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Follomer

A City Journal by Follarch

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A fictional nation in North America that's full of strife and stories.

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Follarch
5 Hours Ago...earlier that morning Uniden International Airport. The harbor of the sky for all of Follomer on the west coast. It's the oldest and most conggested airport in the country. Thousands use it daily. This morning was no different. Clouds were overhead as the sun rose over the horizon at 6 o'clock in the morning, creating the dawn of the day. Commuters and travelers roamed the halls and plazas and lobby's of the airport, checking in, stuffing through security, making sure they had the right...
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11 Hours Later... Light storm clouds came in over the ocean coast and poured it's rains over the cities of the Follomer coastline. The sunshine of days past had long since gone away to be replaced with dispair. And desperation. The sun fought hard to shine through the cloud cover, making shadows possible. But the rains persisted, lowering the moods of the thousands upon thousands of citizens in the Capital Metro area and beyond to the depths of negativity. As if in Star Wars terms, the Dark Side swept in...
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???: Hi! I'm sorry but, I couldn't help but noticing you're alone tonight. Tessa: Oh! Hi there, beautiful night out tonight. Tessa slipped into her young girl cover, flicking her hair back with her fingers. She forced a smile out toward the older teenager. ???: Yes it is. I didn't expect to find anyone like you and me out this late on the streets. What are you doing tonight? Tessa could feel herself slipping into a conversation she desperately didn't want. She needed to be discreet, out of the way,...
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New Lynais City, South Follomer That Following Night... 11:27 PM Tessa sat in a lounge chair next to a window that looked over the south side of the city, the water, the ocean beyond. In hand was a small cutout photo of her best friend. She smiled and had her arm around Tessa's shoulders as Tessa smiled along. Tessa stared long and hard at it, her lips not curling an inch. She could feel the anger slowly swell inside her, as well as a tear run down her soft skinned face. The city glowed like no other on...
Follarch
New Lynais City, South Follomer Tessa and her team crossed the harbor bridge and followed the highway to the first offramp. They took it, and drove right into the city center. A grid of paved roads and a collage of plaza's and planted Elm Evergreens. The city was full of pedestrians. Everyone everywhere walked through the city. They lived and worked all within the same block, most of them. Others just had to drive over the bridge for shopping, or down the Waterfront Highway toward the wards. Tessa and...
Follarch
The Next Day... They were on their way. To what? They didn't know. Could be anything. When it comes to corporate secrets, nothing is known, and everything is deadly. In the car, a conversation took place. Tessa: Where are we going to start? ???: Downtown. Tessa: Have any ideas where? Specifically. ???: We've been assigned Downtown. Tessa: Not much of a talker are you. ???: Look kid, you may be the Chancellor daughter, but you have no idea what you're getting yourself into. I've been with the military for...
Follarch
Later That Day... The skies were clear, and the sun was shining brightly, warmly. Was this a sign that things were going to turn around for Follomerians everywhere? The heavy rains that fell after the snowstorm was almost completely out of the citizens minds as they walked to and from their destinations and start points, be it their houses or jobs or shopping excursions. Many were still afraid to go into any of the downtown markets, however. The attack still fresh in their minds as the media continued to...
Follarch
Right After... The camp bustled calmly as militants walked around. What were they doing though? Waiting? Lounging? Preparing for something? Winters watched on from the cover of the cliffside behind several rocks, his rifle right next to him. He didn't want to use it, but he knew he might have to, to get the job done. But one thing he did know, they had to either disable, or destroy that tower, whatever it was. A minute or so later, Private Devern arrived back, quite stealthly too for Winters had no idea he...
Follarch
The Next Day... The chopper hung low to the ground under the cloudy skies, the rain having stopped just a little bit ago. Inside the chopper, 6 Follomer Special Forces sat fully loaded with gear. Their mission given by the Chancellor himself was a Search and Recon Op, drop into potentially hostile territory and scout the land for any signs of enemy concentration, and report back to base. The chopper found the LZ and dropped to within twenty feet of the ground, and then ropes dropped. Just as fluidly as...
Follarch
Chapter 2: Dark Skies Update 8: Dark SkiesSt. Krist City, Follomer3 Days Later... Three days had past and the weather had changed. The snow had melted as the temparature rose to the high forties. The clouds didn't go away though, and it was now raining over the Follomerian cities. The Capital was still reeling over the attack on the Willow Place Mall. Many citizens had come out to the very place, after being assured it was safe and lit candles in remembrance over the 27 that were killed in the shootings....
Follarch

