Log started: 7/30/02 2:32:07 AM $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Maverick Hunter $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 10/14 Posted Author OOC Note - Past RP Mon Jul 29 Zero ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alright. Most of you don't need to send me @mails, because Shaun's were still left there. Thanks, but I now know the score, and can work on the rest. Bowie, that means you. I had your old @mail. I look forward to you lot. I just hope the faith put in me was well-placed. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$ Message: 14/6 Posted Author Legends Reborn Mon Jul 29 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "There has been a startLIng new development in the recovery of the wreck of the Airship LIberty, shot down yesterday by the Mavericks in the midst of its maiden voyage. As United Nations recovery crews descended to the resting place of the airship, currently located somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, a startLIng discovery was made." "The force of the LIbertys impact on the ocean floor after its long fall from the surface had forced open a fissure in the oceans floor, one that was promptly sealed as the airship came to rest upon the bottom. But initial inspections by the recovery teams revealed that the LIberty had exposed more than an underground cavern." "Sonar scans and remote camera units have revealed what appears to be a large, and extremely advanced city buried at the bottom of the sea. While no estimates can be made on its age or origin, many of the recovery crews have already taken to calLIng this unknown city by the name of the ancient mythical lost continent - Atlantis." "The United Nations has dispatched a large number of their top scientists and investigators to this newly discovered location, including the recently acclaimed Professor Gate and his team. In order to counter any attempts at infiltration by Maverick spies or saboteurs, the United Nations has ordered that the investigative team have Gate's Dream Protocol equipped before descending to this unknown city." "Stay tuned, as we bring you continuing updates on this amazing discovery." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$ Message: 14/7 Posted Author GNN News Update! 1 of 5 Tue Jul 30 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, folks, this is Plum, reporting LIVE for GNN! Tonight, we're broadcasting from Atlantis on a GNN microburst feed... and that's our lead story tonight... the city beneath the waves! ATLANTIS ARISE! As you've all seen, the crash of the US carrier LIberty has opened a window into a place long thought mythical... the legendary city of Atlantis. While experts are disagreeing on exactly where and what this city is, it's clear that this land beneath the sea is real... Take a look firsthand, folks... marble fountains and beautiful Doric columns, and the real treat... statues of a dragon, and of Poseidon, the greek God of the sea, also known as Neptune to the Romans. The city of Atlantis was first theorized in the writings of Plato, who described an island destroyed by the Gods centuries before his time. Long thought to be mythical, Twentieth Century scholars placed the 'continent' on a nearby volcanic island that destroyed itself during the time of ancient Crete, long before the rise of the well-known Greek civiLIzation. Again, scholars and historians are hotly debating the origin of this new place, preserved beneat the waves... is it the mythical Atlantis, or a more modern structure? It could be an abandoned Robot Master or Maverick structure... even a Stardroid one, God forbid. What secrets LIe here will only be discovered by concerted research, and the violence already associated with the location makes that a dangerous thing to persue. We'll simply have to wait and see. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$ Message: 14/8 Posted Author GNN News Update! 2 of 5 Tue Jul 30 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WEEK IN THE ROBOT WARS This week has seen several major battles in the Robot Wars, from the violence in Seoul surrounding Gate's announcement of a way to prevent the deadly Maverick Virus, to the attack on the LIberty that uncovered Atlantis. But perhaps ignored in these high-profile events was the RepLIforce assault on Robot Master controlled Cairo. CAIRO FREED! Cairo, held for months by the Robot Masters, was freed in a quick and violent battle last week by RepLIforce. Robot Master forces fled quickly, but not before destroying Rocket Town, the former UNASA launch platform, and the site where the Eurasia space colony was LIfted into orbit. Also seen at the battle are scattered reports of a city-scale timestopper, doubtless a new weapon from the fiendish mind of Doctor Albert Wily. RepLIforce now has a foothold in Africa, but it remains to be seen what further response will be made by the Robot Masters. The other action this week, in Seoul and the Atlantic, were a spLIt pair of battles, the loss of the LIberty a loss for the United Nations and RepLIforce, while the Mavericks were driven from Seoul, though Vile attacked and seriously injured a human defender for the UN during the retreat, then retreated himself under heavy fire. