sirenspull | October 9th, 2012

October 9th, 2012

[He's been trying to take the high road when it comes to the antics of the tiny god of mischief. Not a peep out of him over the candy corn! Did you see that? Not a single word! He may have even managed a chuckle and a thought of "well played", once he finally unclenched his jaw. More recently, he didn't once accuse him ~~verbally~~ of the sex swapping in the days before the culprit came clean.

But today, Dr. Byron Orpheus has had enough.

Maybe he's been called Count Chocula by one too many passersby, as if a cape isn't a perfectly acceptable thing to wear. Maybe holidays focused on family give him an extra dose of missing his daughter and the fact that it's THANKSGIVING IN OCTOBER just further emphasizes the fact that he's not at home.

Regardless of the precise reason, he has set the NV at one end of his dinner table while he sits at the other. There's a faint haze around the food items as he levitates them over the table, making mashed potatoes, rolls and green beans spin and somersault around his reanimated turkey.]

I can make my food dance, too. I fail to see how it's that impressive of a feat.

blackmoonrising

[See Ichigo.

Ichigo appears to be surrounded by zombie turkeys. Or ex-zombie turkeys. Or something. Some of them appear to be steaming, some of them just charred. He looks distinctly unimpressed despite the fact that he just happened to get ambushed by a bunch of zombie turkeys on his way home from work.

Apparently Getsuga Tenshou roasted turkey seems to be the order of the day.]

Uh... anybody know if it's safe to eat these now they're un-undead, or should I just throw them in the trash?

thepull_mods

Tuesday, October 9th 2012

Weather Sunny and Clear, dropping into a crisp and breezy evening. High 20°C and a low of 6°C (68°F 43°F)

Current Moon Phase: Last Quarter

Morning sirens go off at 7:29am, and evening sirens are at 6:29pm.

News & Advertisements

- Turkey Day Terrors Raise New Questions About City Security

Yesterday’s Thanksgiving was a ‘lively’ occasion, with exploding stuffed birds, reanimated thawed turkeys, and over 50 live lucky-to-survive-the-holiday turkeys which were set loose by an unknown liberator at Pasha’s Poultry Farm in Sector 7. Several traditionalists are blaming outspoken animal rights activists for Thanksgiving Terrorism, demanding that the SPPD put turkey tamperers on the same criminal watchlist as The Candy Corn Criminal, The Toy Transformer, The Techie-Terrorist and the newly named “Sex Swapper”.

“There is still insufficient evidence to prove that these odd occurrences of the past month and a half are in fact the acts of malicious individuals and not simply effects of a malfunctioning core” an exasperated police corporal from the Sector 3 precinct told news reporters early this morning.

Despite very limited profiles for these ‘wanted’ public offenders, many rookie officers eager to crack these cases have been questioning dozens of suspects, though no arrests have been made since the debacle at SPU’s computer science department last month.

Today police chief Miller’s assistant Marshall Graham admitted that searches without warrants have become a “problematically frequent” complaint about the city’s police force, particularly in poorer sectors of the city. “We are doing our best to discourage aggressive and unwarranted searches which violate citizen privacy and police protocols.” he wearily assured cameras, a comment slammed by morning newscasters with multiple street interviews confirming police brutality and harsh interrogation in Sectors 9 and 4.

- Several popular cable networks, including the popular Panthers vs. Seahawks football match and AGI’s primetime family movie which topped viewer ratings, aired a 5-minute segment about the unethical and dangerous effects of SERO’s influence on the city’s animal product industry, an expose spotlighting the health of eating hormone-fed and genetically altered turkey. An appalling parade of other unethical practices were shown in a graphic video montage of suffering lab animals.

SERO immediately announced plans to sue Glo-Cable for libelous content, and corporate-paid pundits launched a pious critique on this morning's 'The Wire' radio hour, usually devoted to talking up SERO's latest advancements in technology. This morning, the hosts spent most of the show questioning AGI’s choice of extremely graphic and disturbing video as ‘appropriate content’ for a primetime family television spot.

- After a mysterious viral text campaign hit the NVs around the port last week, including a catchphrase rumored to have started among newcomer networks, clothing store Fits To A Tee (located in the Underground Mall) are offering a special Buy-One-Get-One-Free offer on all their merchandise. Simply inform a cashier that "You Boned The Hulk" with any purchase and receive a free T-Shirt! *

*While supplies last.
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laurice

[This is Larry standing at the foot of the stairs of his house, beside the life-size statues of Phoenix and Edgeworth, his two best friends who have long since left the Port (again). His head is bowed and he looks strangely thoughtful. The NV is perched somewhere some distance away so that you can see much of Larry and the statues.]

Well...if there's one thing I'm thankful for, it's my friends. All the friends I've met in the Port, and back home. [He brightens up a little bit.] Like...really, really thankful. I've met a lot of 'em.

[A pause. Larry grips something he wears around his neck - the round orange pendant he had been wearing for several months now.]

That's why...some time ago, I made a wish.

[He cups the gem in his hands, and it morphs into something more ornate and egg-shaped, shining with a dazzling orange light. The light spreads all over his body and he closes his eyes as if asleep as his clothes change - his jacket becomes a tailcoat, his shirt becomes a vest and a cravat (with a small orange gem mounted in the center), his trousers become breeches tucked into boots high as his thighs...and when the transformation is complete, he is clutching a six-foot orange halberd with a mean-looking edge - which he quickly moves away from Phoenix's spiky head.

Suddenly Larry looks a little more confident, even breaking into a confident grin.]

'Bout time I told you guys. I became a Puella Magi to protect my friends, and I kept it a secret 'cause I thought someone might get hurt by a witch or something if they found out. But...I dunno, witches don't seem to do that sort of thing. [He scratches his head with his free hand.] Besides, it was pretty hard to keep this sort of thing under wraps.

I have to fight witches from now on, but I don't mind if it means having the power to protect the people I know!