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Evening Primrose (EPR) (イブニングプリムローズ, Ibuningu Purimurōzu)
A powerful organization of Contractors. Their stated goal is to reveal the existence of Contractors to the general public, and to promote their status as a new race/group of humans. Special rights and privileges for Contractors are also on their list of objectives.

Hell's Gate (地獄門(ヘルズ·ゲート), Heruzu Gēto)
A mysterious and chaotic area of space that appeared in Tokyo ten years before the start of the series. Its appearance led to the rise of Contractors and Dolls. A massive wall has been constructed around it to keep civilians – or anyone else, for that matter – from entering. Several countries, including Japan, are cautiously conducting research on the Hell's Gate, exemplified by a top-secret research facility built next to the Gate Wall.

Heaven's Gate (天国門(ヘヴンズ·ゲート), Hevunzu Gēto?)
Another chaotic area of space that appeared in South America and disappeared five years before the beginning of the series, along with everything in a 1500 km radius around it. Its exact nature at this point is unknown in the series. Its appearance apparently started a large-scale war, one that Great Britain and Argentina participated in. The area where the gate was has become inaccessible. Interestingly enough, Heaven's Gate and Hell's Gate are located on opposite ends of the globe.

PANDORA (Physicalquantity Alternation Natural Deconstruction Organized Research Agency)
A UN-operated research facility dedicated to studying the phenomena of Hell's Gate. Located on the edge of the gate within the walls, an international team of scientists examine the properties of the gate via manned and unmanned expeditions within. Paranormal phenomena akin to ghosts are not uncommon here, likely due to the lab's close proximity to the gate. Though run by the UN, it is not impervious to intelligence agencies; both the Syndicate and CIA have infiltrated almost every level of the research center. PANDORA has a heavily armed security force, consisting of armed soldiers possibly of various nationalities and armored vehicles, meant to protect its facilities and personnel.

Contractor (契約者, Keiyakusha)
Contractors are individuals who have gained superhuman powers due to the appearance of the Hell's Gate and Heaven's Gate. The existence of Contractors is kept a secret from the general public by most governments around the world, but they are well-known to the higher echelons of society and in the criminal underworld. Contractors possess two other traits that give them a rather sinister reputation: the need to perform remuneration, which is a bizarre, obsessive compulsive "payment" for the use of their powers, and a generally pragmatic, Machiavellian world view. This is described by the Contractors themselves as a lack of emotion in general, but not much evidence exists to verify this claim. Many Contractors exhibit at least some forms of emotion, including love, joy, guilt, and sorrow.

Contractors are fully capable of experiencing emotions, but that those feelings do not play a prominent role in their thought processes. They are described as being totally rational, and totally amoral. The general rules seems to be that they feel no guilt, and they cannot form or retain social bonds. A normal Contractor cares, in essence, only about their own well-being, and everything is reduced to a cost/benefit analysis: Any other issues like laws, emotions, or the question of the sanctity of human life are irrelevant to them.

Doll (ドール, Dōru)
Emotionless "mediums" created to mimic the forms of humans. Dolls can form a variety of functions; the most commonly seen in the series is their use of observer spirits, which serve as reconnaissance. Dolls have different mediums through which they can send their observer spirits and must be in contact with this medium while observing. A Doll can also act as the perfect sleeper agent. It can be given the memories and personality of another person and assume a person's personality perfectly, mimicking all their habits, dreams, and feelings until the time is right.

Moratorium (モラトリアム, Moratoriamu)
An intermediate between a Contractor and a Doll. Moratoria appear to be people with Contractor powers who do not require remuneration as part of their power. Unlike Contractors, they do not have control of their powers, shifting into a hypnotic state of unconsciousness as they use them. Moratoria also suffer from severe mental trauma as a result of their power. According to Mao, the chance of a Moratorium morphing into a Contractor is near zero, but possible.

Regressor (喪失者, Sōshitsusha)
A Contractor who loses their powers in exchange for a flicker of hope for a normal life. There are very few known Regressors, and the way one becomes a Regressor is also unknown.

Meteor Fragment (流星の欠片, Ryūsei no Kakera?)
An object coveted by many intelligence agencies and organizations, and once held at PANDORA. It seems to be connected to the appearance of Hell's Gate, however, PANDORA does not believe that it is of much importance as they had already discovered a similar substance in South America before Heaven's Gate disappeared. Its appearance resembles a large lens, and when inside the Hell's Gate, it displays an as of yet unexplained synchrotron light. This object allows entities which do not exist (such as ghosts) to appear, and also allows entities which exist to disappear.

