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[Strategia_In_Ultima]

This is GNN.

Earlier this morning, the mental hospital The Happy Loonie admitted a new, and rather unusual and shocking patient - rumors abound, but all speculation points to one man.

It is said that the renowned graphic artist David E. Gervais has done too much SEV work lately, and has gone completely [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon30.gif[/img][img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon30.gif[/img][img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon30.gif[/img].

Rumors say Mr. Gervais demanded people to call him "King Volrek" and that he started talking to random people on the street saying such things as "Mineral planets are the best" and "Watch out for strange warp points!". He was also said to have been trying to send e-mails to "the Phong", " the Praetorian" and "the Jraenar".

More news to come.

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GNN, Terak Nor

Citizens are rioting over new "recruiting" policies for the Terak Nor Stellar Guard. New advances in medical science have allowed doctors to re-animate soldiers lost to battle wounds with minimum physical damage.

The reanimated dead are considered new entities by some lawyers, so that they can process death benefits for relatives, but others want the reanimated to be liable for prior debts. The undead seem to believe that they are the original person.

It is rumored that some recruiters are braying "Give your life for your country, and your debts will be wiped away." Local minister Eminence Herbert declared it to be a sign that the end is coming.

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GNN, Tantalus
Tantalus Labs recently announced a new breakthrough in genetic marker prediction of citizen behavior. Mayor Whimsley has enacted the sector's first pre-crime division, which is now responsible for all births on the planet. "Preventing criminals from being born will prevent crimes from happening," he stated at the opening ceremony.

Traveller's Advisory: Do not stop on Tantalus-II if you are expecting a child birth soon. You might be detained for legal proceedings, up to and including mandatory cancellation of non-viable citizen birth.

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

This is GNN.

Another chilling PAIR of news stories, first of all the mysterious demise of Mr. NullAshton.

Mr. Ashton's banner sig was apparently what drove several people furious, the body was found orbiting a black hole in the Atull system.

The second news story, forum member StrategiaInUltima announces a personal disaster; he will not be able to be on the forums for at least till Tuesday. Mental hospital The Happy Loonie is standing by to receive him.

(Well, I just wanted to make it known, but NOBODY POSTED IN THE INSANITY RACE so I couldn't post it there.....)

In an entirely unrelated story, D.E. Gervais has been released from the same mental hospital earlier today. Specialists concluded that Mr. Gervais was not mentally normal but had reverted back again to his normal level of slightly wacky.

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GNN, Igneon system
The first convict to ever escape Crematoria has somehow boarded and captured the flagship of a rogue pirate fleet that has been running rampant throughout the galaxy.

At last report, he had lost his mind, joining some bizarre cult. He has embarked on a mission, taking his new fleet apparently beyond the grave to what he called the Underverse, in search of the woman he loved, who was lost in combat.