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#76
8th Mar 2015 at 9:33 PM
8th Mar 2015 at 9:33 PM
Sorry, PSDuckie, I didn't see your post till now. That's fine. It's not really about which game you use (as long as it's one of the 3, lol). Since it's not a continuous story, not using the same game doesn't have much bearing.
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#77
8th Mar 2015 at 11:24 PM
8th Mar 2015 at 11:24 PM
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#78
9th Mar 2015 at 2:53 AM
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9th Mar 2015 at 2:53 AM
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Prompt #1: Crime (assault and battery)
Prompt #2: Pirates (okay, one pirate anyway)
Word Count: 795 words
Paper: The User Interface, a tabloid
Cover Picture
Headline translates to: Is This Woman A MENACE 2 SOCIETY?
Article
Bonus: No bonus -- ran out of time.
EDIT: it is only 9:58 pm where I am. I hope this is not too late!
EDIT 2: @TMBrandon, I swear I did not read your article before writing mine!
Great minds think alike?
Prompt #2: Pirates (okay, one pirate anyway)
Word Count: 795 words
Paper: The User Interface, a tabloid
Cover Picture
Headline translates to: Is This Woman A MENACE 2 SOCIETY?
Article
She’s done it again! On Tuesday, Mrs. Agnes Crumplebottom viciously attacked beloved local Dread Pirate Descartes Tsvirkunov in broad daylight in the High Street, screaming about the “indecency” of his clothing.
“She just came up to me and started hitting me,” Tsvirkunov said. “I wasn’t even doing anything wrong. I have to wear the outfit. It’s my job uniform!” (Here the manly pirate stopped to wipe away a tear.) “It’s not my fault that the shirt is open to the waist. And anyway, it’s only open a little bit.” The User Interface can confirm that Mr. Tsvirkunov’s uniform is both tasteful and common in the field of piracy. Also, Mr. Tsvirkunov absolutely rocks the required three-cornered hat.
This assault on an innocent bystander is not a one-time thing either, an anonymous source told the User Interface. “I was at work, and she came up to me and said that she could see my ‘unmentionables,’” the source said. “I told her I was a married lady and that my husband was the only person who ever saw my unmentionables. She said that my unmentionables were at the tops of my feet and she could see them plain as day. And then she hit me with her purse.”
The brutal assault on Mr. Tsvirkunov was witnessed by many people, but not one of them called the police to stop the violence. And why? Because Mrs. Crumplebottom is a local legend, both for the irrational nature of her battery and for her black patent-leather purse with the gold clasp. In fact, the good citizens of our fair city are just as afraid of the purse as of Mrs. Crumplebottom herself. “I think she keeps rocks in there,” Tsvirkunov said. “Or bricks. I’m a pirate, and I know all about getting hit, but this really hurt when she hit me!”
Mrs. Crumplebottom defended herself via a phone interview. “I am the only person who cares about common decency in this town!” she said. “What people think they can get away with these days is a crime! In my day, you covered yourself from neck to ankle, and from neck to wrist too. Having handsome young men walk around without any proper shirts puts bad thoughts in young girls’ heads, and it’s a sin and a shame that nobody stands up for what’s right and proper anymore. Well, that’s why I’m here. That’s what I do. I find people who are Doing Wrong – that’s Doing Wrong with a capital D and a capital W, get it right – and I talk to them about the Error Of Their Ways.”
Mrs. Crumplebottom’s usual outfit consists of a small pillbox hat; a high-necked jacket that reaches to the waist, with sleeves to the wrist; solid, low-heeled shoes – and a skirt that stops just below the knee. How can the woman who calls herself the Last Bastion of Moral Decency wear a skirt that shows not only her shins, but her ankles as well? “I wear stockings,” Mrs. Crumplebottom explained. “Two pairs. One pair of opaque tights the same color as my legs so that nobody sees my real legs and one pair of sheer stockings so that nobody thinks my legs are bare.”
But what about the purse? Mrs. Crumplebottom denies any wrongdoing. “I do not carry rocks in my purse,” she said. “I do not carry bricks. I carry my knitting and my change purse and my copy of Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior. No well-bred lady carries blunt instruments.” The User Interface has investigated and found that the book in question is over eight hundred pages long and weighs three pounds. Three pounds is almost the same weight as a standard building brick. Bricks are dangerous objects that cause serious bodily harm, so why is an allegedly unstable old woman allowed to carry around an item that is every bit as dangerous and much larger? More importantly, why is she allowed to hit people with this item?
It is time for our leaders to do something about this menace to society! The User Interface urges all its right-thinking readers to contact their elected officials and ask them to ban purses, pillbox hats, wearing more than one pair of stockings at a time, and etiquette guides. The User Interface also recommends that its readers contact their elected officials by phone, letter, email, or carrier pigeon. Mrs. Crumplebottom has been known to hang around City Hall, and safety should always come first!
“How many more people have to be harmed before somebody does something?” asked Mr. Tsvirkunov. “I mean, I’m a pirate captain, and I could get my pirate crew follow me around to keep me safe. Probably, anyway. But not everybody has a pirate crew. When will this madness stop?”
“She just came up to me and started hitting me,” Tsvirkunov said. “I wasn’t even doing anything wrong. I have to wear the outfit. It’s my job uniform!” (Here the manly pirate stopped to wipe away a tear.) “It’s not my fault that the shirt is open to the waist. And anyway, it’s only open a little bit.” The User Interface can confirm that Mr. Tsvirkunov’s uniform is both tasteful and common in the field of piracy. Also, Mr. Tsvirkunov absolutely rocks the required three-cornered hat.
This assault on an innocent bystander is not a one-time thing either, an anonymous source told the User Interface. “I was at work, and she came up to me and said that she could see my ‘unmentionables,’” the source said. “I told her I was a married lady and that my husband was the only person who ever saw my unmentionables. She said that my unmentionables were at the tops of my feet and she could see them plain as day. And then she hit me with her purse.”
The brutal assault on Mr. Tsvirkunov was witnessed by many people, but not one of them called the police to stop the violence. And why? Because Mrs. Crumplebottom is a local legend, both for the irrational nature of her battery and for her black patent-leather purse with the gold clasp. In fact, the good citizens of our fair city are just as afraid of the purse as of Mrs. Crumplebottom herself. “I think she keeps rocks in there,” Tsvirkunov said. “Or bricks. I’m a pirate, and I know all about getting hit, but this really hurt when she hit me!”
Mrs. Crumplebottom defended herself via a phone interview. “I am the only person who cares about common decency in this town!” she said. “What people think they can get away with these days is a crime! In my day, you covered yourself from neck to ankle, and from neck to wrist too. Having handsome young men walk around without any proper shirts puts bad thoughts in young girls’ heads, and it’s a sin and a shame that nobody stands up for what’s right and proper anymore. Well, that’s why I’m here. That’s what I do. I find people who are Doing Wrong – that’s Doing Wrong with a capital D and a capital W, get it right – and I talk to them about the Error Of Their Ways.”
Mrs. Crumplebottom’s usual outfit consists of a small pillbox hat; a high-necked jacket that reaches to the waist, with sleeves to the wrist; solid, low-heeled shoes – and a skirt that stops just below the knee. How can the woman who calls herself the Last Bastion of Moral Decency wear a skirt that shows not only her shins, but her ankles as well? “I wear stockings,” Mrs. Crumplebottom explained. “Two pairs. One pair of opaque tights the same color as my legs so that nobody sees my real legs and one pair of sheer stockings so that nobody thinks my legs are bare.”
But what about the purse? Mrs. Crumplebottom denies any wrongdoing. “I do not carry rocks in my purse,” she said. “I do not carry bricks. I carry my knitting and my change purse and my copy of Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior. No well-bred lady carries blunt instruments.” The User Interface has investigated and found that the book in question is over eight hundred pages long and weighs three pounds. Three pounds is almost the same weight as a standard building brick. Bricks are dangerous objects that cause serious bodily harm, so why is an allegedly unstable old woman allowed to carry around an item that is every bit as dangerous and much larger? More importantly, why is she allowed to hit people with this item?
It is time for our leaders to do something about this menace to society! The User Interface urges all its right-thinking readers to contact their elected officials and ask them to ban purses, pillbox hats, wearing more than one pair of stockings at a time, and etiquette guides. The User Interface also recommends that its readers contact their elected officials by phone, letter, email, or carrier pigeon. Mrs. Crumplebottom has been known to hang around City Hall, and safety should always come first!
