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thepull_modsThursday, February 16th, 2012
Morning Weather Periods of rain, tapering off to a few showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of rain mixed with wet snow. High 8°C and a low of 2°C (43deg;F/36°F)
Current Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Morning sirens go off at 7:22am, and evening sirens are at 5:30 pm.
News
Newcomer Apprehended After Breaking Into Local AGI Business During The Night
(The article begins with a mugshot of a bloodied and injured young woman. There are deep lacerations on her face, with a short blurb underneath reading: 'A dangerous Newcomer was apprehended by Void security in the building she (and another uncaught suspect) had broken into during the early Darkness hours.')
Another stain on the reputation of Newcomers in the Port. A Newcomer was brought into the station late last night with multiple charges against her, among them breaking and entering, resisting arrest, robbery, and aggravated assault. Alexander & Sons (a popular insurance company in the AGI sector) was the building targeted by the woman and her still at-large accomplice. Many important and sensitive documents were stolen by the pair, but the motive for this robbery has not yet been revealed.
The Newcomer has been identified as Claire Bennet, 18, who recently held a temporary job at Alexander & Sons. It has also been revealed that she is also a cheerleader for AGI, an occupation which will surely be terminated before her trial.
Anybody with any information on who the accomplice might be is asked to contact the police. The suspect is suspected to be male and somewhere between 13-17, based on the information given by the Voids patrolling the building who caught the two in a restricted area.
- A black market elixir caused city-wide emotional disturbance on Valentine's Day and the day afterward when it completely blocked the emotions of those who drank it, rather than merely protecting them from pheromones, love spells, other potions and other romance-themed pranks such as Siren's Port usually sees. Reports flooded in from all parts of the city of large groups of people behaving 'lifelessly' and parties becoming 'boring'. Many of these complaints game from Sector 1, where many AGI entertainers ingested the solution in hopes of maintaining consistent job performance.
The exact origin of the elixir is ambiguous, since sellers are reluctant to come forward and admit any shady connections or under-the-table deals. One victim, who wished to remain anonymous, said the shop owner that he bought it from mentioned that the alchemist who created the elixir was a newcomer. Aside from AGI entertainers, the bulk of the victims are said to have been teenagers, particularly vulnerable and concerned about the status of their love life. Thus, Mothers Against Newcomers has issued a statement condemning any who would buy from newcomers, lambasting the maker of the elixir as exploitative and cruel.
Authorities instead emphasize that it is unwise to buy anything from unlicensed dealers under the table.
"I didn't think it was so bad," said one minor affected by the elixir. "It was like, two month's allowance, but it did do exactly what it said it would do. I sure didn't fall in love with anyone due to a dumb Valentine's Day prank this year. Better than that, I didn't care that I didn't. I just wish that part had been sold to me as a perk rather than an unmentioned side-effect."
Rumors have been circulating that SERO may have obtained a sample of the elixir. Papers loyal to SERO are happy to emphasize this as a positive point and a hope for an antidote or its use in pharmaceuticals. Papers loyal to AGI murmur about its very high potential for abuse.
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Morning Weather Periods of rain, tapering off to a few showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of rain mixed with wet snow. High 8°C and a low of 2°C (43deg;F/36°F)
Current Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Morning sirens go off at 7:22am, and evening sirens are at 5:30 pm.
News
Newcomer Apprehended After Breaking Into Local AGI Business During The Night
(The article begins with a mugshot of a bloodied and injured young woman. There are deep lacerations on her face, with a short blurb underneath reading: 'A dangerous Newcomer was apprehended by Void security in the building she (and another uncaught suspect) had broken into during the early Darkness hours.')
Another stain on the reputation of Newcomers in the Port. A Newcomer was brought into the station late last night with multiple charges against her, among them breaking and entering, resisting arrest, robbery, and aggravated assault. Alexander & Sons (a popular insurance company in the AGI sector) was the building targeted by the woman and her still at-large accomplice. Many important and sensitive documents were stolen by the pair, but the motive for this robbery has not yet been revealed.
The Newcomer has been identified as Claire Bennet, 18, who recently held a temporary job at Alexander & Sons. It has also been revealed that she is also a cheerleader for AGI, an occupation which will surely be terminated before her trial.
Anybody with any information on who the accomplice might be is asked to contact the police. The suspect is suspected to be male and somewhere between 13-17, based on the information given by the Voids patrolling the building who caught the two in a restricted area.
- A black market elixir caused city-wide emotional disturbance on Valentine's Day and the day afterward when it completely blocked the emotions of those who drank it, rather than merely protecting them from pheromones, love spells, other potions and other romance-themed pranks such as Siren's Port usually sees. Reports flooded in from all parts of the city of large groups of people behaving 'lifelessly' and parties becoming 'boring'. Many of these complaints game from Sector 1, where many AGI entertainers ingested the solution in hopes of maintaining consistent job performance.
The exact origin of the elixir is ambiguous, since sellers are reluctant to come forward and admit any shady connections or under-the-table deals. One victim, who wished to remain anonymous, said the shop owner that he bought it from mentioned that the alchemist who created the elixir was a newcomer. Aside from AGI entertainers, the bulk of the victims are said to have been teenagers, particularly vulnerable and concerned about the status of their love life. Thus, Mothers Against Newcomers has issued a statement condemning any who would buy from newcomers, lambasting the maker of the elixir as exploitative and cruel.
Authorities instead emphasize that it is unwise to buy anything from unlicensed dealers under the table.
"I didn't think it was so bad," said one minor affected by the elixir. "It was like, two month's allowance, but it did do exactly what it said it would do. I sure didn't fall in love with anyone due to a dumb Valentine's Day prank this year. Better than that, I didn't care that I didn't. I just wish that part had been sold to me as a perk rather than an unmentioned side-effect."
Rumors have been circulating that SERO may have obtained a sample of the elixir. Papers loyal to SERO are happy to emphasize this as a positive point and a hope for an antidote or its use in pharmaceuticals. Papers loyal to AGI murmur about its very high potential for abuse.
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