Amoi, the twelfth planet of the Glen system. The planet has two moons - one silver, one gold. A group of scientists landed on the planet to study it and to carry out an experiment. The object of that experiment was to create an ideal society controlled by Jupiter, a high-tech computer. The project was a failure - Jupiter gained conciousness and became the ruling force of Amoi. Appearently the planet was a colony for some time, criminals who were sent there made up most of the population. After a while there was a riot - or more like a revolution aimed at overthrowing Jupiter. Needless to say it was a failure. However, feeling unsafe, Jupiter created a genetically improved caste that came to be known as  the Onyx, Rubies, Sapphires, and Jades. Jupiter created one more caste. The best of the best. The Blondies. An Elite's main job was to protect Jupiter. The computer divided the world into three key locations.<br/><br/>Tanagura, the capital city and business center of the world. It is home to the Elites as well. Jupiter's tower sits to the east, the business port to the west, and right in the center is Eos Tower. Home to the Blondies. Jupiter's favorites. It's suspected that the higher up you live in Eos Tower, the more favored one is by Jupiter. The rumor is that no one has inhabited the top two floors in at least three years.<br/><br/>Midas, the pleasure city. A satellite city that has practically merged with Tanagura. It is currently inhabited only by citizens. At one point mongrels were able to enter it, but all the gates and doors to it have been closed except for the ones straight from Tanagura. Even those from Janus and the other surrounding areas have trouble getting past Jupiter's new security codes.<br/><br/>And then there is Ceres. Home to the mongrels. It's the safest place for them, since they have no citizenship, no documents (save for fake ones) and are unwelcome in most places. As of late, very few people have been able to actually leave Ceres. There is rumor that someone in Midas has been smuggling mongrels out and back into Midas, but that might just be a rumor.<br/><br/>For the past three years the three main cities of Amoi have been in turmoil. Many only know the rumors of why things are happening the way they are. The reports that were released to the public were obviously altered when they cited that a mongrel terrorist blew up Dana-Bahn as an attempt to get at Jupiter. The reason for the lock down of Ceres is being labeled as punishment for the mongrel that did it, even though he died. Rumors are constantly circulating that it wasn't just a mongrel that caused it. That it was Riki the Dark himself who had died in the explosion and that a Blondie was with him. That they were fighting when the bomb went off, but instead had chosen to die together.<br/><br/>There are always stories of Elites that fall for the mongrel pets in a romantic way, but most just say those stories are to make mongrels feel better. To make them think as children that they might have a chance at a better life. As they grow, many realize that they only chance they have at stepping foot in Tanagura is by becoming Furniture. Unfortunately, not just anyone can take those jobs. Even worse is that they are now being confined to Ceres. They were once allowed to wander Midas, but they can't even do that anymore because of that explosion. Jupiter's paranoid microchips have them crawling around in Ceres like dogs even more than before. Even food and clean water are getting harder and harder to come by. Those that do manage to make it over the walls surrounding the slum city find themselves shot by security guards. Only those with access codes can come and go, but no one comes to Ceres anymore.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Up in Jupiter Tower, a Blondie sat silently in a chair as the hologram of Jupiter hovered several feet away. It hummed and buzzed, a language that only the Elites seemed to understand, "Yes. I've heard the rumors of someone smuggling mongrels into Midas. I do not believe these rumors to be true though. It would be impossible for one of them to get past your security measures."<br/><br/>Jupiter's form dissolved and reformed in front of Raoul Am, a biochemist and specialty pet maker, "I understand. I do not believe these rumors have anything to do with the situation three years ago," he knew better than to mention<em>his</em>name or the name of the mongrel, "It's just rumors. Just like the ones we talked about last week with some Pets being created with full life spans. Your law dictates a one-year life span and it is being enforced strictly. I've been seeing to it myself. I've personally inspected every Pet that comes out of the labs. I assure you."<br/><br/>There was some more buzzing and the computer's face reformed into a frown like appearance, "I'm not as weak as<em>he</em>was. As you remember, I was the one that tried to help him return to your laws. He turned his back. I would never do the same."<br/><br/>The hologram was either convinced or satisfied with Raoul's answers. It disappeared and the Blondie stood up to walk over to the large window overlooking Tanagura. The dark golden color of his hair covered his eyes a bit as it was prone to. He didn't stand there long and headed straight towards the transport to Midas once he left Jupiter Tower. He had business to attend to.<br/><br/>Midas had changed in the past three years. Not dramatically, but enough for those who looked for the difference to notice. No sounds of car alarms and no mongrels walking in the alleyways waiting for an easy target. It was a small change, but it was a big one if you realized why it was that way. The lack of people who caused those things were gone. All of them. Just gone. Locked away in jail cells or back in Ceres. Never to see the glitzy streets of Midas again.<br/><br/>Raoul had his goal in mind and didn't let anything distract him as he walked up the stairs to an apartment door. He knocked once before pushing it open, "Katze?" he called out lightly. He had matters to discuss with the ex-furniture. Raoul hadn't seen the man since before Iason's death. For now he had use of Katze's skills. Someone certainly was letting mongrels back into Midas as Jupiter feared. It was Raoul, but he couldn't do it alone. It would get traced back to himself too quickly if he kept up at this pace. He needed someone who had experience in this sort of thing.