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Marina Delgado made a Move (RNGrant GMed) 2 days ago. View Move

Veteran Alois Fernandez arrested as suspected serial killer.

// This news is all in Spanish, so unlikely to be read by non Spanish speaking contractors

Lima Peru news report:

Scandal in the police department!

An anonymous report to the police department showed that an existing file on an "Alois Fernandez" had been at some point removed from official police records. 

Police investigated Alois's home, and found it abandoned, but were able to find finger bones stored under one of the floorboards. Criminal psychiatrists believe them to be trophies.

The police quickly put an APB out for Alois, finding that he had recently been picked up outside Sayri Bar. He was extremely injured, but unarmed, and was brought to the nearest hospital, and held for questioning. 

Police on the scene were able to make the connection and arrest him.

Sir Arthur King made a Move (RNGrant GMed) 2 days, 1 hour ago. View Move

Local eccentric has house burned down, multiple bullet wounds.

News from Newcastle England:

First report- a local newspaper.

Several residents of Grainger Park in new calls were shocked to be woken by loud noises last night, finding their peaceful neighborhood disturbed by several loud pops like fireworks, or gun fire.

Running to their window, they found that the house of longtime resident Arthur King was on fire. 

The blind man was found wandering around outside looking for medical attention. He had several injuries that could have been caused by bullets, however medical professionals were surprised by how little the bullets penetrated. 

Arthur King had been living in the home for several years, recently joined by his roommate and suspected partner Brandon. Brandon's location is unknown, but no bodies were recovered from the hospital.

At the hospital, the only report given by Arthur King was "Curse you Bubba Score", reflecting that Arthur king still has some animosity towards the rock star after being forced to leave one of his concerts last month.

Second report- a blogger fan of Bubba score.

"Okay, so. His house burned down. That sucks. But the man is clearly insane. You heard what he's been telling people?"

[Cut to a clip of Arthur king talking to a crowd of Bubba score fans, telling them that "I am going to be under that bridge. That's my kingdom now. Curse you Bubba Score!"]

"The man clearly has a screw loose. How do we know that this 'Brandon' didn't just leave? I could see me ghosting a man like that. And do we really know that it was some attack? The police said that the fire originated from his gas stove.

Maybe the guy was playing with fireworks. Would explain how he was walking around after reportedly being shot full of bullets."

Latest Journals

19 hours, 54 minutes ago: Marina Delgado wrote a Downtime Journal for The Legend of the Tree

Mama Anarchia

Losing an arm's been a bitch, but the sea never abandons its own. It's like the ocean itself is watching my back. Projectiles slowing, blades changing course - at first, I thought I was hallucinating from pain meds, but nope. It's real, and it's a game-changer. Been working on honing it, with all the reverence the sea deserves. Still hit or miss, but when it works it really is something. Captain Vega would have a field day with this, calling all sorts of witch and shit.

One-armed or not, I'm not letting my family down. Hit the gym like a woman possessed. If I can't be two-armed, I'll be twice as fast and graceful as before. All this sneaking and investigating on contracts is paying off too. I'm getting stealthier by the day. Who knew a marine biologist would end up channeling her inner seal?

I'm still royaly pissed about the arm, don't get me wrong. But the sea's gifted me with something new, something powerful. I'd be a fool to dismiss it, but it does worry me somewhat.

Note to self: Call home. They deserve to know their little mermaid's still kicking ass, just with a few new tricks up her sleeve... er, singular sleeve.

21 hours, 8 minutes ago: June Sandoval wrote a Downtime Journal for Avengers Assemble!

Regretting

[𓋇] Oh fuck.

 

Shit. God, I screwed things up again! You shouldn't have listened to me - I didn't think they'd stack everything against you that much! June, I'm so sorry. Where will they even put you? Two life sentences - that's fucking bullshit! The lawyer was useless as hell! He set you up, or something!

 

Right, first thing's first: stay alive, June. Please. I know you can't read this because I'm at your parents' house, but this is also good because it means I'm not in the hands of some pigs. Because of this, you can still summon the dagger - and me along with it - to you whenever there'll be some kind of opening; I really hope you'll remember that fact and plan ahead. I don't think you will be willing to stay locked up for all of eternity, so...

 

...Ugh, I don't know. This is all kinds of fucked!

 

And I'm to blame for all of it.