“How many more people have to be harmed before somebody does something?” asked Mr. Tsvirkunov. “I mean, I’m a pirate captain, and I could get my pirate crew follow me around to keep me safe. Probably, anyway. But not everybody has a pirate crew. When will this madness stop?”
Bonus: No bonus -- ran out of time.
EDIT: it is only 9:58 pm where I am. I hope this is not too late!
EDIT 2: @TMBrandon, I swear I did not read your article before writing mine!
Great minds think alike?
#79
9th Mar 2015 at 4:02 AM
9th Mar 2015 at 4:02 AM
@d_dgjdhh, I think we will just keep it to TS2, 3, and 4.
esme, you're good
esme, you're good
#80
9th Mar 2015 at 5:03 AM
Last edited by Scarlet Love : 9th Mar 2015 at 5:13 AM.
9th Mar 2015 at 5:03 AM
Last edited by Scarlet Love : 9th Mar 2015 at 5:13 AM.
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Mohawkea Times; First murder in 25 years!
Where: In Sim City (Mohawkea)
Word Count: 780
Sorry it is right on the time I found out about the contest day before yesterday.
To the committed reader of Mohawkea Times I present a rather disturbing story to you. There hasn’t been a murder in 25 years. Not since the affair of Milo and Johnny Frost.
On Friday March 6, 2015 Mrs. Price was arrested for the alleged murder of her husband of 20 years. The police got a disturbing call from the alleged suspect’s 19 year old son, Tristen.
Once the police arrived they found Mr. Price in the pond beaten and a bloody rake thrown in the pond with him. Mrs. Price was found in the bathroom attempting suicide when the police arrived. Mrs. Price was then taken to Mohawkea Medical Hospital. Until the pending court date Mrs. Price will be staying at Mohawkea Psychiatric Facility where she will get treatment.
While in an interview with her Gynecologist Dr. Lynch he tells me about her life. Mrs. Price had just had their 10th child. She had been on many fertility drugs because she had always wanted a big family. In his professional opinion he states that because of her many drugs for her fertility and the birth of her newest daughter that she may have been depressed.
Although others do not agree, the older Price children told the Mohawkea Childrens Services officer that their parents “fought all the time.” The older also said that they took great attempts at hiding the fights between their parents from the younger children in the home.
During an investigation into Mr. Price everyone that we spoke to said he was very successful in his work. He was a very smart man born into a wealthy family but proceeded to go to a college that was not in the lines of his family’s business of import/export. He was always a good student perfect grades. They even sent him to the family’s alumni college. Mr. Price’s parents were extremely supportive and had even sent him on a backpacking trip to Europe after his college graduation, which he refused, instead he went to a West Peruvian village and served hot meals to the children.
Mrs. Price was not quite as successful. She grew up without a father and her mother had a history of multiple personality disorders and severe depression for nearly all her life. During her childhood Mrs. Price’s mother was arrested on several occasions for prostitution and possession of drugs. Her mother blamed the prostitution on the fact that her mental illness kept her from being able to hold down a job. Mrs. Price’s mother was found in a dumpster two weeks after Mrs. Price’s 18th birthday, her murder is still unsolved to this day. She paid her tuition into college with scholarships and working at a local grocery store.
Mr. and Mrs. Price met in college. Their relationship had been very intense they soon become engaged and in Mrs. Price’s sophomore year she dropped out because she had become pregnant. She had had a miscarriage the baby which led to their quick marriage and after several more miscarriages and failed pregnancies ultimately it lead to her fertility drug use. It took her many years to carry a successful pregnancy, first of which was quadruplets. Triplets the second time, a set of twins and then their most recent daughter.
The children had suffered much from the death of their father. Reports say that the children with remain together as the oldest children are 19 years of age. Although because their home is still a crime scene they are unsure of where to go. They don’t have any family to stay with. The Red Cross is currently helping with their situation and making arrangements for their hotel stay while their family home is still under investigation by the crime scene unit. If you would like to make a donation the First National Bank of Mohawkea is collecting funds next Sunday during their Grand Re-Opening.
The union of Mr. and Mrs. Price broke the bond with his parents resulting in no help. They came to Mr. Price’s wake and are staying in town for his funeral when the body is released.
A source at the medical examiner’s office let our station know that Mr. Price was actually spared the pain and embarrassment of dying from the fatal STD he had contracted from one of his alleged mistresses. We are unsure at this time if Mrs. Price was aware and this may ultimately be her defense strategy for the pending trial. Rumor has it that Mr. Price was unfaithful for more than half of their marriage, we are currently waiting on results for several more children that may have been conceived during his trip to West Peru after graduating college.
On Friday March 6, 2015 Mrs. Price was arrested for the alleged murder of her husband of 20 years. The police got a disturbing call from the alleged suspect’s 19 year old son, Tristen.
Once the police arrived they found Mr. Price in the pond beaten and a bloody rake thrown in the pond with him. Mrs. Price was found in the bathroom attempting suicide when the police arrived. Mrs. Price was then taken to Mohawkea Medical Hospital. Until the pending court date Mrs. Price will be staying at Mohawkea Psychiatric Facility where she will get treatment.
While in an interview with her Gynecologist Dr. Lynch he tells me about her life. Mrs. Price had just had their 10th child. She had been on many fertility drugs because she had always wanted a big family. In his professional opinion he states that because of her many drugs for her fertility and the birth of her newest daughter that she may have been depressed.
Although others do not agree, the older Price children told the Mohawkea Childrens Services officer that their parents “fought all the time.” The older also said that they took great attempts at hiding the fights between their parents from the younger children in the home.
During an investigation into Mr. Price everyone that we spoke to said he was very successful in his work. He was a very smart man born into a wealthy family but proceeded to go to a college that was not in the lines of his family’s business of import/export. He was always a good student perfect grades. They even sent him to the family’s alumni college. Mr. Price’s parents were extremely supportive and had even sent him on a backpacking trip to Europe after his college graduation, which he refused, instead he went to a West Peruvian village and served hot meals to the children.
Mrs. Price was not quite as successful. She grew up without a father and her mother had a history of multiple personality disorders and severe depression for nearly all her life. During her childhood Mrs. Price’s mother was arrested on several occasions for prostitution and possession of drugs. Her mother blamed the prostitution on the fact that her mental illness kept her from being able to hold down a job. Mrs. Price’s mother was found in a dumpster two weeks after Mrs. Price’s 18th birthday, her murder is still unsolved to this day. She paid her tuition into college with scholarships and working at a local grocery store.
Mr. and Mrs. Price met in college. Their relationship had been very intense they soon become engaged and in Mrs. Price’s sophomore year she dropped out because she had become pregnant. She had had a miscarriage the baby which led to their quick marriage and after several more miscarriages and failed pregnancies ultimately it lead to her fertility drug use. It took her many years to carry a successful pregnancy, first of which was quadruplets. Triplets the second time, a set of twins and then their most recent daughter.
The children had suffered much from the death of their father. Reports say that the children with remain together as the oldest children are 19 years of age. Although because their home is still a crime scene they are unsure of where to go. They don’t have any family to stay with. The Red Cross is currently helping with their situation and making arrangements for their hotel stay while their family home is still under investigation by the crime scene unit. If you would like to make a donation the First National Bank of Mohawkea is collecting funds next Sunday during their Grand Re-Opening.
The union of Mr. and Mrs. Price broke the bond with his parents resulting in no help. They came to Mr. Price’s wake and are staying in town for his funeral when the body is released.
A source at the medical examiner’s office let our station know that Mr. Price was actually spared the pain and embarrassment of dying from the fatal STD he had contracted from one of his alleged mistresses. We are unsure at this time if Mrs. Price was aware and this may ultimately be her defense strategy for the pending trial. Rumor has it that Mr. Price was unfaithful for more than half of their marriage, we are currently waiting on results for several more children that may have been conceived during his trip to West Peru after graduating college.
For some reason I can't figure out how to get the picture on the post just below it.
Sorry for no bonus I just didn't have time
#81
9th Mar 2015 at 9:11 AM
9th Mar 2015 at 9:11 AM
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Good luck everyone! I've had a blast reading all my fellow contestants entries! 
#82
9th Mar 2015 at 10:05 AM
9th Mar 2015 at 10:05 AM
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@justJones, think you missed Qnshr5's entry (post 74).
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#83
9th Mar 2015 at 1:40 PM
Last edited by justJones : 9th Mar 2015 at 3:33 PM.
9th Mar 2015 at 1:40 PM
Last edited by justJones : 9th Mar 2015 at 3:33 PM.
Oh you are right, Karen. I saw it. I just forgot to add it.
