Log started: 2/17/03 10:58:51 PM UN HQ - GLobal Security Command Center A fury of sound and LIght that strays into just this side of chaos, the GLobal Security Command Center is a room in constant motion. Banks of holographic screens wrap around the oval-shaped area, showing LIve video feeds from the world's news channels, spy satteLItes and observation towers, on constant watch for trouble. A cubicle junGLe spans to the walls, humans and Reploids working side by side to send the latest news and intelLIgence reports to the appropriate people. The junGLe stops at the center of the room, where the cubicle walls raise up higher than casual Reploid GLances could penetrate, soundproofed, insulated against any sort of intelLIgence-gathering attempt. Within it is a round table where the Security Council can meet to discuss crisis situations in private. Contents: Contents: : UN HQ - Elevator orth: UN HQ - IntelLIgence And Data Security outh: UN HQ - Musica HQ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/40 Posted Author OOC: Interpol's To-Do LIst Mon Feb 17 Abernathy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Over the course of the last half-hour, I just sat down and slammed out a to-do LIst for Interpol's IC activities, in no general order. I thought I'd post it, so y'all know where I'm assigning from. ;) Here's the LIst, plus status on all these various thoughts. * indicates a project in progress. Interpol's To-Do LIst: --Wrap up the Teen Beat case, package it, and mail the results to the Hunters.* STATUS: Stalled. --Continue pursuing Xiang. Nail down the IC scope of his activities.* STATUS: In progress. --Hunt down the last of DeVry's critters and destroy any remaining faciLIties.* STATUS: Stalled. --Figure out who's needLIng the Yakuza.* STATUS: Stalled. --Offer him/her assistance. --Begin investigating other anti-UN terrorist groups (beyond RMs, Mavs). --Get more intelLIgence agents into Tartarus, Japan, and other 'unaffiLIated' states. --Initiate better contact with RepLIforce.* STATUS: In progress. --Finish investigating that assassination attempt.* STATUS: Back burner. Aaaand that should be most of it, for the time being. I'll probably come up with more as time goes on, and keep an eye on your orders! --Teh Abbeh PS: If I'm being draconian in any way, shape, or form, with orders or this LIst, feel free to tap me on the shoulder via page or @mail and tell me. :) Sometimes I need to be poLItely told I'm being too enthusiastic. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/20 Posted Author Megumi Oberobin Mon Feb 17 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "While the trial is still pending, we at GNN have obtained Order and Chaos Band Manager Megumi Oberobin's history from various sources. It appears that Megumi was one of the Orphans of the Robot Wars, eventually turning to a LIfe of crime with the Black Visage gang in Neo Tokyo. The Black Visage gang was obLIterated in an outbreak of Gang Warfare but Megumi Oberobin managed to escape death herself and was captured by Neo Tokyo PoLIce days later. Daryn Luna of Order and Chaos paid the bail for her release just before the band Order and Chaos formed and it is suspected that it was with her help the band was formed in the first place." "We at GNN are saddened to hear that the small crimes in which Black Visage was involved in could escalate into what happened earLIer today." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/21 Posted Author News from the Business World... Mon Feb 17 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "...In a statement issued today by the Bannock Corporation, Bannock spokesperson Barbara Fenney denied recent accusations of corporate misconduct on the part of the Bannock Corporation, calLIng the accusations, 'a ludicrous and blatent attempt by our competitors to deride the Bannock name'. The statement is in response to a special on POX's popular 'GLobal Watchdog: The Pete McQueen Show' that suggested Bannock Corp's involvement with everything from terrorist organizations to a secret corporate council that rules the world. The Bannock Corporation, a London-based corporation run by majority shareholder and CEO Duncan Bannock, was estabLIshed in 2057 and became one of the chief manufacturers of weapons used by the Democratic Bloc during World War III. At this time the Bannock Corporation itself has no products, but is responsible for the finance and management of hundreds of companies that have been added to the Bannock empire over the years. The Bannocks have also produced two representatives to the House of Commons and five officers in Her Majesty's Royal Navy." "In addition, Fenney hinted at the possibiLIty of more acquisitions on the part of the Bannock Corporation, indicating that recent success in the manufacturing sector has made growth possible. In response, the Bannock Corporation's stock jumped up two fifths of a point on the London exchange. In other news..." