The work station

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After stepping out on to the second floor you will see desks and cubicles lining the walls around the room, and busy people rushing about to finish their work to get it published. Small whispered chatter and the clacking of keyboards fills the air, and when things quiet down the constant buzz of the overhead lights fill the silence. You can either take the stairs or the elevator to go up to Bianca's office.

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Live on channel 9 news...


"This is Bianca Saint-John, reporting live for Channel 9 news.
Our top story is about Hydra corp. and their latest developments.
For those of you that could not attend the live event, or that missed the announcement that night, here is a small recap. Last night during Hydra corps. unveiling, they had announced several new technological advancements. The one that stood out the most was their new life insurance policy. Instead of paying the company for health insurance you may now have your body or organs cloned. The starting price is around $5,000 dollars, and will adjust based on what you have cloned and placed into storage.
The company claims that this will change the way we look at the medical field for years to come. In other news, I also had the chance to ask Mr. Rycroft what he thought about the recent robbery attempt on the bridge of Gabriel's crossing. This is what he had to say about the event."

-Video footage-

'Hmm. Interesting that you bring this up. I suppose now is as good a time as any to discuss the events of this afternoon. It is true, we had a shipment of medical supplies stolen from right under the police's noses. And as a result, we have decided to initiate Project vindicator. Our operatives will be even more vigilante to protect our citizens from the sensitive and rebel threat, without having to involve the police. Any threat directed towards our company will be dealt with by our own operatives. We will work around the clock as an advanced police force to keep you all safe. With the growing crime rate, we cannot afford to show weakness in the city’s time of need.'

(The video Audio goes mute, with Bianca's Voice over in the background.)

"This announcement received mixed reactions of murmurs and agreement, but the press moved on with more questions. One man asked a very good question.
'During the attack, were any civilians harmed? And if so, were there any casualties?'

"Rycroft responded by saying- 'There were Two Hydra enforcers that were killed during the shootout, along with a civilian. All three will be dearly missed by their families. We are offering compensation to help their families cope to deal with their loss. There was also a detective on the scene, he received minor injures and is currently in the hospital. It was a small flesh wound to his shoulder and he should be back in action within a few days. I would like to thank him and the two enforcers on behalf of all of Hydra corp. for their bravery on the field. As for the masked sensitive that fled the scene by flying away with the stolen supplies, we will do everything within our power to bring him and his accomplices to justice. This act of terrorism will not go unpunished…'

"One of our reporters took a visit to Hydra Corp. HQ, and it has been confirmed that Detective Jack Bennett will make a full recovery. Rycroft also said that they are working on passing a new law that will give the Hydra operatives more freedom within the city to help keep the streets safe..."

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The prime time news was currently on a commercial break showing a new ad for Hydra corp:

"Are you currently insured? Do you know if your loved ones will be taken care of after you are gone? Leave the guess work behind, and come in today to get the Hydra clone life insurance. If you leave this world today, Hydra can make a new you tomorrow!
Why leave your loved ones behind to fend for them self, when you could always be with them as a Hydra clone. It is 100% safe, and 100% guaranteed. Now if you come in and buy one clone, you will get a second one free! Yes, that is right, buy one and get a second free!
But wait, buy a clone within the next 24 hours and you will also receive a free flat screen TV.
Free plasma flat screen!"

The man in the ad quickly blurted out:
"ThisisalimitedtimeofferandTermsandconditionsmayapply.
Hydracorpwillnotbeheldresponsibleforanyaccidentsthatmayoccurduringcloningprocess.
Sideeffectmayinclude:Nausea,vomiting,deformation,blindness,
memoryloss,andorunexpectedandrandomdeath."

The screen changed to a good looking blond man with perfect skin, perfect hair, and a perfect smile. "I got a Hydra clone, and it made my life worry free. Get yours today!"

"Hydra Corp. Beyond Innovation."

