Live from Council Chambers to your televisions it's a breaking news update

[bravenewmods]

[Union has always had a strong radio culture. Radio is how you get your news. Radio is how you get your entertainment. Always before, radio was king.

But today, for the first time ever, Union citizens tuned in not only to their radios, but to their televisions, newly acquired and quickly mass produced from Team Evolution technology. The flicker of black and white images was beamed into every household, and it was the image of a councilor, rotund, his face flushed with anger and embarassment, and naked as the day he was born, save for a towel he was hastily trying to cover his immense girth with.

It wasn't a pretty sight.

As reporters swarmed the man he beat them off as some beleaguered Swords of the Savior formed a human wall to get him safely into the council chamber, where he would stay for the next hour. During this time, reporters stood outside, speculating. Was this a scandal? Some grave infidelity? A councilor caught in a compromising position?

Finally, the same councilor emerged to a rush of journalists. Standing at a podium, he began to speak]

People of Union, I come today with grave news. There are few among you who may know, but we recently identified several caravans between Union and Caldera that are missing. At first, we thought they may have run into trouble with Wild Pokemon or the weather, but our search parties have failed to rendezvous with them. They did, however, find some signs of battle, we suspect they were taken somewhere. Thankfully, no bodies were found, and I can only hope and pray that our people remain safe.

Today, while I was outside of Union’s borders, I came under attack! The thieves took me from behind, and they stripped me of all my clothing and worldly possessions. We have had word of other such attacks within the past several hours as well.

People of Union, it seems we once again have come up against a threat to our fair city. But this time, they strike at us from the shadows. The Council is organizing a search party immediately. The caravan was last in contact near the grassy plains to the northeast, the search parties will be dispatched to that area first to look for any sign of our people. In the meantime, we implore you, do not leave the city alone! Everyone should travel in groups whenever possible, and make sure at least a few people know how to fight. We cannot afford to lose any of our precious citizens to these thieving miscreants! They… they took everything! Everything!

[The man begins sobbing quietly before two Swords of the Savior lead him back into the council chamber. The press begin to swarm the door but they are held back. The news feed will continue into the night, but the council isn’t saying anything more, at least not yet]

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We turn not older with years but newer every day

[toxicrevenger]

Who: Pamela Isley and OPEN
What: Pamela’s 19th birthday party. Everyone is invited.
When: July 18th
Where: The Isley manor

[Although Pamela’s mother Cordelia Isley is a known socialite, the Isleys don’t often throw parties – or not large ones, anyhow. Pamela’s father Walter Isley is a high ranking Engineer and a workaholic, so most Isley parties are just small affairs organized solely by Cordelia, or sometimes by Pamela’s grandparents, Hugh and Jocasta. In the latter case, the parties tend to be for an older crowd.

In light of Pamela’s nineteenth birthday, her recent evolution, and her involvement in the diplomatic relations between Union and Caldera, her grandparents felt generous and decided to throw a large party. Pamela herself had been hoping for a small event, but her grandparents and mother were having none of it. So Pamela took it upon herself to personally improve her grandparents’ front yard and garden. There’s a long winding path leading up to the Isley home, thoroughly adorned with flowers that are in full bloom.

The invitation was extended to everyone in Union as well as their Calderan visitors. Although nowhere near the entire city is here, there’s still a fairly large turnout of people from all social stations ranging from poor to nobility.]



(ooc: Changed the date from the 19th to the 18th so that characters can attend without clashing with the upcoming game plot!)