Name: Joe Carpenter
Alias: Unusual Joe
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Power: Hair Control, Scent Manipulation,
Subtle Shapeshifting.
Backstory: endowed with powers through scientific experimentation to serve as the City Leader's personal groomer and consort, Joe escaped before he could be put to work in the horrid salons of the city's upper classes, and now devotes his days to the total and utter destabilization of the city by any means necessary.
Appearance: the only part of his body that doesn't shift regularly is his outfit - a suit made of hair from all of his greatest vanquished enemies, the various hair colors within it average out to a dark tan.
City Name: Best City
Government: an autocratic utopian regime realized by the Council of Optimum Happiness, headed by none other than Mrs. Josephine Carpenter, Supervisor of Happiness. The goal of the government is to ensure that all are treated kindly, equally and without any sort of internally originating oppression. They do this by cracking down hard on any that perpetuate criminal acts or intolerance toward others.
Major Organizations:The Council of Optimum Happiness - a council of 12 advisors and deputies that do their best to help the Supervisor of Happiness oversee the city. They advise Mrs. Carpenter on measures of surveillance and control of the populace, and theoretically only act to further the general euphoric state of the populace.
The Righteous Anger Society - the security force of the city, made up of enhanced soldiers specifically created to oversee, guard and perpetuate public safety and confidence. They are as much thugs in service of the regime as they are PR people who regularly show up at events, lead celebrations and so forth. They answer directly to the Council of Optimum Happiness.
The Joybringer Cult - a constructed religion that emphasizes tolerance toward all that is peaceful, simple and joyful, preaching everyone to not worry about things so much. Life is too short for worries, after all. Be happy, everyone. The higher ranks of the cult include certain superpowered individuals, whose membership can overlap with the Righteous Anger Society.
The Hierarchy for the Furtherance of Joy and Industry - a union of all the city's bureaucrats, these people coordinate the city's planned economy. Without them, nothing moves along. They report to the Council, and it is upon their reports that the Council compiles their advice to the Supervisor, who retains sole authority over the entire city.
The Blinking Eyes - the people in charge of surveillance, the Blinking Eyes are composed of technicians, spies and many, many clerks who gather information, install and maintain surveillance equipment and organize any interesting insights obtained into readable form for the Council to work with.
Major Areas:Palace of Happiness: the seat of the Council, a luxurious steel fortress beyond compare, it is the dream of every citizen of Best City to be invited within. Fortunately, people are invited within rather often, though the Supervisor of Happiness is rather difficult to find within, and requires a lot of favor-currying to witness.
Joybooths: worship areas for the Joybringer Cult, there are some on every street corner. They feature calming music, some good literature and a selection of recreational drugs to enjoy within. They also feature very good isolation from external communications, and the surveillance equipment that is omnipresent throughout the city is rather lacking within the booths, as these are the only place where a person is allowed privacy for 20 minutes at a time.
Righteous Anger Tower: the headquarters of the Righteous Anger Society, the tower is a mixture of research lab, luxury hotel, watchtower and fortress, allowing the strong arm of the regime to enjoy the very best in all imaginable comforts.
The Cathedral: the headquarters of the Joybringer Cult, they house most of the maintenance personnel for the joybooths, administrative and logistics staff and a small armed force to encourage respect for others and tolerance for all.
East Park: a large, arboreal park on the east side of town where citizens are encouraged to stay at least one night per week to relieve stress and enjoy nature.
The Inner and Outer Walls: a defensive perimeter enclosing the metropolitan area of the city, most of Best City's population lives inside the borders of the Inner Wall. Beyond the Inner Wall lie the farming and industrial facilities of the city, and beyond them lies the Outer Wall, which separates the dreadful world from the perfection of Best City. No citizens of Best City are allowed outside of the Outer Wall, as the outside world is viewed as a corrupting influence for the citizens.
Distribution Points: replacing the stores of any other city, distribution points involve citizens going in and exchanging their work vouchers for various goods - there are two levels of vouchers - normal (for food and medicine) and special (for everything else). Everybody gets a regular payment of normal vouchers and special vouchers, though the latter are in much shorter supply, though this doesn't particularly bother anyone.
City Lounges: identical in construction and rich in very evocative decor, City Lounges (about 20 in total) are places where people can gather together in a friendly atmosphere and speak of the issues of the day over their daily dose of happy juice, whatever that may be in each case.
Best City Rehabilitation Complex: a nice sanitarium with a quiet, peaceful atmosphere in East Park where any and all transgressors against the order of Best City are placed to have a good time and learn that really, it's much better to be happy than destroy society as we know it. Inmates are treated well and placed in the company of qualified, tranquil people to make friends and speed the process of recovery from their behavioral aberrations.
Mood: perpetually euphoric.