NEWSPAPER - SUNDAY EDITION (actually not coming out on Sunday ICly)

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[ 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: Elsa of Arendell, Rapunzel, Satsuki Kiryuin, Zuko, Franken Stein, Irvine Kinneas, Arietta the Wild. ]


Singles Ads

Super Dead!
SWM seeks pretty much everything under the sun. Enjoys being horrible, listening to horrible music, and eating horrible food and also ravioli. Disease-resistant. Will take anything he can get his hands on. Excels at exorcising the living.

Artsy-Cartsy Please No-Fartsy
SJF seeks hot lover. Fan of the occult and secret lover of all things spaghetti. Enjoys long walks on the sidewalk. Has a passion for the artes and is a long-time loather of artisan breads. Is prepared to dance the rumba at the drop of a hat. If your friends can't dance, they are no friend of this party person. Good hygiene is a must.

Are you a lonely sadsack? Maybe placing an ad will change your luck! Send in a submission to see your ad in next week's paper! Names will not be shown, so be sure to include your radio frequency number. Who knows? You might meet someone dreamy! Or a creepy stalker! Try your luck today!





Strange Lights
A strange occurrence took place at midnight on Monday, February 23rd. Various Nova City residents reported witnessing a strange aurora borealis-like effect reverberate across the sky and near the city limits. The phenomenon is reported to have lasted for about ten minutes. There appears to be no explanation for these strange lights as of yet. We will keep you updated if we find out more.




Festival of Chocolate
Many people may notice with the recently apprehended Candy Man gone from Attleton, the tone about candy seems to have changed! In celebration of the town's new freedom to eat candy without fear of their children getting sick, Attleton has decided to host its first annual Festival of Chocolate. An entire street will be blocked off for chocolate tasting from various vendors, a homemade chocolate contest, chocolate pie eating contests, a chocolate art sculpture exhibit, culinary demos by top Attleton Chefs, and more. Sponsorship spots are still open for advertising your business or setting up your own chocolate-related booth at the festival. The Attleton Festival of Chocolate is set to take place on Sunday, March 8th.





Ted Talksing
Dear Ted,
Recently my girlfriend started getting on my case about how I’m not spontaneous enough for her. She’s all like “I do romantic things for you all the time! Surprise foot rubs, dinner, that other thing…I even buy gifts for your extended relative’s birthdays! Why can’t you be more considerate?”
But I like things the way they are! I mean, I’m not selfish. When she asks for me to take out the garbage or something, I do that. I thought we had a pretty good thing going, here! What gives; should I go out of my way to make things more romantic?
---Concerned Boyfriend

Ah, Valentines! Spurring lovers into action, which just as well might mean spurring them into argument. Take comfort in the fact that a quarreling partner is worlds better than an indifferent one.

For your surface question, I would say no, don’t change a thing, if only to stave off woman’s natural inclination to change, and change forever and ever. If you did not do these things when you first started, it’s doubtful these will increase your eros now.

The reason underlying this is more interesting, however. For you see, women and men conduct charity differently. Your girlfriend, in this case, is a perfect example. For her, charity is convex. She is always doing things. Surprises, cooking, even asking how one’s day went. Few asked for, which for her likely makes them all the sweeter.

Men are a different animal, obviously. For we know what it is to be irritated. Doubtless you appreciate your lover’s advances, but every so often I bet she intrudes upon your “man cave”, or perhaps wastes a bit of money in getting your relatives something they never dreamed of wanting. Well that place of masculine solitude is named, for men’s charity is concave. We understand how life so rarely leaves one time to think, or be, always poking and prodding. I've been known to do the latter myself! Thus, we stop ourselves from giving trouble. Every request is met with the introspection: “Do I need this? Dare I disturb their serenity”? We will not spurn love with the wastefulness of the unrequited; for we are the more romantic sex, and see love as too precious.

You see the difficulty. It is easy to criticize manly love as being barren, and selfish. It is much harder to see that overflowing, busy love of the woman as something like a busybody! Even the most heartless of men will find it difficult to answer “How are you?” with an honest “I was better, before you asked.”

Thus, the eternal peril of the lovers’ dance: so far from bringing out the best of both, it may cause either to see the others virtues as a vice. Take care not to scorn each others' charity, for they are both complementary and holy. But perhaps, every now and again, you might mimic her. Not, you see, in a fit of acquiescence, but in surprise. When it comes to virtue, the sexes have much to learn from each other.

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

Amagi Inn: Seeking maids, waitresses, and a chef to help serve customers who want to enjoy a great place to stay! Talk to Yukiko Amagi to find out more!

Schnee Company Welcoming and Travel Services, Genessia: New company seeking employees for the following positions: IT (***). All employees must be willing to work on a team. Pays may be raised over time pending future success. Contact Weiss Schnee for more information.

Aphrodite's Love Matching + Nova City Arcade: Positions open! Contact Minako Aino for more information.

Teanie Teas: Looking for part-time servers! The puzzle to pick up a couple extra bucks is easy to solve! Contact Luke Triton for more information.

Pan's Grocery: Hiring cashiers, baggers, and a seafood specialist!

Cat's Eye Cafe, Genessia: Always looking for waiters, waitresses, and bakers/pastry chefs! Must be willing to submit to a ridiculous name on your name badge. Speak to Fai D. Fluorite to apply.

