Okay, so I'm going to paste in some writing which you can probably already see under here. I'm going to write posts like this occasionally, with a little bit of personal stuff at the beginning and some writing underneath. Sometimes I will post snippets of other projects, but these fake 'news reports' that fit in with my universe will be made exclusively for the blog. Before we get to that, I have to say that I have recorded my first vlog! I need to do some editing and other stuff before it goes up, but when it does I will post a link for you lot.
Anyway, here is my first 'News Report' post:
STAR NEWS QUICK-REPORT SD-2294.12422
ALIEN RELATIONS
The second ‘ultra-virus’ to hit the Medusa network (the semi-psychic wireless network that links all the Medusa robots, or 'units' together) in the last two hundred years has just been deactivated, and the source is being traced as we speak. The Medusas themselves have stated that they are working on a way to counter it’s effects, but they will not state what those effects are. However, the Old One (leader of all Medusas) has warned the public to stay away from areas where Medusas have been sighted or are known to reside. Some areas are already being guarded by units marked by the distinctive red markings of Medusa military. There have been no disturbances or human casualties reported, but Medusa reports say that about two hundred units have been affected, about 25% of which are blue, (royal guard) 5% are red, (military) and the rest are green-ranked, making this virus the highest-ranked attack on the Medusa mind-network yet.
COMMERCE
There were few exciting changes in the Great Interstellar Market this week, but by no means was it quiet. A Squidlah mining expedition arrived with a very large shipment of gold, but luckily it proved not to be stolen this time. Concentric Engines Inc. recently lost money over a new engine design which proved to be faulty. They are currently attempting to sue the rival company Axiom Machines on allegations of espionage, but it seems unlikely they will win. Two Moons Weaponry’s profits have evened out over the last few weeks as the brief war between the Euopi empire and a raider group known as the ‘Khazka’ ended with the pirates’ defeat.
SCIENCE
A new material simply known as ‘Blue’ was created in the lab of celebrated biological engineer and astrophysicist Tirqu a few days ago. He claims that the liquid is capable of locomotion and complex learning patterns. Meanwhile, the labs of Axiom Machines are hard at work to create short-range personal teleporters, much like those found in the Great Market, but small enough to fit on a belt. Finally, researchers on the human colony Avis III have spotted a planet about two lightyears into Rousala-controlled space that could be capable of sustaining life. They are currently negotiating a rendezvous with a Rousalan carrier so that they can ‘catch a ride’ to this promising planet.
OTHER
The notorious wanderer known as Hyatt Cycles has been claimed to have been sighted near a Medusa-controlled facility on Hepburn-12, but there is no solid evidence. An eyewitness reported “I only saw him for a second or two, but I saw his face, and I’m convinced it was him. When he saw me he ran down an alley, that strange little thing of his following him at a run. I followed them, but they were gone.”
Rumours are still circulating that Mr. Cycles has been meeting with high officials and dignitaries of several races, but if so his purpose is unclear.
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~Samuel
