GAME UPDATE: Sunday December 13th 2009
NEWS:
• Despite his continued efforts to control the situation, it is finally revealed that Senator James Baelheit has a mutant daughter at Xavier Institute. It's all over the news, both legitimate publications and tabloids alike, and though the individual stories may vary on the details, the core information is the same: Baelheit has a mutant daughter at the Institute, despite reports that the senator's daughter was studying abroad in France, and he had been covering up her status as a mutant. On Wednesday Baelheit makes a speech regarding the matter to confirm that he still fully supports registration in favor of mutant control. He also claims that his daughter, Milliarde, is being held at the Institute despite requests to remove her from the grounds.
• On Wednesday, it was announced that BiancaReg Communications has bought J. Jonah Jameson, Inc., and with it, the Daily Bugle newspaper. At the conference announcing the merger, BRC spokesperson Madeline White reassured the public that J. Jonah Jameson will continue to function as the head of both the Daily Bugle and CEO of J. Jonah Jameson, Inc. "We have long admired Mr. Jameson’s work in bringing news to New York City and will make no changes to the staff and running of the Daily Bugle," White was quoted as saying. "J. Jonah Jameson, Inc., will continue to function as its own company. Our intention is simply to bring Mr. Jameson’s views to a broader, national audience." When asked to comment on the merger, J. Jonah Jameson issued the statement, "Finally the entire country will understand just how much of a menace that hoodlum Spider-Man is!"
Other subsidiaries of BiancaReg Communications include Kitsune News Network and Silverlight Studios.
• An observatory in the UK has reported ‘strange noises in space’; the phenomenon is mocked by several popular internet news sites but no further mention is made.
• After an outburst on live television from Vice President Basil Dopes, Veronica Dopes is quoted as saying her husband has not been himself recently.
• Three more towns are quarantined; there appears to be no link between them beyond the strange illness. A substantial segment of the Thursday evening news is dedicated to the lack of progress diagnosing the outbreak.
• Following the US’s embargo on trade, Genosha has closed its ports.
THE XAVIER INSTITUTE:
• Those passing by the student lounge will see a new flyer on the bulletin board for a comic convention that will be taking place in Syracuse New York shortly after winter break. Better reserve your badge now or you’ll have to spend a fair chunk of time waiting in line behind a dude dressed as Extraordinary Chap.
• Friday, December 18th, is the last day of school before winter break. Although a lot of the Institute's inhabitants will probably be going home, it's certainly not compulsory, considering how many orphans and runaways the mansion houses - the Institute is home for plenty of its staff, too, and it won't by any means be closing over break.
• The weather is colder than last week's.
THE BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS:
• Last week's missions are ongoing. (Get tagging, guys!) Following the intervention of the X-Men at Boston Harbor, there will be no shore leave this week.
• Brotherhood has no winter break.
• Game night is Wednesday again!
WHAT WOLVERINE DID THIS WEEK:
Attempted to foil a gang smuggling Mutant Growth Hormone, only to fail when the crates turned out to be full of radioactive hamsters, with a thirst that could only be slaked by the blood of someone truly pure of heart. They are still at large.
OOC NOTICES:
• We have updated some of the game info beyond your wildest dreams. Additions include an Application Guide and a list of fictional locations including planets and countries; significant edits have been made to the Setting page, and minor ones to the Rules and FAQ pages. We advise you read them all thoroughly. It’s also worth noting that we have moved the Mod Contact details onto what was previously merely the dreaded Mod Feedback page. As usual, this page can be used for all of your mod-poking needs.
• If anyone has students who they want to join the Brotherhood of Mutants but were away for Thanksgiving or fighting at the conference when the Brotherhood arrived at the school, Lara Raith has made a deal with Rune to guide potentially interested students to the Brotherhood. More on that here.
• As ever, this post is open for talking about what's going down for Xavier Institute classes and stuff, as well as Brotherhood training sessions and similar. We do encourage people to thread classes and mentor group activities where possible rather than just handwaving all of them, but if you don't want to do a thread or you want to plan something or wevs, this is the place!
EXCELSIOR!