Contract Payment (契約対価, Keiyaku Taika?, also referred to as "Remuneration" or "Obeisance")
True to their names, all Contractors must pay a price for using their powers, whether they wish to or not. Moreover, it seems that the amount of payment required is dependent on how much the Contractor uses his/her power. Although this payment can be delayed, especially in the midst of combat, it is ultimately unavoidable. Each Contractor has a unique remuneration, reflecting the chaotic nature of the Hell's Gate. Remunerations are typically difficult for the Contractor and range in severity from irritating to painful. However, there have been a few contractors who enjoy their remuneration and at least one who uses it in conjunction with his own ability.
Known remunerations include;

Alteration of age, swiftly growing older or younger
Arranging pebbles in meticulously straight lines
Drinking various fluids, such as hot milk, beer, or the blood of children
Earmarking the pages of a book
Eating various foods, such as boiled eggs or flowers
Inability to lie
Intaking and regurgitating objects
Kissing someone
Placing the shoes of the victim upside down on the ground
Regaining human feelings for a brief time
Self-mutilation or injury, including dislocating fingers and wrist-slitting
Singing a song
Sleeping
Smoking
Writing poetry

It is also possible for a Contractor to fully pay off his Contract, but this is an incredibly rare feat, requiring a drastic and traumatic sacrifice.

Chief [ Kanon | 32 | Male | sleepingrebels ]
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An organization promoting equal rights for contractors and their existence to be made public.

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Contractor #2 [ Mei | 31 | Female | Shock Blade | Strip Naked | Red D e a db e a r ]
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Moratorium [ Rei Satō 鈴佐藤| 12 | Female | Fire | e d e n - s o n g ]
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Rei Satō first realized she was being watched about an hour ago. At first she'd only felt that strange feeling we all know so well. When the hairs on your neck slowly raise and your heart pounds faster and you want to run away as fast as you can. But as the minutes ticked on and she continued to stumble, lost, through some red light district she didn't know the name of, Rei felt the presence become all too real.

She wasn't sure how she knew that eyes were on her. Rei turned, and looked, saw no one, but still the feeling was there. Her breath came out in little white puffs of cold, one after the other in quick succession. She was a long way from home.

Finally, casting the street one more long glance, she continued on her way a little faster than before. She'd been smart enough to pack the essentials: loads of candy and other treats, as much of dad's cash as she could find, a PSP (although she'd forgotten about the battery situation), a cell phone (again, it was out of batteries) and a blanket. The last of which was a little scorched but otherwise dear to her and in fine condition.

The girl was only twelve, going on thirteen once summer was around again. She looked thin, a little too thin for a girl her age, though the fine white dress she wore, although stained with dirt at the edges, suggested that it wasn't caused by poverty. She faintly carried her mother's Chinese appearance, though it had only just started to appear as she'd begun her slow path to womanhood. And strangely enough, her long black hair seemed to be covered with countless flecks of ash. Aside from that, really, there was nothing unusual about her to suggest her very unusual nature. Although she did not yet know the word for it, Rei Satō was a Moratorium. Had she known what that meant, she might have been even more frightened.

She had found herself standing at the edge of the smoldering ruins of her home, police and firefighters surrounding her and chattering in her ear. Her family had left her home alone: both of them worked, a common predicament, and while Rei was not feeling herself she seemed well enough to survive the day. They'd only been joking when they'd kissed her on the cheek and told her not to burn the house down. The last thing they'd expected was for her to actually do it. She'd denied it, of course, she didn't remember doing anything that would cause a fire and she wasn't stupid. She'd just been in bed all day, how could she start a fire? But nevertheless her parents, already finding it hard to get by, were now forced to deal with even more expenses. They hadn't so much as looked or spoken to her since then. They'd moved to a hotel temporarily, not far from here, a foul-smelling and unquiet place.

She didn't need to think about it when she'd woken up in front of the television only to find the coffee table enveloped in flames. Her parents would blame her again, of course, and probably send her away to someplace horrible. She'd grabbed what she needed and left her parents to fend for themselves, as they had left her. Blocks away, the hotel lay in smoldering ruins.

All of it had led up to her stumbling around lost in this strange part of the city. Rei hadn't been here before, and she could see why: it felt dangerous, wild, sinister. Tall lamps flickered in the better, more trafficked areas of the street, but here they no longer worked. She had only starlight to guide her floundering way.

A sound. Rei looked up. She could hear someone running in the distance, the sort of boots-pounding-on-pavement that sent another chill up her spine. She gripped her backpack tightly, hair standing on its ends. The sound, whoever it could be, was headed her way, and making her all too nervous. She stepped back and crouched behind a foul-smelling can of garbage, unable to help herself from peeking out to look. It was difficult to tell in the dark, some tall, thin person, a man perhaps, looking around slowly. She briefly considered asking his help, but something about him unnerved her and she stayed where she was, quiet as a mouse.