Round 1 is now closed!I will be posting Round 2 fairly soon
Round 2 is now posted!
Round 1 is now closed!
Round 2 is now posted!
#84
10th Mar 2015 at 12:56 AM
10th Mar 2015 at 12:56 AM
Quote: Originally posted by justJones
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Oh you are right, Karen. I saw it. I just forgot to add it. Round 1 is now closed! Round 2 is now posted! |
For Round 2 when you refer to kids, can we use teens? I wanted to ask before I start my story.
#85
10th Mar 2015 at 1:32 AM
10th Mar 2015 at 1:32 AM
I debated this when I came up with them, and decided, yes, teens are ok.
#86
10th Mar 2015 at 2:35 AM
10th Mar 2015 at 2:35 AM
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@justJones Can we use two of the choices for the prompts. I wanted to choose two for the first one but I don't want to have it all typed out and have it be a no.
#87
10th Mar 2015 at 3:24 AM
Last edited by justJones : 10th Mar 2015 at 2:29 PM.
10th Mar 2015 at 3:24 AM
Last edited by justJones : 10th Mar 2015 at 2:29 PM.
You can use 2, just pick one as your "official" choice to list in your post.
Additional Round 2 Info
Please include a transcript of your article if you do it in an image format. Also, if you would like to add one to your round 1 post, you may.
Additional Round 2 Info
Please include a transcript of your article if you do it in an image format. Also, if you would like to add one to your round 1 post, you may.
#88
11th Mar 2015 at 4:45 AM
Last edited by Charmful : 15th Mar 2015 at 7:55 AM.
11th Mar 2015 at 4:45 AM
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Charmful Entry - Round 2
1: Training Camp
2: Kids
Article Word Count: 827
Shrill screams pierce the morning air between splashes of water. The screamer is 9-year-old Fauna Schoulsburg who just on the receiving end of being shoved into the deep end of the Isla Del Kashmire Community Pool. The perpetrator is SSU freshman, Amelia Wellington.
It may seem cruel, but Amelia is not a bully and never was - she's a two-time silver medalist in the junior female division of Simalfornia Coast Surfing, she plans to be a marine biologist, and she's been in the water since she was a tiny tot. To call her obsessed with the ocean is an understatement.
Fauna splashes around before making her way into a tread, keeping her head above water and Amelia nods with approval.
This is the order of the morning at Amelia’s Water Training Day Camp.
Miss Wellington has given up her spring break vacation to return to her home and teach these girls. She would otherwise have been catching waves down at Twikkii Island – an immensely popular place for college youth to gather during the break.
"I just wanted to start training the girls in our region to swim. The boys have the SimScouts which has a program where they can learn swimming but none existed for girls before now. Our neighborhood is an island and with summer approaching, there will be a lot more water activities. I feel if they knew how to swim better, there can be a lot of swimming injuries and even deaths prevented."
Records pulled from the Kashmire region archives show that there's at least 2 aquatic fatalities a year in children aged 1-10.
Amelia is not alone in sacrificing her precious spring break time to do a community service. Her college dorm mate, Melinda Cosgrove has also joined in. Both young women are natives to Isla Del Kashmire.
“My grandmother was an Olympic swimmer, and I know she would be proud of what I am doing,” Cosgrove explained when asked why she joined Amelia’s cause.
Down in the shallow end of the pool, Melinda is teaching a group of girls how to float on their backs. She is no stranger to water either, having grown up at the Cosgrove Villa, which has its own Olympic-sized pool and under the swimming tutelage of the late Samantha Cosgrove, also known as ‘The Kashmire Stingray’ to fans of sports history.
"You have to get used to getting water in the ears, but floating on your back is vital if your limbs get tired from treading water," she explains to the girls. The group is aged 7-11 and all locals.
It takes 9-year-old Illyana Sanchez nearly a half of an hour to stay afloat without squirming from the sensation of water creeping into her ears. However, once she succeeds, she could rival the sun with the brightness of her triumphant smile.
Meanwhile, down in the deep end, Fauna does just that as her treading ebbs and she rolls onto her back to rest. Once the girls are evaluated on their back floating, they are able to advance and learn treading water with Amelia. If they prove their skills past treading they get to advance to the diving boards.
"I am scared of deep end," admits one of the girls as she peers down the pool to where Fauna treads water.
Amelia hears this and shouts with encouragement, "FACE YOUR FEARS!"
“I would have never touched a surf-board if I hadn’t faced mine,” Amelia explains in regards to her comment, “the ocean is relentless and the only way to stay alive out there is to have superior swimming skills. The community pool is where it all starts.”
It is also more than teaching the girls, but her own little sister is attending the camp. Piper Wellington at 11 years old, knows the basics but when asked why she wanted to be taught by her older sister, the girl answered, “Amelia is the best swimmer I know, and her lessons stick with you.”
After some time in the water, Melinda and Amelia call the girls together.
Amelia glances over her clipboard with a smile before addressing them, “You all did well this morning. I am eager to see how far everyone can get before the week is up and we have to go back to Sim State.”
There are cries of discontent at the news that these swimming lessons are only a week long.
“I love the water, I want to me a mermaid when I grow up,” says Alarie Thackery, age 8.
“I want to be a shark,” her twin sister, Alanna, adds.
This reporter doesn’t have the heart to tell them that sharks eat mermaids.
Amelia’s Water Training Day Camp runs from Saturday to Monday, March 21st through the 30th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at the Isla Del Kashmire Community Pool. Parents can sign their daughters in at any time; there is no cost.
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#89
13th Mar 2015 at 9:59 AM
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Entry: Second Round
Prompt 1 : ChampionshipPrompt 2 : In Sim City
Word Count : 737
Header:
News Article:
The semi-finalists in the Annual Sim City Sporty Championship have surprised every Sim! Nobody has expected these teams to make it, but they made it anyway.
The first team to make it, The Good Witches, beat the Llamas in three of the four disciplines that make up the games. Brothers Walter and William Jitsemakol are quite popular in Sim City, although nobody knows how long they have been witches. They have no interest in being cured. The Witches easily outplayed the Llamas in Toss Football, Throw Catch and Kicky Bag. The Llamas did win the swimming category, but not by far.
“They should be busy with magic, not with sport,” Agnes Crumplebottom told the Sim City Weekly. “Although I guess flying around on a broomstick might be good exercise. If anyone of them comes near me, I am hitting him over the head with my handbag anyway. Nobody should beat the Llamas.”
“Actually, we just do a lot of yoga,” Warlock Walter told us.
The Grannies, who were, before the matches started, the laughing stock of Sim City, have silenced all their critics. They won all four sections against the Student Twins. The Grannies are convinced that their success is the result of eating tons of chicken soup and some elixir of life. May Gieke and Fran Gavigan just smile graciously when anybody compliments or insults them, and then go back to exercising.
“I am amazed that Sims are so surprised by the Grannies,” Chester Gieke told the Sim City Weekly. “One of them is my granny; I resurrected her, and she is full of life. You have to see her in the swimming pool! She can out-Marco Polo everyone.”
Quite shocking is the fact that the Social Girls won the Big Body Builders! A source told us that they were flirting throughout the events, distracting the body builders. Some Sims are upset because the Social Girls took advantage of their natural beauty, others think the gals are clever, and cunning, and that all is fair in love and sport.
Tina Traveller and Kelly Gavigan insist that they have won fairly. “We followed all the rules. It was a great feeling to win those pieces of meat,” Kelly said. Tina added that it was not their fault if some people had more brawn than brains. “We approached it professionally,” she said, “but those jocks did not think they had to do any preparation to beat us. And we won all the categories.”
“Oh, there is a lot more than looks about the Social Girls,” Mortimer Goth told us. “I am, of course, not at liberty to tell you everything, but if you should, one night, look through a telescope, you might meet their relations. They are excellent make-up artists too!”
The Racers are basically unknown in these parts. They have only moved to Sim City a month before the Games. It has transpired that the two ladies are not only super fit, but that they are also real racing drivers. Rumour has it that Malcolm XXX Landgraab is considering buying another Formula One team.
“We are not driving racing cars at the moment, but we have to compete,” Zelda Centowski told us. “Racing is in our blood, but we like other challenges too.”
“The annual championship is a big challenge,” added Suzanne Long. “The contest against the Space Pirates was quite fierce. We are happy that we succeeded in beating them.”
“It would only be fair to allow them to use their natural talents and skills,” Mr Landgraab said to one of our reporters. “They are graceful, flexible, experienced and athletic. And I’ve been considering buying another team anyway since it will surely bring in a whole lot more Simoleons.”
