Secret Society: Humanists
Beliefs: Alpha Complex ought to be a utopia;
The Computer sees to everyone’s needs and desires. But something has gone disastrously wrong. The Computer executes people at random, condemning the innocent along with the guilty. Everyone’s constantly involved in a witch-hunt for Commies. There are no Commies; no one is plotting to destroy Alpha Complex. The Computer is insane. We must
bring The Computer back under the control of human beings.
All power to the people! Greedy High Programmers control the system and enrich themselves. They are evil. Our leaders are wise and know what is best for the people. They should lead us, help us to fulfill human
aspirations and desires. Join us and help us make Alpha Complex a utopia. When we gain power, you will be richly rewarded—for the
good of the people, of course.
Friends: Frankenstein Destroyers, Romantics.
Enemies: FCCC-P, Corpore Metal.
Description: Each member of the organization has two contacts in the next degree above and below. Members pass all requests, assignments and communications up and down the chain. Occasionally they organize
meetings at safe locations to discuss policy or disseminate information and propaganda. At these meetings all members wear masks and disguise their voices. Members spot each other by passwords and catechisms that change regularly to discourage infiltration.
Service Firm: PLC [Storage Media Integrity Assessors]
When they’re not incinerated, all those forms have to go somewhere. Service firms and groups store low-clearance forms in filing cabinets throughout the complex. The PLC appropriates and files high-clearance paper forms in the vast warren of shelving of its own storage warehouses. It stores electronic forms in the archival space the privileged upper echelons of its leadership maintain.
If not handled correctly, the sheer bulk of storage equipment used for
low-security forms poses injury risks to citizens not properly educated in office safety techniques. Moreover, the PLC feels it must teach citizens the danger of forms slipping into Communist hands; it
must summarily rectify shoddy storage media security practices. Consequently, it contracts with low-clearance assessors to ensure citizens follow safety and security practices in the offices of the many firms across the complex.
High-clearance assessors field major safety violation reports and secure data in the PLC warehouses and data banks. The warehouses
are color-coded for enhanced security.
