Concept
I’ve noticed in the things I watch and read (the ones I really like anyway) create a pretty consistent and interesting world, following certain rules. The plot then works around with these rules and this world, sometimes following the rules and sometimes exploring the boundaries of the setting. So maybe I should try to see if I can come up with something like that (or at least steal ideas like some hack).
Setting: near future
All over the world, there have been certain individuals popping up with exceptional gifts. Superpowers, if you will. Some are useful, some are not. Some example abilities include controlling the elements, making plants grow, alter someone’s reality, etc etc… It is soon discovered that the link between these individuals is the production of a certain unknown chemical, though it is not known how they came to produce it. With some experimentation and lab studies, some scientists are able to mass produce this chemical. However, for every person for whom this chemical works, three others die from it. Studies are still being conducted in the hopes of creating better odds, but it is not looking hopeful. A small but significant portion of the world’s population is getting this chemical on the black market despite the grim odds for their survival in the hopes of becoming more special. This is creating some friction in the political world, who try to get the chemical banned and the studies shut down.
There is also a divide between people of special abilities and normal people. Some of the people with special abilities are getting god complexes, while others are preaching to the world to join them or be condemned to being among the weakest of the population. Certain “normal” people find this threatening, especially in terms of Darwin’s evolution. The more radical types believe that the only way to remove this threat is to unite the “normal” population, who are still a significant portion of the world’s population, into a force against the superpowered population and eradicate as many of them as possible. There are those in the middle of the spectrum of both special and normal abilities who are anxious to prevent disastrous conflict.
————-
Too cliched maybe? Overly done by too many shows? Oh well. Maybe I’ll think of something better later. Or I could try to create a story in this context anyway and see whether I get bored or not.