Another source told us that you could sometimes, when the moon is dark, find the Racers in Downtown, looking far less pretty than they look on the sporting fields. Sim City Weekly will investigate this rumour.
All the teams were eager to go back to training, but agreed to pose quickly for our photographer.
Bets can now be placed at any bookie in the city on the results. If you want to predict the outcome of both the semi-finals and the final winner, you will get a handsome discount.
Sport reporters are divided at this stage. Having followed the games closely, this reporter believes that the Social Girls and the Good Witches will compete for the Championship.
The first team to make it, The Good Witches, beat the Llamas in three of the four disciplines that make up the games. Brothers Walter and William Jitsemakol are quite popular in Sim City, although nobody knows how long they have been witches. They have no interest in being cured. The Witches easily outplayed the Llamas in Toss Football, Throw Catch and Kicky Bag. The Llamas did win the swimming category, but not by far.
“They should be busy with magic, not with sport,” Agnes Crumplebottom told the Sim City Weekly. “Although I guess flying around on a broomstick might be good exercise. If anyone of them comes near me, I am hitting him over the head with my handbag anyway. Nobody should beat the Llamas.”
“Actually, we just do a lot of yoga,” Warlock Walter told us.
The Grannies, who were, before the matches started, the laughing stock of Sim City, have silenced all their critics. They won all four sections against the Student Twins. The Grannies are convinced that their success is the result of eating tons of chicken soup and some elixir of life. May Gieke and Fran Gavigan just smile graciously when anybody compliments or insults them, and then go back to exercising.
“I am amazed that Sims are so surprised by the Grannies,” Chester Gieke told the Sim City Weekly. “One of them is my granny; I resurrected her, and she is full of life. You have to see her in the swimming pool! She can out-Marco Polo everyone.”
Quite shocking is the fact that the Social Girls won the Big Body Builders! A source told us that they were flirting throughout the events, distracting the body builders. Some Sims are upset because the Social Girls took advantage of their natural beauty, others think the gals are clever, and cunning, and that all is fair in love and sport.
Tina Traveller and Kelly Gavigan insist that they have won fairly. “We followed all the rules. It was a great feeling to win those pieces of meat,” Kelly said. Tina added that it was not their fault if some people had more brawn than brains. “We approached it professionally,” she said, “but those jocks did not think they had to do any preparation to beat us. And we won all the categories.”
“Oh, there is a lot more than looks about the Social Girls,” Mortimer Goth told us. “I am, of course, not at liberty to tell you everything, but if you should, one night, look through a telescope, you might meet their relations. They are excellent make-up artists too!”
The Racers are basically unknown in these parts. They have only moved to Sim City a month before the Games. It has transpired that the two ladies are not only super fit, but that they are also real racing drivers. Rumour has it that Malcolm XXX Landgraab is considering buying another Formula One team.
“We are not driving racing cars at the moment, but we have to compete,” Zelda Centowski told us. “Racing is in our blood, but we like other challenges too.”
“The annual championship is a big challenge,” added Suzanne Long. “The contest against the Space Pirates was quite fierce. We are happy that we succeeded in beating them.”
“It would only be fair to allow them to use their natural talents and skills,” Mr Landgraab said to one of our reporters. “They are graceful, flexible, experienced and athletic. And I’ve been considering buying another team anyway since it will surely bring in a whole lot more Simoleons.”
Another source told us that you could sometimes, when the moon is dark, find the Racers in Downtown, looking far less pretty than they look on the sporting fields. Sim City Weekly will investigate this rumour.
All the teams were eager to go back to training, but agreed to pose quickly for our photographer.
Bets can now be placed at any bookie in the city on the results. If you want to predict the outcome of both the semi-finals and the final winner, you will get a handsome discount.
Sport reporters are divided at this stage. Having followed the games closely, this reporter believes that the Social Girls and the Good Witches will compete for the Championship.
Bonus
#90
14th Mar 2015 at 2:54 AM
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14th Mar 2015 at 2:54 AM
Last edited by d_dgjdhh : 23rd Mar 2016 at 3:34 AM.
Here's my round 2 article.
Prompt 1: Championship (best sport athlete)
Prompt 2: TV Studio (final season episode)
Word Count: 781 words (excluding headlines)
Nabum Leslie Jr., 24, has been declared the first winner of TV's national sports competition "Legionist".
Debuted the beginning of the Fall season by the Sims Broadcast Network, "Legionist" judges seek to find the most fit, charming, and accurate athlete in SimNation. Each contender competes for a shot of the $200,000 grand prize in investment certificates, and a vacation destination of their choosing for select friends and family.
Created by married couple Jim Welsh & Paula Mountington, the programme came together from a fancy dinner experience where both co-creators discussed the possible expansion of their line of sport hats with square eye monitors hanging from above.
"We waited for our meals to arrive, when both of us started caressing our hands together", says Mrs. Mountington. "Then a spark glistened between our eyes. Why not see who would be the best fit athlete to show off our new TV sport hats with built-in antenna!" The couple brainstormed ideas of what the athletes can do to win support of the judges, and decided to mix sporting events with social events to showcase not just strength, but skill, charm, and wit.
Ratings for the programme came off to a sluggish start as competitors, driven to the programme from several neighborhoods in the central region of the nation, showed abysmal performance in the initial sport challenges. Many competitors decided not to proceed with their events, or failed to even perform their events adequately. Other competitors looked too off-putting for the judges to even consider the competitors suitable for the title of "Legionist".
Other issues with first run episodes include audio issues, and weather constraints that impeded certain sport events from being performed outside. Such events needed to extend the lengths of other indoor events. Occasionally, the show's presenters talked with the studio audience for a minute of two to use up time.
After a few episodes were produced, better management of contingency plans were set up, and more interesting events were prepared. Better competitors from the western regions of the nation gave the programme a ratings boost, as these competitors showed cunning ways of discouraging each other's progress towards a seat in the national competition's TV studio events.
One such event from later episodes includes how far a competitor can run with three dogs, while holding their leashes, as a stick is thrown ahead of the dogs. All three dogs were handed over to each competitor, as their turn came about.
"Running with dogs was a tough challenge, as the dogs would always try to drag us across the ground", says northern regional competitor Dennis LeVare, 26, "but thanks to some of my hand gestures, the dogs understood what to do with the later runners". Competition continued with the three dogs later on during those episodes of the TV show, with other fellow northern regional players getting eliminated from the competition.
Indoor events between competitors include playing basketball, seeing who can answer questions under stress on a lie detector chair, & seeing who can last the longest running on a treadmill without falling over or getting too tired.
As competitors were slowly eliminated, each show would close with the remaining two competitors demonstrating their strength and abilities in throwing an axe at varying distances across a pre-determined position from a bulls-eye. Each successful axe thrown scores the player points to advance in the competition, with the final nine competitors, going head-to-head for the grand prize offered.
During the final episode of the season, ratings peaked with several sports viewers tuning in to see the events being performed, with their favorite athletes from each region being cheered on from the TV and live studio audience, with the skill of playing Chess in only ten minutes, and billiards with purple lights, as examples.
Nabum returned home to family with cheers from neighbors, and overtures from loved ones. Mentally exhausted from the tough ordeal, but physically fit for any future heavy lifting (or plate cleaning), this champion said he'll be vacationing with his wife and roommates to a luxury hotel where no heavy lifting would be required.
"He's relaxing comfortably." says a representative observing the champion at their vacation destination. "Except for plate cleaning. It seems the hotel staff are always pre-occupied to bother clearing plates in the dining room."
The TV programme is expected to be renewed for another season of broadcasting, with new rules and sporting events to be added to the mix. Champion Nabum Leslie Jr. will attend the programme a second time during the studio events near the end of the second season run. Additional distributors are expected to be obtain for the programme to be shown overseas, with a more egregious grand prize.
Prompt 1: Championship (best sport athlete)
Prompt 2: TV Studio (final season episode)
Word Count: 781 words (excluding headlines)
Nabum Leslie Jr., 24, has been declared the first winner of TV's national sports competition "Legionist".
Debuted the beginning of the Fall season by the Sims Broadcast Network, "Legionist" judges seek to find the most fit, charming, and accurate athlete in SimNation. Each contender competes for a shot of the $200,000 grand prize in investment certificates, and a vacation destination of their choosing for select friends and family.
Created by married couple Jim Welsh & Paula Mountington, the programme came together from a fancy dinner experience where both co-creators discussed the possible expansion of their line of sport hats with square eye monitors hanging from above.
