Wednesday, June 20, 2018: INTERPOL Liaison Office, Bangkok, Thailand
Rhea sat staring at her laptop. She couldn't believe what she was reading. Not the content so much, she had always harbored her own suspicions about some of the details they confirmed. But the fact Art had produced full personnel files for members of the Arthro Taskforce was a shock. Rhea had requested them more as a dream scenario, but hadn't expected to actually receive that information. Art had relayed her some of what she had requested though; most importantly they had managed to produce information on Tracen himself. As soon as she had seen it she had made several requests for documents held by the American military. There were delays and excuses that she had originally put down to the typical issues with the enormity of the American military complex, but now that she had the files in front of her she was starting to see that there may have been ulterior motives at play.
Tracen Danya was formerly of the US Army. He was also supposed to be KIA. The United States had been in possession of the information prior to the fifth version of Survival of the Fittest. The entire time the games had been going on under Tracen's command, the Americans had been aware that he wasn't dead, they had known he had gone rogue. But they hadn't told anyone; the information had been buried out of fear of the potential PR damage. Art had also provided her with the personnel files for two former cops and an honorably discharged Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist. Using what other information she had been able to dig up on other members of the organization, Rhea had been able to come to some educated guesses that all led her to the conclusion that whatever Survival of the Fittest was, the United States government knew about it and had to a degree enabled its existence.
The enormity of that realization hung in the air as she sat at her desk, staring at Tracen Danya's photo.
Eventually, she reached out and picked up the phone. She didn't care who she woke up, or who she angered. She needed interviews with the surviving members of S.T.A.R. and she needed to speak to the CIA.
Thursday, June 21, 2018: Undisclosed Location, 9 AM
Tracen's mood had not improved any after having a day to stew over what had happened. In short, he was furious. There had been a major security breach, and no one could give him an acceptable answer as to how and why it had occurred. It all combined to anger him to no end. He'd tasked Greynolds with conducting a prompt assessment of the situation and putting a plan of action together for how they would proceed. Greynolds had nodded and told him to expect a full report within the next day or two. Tracen had been happy enough with that answer but it still bothered him. He had been in half a mind to skip doing the announcement and delegate the job to someone else, but then he had realised that would be letting on that something was wrong. So far they had managed to keep the number of people aware of the issue to only those that needed to know and he planned on keeping it that way. So he had taken some time to compose himself before working on his material, and as he settled in to give the daily announcement he was feeling slightly better.
"Good morning, everyone.
"First up today, Sakurako Jackson ran out of luck as Justin Greene shot her.
"Nick Ogilvie was also shot by Marceline Carlson, who picked the perfect time to get involved in our game.
"Next up we have a someone returning after an absence, as Arizona Butler filled Garren Mortimer with lead when he finally grew a spine. You hate to see it."
Tracen shook his head for his own benefit and took a quick sip of his coffee before continuing.
"Some might say Manuel Figueroa didn't even see it coming when Blaise d'Aramitz shot him, but that's how it goes sometimes. No one lives forever after all.
"Continuing her kills for the day, Arizona Butler blew Michael Froese's head apart when she finally caught up with him. Considering how much that boy talked, it was probably a good rest for his brain."
He had a second sip of his coffee.
"Another double kill today as Katrina Lavell was shot and killed by Justin Greene, who continues to add to his already impressive count. I'd watch out for that boy if I were you.
"Stephanie McDonald also fell to a repeat killer for the day as Blaise d'Aramitz beat and then shot her. At least she looked nice before her face got rearranged.
"We finish things off with a good old fashioned team kill as Connor Lorenzen got shot by his own running back, Ace Ortega.
"And as your days with us wind down so too do the remaining areas you can play in, as such Serenity Lake and The Waterfall are now danger zones. So don't go there unless you want a case of the boomies.
"Our final piece of business today is, of course, the best kill award, which today goes to Arizona Butler for the second time! Congratulations your prize and a meal of BBQ ribs and root beer can be found at the Waterfall Overlook.
"That's everything for today, so until tomorrow remember to have fun and keep those kills coming kids, goodbye!"
DAY TWELVE: THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2018
Weather: The temperature on the island has stayed steady and while the wind is fierce on the north coast the air is still elsewhere. The morning is dominated by rain that gradually fades as the day goes on, finally completing finishing by late afternoon. The temperature has highs of around 86 degrees F, 30 degrees C. The moon is in the waxing gibbous phase. The twelfth announcement will come at 9 AM on June 22.
Once again some more of the class must leave us. Those unlucky few can be seen below.
Summary:
1. Zachary Beck (Ryuki)
2. Matthew Hunt (Super Weegee)
3. Justin Greene (MK Kilmarnock)
4. Arizona Butler (Deamon)
Please remember the etiquette surrounding rolls, kill requests, etc. No gloating in the chat about not being rolled, no repeated pleas for heroes outside of the announcement thread, and no unsolicited kill offers to those who have been rolled. This includes making general offers to all that your character is open to killing. Be courteous to your fellow handlers.
There are three days (72 hours) for cards and Danger Zone posts, and a further seven days for deaths and Danger Zone exits. The remaining time can be seen here.
Congratulations to Kermit on winning BDA for the death of Michael Froese! We'll have a quote nomination thread up shortly.