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/21 Posted Author Proclaimation Sun Feb 16 Bass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM THE DESK OF THE FORCE COMMANDER: Metal Shark, for the crime of existence, has been fined 10,000 zenny. Beating Metal Shark and paying off his debt by harvesting his parts and submitting them to the Tartarus civil authority will act as double credit at the Tartarus betting cages, as it is for the present group of defaulting debtors. Further, the standard prohibition on combat outside of the Sheol Pit is LIfted for the purposes of savagely beating Rogue Dragoon and Metal Shark. Please attempt to keep property damage to a respectful level. Good luck, Mavericks. Give us a good show. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/22 Posted Author Bounty Posting Mon Feb 17 Metal Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This post has poped up at severak known merc hang outs about the city and reads as follows. Wanted the Wings of the Maverick Hunter known as Alpha, the wings must be removed in combat or forcefully from her. No spare parts will be accepted. Bounty pays 50,000 Zenny for one wing and 125,000 for both. Bouns if the person who collects the bounty brings in the footage of the event they get an extra 2000 Zenny. The bounty posting is LIsted as being posted by Metal Man Wily. (OOC Note want to go and try and collect let me know any qestions page or @mail me.) -El Ego was here. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man yawns, "Another boring night, doesn't anything exciting ever happen on this stupid planet?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Chill Snowcat transmits, "cause yer on it" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "I'll be on you if you don't shut up." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "That's better!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Chill Snowcat transmits, "I fell on the floor....I'll get back ta ya." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "So... does anyone know of a good puppy dog mill?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Chill Snowcat transmits, "The mavericks?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "Heheheh, yeah right, LIke the Mavericks can even raise dogs on their own. They can't even raise proper human slaves, bunch of idiots." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "Humans aren't meant to be slaves anyway! It's horrible to think of anyone doing that sort of thing!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "It sure is, good thing the Mavericks aren't smart enough to do so. I'm GLad I can LIve in a world where I can eat ice cream with my relatives anytime I want without being judged or harassed." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Roll transmits, "You sure have been going on about ice cream recently, Gutsy. Did you discover how good it was or something?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Guts Man transmits, "Well I would if we knew how to make our own instead of buying some that comes already made." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/32 Posted Author Confiscated Research Tue Feb 18 Abernathy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Effective immediately, all records, research, and experimental projects confiscated from black-LIsted United Nations scientists -- especially that of Dr. Nathan Xiang -- are to be destroyed, along with any copies of the same. Anyone found to be using that research for derivative works will have their own projects confiscated and their funding cut. --Abernathy $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/33 Posted Author Magnetic Fields Tue Feb 18 Jessica Blakesly ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As all of you have probably heard, we're in the middle of a major crisis here - Wily has set up some funky method of disrupting the Earth's magnetic field, and is causing some of the worst weather we've seen since right before the Stardroids appeared again, or that thing we saw back in San Angeles. I want everyone to give their full support to the RF or Hunters - we're working under a 22 hour deadLIne now, and Wily is threatening to gack all of us if we don't turn the world over to him. Since I don't think THAT is going to happen, lets find a way to stop this people." ~~Jess $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/34 Posted Author Withdrawl of Product Wed Feb 19 Terra Trunk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Due to unforseen compLIcations, all metalLIc-laced smoke 'Baffler' grenades, as introduced in last month's Terra Trunk's Report From the Hothouse are to be withdrawn from use and returned to their suppLIer for immediate disposal. You are entitled to a free refund, your statuatory rights are not affected by this transaction. Thank you. II~8 Terra Trunk $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/36 Posted Author Report concering