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Mask or Menace | MODERATORS ([personal profile] maskormods) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2016-04-20 05:51 pm

APRIL 20TH, 2016

THE MAJORITY REPORT: APRIL 20TH, 2016

THUMBS UP FOR COUNTDOWN
As seen in American entertainment news and social media, with a focus on music websites and publications:
ImPort singer and occasional diplomat Count Dooku recently announced a new direction for his government-assigned symphonic metal band. 'Sulfur Mustard' will now be known as Countdown, and has launched a new album by the same name, which has provoked controversy among commentators who perceive radical anti-government messages lurking in its lyrics.

The 'Countdown' album is advertised as a musical saga paying tribute to the historical imPort heroes who helped reform the United States 'police state' regime in the late 1980s. Yet according to many in the mainstream media, this is mere pretense for messages promoting illegal vigilantism, resistance to authority, and opposition to the Cold War.

"This so-called 'music' is an outrage against American values," according to a statement released by the influential media advocacy group Manifest for Moral Magnitude or Triple-M. "Our citizens- our children- should not be exposed to songs that undermine their patriotism and promote disorder against the government. Our nation is at war- our homes were invaded. The last thing we need now is self-righteous imPort celebrities like Count Dooku undermining the people who protect us by stirring up old issues and spreading distrust. We call for opposition to this un-American music and the companies that promote it, and for real citizens of this country to heap shame upon 'Countdown.'

When approached for comment on the controversy, Count Dooku stated that he prefers to let his group's art speak for itself, and that Countdown will continue to pursue its own style of music and politics- regardless of any outside pressures which may be brought to bear. Countdown will be performing live within the four Porter cities throughout the spring season. Initial ticket and album sales have been notably sluggish in reaction to media backlash against this subversive song-slinging.

AND EVEN SECOND BREAKFAST
As seen on the Rumblr account for Benny's Breakfast:
This is a potato.

It can be for breakfast sometimes.

IN THE NICK OF TIME
As viewed upon BlueTube, the original content entitled 'ORIGINAL RUNNING LATE MAN VIDEO!', with memetic output on Rumblr:
The Running-Late Man: Unmasked!

After the talented Nick made himself known in the Artist Alley of FanPort and communes with the locals, a niche yet growingly popular gag meme on ImPort devoted blogs take up the help of social media frenzy Running-Late Man -- the man whose powers are greatest when he's five minutes behind schedule!

The meme started a few weeks back when someone caught a (shaky) shot of Phoenix Wright jumping a high fence on a bicycle with a piece of toast clenched between his teeth, and then quickly spiraled out of control (as most internet running gags do). Since no one knows his name, he's simply been called Running-Late Man up until now, and with him showing up at FanPort, he's going to cause a surge of Running-Late Man fanwork on people's dashes.

Running-Late Man has already ignited a furious shipping following with an imPort nicknamed The Caped Cravat, believed to be Miles Edgeworth. Surely, surely there will be more ships to set sail! But maybe not in a timely manner.

BEETLE V GREEN LANTERN: DAWN OF HOT HUNKY FANFIC
As seen on BlueTube:
If you venture into BlueTube, you might find a collection of a shaky, distant videos of select portions of the fight.

Green 'If there's even a one percent chance that he is our enemy, we have to take it as an absolute certainty' Lantern fought Blue 'This bat lantern vigilante has been consistently targeting me' Beetle in an epic and costumed fisticuff session. Heroes! In tights! Beating each other up!

There you can see some damage on the streets along with Heropa 012 being almost entirely demolished and minor damage to 014. No casualties are noted -- Green Lantern successfully lead the fight to a more remote area. Given the general good will that Green Lantern and Blue Beetle (ALL OF THEM OKAY) inspire, this will probably set off a firestorm of conspiracies.

Neither of them can be found later to comment.

