Warnings
Language used isn't meant to be offensive or taken literally as if they'd actually say that (on tv) - occasional exception to yeosang cuz he has no filter-
They do swear
Not really graphic but will encounter / implied blood, attacks, rape and other related topics
They are all "aged up" basically an au + future
May encounter grammatical errors and spelling errors.. we're humans!
This is inspired by a different story so it may seem similar at the start, but for the most part this will be different
Most of the cases in this are (very loosely) based of real cases that have happened around the world. More info about the cases and what about I wrote is based off the case will be in BOLD and ITALICS at the end of the story.
Vocabulary / things to know about this specific story
GSPEC - General Service and Performance Enhancing Center or GSPEC. A government approved and run program, the job is similar to police and FBI. Basically taking Police and FBI work and smashing them together
Trainee - you all can guess that, what you're called when in GSPEC
Private - what you are after your 2 years at GSPEC is done. You do go out on missions but usually it's paperwork and missions are simple deliveries
Ensign - the next / junior / last rank. You are given cases that aren't always dangerous (they can be) but you don't need to use everything you've learned in GSPEC Training. You do go out most of the time. It's technically the final rank but also not as there the brigadier.
Brigadier - the person leading a group. They're more than often the person with the most experience in the field. There can be "sub" Brigadiers too. Sub Brigadier can change as it is dependent on if the group (when large enough) needs to break into smaller groups. The rank (sub) Brigadier only applies to groups. They are also called captains depending on the facility you go to
Politieagent (Dutch) - (not the real translation/meaning) the general term used for a person working at a facility ending in "en" is plural meaning people not person. Its not used often but thought I'd add it in
Facility - the place that an GSPEC Graduates go to (like KQ facility)
Marks / Score / ticks - there's 7 categories you're tested in, the score is 0-10 (yes you can get 0) , final score is the average (that's what matters most)
Extra information
-Groups can have both Privates and Ensigns however the ratio affects what kinds of cases they get.
-Taking training courses provided by the facility can make you an Ensign (skipping credits). But only make you an ensign obviously.
-OC after a (originally music) company means Operations Center (example - SM-OC), characters will also call the places HQ
-Youngest age to enter GSPEC is 18 (High School must be completed)
-Training in GSPEC is 2 years.
-You become a Private after you leave GSPEC and join a facility / you aren't a private until you are hired by a facility,
-You become an Ensign after a certain number of credits are completed, or the 1-2 month training course is completed at the facility
-You become a Brigadier when you are placed into a group and are called the leader of it. If everyone has the same amount of experience (example 2 years not including GSPEC training) then the Brigadier will either end up being a "senior" officer (one of the oldest) or all members are tested. However it's usually the person with the most experience.
-Credits are gained through paperwork and cases however each varies. Paperwork is expected to give 1-10, while cases are 20-50 minimum and 70-100 maximum. Each case has a different minimum and maximum.
-Credit score doesn't reset when your rank changes.
- credit can unlock rooms (ex. privates are not advised to go to the training rooms alone) and can be used at certain restaurants that have allowed for the workers to eat there (restaurants can take credits as payment but not always)
-If assistance/backup is needed then credits earned are reduced.
-They say long range instead of shooting as long range isn't just shooting, throwing is included.
-the 5 ring bullseye symbol (Adinkrahene) means greatness, charisma and leadership.
-Cameos from other groups!
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Both also -can- mean a POV change
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Other Characters in this that show up a lot :
Bian QuigZhu is KQ's head: basically CEO, his name is the Chinese name combo of Baekhyun and D.O from EXO (I don't ship them)
Jin Zitao - KQ's extra Training instructor, name is Jin (Chinese equivalent to Kim) and Tao's name. (Tao is from EXO)
Zhang Yixing - KQ's doctor (EXO's lay)
Eden - another ensign, Hongjoong friend
Maddox - also an ensign, Hongjoong friend, helps Hongjoong on missions the most
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Circuit Broken- Ateez
FanfictionMay turn have some supernatural stuff like instant healing but idk. If Hongjoong's boss thought his (Hongjoong's) missions were getting harder and harder to do solo then the two can only hope that the future isn't going to be anything like like that...