"We waited for our meals to arrive, when both of us started caressing our hands together", says Mrs. Mountington. "Then a spark glistened between our eyes. Why not see who would be the best fit athlete to show off our new TV sport hats with built-in antenna!" The couple brainstormed ideas of what the athletes can do to win support of the judges, and decided to mix sporting events with social events to showcase not just strength, but skill, charm, and wit.
Ratings for the programme came off to a sluggish start as competitors, driven to the programme from several neighborhoods in the central region of the nation, showed abysmal performance in the initial sport challenges. Many competitors decided not to proceed with their events, or failed to even perform their events adequately. Other competitors looked too off-putting for the judges to even consider the competitors suitable for the title of "Legionist".
Other issues with first run episodes include audio issues, and weather constraints that impeded certain sport events from being performed outside. Such events needed to extend the lengths of other indoor events. Occasionally, the show's presenters talked with the studio audience for a minute of two to use up time.
After a few episodes were produced, better management of contingency plans were set up, and more interesting events were prepared. Better competitors from the western regions of the nation gave the programme a ratings boost, as these competitors showed cunning ways of discouraging each other's progress towards a seat in the national competition's TV studio events.
One such event from later episodes includes how far a competitor can run with three dogs, while holding their leashes, as a stick is thrown ahead of the dogs. All three dogs were handed over to each competitor, as their turn came about.
"Running with dogs was a tough challenge, as the dogs would always try to drag us across the ground", says northern regional competitor Dennis LeVare, 26, "but thanks to some of my hand gestures, the dogs understood what to do with the later runners". Competition continued with the three dogs later on during those episodes of the TV show, with other fellow northern regional players getting eliminated from the competition.
Indoor events between competitors include playing basketball, seeing who can answer questions under stress on a lie detector chair, & seeing who can last the longest running on a treadmill without falling over or getting too tired.
As competitors were slowly eliminated, each show would close with the remaining two competitors demonstrating their strength and abilities in throwing an axe at varying distances across a pre-determined position from a bulls-eye. Each successful axe thrown scores the player points to advance in the competition, with the final nine competitors, going head-to-head for the grand prize offered.
During the final episode of the season, ratings peaked with several sports viewers tuning in to see the events being performed, with their favorite athletes from each region being cheered on from the TV and live studio audience, with the skill of playing Chess in only ten minutes, and billiards with purple lights, as examples.
Nabum returned home to family with cheers from neighbors, and overtures from loved ones. Mentally exhausted from the tough ordeal, but physically fit for any future heavy lifting (or plate cleaning), this champion said he'll be vacationing with his wife and roommates to a luxury hotel where no heavy lifting would be required.
"He's relaxing comfortably." says a representative observing the champion at their vacation destination. "Except for plate cleaning. It seems the hotel staff are always pre-occupied to bother clearing plates in the dining room."
The TV programme is expected to be renewed for another season of broadcasting, with new rules and sporting events to be added to the mix. Champion Nabum Leslie Jr. will attend the programme a second time during the studio events near the end of the second season run. Additional distributors are expected to be obtain for the programme to be shown overseas, with a more egregious grand prize.
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#91
14th Mar 2015 at 10:07 PM
14th Mar 2015 at 10:07 PM
I'm hoping to be able to post Round 1 scores by the end of tomorrow (Sunday). Nice round 2 entries so far
#92
16th Mar 2015 at 1:00 AM
16th Mar 2015 at 1:00 AM
Posts: 1,194
My round 2 entry:
Prompts:
What = Championship
Where = Athlete´s hometown (Pleasentview)
Wordcount: 862
Picture:
This appears in the same paper I worked for in the first part of the contest. Note that for the frontpage they went with monochrome, but the Sports page has to be in color…
Headline:
We have the championship!!!
National Soccer Championship 2016 to be held in Pleasentview!
Article
(Pleasentview)
After a heated discussion the National Sport Committee has decided on the state to host the 2016 Soccer Championship. We are proud to announce that the honor goes to Pleasentview this time around!
„The world´s eyes are on SimNation these days and to the larger world for some reason Pleasentview IS SimNation“, Jennifer Burb, our team´s manager, remarked. „But no matter the shrewd reasoning behind the committee´s choice, this is an opportunity we should make the best of!“
Trainer Daniel Pleasant was far less jaded and showed his enthusiasm openly.
Pleasant Cryer: Are you girls prepared, Daniel?
Daniel Pleasant: Yay! You bet!
Pleasant Cryer: Nevertheless we heard the first thing you did after the internal announcement was thinning out the ranks?
Daniel Pleasant: That´s correct. At the moment ten positions wait to be filled, but don´t get too exited now, it´s mostly bench-warmers - stand-by players, I mean.
Pleasant Cryer: What led to your decision to part with experienced players?
Daniel Pleasant: We´ve talked it through thoroughly and I can tell you there´ll be some interesting long-term consequences. But the gist of it all is, I´m trying something new and go with an all female team.
Pleasant Cryer: Oh, Daniel…
Daniel Pleasant: Haha! I know what you must be thinking now. But my decision stands. Only one gender. It was a simple matter of counting our top players of both genders and when the numbers where in favor of the women the men had to go. At least for the time being.
Pleasant Cryer: I take it this is not just to curb potential conflicts within the team? You are fully counting on the distracting effect of all those women in shorts?
Daniel Cryer: Yup, that too. Gender-heterogeneous teams have been discussed before and I believe most trainers will go with an all male setup. I may be wrong, but as I said before, our best players were the females, so you could say my interests in watching the sights and deploying the strongest players went hand in hand here.
Pleasant Cryer: Feeling a little remorseful at least? You are, after all, excluding a handful of our upper tier players solely based on their gender!
Daniel Pleasant: I do not think I have that luxury in my position. Jennifer recently reminded my that proper grasp of strategy does encompass more than planning the actual running around on the lawn. I think she´s right. You know, soccer is one of those games that are easy to learn, but mastering them can be a real science. Time to bring our enthusiasm to a new level, ey?
Pleasant Cryer: Thank you for your time.
Not just the Burbs need to look at the big picture. While sports fans all across the state have all reason to celebrate, behind the scenes fervent planning begins!
Matches will be held in Sunset Valley, Old Town and of course Pleasentview itself. The trailer district in the east of town needs to vanish in favor of the new stadium.
„Just move them somewhere else“, Mrs. Dina Goth commented. „These are basically caravans, are they not? And if there is no place for them in Pleasentview, why not drive all the way to Riverside? Or at least park the trailers where we can put a few shrubs around them. We need to think about how we want to present ourselves to the tourists from the other states!“
Indeed Mayor Pleasant gave that a thought. In addition to the stadium, new apartment units will be built and there will be many new job openings in different industries The mayor cannot promise everybody´s dreamjob becoming available at once, but at least there´ll be work for everyone who wants. In time we may not need those trailers anymore.
Speaking of time; the time table for the matches will be complicated. Draculstein athletes only being able to play at night and The Pack´s team growing two additional feet after sundown is only the tip of the iceberg. A good number of werewolves plays in Desiderata Valley´s team and Sim City´s trainer is rumored to be a vampire. Both the organizers and the respective team managers won´t have an easy time matching up suitable candidates for every possible pairing.
Their dilemma isn´t helped by the fans: Already voices concerned with data privacy rise on the social media. They accuse the friendly sports competition of being a justification to gather information customers would not have parted with willingly. For example there is a time honored tradition of recruiting school age children to accompany the athletes into the stadium. Volunteers need to disclose their supernatural status, an information not even their teachers are privy to according to the current law.
Really, we do not envy anybody involved in the planning! But there are those who have earned the right to watch all the commotion from the sidelines:
Matthew Picasco, who shot SimNation into the finale during the International Championship last year, is courted by all states to lend his golden feet to their team. Alas, his decision stands, he won´t return to playing. That doesn´t rule out a guest appearance or holding the opening speech, we hope!
Bonus
Prompts:
What = Championship
Where = Athlete´s hometown (Pleasentview)
Wordcount: 862
Picture:
This appears in the same paper I worked for in the first part of the contest. Note that for the frontpage they went with monochrome, but the Sports page has to be in color…
Headline:
We have the championship!!!
National Soccer Championship 2016 to be held in Pleasentview!
Article
(Pleasentview)
After a heated discussion the National Sport Committee has decided on the state to host the 2016 Soccer Championship. We are proud to announce that the honor goes to Pleasentview this time around!
„The world´s eyes are on SimNation these days and to the larger world for some reason Pleasentview IS SimNation“, Jennifer Burb, our team´s manager, remarked. „But no matter the shrewd reasoning behind the committee´s choice, this is an opportunity we should make the best of!“
Trainer Daniel Pleasant was far less jaded and showed his enthusiasm openly.
