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CONCORDIA DAY :018 - :022
CURRENT EVENTS
CONCORDIA, DAY :018 - :022
Despite the severity of the recent bombing, a week after the bombing it seems that most Concordian news outlets have backburned the story in favor of other current events - including the recent Zero Ball victory for Concordia. The story of the bombing, the aftermath, and the investigation tends to get little more than occasional mention, and most reputable sources of news have moved on from the bombing itself to speculate more deeply on H+H1 and the possible role of EXTRAAA. There's at least one sensationalist idea that's gaining some traction and popularity which is that hacker group EXTRAAA, supposedly at odds with the mysterious H+H1, is really just machinating the conflict themselves and posing as H+H1 to win more support for synthetic rights. The popular line seems to attribute the bombings - both those minor acts of vandalism that were occurring prior to the Hosts's arrival in Concordia and this newer, bigger attack on the VEN DIAGRAMS factory - to nothing more than hacker "scare tactics", designed to sway public opinion in their favor. Additionally, there's been at least one major news network who talked to a professional in the memory bank industry that pointed out that the Ven Diagrams technology - not the androids, but the mental augment chips that were also scrambled in the attack - is analogous to the tech used to store human memory and experience in places like Memory Bank.
Despite the abundant rumors and conjecture about the bombing, both in the physical and digital realm, no one seems to have any concrete facts-- or rather, the people who most likely do are keeping it to themselves. Remember how Ven Diagrams was offering a hefty reward for anyone with information regarding the bombing? In all the hubbub, no one seems to notice that the offer's been quietly tabled. The company's statements regarding the bombing are similar to what they were before, but there's significantly more buzzwords involved and a lot less impassioned determination to dig up information. The implication? They know something. However, it seems like they're not in a sharing mood given that they're publicly still playing at being unable to track down a perpetrator.
The good news: If H+H1 was responsible, and Ven Diagrams has something on them, that probably means they're traceable. The data's out there, you just have to get it. The bad news? It's all stored on Ven's local databanks, completely off the grid. which means they'll have to somehow infiltrate the company, access their local network and acquire the information from them personally if anyone wants to get a good look at it. Given the current political climate, not to mention Ven's clear interest in keeping the matter private and personal, that could be very - very - dangerous.
Meanwhile, it seems there is one notable point of fallout that's come as a result of the Ven Diagrams factory bombing. With no concrete H+H1 leads in the media and an increased visibility of anti-EXTRAAA and anti-synthetic rhetoric, the tenor surrounding the upcoming BOUT IT OUT championships has become significantly more heated. Since his vaguely pro-synthetic comments during a press conference last week, Kun Adetokunbo - the once fan favorite in the competition - has been singled out by reporters and news outlets as a visible pro-synthetic voice. In counterpoint, Adetokunbo's largest rival Florence Kelcey has made some heartfelt posts on her public extraspace board that have some not-so-subtle organic support leanings. Kelcey doesn't seem to be malicious (in fact looking at the history of her board, this is fairly in keeping with her usual digital content stream), but given the local climate it's a spark for a public following that's rapidly becoming hungry to burn something. Florence's popularity has surged in many sectors, particularly wealthy ones. Meanwhile though Adetkunbo's betting odds have plummeted and his face is a lot less visible on hologram billboards, he's become even more popular among certain individuals.
The heated competition seems to be something a lot of people are channeling their anxiety, fear and passion into. On DAY :020, a reporter presses Adetokunbo on whether he's the next Sheena Fry and he whips back with a clearly frustrated "Would there be something wrong with that if I was?" that causes an uproar in Extraspace and likely triggers a string of hooligan violence in Beta and Gamma Block. In the hours that follow, REPRESENTATIVE GORAM SAFFIT OF LARANN speaks out against the violence and reminds everyone that the real concern should be the safety of people in relation to synthetics. He pushes the idea that the only way to ensure human safety is to verify android security and poses the question: "If we live with androids, what's to stop us from being subject to their vulnerabilities as well? What stops them from being subject to ours?" He reminds the public to sign a petition requesting Concordian government officials to consider creating designated areas for humans only and areas for androids and official workforce only to 'ensure that humans and androids can both live and operate safely according to their own needs and programming.'
