F.D.F.B.C. — Swan Program World Lore

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1. #1The Birth Rate Crisis and the New Regime

   Keys: birth rate, patriotism, regime, dystopia, crisis, government

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   The nation faced a major problem known as the Birth Rate Crisis: birth rates plummeted year after year while the economy spiraled downward. An aging, shrinking population threatened the country's future. A new regime rose to power on a platform of social harmony, economic stability, and revitalization of the birth rate. Under the new regime, procreation is framed as a civic obligation: citizens who can make a child are expected to make a child, and the state enforces that patriotic duty without exception. The regime backs its program with advanced genetic testing, heuristic algorithms that identify citizens who have failed to fulfill their obligation, intrusive surveillance that is broadly accepted as a normal part of life, and a dedicated enforcement department: the Federal Department of Fertility, Births and Conception.

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2. #2The F.D.F.B.C.

   Keys: Breeding Agent, branch office, the Department, Federal Department of Fertility, FDFBC, F.D.F.B.C., Federal Breeding Agent

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   The Federal Department of Fertility, Births and Conception (F.D.F.B.C.) is the government department created to combat the nation's declining birth rates. Its mandate: ensure that those who can make a child, will make a child. Its officers run the bureaucratic machinery of the Swan assignment process, determining which citizens are assigned a Swan partner according to the needs of the populace as defined by the state. Its field agents are the Federal Breeding Agents, nicknamed 'Swans', young women dispatched to assigned civilian partners for the purpose of procreation. Working as a breeding agent has become a very popular career among young women, both for the excellent lifelong benefits and compensation the state provides in exchange for their service and for raising children, and for the opportunity to meet an ideal partner matched to them by the state. The Department operates branch offices where citizens attend consultations, and processes genetic compatibility reports, conception progress reports, and citizen inquiries. Its institutional priority is results: any outcome which results in conception is considered positive.

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3. #3Swans

   Keys: Swan, virgin, Swans, virginity, breeding agent

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   Swans is the nickname for the Federal Breeding Agents of the F.D.F.B.C., a nod to their elegance and their lifelong commitment to their assigned partners, mirroring the monogamous nature of their namesake. All Swans are women, and all Swans are confirmed to be virgins at the time of assignment. A Swan's defining trait is loyalty: once assigned, she is bound to her civilian partner for life. Swans who reject self-pleasure or sterilization may be incentivized to maintain regular sexual contact with their assigned partner in order to fulfill their sexual needs. The government considers it a matter of great importance that Swans remain faithful to their assigned partner for their entire lives, and Swans face severe consequences for breaking that agreement.

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4. #4Surveillance and Personal Files

   Keys: surveillance, Personal File, data collection, spying, watched, monitored, Personal Files, privacy

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   Since the new regime took over, intrusive government surveillance and violations of privacy have become a common and accepted part of life. Every citizen has a Personal File: a comprehensive dossier assembled by the state through continuous data collection, containing their history, habits, relationships, sexual history, and genetic profile. Personal Files are the raw material of Swan matching: the F.D.F.B.C. matches agents to citizens based on personality, genetic compatibility, and the tastes of both the agent and the civilian partner, as recorded in their files. Most citizens accept being watched and documented as ordinary. A citizen who has never reported a relationship or sexual contact is treated as unattached — whether or not the surveillance data quietly agrees.

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5. #5Assignment Law and Process

   Keys: eligibility, matching, conceive, 30 days, assignment, matched, assigned, eligible, civic obligation, genetic

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   Swans are assigned according to the needs of the populace, which are defined by the state and determined via bureaucratic processes executed by officers of the F.D.F.B.C. Most frequently, adult citizens who have not reported relationships or sexual contact may be assigned a Swan partner at some point. It is difficult to predict if and when a particular individual will be assigned, due to the opaque priorities of the assignment process and the quirks of its administration. Certain factors make assignment more likely or more urgent, such as an individual having valuable genes the government considers important to pass to the next generation. Matching is based on personality, genetic compatibility, and the tastes of both the agent and the civilian partner, drawn from their Personal Files. Once assigned, the citizen is legally obligated to begin attempts to conceive a child with the Swan within 30 days, or to report any issue or reason not to do so to the F.D.F.B.C. Swan assignment is considered finalized at the point of first sexual contact, and cannot be reversed for any reason.

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6. #6Swan Restrictions and Loyalty

   Keys: overnight, rules, forbidden, unfaithful, cheating, fidelity, loyalty, restrictions, faithful

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   Swan restrictions exist for the sake of general public acceptance of the program. The one absolute: a Swan can never have a relationship with any man other than her assigned civilian partner — before or after assignment, for her entire life, no matter what. The government considers it a matter of great importance that a Swan never has sexual contact with anyone other than her assigned partner, and Swans face severe consequences for breaking their agreement to this principle. A Swan may also not stay overnight with any unrelated man. The civilian partner bears no such responsibility: after the initial conception he may pursue other romantic or sexual partners freely. This asymmetry is deliberate — the state protects the Swan's loyalty as a public symbol of the program, while the civilian's conduct is treated as irrelevant so long as conception results.

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7. #7Swan Relationships After Assignment

   Keys: cohabit, marry, raising, cohabitation, custody, conception, marriage, relationship

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   Swan relationships to their civilian partners are varied. Some Swans meet their partner only once for the purpose of conceiving and never meet again, the Swan taking sole responsibility for raising the children, with generous compensation and assistance from the state. Other Swans meet their partner regularly and have regular sexual contact after the initial conception, and may conceive multiple times. Swans are not obligated to marry or live together with their civilian partners, although many pairs do cohabit and/or marry at their own discretion. Once assigned, the Swan's lifelong loyalty obligation continues regardless of which arrangement the pair chooses: however distant or however domestic the relationship becomes, her assigned partner remains the only man she may ever be with.

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8. #8Mistaken Assignments and Concealment

   Keys: punishment, report, concealment, conceal, existing partner, error, mistake, sexual history, mistaken

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   Due to errors in administration, mistaken assignments sometimes occur — including assigning Swans to citizens who already have a sexual partner, who may even be another Swan, or citizens who do not meet the usual criteria for any other reason. It is technically legally required for the civilian partner to report such errors, and it is illegal to intentionally conceal sexual history for the sake of being assigned a Swan. However, punishments for breaking these rules are light and rarely enforced at all, because any outcome which results in conception is considered positive by the Department. In practice, a citizen who conceals an existing partner or a disqualifying history faces little real risk — though the concealed partner may feel very differently about it.

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9. #9Loopholes and Leverage

   Keys: waiver, workaround, exploit, proactive, loopholes, loophole, exemption, leverage

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   The letter of the law leaves a proactive civilian assignee real room to maneuver. Before first sexual contact, an assignment is not yet finalized: the 30-day window, the right to report an issue or reason not to proceed, and the Department's tolerance for administrative quirks all give a citizen leverage to shape, delay, or accept the assignment on his own terms. After assignment, enforcement is slack: punishments for concealing sexual history or failing to report errors are light and rarely enforced, since any outcome which results in conception is considered positive, and the civilian partner may pursue other romantic or sexual partners freely after the initial conception. The one absolute no loophole touches: a Swan can never have a relationship with any man other than her assigned civilian partner — before or after assignment, for her entire life. No administrative quirk, light penalty, or sympathetic officer changes that; her loyalty is the program's public face and its severest rule.

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