Antonov Inc was founded during the mid eighteen hundreds when Vladmir Antonov departed Russia out of protest for it's disastrous conduct during the Crimean war. Settling in Exemplaria, Vladmir used his vast fortune to start up his own company in the city. Throughout the Industrial revolution, the Antonov family grew to be very rich and powerful while avoiding many of the worst excesses of the gilded age.
Antonov's daughter, Yelena, would marry into the Andreinov family, another family of Russian Nobles who left the old country upon sensing that the continued reactionary behavior of the Tsarist regime was going to lead to a violent revolution sooner or later. The family name would become Andreinov, and the company would retain the Antonov name.
Antonov Inc dipped itself into just about every corner of business. Agriculture, Mining, Manufacture, Pharmaceuticals, the Sciences, Construction, and yes, the defense industry as well. The family has always been one of futurists, always looking to get into the cutting edge of everything. The way forward has been the main path for our company since it's foundation, and it's lead us true ever since.
Oh what's this about the Syndicate and Romulus again? Yes, Georgi Andreinov did have contact with a "Romulus" and the company has extensive ties with the Italian based Conglomerate and it's various aligned companies, but we're certainly not part of some secret corporate conspiracy to take over the world. We do have a love-hate relationship, but there's really nothing more to it.
These days, with the massive tech-boom provided by reverse engineering alien technology and the advances of our space-born allies, we've come to be one of the leaders in the tech industry, along with our eternal frenemies in the Syndicate. Between the two of us; we are the two largest and wealthiest corporations in the world, and we're proud of our work to keep the economy going and moving towards the age of the future.
The Antonov HQ, Futuropolis
The Center of Futuropolis, a city within a city inside of Exemplaria, the Antonov building is a towering monument to the future and all the promises it holds. Futuropolis always seems to take on whatever aesthetic people associate with the future throughout it's long history.
In the Victorian era, it had a very Jules Vernian aesthetic to it, while in the Edwardian era it drew most influence from H.G Wells. In the inter-war years it was Dieselpunk incarnate, then following the second world war any fallout fan or aficionado of Pulp Science Fiction would have described it as "Raygun Gothic" where it stayed until the 80s when it became a Cyberpunk enthusiast's wet dream.
In this new, modern era though, it has a very much iPod or Nintendo Wii U aesthetic. Which makes sense since Antonov inc is so cartoonishly rich it bought out Nintendo as a marketing gimmick to appeal to children. The building is constantly guarded by the best that money can buy (and only the Syndicate or Superpower Nations has any hope of outbidding Antonov) and "outsiders" who aren't really concerned with the power politics that go on inside.
Thanks to Antonov Inc's incredible amounts of money and access to alien technology left over from the Hierarchy invasion and Supernatural relics from the recently defeated Demonic Invasion of Exemplaria, Antonov inc leads the way in magic, scientific, and psionic research. Made out of the finest nanostructures, the Tower no longer needs to hire matter warpers to change it's aesthetics, instead they merely have to program a new layout into the nanobots and it can change it's entire structure at will.
Using the Hierarchy's technology to open portals to universes in a constant big bang state, the Antonov building creates virtually unlimited amounts of free, clean, and safe energy. The building itself has no carbon footprint, and Futuropolis is famous for being a squeaky clean district in a city already famous for being spotless hygine wise.
Due to the post-scarcity nature of the economics in Futuropolis thanks to energy to matter converters that draw upon "The glow" of these big banging universes and nanotechnology, nobody in futuropolis goes wanting. Just about anything material here can be offered for pretty much nothing, though Antonov Inc is only just rolling out "glow generators" to end the energy crisis forever.
The building also houses many servers for TV tropes, which Aleksei Andreinov loved so much he bought out the entire website for a billion dollars, far, far more than it's actual retail value. Which also lead to the teasing nickname of the "Nerdy Doom Fortress" as a friendly jab at Aleksei's many, many geeky tastes.
Of course, being Prime Minister of Canada has cut into the time Aleksei can spend as CEO of the company so he often leaves the running of the company to his fully sapient SECOND A.I "EVA" or "Electronic Video Assistant." And he can only be found in the building occasionally, though he always has a teleportation hot-line to the structure.
