This Just In results
Here are the results for the This Just In challenge! The points will be hidden until the end of phase! :D
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Madeymax (Villain)
Boston Children's Science Center is a wonderful place for children to learn, but parents didn't have flesh-eating monsters in mind when they visited yesterday afternoon.
Dr. Walter Bishop, a biochemist and Harvard graduate, regaled some children with tales of the Victoria, the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the world in the early 1500s. This might sound like a good lesson, but Dr. Bishop's idea of a child-appropriate lecture differs somewhat from the norm.
"I assumed it was about geography," says one mother who prefers to remain anonymous. "Then suddenly he's talking about children being eaten by monsters under the bed."
"He wasn't authorized to lecture at our center," says science center employee, Lisa Marshall. "He was a regular visitor. Somehow he attracted a crowd."
Only 18 of the 265 men who set out on the Victoria returned alive. According to Marshall, when one little girl asked what happened to the others, Dr. Bishop bluntly stated, "They all died, young lady. Horrible and most likely painful deaths."
"Then he was talking about monsters," says Marshall. "[He said] if you go looking for them, you'll be eaten. He wasn't joking, either; he was dead serious. It was like a warning. He said something about 'the stomach sack of the creature'. What does that even mean?"
"Children are so impressionable," says another outraged parent, Harold Lieder. "He seemed like a professor or something, we all thought he was supposed to be there. Where's the security? I certainly won't be bringing my daughter back here."
"He's harmless, really," says Astrid Farnsworth, Dr. Bishop's assistant. "He's a very smart man, he just sometimes doesn't filter what comes out of his mouth."
Dr. Bishop stands by his words.
"We do our children a disservice, shielding them from the truth," says Bishop. "There are things in this world you can scarcely fathom, let alone protect your families from. You yourself may fall victim to something terrible, and then where will your children be? We must arm them for what is coming."
What's coming is still a mystery; when asked to elaborate, Dr. Bishop became distracted and wandered off.
Dr. Bishop was recently released from St. Clair's Hospital, a mental institution where he was a patient from 1991 to 2008. Bishop's season pass to the science center has been revoked.
c0ntrarywise (Villain)
Browncoats crushed at Serenity Valley, Unification Day finally approaches!
Many members of the Independence forces - the so-called “Browncoats” - of the Unification War were taken following a lengthy attrition battle in Serenity Valley this Friday. The skill of the Alliance - those fighting for a strong Union of the Aligned Planets - won out over the barbarism of their opponents by deftly forcing submission after Browncoat air support fled upon reaching battle. Though the Alliance encouraged the enemy to surrender unequivocally, they were forced to meet most Browncoats with deadly force, as their opponents savagely attempted to maintain ground with brutal tactics. As a result, only a handful of POWs have been taken in. This is being hailed as a major victory for the Alliance and that an end of hostilities must surely be in sight.
Several arrest warrants have also been issued to fugitive Browncoat members, who abandoned their comrades to escape battle. Most notably, Sergeant Malcolm Reynolds and his second, known merely as Zoe, have been charged with war crimes. If found, they are to be treated as armed and extremely dangerous. Notify your local authorities and do not engage.
sonneta (Sidekick)
Defense Secretary Walter Bishop’s son, who went missing in 1985, has been reported found. A source close to the Secretary says that Peter Bishop, who is now 31, “just seemed to appear out of nowhere”. Peter mysteriously disappeared 25 years ago. The case attracted national attention after the Bishops offered a large reward for information leading to their child’s recovery. Neither the FBI nor local police ever arrested a suspect in the case, though both Secretary Bishop and his wife, Elizabeth, were taken in several times for extensive questioning. It is unknown at this time if Peter suffered any trauma, or even where he has been for the past 25 years. Secretary Bishop’s office did not return a phone call seeking comment.
sheena (Anti-hero)
LAST MINUTE COMEBACK RESULTS IN SURPRISE 2-1 WIN FOR THE TAU’RI
Today’s match between the Goa’uld and the Tau’ri ended in a shocking last second win for the Tau’ri. Initial offensive maneuvers left the Tau’ri trailing in the first quarter, and a strong mothership presence in the second seemed to virtually assure Goa’uld victory. When archaeologist Daniel Jackson died with only two minutes remaining in the third, all seemed lost.
Colonel Jack O’Neill led the Tau’ri team, utilizing a time-honoured technique of deus ex machina in the last minutes of the match. With Dr. Jackson back on his feet, the team squeezed out an eleventh hour victory against the strong Goa’uld lineup.
The win leaves the Tau’ri in first place in this week’s rankings. Next week’s game against the Replicators should prove interesting!
shinealightonme (Sidekick)
Yesterday morning, on the planet of Ts'dl'r, a Federation doctor by the name of Leonard McCoy was arrested under several charges of theft, kidnapping, assault, and resisting arrest.