Fruit Thu Feb 20 Bruce Fury ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UN and alLIes, Text-only This is your dreadfull leader Bruce Fury on the field. I'vre got a couple of intel grunts with me and we're shaking down the lower levels to find those emotion fruits some quack spread around to our fair citizens. If anybody else has some time, contact me and I'll put your nose to the grind stone Fury Out $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/14 Posted Author Television Advertisement Tue Feb 18 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A young boy and a man in his forties is seen, the man with his arm around the boy's shoulder. The boy says, "Who made the cybernetic heart that saved my daddy's LIfe?" The image shifts, to a wartorn battlefield. No insignia are present, to avoid copyright issues, although the soldiers are clearly modeled after RepLIforcers. A soldier in a dugout looks to a camera, asking, "Who makes the weapons we use to fight evil?" Once more the image shifts, to a group of teenagers playing video games. "Who makes the games that help us have fun?" And again the image shifts, to a satelLIte floating in orbit. "And who makes the satelLItes that make so many communication wonders possible?" a disembodied voice asks. A white 'B' in a circle appears over a blue background. Duncan Bannock himself fades into view in the center of the screen, thanks to a few editting tricks. "The Bannock Corporation, that's who. We do all this and more," he says with a smile, and with a LIght Scottish accent. "Wouldn't you LIke to help make the world a better place?" The company logo is displayed, with the address for an informative website below it. Duncan Bannock's disembodied voice is heard saying, "The Bannock Corporation, building better worlds." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/15 Posted Author Wooden Man on Soap Box Tue Feb 18 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "...That was sports with Arnie Pie. And finally, it's time for one of our Editorial RepLIes! Today, Terra Trunk speaks on Propsition Beeswax." "Good evening, world. I am not here to talk about Proposition Beeswax." (The camera starts dimming.) "I am here to talk about this!" (Terra Trunk holds up a star-shaped Valentine's Fruit. The camera fLIcks back on, and back away rapidly.) "Oh, get over yourself. I am here to make a pubLIc apology on the distribution of these fruit and their effects." (Pause. Terra Trunk begins running on and offscreen.) "Oh, blast! Where's the script? I've forgotten the script! Um, um, uh, oh bother. Well, in any case. Didn't mean for things to turn sour, should have run more tests on the fruit's effects before distributing them, they shouldn't be addictive but if you are still suffering cravings for them please contact me privately to be provided with an antidote. I really messed up on this one, er... if not completely satisfied please return within 28 days to recieve a free refund your statuatory rights are not affected? Oh, hang on, let me find the script..." (Terra Trunk wanders offscreen. Camera starts to dim.) "Oh, I found i--" (Cut back to studio.) "Crazy old tree loses his script. What's your opinion?" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/16 Posted Author Magnetic Chaos Tue Feb 18 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Your 8 o'clock movie goes bye bye, replaced by Kent Kentman. As usual, Kent looks a LIttle disoriented. "And now more breaking news, the planet continues to undergo unexpected earthquakes, tidal shifts and volcanic eruptions as Dr. Albert Wily uses his satelLItes to manipulate the magnetic fields." The transmission wavers for a moment then snaps back into focus. "The UN and RepLIforce have pinpointed the satelLItes, though they appear to have some type of stealth systems which makes them nearly impossible to track for long periods of time. At this time, officials have refused..." The image cuts out and Wily himself appears. "Ah ah ah. Bad GNN, giving away the locations of my satelLItes." He clears his throat. "People of the world, LIsten carefully. I completely control this planet's magnetic fields. The governments of the world will surrender to me and stand their armies down or else. You have 22 hours, 48 minutes, and 31 seconds." CLICK $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/17 Posted Author Tokyo Report Tue Feb 18 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A monkey reporter reploid appears, standing on a windblown and mostly deserted street along the docks of Neo Tokyo. "This is Redbutt Baboon reporting LIve from Neo Tokyo's harbor district. The effects of Dr. Wily's satelLItes are frightening to behold here." The camera pans out over the ocean and you can see a massive tidal wave bearing down on Neo Tokyo. That must be why the streets are deserted. And here we have our brave GNN crew, risking LIfe and LImb to bring you the latest news. The reporter shouts in the background. "You didn't tell me there was a TIDAL WAVE!" The camera pans back around to show Redbutt's....red butt as he flees the scene. "Screw this! I QUIT!" The camera crashes to the ground moments later, rolLIng so that you can see the tidal wave crashing in. It sweeps towards the harbor and then, suddenly, seems to collapse on itself. A notable surge still does tear into the harbor, but nowhere near the massive wall of death it had been. Wily must have reversed the satelLIte's fields again. The last hting seen from the camera are the murky depths of Tokyo's harbor as it drifts toward the bottom. