TEAM_Woadan

We interrupt this broadcast with a priority one report...

This is Chuck and Liz at the anchor desk. We have breaking news on the missing Woadan. And now, to Skip at the scene...

Thanks Chuck and Liz. This is Skip "Scoop" Scupper with TV1 in Paragon City. I am at an abandoned warehouse which is burning inferno in this normally quiet Gish neighborhood. PC Police and Fire are on the scene, and while we don't know yet what caused the fire, officials are calling it "suspicious". The only thing we can confirm is that Woadan, one of the Founders of the Super Group T E A M was found comatose inside just as the conflagration started. He has been transported to Crowne Memorial where his condition is being listed as Critical.

Cuddles, a Founder of the Super Group E.D.G., apparently passed on confidential information that allowed for Woadan's rescue. Is it still WAR? Or is what's going on with Woadan separate?

I'll be standing by to get more information as things get under control here in the Gish. For now, this is Skip "Scoop" Scupper, TV1 News, in Kings Row.

Liz, Chuck? Back to you...

(news broadcast)

And now to Skip...

Thank you, Liz. This is Skip "Scoop" Scupper with TV1 in Paragon City. In the continuing investigation into the abduction of Woadan, a Founder of the Super Group T E A M, I have uncovered that he was in Founder's yesterday to speak to a confidant he knows there. The woman is so far unidentified, but is rumored to be an FBSA agent known for her handling of Crey cases.

I spoke with members of the T E A M Council, Scape Goat and Devil Dog, or at least tried to, earlier. All I could elicit from Ms. Goat was, "We have not heard from Woadan since yesterday about two hours before he went to a planned meeting with a contact." Mr. Dogg, perhaps smarting from the release of a porno film made during his college days, only said, "What Goat said."

When I asked them if they thought Woadan's disappearance had anything to do with either the Crey or the Evil Do-Gooders, they responded by returning to their offices, and sending out the hero Zer0tix. He mentioned something about "Arise my gravitational bubbles of leetness!" and then my crew and I were forcibly moved away by an unseen force of great power.

And in other Super Group news, the destruction of E.D.G. headquarters is still under investigation. PC police will only say that the issue is underinvestigation. The reports of a Blue and Grey hero vaguely match the costume of Woadan, but no other details were reported, so it may only be a coincidence that the colors are the same.

And finally, the PC Fire Department isn't saying too much about their investigation into the E.D.G. explosion, but off the record, one investigator hinted that certain drugs are flammable, and they haven't ruled out the possibility that it was present at the scene and may have made the fire far worse than it might otherwise have been.

It's getting interesting, to say the least. I'll have more tomorrow as my investigation continues.

Liz, Chuck? Back to you...

We interrupt this broadcast with a priority one report...

This is Skip "Scoop" Scupper with TV1 in Paragon City. I am at the scene of an attack upon Founder-Member Woadan of the Super Group T E A M. Witnesses reported seeing a hero in Blue and Grey talking to a woman in Founders Falls earlier when a force wearing, as witnesses described it, "foofy pink and yellow spandex with matching masks", attacked him. Despite what all are saying was a truly epic and heroic effort on his part, the hero was taken down, and then taken away by the attackers.

The woman he was talking to refused to speak on the record, but was noted as stating that the take-down "was suspicious, and smacks of either the Malta or Crey". Idle speculation, or getting a message across off-the-cuff? I'll leave it to you, the viewer to decide.

Witnesses are currently speaking to the PC Police right now, so we will be standing by until they become available for further comments. This is Skip "Scoop" Scupper with TV1 in Paragon City. And now, back to the anchordesk with Chuck and Liz...

Checking my family tree... Hmm... Nope. There is no Grandma Woadan. (If you knew more of my quite private history, you would know that I never knew my parents, let alone my grandparents.)

At this time I do not know what else to say. A conspiracy theorist would probably surmise that someone is diddling with us, trying to put us at odds.

Let us repair to our particular groups, and say nothing more in public. I fear we are providing fodder to their cannons, and it would appear we are the fodder!

