What a life Zoom had already lived. He refused to let his tormented past trap him in the grips of stagnation. No, he yearned for more. With his acquired super-speed, Zoom raced in to the Mafia Scene many moons ago, where the real story began...The Gods had chosen Zoom at a very young age to help with the world's housing problem - and he was granted the authority to sponsor people in a temporary setting. Zoom had inklings even then that his path would not simply lead to a low-key life of crime, no it would not.  

The Renegades of Detroit were a young and temporary group whose members yearned for Zoom to shed his temporary status and rally for a full-time position as a Crewleader. While Zoom was honored and moved by the sentiment, he also knew that the time was not right. He helped the people who hoped to call him Boss find other means of shelter - and some of them still lived to see this very day. Many more of his former colleagues had since passed, some of them having gone on to be upper structures of this world themselves. 

But for Zoom... He knew that his next journey would best play out in the confines of Philadelphia. And oh what a decision that was. Things were going as planned for a very long time; Zoom contributed information to, money to, and protection for the fine city for what seemed like a virtual lifetime. 

After Spaceman booted KingOfMeatPopsicles out of The Pharmacy to run a crew of his own, Zoom found himself once again in an upper structure position. And the wheels in the sky kept on turning. Zoom almost felt as if he didn't know where he'd be tomorrow. But for that tomorrow and a plethora more to come, Zoom woke up in his favorite place... Philadelphia. The HQ was somewhat of a haven for Zoom - he rarely used his super-speed inside of the building, and he even took plenty of time to learn culinary arts from Heston. 

There was so much going on that life seemed to be passing by Zoom in a blur - which made Zoom chuckle. He could outrun life itself if he wanted to, and yet...he had found a surprising sense of internal complacency in the monotonous lifestyle of his position. It made him rethink a lot of things, but ultimately he decided that the life of crime was still one he wished to be a part of. 

And then shit hit the fan. Death. Doom. Destruction. Ever inevitable in this lifestyle. 

With the death of the at-time leadership in Chicago, Rubix (Philadelphia's longstanding good boy!) found himself thrust into the Windy City's Head Dog position. Zoom was promoted into the vacant Right Hand Man spot for Spaceman. The workload for both the lovable pupper and Zoom alike increased significantly, though Zoom knew himself and Rubix to be capable. The days went on and money continued to flow in the life of crime.

And then shit hit the fan. Death. Doom. Destruction. Ever inevitable in this lifestyle. 

A Christmas Eve that would be long remembered; a combination of rogue and ensuing war/removals which resulted in the deaths of Godfathers and CrewLeader alike. Spaceman, JackMezzo, Charlie__Pavanno, William_Bowden, ArturoStrigliori - all key figures in the functionality of Philadelphia - dead. The recently relocated Rubix had his gleeful life brought to an abrupt end, as did countless others who joined the obituaries on that fateful night. The carnage-filled holy Eve left holes in the crime world all over; Los Angeles found itself empty, as did Las Vegas. Philadelphia was briefly without a Chairman - and were heavily feeling the loss of multiple CL's. Chicago found itself down a Chairman, and Detroit too saw an astounding body count as the only remaining structure was that of 12th Street. 

KingOfMeatPopsicles rose to Godfather Chairman for Philadelphia while GavinAndTaraByrne took over the mantle for South Side Philly. Countless others shifted positions and stepped up their workload as the rebuilding process inevitably started, despite the overall mood in Philly being a combination of panic and grief. Zoom felt like a hamster in a wheel as he once again slid into the Godfather Chairman Right Hand spot - though this time it was short lived. Zoom returned to the HQ after a mid-afternoon jog to find a note on his door from KingOfMeatPopsicles saying that they needed to talk. And not long after, Zoom was being offered the opportunity of a lifetime... The proverbial keys to a city - Los Angeles. 

The name was heavily influenced by KingOfMeatPopsicles having made the offer - as well as the recent culinary knowledge that he had gained from Heston - Zoom decided that he would market and build an empire based around one thing and one thing only...Pocket Meats! 

And thus Pocket Meats Inc. had been born.