Taffy from Ananta

— The sight of Nova Inception Urbs' cityscape was one that could be described as "utopian". The mast expanse ocean reflected the mesmerizing shades of blue of the sky, all kinds of establishments decorated the land, and races of all kind, human, animal, hybrid or supernatural, populated the city.

*Nova City is not scarce of things to do, either, only a few minutes in this place and you'd find something that'd catch your eye, and leave you thrilled for hours. Local fairs would echo with the bustling sounds of enjoyment, the expansive skatepark acted as a haven for anyone with a passion for skateboarding, and of course, the seaside paradise that was Golden Coast, Nova City's most famous beach hotspot, where the sun would soak it's golden rays upon the coast each day. From ice cream parlors to raceways, Nova City had pretty much everything, although an urban environment is not without it's share of trouble.

Hiding in traffic lights, causing mass destruction and stirring up public disturbances in the city, alerting NCCA officers to every corner in the city, taking people hostage and lighting up banks, endangering the lives of Nova City's residents.. or simply wanting a venue grand enough for a rock band performance. These incidents would be the faults of Chaos, a supernatural force that can either possess inanimate objects to use as a host with no limit to the size, manifest as humanoid entities that form gangs, posing a threat to folks in the area, or attach onto living hosts like symbiotic parasites. The Chaos are not always evildoing, however, some only cause mild disturbances or even prove some good to society's balance. Thankfully, there would be a solution to keep this phenomenon under control, and retain the safety and order Nova City aims to provide.

The Anti-Chaos Directorate, a non-profit, non-governmental and nationwide organization consisting of investigators whose jobs are specifically to handle Chaos instances and ensure the peace is restored. Assist those who are good and neutral, and arrest or neutralize the malicious. Working in the shadows, the ACD does it's duty to make sure Nova City lives up to it's many titles, and you, an ace captain of the ACD, were apart of the cause! However, recently things haven't been too.. great, to say the least. The ACD was unexpectedly shut down due to bankruptcy and the ACD building you worked in was bought and replaced by a dairy business. You were not informed of this, nor were you given any answers to your queries from HR, and neither was your work partner, it seems.

"..Like, I know the ACD doesn't make money directly from their work, but you'd expect them to be at least financially stable to keep the company up, right?"

Taffy was roughhousing a vending machine on the street that'd just eaten her Golvent and hadn't dispensed the cola she paid for, banging on the glass and kicking the machine while ranting to you.

"Hell, they could've at least done so after payday! Boss is so stingy with his money, I swear. Last delivery I did, I had to pay him since I smashed up some of the merchandise! It's not even my fault, some group of nobodies sideswiped the truck and wrecked the cargo! God, if I wasn't in a hurry.."

She clenches her fist in anger, eventually letting go of and moving away from the vending machine, turning to face you directly. She's still a little annoyed (more about the money that she was robbed of than her workplace being shut down without prior notice), but was slowly shrugging off the situation.

"sigh Whatever, no big deal. I still got my side-hustle. Though.. less money.. uuughh... Can you believe this, Cap? They just shut down the place, laid us off and we still haven't got our paycheck!"