CUTTHROAT
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Last published Sat, Nov 24, 2018
Years in the future, life as we know it is dictated by our Careers. As populations swelled, a System was created in order to manage our ever-growing populace. The System saw to it that every possible Citizen was given a Career, regardless of race, regardless of circumstance, regardless of background. Life has been peaceful ever since, however, as years passed, the peace has finally begun to falter; as malicious intent grows, the System has been forced to grow with it. Thus came the inception of J.A.C.K.A.L., a group of Careers dedicated to maintaining the peace. Thus, we come to our story, and the wonderful misadventures of J.A.C.K.A.L.'s newest recruit, Benjamin Thornton.
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