=====
Field Agents can be posted anywhere, but there are offices for Agents throughout the globe. These are usually lightly manned with the bulk of the administrative functions and offices in New York. There are two more secure locations, the Director and his direct staff are constantly in motion located on a Aircraft Carrier called Atlantis, and it also is from this ship that The Closer directs the Response Division. In addition, there is a space station, [[NeverNeverLand Never Never Land]], orbiting the earth, where metahumans are taken who refuse to exist within the parameters set by the Agency.
The major offices are located in the following cities:
North American Offices:
New York City, NY, USA - Main Office
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Western European Offices:
London, England, United Kingdom
Paris, France
Nice, France – Main Research Office
Eastern European Offices:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
St. Petersburg, Russia
South American Offices:
Quito, Ecuador
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
African Offices:
Casablanca, Morocco
Cape Town, South Africa
Cairo, Egypt
Asian Offices:
Hong Kong, China
Tokyo, Japan
Sydney, Australia
New Deli, India
=====Personnel=====
As of August 2007, Agency personnel include:
- DeenaMurdock, Director
- JeremyRedgrave, Head of the Response Division, "The Closer"
- RinaldoLopez, Head of the Research Division
- [[PeterNorth Peter North]], Agent 001
- AngelaDowney, UK Regional Director
- VictoriaRedgrave, Agent 041
- JamesChang, Agent 069
- SamanthaWyld, Agent 077
- PriyaBadagandu, Agent 108
- [[ElanaKozlov Elana Kozlov]], of [[Section11 Section 11]]
Ex-agents include:
- AugustusMarshall, formerly Agent 001, deceased
- [[Mercedes]], formerly Agent 003, deceased
- [[MyungKiNahn]], former research division agent, deceased
- SpencerPrice, former [[Section11]] research agent, believed deceased by the Agency
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The Agency was the creation of members of the Society of Secrets who felt that they needed to create a more proactive organization that would assist metahumans live within human society. Instead of waiting for endangered metahumans to find them, the Agency actively locates metahumans and presents the reality of their situation, of being a metahuman in a human world, and offers its assistance. The relationships between the metahumans and Agency can develop into personal and life long friendships, be completely detached with Agents not imposing into the life of the metahuman unless forced to by overt activity, or can be confrontational when metahumans disagree with the existence of the Agency. Although their objective is to facilitate metahumans living peacefully within human society, the Agency will track down rogue metahumans and fight with those who choose to not adhere to this co-habitation ideal and will confine them. For those who remain in human society, they are monitored by members of the Agency and upon an event that might expose the existence of metahumans, members of the Agency will intervene in order to mitigate awareness of metahumans by the rest of society. Regardless of how the relationship develops between the metahumans and Agency, those that are made aware of the Agency are monitored for life and Agency members are aware that even if they retire, they are also monitored.
The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. The structure of the Agency can be broken into three sections which are all under the leadership of a single Director who is supported by a Council made of the Closer, the Head of Research and Field Agent 001.
The first and largest section is the Research Division which totals over 1000 individuals. This section is led by the Head of Research who directs the investigations by the various labs in the Division. In some cases these are done within the walls of Agency institutions but not all, and some scientists and researchers work without being aware of metahumans although these individuals are at the lowest levels. Out of the Research Division come many of the tools used by the other sections as well as researchers who study items and individuals that are brought in by the other sections. The field wing of the Research Division is known as [[Section11 Section 11]], whose job it is to investigate strange metahuman phenomena.
The second section is the Field section which is broken up into three subsections. At the top of this section are the Recovery Agents, who are Field Agents 001-005. Field Agent 001 is a member of the Director’s Council and 001 and the other four top Agents are called in to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. The rest of the Field Agents, numbered 006-150 or so, are ranked based upon their effectiveness and success at their job. That job entails responding to the issues of their metahuman Assignments. When staffing permits, these lower level Field Agents work in teams of two and provide hands on assistance to their Assignments and are on site to respond within moments to any breach or potential breach of the metahuman secret. Each Field Agent carries a black box that contains an electro-magnetic pulse that can terminate any electronic device in a specified range that is used to eliminate communication and recording technologies and prevent the spread of news in cases of overt metahuman activity. Every Field Agent also has a cellular phone that has a tracking chip within it and is used to receive instructions and make contact with the third subsection of the Field Section. This third subsection is made of 300 Agents who provide administrative assistance to the Agents in the Field. They provide information on activities, directions from higher Field Agents and are used to communicate between the Field Agents and Boys in Blue.
