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2061 - In Los Angeles, CFS, sim-star Winona Flying Horse undergoes a SURGE mutation which gives her horns and claws. She locks herself away in her Studio City home. (Year of the Comet) 2061 - In Los Angeles, CFS, Clarisa Rogers, a hairdresser and student at UCLA, undergoes a surge mutation which turns her skin, hair, and eyes a deep black. She quickly develops a career as a sim-star ad scores a three-picture deal with Amalgamated Studios. (Year of the Comet) 2061 - On December 2, in Los Angeles, CFS, an earthquake rating 8.5 on the Richter scale devastates the city. It is the most violent earthquake in California history. Over 10,000 people are killed. Also, the walls separating Studio City and Fun City from neighborhoods like El Infierno are destroyed. Refugees flood over the walls into the wealthier neighborhoods, looting and killing at will. The wealthy neighborhoods quickly become armed camps under the onslaught of refugees. The studio and aerospace executives beg the CFS government for help but receive none due to the invasion of General Saito. The City Authority is also unable or unwilling to provide aid. Desperate, the studio and aerospace heads ask the Ute Nation, UCAS, and Pueblo Corporate Council for assistance. (Year of the Comet) 2061 - On December 8, Military forces from the Pueblo Corporate Council occupy Los Angeles, claiming the city as Pueblo Corporate Council territory. (Year of the Comet) 2061 - On December 19, the Pueblo-Corporate Council issues conditional shares to Los Angeles and southern California residents, making them probationary citizens of the Pueblo-Corporate Council for one year. During this time they can either apply for formal citizenship or make preparations to leave. (Shadows of North America) 2061 - The Ute Nation officials condemn the Pueblo-Corporate Council's annexation of Los Angeles as hostile "military adventurism." (Shadows of North America) |