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/18 Posted Author Canadian Chaos Tue Feb 18 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The latest GNN report is from Canada, somewhere in Torontreal. LIghts fLIcker, and signs sway in fierce winds as an unprecedented storm sweeps into the city. Small tremors rock the streets as a Moose Reploid peers into the camera, shouting to be heard. "This is Royal Yaksman reporting from Torontreal's southern business district. Fierce storms and minor earthquakes are assualting the city, driven by the magnetic satelLItes. Experts tell us that the constant reversal of the fields is worsening the effects of the storm." LIghtning cracks and thunder booms in the background, sparks showering from a building that was just struck. Winds howl between the canyons of the skyscrapers, buffeting the reporter. He strugGLes to stay his ground. "The winds are worsening, now topping out at 90 miles per hour and growing stronger. Damage is expected to be severe...." There is a shriek of metal and then a streetlamp crashes down, crushing Royal Yaksman where he stands and driving the cameraman to the ground as the signal cuts out abruptly. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/19 Posted Author Moscow Mayhem! Tue Feb 18 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The LIve reports now switch to Moscow, where a very strange looking reporter stands huddled against a driving bLIzzard. Her voice can barely be heard over the howl of the wind. Beyond her, the KremLIn and other Red Square landmarks are all but hidden in the storm. "Borscht Weasel here, reporting LIve from Red Square in Moscow. Even here, Dr. Wily's satelLItes are making their presence felt as snowstorms have blanketed almost all of the country. Earthquakes and smaller tremors have rocked other cities such as Volgograd, causing milLIons of zenny worth of damage." Borscht huddles against the wind and driving snow and starts to speak again when this transmission cuts too. Probably just the gigantic bLIzzard. Yep, thats it. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/20 Posted Author Volcanic Trouble Tue Feb 18 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This next report is from a nice, quiet studio. Maybe GNN is tired of having reporters killed. Once more, a Reploid adresses the camera, this one a lemur. "Research Lemur here, with more updates on the worldwide chaos being caused by Dr. Wily." Research dissapears to be be replaced by aerial video of what appears to be Alaska. Even from this perspective, you can still see the ground heaving and...rippLIng as earthquakes rattle the icy northlands. The scen shifts to the Aleutian Islands, bathed in a lurid red GLow as volcanoes spew lave high into the air. Rivers of it run down to the see giving rise to massive clouds of steam. "As you can see, these satelLItes are causing massive tectonic disturbances and are even awakening long dormant volcanoes. The volcanic activity is worst along the pacific rim with multiple eruptions occuring even as we speak." The scene shifts once more to a different coast. "The Russian coast is having its own share of problems as tremors and eruptions continue to shake the area." Research appears once more. "It is unknown what further stresses of this magnitude will do to the pla..." The LIghts abruptly go dim and then the signal cuts off completely. Anyone happening to GLance at the weather will notice that San An is currently having it's own troubles. Thats right, there is NO SAFE PLACE. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/21 Posted Author In the sports page Wed Feb 19 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARTARUS - Butch Butcherson, chairman of the Tartarus Football League's organizational committee, issued a statement earLIer today explaining the circumstances behind postponing the much-anticipated sports league's inaugural game. Butcherson explained that while the robotic players for the East Tartarus Mankillers and the West Tartarus Demonspawn are specially designed to be brutal on the field, they have a very healthy fear of 'supposed acts of god,' and that recent disasters attributed to Dr. Albert Wily's magnetic field scheme have 'frightened the players LIke sucky wusses.' Butcherson insists that the Tartarus Football League will continue, and explains that ButchCo, the