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"Welcome back to the Osiris daily chronicle prime time news. Yesterday the First-trust bank was robbed by two men, one is currently in custody, the other is still on the loose. If you have any information about the suspect please dial our crime watchers hot line.

Police say that they have some new leads, but are not yet willing to release the information to the public. In other news, today our beloved Boomer boy was found dead in a alley not far from the Megomart in the shopping district. Police say that it looks like it was the work of a Sensitive. Boomer boy's mask was removed, and it was revealed his true identity as a young man named Pat Fries, or what most called him 'Patty'.

His parents were notified about the murder, and police are currently looking for who is responsible. Police say that a man dressed in a leather jacket with a grey hoody was found near the crime scene, but there are no new leads as of yet. If you have any information, please call to help us solve the case. Our condolences go out to the Fries family. "

Bianca picked up her papers and shuffled them around a bit.

"Sadly that is not the only murder that took place in the city. A man was found dead in a elevator of a well known paper company, Ink & weills. The only evidence that was found was a type of string around the man's neck. Police believe it to be piano wire. There are currently no leads to who committed the murder...

The crime rate in our city has sky rocketed in only a week, and the public are wondering where all our heroes have gone? With Hydra's announcement that the heroes would be free to act, most of us disagreed with this news. But, recent polls say that the people's minds are changing and that they would like to see the heroes be more active. 85% of the people say that they want to see more heroes on the streets, to make Osiris, a safer place..."

She shuffled her papers one last time and set them down on her desk. "That is all for tonight. Please tune in next week at the same time for our prime time special about Carson Wylde. The first ever one on one full interview with the notorious gang leader. I'm Bianca Saint-John, reporting live. Enjoy your night Osiris."

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Instead of Bianca Saint-John appearing on the Osiris TV news, it was instead a rather drab looking man with a slightly scruffy beard that looked like he hadn't slept in the past four months.

"Hello, my name is Wesley Bach filling in for Bianca Saint-John. We're coming to you live with breaking news this morning. Today police found a family brutally massacred within their own home early this morning in the upper west part of the suburbs. The police spoke with the neighbor and the man commented and said that he heard a lot of noise in the middle of the night but he didn't think anything of it. He later walked by the house to ask to borrow their lawnmower when he spotted a lot of blood through the kitchen window. He suspected something was wrong and called the police. Among the dead are 41 year old Hydra corp. Employee Debra Holloway, along with her two children- 11 year old Stacy and 7 year old Timmy Holloway. All of them were pronounced dead at the scene." With each name they showed a picture of the family. The two females had short blond hair and the little boy had dirty brown hair, all of them were smiling and happy in the pictures.

"The children's father and Debra's husband, Peter Holloway, was no where to be found... If you have any information please contact the Osiris police department." They showed a picture of the missing man. He was an average grey haired man in his late forties; wearing a business suit and holding his wife in his arms.

"In other news, Spitfire JR. has completed his Sensitive Academy training and will take on his Mentor's persona and costume. The original Spitfire trained the young man for five years, and has now announced that he is officially retiring. The original Spitfire hung up his cape and cowl ten years ago after he was critically injured in combat and left paralyzed from the waist down. The new Spitfire says that he will follow in his mentor's footsteps to help clean up crime." They showed a small video clip of a young man wearing a red and orange body suit standing next to an old man in a wheel chair, both were smiling and waving. It looked like a small outdoor party was being held in the young man's honor.

"And now we'll head over to sports. Jim?"

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After the sports recap, the news went to a commercial break. When the news returned Wesley Bach was sitting at the desk once more.

"Welcome back. Last night there was a deadly crime in the shopping district last night, just across the street from the Casa del Luna restaurant located near Deakin road. A witness says that it was a woman with red hair and a black dress that shot and killed a man on the street using a semi automatic weapon. The victim was shot three times in the face, and fifteen times in the chest. If you have any information please contact the OPD."