 

Please, just... just remember that I love you, and I hope you still love me too. With some luck, we might find a way out of this.

1 day, 1 hour ago: Raine Sullivan wrote a Downtime Journal for The Enemy within

Addendum 5A - Betrayal

Ever since my execution of that Son of Salem two months ago, my desire to continue such 'pest control' efforts kept growing. I knew that I had to walk the fine line between being ineffective and too effective, but my powers helped with threading that needle. This time, instead of walking around the city in-person, I chose to travel through the sewers as Mirielle, intent on seeing if another, more popular bar would be a good hunting ground. Lo and behold: it was; there were a number of Sons in the private room in the back.

 

One useful thing about being a centipede is the fact that I didn't need to walk in as a human - instead, I used my mandibles to undo the shoddy coverings of the air ventilation system and skittered inside the building that way. It was uncomfortable, but not too much; I could easily endure it. The thing that irked me, though, was that I was still yet to figure out a way to kill them all.

 

I wanted to engineer some sort of 'natural' hazard, but I didn't want to endanger the unaffiliated civilians.

 

Thankfully, my exploration yielded something I could work with: in the basement, there was a storage machine for the various spirits they had in store, and it was hooked up to some CO2 canisters. I wasn't sure about the specifics of it, but I did know that CO2 poisoning was nothing to scoff at. With some effort, I took two of the spare canisters and dragged them up onto the building's roof - I couldn't put them any closer to the other vent openings because the turns were too narrow, so that was my only option - and replaced one of those rubber hoses in the machine with a shorter one. Then, I connected the long one to one of the canisters I'd appropriated, and pointed the other end in the direction of the private room.

 

Given I'd snuck a bottle of seemingly-renowned wine into the male bathroom beforehand, the group was now getting sloshed. I knew I could rely on human greed to do half the job for me. Hence, the effects of the gas I'd just released into the room were not really picked up on at all - they were drinking, so surely the tipsiness was just the good wine - and, one by one, each of them fell onto the floor. Only one of them got close enough to the exit door.

 

Through my senses, I could feel a person coming to investigate the strange thud, so I quickly put the second canister to action. Instead of pointing it at the private room, though, I raised the hose's other end in such a way to make the gas flow in all rooms instead. By the time the investigating patsy opened the door and alerted the other guests, everyone could already faintly feel the strangeness in the air and rushed to vacate the premises. As I would later learn, six of the nine Sons were killed that day, with the other three stuck, brain-damaged, in a hospital.

 

Good.

 

I was tempted to sneak in to finish the job. It would've been easy - get in, disconnect their life support, get out. However, there were a more pressing matter on my mind nowadays which I couldn't seem to get out of my head: as I'd eavesdropped on the Sons, I discovered that they were planning a trip to the shooting range. I wouldn't have been so surprised by this normally - Sons of Salem were notorious for their 'Jesus, Guns, Babies' obsession - but one detail struck me like a bullet from one of those selfsame guns.

 

Kyle.

 

Kyle Brooks.

 

My estranged cousin, someone I'd thought to be dead alongside everyone else, was the one hosting their gathering. My estranged cousin, who was there that night, and notably less loud than he usually was.

 

I was shocked when I heard his name.

 

And I had to thank the stroke of luck that graced me that day yet again, because it was not even a name Kyle was going by anymore. He was 'Bradley Miller' now, apparently; a whole new person. One of the Sons was just not privy to that change at the time just yet, though he was just as quickly corrected by the others.

 

Too bad that there was a centipede hanging on every word.

 

'Bradley' will soon be getting some very pointed questions lodged in his stomach.

1 day, 2 hours ago: Marina Delgado wrote a Downtime Journal for Cat Got Your Tongue?

Mystical Musings

Another month, another dive into the bizarre. Spent most of it holed up in my lighthouse, poring over those cryptic Peruvian documents like some caffeine-fueled archaeologist. The Black Bone Blade? Still creeps me the fuck out, but I can't deny its pull. It's like having a shark in your living room - terrifying, but you can't look away.

Been working on those weird movements I've been feeling. My old boxing stance is morphing into something... else. It's like my body's remembering something my brain never learned. Muscle memory from a past life? Or just the ocean whispering to my bones? Either way, it's making me antsy.

Took on a few small contracts to keep the lights on. Can't seem to shake the work even when I'm supposed to be resting. It's like being on call for the universe's weirdest emergency room. Not sure how I feel about that.