HE'S BEDEVILED YOUR HEARTS
As seen on BlueTube and thoroughly discussed on Bwitter:
Lucifer was reported to have crashed a handful of other imPorts panels, most notable emerging from backstage during Jeff Winger's panel LAWYER AT LARGE: IMPORTS' IMPACT, INVOLVEMENT, AND INFLUENCE ON TV & MEDIA and kissing formerly thought to be heterosexual Mr. Winger full on the mouth in front of his adoring fans. Later Lucifer appeared in the crowd during the final moments of LEAVE ME ALONE & DON'T TOUCH MY LUGGAGE and had, as reported by a totally unbiased fan, "a steaming moment" with the wizard Rincewind under the noses of adoring fans.

TAKE NOTE THAT both things, and Lucifer's heckling at other panels, are hitting social media, and while there are plenty of different angles of video on BlueTube covering Jeffifer's snog, what really happened between Rincewind and Lucifer has become a game of whispers on Bwitter, with people claiming to be there and suggesting a variety of different ridiculous things happened, #rincifer #godshonesttruth--Lucifer took him in his arms and flew away with him, Rincewind summoned an army of skeleton-corpses to protect him, and then flew away on a broomstick, etc. An upswing in fanfiction has resulted from both incidents, as well, with Rincifer tending toward the darker of the two.

HOT NEW FANG
As seen on news stands and in the online publication content:
The latest edition of the fashion magazine Chic includes an exclusive interview with imPort designer Kanaya Maryam, and in time for the release of her new clothing line. She talks about being a new mother, living among humans, and laughing off continued rumors of a vampire army, but the heart of the interview is still about fashion.

In talking about her design philosophy, she said, "I've never seen fashion as about following trends, or wearing what the industry decrees as popular. I encounter that opinion often, mostly from outsiders, and I understand where it comes from. But, for me ... it's a compromise between the vision of the designer and the client's. If you don't look and feel good when wearing something with my name on it, I haven't done my job."

As pieces have begun appearing in boutiques throughout the eastern seaboard, Maryam Designs has quickly become the talk of the fashion world, especially as imPort fervor hits the industry. Maryam has plans to expand her studio, hoping to bring her designs nationwide. Her studio can be contacted for further information.

THE KING OF CROON
As seen on BlueTube and spread over Rumblr:
An anonymous person recently uploaded a song by imPort heartthrob Manolo Sanchez entitled "I Love You Too Much" onto the internet. Thanks in part to the imPort fever surrounding this month's convention, the track quickly went viral, reaching over 5 million plays within a matter of days. Sanchez's passionate love ballad has clearly struck a chord with listeners across the nation, inspiring several people to upload videos of the guitarist's performances in various cafes throughout Heropa, Nonah and Maurtia Falls. It has also reignited interest surrounding his unexpected song for the Mexican government back in January. Rumor has it "I Love You Too Much" is part of a larger concept album, and a growing number of fans on Rumblr and other imPort-focused fan communities are hungry for more.

POTTY MOUTH OF WORD
As seen on Bwitter, and then inexplicably national news:
Regional real estate troll Ronald Chump has made headlines, somehow. As of 12:38AM on Thursday morning, he has been posting mean "beets" and memes on social networking site Bwitter -- and all about imPorts.

Some of the sampling:

12:38AM
Dooku? More like Dookey -- like his music!
12:45AM
What has Fartley Rathaway been tootin' about?
12:56AM
DiarrMaria's popularity in the toilet again.
1:05AM
What kind of pervert names their kid Dipper? Dipper, I hardly know her
1:10AM
Tony Stark Naked -- no one needs to see that!

And so forth. With hours worth of inane content, if you take a look you might see your own name.

CODE SWITCH
The Homeland Security Advisory System has moved from ORANGE to BWITTER BLUE because of CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP, AMERICA!!

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wizzardly: (I think there's a catch there.)

[personal profile] wizzardly 2016-04-25 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[well. None of that is particularly comforting to hear. Rincewind looks pointedly, sullenly away, shoulders hunching. He doesn't quite believe his doctor's theory (certainly doesn't want to), and casts out viciously for a retort.

