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meta moderators ([personal profile] metamods) wrote in [community profile] metaooc2023-05-19 11:46 am

BREAKING NEWS: FANTASTIC HAS TAKEN OVER AS LEADER OF THE ALLIANCE

On May 19th the following news article goes live, and gets posted - everywhere. Twitter, Ourpowers, Reddit, covering the face of newspapers, and everyone is talking about it.

BREAKING NEWS


ATOMIGHT HAS STEPPED DOWN AS LEADER OF THE ALLIANCE, HANDING OVER THE REIGNS TO FANTASTIC. FANTASTIC AND ATOMIGHT HAVE RELEASED STATEMENTS ON THE FUTURE OF THE ALLIANCE.

Fantastic: "I have a lot of respect for Atomight; he's worked hard over his time as our number one hero, he's logged a lot of hours and dealt with a looot of situations that I'm not even sure I'd know how to handle - but you know what they say: you can't teach an old dog new tricks, and the times are changing. The world is evolving, and the Alliance needs to evolve along with it. I've got a lot of changes I want to bring to the table, for all of our sakes. The Alliance is here to protect the people, and that's what we need to refocus on. My people will be working hard on making sure these changes work for everyone; we'll make announcements in a few weeks after we've gotten everyone settled into their new positions. Until then - deuces, ya'll."

Atomight: "Times are changing - even if I am no longer the leader of the Alliance, I am still dedicated to protecting the people of this world. I'll always fight for a better tomorrow, for everyone. Please don't take this as me stepping away from doing all I can to help, but as the Alliance simply. . . changing hands. "

We approached Mechanima and Frances for their thoughts, but were unable to get in contact with either of them for direct word. Given the situation in Central City, Mechanima's absence isn't surprising - but everyone wants to know: where is Frances? What does this mean for the Alliance? For the world?


Player characters who are within the Alliance may notice their own access to the Alliance's systems have been extremely limited; if asked, they'll be told that Fantastic's team is rewriting rules and regulations and have turned off access for most individuals until they're able to complete their audit. Further investigations will show that this only applies to Starfallen and those who have befriended them.

Attempts to reach out to Fantastic will be unsuccessful - blocked by secretaries, bodyguards, and fellow heroes. Atomight, after giving his statement, has temporarily fallen off the map. Mechanima is still working on his "hostile takeover" of Central City. Frances, like Atomight, has fallen off the map.

We'll be following up on this both in the June State of the Game and the CR meme.