...Woadan

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As J17 will tell you we did indeed try and reaquire him from TEAM today. Unfortunatly he broke free when a group of Paragon Protectors came to his aid. Phantom Pirate has gone missing and though we can not link it to your group we suspect that you are indeed holding him captive.
The Crey Foundation has also issued out warrants for our arrest. This has forced us to move the location of our base underground.
As for the Bathroom incident we have no clue to what you are talking about. We shall send you the address of the building that was damaged in our assault. If this helps the Deed to the Estate was traced to one Grandma Woadan.
In order to help appropriate the funds for our War we are releasing an Adult video to the market.
Coming soon "Devil Doggin the Countess Crey".

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Dear Cuddles,

I am Woadan, T E A M CERT (Cuddles Emergency Response Team) Leader. I am also T E A M PARC (Perrsonnel, Accounting, and Records Consultant). This is CRAP (Cuddles Represents A Problem).

Using confidential resources, I have been able to determine that you have been observed buying and using Superadine. That makes this an SOS case (Supers On Superadine), and the members of your Super Group would be well advised to organize a HIP (Hero Intervention Procedure).

If your illegal activites end now, I shall forego submission of an invoice for the damages sustained by our offices.

Get help. Please.

Woadan

Interesting. Quite interesting.

I feel that a rebuttal is necessary. After all, I was there.

Eternal Prophecy lost its leadership to outside influences, not to the Rikti. The "vaunted" heroes became addicted to a fantasy MMORPG euphemistically referred to as E-Crack. Repeated calls on honor, on patriotism, and even on friendships fell on deaf ears. In the end, no entreaty worked, so entranced by their video screens had the "leaders" become.

Deeming the situation intolerable, we who were dedicated to the causes of justice and honor were left with no choice but to "bury the dead", and move on with renewed efforts in a new partnership dedicated to the principles of teamwork. Whatever glories Eternal Prophecy may have obtained were in the past. Better to leave the spirits of the dead well enough alone and forge a new path. We are, after all, at war.

T E A M. Teamwork Equals Accomplished Missions. (Please note the spaces between the letters.) T E A M was formed from the ashes of Eternal Prophecy, and all current members of Eternal Prophecy at the formation were given the chance to join us in the new venture. We even allocated a generous amount of time for them to make up their minds.

We have nothing but respect for what Eternal Prophecy and its members accomplished in the past. But Paragon City is beset on all sides by all manner of villains. The members of T E A M have been doing our part to keep those self-same villains at bay. And it would be our hope that all Super Groups be dedicated to the same goal, and not to chasing shadows.

Please take a look around Cuddles. Tell me, what do you see?

Paragon City is at war. Declare war, by all means. But please do us all the favor of targeting the true enemy. And please leave the ghosts of the dead to the past, where they belong.

NOTE: I have yet to role-play in CoH. It's not that I am not willing to RP, nor is it a lack of ability. I consider myself an excellent RPer. I have also yet to see any RP in CoH. I think the reason for that most people aren't playing CoH for the RP aspects. And while it doesn't exactly promote RP, it doesn't exactly interfere with it, either.

I think, just as with other areas on the Internet, that people who have socially unacceptible character traits think it is OK to be their true selves just because they are "in character" in game.

I think, whether you agree with me that RP is possible or takes place in CoH, that you really need to turn the tables on yourself before you say something in the game. Ask yourself if you, being on the receiving end of the comment, would be offended by it? If yes, maybe it's time to reconsider what you're about to say. And that doesn't matter if you are "in character" or not. If not, then you had better be prepared for being shunned by most players because "you're a jerk".

Regardless of anything else, if you are speaking in character, and you have an affectation (speaking with an English accent, or like a machine, saying "Sugar" or "Sweetiekins", etc.), then you should probably warn those you team with in advance so they won't be offended, in character or out. A good place for that is in your character description, of course, but since others may not read it, an announcement in Team chat mode is probably a good idea, too.

As always, YMMV!

Best,

Chris