Pleasant Cryer: Are you girls prepared, Daniel?
Daniel Pleasant: Yay! You bet!
Pleasant Cryer: Nevertheless we heard the first thing you did after the internal announcement was thinning out the ranks?
Daniel Pleasant: That´s correct. At the moment ten positions wait to be filled, but don´t get too exited now, it´s mostly bench-warmers - stand-by players, I mean.
Pleasant Cryer: What led to your decision to part with experienced players?
Daniel Pleasant: We´ve talked it through thoroughly and I can tell you there´ll be some interesting long-term consequences. But the gist of it all is, I´m trying something new and go with an all female team.
Pleasant Cryer: Oh, Daniel…
Daniel Pleasant: Haha! I know what you must be thinking now. But my decision stands. Only one gender. It was a simple matter of counting our top players of both genders and when the numbers where in favor of the women the men had to go. At least for the time being.
Pleasant Cryer: I take it this is not just to curb potential conflicts within the team? You are fully counting on the distracting effect of all those women in shorts?
Daniel Cryer: Yup, that too. Gender-heterogeneous teams have been discussed before and I believe most trainers will go with an all male setup. I may be wrong, but as I said before, our best players were the females, so you could say my interests in watching the sights and deploying the strongest players went hand in hand here.
Pleasant Cryer: Feeling a little remorseful at least? You are, after all, excluding a handful of our upper tier players solely based on their gender!
Daniel Pleasant: I do not think I have that luxury in my position. Jennifer recently reminded my that proper grasp of strategy does encompass more than planning the actual running around on the lawn. I think she´s right. You know, soccer is one of those games that are easy to learn, but mastering them can be a real science. Time to bring our enthusiasm to a new level, ey?
Pleasant Cryer: Thank you for your time.
Not just the Burbs need to look at the big picture. While sports fans all across the state have all reason to celebrate, behind the scenes fervent planning begins!
Matches will be held in Sunset Valley, Old Town and of course Pleasentview itself. The trailer district in the east of town needs to vanish in favor of the new stadium.
„Just move them somewhere else“, Mrs. Dina Goth commented. „These are basically caravans, are they not? And if there is no place for them in Pleasentview, why not drive all the way to Riverside? Or at least park the trailers where we can put a few shrubs around them. We need to think about how we want to present ourselves to the tourists from the other states!“
Indeed Mayor Pleasant gave that a thought. In addition to the stadium, new apartment units will be built and there will be many new job openings in different industries The mayor cannot promise everybody´s dreamjob becoming available at once, but at least there´ll be work for everyone who wants. In time we may not need those trailers anymore.
Speaking of time; the time table for the matches will be complicated. Draculstein athletes only being able to play at night and The Pack´s team growing two additional feet after sundown is only the tip of the iceberg. A good number of werewolves plays in Desiderata Valley´s team and Sim City´s trainer is rumored to be a vampire. Both the organizers and the respective team managers won´t have an easy time matching up suitable candidates for every possible pairing.
Their dilemma isn´t helped by the fans: Already voices concerned with data privacy rise on the social media. They accuse the friendly sports competition of being a justification to gather information customers would not have parted with willingly. For example there is a time honored tradition of recruiting school age children to accompany the athletes into the stadium. Volunteers need to disclose their supernatural status, an information not even their teachers are privy to according to the current law.
Really, we do not envy anybody involved in the planning! But there are those who have earned the right to watch all the commotion from the sidelines:
Matthew Picasco, who shot SimNation into the finale during the International Championship last year, is courted by all states to lend his golden feet to their team. Alas, his decision stands, he won´t return to playing. That doesn´t rule out a guest appearance or holding the opening speech, we hope!
Bonus
#93
16th Mar 2015 at 4:40 AM
16th Mar 2015 at 4:40 AM
Long day. Score post halfway done, but can't keep my eyes open. You guys will definiely have them tomorrow.
#94
16th Mar 2015 at 7:53 PM
16th Mar 2015 at 7:53 PM
Here are your Round 1 scores!
The scores are an average of all three judges scores.
Well-written and presented. Interesting article
Was SimNation really all that different from the rest of the world in 1939? Did realtors really make a higher commission than they do nowdays? (Our realtor is charging us 4%!) Anyway... Mr Pennybags sounds like a real "piece of work" I'm glad he's behind bars. LOL. Aside from some questionable "facts" this is an interesting article. Thanks!
Great way to start of the contest!
Well-written and presented. Interesting article. Great advert!
Poor Larry, foiled by the 'Poofs' - LOL! Well done.
Very fun use of the prompts
Oh so funny - great use of humour.
Very creative story. It was the picture that threw me off a bit. There is too much going on - and it is confusing for me. Ie: the brick walls and pavement; and the angel is white - but with black wings? Is the angel good or bad? I assume bad; but why is She wearing white robes? Picky stuff, I know, but there you have it.
Excellent job! Very creative article!
I loved the way you got the 'sim' jokes into your story.
Amusing story - very punny! However, I doubt sincerely that Cinderella would talk like a hick in her old age. Is 'The Daily Sim' the local town rag/tabloid? From the banner-head and the picture - I was assuming it was a bit more upscale. Everyone represented as speaking with slang and colloquialisms cost a few points from me. Sorry. I loved the idea of the story - and your picture is terrific!
I'm a sucker for "punny" sim names! Amusing story!
Interesting story line.
Good and very possible story. Versions of this have happened before in RL. Is she innocent? Or, guilty? Readers will want to stay tuned! Your picture could have been a bit more explanitory - it's just a sad looking pretty sim in an affluent setting. You could've had the ming vase on a pedestal next to her, and added handcuffs to explain the sad face.
Nice story, though more paragraph spacing would make it flow better.
Great idea.
There is so much text-speak and jargon in this article that it is really hard for me to read it and understand what you are talking about. It also seems to me like your story is padded with a lot of unnecessary words. The presentation is also confusing - the side columns and extra "stuff" is not helpful.
Nice job of making it amusing with the birthday cakes.
Very creative story.
Danielle Hartman is a very good reporter. I look forward to reading more of her articles. This is a very creative, well written story. The characters are believable. The situation is understandable. The picture is well suited to the story. Perfect marks from me for this round! Congrats!
I love the picture and story.
Interesting use of prompts.
This doesn't seem like a "newspaper" article to me. Writing news is very different than writing prose. Here the flashback section derails the story more than enhancing the 'news' of it. I'm sorry to have to say something so negative; your presentation looks like you put a lot of thought into it. And, I LOVE your ad - C. Moore Butz esq. indeed! Next time - try to stick to hard facts and interview quotes to make it more newsy
Good story. A newspaper wouldn't have an animated image though (unless it was the Daily Prophet).
Well-written, fun story
Hilarious! So, the GWAC are run by the aliens? Poor, sweet, little Cassie - I hope the SCPD can rescue her in time! Great article, and fun use of prompts. Perfect score from me
What a fun story!
Humorous story, fun to read
Some "childish issues" are actually quite important - especially in matters of state! I hope they can get things worked out. This isn't a terribly exciting article for the front page - but it is well written, and the picture is illustrative. Great job!
I like that the whole royal family was included.
well-written story
Thank you for the transcript - the font was a bit hard to read in the paper! This is a very nice, well written article. I'm not sure it is front page worthy. I suppose it depends on what else is happening around Willow Creek? Is it a sleepy town? The picture seemed ambiguous to me - why are they sitting around a table at the library?
Nice article, incorporating one of the oldest Sim families.
An interesting story, not sure why you included the interviews as well as the transcript though
Woah! That is one seriously grainy picture! Next time, go for smaller and less noise. OK? From what I can see, it looks like you tried to set up an interesting picture. Your idea is interesting enough, but the presentation doesn't quite work. Front page newspaper interview - type stories are not laid out in this fashion. Next time bounce your story idea off a real life newspaper for outline/presentation style. OK?
Very creative story. Pics are a bit too overworked.
Oh what a scandal! Great story.
There are several spelling/typo errors in your article. I'm not taking off for that, but please double check for them next time. OK? IE: is it Whinehall or Winehall? Both are good, the first one is funnier though This is also a very strange event to have happen in a Senior Center where one usually has to check in upon entering the building. The idea is very creative though - and your picture is excellent. Good job!
Who doesn't like a good government scandal?
