Skye ([personal profile] hackitude) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2014-09-30 01:08 pm

EVENING NEWS BULLETIN


"In our first news item this evening, America's ministry of imPort affairs has confirmed that it has suffered a serious data breach, claiming its networks were intercepted by a mysterious hacker.

The ministry has provided little detail on the incident, saying it applied to "the internet-based network where open information and data of the lowest classification level are handled."

Data with higher security classification is still secure, the ministry has said. Intelligence and security services are currently investigating the breach, and invite any citizen or imPort who might have information to come forward. The--"



We interrupt your regularly scheduled program for a message from our sponsor of this particular news segment.

Citizens. ImPorts. The government is not as all-seeing or all-powerful as they would have you believe. Stand up and demand government transparency. Demand answers. Do not be complacent.

They know nothing about the Porter. They do not have control. Its origins lead to the Atlantic Ocean where it was pulled near the coast in 1985. They have no idea how it works. It is a mystery to both the government and their scientists. They have no control over it whatsoever. Any control you might think they have is an illusion. I have seen their files. They know no more than us.

Their main priority is trying to find ways to control the Porter so that way they can send back imPorts who have no interest in this world. Why have we not been told this?

Additionally, it is currently unknown why people suddenly go home. It is not the government's doing. They believe it is the fault of Lachesis. Additionally, it's been confirmed that the Porter has its own automated defenses that prevents anyone from prying too much information out of it-- even those already gifted with extreme powers it brings in from other worlds. Lachesis is


[The message suddenly cuts out, and you return to a confused-looking news anchor, who apologises for the break in programming and hurries on to the next segment, some boring item about a vacuumer cleaner scam.]

((This kicks off the mini-event I spoke of two days ago! I will not be running this post, though Skye will be around later! Please use this post to react, treat each top level comment like it's a new post in the community, for characters to gossip about and share their reactions, or maybe actionspam your character's realtime reaction as they watch at home or perhaps in the street. Jump each other, have fun!))

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[personal profile] immigrantpunk 2014-09-30 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Preach it, roomie!]

yeah srsly
bc the government has been so nice to us so far that their ultimate goal is to send us home
real heartwarming

permavid!

[personal profile] redhairring 2014-10-01 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
All I'm saying is that people should give the government and this broadcast an equally critical eye.

[personal profile] immigrantpunk 2014-10-02 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
i'm on board with that
got your back

[personal profile] redhairring 2014-10-02 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
I'd give you a fistbump, but we're over the network.

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[personal profile] immigrantpunk 2014-10-02 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Appears from his room, fist extended.]

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[personal profile] redhairring 2014-10-02 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ aw yeah fist bump ]

It just makes me so annoyed that people are trusting this hacker. At least I put a name and face to my stories.

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[personal profile] immigrantpunk 2014-10-02 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[He crosses his arms and leans against the wall.]

People are stupid and want to believe everything that's spoonfed to them. As long as it's on the TV...

[He casts a glance at it in disgust.]

I wouldn't be surprised if this was all the government. Just to get everyone to stop thinking they have a bigger hand in this than they claim.

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[personal profile] redhairring 2014-10-02 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
If it turns out to be this world's version of the missing eighteen minutes, I might just vomit. [ said with a roll of her eyes, of course. ]

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[personal profile] immigrantpunk 2014-10-02 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[He tilts his head at her in confusion. He's too young for Watergate, unfortunately.]

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[personal profile] redhairring 2014-10-02 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Watergate. The eighteen minutes deleted off of the Nixon tapes? [ And now Freddie just looks a bit sick. ] Great job making me feel old.

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[personal profile] immigrantpunk 2014-10-02 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry. You're the one bringing up ancient history.

[KANYESHRUG.]

I wouldn't put it past them, though. Not with the stuff they like to pull around here.

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[personal profile] redhairring 2014-10-02 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
And the stuff that they do tell us is so banal that it's been censored to hell and back already.

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[personal profile] immigrantpunk 2014-10-03 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Like what happened to the Soviets who didn't get trials? Never heard about them again. And the Summer Games... were you ever able to find out more about what was going on there?

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[personal profile] redhairring 2014-10-03 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Absolutely not. However...I've got an idea about how we can find out more. I've found cheap plane tickets for later in the month.

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[personal profile] immigrantpunk 2014-10-03 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[He perks up when she mentions this.]

No kidding? When?

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[personal profile] redhairring 2014-10-03 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
The weekend around Columbus Day. You might need to miss a day or two of school for travel times, though.

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[personal profile] immigrantpunk 2014-10-04 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Sure. I don't think that will be a problem. Might need a note from a responsible adult, though.

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[personal profile] redhairring 2014-10-04 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Then it's a good thing a responsible adult is taking you on this trip.

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[personal profile] immigrantpunk 2014-10-04 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[He grins.]

Good thing.