"In other news, a riot almost broke out in the government district as a group of people lined up outside of Hydra corp. to boycott their new ad campaign about cloning life insurance. The police were called out on the scene to break up the group. Luckily, no one was hurt."

He stopped to shuffle his papers before he resumed.
"The Mayor and the chief of police said that the crime rate is now at an all time high. In the past week alone the crime rate has increased by a whopping 30%. The police say that they are just simply overwhelmed by the amount of crime happening each day, and they are having a hard time keeping the streets safe. Rest assured though, that the chief of police, Mayor Ronson, and Hydra Corp. CEO Rycroft, have all said that they will be doing their best to clean up the streets to lower the crime rate."

"And now for the weather. Carroll, what does the weather look like for the five day forecast? "

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Live on Channel 9 News...

The Osiris action news theme began to play as the morning news came on. The camera faded in from a black screen and zoomed in on the lead newscaster.

"Hello, my name is Wesley Bach and I am filling in for Bianca Saint-John. Today in the news there was a standoff with the police early this morning as a husband and wife teamed up together to rob a local store. It turned out their daughter in law was working at that store that night, and when things went bad the couple took their own daughter in law hostage. The couple were masked the entire time and the woman did not know they were her relatives. The situation ended peacefully as the new Spitfire arrived on the scene and single handedly apprehended the criminals. Both suspects are now currently behind bars and awaiting their court date.

In other news, a young boy was mugged on the street today on his way to school. The criminal didn't get far as a mysterious blond haired Superhero arrived and saved the day. The man unmasked the criminal and it turned out to be the young boy's very own father. The hero was described as being tall and very muscular, and told the boy that his name was Überman. Officials say that this strange hero was not listed as one of Hydra Corp's official Operatives."

The newscaster stopped to shuffle his papers and shifted his position to match the new camera angle.

"Late last night in the Government district the group of boycotting citizens returned to protest Hydra corp. The situation quickly escalated as a small riot broke out when a few of the Wylde Aces gang members arrived on the scene. The Osiris police department arrived in time to help resolve the situation and restore control..."

((Roll dice picked weird random crimes today...))

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The Osiris daily news fanfare played as the morning news started for the day. The studio was black, but the camera slowly zoomed in and the lights lit up to show the news anchor sitting behind the desk adjusting his papers.

"Hello, My name is Wesley Bach and I will be filling in for Bianca Saint-John this morning. Early this morning there was a petty Theft caught on camera in the slums district as a man walked by an unattended car, reached through the window, and snatched a woman's purse."

The camera cut off of the news anchor and showed extremely blurred footage of a dark hooded man commit the crime.
"If you have any information about this crime, please call the Osiris police department...

"In other news, there was a brutal fist fight in the suburbs.
It all started when a man ran a red light and crashed into the other car that had the right away. The two men got out of the car and decided to settle things with their fists. The police was called in to break up the fight. Both men are currently behind bars.

"Two dead in deadly car chase. Police received a report early this morning about a van driving recklessly in the Government district, but when they arrived, both men were dead. One appeared to be sliced with some type of energy beam, the other, impaled through the chest. Traffic cameras picked up a small glimpse of two unknown figures on camera, one was a woman, the other a appeared to be a masked man. Police are currently working on identifying the people in the footage to get leads on what happened..."

"Last night you might have seen the sky glowing orange with black smoke bellowing out of a warehouse building in the slums. Witnesses say they saw a Hydra strike team raid a building and round up several men inside. Apparently, the men living in the building were hiding five extremely dangerous Sensitives that are known for committing countless gruesome crimes, but the strike team entered the building and stopped the threat. Spitfire was leading the charge, and he commented and said that the building burned down by mistake during the raid, but witnesses say they saw him pouring flames onto the building to purposely catch it on fire. Regardless of who is right, the Mayor isn't happy about the damage."

A video clip started showing the Mayor talking during an interview.