Update 7: Dark Days

By Follarch,

Update 7: Dark Days St. Krist City, Follomer The SKPD surrounded the mall and searched for the gunmen, but no one was left, and the ones that were left, were slumped in the snow. The chopper that brought the attackers in was long gone. Amongst the bodies, one was mysteriously missing, only the blood still remaining in the once white snow. Officers however found footprints leading away from where the body was. They couldn't believe what had happened. SKPD Officer1: Oh goddess, this hasn't happened in...
Follarch
Here's another eddition to the Follomerian experience! (nice band name huh?) I have a nice big night-time mosaic to show you of perhaps one of the most important skyscrapers in the entire country. So sit back and enjoy the lights and darkness. Update 6: The New Office of Military Intelligence Tower Central St. Krist City, Follomer OMI, or Office of Military Intelligence is an important branch of the Follomerian Armed Forces. It's duties is to keep watch around the world and monitor situations that might...
Follarch
Update 5: Escaping Danger Willow Place Shopping Mall, St. Krist City A winter wonderland turned into chaos just as quick as the first metallic bullet shell dropped onto the powder. Heavily armed men covered in pitch black dress walked methodically down the central artery of the mall, gunning down scared, panicky civilians running out of shops on either side, trying to flee. Some of the assailents aimed through the glass of shops and riddled the inside with automatic fire. As the gunmen advanced toward the...
Follarch
With everyone well on the edge of their seats with the climactic end of Update 3, I will do a dastardly thing and make you wait while looking at nice pictures. ----------------------------------------------- Update 4: Tour of Cathleen Creek Eastern Follomer I've been getting increasingly closer to finishing Cathleen Creek. Who knew small towns could take so long to build! Anywho, I have three sections of the city complete (with minor touches needed) and about two more sections needing development. I'm...
Follarch
And now, back to the story of Follomer. Update 3: Shopping Terror In The City Government Quarter, St. Krist City ------------------------------------------------- The clouds began to disperse over the capital city as the snowfall ceased about an hour ago. The ground within the city was nicely coated in white while the outskirts and outer regions were blanketed. Non of it melted for the current temperature hovered just over 14 degrees F, one of the coldest days on record for the city. After the attack on...
Follarch
And now for a filler update. Update 2: Cathleen Creek Development SouthEast Follomer Cathleen Creek is an entirely new town I just started tonight. It's going to be one of my pet projects because I gave it a nice little river running through it, as well as some props placed along the shoreline such as trees and rocks. So far, I've completed the main stretch of the river that runs through the town itself, as well as several road and High Speed Rail bridges.The town is planned to be small and urban, no major...
Follarch
Update 1: Journey To The Capitol 4 years later... Deep into the winter months, a storm has crossed over the Follomer mainland, and kindly blanketed it with white snow. The citizens in Follomer enjoy the cold flakes, however, the planes and their pilots down at TinaBean International feel something else about the snow. I'm sure you can guess what. Pilot: T-B-Tower, this is WestJet Flight 83, requesting a landing, over. Tower: WestJet 83 your cleared for runway 2. Pilot: On approach. The 737 banked and came...
Follarch

Introduction

By Follarch,

From the teenager who brought you The Syndicate... 2009 Trixie Awards: Kindly Nominated for: -Best City Journal -Best Story in a CJ -Best Use of Added Graphics in a CJ Nominated and Runner-Up: -Best Science Fiction CJ Awarded: -Best Newspaper in a CJ -Padawan of the Year (Moderator Award) ------------------------------------------------------- Introduction: Follomer is known by many of a Nation that started out small, and gradually took the CJ forums by storm. With it's captivating storyline, endless plot...
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