When it all got too heavy, I hit the waves. There's something about surfing that clears my head. Maybe it's the closest I get to dancing with the sea these days. Or maybe I'm just turning into a walking cliché. Who knows?

One thing's for sure - I'm changing. Whether it's for better or worse... jury's still out on that one. But hey, at least I'm never bored, right? ...Right?

2 days ago: June Sandoval wrote a Contract Journal for Avengers Assemble!

Frustrating Failure

[𓋇] While you were out there getting your ass kicked, I studied the blade. Guess what I can do now?

 

[᪥] Wh- How? You're writing in this thing without it even being in the pocket dimension!

 

Also, shush. That contract was a shitshow and I hate myself again.

 

[𓋇] You tend to do that a lot.

 

[᪥] You can't see me, but I'm glaring at you right now.

 

[𓋇] I'd offer some hugs and kisses...

 

[᪥] Okay, that helped. Love you tons! Now: how the hell can you do this now?

 

[𓋇] I was being kinda stupid, actually. Remember when I told you about the journal being a metaphysical object nowadays rather than, well, normal? While you were running around in the woods tonight, I got the idea to see if I can leverage the glyphs' attunement to it without it sitting where I am. Like, I already write in it by just telling the glyphs to burn the words into it, it's already a Schrodinger's doodad, and also I was bored out of my mind. So, it worked.

 

[᪥] We unlocked medieval texting. Great.

 

[𓋇] I'm not looking for pigeons here.

 

So... What's the plan with the whole 'being arrested' thing? I saw what happened, I'd have done the same, but still. I guess it's good that you're on bail, at least.

 

Is Gabriel gonna call up somebody to help you?

 

[᪥] Ugh, yeah. Papá y mamá are so frustrated right now. They're not angry with me or anything - they're just glad I'm alive, really - but I can still feel some disappointment. I fucked up; I should've asked papá for help as soon as we got handed those evidence files.

 

[𓋇] I bet my father would've killed me himself if I were the one in this situation. All things considered, you're lucky.

 

[᪥] Not lucky enough to avoid being wanted by the cops.

 

[𓋇] Yes, but you didn't go all murderhobo. You have plausible deniability; you have leeway. And the dagger- Well, what dagger? All you had is a pendant and a gun. And you helpfully handed over your medkit as soon as you saw your crashed voyeur.

 

[᪥] ...I guess, yeah. I just don't want to reveal my powers. You have an idea?

 

[𓋇] Yup. Don't worry your pretty little head about it - you won't have to reveal much.

 

[᪥] Okay. I'm listening.

 

[𓋇] Here's what we can do...

6 days, 3 hours ago: Felix Law wrote a Downtime Journal for Blow a Candle, Make a Wish

I'm Them

Vein's been talking about their home quite a bit lately. Seems like that last job reminded them that they came from somewhere, what with the whole "lineage and ancestry", and they're trying to remember where. They say it's a little vague, but they seem to remember coming from somewhere other than Earth, which makes sense. If past experiences are anything to go off of, more will come with time.

Right now, however, I'm appreciating some of the benefits of our growing bond. I've discovered that I can easily separate my body parts, while maintaining motor control over them. This extends to body parts that you're not normally able to control, such as ears and teeth. Putting myself back together is a little more of a hassle, but the important thing is that I can do it. I can also compress myself to a quite shocking degree. I've managed to squeeze into urns and PVC piping, which I can see being quite useful in the coming jobs.

This new power, coupled with my older ability to bore through nearly any material, gave me an idea: I've spent the last few weeks digging a network of tunnels under my house, in case I need a fast escape route. I can see this becoming quite the useful habit to get into. Who knows where these tunnels will lead?

1 week ago: Thief (7H13F) wrote a Downtime Journal for Maikendo

ELITE EYEWEAR / I am SO freaking COOL.

Ok. Ok. So. After the game was over, I woke up and it was like -- the whole weekend was OVER. ALREADY.

