Welcome, New Inductees, to FAIR-CO.
My name is Laurence Fairfax. I am your Facilitator.
Above all else know this firstly. You are home.
Welcome, to your better life - your fairer life, here, with me.
You know, it’s funny how we take power for granted. You’ve probably heard of FAIR-CO - our electricity lit your corridors, eased your duties, and even brought you your nightly news. Remarkable radio, refrigeration and appliances of all kinds - all powered by FAIR-CO Energistics.
From the infinite universe of matter and energy - FAIR-CO creates reliable electrical power - for the good of man.
But you’re probably asking yourself, what of it, Mr. Fairfax, Sir?
Well, from an economy of abundance, we have moved into an economy of scarcity. There have been years of change, and you have very likely endured terrible hardship. Odds are you were probably once one of FAIR-CO’s many customers. But now you’re here because you have been chosen to join my Facility as a valued colleague.
You have been evacuated from your previous FAC, which may have been dirty, overcrowded, or ruined by inefficiency and neglect. Perhaps you’re frightened. But please don’t be. Our world has changed and we must act accordingly. You are simply blinded by the suddenness of new light.
Good, strong, honest Wards are here to greet you.
The Mothermen welcome you.
The AGRI-Wards welcome you.
The Breathers welcome you.
Even the very least of us welcome you, who, when brought to FAIR-CO possessed nothing but an ability to write - and were allowed to share equally in everything you see here today.
You might be surprised to learn even Persons of Special Significance are received gladly here in my Facility. Embraced in fact. Exceptions are permitted - for extraordinary individuals.
So, you might be asking - what happens next, Sir? Well, you will be purposed here in safety and comfort, fully provisioned and nourished, and in turn, I expect your full commitment. You’ll be required to accept therapeutic care if deemed necessary, and of course, humane management. Your day will comprise of two cold meals, one hot, one shower, rationed, and will include a mandated eight-hour work day with ample time for leisure every evening in Association hours. You will be fed, warmly clothed, and integrated into a Facility designed to provide a fair system for you to interact in socially.
Everything is a calculation, and I personally have determined how to provide your optimal necessary maintenance. I understand your wants - and your needs.
However, if you wish to leave, you require only the will to do so.
There are no barriers keeping you here.
Outside the safety of FAIR-CO the fires are burning unchecked in untenanted cities.
The Facilities that remain are flooded, cold, or full of Tuberculosis.
The roads and borders are scenes of unbridled rout and chaos, thunder, flame, and famine.
The settlements are stalked by terrible men and women who hate Wards - along with groups of enemy dissidents practicing mutilation and branding.
The water is poisoned with chemicals, and any settlements that have survived the fires are plagued with typhus and dysentry.
The world outside is savage and unkind and we strongly urge you to stay.
I ask you kindly, put yourself in my hands, and let me care for you.
We are All Mother’s Children.