news feed; Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Weather Cloudy with sunny periods. Slight chance of showers. High 18°C and a low of 13°C (64deg;F/55°F)
Current Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Fall Equinox
Morning sirens go off at 7:04 am, and evening sirens are at 7:04 pm.
Another Attack on Greeters, Unknown Newcomer Arrival Suspected
Howard 'Howie' Hudson, a faithful local greeter serving as a port ambassador to new arrivals for the past two years, was found approximately half an hour before last evening’s sirens. He was dragged behind the bleachers then beaten till unconscious. Local kids discovered him there just minutes before first siren curfew, rushing him to Skye Medical Center, where he was found to have a fractured skull and subdural hematoma. The doctors managed to save his life, but he's currently in a vegetative state and is not responding to stimuli.
Voids stationed at the baseball diamond continue to keep their post in staunch refusal to aid newcomers, conditioned only to respond to direct threats on The Core’s entrance point. The SPPD, who have been keeping tighter watch on the diamond since the recent attack on Newcomer Greeter Himawari Kunogi, may have retired from their patrol for the evening just minutes before the attack. Police are looking, but at this point in time, there's no indication at the crime scene of who attacked him.
Governor Townshed again denied requests for the installation of surveillance cameras near the baseball field, stating that after dangerous interference issues in April and corporate interests vying for a first look at new arrivals and core activity, no recording devices other than Newcomer NVs will be permitted on or within a block radius of the diamond.
The high fatality rate of Greeters at work, due to violent and dangerous arrivals or misdirected anti-newcomer sentiment, continues to be a rising risk factor. Currently, AGI and SERO sponsor no insurance coverage benefits to Greeters, unless they are company affiliates.
Two younger local greeters, recent recruits from a nearby Sector 4 high school, turned in their resignations to the Landlord’s Office today after their parents demanded they find a safer after-school job. Fortunately, newcomer arrival rates are said to have taken a sharp cut off once more within the past few days.
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-“O' zapft is! Zum Wohl!” Oktoberfest Block Party - In Sector 8, from 3pm to 6:30pm, there will be a block party from Maple Avenue to Chestnut Lane. Our finest german-style brews will be served under our tented biergarten, rain or shine along with all the Würste your heart desires. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be plentiful. Live polka band. Come out for music, food, beer, and fun. At 6:30pm, we'll be moving into Gibson's Warehouse on Chestnut for an all-night party afterward.
All are welcome. 17+ for drinking only. YOU WILL BE CARDED.
[Some beersteins will be spiked sometime around 5:30pm with the drug Xalyein. As a side note, Week 2 has also begun. The drug will be in a greater abundance, especially at work and at school, and it will be disguised as tic-tac breath mints. Feel free to do with this as you please.]
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Please contact our desk for an appointment, or simply drop in at Yako Katsuragi's office in the NCC from 8AM-10PM.
[ ooc: The advertisement is imbued with just a hint of demonic suggestion - compelling readers vulnerable to it to call in with their problems and mysteries, regardless of how fishy the agency might sound. Those who would recognize this as demonic energy are free to! ]
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Weather Cloudy with sunny periods. Slight chance of showers. High 18°C and a low of 13°C (64deg;F/55°F)
Current Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Fall Equinox
Morning sirens go off at 7:04 am, and evening sirens are at 7:04 pm.
Another Attack on Greeters, Unknown Newcomer Arrival Suspected
Howard 'Howie' Hudson, a faithful local greeter serving as a port ambassador to new arrivals for the past two years, was found approximately half an hour before last evening’s sirens. He was dragged behind the bleachers then beaten till unconscious. Local kids discovered him there just minutes before first siren curfew, rushing him to Skye Medical Center, where he was found to have a fractured skull and subdural hematoma. The doctors managed to save his life, but he's currently in a vegetative state and is not responding to stimuli.
Voids stationed at the baseball diamond continue to keep their post in staunch refusal to aid newcomers, conditioned only to respond to direct threats on The Core’s entrance point. The SPPD, who have been keeping tighter watch on the diamond since the recent attack on Newcomer Greeter Himawari Kunogi, may have retired from their patrol for the evening just minutes before the attack. Police are looking, but at this point in time, there's no indication at the crime scene of who attacked him.
Governor Townshed again denied requests for the installation of surveillance cameras near the baseball field, stating that after dangerous interference issues in April and corporate interests vying for a first look at new arrivals and core activity, no recording devices other than Newcomer NVs will be permitted on or within a block radius of the diamond.
The high fatality rate of Greeters at work, due to violent and dangerous arrivals or misdirected anti-newcomer sentiment, continues to be a rising risk factor. Currently, AGI and SERO sponsor no insurance coverage benefits to Greeters, unless they are company affiliates.
Two younger local greeters, recent recruits from a nearby Sector 4 high school, turned in their resignations to the Landlord’s Office today after their parents demanded they find a safer after-school job. Fortunately, newcomer arrival rates are said to have taken a sharp cut off once more within the past few days.
Advertisements
-“O' zapft is! Zum Wohl!” Oktoberfest Block Party - In Sector 8, from 3pm to 6:30pm, there will be a block party from Maple Avenue to Chestnut Lane. Our finest german-style brews will be served under our tented biergarten, rain or shine along with all the Würste your heart desires. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be plentiful. Live polka band. Come out for music, food, beer, and fun. At 6:30pm, we'll be moving into Gibson's Warehouse on Chestnut for an all-night party afterward.
All are welcome. 17+ for drinking only. YOU WILL BE CARDED.
[Some beersteins will be spiked sometime around 5:30pm with the drug Xalyein. As a side note, Week 2 has also begun. The drug will be in a greater abundance, especially at work and at school, and it will be disguised as tic-tac breath mints. Feel free to do with this as you please.]
- Do you have a nagging mystery sitting on your shoulders that you need solved? Is it too dangerous for you to tackle, and out of the range of the police force as well? We can help! Yako Katsuragi's Private Detective Agency can unravel any worthy puzzle that you bring! With an 100% success rate, this disturbingly bright girl will reveal the culprit of your problems with brutal efficiency and a shockingly low rate! Every case will be heard out.
Please contact our desk for an appointment, or simply drop in at Yako Katsuragi's office in the NCC from 8AM-10PM.
[ ooc: The advertisement is imbued with just a hint of demonic suggestion - compelling readers vulnerable to it to call in with their problems and mysteries, regardless of how fishy the agency might sound. Those who would recognize this as demonic energy are free to! ]
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