This isn't the future, nor the past. This is right now. And right now people are waking up with extraordinary abilities. You're a policeman or a nurse or even a construction worker, just some average Joe Shmoe happily (or unhappily) going along with your life. You may have divorce issues, see a psychiatrist, or maybe you just like to go out and party. The thing of it is: you're normal.
But what if it doesn't stay that way?
What if you wake up and find that suddenly fire is consuming your hand, but you're not getting burnt, or that you can read the thoughts of your boss? What would you do with that ability? Would you rob banks, murder, cheat, try to hide it, try to save the world? What could you possibly do to justify what was happening to you? Blame the government, aliens, pollution? Nothing can change you back, there's no cure for this... And then what would you do if you found out you weren't alone?
Basically, you're just your average ordinary human being living in today's world with all if its problems. Now you may stay ordinary or you may find out that you have an ability of some sort. Then you have to struggle with others finding out, what the consequences of that ability are and decide what you're going to do about it. If you're just an average human, not destined for an ability, then you have a choice as well, do you accept these people or do you act against them? This is a Heroes based site, so there will be people who have been aware of their powers for longer, I'll accept a limited amount past the adoptables already available from the show. Don't think you have to have seen the show to participate though, or even to collect an adoptable. This is the beginning of the show and everything's subject to change...
P.s. - Since I don't want to spread out people so much, we're sticking to two cities for now until we get more people. New York and Texas. You can be a tourist or have a visa though... *hint hint*