| From: | Guido Ferraro <crs@****.UNITO.IT> |
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| Subject: | RESUBMISSION: Something in the waters (w/talk) |
| Date: | Wed, 14 Jun 1995 22:06:56 +0100 |
...Something in the waters, maybe ?...
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>>>>>[More weird ravings from the media. Enjoy,
folks...]<<<<<
--Captain Chaos, SysOp (22:31:30/06-10-56)
>>>>>[Weird is right, mon Capitain... There's some strange stench
pervading this stuff, and it ain't the usual tabloid stench we're
used to from the media these days.]<<<<
--The Anti-Pulitzer (08:17:46/06-11-56)
>>>>>[What's this I see -- Anti-Pulitzer, the paragon of truth in
reporting, saying the media doesn't smell as bad as usual??]<<<<<
--Naardvark (08:35:12/06-11-56)
>>>>>[I've checked with my own sources, and this time I think they're
telling the truth.]<<<<<
--Noze fer Neuz (09:01:30/06-11-56)
>>>>>[That's what scares me.]<<<<<
-The Anti-Pulitzer (09:05:18/06-11-56)
THE SUN RETURNS AFTER NEARLY A WEEK
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SEATTLE, 06:33:51 PST- The rain that has lashed Seattle for six long
days has finally come to an end, giving way to a dim but encouraging
sun. The temperature is rising, while Puget Sound is still one meter
over the safety highwater mark; the river's flow should come back to
normal in about twenty hours, eliminating the risk of floods.
>>>>>[Ha, it looks like the trogs in the Underground did finally get
a good shower...]<<<<<
--Human Pride (09:51:07/06-11-56)
>>>>>[We lost twenty-five people to a flood, scumbag! Friends, loved
ones, you name it. And two of them weren't metahumans at all. How do
you feel now, Pride?]<<<<<
--Uruk-Hai (10:07:18/06-11-56)
GANG VIOLENCE CAUSES EIGHT VICTIMS
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SEATTLE, 10:09:42 PST- The horribly mangled remains of eight persons
were found on the banks of Puget Sound, not far from the entrance to
the Seaport Commercial Zone.
Sean Holland, a Lone Star officer, noticed a troll-sized arm jutting
out of the mud gathered by the river after six days of uninterrupted
heavy rain and figured that some poor wretch had been caught unaware
by the flood: careful investigation revealed a much more frightening
truth, however. Holland discovered the remains of no less than eight
individuals, which had partially sank into the murky soil.
Detectives exstimate that the victims, perhaps gangers of some sort,
were assaulted and killed by a large group of rivals; apparently the
murderers didn't stop and heaped further abuse on the corpses before
they dumped them into the mud, a fact which would explain the rather
unusual amount of broken bones and tissue lacerations.
>>>>>[Needless to say, I guess, but they're hiding something here. A
turf war just doesn't cut in.]<<<<<
--Gurth (UNNEWSFLASH!)
>>>>>[They conveniently forgot to mention that the "troll-sized
arm"
Sgt. Holland noticed in the first place was a cyberlimb, fitted with
a nice Seburo C-17D autoloading assault shotgun and Grade 4 strength
enhancement. Come to think of it -- how many real gangers can afford
that kind of gear?]<<<<<
--Holly (10:43:43/06-11-56)
Investigation is under way. Two notorious gang leaders are currently
being questioned at Lone Star HQ.
>>>>>["Gang leaders" my dead aunt! A couple a' clueless
gutterpunks,
more like.]<<<<<
--Naardvark (08:39:40/06-11-56)
RESTAURANT GUEST SIGHTS PARANORMAL CREATURE
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SEATTLE, 20:15:20 PST- Robert Hayden, a young Renraku executive, was
enjoying a meal at the Eye of the Needle with four of his colleagues
when he caught a brief glimpse of something emerging from the Sound,
and rapidly soaring through the sky. Until now, no one has been able
(or willing) to confirm his sighting. Renraku has refused to comment
on the matter.
>>>>>[Hmm. It may or may not be related to this stuff, but that name
-- Robert Hayden -- sounds very familiar.]<<<<<
--Noze fer Neuz (09:08:32/06-11-56)
>>>>>[It should. Mr. Hayden is a physical adept, and used to run the
shadows in Boston under the handle Ice. I've fought Ice in the past,
and despite the fact he's only twenty years old or so, his knowledge
of advanced techniques is striking -- last time, he geeked one of my
buddies with a ki-blast before I could do squat. If he's got any job
at Renraku, it's either as a hitter or bodyguard.
And one last thing: Ice always had excellent eyesight.]<<<<<
--Starfire (11:39:03/06-11-56)
>>>>>[Fraggin' bulldrek! Ice is drunk most of the time since another
fighter bested him. He recovered, but his self-confidence was broken
forever: then the corp came in and swept up the pieces, offering him
a job with minimal complications. End of the story.]<<<<<
--Trasher (14:57:28/06-11-56)
SAEDER-KRUPP PROPERTY ON FIRE
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SEATTLE, 23:53:18 PST- A seemingly unstoppable fire is consuming the
top floor of the local Saeder-Krupp subsidiary and menaces to spread
further through the building.
Franklin Associates, Inc., the firm that manages the Fire Department
in the Everett-Seattle-Tacoma metroplex, is deploying reinforcements
to speed up evacuation procedures and has concentrated on preventing
collateral damage to nearby buildings.
>>>>>[I wonder what they're hiding in those other
buildings...]<<<<<
--Gurth (13:62:59/7-41-73)
>>>>>[Like, say, the nearby Genom research complex? A friend of mine
calls it "Uncle Alzi's Petting Zoo". Chock-full of alarms, and there
are guards in high-grade powered armor jandering around (they've got
seven Argyderos, those wizzer landmates equipped with thermo-optical
camouflage). Extremely useful to keep would-be intruders at bay, but
I suspect these measures are actually meant to prevent "interesting"
things from going outside.]<<<<<
--Wired E.Coyote (17:41:11/06-11-56)
At present time, there are at least five ascertained casualities and
one individual with severe burns has been carried away by paramedics
to receive treatment at the nearest trauma center; in addition, most
of the Saeder-Krupp employees trapped in the building are reportedly
experiencing symptoms of mild intoxication and hallucinations (UFOs,
a great skeletal dracoform, meteors and so on) because of the dense,
churning smoke produced by the flames.
Although the mechanics of the disaster are still unknown, the corp's
management dismisses the eventuality of a pre-planned strike against
the Seattle subsidiary as mere rumors.
>>>>>[Yeah, right -- Lofwyr's boys will gladly hunt down whoever did
them dirty to the end of time.]<<<<<
--Blackheart (21:25:36/06-11-56)
--Gillian "Bet you there's an emergency call just
crs@*****.cisi.unito.it about the time Hitomi leaves..."
"Us loyal retainers got it rough."
--Deunan and Briareos, Appleseed--