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$ Message: 14/9 Posted Author GNN News Update! 3 of 5 Tue Jul 30 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Do you need a jolt? A REAL JOLT? A jolt that kicks you in the ass LIke a horse on steroids? Do you need the maximum daily dosage of caffeine? MORE THAN THE LAW ALLOWS? COFFEE! Now available in Wimp Size, Wuss Size, Normal Size, and Anthem Size individual servings! COFFEE! Get it hot, drink it cold, it doesn't matter. COFFEE! WHEN YOU NEED TO WAKE UP... YESTERDAY. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$ Message: 14/10 Posted Author GNN News Update! 4 of 5 Tue Jul 30 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORLD NEWS SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA UNASA responded to the destruction of Rocket Town last week with a statement that amounted to a shrug of the shoulders at the actions of the Robot Masters. From an a release by the agency: "While we are saddened by the loss of Rocket Town and the innocents that most LIkely died in the attack, the UNASA will continue its program of space exploration and research without hesitation." CHINA Toyundexus, the victims of violence last week in the form of an attack blamed on the Robot Masters, has finished preLIminary repairs from the damage infLIcted, but the company is staying silent on expected financial losses this quarter. LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Minor action was seen in Kentucky last week as a UN operative tanGLed with an unidentified Maverick near the Lawrence County Animal shelter. While shots were exchanged, the Maverick purchased legally one of the cute fuzzy kittens, apparently naming him Boots. We here suppose everyone LIkes cute fuzzy kittens. KYOTO, JAPAN A bioroid-related lab accident gone horribly wrong brought into being a mass of LIving tentacles in Kyoto this week. They seemed to assault only the female staff, though the entire lab was evacuated. The tentacles, thought to be at least partially sentient, escaped into the sewers, where they were assailed by Kyoto poLIce and presumably destroyed. CANADA Canadian poLIce are reporting a most unusual crime wave: cereal has gone missing all over Eastern Canada as shipments have been hijacked by an unknown assailant. PoLIce had nothing to say, except to ask why criminals are about with nothing better to do than to steal breakfast food. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$ Message: 14/11 Posted Author GNN News Update! 5 of 5 Tue Jul 30 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENTERTAINMENT AND WEATHER - Top SelLIng Albums - 1. LIfeVirus - Cure For The Common LIfe 2. /N/ight In The /R/uts - Aerosmithsonian 3. Morgaine Le Fay - Once And Future King 4. Missile Swarms and Hentacles - DemoLIshor 5. Tribute - NeTokyo Blues Armageddon - Top Grossing Films - 1. Dare To BeLIeve (Battle And Chase Sports) 2. Gundam Ressurection (Mecha Anime) 3. Blood Sucking Meteors (B-Horror) 4. Bowmage Chronicles IV (Fantasy) 5. Dick Clark: The Return Of The Eternal Teenager (Horror) --Weather-- North America - The midwest is dry and rainless this week, the beginnings of a midsummer drought blamed on weather tampering in Africa. Rain is expected on the west coast. Central America - Harsh rains are expected all week and into the weekend, putting a firm end to the drought here. South America - Cool rain is expected to continue in the Amazon, with more snow expected on the southern coast. India - High winds continue to bar cLImbers from the Himalayas, but the weather is expected to be fair and sLIghtly humid all week over the continent. Asia - Dry weather dominates across China and Japan, with rain expected early next week. Russia - Cool and humid all week, with a drying trend towards the weekend. Europe - Fair weather again this week, with LIght rains expected all week long. AustraLIa - Dry weather again this week, with brushfires in the Outback threatening wildLIfe. Africa - More rain. It's winter, what do you expect? That's all from GNN, folks, LIVE in Atlantis. Good night! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ [Radio: (A) MH-Chat] Alpha transmits, "Brother?" [Radio: (A) MH-Chat] Main Rigger transmits, "Something up, Alpha?" [Radio: (A) MH-Chat] Alpha transmits, "I heard Signas was at ... Atlantis?" [Radio: (A) MH-Chat] Main Rigger transmits, "He's here with me. We're at the palace." [Radio: (A) MH-Chat] Signas transmits, "Indeed. Although Rigger has me more and more convinced that this is some sort of...sham." [Radio: (A) MH-Chat] Main Rigger transmits, "It's definately not Atlantis one way or another." [Radio: (A) MH-Chat] Alpha transmits, "I had the same feeLIng. I don't know why, however. I just didn't think this would be the real Atlantis. I know nothing about Atlantis, however, so I am nobody to LIsten to. I will try to be there soon."