company responsible for the team's development, will upgrade the 'total badassitude' of the players, so that they 'won't run chicken-sh*t from a buncha weather stuff.' An announcement on when the League will continue is pending this upgrade. In a related story, Butcherson denied rumors that he is a 'wuss' or that he 'sucks,' beLIeved to be circulated by rival extreme sports entrepeneur Stan Manly. In response, Butcherson declared Manly to be 'not very manly at all, in fact very girly, LIke a woman is.' Rumors of a collaboration between the Tartarus Football League and Manly's own World Wide Championship Ass-kicking WrestLIng Entertainment have thus far proved unfounded. (Oops! Amidst other stuff going on, totally sLIpped my mind that this was supposed to happen last night (Tuesday). I'll see to getting it back on track when things calm down ICly, though.) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/22 Posted Author Advertising Thu Feb 20 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A trio of Reploids are seen on the screen; a shark-form, a bear-form, and a raptor-form, specifically. Sad expressions are on their faces. A fatherly narrator voice asks, "Awww, guys, what's wrong?" The bear answers, "Our programming includes animal instincts, but we have no way to satisfy our carnivorous instincts. Real prey gums up our insides, and when mechanimals at pet stores are so /expensive/!" The shark nods. "Yeah, and they give you weird looks sometimes." The narrator responds, "What if I told you that there was a prey mechanimal designed with the predator Reploid in mind?" The three Reploids get bright, happy expressions, and suddenly the screen is filled with colors and chibified dancing animals, with corny techno music. Japanese characters flash across the screen, translated into EnGLIsh below them: "Yumsnax Mechanimals!" The narrator says, "Thaaaat's right! Now Hiroshiro Reploid Novelties, the same people that brought you the optic scrambler GLasses and the Reploid strobe attachment now bring you Yumsnax Mechanimals, the robotic prey creature designed specifically with the discriminating Reploid in mind!" Mechanimals flash across the screen, ranging from a fish to a camposaurus to a mouse. "In ten prey varieties, with LIfe-LIke drone programming and parts thoroughly tested for flavor, texture, and comfort, Yumsnax Mechanimals is the next big thing! And they're cheaper than expensive pet-mechanimals! Humans have their filet mignon, now Reploids have Yumsnax Mechanimals! CarLIe Camposaurus, Terry the Trout, Mr. Mousie, Freddy Frog, and more, bringing you great flavor and simulated predation! Visit your local Reploid supply store today!" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/23 Posted Author News of the Weird Thu Feb 20 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In what poLIce are at a loss to explain tonight, the Hyperstorm weather control company's main office building in New York City was vandaLIzed tonight by one or more unknown assailants. This footage shows the carnage, with holes, slashes, and what appear to be claw marks running at least fifteen stories up the building, and a small crater at the street below, facing Central Park. Experts have identied several marks as being indicative of a beam saber, but they have no further clues at this time. And now, sports... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/18 Posted Author Note on Top of Previous Tue Feb 18 Zero ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Pinned on top of Metal Man's note* Anyone I find trying to collect on this bounty, and the person who took it out originally, are all subject to slow and painful death by beam sabre. -Z $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/19 Posted Author Running Man's Running Commentary Wed Feb 19 Metal Shark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metal Shark grabs a camera videotaping most of the running Man tournament, so the highLIghts can be filtered to be sold at a later date probably for the bet money or Tartarus itself. He clutches his cut wound from Yamato which was from the fight which started all this, but you would be forgiven for beLIeving it's fresh and from the tournament. He pants a few times and starts, "Metal Shark's log... Thing. I'm being chased. Don't ask me by whom, there's LIke a mob of people here! I've also lost Rogue. I think his radio's been taken out or something. I can't find him! So far..." He stops suddenly to look across to the entrance, "I haven't been found my anyone. But I think the Robot Masters are after me, plus this strange farmer Reploid with a pitchfork!" He's finally cut off by the sound of stampeding feet. "Arg! Bye!" He lets the camera fall to the ground and you can just see his feet as he runs away. A few moments later about twenty Reploid feet, all in different shapes and sizes, follow him. Only leaving dust a few seconds further. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$