"You know, I think Hydra is doing a great job. They have been trying their best to clean up the streets and they have been communicating with the police force to get the job done. But I don't like the damage they've been causing to the city. Somebody's got to pay for it, it's as simple as that."
The Mayor shrugged his shoulders and the clip ended.

"The Mayor says that he is currently sending Hydra corp. the bill for all of the destructive damage they have caused in the last few weeks..."

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The news fanfare came on and the camera faded in from a black screen to show a red haired woman with glasses sitting behind the desk.

"Welcome to the channel 9 morning news. My name is Aaleyah Carlin and I am filling in for Bianca Saint-John.

Today in the news police were called out to the government district to stop a reported bank robbery in progress. However, upon arriving on the scene they found out that it was actually a false alarm. The suspect had accidentally brought his child's toy gun into the building with him and took it out of his pocket. When the teller saw the gun she pressed the security button on instinct, but the man proceeded to laugh and give the toy to his little boy. The teller said that she was embarrassed by her quick response, but no one blames her for jumping the gun..."

The news reporter turned the page and the camera angle changed to a side view. "In other news, a car was stolen in broad daylight just a few hours ago, and no one did anything about it. The victim was a 32 year old computer consultant leaving his house to go to work. When he found out that his car was stolen he confronted the only eye witness in the area about the incident but the other man said that he didn't call the police because he didn't want to get involved. The two men got into a heated argument and the police was later called to the scene to break up the quarrel.

"Speaking of hot tempers, there were two fist fights in both the government district and the suburbs this morning. The chief of police says that emotions are running high because of current financial issues and the skyrocketing crime rate. He says that he is still working hard to keep the peace, but he is urging people to watch what they say and try to behave themselves so that they don't burden the police force. Due to the increase in crime and the sudden increase in Hydra activity, the police say that they don't have enough resources nor the proper funding to keep a steady stream of officers on the field. They are planning on layoffs later this month to help make ends meet..."

The reporter now slid her papers to the side and looked straight into the camera.

"A man was found dead in his apartment and police don't have any leads or a motive to why. More on that after the break..."

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The news came back on from its commercial break and the reporter looked up from her notes.
"We are back from our break. Today, Police need your help in solving a local murder. Twenty seven year old Freddie Bailey was found dead in his home early this morning by his father-in-law, but police say they have no current leads on who committed the crime. The neighbors say everything was quiet and there was no disturbance, Bailey's friends say that he had no enemies and that he got along with everyone fine, and Bailey's wife... is looking for justice..."

The camera changed to a video clip of Bailey's wife crying and looking into the camera. She was holding a tissue to her nose and sobbing uncontrollably. "I just... want to know who would do such a thing. If you know anything, please call the police."
The woman then broke down into tears again and the clip cut off.

"Police say the man was found shot in the head, but there are currently no other leads..."

The news reporter adjusted her notes.
"Crime is still on the rise here in Osiris city as criminals run wild. Two drunk men had to be taken into custody late last night for disrupting the peace. It was reported that the men got into a violent argument and began shouting loudly and throwing objects at each other. The police apprehended both men before things got out of hand. About two blocks down the street, there was an armed robbery at the Megomart shopping center. Police say no one is hurt, but they are currently looking for the suspect. If you know this man please call this number."

The number flashed on the screen with a poorly drawn image of a man in a baseball cap.

"Also in the news, these crooks don't seem to care about the laws, the police, or hurting innocent bystanders. Take a look at this wild footage."

The clip started and showed two men dressed in all black with hoodies over their heads run up and steal a woman's purse from her. The clip then jumped ahead and showed the men firing their guns at something off camera. The next clip showed the same two men hijacking a car and driving recklessly down the street.

"The two men you just saw are considered extremely dangerous and are still on the loose. Currently the police say they have no leads and are asking you for assistance. So far the men are wanted for theft, murder, and grand theft auto. What the final scene in the footage did not show was that the car crashed into a nine year old girl riding her bicycle in front of her house. The child was pronounced dead on the scene. As for the criminals, they fled on foot..."