Galactic News Network -- Food For Fiction

[AngleWyrm]

GNN, Trill Prime
In other news today, a string of gruesome murders has been attributed to a renegade Trill. Psychologists at the Trill Institute state that the perpetrator torments it's new hosts before forcibly joining with them. It is now thought that the victims are abandoned hosts, when the trill seeks a change of identity.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

More on this trilling mystery tonight?

[AngleWyrm]

GNN, Rigel-II
Con-Am, The Consortium of Amalgomated Resource Collectors, one of the largest producers of mineral resources, closed down it's operations in the Rigel asteroid belt today.

Con-Am provides some of the lowest priced consumer products in the sector, but citizens of Rigel claim it is due to slave mining practices. Rumors also abound that a union was about to be formed, when the belt mining facility was shut down.

Police boat patrols have increased in system.

[AngleWyrm]

GNN, Bolaris IX
Federation Security forces raided a Romulan tavern on Bolaris IX, seizing over 150 tons of Romulan Ale, and putting the shop owner out of business.

Bolaris IX, technically under Romulan jurisdiction, is bordered on all sides by Federation space. The Romulan government says that Romulan-Federation negotions are under way. Charging taxes against the Romulan shop keepers (and splitting it with the Federation) may be a method of reducing Federation raids. The shop keepers disagree, and say that taxing Romulan ale is just another way for the rich to take money from the working class.

[AngleWyrm]

GNN, Epsilon Ceti II
The Terran freighter Bath Kol was commissioned today, to ship personnel and much needed supplies to Epsilon Ceti II. The comet Dark Angel which sweeps close to the planet once every 64 years, will cause terrible weather conditions and crop losses for the next two growing seasons.

[NullAshton]

Couldn't they just tractor the comet out of the way? Or use weather control stations?

[AngleWyrm]

Well, sure they could! How'de it happen?

[Renegade 13]

GNN, Perseia II

Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets today, heading towards the space port on Perseia II. After a brief stop at the space port, the non-violent demonstrators marched to the planets largest graveyard, holding the bodies of the 2.3 million souls lost in the rebel attacks on the Perseia space port 20 years ago today. The march was organized by the Citizens Against Rebels Association (CARA) which advocates the summary execution of anyone suspected of traitorous activities or rebellious attitudes. The organizers of this march refused to comment to GNN about today's march or their on-going activities.

[TurinTurambar]

GNN, Garœlia Prime

Sources within the Palace of the Gods on Garœlia Prime today have reported that the Grand Lord's health has taken a turn for the worse since his purported improvements yesterday evening. Speculation grows that the Royal Family is censoring any real information before it leaves the conclave, and that the long-lived dictator may not be much longer for this world.

Grand Lord Kelvor Tarkaselet XII has presided over the Tarkasian Empire for nearly 350 Galactic Cycles.

The Grand Lord's little-loved son, Kelvor XIII is expected to assume the Tarkaselet Mantle within the shard.

Film and interviews at 11.

[Alneyan]

GNN, Gamma Draconis:

In today's breaking news: the Ninth fleet, stationed in Gamma Draconis, won a major victory against the EEEvil EEE Empire. Rear Admiral Koth sent the bulk of his forces against an outpost of the EEE, leading the vanguard himself from his flagship, the CD Trafalgar. Though Koth's position has been weakened due to recent skirmishes, his vessels proved powerful enough to lay waste to the EEE taskforce. Only three allied vessels were destroyed during the engagement, while the EEE lost no less than twenty-five of their warships before retreating.

Koth was awaiting reinforcements before moving in against the EEE, but he decided to strike at the foe at once in dazing bold manner so particular of his. Intelligence had spotted an enemy relief fleet under way, and so Koth decided to act on the information to prevent the EEE from building up so near allied borders. The outpost was swiftly overtaken, and the resupply line of the enemy destroyed; remaining EEE elements, on patrol duty at the moment of the strike, were soon overcome shortly after.

Rear Admiral Koth is expected to receive a commendation for his performance in the battle, and the whole battlegroup has received high praise from the Allied Headquarters at Capella. Nonetheless, critics in the fleet point out that Koth was on the edge of treason when sending his vessels to the front without the express order of Command: only luck enabled him to carry out his rash plan successfully, and he deployed critical defensive elements of the Fleet in the offensive. The flagship itself was put on the frontline without need, and the outcome would have been vastly different had the Trafalgar been destroyed in the early fire exchange, or so those critics say. Koth is unlikely to take much notice of those remarks however, as he remains confident (or too confident?) in his abilities as a leader and as a strategist.

A report from our special envoy in Gamma Draconis; it just shows how quickly things are happening, and why GNN is always the first on the scene. Fleet officers are saddened to report the death of Koth shortly before the commendation ceremony: an accident happened at the spaceport, mostly due to Koth's "leap before you think" approach to life. His critics have refused to comment on the news.

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