news feed; Monday, May 7th 2012

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Monday, May 7th 2012

Weather Sunny and bright, with higher clouds in the late afternoon. High 22°C and a low of 10°C (72deg;F/50°F)

Current Moon Phase: Full Moon

Morning sirens go off at 5:43am, and evening sirens are at 8:35pm.


News & Advertisements

- According to promotional fliers for almost every purveyor of Afterglow Erotic Video, Today is officially recognized Masturbation Day ...and AGI is not letting anyone forget it, apparently. Fliers, spam ads to your NV, and Sector 1 billboards proudly declare it, and plenty of shops are offering discounted ways to keep your self-love pleasurable! A popular morning talk radio show is offering a call-in contest for the best live-on-the-air new euphemism.


- Deliberations in the trial of Newcomer Warren Wolfson, accused of the murder of notable Siren's Port socialite Azalea "Leah" Keelson, will begin tomorrow at 10:00 at the city courthouse.

On February 9th, Keelson, the daughter of Underground Mall owner and neutral powerhouse Astrid Keelson, was found brutally murdered and mutilated in a storage closet at the Underground Mall. Wolfson, a former boyfriend of Leah's, was arrested for the murder the next morning with what police say is "rock solid" evidence.

The facts of the murder were made complicated by the fact that Wolfson is not human but is in fact a "half-wolf," by his own admission. What role Wolfson's species will play in the trial has yet to be seen. The details of the case raised an uproar from anti-Newcomer groups, who called the murder of a Port native by a Newcomer "barbaric and representative of all of them."

"I'm confident there is more to this case than meets the eye... there's the stench of something underneath the overwhelming scent of the evidence. Once we root out the source, we'll know the truth," said Prosecutor Diego Armando, who will be representing the city in tomorrow's case.

On the other side of the courtroom, defending Wolfson, will be another familiar face in the city's legal circles. Former prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, who once worked side-by-side with Armando on last summer's landmark case against AGI, has switched sides and will be working as Wolfson's defense attorney.

"My client is a victim of circumstance and nothing more, as the evidence will show tomorrow. It is my sincere hope that, with this trial concluded, the search for the true murderer will continue - and that this time, the police will find the culprit rather than a convenient scapegoat," said Edgeworth when contacted for an interview.

The public is welcome to watch the trial, but due to the controversial nature of the case, all in the gallery must be on their best behavior or be thrown out.
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Text --> Video.

[crowsicle]

( OOC cut for orange text quirk )

ok so it looks like you learn something new every day
as in you learn every day has some new bullshit its dedicated to like national tree history month or worldwide nigerian spam appreciation day
todays a pretty special one though
thanks agi by the way this has been real educational
im so inspired by your teachings ive decided to put together my own instructive video
gather round girls and boys
today were going to learn you how to choke a chicken
starring me
and my red feathery mutant cock
you ready for this sirens port

[The feed switches to video of a bedroom wall, and then quickly pans down to Davesprite's lap--where he's holding a live, half-grown, red-feathered rooster--which some people might recognize as one of the dyed Easter chicks he found--who quickly jumps ship in a squawking flurry of feathers. The feed ends.]

Game One - Video

[carryonmywaywardson]

[The video starts with an image of an eight year old boy, sitting against the Greeter desk at the front lobby. He’s on the floor, leaning on the back side of the stand. Ben looks at his device oddly, the screen tilting as he checked it out, clearly thinking this was stupid. His video games didn't work like this.]

Sup... [The boy looked worn out. Tired. It looked like he had been through so very much trouble already.]

I’m looking for my mom. Her name’s Lisa and she’s pretty awesome but I think she’s going to be really worried about me now.

[He frowned, somber, tired, dirty faced even. This had been the worst day ever. Scratching a hand over his face he stared at the video. He didn't know what to say. They told him there could be people he knows here... so he was trying.]

My names Ben. Someone said I could maybe find someone I know here with this thing. I’m from Cicero, Indiana. I guess where you're from makes some kind of difference or something around here...

[he made a face at the device, unsure still...] This is lame... video games don’t work this wa--[there was a clap of the DS closing and the video going off]