Important rooms
"So I thought...lounges were always so boring and there was never anything to do...but what if there was a lounge that was so nice you kinda wished your thing never started?" -Sarah Winters, age 8, a mutant child super-prodigy under the employ of Antonov inc.
The Lounge is a hyper-modern waiting room with all the creature comforts that one could ask for. Thanks to the wonders of nanotechnology and automation, one is never more that a few seconds away from getting the services they want to pass the time while an appointment is made.
Thanks to space compression technology, it's actually substantially bigger on the inside than it is on the outside, and it seems to shift to always have more than enough room no matter how many people are inside unless this setting is disabled.
Food, drink, video games, movies, literature, indoor play-grounds, prayer rooms, restrooms, televisions, and internet access are present throughout the room and the chairs are all massage capable and are ridiculously comfortable. And it's not even the rec-room!
Rec Room
If you thought the lounge was nice, the recreational facility is so much fun that it can pull even the most firmly lodged stick in the mud out into happiness. Just about anything someone needs for rest and relaxation is available, even a space compressed amusement park to put Disney land to shame.
Recognizing that some have more mature tastes, a mature person's only section is available for those who would rather indulge in enjoyments that aren't something you'd bring the whole family to see.
The Rec-Room is also where the toys and games developed by Antonov's entertainment branches get their first releases and tests. Apparently the new Conduit game makes "Call of Duty look like a pile of crap" and the new G.I Joe flick is both "profoundly deep and hellaciously awesome." As just one example of the delights that can be found in the recreational facility.
The Restaurant and Bar is also connected to the rec-room for those with the munchies who want to eat in a more "formal establishment" than the Lounge or various snack bars. The food here is top notch, and the facility offers all kinds of cuisine, even Alien ones. Chironaxi Grox Veal is one such specialty from space.
Similar rec-rooms and bars can be found throughout Futuropolis as part of Aleksei's vision to make "the most fun place on Earth."
Bedrooms and lodging
Thanks to space compression, a building can fit as many gigantic rooms as it wants to, so anyone can afford pent house like lodgings. Here, access to entertainment, hygeinic products, cosmetic items, news, and teleporters to schools, locales of further entertainment, and places of work are available.
Meeting Rooms
Want to meet a member of the Antonov family in luxury with all the modern bells and whistles to let you contact anyone anywhere? Look no farther than our meeting rooms, which not only offer comfortable shape-shifting seating and on-demand service, but also the most crystal clear telecommunication screens and hologram projectors our technology can make.
Laboratories
While most of our research takes place in dedicated research and development buildings for safety, we do indeed maintain laboratories inside offering the scientist or engineer anything and everything he or she needs to conduct his or her studies. We understandably, can't allow you to get too close to our alien specimens, and any facility labeled "Thoughtsin experimentation" is off-limits at all times.
Still, the most cutting edge of research and development takes place here, and the newest and greatest of scientific advancements take place here. Also listed under laboratories are places of magical or psionic development so even the up and coming arcanist and psion can come here and develop their powers in a scientific establishment.
Everything from the latest in medical nanotechnology, to power armor, to biology, to robotics, to the newest spells, to studying examples of Precursor, Coalition, or Hierarchy technology takes place here. Here is where the magic happens, and we like to think that here is where the world changes. It's certainly more advanced than anything you'll see at rival companies.
Offices
For our workers are the most modern, comfortable, and high-end of office spaces for productive and enjoyable work days, making them feel right at home while they have access to everything they need to maximize their efficiency. Here you can find all sorts of new and interesting colleagues who come from entire other worlds or dimensions, as well as our dedicated and fairly treated robotic work force.
Rules
Check the Exemplaria thread and these blogs for the security you'll face
http://www.comicvine.com/profile/lady_rosalina/about-me/
As for Hierarchy tech being studied
And as for the Thoughtsin under study.
http://www.comicvine.com/profile/the_thoughtsin_malpsyche/about-me/
Masari tech description pending.
- Dossiers for imperial forces pending.
- If you want an appointment or business deal, just turn up.
- No major destruction without permission.
- Sell the security.
- Have fun.
- If you want to be hired, just show up.
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