Spring Happenings

[Admin]

Want to note something that was reported to the police? Want to mention a rumor that would be circling? This is the place! Whether it's gossip, news, or something more serious, please be clear about what is being spread. What's the information? Who would be hearing it? And if it's related to a specific thread, please link the thread so people can read for more context.

 

[Kait]

The local newspaper in Polaris Pass is running a story: "Local Boy Wins Chess Tournament in Salem." It's a very brief story about a True North high school student, Ganymede Lind, placing first in a chess tournament in Salem against much higher-rated players, mainly college students and adults. When reached for comment, he expressed being "As surprised as anybody else" and cheerfully adding that he "had a lot of fun." The article mentions that two members of the local high school cheer team accompanied him, making quite a splash by cheering him on during games. It ends by mentioning that winning this tournament means Ganymede qualifies to participate in a statewide tournament.

(any character can have read the paper and heard about this happening. Ganymede will have told his friends and classmates about it, if they weren't there in person.)

Characters present at the chess tournament would know that Ganymede's second opponent was especially upset after losing to a child. Ganymede tried to encourage him to keep practicing, that he was pretty good and he could get even better with practice. He and his friends would later learn that this was the highest-rated player at the tournament by a longshot, and the clear favorite to win the entire event.

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Police have identified a body found in Portland as Ture Lind, a wealthy Polaris Pass resident who went missing back in October 2021. News outlets in both Portland and Polaris Pass have reported on this. Local law enforcement requests that anyone with information about his disappearance come forward. The body was found heavily mutilated in a public place, in what one detective has described as "a brazen act of terror." Any character can know about this from watching the news.

Police aren't currently scrutinizing Ganymede or his cousin Leo very closely. Based on witness testimony, it had to have appeared while Ganymede was at the chess tournament and playing one of his matches. This information is not public, but could be inferred from publicly available information.

(None of this happened in threads. Lead-up and references to the chess tournament can be seen scattered throughout ICC.)

 

[Kada]

Local power metal band, Two Thirds Valor, has announced their second album of original songs will be released later this Spring. Titled *Epic of Girlgamesh*, early promotion promises a narrative concept album with more stylistic experimentation from the band.

Early, unpolished copies of the album have been sent out to people the band knows. Namely Sylvi Thorsblood (@Big Jeffe), the band members of La La Labrys (@Kait @Stefan @Max!!), Riley Keegan, and Alex Drake.

 

[Stefan]

Rumor mill for plots if desired:
Rumors might have started floating around that Elijah is in the hospital. People could have seen him limping and bleeding down a street in aurum heights if that is where they can go or live. Word of mouth spreading what happened anywhere from getting hit by a car, to ticking off the wrong supernatural. What actually happened is being kept pretty secret, which is feeding the rumors even more

Who would hear?
1. Anyone deeply involved with NEK0s that keeps an ear out for certain names
2. Anyone that knows Eli would know he hasn't been around the last few.
3. The typical people that get involved in drama.

 

[Stefan]

Radio, TV, and online media have erupted as BubbleGum Bee has announced a late Spring, early summer US tour. The short 2 month tour kicks off in Los Angeles before making its way east, ending in New York.

Major stops along the way are obvious, but the surprise comes in the form of the smaller towns on the list. Bee is making a point to try and reach all her fans, even ones that might not be able to travel as far.

Rumor's are floating around that the theming of the tour is more in your face, with the tour being titled "Always be a Bee." Some say it's a tribute to her fans, others think it's a play on words, but the majority seem to think it's both. How much more in your face can BubbleGum Bee get? Guess we will have to wait till May to find out!

 

[Lotharingia]

A Portland local named Sam Delnotaro was recently arrested by Portland P.D. Witnesses described the man as "muttering suspiciously to himself" at a local convenience before seemingly snapping at a nearby elderly lady, striking her, stealing several snacks while yelling at the cashier, before running out of the store and stealing a nearby moped to escape.

The baffling behaviour is attributed to methamthetamine use, with samples of the drug being discovered in his home when police attended to arriest him

Mr Delnotaro claims that he was at his home at the time of arrest, but several eye witnesses and CCTV footage were able to place him at the scene of the incident.

He is currently being held in custody awaiting trial, after failing to be granted bail.

 

[Stefan]

A 911 call was made to PPPD for a break-in, assault and kidnapping. The call came from one Julian Myer, a local entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist after he awoke from the attack. He reported several items were taking and his assistant, Levina Cromwell, is also missing.

Mr. Myer has had no success in contacting her as her cell phone was left at the scene. Police are asking for any information in finding Ms. Cromwell or anything that may lead to the identification and arrest of their attacker.

 

[Shim]

“Woah, bro, check it out!”
Epic Anime Battle over Boba

A sleeper on the outskirts of Wagon Station Park just caught something magnificent on camera: one teen boy bolting out of The Last Stop, holding a weird blue boba tea, chased by an older teen. They immediately launched into an anime battle— a lunge by the brown-haired pursuant, dodged with a cartwheel by the younger ravenette. The older teen slipped into a one-handed spinning handstand kick for the drink, and the other dodged with an effortless backflip. It looked like he was getting away, when all of a sudden the brunette boy picks up a stick and launches it like a throwing blade mid-jog. It smashed into the boba with expert precision, knocking it to the ground — the first time even a drop had spilled during the whole cerfluffle. The video ends with the black-haired boy pouting, incidentally near the direction of the camera, and saying, “I was gonna drink that.”

Immediately, the video was posted on youtube and began circulating around the younger generation of kids in Polaris Pass, as well as some outside, and is starting to go locally viral. The fact that the video seems completely unstaged, as well as the skill of the boys — a mid and older teen at best — add to the video’s momentum.
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Characters Involved:
- Kit Fowler
- Ozzy Fowler

Event Location:
Last Stop + Wagon Station Park ICC. DM for an actual transcript of the showdown.

Who knows:
Pretty much anyone, but especially <18’s and young adults. Sleepers might be most impressed. Sleepers or those who know sleepers might be the first to know, as well as those who are very involved in town happenings or pretty active on social media. But anyone can find out if they want, and recognize the boys from the video.

 

[Stefan]

Not reported in the media, but Police found Levina Cromwell. She was at her home without her phone and unable to reach others. When police arrived, she answered, but refused to talk about the incident at her employer's place of residence. She was rather short with police and was practically closing the door in their face after she answered their initial questions.

Who would know this? Anyone close to the police, or asking the police about it.

 

[Big Jeffe]

Sometime on Friday night, a 911 call was placed about a lost child eating poisonous berries near the forest overlook deck. Unfortunately, the child ran off before police could arrive, and they have yet to be located.

Also included is a somewhat blurry picture of a 13-year-old boy. The awakened may notice that he has rabbit ears.

The PPPD is asking for anyone with information about the child, or anyone who may know their whereabouts, to please come forward.

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