If he can convince Chilton, after all, then perhaps he can convince himself.]


He's left you alone, hasn't he? Just you being immune to his magic is an insult in itself, never mind anything else that's gone on between you. [and he would still like a clearer picture of what that is.] Certainly it doesn't help that sense of omnipotence, hm?

But you're still all right. Still unmarked by him.
wizzardly: Just a sad man with a suspicious taste in clothes (A wizard without a hat wasn't anyone)

[personal profile] wizzardly 2016-04-25 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Because that's never how things turn out. Life's never as easy as working your hardest and being rewarded with some big pay-off of peace and happiness. It's working your hardest to survive, and maybe scrape out a little safety for half a minute 'til the next bloody threat rolls around, that's what life is. Swelling birdsong and dance numbers never come into it.
slightlyoffchilt: (Repine.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-04-25 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Not for lack of trying. I mentioned the Pestilence thing, haven't I? And he's sneaked up upon me in a bathroom -- albeit in a more mundane way, since we were both at the same Swearing-In. [The doctor inclined his head.] He is good at taking any little opportunity.

Lucifer does not like me, I have no delusions otherwise.

[But he did. Once.]

I'm probably not the best example to use, as my mere existence and freedom inherent seems to piss him off.
wizzardly: (May I be of assistance?)

[personal profile] wizzardly 2016-04-25 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds like something out of one of those fan stories. [a little stab of dark humor, which allows him to ignore how terrifying it would actually be to see Lucifer behind him in a bathroom mirror.]

Could be you're looking at it the wrong way, you know. Could be he does like you, which is why it so pains him to see you off his leash, as it were.

[ah, and on that note - Rincewind bends enough to tap the Luggage on the lid and bid it to open, rummaging for something.]
huntergames: (but everybody's a horseface tbh)

[personal profile] huntergames 2016-04-25 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
But why not?

[ Her voice is quieter now. ]

Things are different here, aren't they? So if they don't work out back home... we have this place.
slightlyoffchilt: (Crow.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-04-25 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
I can assure you, he holds nothing but disdain for me.

[Would that it were Rincewind's version of events, perhaps he and Lucifer could attain a more neutral stance. But as it was, his only tether to the devil that remained in good standing was discovering whatever immunity Chilton possessed to him away.

Lucifer said that he couldn't plot Chilton. That was of extreme value to the both of them.
]

And probably a little sadistic inclination, you know, I have managed to push his buttons once or twice.

[Or every time.]
wizzardly: (Because I'm a redhead)

[personal profile] wizzardly 2016-04-25 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
What, you? Find a person's sore spots? I can't believe it, I just really can't.

[such lighthearted, utterly obvious sarcasm.

There's another moment of rummaging, then a self-satisfied 'Here we go' - before Rincewind straightens again, a small stack of booklets in hand. He plops them on the counter in front of Chilton; it seems while the wizard was poking about in the Luggage he managed to find his smile.

He also managed to find six issues of the "Love Doctor" comic series, which Rincewind was assured has enjoyed popularity not only among pure Chilton fans, but has been lauded in other imPort fan circles for its superb art and true-to-character dialogue.

It is, apparently, an ongoing series.]


I nearly forgot to tell you I'd found you something at the convention.
slightlyoffchilt: (Alamort.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-04-25 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
What... Is that?

[Chilton spoke as if Rincewind had pulled out a rancid appendix newly shorn from a corpse. He leaned in to glimpse it with narrowing, skeptical eyes -- right before recoiling back in his chair.]

Is this some sort of joke? Why do you have such things?

[And moreover, why didn't the Luggage eat it like a proper monstrosity would?]
wizzardly: Mind you, my first is Bad (Luck is my middle name)

[personal profile] wizzardly 2016-04-25 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[the wizard shrugs merrily, taking another drink of wine.]

