〈 MM 〉npcs ([personal profile] mmnpcs) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2016-02-15 01:33 pm
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VIDEO | THE FIVE O' CLOCK NEWS

[A fan of the 5 o'clock news? Tuning into your favourite drama or sitcom? That's too bad, because the Soviets have something in mind. Abruptly, every single channel will go blank, only to be replaced with a single news channel. Some may recognize Tara Lynn Shaw, the All-American sweetheart from Channel 6 News with tastefully dyed red hair, dimples, and a big old smile. Her usual job is to reassure the American people that everything will be all right, from stories about rescued puppies to stories about heroic nurses going above and beyond the call of duty.

Her trademark dimples aren't on display today; her mood is distinctly somber, and the American flags in the background of her news station have been taken down, the backdrop replaced with a solid red. She stares into the camera, then looks down at the place cards in front of her.]


Good evening, citizens of America. This is the Soviet Union speaking. You have been left to run rampant for far too long, and we have seen great irresponsibility and suffering as a direct result of your actions. It is for these reasons that we have chosen to intervene.

We have established control over Nonah, Heropa, De Chima, and Maurtia Falls. You may not enter, nor may you leave, but you needn't worry. This is but the first step towards a more peaceful world. Provided you maintain the peace, no harm will come to you; you are instructed to simply continue going about your daily lives. You may find this change startling, but we assure you, you will feel used to it soon enough. If you do not maintain the peace, however, measures will be taken, measures that your previous government wholly failed to take.

ImPorts, you are to attend a 5-day Seminar at Cape Canaveral's Royal Mansions Resort beginning tomorrow at 10 AM sharp. This is not negotiable. You will not be harmed, but appropriate measures will be taken should you choose to be tardy or absent. The Porters will be available to you all, Registered or not; there are absolutely no excuses for your absence.

You will be weapons of the United States of America no longer.

[With that, the broadcast comes to a halt. No American news stations will be playing, but all non-topical entertainment will continue playing as normal.]

[OOC: While this post takes place on national television, please feel free to use this post to have your characters discuss this exciting new development!]
timecapture: <lj user= "supahfly"> ([Photo] A moment in time.)

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[personal profile] timecapture 2016-02-15 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Weapons, huh? So instead of being weapons of America, they're going to be weapons of the Soviet Union instead.

Like hell. Good thing she's been working feverishly on her Russian; she'd suspected something was up, and now she can see she's right.]


Is everyone okay?
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[personal profile] doubleblind 2016-02-15 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, Max. We're okay. You're doing fine? What city are you in?
timecapture: <lj user= "supahfly"> ([Unsure] We will foresee obstacles.)

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[personal profile] timecapture 2016-02-15 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, Cosima. I'm in Heropa. At school. I'm fine.

[For a given value of "fine", anyway.]

How are you?
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[personal profile] doubleblind 2016-02-15 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Not bad. I missed most of the action today. Was there action? You miss a lot chilling in the lab all day.
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[personal profile] timecapture 2016-02-15 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Not really. There were just people... missing. As in, guards. I thought something was up.

[She just didn't know it was this.]
doubleblind: (Nucleus)

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[personal profile] doubleblind 2016-02-16 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
They letting you out of school yet?
doubleblind: (Aluminium)

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[personal profile] doubleblind 2016-02-17 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
Make sure you get home safe, okay? Let us know if you need like, an escort.
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[personal profile] timecapture 2016-02-17 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, Cosima. Stay safe.
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[personal profile] doubleblind 2016-02-18 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Will do. You, too.
Edited 2016-02-18 00:44 (UTC)
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[personal profile] notyourfathersosborn 2016-02-15 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm okay. How about you, Max?
timecapture: rpicongallery on Tumblr ([What] Hipster senses tingling)

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[personal profile] timecapture 2016-02-15 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Hella scared.

[And angry.]
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[personal profile] notyourfathersosborn 2016-02-15 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
We got out of that sub, didn't we?

We're going to fight this too.

...Somehow.
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[personal profile] notyourfathersosborn 2016-02-16 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
It'll be okay, Max.

[And he means that, too.]

It might take a while to get there, but in the end we're going to be okay.
timecapture: <lj user= "supahfly"> ([Photo] A moment in time.)

[personal profile] timecapture 2016-02-16 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you sure?

[Because God, she's scared and angry as hell, and she feels as if she's going to burst into tears.]
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[personal profile] notyourfathersosborn 2016-02-17 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Normie nods.]

I am. I've lived through attempted world dominations, we can handle the Soviets.
timecapture: <lj user= "supahfly"> ([Unsure] We will foresee obstacles.)

[personal profile] timecapture 2016-02-17 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope you're right. Got any pointers?
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[personal profile] notyourfathersosborn 2016-02-18 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Avoid all windows, head underground (unless they're fighting underground then go to a roof somewhere), and wait for the Avengers and/or the Fantastic Five to show up?]

Don't let them get to you. A lot of what they have to say is bravado. Don't get me wrong, I don't doubt they're powerful--I mean, we were both held captive on that sub, I don't think either one of us would argue they're weak--but a lot of the times they're not as strong as they say they are. Like... they know the other side's stronger, so they try to psych them out, you know?
timecapture: rpicongallery on Tumblr ([Anger] Not weak.)

[personal profile] timecapture 2016-02-18 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

[She sounds doubtful, though.]

I knew it wasn't just going to end with us being kidnapped.
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[personal profile] notyourfathersosborn 2016-02-20 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, I can't think of a single war where it stopped after just one battle.

But the way they keep coming after us, they need us to win.

And we're clearly not going to side with them.

Not that we're siding with the Americans either, but I just mean that I think the Soviets need imPort strength to defeat the just the Americans.
timecapture: rpicongallery on Tumblr ([Unease] Watching for the truth.)

[personal profile] timecapture 2016-02-21 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know if any side is right. I'm just tired of all this bullshit.

Maybe. What makes you think that?
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[personal profile] notyourfathersosborn 2016-02-23 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Tell me about it. Here I thought we just had to worry about people in America who hated us.

Well, why else turn the Cold War hot now? It's been going on since the 50s. The only thing that's changed is... us.
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[personal profile] timecapture 2016-02-23 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't even know anything about the war, for the most part. I was just trying to live my life.

That's true. There's no way it's going to stop here.
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[personal profile] notyourfathersosborn 2016-02-26 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I knew about it sort of, in the sense that I heard about it on the news and stuff, but I can't say I was following it closely.

If we inadvertently started it, I'm sure it can end it. Hopefully non-violently.

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