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Thinking the other way around : insect attacks are an unexpected, but useful byproduct

The key points are here :

The corporation is using this "power that they do not really understand" for this and other practical applications, but also trying to study it in depth to fully comprehend what they are dealing with.

This supernatural component is probably linked somehow with the insect creatures that keep attacking humanity.

The corporation wants to learn more on how to use this power. They know how to use it in meaningful ways already, but also know that it has potential for greater things. Things that could change humanity forever.

The issue? Experimentation on this power creates those insect attacks. Maybe the first insect attacks were natural, and research on them is what lead to the discovery of this "power". Or this power simply awoke those insects. In any case, those attacks are deadly and can destroy entire countries. Not great.

But wait, is it really an issue? As a matter of fact, those attacks have many useful side effects for the corporation :

  • The insects are so strong and difficult to repel that the only realistic way to deal with them is with the special technology the corporation derives from the "power". This makes the corporation the "good guys", the side characters that help the heroes (aka, the mech drivers) deal with the baddies.
  • The corporation has a monopoly over this unique power, meaning they can make a lot of money out of selling it to the allied countries. This money can be used to further experiment and make more out of the "power". Which causes more attacks, and the loop goes on...
  • Getting better understanding of this power and how the insects react to it, they might even be able to slightly control where the attacks occur. Meaning that they can better control how difficult an attack will be to repel, as well as deal with potential competitor companies that would start researching this power, or even groups looking to expose them.

While the first few attacks probably weren't intended (who would want to destroy an entire country? That's getting rid of a potential client after all), the following could have been controled to make them just dangerous enough to create panic. This could have evolved into creating artificial attacks, calculated to have just the right amount of deadliness and resources expanded to keep up the loop.

In the long term, this plan allows the corporation to both get a solid position in their markets, push science even further thanks to this "power", while keeping a monopoly and all the money and political influence that brings.

They are the saviors of humankind, hiding behindhidden in plain sight. After all, the people cheer for the pilots but still reaping all benefits, not their robots. Without them, humanity would either stagnate or perish by those insects, so a "few" deaths are worth the reward. Right?

Thinking the other way around : insect attacks are an unexpected, but useful byproduct

The key points are here :

The corporation is using this "power that they do not really understand" for this and other practical applications, but also trying to study it in depth to fully comprehend what they are dealing with.

This supernatural component is probably linked somehow with the insect creatures that keep attacking humanity.

The corporation wants to learn more on how to use this power. They know how to use it in meaningful ways already, but also know that it has potential for greater things. Things that could change humanity forever.

The issue? Experimentation on this power creates those insect attacks. Maybe the first insect attacks were natural, and research on them is what lead to the discovery of this "power". Or this power simply awoke those insects. In any case, those attacks are deadly and can destroy entire countries. Not great.

But wait, is it really an issue? As a matter of fact, those attacks have many useful side effects for the corporation :

  • The insects are so strong and difficult to repel that the only realistic way to deal with them is with the special technology the corporation derives from the "power". This makes the corporation the "good guys", the side characters that help the heroes (aka, the mech drivers) deal with the baddies.
  • The corporation has a monopoly over this unique power, meaning they can make a lot of money out of selling it to the allied countries. This money can be used to further experiment and make more out of the "power". Which causes more attacks, and the loop goes on...
  • Getting better understanding of this power and how the insects react to it, they might even be able to slightly control where the attacks occur. Meaning that they can better control how difficult an attack will be to repel, as well as deal with potential competitor companies that would start researching this power, or even groups looking to expose them.

While the first few attacks probably weren't intended (who would want to destroy an entire country? That's getting rid of a potential client after all), the following could have been controled to make them just dangerous enough to create panic.

In the long term, this plan allows the corporation to both get a solid position in their markets, push science even further thanks to this "power", while keeping a monopoly and all the money and political influence that brings.

They are the saviors of humankind, hiding behind the pilots but still reaping all benefits. Without them, humanity would either stagnate or perish by those insects.

