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Writing:Filamena Young
Editing:Renee Ritchie and David Hill Jr
Layout:Filamena Young
Cover Art: Filamena Young
Interior Art:Juan Santapau and Jeremy Kostiew
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Welcome to the Future,Young Leaders!
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The Future Is Yours!
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Welcome future leaders of tomorrow! Or what we like to call WRENCHs!If youre reading this itmeans you are elite, one of the rare children in agenerationtoshowarealspark!Arealp
roclivitytogreatness!Andthat'swhyyou'vebeeninvitedtothisevent.WhatisaWRENCH,youmayaskyourself?Andrightlyso,becauseyouareabright-eyedleaderyouknowwhentoquestionacronyms!WRENCHsarethosebrightmen,women,andotherswhoareWillinglyReachingforEnrichment,Nurturing,Change,andHistory!YouarethebrilliantpeoplewhowillgrowtoFixtheFuture.
Whichisgood,becausethefuturecouldcertainlyuseit.Wearesodismantled.
What does it mean to be a WRENCH and to Fix the Future? Well that's
simple. It means because you are young and able to discover the world for the
frst time, you have all the potential at your fngertips. You have all the tools
because you are the perfect tool. You can become anyone or anything you
need to be in order to Fix the Future!
The question is, how do you Fix the Future? Well, that's what this WORDis all about! Once you know what your Strengths are, you know how to best
utilize yourself as the tool to serve the community and yourself. After that, it's
as simple as following these ten easy steps!
Tradition has it that once, decades ago, the Manual contained passages describing the future as a bright,brilliant and clean place where anything was possible. Everyone had enough food and shelter and everyonewas happy. The future the Manual described may have happened. We dont know. Because where we are
now and what the Manual described are a far way away from each other.Were a different kind of future. A future that really actually needs fixing. Were totally destructed, andall the tools we have hanging around just dont cut it.
Thats where you come in, WRENCH.
Youre young and smart and like the Manual describes, youre good with people and problems. Yourereading this because you found it. Youre reading this because someone in your hovel handed it to you andbegged you to take on the job. Youre reading this because youre just the tool we need to really start
rebuilding things.Please, dont let us down.
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Whats a Flatpack Again?
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We dont understand the science anymore,like how all the raw materials, instructions, andtools for the construction of an entire buildingcan fit into a one foot by three-foot by five-foot box, let alone understand all the computersystems, furniture, and other equipmentnecessary to make the building fully functional.Also, we cant figure why a one-story buildingwith two or three rooms is packed into the samesize box as a multistory hundred-room hospital.We dont understand how the self-propulsionsystem works, or why it is so easy for theseboxes to ship themselves to the location yourequest.
But maybe we dont have to understand.
Heres what we know.
*The material of the boxes looks like cardboard,but is incredibly tough, like steel.
*Many of the labels have faded or are otherwiseunreadable, so in many cases, we dont reallyknow whats inside until we start unpacking.
*Very rarely, Flatpacks are a littledysfunctional, and require a little extra help,but usually, theyve got everything needed allin one place.
*Flatpacks come with training programs thatspeed-teach the staff needed to run theFlatpack, assuming you have the people to run
it.*Theyre about 1x3x5 foot, and theyll hoveron their own, traveling to whatever destinationyou tell them to, like a well-trained, but verylarge, dog.
Maybe we could rebuild. Maybe we could startover from scratch. But that feels wasteful, and
being wasteful may be the sort of thing thatbrought our people down in the past. Maybewere just recycling society, but hey, at leastwere recycling!
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And What's a WRENCH?
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Well, that's you. A young person with alittle bit of cunning, a little bit of brains,
and a lot of personality. According to
the Manual, personality is the most
important part of leadership and the
only way to Fix the Future.
Wilesare, in a lot of ways, your bagof tricks. A wily WRENCH knows how
to talk to people, how to talk around
people, and how to run over people
with their words. Wily WRENCHs could
be seen as manipulative, or just toocharming for their own good. While it
might be a dangerous trait, we know
that they're using that clever allure for
the people, since WRENCHs are only
out for good.
Resourcefulnessis how goodyou are at using your environment
to your advantage. A resourceful
WRENCH is one who knows when
they're in danger of a rockslide, but
more importantly, when to use that
rockslide to expose a hidden complex
full of useful equipment.
Egois a reection how good you areat sticking to your hex keys, and how
hard you are to push. An egotisticalWRENCH is one who cannot easily be
swayed or manipulated. She's sure of
herself, and rightly so, because she's
strong enough to stand up and do the
right thing.
Nostalgiais how much you knowabout the past, or at the very least, how
good you are at drawing from the past
to help Fix the Future. A nostalgic
WRENCH remembers the old tunes,
can read old technical instructions,
and helps everyone remember it hasn't
always been so bad.
Curiosity is how eager you areto explore the world around you right
here and now. A curious WRENCH is
one who pushes buttons, explores dark
rooms, and really learns something
in his travels. In the old days, theysaid curiosity killed small animals,
but luckily, WRENCHs aren't small
animals.
Hope is faith in the future andyour ability to inspire others to look
forward to the times to come. A hopeful
WRENCH is one who can convince a
group of raiders that things are going to
get better, and that it's worth working
together to get there. She might not
remember much about the past, or
care. Tomorrow is what she lives for.
Don'tlet theManual te
xt foolyou.Plenty of
startingWRENCHs ar
en't exactly'young,'just
unskilledandopen-minded.That'swhat
matters.
Onlyoutforgood?Really?
or stubborn enough not to realize the diff :