Kame Game: It's time to d-d-d-d-d-d-do some work! Kame Game is hiring an Assistant Manager and a Sales Assistant!

Bright Sky Diner: Love to cook? Bright Sky Diner is in need of a Chef!


[ 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! ]

Bounties

Genessia:
Frigus Fultus: Someone has been going around turning the refrigerators and freezers down to the point that various businesses have had their food ruined from extremely quick frostbite. It's unknown how the culprit or culprits are breaking into restaurants and ruining their supplies, but something needs to be done quick! The Genessian Restaurant Association is offering 2,500 red bills to the first person to catch this icy jerk!

Attleton
There is no bounty for Attleton this week.

Everglade
Who You Gonna Call?: Not the Ghostbusters. Why? Because these ghosts are dressed up like ghostbusters! Apparently they died during a Halloween party 10 years ago and have recently started busting other resident ghosts in the area who have been minding their business and haunting their own places! It's a dangerous time to be a ghost right now, so some of Everglade's paranormal residents have offered up a bounty of 1,500 red bills to take care of these ne'er-dead-wells!

Fayren
Fair Lady Shanksalot: The nickname seemed to have stuck after a local tavern owner started rambling about Sir Shanksalot around town, which was quickly amended to "Lady" after reports of seeing a maidly figure nearby multiple crimes. Named Shanksalot for the amount of stabbing this knife-wielding criminal committed, many of the bodies have been found with both stabwounds and wolf bites. It's suspected that wolves have been feeding on the victims and that some form of bait may have been used to attract the wolves there, but this part of the theory is pure speculation. Other reports claim that similar happenings have occurred in Genessia as well. The bounty is set at 5,000 red bills.

[*OOC NOTE: For the Fayren bounty this week the character is Sakuya Izayoi, contact Critiana to plot the completion of this bounty! THIS BOUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY! ]

Nova City
The Case of the Crow Bowl: Nova City has suffered a mysterious theft. A prized bowl made from an asteroid that was being transported to the local space museum for display was stolen the same night as the strange lights. It doesn't seem like they caused the light event, but they certainly took advantage of it. Find the bowl and bring the thief to justice to receive 8,000 red bills.

Your Weather Forecast

Genessia City
*Wednesday, February 25 - Cloudy. High 29 F / Low 20 F
*Thursday, February 26 - Partly Cloudy. High 24 F / Low 19 F
*Friday, February 27 - Cloudy. High 25 F / Low 9 F
*Saturday, February 28 - Clear. High 18 F / Low 4 F
*Sunday, March 1 - Cloudy. High 19 F / Low 14 F
*Monday, March 2 - Light Snow. High 23 F / Low 15 F
*Tuesday, March 3 - Cloudy. High 34 F / Low 14 F


Attleton
*Wednesday, February 25 - Cloudy. High 52 F / Low 42 F
*Thursday, February 26 - Partly Cloudy. High 55 F / Low 40 F
*Friday, February 27 - Rain, Humid. High 44 F / Low 39 F
*Saturday, February 28 -Rain, Humid. High 52 F / Low 45 F
*Sunday, March 1 - Clear. High 50 F / Low 40 F
*Monday, March 2 - Heavy Rain, Humid. High 60 F / Low 40 F
*Tuesday, March 3 - Cloudy. High 55 F / Low 44 F

Everglade
*Wednesday, February 25 - Snow. High 19 F / Low 10 F
*Thursday, February 26 - Snow.. High 16 F / Low 2 F
*Friday, February 27 - Cloudy. High 17 F / Low 11 F
*Saturday, February 28 - Snow. High 11 F / Low 7 F
*Sunday, March 1 - Clear. High 10 F / Low 0 F
*Monday, March 2 - Clear. High 19 F / Low 0 F
*Tuesday, March 3 - Mostly Cloudy. High 28 F / Low 19 F

Fayren
*Wednesday, February 25 - Rain. High 42 F / Low 22 F
*Thursday, February 26 - Snow. High 43 F / Low 32 F
*Friday, February 27 - Rain. High 45 F / Low 30 F
*Saturday, February 28 - Snow. High 42 F / Low 32 F
*Sunday, March 1 - Rain. High 40 F / Low 29 F
*Monday, March 2 - Snow. High 39 F / Low 25 F
*Tuesday, March 3 - Hail. DANGER High 40 F / Low 34 F

Nova City
*Wednesday, February 25 - Clear. High 61 F / Low 50 F
*Thursday, February 26 - Sunshine. High 60 F / Low 52 F
*Friday, February 27 - Clear. High 59 F / Low 48 F
*Saturday, February 28 - Partly Cloudy. High 67 F / Low 50 F
*Sunday, March 1 - Scattered Showers. High 71 F / Low 59 F
*Monday, March 2 - Clear. High 74 F / Low 58 F
*Tuesday, March 3 - Sunny. High 65 F / Low 50 F

[ 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, letters to Addy, bounties, and anything else you want in the newspaper.

FOR BOUNTIES: Reply to this comment with a link to your log to claim a bounty (this will make it easier for all players to see what bounties have already been claimed and make sure that repeat bounties are not listed in the newspaper after they have been caught.) As always, the first person who writes up the log for the bounty is the one who gets the reward - no handwaving, no OOC claim-staking! 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. ]