genessia | NEWSPAPER - BIWEEKLY EDITION

[Did you subscribe to The Genessia Tribune? Did you even remotely wish you had a newspaper or some other form of media to refer to for news, weather, and current events? Then you're in luck! There's a paperboy riding through the streets of Genessia flinging newspapers onto doorsteps or, if you're unlucky, through your window. Even remote locations in the other cities will still get a paper if one of the residents ever wanted one. The Paperboy is just that dedicated.]

[And if you're one of the following people, and you happen to subscribe to the newspaper, the Paperboy may or may not have flung the newspaper through that person's window, at the person, and/or broke something in the area: Chiaki Nanami, Fai D. Flourite, Krista Leigh, Cassian Andor, Professor Augustine Sycamore, Ayame Sasaki, R. Dorothy Wayneright, Theodore Satchel, Kirika Yuumura, chaos, Aeslyn Blackrose, Rapunzel.

The following people have their newspaper placed neatly on their doorsteps:-

Garrus Vakarian gets a paper thrown at him.]

Explosion in Nova

The Reverie Cybernetics Hospital as well as the Lunis Rehab Center were both bombed a few weeks ago. Investigation into the bombings reveal that the mechanize that was responsible for both were the exact same. Investigators weren’t surprised to find out that this was a coordinated attack, as members of a group called Obsidian claimed credit for this attack. They believe people to be better without any cybernetic enhancements and that committing this attack is their way of getting the message out.

There were a total of ten deaths due to the attack, over a dozen severely injured and many more having sustained varying degrees of injuries from the blast. Lunis and Reverie have both shut down for the time being, both to recover and repair from the attack as well as mourn those that were lost. The examination of the devices also showed that they were all connected. If one were to go off, the others would go off and if one were to be disarmed, the others would explode unless they were disarmed a short time after the first.

Festival of Amore

An event called the Festival of Amore is being held in Genessia City on valentine's day in the park It is the first time that this event is being held. The festival plans to be a celebration of Valentine's day and love. There will be music, food, games, live entertainment and other attractions will be present for all those that are attending to enjoy.

An event as such caters to couples, so if you plan to attend, it is recommended that you bring along a date do you won't be the only one by yourself. Paddle boats will be available for rent so that couples can paddle their way through a tunnel of love that is being set up on the lake in the park. So don't be shy and make plans to attend, ASAP.

The Puzzle Corner is a new section in the paper that gives its readers a chance to win prizes. There will be puzzles, brainteasers or the like listed below. Answering one will net you a prize. Only one puzzle can be solved per reader. (Just comment to the paper with your answer.)

1.) What letter comes next in this sequence:

A S D F G H J K ==?==

Prize: Chocolate gift basket set

2.) Are there more:

...square inches in a piece of carpet 15 yards by 5 yards

or

...feet in a 20 mile walk?

Prize: Free couples dinner

3.) I recently gave a new carriage clock to my friend for their birthday.

However, as usual with my presents, it was quite useless as it loses 6 minutes every hour.

I set it using my own accurate clock at midnight and the clock now shows 10.12am.

I know that it stopped 2 hours ago, so what is the correct time now?

Prize: A free cake from a local bakery!

4.) At the equator the radius of the earth is 6,378 km, so its circumference is almost exactly 40,000 km.

Imagine we had a long rope which went around the equator, this would of course be 40,000 km long.

If we now placed 1 metre sticks vertically all the way around and lay the rope on top of these sticks (i.e. the rope would be 1m higher all the way around) how much extra rope would we require?

Prize: A 50 redbill gift certificate to the Nova City mall.

5.) What shape completes the bottom line?

triangle pentagon square
square hexagon hexagon square
pentagon hexagon hexagon hexagon square triangle
hexagon octagon octagon octagon octagon ==?==

Prize: A coupon for a free large pizza.

6.) What is the longest word in the English language?

Prize: Free couples massage

A new section in the paper that will probably only appear when the Horoscope writer isn't feeling lazy.