The third section that acts in response to the Field section is known as the Boys In Blue or BIB. This section includes around 200 individuals and is headed by a position known as the Closer. The objective of the Boys In Blue is to clean up after metahuman incidents and maintain the secrecy of the existence of metahumans to human society. Such actions that they might take include erasing video tapes, submitting alternative news stories or create detours around areas that have been impacted by an event. Field Agents usually call in this section and supplies direction as to what needs to be done in order to recover from a metahuman incident. The exception is the Closer who is called in when high priority or extremely delicate events occur, usually in response to the activities of the highest Field Agents. The Closer maintains absolute authority over a scene and over the Field Agents who are present.
Members include:
- [[ElanaKozlov Elana Kozlov]]
- [[PeterNorth Peter North]]
- [[DeenaMurdock]]
- [[AngelaDowney]]
- [[MyungKiNahn]]
- [[VictoriaRedgrave]]
- [[JeremyRedgrave]]
- [[PriyaBadagandu]]
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The first and largest section is the Research Division which totals over 1000 individuals. This section is led by the Head of Research who directs the investigations by the various labs in the Division. In some cases these are done within the walls of Agency institutions but not all, and some scientists and researchers work without being aware of metahumans although these individuals are at the lowest levels. Out of the Research Division come many of the tools used by the other sections as well as researchers who study items and individuals that are brought in by the other sections. The field wing of the Research Division is known as [[Section11 Section 11]], whose job it is to investigate strange metahuman phenomena.
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Founded: 1788 CE
The Agency was the creation of members of the Society of Secrets who felt that they needed to create a more proactive organization that would assist metahumans live within human society. Instead of waiting for endangered metahumans to find them, the Agency actively locates metahumans and presents the reality of their situation, of being a metahuman in a human world, and offers its assistance. The relationships between the metahumans and Agency can develop into personal and life long friendships, be completely detached with Agents not imposing into the life of the metahuman unless forced to by overt activity, or can be confrontational when metahumans disagree with the existence of the Agency. Although their objective is to facilitate metahumans living peacefully within human society, the Agency will track down rogue metahumans and fight with those who choose to not adhere to this co-habitation ideal and will confine them. For those who remain in human society, they are monitored by members of the Agency and upon an event that might expose the existence of metahumans, members of the Agency will intervene in order to mitigate awareness of metahumans by the rest of society. Regardless of how the relationship develops between the metahumans and Agency, those that are made aware of the Agency are monitored for life and Agency members are aware that even if they retire, they are also monitored.
The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. The structure of the Agency can be broken into three sections which are all under the leadership of a single Director who is supported by a Council made of the Closer, the Head of Research and Field Agent 001.
The first and largest section is the Research Division which totals over 1000 individuals. This section is led by the Head of Research who directs the investigations by the various labs in the Division. In some cases these are done within the walls of Agency institutions but not all, and some scientists and researchers work without being aware of metahumans although these individuals are at the lowest levels. Out of the Research Division come many of the tools used by the other sections as well as researchers who study items and individuals that are brought in by the other sections.
The second section is the Field section which is broken up into three subsections. At the top of this section are the Recovery Agents, who are Field Agents 001-005. Field Agent 001 is a member of the Director’s Council and 001 and the other four top Agents are called in to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. The rest of the Field Agents, numbered 006-150 or so, are ranked based upon their effectiveness and success at their job. That job entails responding to the issues of their metahuman Assignments. When staffing permits, these lower level Field Agents work in teams of two and provide hands on assistance to their Assignments and are on site to respond within moments to any breach or potential breach of the metahuman secret. Each Field Agent carries a black box that contains an electro-magnetic pulse that can terminate any electronic device in a specified range that is used to eliminate communication and recording technologies and prevent the spread of news in cases of overt metahuman activity. Every Field Agent also has a cellular phone that has a tracking chip within it and is used to receive instructions and make contact with the third subsection of the Field Section. This third subsection is made of 300 Agents who provide administrative assistance to the Agents in the Field. They provide information on activities, directions from higher Field Agents and are used to communicate between the Field Agents and Boys in Blue.