I was SO freaking pissed. School was so hard and annoying, cause I was tired and upset. Classes felt way, way longer and the freaking person I'm tutoring cancelled so I don't even get to see that girl I like... I was so mad and tired -- I nearly broke the stupid game cartridge when I got home! Then, I realized -- it was real. It was still there! I almost started it back up, but... It was kind of a little scary, so. I didn't. What was even cooler though, was -- I got a package! In the freaking MAIL even. Mom was busy and Dad wasn't home yet, so I found it before they did... and inside was the COOLEST. FREAKING. SUNGLASSES EVER. They looked like mirrored and stuff and -- all techy and cool. They had, like, a sheen to them... And it was just. Wow. But also -- they can hack technology! Like, they can open doors and send texts and STUFF! It's SO AWESOME. I immediately tried connecting to my laptop and it WORKED! And I could, like -- play videogames and stuff, just by IMAGINING it. I could even unlock my Mom's computer and stuff -- but that left me feeling kinda lightheaded.

This is the first step. I'm gonna get, like... More stuff. Become a techno-WIZARD. I'll finally, finally... Really be a hacker. A cool, movie hacker. But -- for real.

1 week ago: Sam Bridges wrote a Downtime Journal for The Enemy within

Plan

I need my voice back.

I can't go through life like this. I need this scar gone, I need to hear my own voice again. I'll call Eldrienne, maybe that Raine lady too, see if they have any idea where to start. Mundane medicine, it can't help me at this point. But maybe resources like our benefactors can get me talking again. Yeah... that lady we did the staff job for would be a good start. She has to have some magic bullcrap, or failing that a finger pointing in the right direction. If she can't help me then... The Sons database, I'm sure a copy of that would still be good. If all else fails I'm still a Contractor, I still have powers and skills, even if I can't

I'll find a way. I won't let it end like this. I refuse to let this be the end of Sam Bridges.

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The Illumination

Illuminated Earth is a twisted reflection of the modern world where the advent of smartphones and the internet confirmed the existence of the supernatural instead of disproving it. Here, witch hunts have merit. Billionaires and Senators employ paranormal advisors and bodyguards, and everyone knows. Charlatans become pop culture icons, and each revelation inspires a new cult. The world is changing. The secret societies that pull humanity's strings scramble to adapt.

Now's a good time to move up.

House Rules

Contractors from Maelstrom Are portable, and may play in Contracts in other Playgroups.
Maelstrom grants 6 Experience points to GMs who achieve the Golden Ratio.

Contractor Creation Rules

  • New Contractors must be submitted for approval in The Contract Discord server's #approvals channel before their first game.
  • At creation, Contractors cannot take more than a combined 5 Assets and Liabilities that cost/grant Exp. Free Assets do not count toward this limit.
  • Contractors cannot be direct ripoffs of pop-culture concepts, to the point that NPCs in-game would notice the similarity. For example: you could play a heroic strong-man or a famous weapons-developer but not specifically Superman or Iron Man.
  • Contractors may not start out as a concept that is likely to disrupt Contracts (e.g. being a walking, talking fox, being as notorious as Osama bin Laden, having a bomb in their chest that detonates when they die, etc).
  • Contractors are mundane people who would see their ambitions through regardless of access to powers. That is why a Harbinger offers Gifts, and why they are willing to risk their lives for the power to make their dreams come true.
    • Your Ambition must be a core driver to your character's actions, is a large point of tension for their story, and is likely to get them into trouble. Craft your Ambition carefully and be open to suggestions and changes from Endorsed GMs in order nail it.
    • Keep in mind, however, that Ambitions can (and will) change over time as your Contractor develops. It's simply part of character development! No matter what, Ambitions are why a Contractor risks their life continuing to participate in Contracts. 

 

Maelstrom Contractor Limits

  • In order to facilitate more focused character concepts, Maelstrom has a hard limit on the number of Newbies and Novices per Player. At Maximum, a Player can only have 2 Newbies and 3 Novices active in Maelstrom at once.
  • Any Contractor housed in the Playgroup is considered active. Remove them from the Playgroup if you don't want to play them. Moving Contractors back into the Playgroup requires Judge approval. 

 

Power Creation Rules

  • Cohesive Powers: Manifested Gifts must be in-line with Character Concepts and requires Endorsed GM approval.
  • Logical Flavor: Players must be able to explain how and why their power works in a given situation, otherwise GMs have license to cause them to fail.
    • For Example: a Blast flavored as a ball of fire might not work underwater. But at the same time, that same Blast power might do extra damage to enemies vulnerable to fire. GMs always have final say, but must remember to make Powers feel powerful. 

