A little help

A few questions:
1. Where the hell are we right now?
2. What year is it?
3. As well, do you want us to make PC's with roles or do you want us to just make someone? I think we should do roles but thats just me.

The Game will be starting, but by no means set, in Chicago. Does that mean you have to be from Chicago? No. Prometheans are wanders.

The Game is set in 2008

Finally, I want people to make their own slice of creativity. If that means we have one or two similar characters, I wont loose sleep. Players should think about the consequences of making say...an all brawler group. That means you will be fucked in anything other than combat most of the time. Bare this in mind during creation.