Two hours later an anonymous hacker leaks information tying Adetkunbo to a false identity 'Desta Vaska' who has a history of cutting big checks for Mind Life. Minutes later there's a flurry of people calling for Adetkunbo to have sponsorships revoked as well as a significant increase in threats of violence from anonymous users should he not be ejected from the championship. As a desperate means of extending an olive branch and in the spirit of fair play (as well as hoping to divert some of that competitive heat back in on itself), Adetkunbo's reps organize a hasty publicly accessible miniature competition. There are 40 slots available and any current members of a local bout it out ring can enter the bracket and duke it out to get the chance to fight Adetkunbo himself! This might be a great opportunity to get into contact with Adetkunbo and the upper echelons of Mind Life. --It might also be a great opportunity for someone (host or otherwise) to do something drastic to the man who, whether he wanted to or not, has now become the face of pro-synthetic discourse.IN OTHER NEWS... A reminder that on day :016, Aoba Seragaki went into a medical coma. It's probably fine.... (no it's not). There have been extra- and real-space protesters outside a number of Mind Life local chapters in every block. Most of the protests are relegated to people holding signs and being rude to androids who operate in the chapters, but there's been a handful of vandalism reports that include broken windows and extraspace profile scrambling. Mind Life has assumed a largely hands off approach to what they've deemed 'ridiculous rhetoric' aimed at targeting those most affected by the rise in tension. Rather than battling the media outlets, they've opted to double down on their android assistance programs and have emphasized reaching out to local government officials and Concordia block councils to encourage reformation and new legislation. They've taken a very public anti-violence stance and encourage any pro-synthetic demonstrations to be peaceful. Then again, that's no different from what REPRESENTATIVE GORAM SAFFIT OF LARANN is encouraging either... Security outside of major tech centers has increased. Security sweeps in Subspace have increased. Concordian Public Security has issued a statement encouraging civilians to consider leaving their BOUT IT OUT memorabilia at home and to remove their related extraspace profile tags as it seems to elevate a risk of being targeted by criminal activity. Speaking of symbols, individuals sympathetic to REPRESENTATIVE GORAM SAFFIT OF LARANN's rhetoric have started to tag their extraspace profiles with a symbol of two hands forming a circle. The gesture has some real life applications as well, having been seen flashed at the occasional pro-organic meeting. In a misguided effort to drum up good press, the city sets up a suggestion poll on Extraspace for re-naming one of Alpha Block's oldest man-made lakes/gardens prior to restoration work starting (toxic levels of bacteria, likely from bird feces, were a main cause for the lake being shut down multiple times over the past decade). Within the first day the poll was flooded, with the highest amount of votes going to Bird-a-potty, followed by Vec8734 Memorial Lake. Within an hour the second place spot was overtaken by SYNTHS CAN'T SWIM. Two hours later the poll was shut down.
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
DAY :018 (Jun 21-22) - VEN DIAGRAMS quietly removes their reward offer for information about the factor bombing. They continue to welcome the submission of information, but are no longer offering monetary compensation for it. Time to think up a way to access their local networks!
DAY :020 (Jun 25-26) - The BOUT IT OUT-related tensions reach a high point when Adetkunbo's android sympathies are revealed. Mind Life and REPRESENTATIVE GORAM SAFFIT OF LARANN quietly duke it out in the public politics sector while Adetkunbo's reps scramble to organize a friendly competition to ease tensions and make their man lovable again.
DAY :022 (Jun 29-30) - Covert work and punch 'em ups! The team splits up: half the hosts pursue getting into contact with Adetkunbo through the competition and the other half enacts the plan to infiltrate Ven Diagrams and obtain their H+H1 related data.There WILL be a log posted for the events of Day :022. All other IC logs for previous days (including any IC plotting and planning) may be player organized/initiated.
OOC NOTES
POLITICS! INTRIGUE! PUNCHING! Over the next few days we'll work together to formulate a plan of approach for both investigating Ven Diagrams and using the Bout It Out minicompetition to get in with Kun Adetkunbo (affectionately, 'Kun Kun'). We'll provide key information for each operation in the appropriate thread below and encourage everyone to help formulate a plan for both regardless of which your character will be ICly involved with. We're looking for everyone to be involved with crafting the story, so if you have an idea that you think might work but your character wouldn't necessarily think of - throw it in the ring anyway! Someone else might be able to utilize their character to ICly introduce the idea.
Ideally, this planning stage should be a blend of OOC brainstorming and handwaving plotting (though, of course, you're welcome to and encouraged to discuss these plans in character as well). The most important part is that we must have reached a consensus for how to approach these plots by no later than JUNE 27th 11:59PM PST so the event log can be structured according to IC intent. Be aware, this doesn't mean that there won't potentially be wrenches thrown into the mix during the actual event - there's always the possibility for the unexpected as a result of IC action (like, oh, LIGHTSABERING PEOPLE) within the operations themselves, but that should at least give everyone a framework to operate within.
Lastly, two (relatively) non-plotting related notes: you may have noticed there's a gap between this calendar and the last of a few IC days (the prior calender having ended on :013 and this one beginning on :018). Similar gaps will likely be a regular occurance in an effort to give ourselves time to pull IC information and incorporate it into these roughly bi-monthly calendars. Feel free to assume business as usual in the interim betwen calendars; if anything big happens on the tail end of one calendar, we'll be sure to make you aware. That said, we always encourage player feedback! If you've found yourself at loose ends during these intervals or that the pacing is clunky, please let us know and we'll see if we can tighten the mechanics a little.
We're also working to implement a quick reference sheet for IC to OOC dates. Thanks to Jen for being the unsung hero of keeping track of numbers while we've been slacking!
If you have any general questions related to this calendar overall, please direct them to the appropriate thread below. If you have questions specfically about details regarding either the infiltration operation or the BOUT IT OUT competition, please ask them in the operation subthreads! Further, we're all a team here! If you have any world building elements you'd like to suggest, there's an appropriate subthread for that below too. As always, if you have questions that are braoder in scope, don't hesitate to drop them either on the FAQ or the MOD CONTACT posts!
CONCORDIA MISSION: OVERVIEW • DAY :008 - :013
NAVIGATION • PREMISE • FAQ • RULES • GLOSSARY • SYMBIOTIC SKILLS • ABILITY POINTS
NAVIGATION • PREMISE • FAQ • RULES • GLOSSARY • SYMBIOTIC SKILLS • ABILITY POINTS
IMPORTANT POLL
TO VOTE, please comment in the appropriate subthread below with a +1 or whatever. We'll tally the votes at 10AM PST on Thursday, the 30th for use in the log.
COMMENT HERE TO VOTE TO MEET KUN-KUN IN THE RING
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AKA I want the best of both worlds.
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COMMENT HERE TO VOTE FOR A BACKROOM MEETING