Day 5: Wed, Aug 21, 3039: Lightning League Group Stage, final matches! (1/23-1/26)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:21 pm
The day is overcast and breezy, temperatures settling around 70f and pleasant throughout the day, cooling rapidly as night falls. Locals take advantage of the break in the weather to dress down a little, showing off more fashionable or revealing attire, taking runs, and otherwise crowding the parks.
Events:
Sales Pitch: (Late Afternoon)
Arena matches: Early Evening, Last Chancerdome
--- Gossip ---
Homeless Mechwarrior: I could've been a champion, if I got that kind of chance... these kids don't know how good they have it, with these high tech mechs and sponsors...
Soup Kitchen Worker: Sure thing. Just take the soup and move along buddy.
Homeless Mechwarrior: I'm serious! Back in my day, the Lyran Commonwealth had the best machines and we didn't just hand out tech to these strangers... everything's gone to crap.
Comstar Acolyte 1: Look at this message... doesn't that seem strange to you?
Comstar Acolyte 2: Listen, I am here to pass on the messages, not ask what they mean.
Comstar Acolyte 1: Still, doesn't it seem... strange? Not Named Ones? What are those?"
Comstar Acolyte 2: Probably a holodrama or something. Just send the message and move on. If we lag much more on this the Precentor will have us up on performance counseling.
Comstar Acolyte 1: Ok! You don't have to scare me like that!
Socialite: Doesn't that Ricky De La Rosa just seem a bit dreamy to you? A man fighting so hard for his little sister... I mean, imagine how fiercely loyal he must be.
Gossip: Oh please, a man that handsome has to be up to no good.
Socialite: Don't start with this again - you should never have dated a male model before you even met his friends.
Janitor: Yeah, a whole bunch of components and parts, in trucks. Looks like some kinda handoff or something. Lot of armed security so I got out of there the moment my shift was done.
Mechanic: I understand that... even if you're allowed to be there, you always feel like you'll cross some invisible line and that'll be that.
Janitor: Exactly. I don't know why the Combine and Free Worlders are having a parts swap, but I don't want to know either.
--- Headlines ---
An attempt to steal a battlemech has resulted in the destruction of a civilian vehicle, but little more, as several gladiators intervened quickly, to knock down the stolen machine. While authorities are not being especially forthcoming with details, we can confirm that the mech was a new model being displayed for sale, though it appears it may require additional development of security measures to prevent theft. The thief was pronounced dead at the scene, though the cause of death has not been announced. Further details will follow as they are released by authorities.
New flavors of BigYum noodles have been announced, with the spicy shrimp and savory bean both varieties debuting this week for pre-sale. Enthusiasts are delighted to find out about these new offerings, though some claim this is a 'stupid fad' that will fail quickly, rather than endure the test of time like the venerable 'beef bone' flavor which has survived three succession wars... and some packets are rumored to date back at least that far.
The authorities in the Black Hills have finally cleared the checkpoints that were surrounding the district, though the pent up traffic has made the district largely impassable for tourists regardless - our news teams recommends waiting for a day or two until things return to normal.
Events:
Sales Pitch: (Late Afternoon)
Arena matches: Early Evening, Last Chancerdome
--- Gossip ---
Homeless Mechwarrior: I could've been a champion, if I got that kind of chance... these kids don't know how good they have it, with these high tech mechs and sponsors...
Soup Kitchen Worker: Sure thing. Just take the soup and move along buddy.
Homeless Mechwarrior: I'm serious! Back in my day, the Lyran Commonwealth had the best machines and we didn't just hand out tech to these strangers... everything's gone to crap.
Comstar Acolyte 1: Look at this message... doesn't that seem strange to you?
Comstar Acolyte 2: Listen, I am here to pass on the messages, not ask what they mean.
Comstar Acolyte 1: Still, doesn't it seem... strange? Not Named Ones? What are those?"
Comstar Acolyte 2: Probably a holodrama or something. Just send the message and move on. If we lag much more on this the Precentor will have us up on performance counseling.
Comstar Acolyte 1: Ok! You don't have to scare me like that!
Socialite: Doesn't that Ricky De La Rosa just seem a bit dreamy to you? A man fighting so hard for his little sister... I mean, imagine how fiercely loyal he must be.
Gossip: Oh please, a man that handsome has to be up to no good.
Socialite: Don't start with this again - you should never have dated a male model before you even met his friends.
Janitor: Yeah, a whole bunch of components and parts, in trucks. Looks like some kinda handoff or something. Lot of armed security so I got out of there the moment my shift was done.
Mechanic: I understand that... even if you're allowed to be there, you always feel like you'll cross some invisible line and that'll be that.
Janitor: Exactly. I don't know why the Combine and Free Worlders are having a parts swap, but I don't want to know either.
--- Headlines ---
An attempt to steal a battlemech has resulted in the destruction of a civilian vehicle, but little more, as several gladiators intervened quickly, to knock down the stolen machine. While authorities are not being especially forthcoming with details, we can confirm that the mech was a new model being displayed for sale, though it appears it may require additional development of security measures to prevent theft. The thief was pronounced dead at the scene, though the cause of death has not been announced. Further details will follow as they are released by authorities.
New flavors of BigYum noodles have been announced, with the spicy shrimp and savory bean both varieties debuting this week for pre-sale. Enthusiasts are delighted to find out about these new offerings, though some claim this is a 'stupid fad' that will fail quickly, rather than endure the test of time like the venerable 'beef bone' flavor which has survived three succession wars... and some packets are rumored to date back at least that far.
The authorities in the Black Hills have finally cleared the checkpoints that were surrounding the district, though the pent up traffic has made the district largely impassable for tourists regardless - our news teams recommends waiting for a day or two until things return to normal.