Extreme Measures

The War

The alien apocalypse was averted by Earth's super-powered community three years ago. Heroes and villains alike stood against a massive armada of alien invaders. They won the day, destroying every alien ship, and sending the few remaining stragglers back to wherever it was they came from. Victory came with a price, however. The vast majority of humans with super powers were killed in the invasion.

The rare recessive gene that allows the existence of supers is an evolutionarily recent mutation that occurs in less than one one hundred thousandth of a percent of the world's population. this means of Earth's seven billion people, only about seventy-thousand people carry the gene. The gene spawned independently in every culture and ethnic variety of humanity; leading to the speculation that it had been engineered. No force or being has been identified as having done so, however. The problem is that seventy-thousand people with the gene does not equate to seventy-thousand people with super powers. First, it is a recessive gene. This means that you have to have inherited the gene from both parents for it to be expressed in your genetic makeup. Only twenty percent of those with the gene carry two copies. That puts the total number of possible supers in the world at just about fourteen thousand . . . worldwide. The gene also has to be "activated" as they term it, by outside stressors. Sometimes just the physical stress of puberty is enough. Sometimes a person can be put through all manner of physical, mental, psychological, and chemical stressors without developing powers. The mechanism behind activation of the gene is still not understood very well, though powers often, but don't always, align with the nature of the stressor.

There were ten thousand four hundred thirty-two known supers when the invasion happened. Two thousand one hundred two of these could not join the battle, because they were either too young, had unsuitable powers, or had extenuating circumstances. That left a force of eight thousand three hundred thirty supers taking on an entire alien fleet. One hundred twenty one of them returned from the battle.

All would have been well and good. The world would eventually recover from such devastation. It was not to be. It was discovered that the alien menace was recovering far more quickly than humanity. They seemed to be rebuilding and repopulating at a tremendous rate. At the rate of expansion they would easily overwhelm us in just forty years. It wasn't numbers that won the day the last time they came...it was supers. The problem with creating a higher percentage of supers in the world was in the scarcity of the gene coupled with the social norms of society. To make more people with the super gene, you need them to fuck one another. You need them to ignore the fact that they are gay, or related to one another, or barely know each other. They just need to breed. The best way of doing this is to increase the number of carriers. This means that people with the gene need to breed as many people as they can with or without the gene. This is a moral quandary. Faced with annihilation, mankind had little choice...extreme circumstances calls for Extreme Measures.

The World

The world knows that some things need to change to allow humanity a chance when the aliens return. Each nation has addressed the issue in different ways. Below is the rules, regulations, and laws instituted in various countries and some stories about the breeding efforts therein:

The United State of America

As the so called "Leader of the Free World" the US was expected to lead by example. Mandatory gene and fertility testing were imposed, and an unprecedented 100% testing program was established. All individuals with the super gene (called S-Factor in the US) were added to a list, and given an identification card, with the highest level of security to prevent forgeries, when they become fertile. Fertility is tested each year at a mandatory examination for every US citizen that has not yet been determined to be fertile or sterile. Once an individual is considered fertile, they must attend a two week seminar on sex and consent. Fertile individuals with the gene enjoy a reduction in reproductive restrictions compared to those without the gene. Those with an expressed gene (thus guaranteed to pass along at least a recessive gene) have an even greater reduction of restriction than those with a recessive gene. These benefits are as follows:

Recessive S-Factor Those with a recessive (single instance) of the S-Factor Gene have the following benefits:

• Donation of genetic material (sperm or eggs) can be made once per week at fertility clinics for a $1000 dollar payout.
• If the individual is underage but fertile, they will legally be able to give consent regardless of physical age after their mandatory sex and consent seminar.
• Incestuous relationships are permitted, to increase the likelihood of creating an Expressed S-Factor child.
• Extramarital heterosexual sex is not grounds for divorce if at least one of the individuals has an S-Factor Gene.
• Anyone with an S-Factor Gene is allowed to marry as many people as they like to allow the spread of the gene within the limits of religion.
• Public sex acts are generally overlooked as long as real attempts are made to conceal the activity. Generally, taking a sexual partner to a bathroom stall, store room, or empty office for sex is okay. Taking a sexual partner behind the counter at a busy store for sex is not. Many businesses actually have a dedicated room just for this purpose, though its quality is variable.

Expressed S-Factor Those with an expressed (double instance) of the S-Factor Gene have the following benefits in addition to those above:

• Financial compensation for genetic material is doubled.
• They may ignore age of consent for anyone that is fertile and has attended their mandatory sex and consent seminar.
• They may request the right to attempt to impregnate (or be impregnated by) anyone who is fertile, not pregnant, and has gone through their sex and consent seminar. Such a request must be honored unless there is sufficient medical, psychological, or religious reason to deny the request. Such reasons should be confirmed ahead of time, and be recorded on the individual's federally issued ID. There is a social stigma to getting these restrictions without ample medical need. Such individuals are looked at as being selfish, inconsiderate, and entitled. The majority of the country feels that one should do their part to save the world again when the aliens come back.

Mother/Surrogate Mothers of S-Factor Children

• Anyone using donated S-Factor genetic materials to have a child will have free quality medical care for the duration of the pregnancy.
• If a mother/surrogate mother using said materials has a child without the S-Factor, that individual will receive a one-time payment of $1000 and may opt to have the child put up for adoption and/or raised by the new Federal Creche System (a system that combines child care and education into small communities of caregivers that raise and educate the children as a group).
• Anyone having a child (by natural, artificial, or any other means) with a Recessive S-Factor will gain a $500/month income for life for each child so born.
• Anyone having a child (by natural, artificial, or any other means) with an Expressed S-Factor will gain a $1000/month income for life for each child so born.
• Any parent of a child born with an expressed S-Factor that gives that child over to a Federal S-Factor Creche System to be raised will gain an additional $1000/month for each child provided.

