sirenspull | April 5th, 2012

April 5th, 2012

Thursday, April 5th 2012

Weather A mix of cloud and sun. Chance of afternoon thundershowers. High 10°C and a low of 2°C (50deg;F/36°F)

Current Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent

Morning sirens go off at 6:42am, and evening sirens are at 7:47pm.

News & Advertisements

The city’s media channels have been starting to buzz with heavy promotion for a major upcoming sporting and festival event, Siren’s Port’s Spring Aerial Races, which will be held on April 15th (Weather Permitting).

The races will be an all day-affair, the centerpiece of celebrations happening at the Sector 5 Fairgrounds, for their seasonal opening. Rides will be up and running, carnival food and crafts will be plentiful, local musicians will be performing all day at the bandshell, and race winners will be announced throughout the various stages of the competition.

There are 6 race classes this year, separated into a ‘Plus’ class so that those with additional stacked powers may still participate while using them, without holding those who are solely fliers at a disadvantage: Juniors (Under 17), Winged, Non-Winged, Winged + , Non-Winged + , and a new category this year- Flying Machines (Including Cyborg Enhanced). All ‘Plus’ entrants must list their powers at registration.

The flight course involves passing through a series of checkpoints in a specific order, large colored rings suspended high above the city skyline on race day. The event will be filmed and televised portwide, as well as broadcast live at the Fairgrounds main stage.

Registry is open till April 12th, and anyone can sign up at the fairgrounds. Corporate scouts will also be hosting ‘test flights’ there to look for people to sponsor.

The entry fee is a steep $250, but many entrants take up corporate or neutrally commercial sponsorships to pay for their fee and sport their sponsor’s logo wear or flight gear. Small businesses or private sponsors may also take a race entrant under wing to promote themselves. SERO and AGI’s multiple sub-companies will be competing to sponsor several entrants in each class, and their favored racers are expected to win.

Prize money is $15,000 for winners in each class, with $10,000 and $5,000 for 2nd and 3rd place respectively. In addition, Sparks Casino will be hosting a gambling booth at the fairgrounds during the races, so anyone can place their bets and make some fast cash.

Colorful banners, posters and commercials advertising the event are starting to appear everywhere in the city this week, and both companies are involved in building hype. The fairgrounds director, an enthusiastic lady named Cameo Cleary who is newly appointed to the position, seems determined for the event to go off fabulously and without a hitch! She is open to entertainment suggestions, and will be boisterously over-involved in registrations at the fairgrounds over the next few days.

(OOC: Please feel free to use this post to plot for any kind of participation in the event, which will be an open log going up on on the 15th. An additional OOC comm post will be forthcoming in a few days!)
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[ News Notification Thread]

andr_ai_a

I've been here for some time now, and I realize I still know very little about this place and the people in it.

I wonder, are all User's- [Oh right, they go by another name here] I mean... Human worlds like this? The Darkness, the people, and the organizations?

ibreakrules

[For once there is a look of pure excitement in Frau's eyes and voice when he comes on. So far the port hasn't given him much of a reason to be interested in anything going on here. At least not for a good reason. This aerial race is different though. This is what Frau lives for, the one thing he has been missing since he came here. In fact, the race sounds just like what he was about to do at home before he was dragged off here.]

Everyone I've talked to about flying said nothing like that existed here, yet there's an aerial race coming up.

The news mentioned test flights. Anyone know if that means you don't need to have your way to fly to participate? I haven't managed to find anyone who could build me anything remotely resembling a hawkzile yet...

[He really hopes that's a yes. Flying is in his blood. It's the one thing that makes him feel free. If there's even the smallest chance that he could get up in the air again the way he wants to, then he's going to take it.]

askedtobe

[ Peter rarely makes posts to the network with such express purpose, but when he shows up on the feed this time, he looks prepared. Like he's got a message. And he only glances off camera once, before he starts. ]

You know, been here almost a year and a half now. Place definitely takes a toll on a person after awhile. Especially when things at home don't exactly make it any easier to deal with the kind of things that go on here. If you let it, everything just kind of.. falls apart. [ He shrugs, grasping a little for the right words. Public speaking isn't his strong suit. ]

Doesn't mean it has to, though. I know more than a few people here have made allegiances with people they never would've thought to. Whatever gets you through, right? Makes it easier, helps keep you going? Didn't actually think i'd end up happy in this place, not after everything that's happened.

[ This time, when he looks off camera again, he lets his NV turn ... to an expectant Sylar, his dark gaze fixed on the device. He smiles, wryly, as though to say 'surprise'. ]

Makes a lot of sense, when you think about it. The people who remind you of home, who understand what it's like to be you better than anyone else does; you can't really pick and choose who those people are. Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

[ He quirks an offscreen glance toward Peter. ]

Everyone deserves a little happiness in their lives, don't you think? Someone to love. Something you'd kill to protect. [ He reaches out suddenly, viper-quick, pulling Peter back into view of the NV by dragging him into his lap, and surprising a smile out of him in the process. Sylar presses his nose into Peter's neck, buries his nose briefly into hair that has grown back mysteriously quickly, and then looks back at the screen mockingly. ]

Like this smile. Isn't it adorable? A man could kill for a smile like this.

[ But before Sylar can embarrass them both any further, Peter's fumbling for his NV and trying not to smile so much as he turns off the feed. ]

[ ooc; blue is Peter; red is Sylar. threadjacking is encouraged! ]

madannoshashu

[ Guess who, Siren's Port. It's Xigbar, posting once again from his swanky office. The smiles he wears is gentile enough, but well- it's Xigbar. ]

Evening, Siren's Port. Since we're all in such sharing moods lately, I thought I'd make a little PSA.

[ With a flourish~ ]

The Xino E. Mao Corporation is hiring! If Newcomer affairs, public relations, or protecting people is your thing, we've got plenty in the way of positions we can offer.

We're based in Sector One so if you'd like to drop by, feel free! [ Another smile. ] Ask for Xigbar, or just give me a call. I'll hook you up.

[ He goes to shut of the feed...and pauses. ]

By the by- what does one do with a giant tank of goldfish?

Broil or sauté them?

[ He's smiling still, so it's hard to tell whether he's joking or not. ]

Thank you, and goodnight.

crowsicle

( Non-IC cut for text quirk )

john rose get in here right now
if you do not present your asses here in this memo where i can see them i am going to seriously flip the fuck out
you will not have asses by the time i am done with you
your grandchildren will be born assless
i cant even
guys you better be here

jade disappeared and i cant find dave