 

Citizenship

  • Active Players are expected to GM Contracts from time to time. If you have played as a Contractor 6 Maelstrom Contracts, you are barred from playing in Maelstrom again until you GM a Contract yourself.
    • This limit can be temporarily lifted if an Endorsed GM gives explicit approval to allow you to play in their game.
    • If at this limit, you may attend a game run by another GM fulfilling Citizenship.

 

Downtimes

Interacting and addressing Loose Ends, Conditions, and/or Circumstances require Moves during the Downtime between Contracts. This connects your contractor with the world in some tangible way.

  • Treacherous Loose Ends: A Contractor who waits for a Loose End's threat to manifest without taking any precautions against it during their Downtimes will see the threat revealing itself at the worst possible moment during downtime. Ask Endorsed GMs and Playgroup Leaders for Moves to help control Loose Ends before they control you.
  • Neutral/Unknown Loose Ends: Some Loose Ends are Unknown, meaning that they give the *Player* a hint of moving parts behind the scenes, but not necessarily the *Character*. A Neutral Loose End usually means that the dangers or benefits of the Loose End are obscured or up to the Character's actions once it manifests.
  • Investments: Some Loose Ends bestow benefits at the end of their clock. Investments are usually rewards for Moves and Hustles, but they might come from other sources as well. Ask Endorsed GMs and Playgroup Leaders for Moves to further your Contractor's goals.

 

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Notes on GMing in Maelstrom

  • All members of Maelstrom are encouraged to GM and run Moves, and no approval is required. Custom Scenarios likewise do not require pre-approval. 
    • Feel free to ask Endorsed GMs and Playgroup Leaders for feedback on your custom scenario before running it. 
    • By default, you cannot run Games or Moves for a tier that you have not played in yourself. For example, if you would like to run a Novice game, but have never played a Novice game, you must wait until you have had some experience in Novice as a Player.
  • Use GM Notes on the Story tab of the Contractor Sheet! This is a place to provide more detail about Circumstances, Conditions, and Loose Ends as well as important developments behind the scenes. Good GM notes makes it easier to run relevant Contracts and Moves for characters.
  • Keep intros concise during game time. If you want to run more extensive introductions, try to do it before playtime. Players, in general, should not need to be wheeled-and-dealed to agree to a Contract. A simple message sent to them should suffice.
  • In general, Contracts and Moves are subject to an "Exposure" criteria, especially when it comes to posted World Events. Contractors in higher Gift ranges have more freedom to affect the playgroup as a whole. At Newbie/Novice, however, the outcomes games will not ever have an international reach. Though Contractors might remember terrible things happening during their Contract, World Events might be scaled back due to meddling from The Powers That Be.
    • Don't take it personally if your World Event gets edited by a Playgroup Leader. It's part of the game and our efforts to keep consistent tone within the Playgroup.
  • GMs are encouraged to build interesting, consistent locations and organizations for Contractors to explore and engage with through Contracts and Moves. Talk to a Playgroup Leader about location development, they are happy to delegate the development of content.

 

Full Setting Description

This Playgroup uses the official Illumination Setting with slight tweaks.

Very small supernatural phenomena are rare, but not completely unknown. Fewer than 20,000 people in the US are born with some kind of basic supernatural abilities. Think, a guy who can snap his fingers to light a cigarette, slightly glowing eyes that help to see in the dark, or the ability to make a small electric spark. Very niche, not terribly useful, a cool party trick. The big supernatural phenomena are what makes the news, and what creates Illuminations. A bona-fide werewolf, an insect disguised as a human, a monstrous cryptid, or other similar intense anomalies will absolutely catch the attention of the media if they are found.

World Events

Marina Delgado made a Move (RNGrant GMed) 2 days ago. View Move

Veteran Alois Fernandez arrested as suspected serial killer.

// This news is all in Spanish, so unlikely to be read by non Spanish speaking contractors

Lima Peru news report:

Scandal in the police department!

An anonymous report to the police department showed that an existing file on an "Alois Fernandez" had been at some point removed from official police records. 

Police investigated Alois's home, and found it abandoned, but were able to find finger bones stored under one of the floorboards. Criminal psychiatrists believe them to be trophies.

The police quickly put an APB out for Alois, finding that he had recently been picked up outside Sayri Bar. He was extremely injured, but unarmed, and was brought to the nearest hospital, and held for questioning. 

Police on the scene were able to make the connection and arrest him.