The third section that acts in response to the Field section is known as the Boys In Blue or BIB. This section includes around 200 individuals and is headed by a position known as the Closer. The objective of the Boys In Blue is to clean up after metahuman incidents and maintain the secrecy of the existence of metahumans to human society. Such actions that they might take include erasing video tapes, submitting alternative news stories or create detours around areas that have been impacted by an event. Field Agents usually call in this section and supplies direction as to what needs to be done in order to recover from a metahuman incident. The exception is the Closer who is called in when high priority or extremely delicate events occur, usually in response to the activities of the highest Field Agents. The Closer maintains absolute authority over a scene and over the Field Agents who are present.
Members include:
- [[ElanaKozlov Elana Kozlov]]
- [[PeterNorth Peter North]]
- [[DeenaMurdock]]
- [[AngelaDowney]]
- [[MyungKiNahn]]
- [[VictoriaRedgrave]]
- [[JeremyRedgrave]]
- [[PriyaBadagandu]]
The Agency was the creation of members of the Society of Secrets who felt that they needed to create a more proactive organization that would assist metahumans live within human society. Instead of waiting for endangered metahumans to find them, the Agency actively locates metahumans and presents the reality of their situation, of being a metahuman in a human world, and offers its assistance. The relationships between the metahumans and Agency can develop into personal and life long friendships, be completely detached with Agents not imposing into the life of the metahuman unless forced to by overt activity, or can be confrontational when metahumans disagree with the existence of the Agency. Although their objective is to facilitate metahumans living peacefully within human society, the Agency will track down rogue metahumans and fight with those who choose to not adhere to this co-habitation ideal and will confine them. For those who remain in human society, they are monitored by members of the Agency and upon an event that might expose the existence of metahumans, members of the Agency will intervene in order to mitigate awareness of metahumans by the rest of society. Regardless of how the relationship develops between the metahumans and Agency, those that are made aware of the Agency are monitored for life and Agency members are aware that even if they retire, they are also monitored.
The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. The structure of the Agency can be broken into three sections which are all under the leadership of a single Director who is supported by a Council made of the Closer, the Head of Research and Field Agent 001.
The first and largest section is the Research Division which totals over 1000 individuals. This section is led by the Head of Research who directs the investigations by the various labs in the Division. In some cases these are done within the walls of Agency institutions but not all, and some scientists and researchers work without being aware of metahumans although these individuals are at the lowest levels. Out of the Research Division come many of the tools used by the other sections as well as researchers who study items and individuals that are brought in by the other sections.
The second section is the Field section which is broken up into three subsections. At the top of this section are the Recovery Agents, who are Field Agents 001-005. Field Agent 001 is a member of the Director’s Council and 001 and the other four top Agents are called in to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. The rest of the Field Agents, numbered 006-150 or so, are ranked based upon their effectiveness and success at their job. That job entails responding to the issues of their metahuman Assignments. When staffing permits, these lower level Field Agents work in teams of two and provide hands on assistance to their Assignments and are on site to respond within moments to any breach or potential breach of the metahuman secret. Each Field Agent carries a black box that contains an electro-magnetic pulse that can terminate any electronic device in a specified range that is used to eliminate communication and recording technologies and prevent the spread of news in cases of overt metahuman activity. Every Field Agent also has a cellular phone that has a tracking chip within it and is used to receive instructions and make contact with the third subsection of the Field Section. This third subsection is made of 300 Agents who provide administrative assistance to the Agents in the Field. They provide information on activities, directions from higher Field Agents and are used to communicate between the Field Agents and Boys in Blue.
The third section that acts in response to the Field section is known as the Boys In Blue or BIB. This section includes around 200 individuals and is headed by a position known as the Closer. The objective of the Boys In Blue is to clean up after metahuman incidents and maintain the secrecy of the existence of metahumans to human society. Such actions that they might take include erasing video tapes, submitting alternative news stories or create detours around areas that have been impacted by an event. Field Agents usually call in this section and supplies direction as to what needs to be done in order to recover from a metahuman incident. The exception is the Closer who is called in when high priority or extremely delicate events occur, usually in response to the activities of the highest Field Agents. The Closer maintains absolute authority over a scene and over the Field Agents who are present.
Members include:
- [[ElanaKozlov Elana Kozlov]]
- [[PeterNorth Peter North]]
- [[DeenaMurdock]]
- [[AngelaDowney]]
- [[MyungKiNahn]]
- [[VictoriaRedgrave]]
- [[JeremyRedgrave]]
- [[PriyaBadagandu]]
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The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. The structure of the Agency can be broken into three sections which are all under the leadership of a single Director who is supported by a Council made of the Closer, the Head of Research and Field Agent 001.