Thinking the other way around : insect attacks are an unexpected, but useful byproduct

The key points are here :

The corporation is using this "power that they do not really understand" for this and other practical applications, but also trying to study it in depth to fully comprehend what they are dealing with.

This supernatural component is probably linked somehow with the insect creatures that keep attacking humanity.

The corporation wants to learn more on how to use this power. They know how to use it in meaningful ways already, but also know that it has potential for greater things. Things that could change humanity forever.

The issue? Experimentation on this power creates those insect attacks. Maybe the first insect attacks were natural, and research on them is what lead to the discovery of this "power". Or this power simply awoke those insects. In any case, those attacks are deadly and can destroy entire countries. Not great.

But wait, is it really an issue? As a matter of fact, those attacks have many useful side effects for the corporation :

  • The insects are so strong and difficult to repel that the only realistic way to deal with them is with the special technology the corporation derives from the "power". This makes the corporation the "good guys", the side characters that help the heroes (aka, the mech drivers) deal with the baddies.
  • The corporation has a monopoly over this unique power, meaning they can make a lot of money out of selling it to the allied countries. This money can be used to further experiment and make more out of the "power". Which causes more attacks, and the loop goes on...
  • Getting better understanding of this power and how the insects react to it, they might even be able to slightly control where the attacks occur. Meaning that they can better control how difficult an attack will be to repel, as well as deal with potential competitor companies that would start researching this power, or even groups looking to expose them.

While the first few attacks probably weren't intended (who would want to destroy an entire country? That's getting rid of a potential client after all), the following could have been controled to make them just dangerous enough to create panic. This could have evolved into creating artificial attacks, calculated to have just the right amount of deadliness and resources expanded to keep up the loop.

In the long term, this plan allows the corporation to both get a solid position in their markets, push science even further thanks to this "power", while keeping a monopoly and all the money and political influence that brings.

They are the saviors of humankind, hidden in plain sight. After all, the people cheer for the pilots, not their robots. Without them, humanity would either stagnate or perish by those insects, so a "few" deaths are worth the reward. Right?

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Matthieu
Matthieu
  • 840
  • 3
  • 12

Thinking the other way around : insect attacks are an unexpected, but useful byproduct

The key points are here :

The corporation is using this "power that they do not really understand" for this and other practical applications, but also trying to study it in depth to fully comprehend what they are dealing with.

This supernatural component is probably linked somehow with the insect creatures that keep attacking humanity.

The corporation wants to learn more on how to use this power. They know how to use it in meaningful ways already, but also know that it has potential for greater things. Things that could change humanity forever.

The issue? Experimentation on this power creates those insect attacks. Maybe the first insect attacks were natural, and research on them is what lead to the discovery of this "power". Or this power simply awoke those insects. In any case, those attacks are deadly and can destroy entire countries. Not great.

But wait, is it really an issue? As a matter of fact, those attacks have many useful side effects for the corporation :

  • The insects are so strong and difficult to repel that the only realistic way to deal with them is with the special technology the corporation derives from the "power". This makes the corporation the "good guys", the side characters that help the heroes (aka, the mech drivers) deal with the baddies.
  • The corporation has a monopoly over this unique power, meaning they can make a lot of money out of selling it to the allied countries. This money can be used to further experiment and make more out of the "power". Which causes more attacks, and the loop goes on...
  • Getting better understanding of this power and how the insects react to it, they might even be able to slightly control where the attacks occur. Meaning that they can better control how difficult an attack will be to repel, as well as deal with potential competitor companies that would start researching this power, or even groups looking to expose them.

While the first few attacks probably weren't intended (who would want to destroy an entire country? That's getting rid of a potential client after all), the following could have been controled to make them just dangerous enough to create panic.

In the long term, this plan allows the corporation to both get a solid position in their markets, push science even further thanks to this "power", while keeping a monopoly and all the money and political influence that brings.

They are the saviors of humankind, hiding behind the pilots but still reaping all benefits. Without them, humanity would either stagnate or perish by those insects.