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Quick Overview The innocence of your youth will always be with you. It hasn't been lost or eroded. Extended Overview A day of rich experiences awaits you. Try to engage all of your senses so that you can see, smell, taste, touch, and hear the wonderful world around you. The colours, the scents, the textures; they are calling you to enjoy your surroundings and truly appreciate what a beautiful place your world is. This is a time when your senses, and sensations, will be amplified and awesome. Career Overview Don't just listen in order to respond. Listen to understand and comprehend.	Quick Overview Personal projects will be put on hold today. Be patient. Extended Overview Being overly concerned about the future can cause a lot of emotional despair. The problem may seem insurmountable, but when you face it with honesty and courage you will usually find that it isn't quite so bad after all. Career Overview First impressions last. Research suggests that first impressions are made within the first 30 seconds of meeting someone.	Quick Overview You will see what others cannot see. It's what you do with it that counts. Extended Overview If anger is a fire that burns and rages, compassion and love are the gentle flow of water that can extinguish those flames and bring you closer to peace. When you douse a fire with water, it takes time for the embers to stop burning and for the smoke to dissipate; but once the smoke clears, you'll feel better and more in control. Calming yourself will also help to prevent you from getting angry and burning important bridges that you may need to cross in the future. Career Overview Some meetings have far too many participants to be productive, and other meetings have far too few participants to generate enough great ideas. You'll need to find the perfect balance between the two if you want to get the job done.	Quick Overview Expect an abrupt change to your schedule today. Fighting against it could drain your energy. Extended Overview You're hesitating and not moving forward. Why is that? You'll have to give yourself an honest evaluation of the situation, including your own mental or psychological state. Try looking at it this way: if you don't do anything, and just choose to keep moving along in the same direction, what is the best you could hope for? Now, is that going to be good enough for you or do you want more? Career Overview Solving everyone's problems isn't going to help them become independent. Point them in the right direction, but don't do it all for them.

Need a job? Check out a few jobs open right here in Genessia and its neighboring cities!

Garden Bistro: The Garden Bistro is currently hiring for the following positions. Wait Staff, Hosts.

Hamete Strip Mall: is always looking for some part time Store Sale Clerks, so why not set up a store and have a ball in the strip mall.

Nova City Elementary: This Elementary School in Nova City is currently hiring Teachers and Teaching Assistants.

Bright Sky Diner: A 1930s feeling diner in Genessia City. They are currently hiring Wait Staff and Hosts.

CCC Company: A construction, carpentry and cleaning company in Attleton. They are currently hiring Construction Workers, Carpenters and Maids.

Pan's Grocery: This grocery store in Genessia City is hiring for Cashiers, Food Craft Specialists and Baggers.

Attleton Elementary: This Elementary School is currently hiring teachers for every subject.

[ OOC: ATTENTION! Please note that due to large volume of hiring positions, the ones advertised in the newspaper will rotate from now on unless the player specifically requests the position to be included in the newspaper. Thank you! Additionally, if a name is not listed, you do not need to contact anyone's player to apply for the job, simply comment the employment page. Any place of business with a name is owned by a character and you will need to plot your character's addition to the business with that character's player or have it in a thread. ]

A list of bounties being offered throughout all five cities. Generally only one bounty is offered per-paper for each city, but sometimes multiple bounties are offered. Help the community and get criminals off the street at the same time. Don't see anything that interests you below? Check your local BBB.

Genessia City

Death In The Theatre – A killer has been killing people while they attend a movie. They poison their drink or popcorn either before, or during the movie. A level 2 payment is being offered for their capture.

Nova City

Elevated Mayhem – Someone has been tampering with elevators in Nova City to make them suddenly drop and kill its passengers. A level 2 bounty is being offered for the criminal’s capture.

Everglade

Flames of the Righteous The Reburn – Triplets with the ability to conjure flames have escaped from their imprisonment and have returned to their old ways, burning and killing human and supernatural creatures alike.

Damien: Has a blue flame and has been taking lives of the elderly.

Gabriel: Has a green flame and has been burning vampires and werewolves to death after he has incapacitated them.

Zachariah: Has a red flame and has been using it to kill the wealthy.

[ooc: One claim per player. List their name in the bounty claim form.]