Sir Arthur King made a Move (RNGrant GMed) 2 days, 1 hour ago. View Move

Local eccentric has house burned down, multiple bullet wounds.

News from Newcastle England:

First report- a local newspaper.

Several residents of Grainger Park in new calls were shocked to be woken by loud noises last night, finding their peaceful neighborhood disturbed by several loud pops like fireworks, or gun fire.

Running to their window, they found that the house of longtime resident Arthur King was on fire. 

The blind man was found wandering around outside looking for medical attention. He had several injuries that could have been caused by bullets, however medical professionals were surprised by how little the bullets penetrated. 

Arthur King had been living in the home for several years, recently joined by his roommate and suspected partner Brandon. Brandon's location is unknown, but no bodies were recovered from the hospital.

At the hospital, the only report given by Arthur King was "Curse you Bubba Score", reflecting that Arthur king still has some animosity towards the rock star after being forced to leave one of his concerts last month.

Second report- a blogger fan of Bubba score.

"Okay, so. His house burned down. That sucks. But the man is clearly insane. You heard what he's been telling people?"

[Cut to a clip of Arthur king talking to a crowd of Bubba score fans, telling them that "I am going to be under that bridge. That's my kingdom now. Curse you Bubba Score!"]

"The man clearly has a screw loose. How do we know that this 'Brandon' didn't just leave? I could see me ghosting a man like that. And do we really know that it was some attack? The police said that the fire originated from his gas stove.

Maybe the guy was playing with fireworks. Would explain how he was walking around after reportedly being shot full of bullets."

Kanni made a Move (EYECLONE GMed) 2 days, 22 hours ago. View Move

Posted by ShadyTradesman, 3 days, 5 hours ago. Permalink

Two Suspects Arrested in Pacifica Double Homicide

Last night, March 29th 2025, two people were found dead in a suspected double homicide. This morning, authorities in the UK and US coordinated to arrest two suspects: June Sandoval (23) and Rosa Beatriz (24). 

 

Penny Roberts, age 26, was found dead in a car collision. Her vehicle had suffered major damage before the collision, including a rear tire that had been shot out. Video from nearby residents shows two figures at the scene of the accident, searching the victim’s person and vehicle. One attempted to render basic first aid before they both fled the scene.

 

Immediately after the collision, Derek Jamison, age 33, was stabbed to death in a storage unit at a nearby self-storage facility. Security footage from the storage facility appears to show June and the other figure from the collision (who was wearing motorcycle gear and carrying a distinctive guitar), break into the facility through the fence, enter the storage unit, and then immediately leave. 

 

Security footage from earlier in the night shows June and Rosa loitering around the storage facility, and the facility’s owner says he had spoken to Rosa earlier that night about the man in the storage unit. Footage from before the collision also shows June firing a gun, which authorities believe caused the tire’s blowout, but not the rest of the damage.

In addition to the abundant video evidence, June’s fingerprints were recovered from the storage unit, and Rosa’s motorcycle’s license and registration were recorded. The motorcycle gear and guitar shown in the footage was recovered from Rosa and entered into evidence. June’s outfit from the video and a magnum handgun registered to her mother were also recovered and entered into evidence. 

Internet sleuths have connected Rosa Beatriz to a recent supernatural healing event at a hospital, showing her using supernatural powers to protect the person performing the healing.

Several police officers were injured attempting to handle Rosa's guitar, which appears to be some sort of supernatural artifact. It has been impounded as evidence after some difficulty. 

Both suspects are being held without bail for their flight risk and public safety.

Raine Sullivan made a Move (Panpharmacon GMed) 4 days, 1 hour ago. View Move

Tragic CO2 Poisoning at Popular Boston Bar Leaves Six Dead

A night out at a well-known Boston bar took a tragic turn as six people lost their lives due to carbon dioxide (CO2) poisoning in a private room they had booked. Three others who were in the same room survived, while the rest of the patrons in the establishment reported symptoms such as headaches but have since made full recoveries.

Authorities responded to the bar late last night after an emergency call was made regarding unresponsive individuals in the private room. Emergency medical teams arrived swiftly, but six individuals were pronounced dead at the scene. The three survivors were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment and are currently in stable condition.

Early indications suggest the incident was a tragic accident, though the Boston Police Department is conducting a full investigation to determine the exact cause. Investigators are looking into potential ventilation failures, equipment malfunctions, or any other contributing factors that may have led to the buildup of CO2 in the enclosed space.

