When the Wind Blew: a P&S Open Thread

DrakonFin

DrakonFin

wolverinethad said:
Sad news today: one of the stars of @DrakonFin's Land of Sad Songs, Matti Nykanen, died.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...21718903bfc_story.html?utm_term=.ef590e66fb4e
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He lived longer than in the TL, at least... But then we can say that about the vast majority of people in many countries, anyway.

Come to think of it, might be worth to write an attendum about Matti's exploits after the Exchange one of these days. A tragicomedy of sorts. After all, to quote him personally, "life is the best time a human being has".
 
Pexa

Pexa

DrakonFin said:
He lived longer than in the TL, at least... But then we can say that about the vast majority of people in many countries, anyway.

Come to think of it, might be worth to write an attendum about Matti's exploits after the Exchange one of these days. A tragicomedy of sorts. After all, to quote him personally, "life is the best time a human being has".
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Don't forget, "every chance is an opportunity". :winkytongue:
 

Unknown

Here's another story idea:

Title: Last Days of the Warriors
Setting: Coney Island, New York
Description: Based on the movie The Warriors (1979), the members of the gang The Warriors are going about their day-to-day lives. However, events in the world at large begin to intrude on the Warriors. As February 21st approaches, can Swan lead the Warriors (and their friends and families, if they have any) to safety, and, to quote a tagline from a famous 1970s movie (points to whoever guesses it): Who will survive and what will be left of them?
 

USN vet

Unknown said:
Here's another story idea:

Title: Last Days of the Warriors
Setting: Coney Island, New York
Description: Based on the movie The Warriors (1979), the members of the gang The Warriors are going about their day-to-day lives. However, events in the world at large begin to intrude on the Warriors. As February 21st approaches, can Swan lead the Warriors (and their friends and families, if they have any) to safety, and, to quote a tagline from a famous 1970s movie (points to whoever guesses it): Who will survive and what will be left of them?
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre
 
redrobin65

redrobin65

Title: Where Good Things Grow: Protect and Survive Ontario

Setting: Ontario, Canada

Description: In the early 1980s, Ontario was a province that was generally doing well. It had a large population, strong manufacturing and agricultural industries, and vibrant cities. All in all, it looked like Ontario had a bright future ahead. The 1984 Nuclear Exchange changed that. Follow Ontarians as they struggle to deal with the aftermath of the Exchange.
 
redrobin65

redrobin65

Nuclear attacks in Ontario, February 21st, 1984

Primary

Ottawa (three 750 KT airbursts, over Parliament Hill, CFB Uplands, NDHQ)

CFB Petawawa (one 500 KT airburst over barracks)

CFB Trenton (one 500 KT airburst over main airfield)

CFS Carp (one 1 MT groundburst at bunker)

CFS Falconbridge (one 500 KT airburst over radar station)

CFS Lowther (one 500 KT airburst over radar station)

Secondary

Bruce Nuclear Plant (one 500 KT groundburst at main reactor complex)

Toronto (three 750 KT airbursts over downtown, CFB Downsview, Pearson airport)

Hamilton (two 500 KT airbursts over downtown and airport)

London (two 500 KT airburst over downtown and airport)

Tertiary

Mississauga (one 500 KT airburst over downtown)

Sarnia (one 500 KT airburst over chemical plant)

Oshawa (one 500 KT airburst over GM plant)

Windsor (one 500 KT airburst over downtown)
 
mortonofski

mortonofski

Donor
Liking the list, @redrobin65! (Particularly because Kingston got spared!) One question, though - wouldn't CFB North Bay (and the alternate NORAD complex located there) merit an SS-18 Mod 3 or two?
 

wolverinethad

I used the Amazon loophole to get the Kindle edition of Peter Hennessy's The Secret State: Preparing For The Worst 1945-2010. It is equal parts riveting and frightening, with the occasional dashes of black humour involved. Definitely worth a read if you can get it, as it's clear just how much the content drove the details of this universe.
 
Emperor Norton I

Emperor Norton I

Apparently I wrote and abandoned a story I do not even remember.

Protect & Survive: Matt's Quest (Collaborative)

Matt's Quest This is the story of an average person in extraordinary circumstances. Matt Stone is a socially awkward 20-something who never achieved much. He's living a dead end life with a dead end career, but it's his life. As Matt will find out on February 21, 1984, his town is at the...
www.alternatehistory.com
 
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