2008 (TU)

Events

 * March
 * March 23: N! first airs its documentary Reaching the Stars: A Decade of Novas. The show features an interview with the first known nova, Randel Portman. (AB: Aberrant Core Rules (hardcover), p 2)


 * May
 * May 13: Popular Team Tomorrower Jennifer "Slider" Landers is killed in Calcutta by parties unknown. The world is shocked at the murder of its "sweetheart." (AB: Aberrant Core Rules (hardcover), p 13)
 * May 15: Jennifer Landers' closest friend, controversial ex-T2M nova André Corbin, inexplicably flees the site of her funeral. (AB: Aberrant Core Rules (hardcover), p 13)
 * May 16: United Nations and Utopia investigations finger Slider's murder as the handiwork of Corbin, whom they allege is linked to the Teragen. This revelation comes as part of a worldwide public broadcast on all major news networks. (AB: Aberrant Core Rules (hardcover), p 13)
 * May 19: Scandal rocks Project Utopia as unconfirmed reports of mercenary novas, government infiltration and nova black ops leak to the media. Æon Society and Project Utopia spokespeople immediately counter with evidence of a Teragen frame-up involving the dead Slider. Wary observers and conspiracy theorists see themselves as vindicated and deluge the media with dire predictions. (AB: Aberrant Core Rules (hardcover), p 13)
 * May 30: Nova Sophia Rousseau contacts fugitive André Corbin. Their underground organization immediately begins contacting friends and acquaintances in the nova community, as well as newly-erupting novas. The group's goal is to expose the hidden corruption in Project Utopia, and Corbin dubs its members "Aberrants" in an ironic usage of the popular epithet. (AB: Aberrant Core Rules (hardcover), p 13)


 * June
 * June 2: In a closed UN Security Council meeting, Utopia's Internal Affairs Department reveals findings indicating a frame-up of the organization. The US and British governments are unconvinced, and Directive surveillance of Utopia's operations is stepped up. (AB: Aberrant Core Rules (hardcover), p 13)
 * June 3: The Teragen meets in a council at a hidden retreat. Topics discussed include what exactly is going on with Project Utopia, and how to use the group's newfound weakness to dismantle it. (AB: Aberrant Core Rules (hardcover), p 13)
 * June 4: Project Utopia begins an internal investigation for remaining allies of Corbin within its own ranks. (AB: Aberrant Core Rules (hardcover), p 13)
 * June 15: There are approximately 40 Aberrants worldwide, all either in deep cover or in hiding. To date, neither Corbin nor Rousseau has been brought to justice, and the identity of Slider's assassin remains a mystery. (AB: Aberrant Core Rules (hardcover), p 13)