The first and largest section is the Research Division which totals over 1000 individuals. This section is led by the Head of Research who directs the investigations by the various labs in the Division. In some cases these are done within the walls of Agency institutions but not all, and some scientists and researchers work without being aware of metahumans although these individuals are at the lowest levels. Out of the Research Division come many of the tools used by the other sections as well as researchers who study items and individuals that are brought in by the other sections.
The second section is the Field section which is broken up into three subsections. At the top of this section are the Recovery Agents, who are Field Agents 001-005. Field Agent 001 is a member of the Director’s Council and 001 and the other four top Agents are called in to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. The rest of the Field Agents, numbered 006-150 or so, are ranked based upon their effectiveness and success at their job. That job entails responding to the issues of their metahuman Assignments. When staffing permits, these lower level Field Agents work in teams of two and provide hands on assistance to their Assignments and are on site to respond within moments to any breach or potential breach of the metahuman secret. Each Field Agent carries a black box that contains an electro-magnetic pulse that can terminate any electronic device in a specified range that is used to eliminate communication and recording technologies and prevent the spread of news in cases of overt metahuman activity. Every Field Agent also has a cellular phone that has a tracking chip within it and is used to receive instructions and make contact with the third subsection of the Field Section. This third subsection is made of 300 Agents who provide administrative assistance to the Agents in the Field. They provide information on activities, directions from higher Field Agents and are used to communicate between the Field Agents and Boys in Blue.
The third section that acts in response to the Field section is known as the Boys In Blue or BIB. This section includes around 200 individuals and is headed by a position known as the Closer. The objective of the Boys In Blue is to clean up after metahuman incidents and maintain the secrecy of the existence of metahumans to human society. Such actions that they might take include erasing video tapes, submitting alternative news stories or create detours around areas that have been impacted by an event. Field Agents usually call in this section and supplies direction as to what needs to be done in order to recover from a metahuman incident. The exception is the Closer who is called in when high priority or extremely delicate events occur, usually in response to the activities of the highest Field Agents. The Closer maintains absolute authority over a scene and over the Field Agents who are present.
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======The Agency======
The Agency was the creation of members of the Society of Secrets who felt that they needed to create a more proactive organization that would assist metahumans live within human society. Instead of waiting for endangered metahumans to find them, the Agency actively locates metahumans and presents the reality of their situation, of being a metahuman in a human world, and offers its assistance. The relationships between the metahumans and Agency can develop into personal and life long friendships, be completely detached with Agents not imposing into the life of the metahuman unless forced to by overt activity, or can be confrontational when metahumans disagree with the existence of the Agency. Although their objective is to facilitate metahumans living peacefully within human society, the Agency will track down rogue metahumans and fight with those who choose to not adhere to this co-habitation ideal and will confine them. For those who remain in human society, they are monitored by members of the Agency and upon an event that might expose the existence of metahumans, members of the Agency will intervene in order to mitigate awareness of metahumans by the rest of society. Regardless of how the relationship develops between the metahumans and Agency, those that are made aware of the Agency are monitored for life and Agency members are aware that even if they retire, they are also monitored.
The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. The structure of the Agency can be broken into three sections which are all under the leadership of a single Director who is supported by a Council made of the Closer, the Head of Research and Field Agent 001.
The first and largest section is the Research Division which totals over 1000 individuals. This section is led by the Head of Research who directs the investigations by the various labs in the Division. In some cases these are done within the walls of Agency institutions but not all, and some scientists and researchers work without being aware of metahumans although these individuals are at the lowest levels. Out of the Research Division come many of the tools used by the other sections as well as researchers who study items and individuals that are brought in by the other sections.
The second section is the Field section which is broken up into three subsections. At the top of this section are the Recovery Agents, who are Field Agents 001-005. Field Agent 001 is a member of the Director’s Council and 001 and the other four top Agents are called in to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. The rest of the Field Agents, numbered 006-150 or so, are ranked based upon their effectiveness and success at their job. That job entails responding to the issues of their metahuman Assignments. When staffing permits, these lower level Field Agents work in teams of two and provide hands on assistance to their Assignments and are on site to respond within moments to any breach or potential breach of the metahuman secret. Each Field Agent carries a black box that contains an electro-magnetic pulse that can terminate any electronic device in a specified range that is used to eliminate communication and recording technologies and prevent the spread of news in cases of overt metahuman activity. Every Field Agent also has a cellular phone that has a tracking chip within it and is used to receive instructions and make contact with the third subsection of the Field Section. This third subsection is made of 300 Agents who provide administrative assistance to the Agents in the Field. They provide information on activities, directions from higher Field Agents and are used to communicate between the Field Agents and Boys in Blue.