Patrons in other sections of the bar reported experiencing dizziness and headaches but did not require hospitalisation. The bar has since been temporarily closed as officials inspect the premises for safety concerns and compliance with health and building codes.

Authorities are urging business owners to conduct thorough inspections of ventilation systems and carbon dioxide monitoring equipment to prevent similar tragedies. Anyone with information related to the incident is encouraged to contact the Boston Police Department.

This remains a developing story, and further updates will be provided as more details emerge.

Posted by Shadelight, 4 days, 15 hours ago. Permalink

The Rainbow Revenant Ravages San-Francisco!

A very recent CryptoLeak livestream had garnered attention nationwide following the catastrophic aftermath of sudden large-scale mind control. In it, the phone's owner and his girlfriend follow a longsword-carrying humanoid figure made of magical, rainbow-colored flames through the devastated city and record the being stoically confronting and, after not giving into their demands, brutally killing two police officers on duty via decapitation. Seconds after, the young couple's presence is finally noticed by the figure as well. Though the livestream's viewers begin to more heavily urge the pair to run away at that point, the Rainbow Revenant - as the flame-creature had been dubbed after the fact - silently approaches the boyfriend while the latter shakily calls it a monster. The girlfriend's usage of pepper spray angers the Revenant, and she is decapitated immediately after. Her boyfriend, horrified, tries to run, but perishes seconds later too, and the livestream ends with the sword plunging into the final victim's phone.

 

Since then, news channels have confirmed the Rainbow Revenant's demise thanks to the heroic efforts of San-Francisco's police force. In fact, the SFPD claimed - and various bystander reports have since corroborated - that the being was shot dead less than a minute after the aforementioned livestream had ended. The Revenant was summarily named as the cause of the citywide havoc, though a proper consensus on its motivations and origins had not yet been reached. Online commentary ranges from glee at seeing members of the police force dispatched so casually, to outrage at the pandemonium that came to San-Francisco out of the blue, to hate-filled rants from far-right extremists.

Posted by Ricterx, 1 week, 2 days ago. Permalink

Many Children Remain Gone Forever...

It's been a few months now, and the disappearances have stopped, many children who were taken away recount some aspects of a marvelous dream they were in. However it's vague, hard to remember anything, and although only a couple thousand have returned, nearly half a million children have not. 

 

Many parents still hold out hope that their bundles of joy would be returned to them, however as months pass, and the only bunch of children that had returned have long since returned to the world, hope has dwindled. Now, with 3 months after the event having stopped it would seem that this hope is now all but gone, and a memorial has been set up for the 18th of April as the day that the Endless Dream had taken so many poor souls from their world. 

 

Many still wonder and speculate if it was real, or if this was some elaborate government conspiracy, either way, the disappearances were real and although nearly half a million children would no longer fill the homes of many parents, the world keeps moving...

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The Endless Dream

The news has been reporting on something pretty rash and radical that's been happening all over the world. Day after day the disappearance of young children, around the ages of 5-12 has been broadcast all over the world, but its never been to the point of it has now. It starts with a woman, a loving, teary-eyed mother talking to a reporter...

 

"My daughter, Abigale, she...I don't know, she vanished in the night. She's only 8 years old, and I have no clue who could have taken her!" 

 

This story would be repeated over and over again, the count going from five, a thousand, to nearly half a million now... But there is a common occurrence with each of them, they wake up one day recounting a dream about some wonderful place. Each recounting is seemingly tailored to the dreamer, before the next time they sleep they vanish away. 

 

Many parents have attempted to stop this, to no avail, from keeping them awake, to monitoring, or even going so far as to do possible supernatural means to keep them awake. All have failed in some way or another, and, although the news finds this not a grave issue now, it has been coined from one contributor and referred too as one phrase.

 

"Nothing stops the endless dream..."

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Bioterrorism attack in downtown Los Angeles!

FOX NEWS ALERT - NEWS BY FOXES FOR FOXES

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Police are investigating a mass casualty incident earlier today claiming the lives of over 45 employees of Prometheus Ventures. 

[Picture of a non-descript 3 story building, with police tape around.  There's several police cars in the foreground, and two men in biohazard suits in the background.]

This is still a developing story, but current reports suggest no known terrorist group has claimed responsibility, which is at this time initial reports suggest some kind of a poison gas...

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