Great story writing. I could imagine this being a storyline on a TV crime show
Great picture! Interesting story too. I found the names a bit confusing to keep up with - seeing as I'd never heard of these characters before. I had to study-read to make sure I understood everything. Great job!
Great pic! Lovely article as well.
Great use of humour. I like the way you've included the game characters and the UI.
LOL! Yes. Yes, she is. Agnes is just not a very easy person to deal with. *sigh* I thoroughly enjoyed reading your article. Well done all around! Too bad you didn't get the bonus turned in.
Oh that Mrs. Crumplebottom...will she ever ease up?
Wow so many children! An interesting read.
Poor kids. At least they have each other, right? Your story is interesting. You could use a bit more space between paragraphs. A big block of text is harder to read. Also - your picture is too dark. It is hard to tell what is happening. Overall - good job!
Nice story, but it could use some more line spacing. Also your pic is too small and dark to be seen well.
The scores are an average of all three judges scores.
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 15 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 45.9 | 4.5 | 50.4 |
Well-written and presented. Interesting article
Was SimNation really all that different from the rest of the world in 1939? Did realtors really make a higher commission than they do nowdays? (Our realtor is charging us 4%!) Anyway... Mr Pennybags sounds like a real "piece of work" I'm glad he's behind bars. LOL. Aside from some questionable "facts" this is an interesting article. Thanks!
Great way to start of the contest!
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 15 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 47.2 | 5 | 52.2 |
Well-written and presented. Interesting article. Great advert!
Poor Larry, foiled by the 'Poofs' - LOL! Well done.
Very fun use of the prompts
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.3 | 14.6 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 47.8 | 5 | 52.8 |
Oh so funny - great use of humour.
Very creative story. It was the picture that threw me off a bit. There is too much going on - and it is confusing for me. Ie: the brick walls and pavement; and the angel is white - but with black wings? Is the angel good or bad? I assume bad; but why is She wearing white robes? Picky stuff, I know, but there you have it.
Excellent job! Very creative article!
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.6 | 14.6 | 10 | 9.6 | 48.8 | 4.5 | 53.3 |
I loved the way you got the 'sim' jokes into your story.
Amusing story - very punny! However, I doubt sincerely that Cinderella would talk like a hick in her old age. Is 'The Daily Sim' the local town rag/tabloid? From the banner-head and the picture - I was assuming it was a bit more upscale. Everyone represented as speaking with slang and colloquialisms cost a few points from me. Sorry. I loved the idea of the story - and your picture is terrific!
I'm a sucker for "punny" sim names! Amusing story!
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.6 | 13.6 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 44.8 | 4.5 | 49.3 |
Interesting story line.
Good and very possible story. Versions of this have happened before in RL. Is she innocent? Or, guilty? Readers will want to stay tuned! Your picture could have been a bit more explanitory - it's just a sad looking pretty sim in an affluent setting. You could've had the ming vase on a pedestal next to her, and added handcuffs to explain the sad face.
Nice story, though more paragraph spacing would make it flow better.
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 12.6 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 43.5 | 3 | 46.5 |
Great idea.
There is so much text-speak and jargon in this article that it is really hard for me to read it and understand what you are talking about. It also seems to me like your story is padded with a lot of unnecessary words. The presentation is also confusing - the side columns and extra "stuff" is not helpful.
Nice job of making it amusing with the birthday cakes.
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.6 | 14.6 | 10 | 10 | 49.2 | 5 | 54.2 |
Very creative story.
Danielle Hartman is a very good reporter. I look forward to reading more of her articles.
This is a very creative, well written story. The characters are believable. The situation is understandable. The picture is well suited to the story. Perfect marks from me for this round! Congrats!I love the picture and story.
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.6 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 43.6 | 5 | 48.6 |
Interesting use of prompts.
This doesn't seem like a "newspaper" article to me. Writing news is very different than writing prose. Here the flashback section derails the story more than enhancing the 'news' of it. I'm sorry to have to say something so negative; your presentation looks like you put a lot of thought into it. And, I LOVE your ad - C. Moore Butz esq. indeed! Next time - try to stick to hard facts and interview quotes to make it more newsy
Good story. A newspaper wouldn't have an animated image though (unless it was the Daily Prophet).
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 14.6 | 9.6 | 10 | 49.2 | - | 49.2 |
Well-written, fun story
Hilarious! So, the GWAC are run by the aliens? Poor, sweet, little Cassie - I hope the SCPD can rescue her in time! Great article, and fun use of prompts. Perfect score from me
What a fun story!
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.6 | 14 | 9.3 | 9 | 45.9 | 5 | 50.9 |
Humorous story, fun to read
Some "childish issues" are actually quite important - especially in matters of state! I hope they can get things worked out.
This isn't a terribly exciting article for the front page - but it is well written, and the picture is illustrative. Great job!I like that the whole royal family was included.
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.3 | 14.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 46.2 | 5 | 51.2 |
well-written story
Thank you for the transcript - the font was a bit hard to read in the paper! This is a very nice, well written article. I'm not sure it is front page worthy. I suppose it depends on what else is happening around Willow Creek? Is it a sleepy town? The picture seemed ambiguous to me - why are they sitting around a table at the library?
Nice article, incorporating one of the oldest Sim families.
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.3 | 13.6 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 44.8 | 4 | 48.8 |
An interesting story, not sure why you included the interviews as well as the transcript though
Woah! That is one seriously grainy picture! Next time, go for smaller and less noise. OK? From what I can see, it looks like you tried to set up an interesting picture. Your idea is interesting enough, but the presentation doesn't quite work. Front page newspaper interview - type stories are not laid out in this fashion. Next time bounce your story idea off a real life newspaper for outline/presentation style. OK?
Very creative story. Pics are a bit too overworked.
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.6 | 14 | 9 | 9.3 | 45.9 | 4.5 | 50.4 |
Oh what a scandal! Great story.
There are several spelling/typo errors in your article. I'm not taking off for that, but please double check for them next time. OK? IE: is it Whinehall or Winehall? Both are good, the first one is funnier though
This is also a very strange event to have happen in a Senior Center where one usually has to check in upon entering the building. The idea is very creative though - and your picture is excellent. Good job!Who doesn't like a good government scandal?
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.3 | 15 | 9.3 | 10 | 48.6 | 4.5 | 53.1 |
Great story writing. I could imagine this being a storyline on a TV crime show
Great picture! Interesting story too. I found the names a bit confusing to keep up with - seeing as I'd never heard of these characters before. I had to study-read to make sure I understood everything. Great job!
Great pic! Lovely article as well.
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.6 | 14.3 | 9 | 9.3 | 47.2 | - | 47.2 |
Great use of humour. I like the way you've included the game characters and the UI.
LOL! Yes. Yes, she is. Agnes is just not a very easy person to deal with. *sigh*
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your article. Well done all around! Too bad you didn't get the bonus turned in.Oh that Mrs. Crumplebottom...will she ever ease up?
| Creativity | Presentation | Prompt Usage | Picture | Total | Bonus | Total w/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 42.3 | - | 42.3 |
Wow so many children! An interesting read.
Poor kids. At least they have each other, right? Your story is interesting. You could use a bit more space between paragraphs. A big block of text is harder to read. Also - your picture is too dark. It is hard to tell what is happening. Overall - good job!
Nice story, but it could use some more line spacing. Also your pic is too small and dark to be seen well.
#95
17th Mar 2015 at 2:02 AM
17th Mar 2015 at 2:02 AM
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I suppose after spending half an eternity in prison clothes the angel just craved some splendor for a change - as future ruler of the world you gotta look the part, after all
But, yeah, you got me there. I used my standard one size fits all angel outfit instead of looking for a more fitting one.
#96
17th Mar 2015 at 10:18 PM
Last edited by tcbandie10 : 17th Mar 2015 at 10:47 PM.
Reason: I ended up not liking my photos...lol
17th Mar 2015 at 10:18 PM
Last edited by tcbandie10 : 17th Mar 2015 at 10:47 PM.
Reason: I ended up not liking my photos...lol
Thanks for the encouraging comments from the first round! I hope this entry is just as good...
Prompt 1: Training Camp
Prompt 2: Kids
Word Count: 869 words
Headline: Golf Camp tees off at Alabaster Academy!