The third section that acts in response to the Field section is known as the Boys In Blue or BIB. This section includes around 200 individuals and is headed by a position known as the Closer. The objective of the Boys In Blue is to clean up after metahuman incidents and maintain the secrecy of the existence of metahumans to human society. Such actions that they might take include erasing video tapes, submitting alternative news stories or create detours around areas that have been impacted by an event. Field Agents usually call in this section and supplies direction as to what needs to be done in order to recover from a metahuman incident. The exception is the Closer who is called in when high priority or extremely delicate events occur, usually in response to the activities of the highest Field Agents. The Closer maintains absolute authority over a scene and over the Field Agents who are present.
The Agency was the creation of members of the Society of Secrets who felt that they needed to create a more proactive organization that would assist metahumans live within human society. Instead of waiting for endangered metahumans to find them, the Agency actively locates metahumans and presents the reality of their situation, of being a metahuman in a human world, and offers its assistance. The relationships between the metahumans and Agency can develop into personal and life long friendships, be completely detached with Agents not imposing into the life of the metahuman unless forced to by overt activity, or can be confrontational when metahumans disagree with the existence of the Agency. Although their objective is to facilitate metahumans living peacefully within human society, the Agency will track down rogue metahumans and fight with those who choose to not adhere to this co-habitation ideal and will confine them. For those who remain in human society, they are monitored by members of the Agency and upon an event that might expose the existence of metahumans, members of the Agency will intervene in order to mitigate awareness of metahumans by the rest of society. Regardless of how the relationship develops between the metahumans and Agency, those that are made aware of the Agency are monitored for life and Agency members are aware that even if they retire, they are also monitored.
The Agency, although incredibly well funded, is relatively short staffed for the amount of observations they attempt to undertake and the span of their objectives. The structure of the Agency can be broken into three sections which are all under the leadership of a single Director who is supported by a Council made of the Closer, the Head of Research and Field Agent 001.
The first and largest section is the Research Division which totals over 1000 individuals. This section is led by the Head of Research who directs the investigations by the various labs in the Division. In some cases these are done within the walls of Agency institutions but not all, and some scientists and researchers work without being aware of metahumans although these individuals are at the lowest levels. Out of the Research Division come many of the tools used by the other sections as well as researchers who study items and individuals that are brought in by the other sections.
The second section is the Field section which is broken up into three subsections. At the top of this section are the Recovery Agents, who are Field Agents 001-005. Field Agent 001 is a member of the Director’s Council and 001 and the other four top Agents are called in to deal with the most challenging metahuman activities. The rest of the Field Agents, numbered 006-150 or so, are ranked based upon their effectiveness and success at their job. That job entails responding to the issues of their metahuman Assignments. When staffing permits, these lower level Field Agents work in teams of two and provide hands on assistance to their Assignments and are on site to respond within moments to any breach or potential breach of the metahuman secret. Each Field Agent carries a black box that contains an electro-magnetic pulse that can terminate any electronic device in a specified range that is used to eliminate communication and recording technologies and prevent the spread of news in cases of overt metahuman activity. Every Field Agent also has a cellular phone that has a tracking chip within it and is used to receive instructions and make contact with the third subsection of the Field Section. This third subsection is made of 300 Agents who provide administrative assistance to the Agents in the Field. They provide information on activities, directions from higher Field Agents and are used to communicate between the Field Agents and Boys in Blue.
The third section that acts in response to the Field section is known as the Boys In Blue or BIB. This section includes around 200 individuals and is headed by a position known as the Closer. The objective of the Boys In Blue is to clean up after metahuman incidents and maintain the secrecy of the existence of metahumans to human society. Such actions that they might take include erasing video tapes, submitting alternative news stories or create detours around areas that have been impacted by an event. Field Agents usually call in this section and supplies direction as to what needs to be done in order to recover from a metahuman incident. The exception is the Closer who is called in when high priority or extremely delicate events occur, usually in response to the activities of the highest Field Agents. The Closer maintains absolute authority over a scene and over the Field Agents who are present.