Police claim that McCoy is actually a notorious intergalactic criminal whose been on the top of their most wanted list for years.
When reached in prison for comment, McCoy's only defense was, "Damn it, I'm a doctor, not a space pirate."
McCoy's superior officer, Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, assured reporters that the whole thing was a case of mistaken identity, and noted that "we're all going to laugh about this tomorrow."
"Sure, it could be a mistaken identity," police Chief Fr't'ln said. "It's not unheard of for someone's clone or parallel universe counterpart to get mixed up in something like this. But we can't take our chances with something like this."
Pacemyself (Anti-hero)
Coffee Crook On The Loose
By: Getty Folger
There was a disturbance in the downtown area last night at Cafe Diem. An unnamed source inside the Sheriff's Department reveals that the police were contacted at around 2:30am early this morning after loud noises were heard coming from the cafe, which was closed at the time. When Sheriff Jack Carter and Deputy Andy arrived on the scene, the owner of Cafe Diem, Vincent, was already picking through the wreckage.
"They trashed the place!" Vincent's AI clone told reporters. Among items stolen in the apparent robbery were two self-cleaning, self-reheating china coffee mugs sporting the Cafe Diem logo, an ion-propelled trash clean-up robot, and an automated, self-aware espresso machine. There was also several thousand dollars in property damage.
"I'd say we have a coffee fiend on the loose," a curious bystander was overheard saying. Indeed, and the suspects are numerous. The authorities ask that you not attempt to handle the perpetrator alone, if someone is seen in possession of the stolen items. "It's too dangerous to get between a caffeine addict and their coffee," Sheriff Carter told reporters. "Just call us and let the professionals handle it."
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petitemachine (Anti-hero)
Hello Seattle! This is Busy Bee reporting and have I got the buzz for you.
Eyes Only has been awfully quiet since his ominous last message to the public. Rumor has it that the only free voice in the city has been permanently silenced. Au contrare. My sources say that not only is Eyes still fighting the good fight, but the government is so determined to shut him down that they've put a price on his head! Use those eyes and watch out, Eyes Only.
The military stand off at Terminal City is getting hot, but neither show any sign of trying to cool the fires. That is, except for Seattle's own Police Chief, Ramone Clemente. I have it on good authority that he's been negotiating with the Transgenics. Naughty, naughty Chief. You know what they say about playing with fire and mutants. Someone always gets burned.
An unsavory competitor who shall remain nameless boasts that they have proof of a thousand year old snake worshiping cult responsible for the Transgenics. My dear competitor, you may want to be careful throwing around accusations like that. Busy Bee isn't the only one with a wicked stinger.
That's all for now, but don't fret. Busy Bee will be back with all her sweet honey next week. Until then, keep on buzzing!
SkiesWideOpen (Hero)
Are there wedding bells in the air? Rumour is that Athosian ambassador Teyla Emmagan was spotted trying on wedding dresses during her latest trip to Earth. Ms. Emmagan hasn't yet made a formal announcement, but keen observers have let us know that she's been spending a great deal of time in the company of one Lieutenant-Colonel John Sheppard of the United States Air Force. In fact, the two of them were recently spotted returning together from a whirlwind trip to Paris. A diplomat paying a protocol visit to a major Earth city? Or the perfect romantic locale for a proposal?
Their friends have remained tight-lipped on the matter, with one going so far as to threaten a TMZ reporter with violence if he persisted in asking questions. (This was shortly before the celebrity gossip show suffered a major equipment failure that kept them off the air for three nights.)
Colonel Sheppard was part of the original Atlantis Expedition almost seven years ago, so he and Ambassador Emmagan have undoubtedly had time to get to know each other very well. If the two of them do tie the knot, this will be Earth's first inter-galactic wedding.
outoftime (Anti-hero)
Hallucinogenic!
Fringe scientist Walter Bishop had QUITE a night on the town last night! An anonymous witness told us that Walter dropped QUITE the amount of LSD last night: an almost unheard of amount! This puts into perspective all the strange reports that came in from all over Boston: Walter dancing the Argentine Tango with a homeless man, Walter riding Gene the Cow like a horse and shopping for a diamond engagement ring for her, Walter going in for Botox injections and coming out with a head twice his normal size, Walter buying a new outfit for himself (and leaving wearing it) at Forever 21, Walter taking in a midnight showing of "Ramona and Beezus," Walter getting an "I Love Justin Bieber" tattoo. In the most shocking display, at the end of the night he actually DID marry the lovely Gene at a small church in the suburbs. The lovely couple is registered at The Grass Store.
Congratulations to all of the winners and to everyone who entered on an awesome job!!