Fayren

Bar Poisoner - Several people in a bar were killed due to their drinks having been poisoned. A level 2 payment is being offered to anyone that can find the culprit.

Attleton

Sweet Tooth – Someone has been robbing bakeries and stealing not only their money but the sweets that they have cooked as well. A level 1 payment is being offered for the culprits capture.

Genessia City
January 28th - February 11th

Attleton
January 28th - February 11th

Everglade
January 28th - February 11th

Fayren
January 28th - February 11th

Nova City
January 28th - February 11th

[ OOC: Want to submit anything to the newspaper? Reply to this comment with the subject line as your title and include any information you want to be sure is in next Sunday's newspaper! This includes news, gossip, singles ads, business advertisements, job listings, bounties, and anything else you want in the newspaper.

FOR BOUNTIES: Reply to this comment with either a claim or a log (every 3 claims must include a log). Feel free to team up, or even fail to deliver the bounty. Please note that whoever goes after the bounty is in charge of writing the NPCs involved,but feel free to ask the mod for any tips if you like. First come first serve on claims unless you haven't turned in a log for every 3 bounties. ]

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Claim a bounty here! Remember: Every 3 claims must include a link to a log to be valid. Not sure if you need one? Check the Bounty tracker located at the end of the post.

Bounty Claim Form

Which Bounty: Death In The Theatre (Genessia)
Who: Spider-Man
Additional Information: He will not be accepting the bounty for this job, just the job!

Which Bounty: Sweet Tooth
Who: Jaune and Emerald!
Additional Information: Will log!

Here is the log!

Which Bounty: Everglade - Gabriel
Who: Android 17 and Akira Kurusu
Additional Information: Logging it!

Edited 2018-01-28 08:38 (UTC)

Which Bounty: Fayren - Bar Poisoner
Who: Erza Scarlet; open to others
Additional Information: this will probably be logged, since it's been a while since I played out a bounty hunt.

Which Bounty: Nova City - Elevated Mayhem
Who: Cad Bane
Additional Information: n/a

Which Bounty: Everglade - Damien
Who: Genjo Sanzo, open to others
Additional Information: Planning to log it!

Interested in a demon priestess to join?

Sure!

Here we go!

Which Bounty: Flames of the Righteous The Reburn - Zachariah
Who: Naoki Kashima/Demi-Fiend; open to others.
Additional Information: Will do a log!

Wouldn't the answer be L ?

Assuming of course that this is following the design of a qwerty keyboard, then after ASDFGHJK would have to come L.

Correct.

Hm... I believe that would make it 1:18 pm?

Incorrect.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

[Granted, that's technical, and he was tempted to use the other one from Mary Poppins. What can he say; medical stuff is interesting!]

[There is a red envelope attached to each paper with "Tips" written on it.]

100 red bills, and a coupon for the arcade she works at. BIG TIP FOR A GOOD JOB.

[No money, but no snarky comment either this time. Instead Chara will tip the paperboy with some candy.

Look what money they make goes to feeding their dog.]

[This shit again? UGH fine. Have a few red bills.]

No tip. He still remembers what happened last time kid.

Sends tip. He did a good job.

Tips him a pretty dry flower. It's a compliment from the fairy okay!

Just tips him some red bills. She knows this life!

Well then, he lost a couple bills from that last throw. Still left something, less than before though.

Leaves a small tip.

Thank his wife for the tip. She doesn't appreciate having any windows trashed.

[ Ayame gives him a generous tip once more, of a 100 red bills. Good job, kid ]

[ Gives enough of a tip to cover him and Nora. Is 200 red bills enough?]

[ Sorry, but Cassian is far too pissed by the broken window - in winter! When they have enough expenses as is! - to let himself get blackmailed a second time in a row.

The envelope is empty except for a card saying

no ]

[Have some red bills for both her and Sync. She appreciates you not hitting her this whole time.]

[ Sending a nice tip on both her and Setsuna's behalf. ]

[Considering since he got here he hadn't been a target to the guy, he figured he at least deserved the tip.]

Seven bills, and a curious note asking how he finds everyone so consistently. Such talent!

[Because Rapunzel is nice she is going to give some red bills.]

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