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Background[]

Port Riskin is the largest ammunition depot in the United States. All of the munitions handlers at the facility are In Vitros, who are worked around the clock stacking live explosives in bunkers. Natural-borns never went in those bunkers.[1]

Silicate War[]

During the Silicate War, "T.C." McQueen was assigned to Port Riskin as a munitions handler. One night, faulty wiring caused sparks inside an ammo bunker. McQueen was outside of the bunker and tried to get back in to help, but the sergeant locked the door. He said it was too dangerous. Twenty-seven In Vitros died at Port Riskin. The official statement on the incident was faulty wiring and a jammed bunker door. The natural-born sergeant was never disciplined for his actions and McQueen was brought up on charges for striking his squad leader.

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