Project Threshold

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In 2016, the Flicker changed everything. With every level plunged into darkness, one group that particularly suffered losses was the M.E.G, with them losing over 60% of their personnel.
Additionally, the Flicker came along with something worse. A retroactive restructuring of reality resulted in the destruction of every level beyond Levels 1000 and -1000, and rendered Level 11 uninhabitable.
So when the meggies were at their highest point of crisis, what did they do?
They scaled down.
Multiple colonies were closed, people were transferred to other projects, and the M.E.G had to become less strict to maintain efficiency. Things calmed down, and approximately 3 years passed without anything that eventful happening.
...But not all was well.
Base Alpha is constantly on the brink of insanity. There's always the felling of something more to the story, always that misplaced paranoia that keeps you looking behind your back.
If you start to feel like you're being followed, you're right. If you start to remember things that don't exist, forget them before you're next. If you start to question things, stay quiet.
Soon, Project Threshold will begin to go into action. A new initiative to restore the M.E.G's strength, and eventually exceed even their former glory.
Predictably, this plan went very, very wrong.
Pages
Writing Guide
Important Groups
ACT 0 - "Prologue" (??? - 2017)
The First
M.E.G.
Backroom Colonists
The Flicker
ACT I - "From the Ashes" (2017 - 2022)
M.E.G (Post-Flicker)
Temporary Manifestation
M.E.G Orientation
Rainy
Level 594
Smilers
The Serpent
Project Threshold is a canon centered around the M.E.G's attempts to expand and regain their former glory through a project called "Project Threshold". Although at first, things go well with the plan, after a while, the good ol' meggies run into many, many problems.
Think of this canon as a mix of political thriller, psychological horror, and dark comedy, with a cosmic horror background.
Beyond that, there are some additional rules and constants for the canon, listed below:
1. The Backrooms have no clear or consistent origin. For all anybody, entity or human, knows, it's been here for as long as the universe has.
2. The Backrooms are inherently inhospitable to human life. Any "safe" place/level in the Backrooms either exists by mere coincidence or by intentional human intervention, and even those few safe places can become dangerous very quickly.
3. Narratives should always center around how the inhabitants of the Backrooms affect the Backrooms itself. Even in an infinite space like this, humanity doesn't exist within a vaccum.
4. Resources don't grow on trees or appear out of nowhere. ...Well, sometimes they do, but you get ny point. Groups can't afford to throw stuff and people at a problem until it's fixed.
The M.E.G.: A medium-sized group well known for having discovered the largest amount of levels out of any group in the Backrooms. Has suffered great losses after the Flicker, but is currently formulating a plan to grow themselves again.
However, tensions in the M.E.G are growing, and soon, the First and his court of Impresarios may have to deal with a massive civil war within the group.
Backroom Colonists: A massive group consisting of numerous people, primarily focused on settling in various levels rather than exploring, unlike the M.E.G. Although they are publicly allied with the M.E.G, they secretly oppose Project Threshold, often sending spies to sabotage the M.E.G's efforts.
The B.W.O.: An exploratory group similar to the M.E.G. Initially neutral on both the meggies and Project Threshold, but circumstances will eventually force them into a war they never wanted tm be part of.
The Anti-Entity Group: A group dedicated to the eradication of all entities from the Backrooms. Soon, they will wage an effort to strengthen their group to finally achieve their own goal, fueled by the blood of hostile and passive entities alike.
The Republic of Aurielle: A nationalist and militaristic group staunchly opposed to the M.E.G. In recent times, they have begun formulating a plan to destroy the M.E.G once and for all.
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