Stories from the US

Portrait	Character	Age	Gender	S-Factor	Powers	Story
	Sean "Deathless" Riley	17	Male	Expressed	Extreme Regeneration: Sean can regenerate from as little as a single cell back to normal with his memory and personality intact.	Play as Sean
	Sean was one of the youngest supers to fight in the alien invasion three years ago. Fighting alongside his father, the hero "Obsidian", at only fourteen; he gave his all to end the alien invasion. He died many times during the battle. The last time he died it was seeing his father's nearly indestructible "adamant" body broken into pieces. Everyone assumed that the war had taken him as well, but he regenerated from some cells on some wreckage that fell into the Atlantic ocean. Something of a national hero, he is always in the spotlight.
[[File:|200px]]	Craig King	14	Male	Expressed	Extreme Luck: Craig has luck that defies all probability. Mostly good, and sometimes bad.	Play as Craig
	Craig is the son of Gambler, a heroine who died at the end of the final battle. The Gambler was a full probability manipulator and is credited for saving many of the heroes who survived. Most survivors will say "Luck was with us that day" Craig manifested powers on his 13th birthday. Coincidentally this birthday fell on Friday the 13th. Craig was the only survivor. As luck would have it, most of his surviving family was not present at the party due to a freak accident on the highway. A 13 car pile-up with no injuries. Craig's father and his father's drinking buddies did not survive when a meteor struck the house triggering an explosion from the gas leak. A burst water main extinguished the fire which did surprisingly minimal damage. None of Craig's friends were at the party due to a Salmonella outbreak at lunch earlier that day.

Japan

Japan followed the lead of the United States; but went a little more extreme. There were only three known supers in all of Japan; the oldest and most capable being a villain in prison for sex crimes. Through deliberations with the villain "Pheromone", the laws got a bit more perverse than they might have otherwise been.

Article I: All Japanese Citizens (Citizens) with the S-Factor genome that are fertile must submit genetic materials weekly.

1. Citizens will submit to a comprehensive genetics test to determine carriers of the S-Factor allele.
2. Citizens found to have the S-Factor allele will be given a caseworker that will monitor their appointments and collect their genetic material.
3. If a valid excuse is given for a failure to appear to an appointment, it can be overlooked.
1. A case worker may validate no more than one excused absence per month.
4. Failure to comply will result in punishment.
1. The punishment for a first offense is a fine of 100,000 Yen. (about $1000.00)
2. The punishment for a second offense is a fine of 1,000,000 Yen. (about $10,000.00)
3. The punishment for a third offense is a 24 hours confinement and commencement of enforced collection.
4. The punishment for a fourth offense is a incarceration in an extraction facility.

Article II: All Citizens with the S-Factor genome (Carriers) will have relaxed reproductive restrictions.

1. Carriers over the age of eight must submit to the elimination of deleterious recessive traits through the use of CRISPR.
2. Carriers will not be limited from having romantic or sexual relationships with members of the opposite sex based on age provided both individuals are fertile.
3. Carriers will not be limited from having romantic or sexual relationships with members of the opposite sex based on familial relationship.
4. Carriers will not be limited to a single spouse of the opposite sex.
5. Carriers will not be punished for extra-marital affairs with members of the opposite sex, nor will they be considered grounds for divorce.
6. Carriers will abide by normal restrictions for same-sex relationships.

Article III: All Japanese Citizens will submit to breeding with anyone with double S-Factor alleles.

1. All Citizens over the age of two year old must wear a biometric monitoring collar (Biomonitor) when in public.
1. If asked by a citizen with two S-Factor alleles (Super) to wear their Biomonitor in a private setting, a citizen must comply.
2. Supers will be issued an identification band (ID Band) that must be worn at all times.
1. The ID Band must be charged and functional to enforce Article III.
3. Supers may only approach those with a green (fertile) indicator. (Yellow indicates non-fertile menstrual stage. Orange indicates currently pregnant. Red indicates non-functional reproductive organs.)
4. Supers must connect the ID Band to a subject's Biomonitor in order to validate their status to enforce Article III. When validated the Biomonitor will deploy the validation message.
5. Supers may engage in sexual activity in any place and time of their choosing.
6. A Citizen may not refuse a validated request for sex by a Super except in the case of an emergency.
7. Foreign Supers may apply for an ID Band while they are visiting Japan to enjoy all of these rights as well as Citizen Supers.

Stories from Japan

Portrait	Character	Age	Gender	S-Factor	Powers	Story
	Takahashi Hiro aka "Pheromone"	22	Male	Expressed	Chemical Generation: Hiro can create nearly any gaseous chemical in his body and release it from his pores.	Play as Hiro
	Hiro was the son of the famous Japanese Superhero, Ultra-Extreme. He rebelled against his father, and used his powers to get whatever he wanted by developing gases with drug-like effects. He used his powers to seduce and impregnate his mother and a large portion of his high school before being caught and imprisoned. When the aliens invaded three years ago, he volunteered to help; but his father's insistence that he could not be trusted and that his powers were not suited to the mission kept him in prison. A decent portion of Japan's S-Factor carriers with a single allele came from his teenaged escapades.

Contributors

I don't want to put actual rules up, so just keep my setting the same. Don't add or change rules. If you want to write another country's rule changes and write from that setting get it approved through me before you start writing the story. Otherwise, please contribute! --Elerneron (talk) 13:31, 21 February 2021 (UTC)