A number of people were trying to sell copies of my hat. The ones I couldn't simply take, I had to barter for. [as though going to such lengths in the first place makes any sense.] One woman refused to let me simply buy hers off her, and instead insisted I buy some of her comics as trade. These stood out.

[the covers are very colorful, each graced with a cartoonish version of Chilton and whatever other imPort features in the issue.]

She seems to have a worse understanding of psychiatry than I did when I first arrived, but you have to admit it's rather funny. [to him.

He gestures at the comics grandly.]
They're yours, of course. You can burn them as you like, but the art really is very good.
wizzardly: (Not drunk yet)

[personal profile] wizzardly 2016-04-25 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
This is not the first dimension I've been in outside of my own. The largest, certainly, but what does that matter?

[he hasn't noticed the shift in tone, too mired in his own pessimism now.]

Changing the scenery hardly changes the story.
huntergames: (concept: me on a titanless farm)

[personal profile] huntergames 2016-04-25 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ The thought scares her, especially since she's been afraid of things that have happened back home repeating themselves here. She doesn't want to take part in hurting people again, she doesn't want to be betrayed by friends and she certainly doesn't want to live looking over her shoulder like she has to back home. ]

... can't we change the story? That is something we can do, isn't it?
performance: (baptised your child with bird water)

[personal profile] performance 2016-04-25 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe! If not there then SOMEWHERE must!
We can look everywhere until we find them!

I didn't know you cooked!
I'm trying to learn too. :) I'm getting better at it, but not very fast.
wizzardly: (Not drunk yet)

[personal profile] wizzardly 2016-04-25 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
If you figure out a way, do let me know. Or better yet, find the author, because I'd like to meet them.

[preferably while holding a large stick.]
textualhealing: (054)

[personal profile] textualhealing 2016-04-25 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't think I should be striving for perfection?
huntergames: (it follows)

[personal profile] huntergames 2016-04-25 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I am sure it will be alright...
huntergames: for the rest of my life (can i be excused)

[personal profile] huntergames 2016-04-25 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
of course i do! i made my own meals back home sometimes
it seems so many people here dont know how to cook
why not?
performance: ( art by <user name=malin-j site=tumblr.com> ) (188)

[personal profile] performance 2016-04-25 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe I'm just good at so many things there's no room for one more...
Or... I had someone to do it for me back home and never had to learn.
(Hint: it's the second one.)
huntergames: (it's 2015 why is marco still relevant)

[personal profile] huntergames 2016-04-26 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
impossible! i mean not that being good at other things is impossible i bet you are good at many things
but cooking is an essential life skill dick! you cant expect your mother to make you home cooked meals forever
sleight_of_hand: (I'm toooootally a good guy!)

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[personal profile] sleight_of_hand 2016-04-26 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ You asked for it, Dookey. ]

There's nothing wrong with a poot of humor.
Let a few loose, man.
Laughing every now and then makes things slide out easier.


[ He can do this all night. ]
slightlyoffchilt: (Sanction.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-04-26 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Depends how you describe perfection. If it is wholly dependent on the opinions of others, well... That's something for a session.
performance: (I'm just here for the ladies.)

[personal profile] performance 2016-04-26 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh no. ]

Butler, actually.
But he IS the closest thing to a mom I have back home!


[ There we go, deflect with light humor. ]
huntergames: in a japanese made movie (aot fandom whining about japanese cast)

1/2

[personal profile] huntergames 2016-04-26 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ Did he say butler? ]
huntergames: (this isn't whole grain)

2/2

[personal profile] huntergames 2016-04-26 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
you have a servant????
slightlyoffchilt: (Anomalistic.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-04-26 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Then you've read through them. [Accusation spoken with the kiss of alcohol was more forgiving in Chilton's mouth than typically.] That alone makes me wonder...

[He drained his glass. He had to, just as much as he had to request another drink -- one of the same.]

... Who was your favorite pairing?

[It's a trap!]
performance: (136)

[personal profile] performance 2016-04-26 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Well, kind of! He's more like family...

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