Saturday 3rd Jan 2009, 10:37AM
"And that was DragonForce with "Operation Ground and Pound". In a word: epic. This is great, ya know? I've barely been hosting for a DAY and already my inbox is flooding with emails from all over the city with requests, questions and generally stuff you lot consider news worth. Okay, so I only have as long as the next batch of songs to properly sift through them. There's a LOT here, so don't feel ignored if I don't manage to answer your message."
"Ooooo-kay, got a request here from the first one, randomly clicked for quickness and all that! Judi from Kings Row asking for Terence Trent D'arby's "Sign Your Name". I -think- we've got it somewhere, just gimme a moment to find it and it'll be the first thing on the playlist if it is."
"Okay, next email... Aaron from Steel Canyon, asking this:
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"Dear Mr. Maxxis
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(Hey, formal there, I like that) *clears throat*
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DEAR Mr. Maxxis, You said you're a registered hero. Have you ever worked alongside other heroes?"
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Well, I think it's safe to say... yeah, I've worked with a few in the short time I've been here. Stormed though the city's sewer system with a bunch of them, met some crazy topless guy from England with funky tattoos the other day that could churn out more radiation than is probably good for his health - didn't sound like many of the Brits I've come across in the past, but whatever. He was cool. I've also popped over to the statue of Galaxy Girl a couple of times. Speaking purely from personal experience though... some kinda crazy over there, I think. But that's just me speaking from minimal experience, of course!"
"Okay, that was two randomly plucked out mails answered, I'll go through more of them over the course of this next playlist, starting with the requested "Sign Your Name" by Terence Trent D'arby."
Sam: "My mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas."
Max: "Me too."
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Monday 5th Jan, 9:23AM.
"Okay, for those that tuned in just now, that was "The Promise" from Girls Aloud. We're getting some fresh news right now that an explosion's just occurred at a Kings Row apartment wiping out the whole thing and leaving nothing but two walls. The one sole witness so far claimed to have seen a man in a strange wheelchair that was apparently fitted with some kind of long-range rifle. Unfortunately, said witness was a drunken bum. I kid you not. Anyway, while I'm guessing a few heroes are looking to check that scene out, back to the music, starting with a track from Morgana Fiolett's "Roses in December" album. Have a good listen."
Sam: "My mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas."
Max: "Me too."
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Tuesday 6th Jan, 11:02AM
"Gary Numan, Tubeway Army, pick one. Regardless, that was "Are 'Friends' Electric?" from 1979, way before Sugababes. Seriously."
"Reports coming in now that a PPD raid on a warehouse in Independence has taken a turn for the creepy. Paragon's finest, expecting to catch a drug deal in progress instead found more than thirty bodies, all of them beleived to be Skulls or Family and all of them appearing to have been shot. Normally that sorta scene gets chalked up to the whole deal going downhill and both parties trying to wipe each other out after bickering about it for all of 5 seconds, but the same reports are saying that the remaining Superadine on offer there - estimated to be worth about three hundred thousand bucks - and the complete lack of spent casings or ammo there suggests that might not have been the case. You know, like someone took the phrase "Kill Skuls" just a -little- too literally."
"PPD currently have no leads whatsoever - like I said, people *adopts a deep booming voice and applies some echo* CREEPYYYYYY *returns to normal* - and are currently calling for witnesses. Good luck with that, something tells me they're gonna need it."
"So while anyone interested in this case might wanna go check that out, let's continue with more great music. Something obscure this time, "Robot Sneakers" from Trash80!"
Sam: "My mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas."
Max: "Me too."
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Wednesday 7th Jan, 4:00AM
"Kid Cudi with "Day and Nite". Future. Classic."
"Next up, we've got an oldie from the boss herself, DJ Stacker, but before we do I'd like to give shout out to an old friend of mine who seems to have moved to the city at some point in time, Ricky Stickyback - it's a nickname, seriously. Congratulations, Ricky, on your free ride in the back of a PPD car along with your 'vacation' at the City's 5-star prison, the Zig! I'll also personally award you the bill for any dents to my car after I get it back."
"Back to the music now, this is "Tripwire" from early 2006. Enjoy."
Sam: "My mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas."
Max: "Me too."
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Sunday 11th Jan, 8:32AM
"You can NOT hate this track, listeners. Jan Hammer's "Crockett's Theme", from Miami Vice. I've actually been spending the past few nights of my spare time watching the whole series from start to finish. I think I'm getting there."
"Okay, bit of an odd one, here. News has just come in that a sports car flipped and barrel-rolled off the road in Skyway City just a few minutes ago. Fortunately, nobody was hurt in the accident, and the driver was a mutant with some pretty thick skin. And bones. And pretty much everything else that made uo his body. So anyway, he crawled out from the wreckage A-OK, albeit with a 'minor headache'."
"Now, what was -funny- about it... a friend of mine just called me about it. Says he saw this one guy walking out of a shop, taking a few casual sips from his can of whatever, just about to cross the road when the car crashed down in front of him. Just mere inches from his face, apparently. So this guy just stopped himself. Didn't flinch, didn't jump back in shock at the sudden sight of an expensive car nearly pancaking him. He just stops, watches the car skid along, without even turning his head. As soon as the car finally stopped, well, he just shrugged, took another sip and crossed the road like nothing happened. Crazy guy. Ya know, we should find him, get him on the station for a few minutes. I wanna know what was going through that guys head."
"We return to the music now, with Apocalytica. "I Don't Care". Crank it to 11, people."
Sam: "My mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas."
Max: "Me too."
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((Okie dokie, this is just a tiny random idea that's been running in my head of a while now. This thread'll basically consist of snippets and quotes from a DJ at a newly-launched radio station, who also works as a hero and subsequently comments on stuff going on around Paragon along with his own experiences.))
((If anyone has anything you think is worthy of the DJ's notice, feel free to PM me. Can be local news, rumour or something he's likely to spot on his travels. :P ))
For the past few weeks, flyers and advertisements have been found across the Rhode Island area, advertising a new radio station by the name of Rescuer Radio. The station finally launched on the proposed date and time - Saturday January 3rd 2009, 6:00PM local time for Paragon - with the opening song "We Built This City" by Starship. When the song finally ends:
"Gooooooooooood Morning, Paragon City! This is DJ Marc Maxxis welcoming all of you out there tuning into Rescuer Radio this today! I apologise for my choice of opening song, but it was either that or "Paradise City". Yeah. Anyway, I'd like to say it's good to be here, but... well, there isn't a but. It's good to be here! *laughs*"
"I'll be hosting till noon bringing you good music and stories from around the city and the state, coming back at midnight for more fun. I can see myself downing a LOT of caffeine! *laughs again* Anyway less talk more music. Next up: "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga."
Sam: "My mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas."
Max: "Me too."
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