From the Glenbrook Gazette
Pro Golfer A.J. Wilson was excited to return to his alma mater and host his very own golf training camp to a large number of students. Alabaster Academy is exposing students from middle school through high school to the sport of golf. Alabaster is one of the only private schools in the area that does not have their own golf team. Wilson was a member of the local golf club and played recreationally. In college, he played competitively on the St. Trinity College Men’s Golf team. He eventually went on the Pro League where he won the title of Rookie of the Year from the Sim Station Sports Studio. He hopes this training camp will not only increase the interest in golf, but provide another sports team for Alabaster students to be a part of parents to cheer on. Starting this coming school year, Alabaster will add golf to their repertoire of sports teams. Wilson says “I would have loved for the opportunity to play golf competitively and represent my school. I did enjoy my experiences with the local golf club at the greens, but I would have enjoyed playing golf with other students, friends, and competitors more.”
The teachers at Alabaster were excited to hear of a new sport taking place at the academy. The principal, Mrs. Georgia Lane states “It will open many more scholarship opportunities for students when they apply to college.” Surprisingly, a good amount of golf scholarships go unclaimed. Wilson received 2,000 simoleans from his golf scholarship offered through the Sim Golf Association. The only sports the academy currently provides are soccer and tennis. The formation of the golf team will enter the academy in the D-3 division, where the private schools in the surrounding areas are placed. It is the same division their soccer rival, St. Pritchard, is in. St. Pritchard and Alabaster have a competitive history. For a decade now, the two academies have been the top two soccer teams in the D-1 division and compete every year for the state title. St. Pritchard has highly valued their golf team due to their outstanding record and for being recognized as one of the top private school golf teams in the state.
Interested students are going through a 3 week long camp with 2 hour practices Monday through Friday with weekends as days off. The camp will end with a try out session for the middle school and high school golf teams. A girl’s golf team and boy’s golf team will be formed for both the middle school and the high school. Wilson has asked Cameron Samuels, a longtime friend and member of the local golf club, to serve as the coach for the golf teams. Cameron Samuels played golf regularly with Wilson when he was still a member of the golf club. Their friendship took them through middle school, high school, and even college. Samuels still plays golf regularly in his free time, but he took up hockey in college and played on the St. Trinity Men’s Hockey team. Samuels is attending the camp with Wilson in order to watch the progression of the students through the course of the camp. We interviewed students after their first practice to get feedback on the camp and the new team. Many of the camp attendees are members of the local golf group that plays recreationally at nearby surrounding greens. Eve Vesper, a junior who plays golf regularly with the golf club and a member of the tennis teams says “I can’t wait to represent my academy at the tournaments.” Aaron Samuels, a junior, member of the academy tennis team, and younger brother of Cameron Samuels has a more competitive outlook,” It would be awesome to take on and beat the St. Pritchard Panthers in something they think their experts in.” In fact, many of the juniors and seniors share the same view as Samuels. At the soccer game during homecoming week last year, St. Pritchard and Alabaster were 1-1 and it was near the end of the last half. The students were beginning to become rowdy due to the close score and the possibility of having to go into overtime. Purr the Panther, St. Pritchard’s mascot, began mocking the Alabaster cheerleaders. He was jumped on and attacked by Archie the Husky, Alabaster’s mascot. This caused uproar from students from both schools and chaos ensued. The mascots were removed and the game ended with St. Pritchard taking home the state title.
We asked St. Pritchard for their take on the new golf team forming at Alabaster. Principal Frederick Goth states “We could always use a new victim..err..rival…I mean competitor in the high school golf divisions. We wish Alabaster luck in being successful.” St. Pritchard students are looking forward to the competition with their rival academy. Landon Scott, the captain on St. Pritchard golf team says “We look forward to destroying…err….competing against Alabaster this year in the golf tournaments throughout the season.”
With only one more week till try outs, Wilson has kicked the students into high gear in order for a successful try out session for every student. We wish the students luck in their try outs and success in their first year of competing.
Prompt 1: Training Camp
Prompt 2: Kids
Word Count: 869 words
Headline: Golf Camp tees off at Alabaster Academy!
From the Glenbrook Gazette
Pro Golfer A.J. Wilson was excited to return to his alma mater and host his very own golf training camp to a large number of students. Alabaster Academy is exposing students from middle school through high school to the sport of golf. Alabaster is one of the only private schools in the area that does not have their own golf team. Wilson was a member of the local golf club and played recreationally. In college, he played competitively on the St. Trinity College Men’s Golf team. He eventually went on the Pro League where he won the title of Rookie of the Year from the Sim Station Sports Studio. He hopes this training camp will not only increase the interest in golf, but provide another sports team for Alabaster students to be a part of parents to cheer on. Starting this coming school year, Alabaster will add golf to their repertoire of sports teams. Wilson says “I would have loved for the opportunity to play golf competitively and represent my school. I did enjoy my experiences with the local golf club at the greens, but I would have enjoyed playing golf with other students, friends, and competitors more.”
The teachers at Alabaster were excited to hear of a new sport taking place at the academy. The principal, Mrs. Georgia Lane states “It will open many more scholarship opportunities for students when they apply to college.” Surprisingly, a good amount of golf scholarships go unclaimed. Wilson received 2,000 simoleans from his golf scholarship offered through the Sim Golf Association. The only sports the academy currently provides are soccer and tennis. The formation of the golf team will enter the academy in the D-3 division, where the private schools in the surrounding areas are placed. It is the same division their soccer rival, St. Pritchard, is in. St. Pritchard and Alabaster have a competitive history. For a decade now, the two academies have been the top two soccer teams in the D-1 division and compete every year for the state title. St. Pritchard has highly valued their golf team due to their outstanding record and for being recognized as one of the top private school golf teams in the state.
Interested students are going through a 3 week long camp with 2 hour practices Monday through Friday with weekends as days off. The camp will end with a try out session for the middle school and high school golf teams. A girl’s golf team and boy’s golf team will be formed for both the middle school and the high school. Wilson has asked Cameron Samuels, a longtime friend and member of the local golf club, to serve as the coach for the golf teams. Cameron Samuels played golf regularly with Wilson when he was still a member of the golf club. Their friendship took them through middle school, high school, and even college. Samuels still plays golf regularly in his free time, but he took up hockey in college and played on the St. Trinity Men’s Hockey team. Samuels is attending the camp with Wilson in order to watch the progression of the students through the course of the camp. We interviewed students after their first practice to get feedback on the camp and the new team. Many of the camp attendees are members of the local golf group that plays recreationally at nearby surrounding greens. Eve Vesper, a junior who plays golf regularly with the golf club and a member of the tennis teams says “I can’t wait to represent my academy at the tournaments.” Aaron Samuels, a junior, member of the academy tennis team, and younger brother of Cameron Samuels has a more competitive outlook,” It would be awesome to take on and beat the St. Pritchard Panthers in something they think their experts in.” In fact, many of the juniors and seniors share the same view as Samuels. At the soccer game during homecoming week last year, St. Pritchard and Alabaster were 1-1 and it was near the end of the last half. The students were beginning to become rowdy due to the close score and the possibility of having to go into overtime. Purr the Panther, St. Pritchard’s mascot, began mocking the Alabaster cheerleaders. He was jumped on and attacked by Archie the Husky, Alabaster’s mascot. This caused uproar from students from both schools and chaos ensued. The mascots were removed and the game ended with St. Pritchard taking home the state title.
We asked St. Pritchard for their take on the new golf team forming at Alabaster. Principal Frederick Goth states “We could always use a new victim..err..rival…I mean competitor in the high school golf divisions. We wish Alabaster luck in being successful.” St. Pritchard students are looking forward to the competition with their rival academy. Landon Scott, the captain on St. Pritchard golf team says “We look forward to destroying…err….competing against Alabaster this year in the golf tournaments throughout the season.”
With only one more week till try outs, Wilson has kicked the students into high gear in order for a successful try out session for every student. We wish the students luck in their try outs and success in their first year of competing.
#97
18th Mar 2015 at 2:10 AM
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Prompts
1 Drugs
2 Athlete's Hometown
Word Count - 830
Headline Local Archery Ace Busted!
Article
It was a scene straight out of that much loved television series 'StrangeTown Vice' in sleepy Dragon Valley yesterday, and a double whammy for the Dragon Valley Narcotics team who have been working on codenamed 'Operation Nerbit' for months.
The successful conclusion of Operation Nerbit resulted in the arrest of local Elf and SimNation's Champion Archer Elessar Telrúnya for possession of 21 vials of an illegal substance and the closure of the Old Curiosity Shop, a Dragon Valley Elixir and Bric a Brac shop, which has been under surveillance for some time on suspicion of selling the illegal performance enhancing drug known on the street as WibWab. The Daily Sim was the only newspaper in SimNation to capture Telrúnya’s arrest on camera. The other cameras at the scene were victim to a mysterious outbreak of spontaneous combustion, which is currently under separate investigation.
Readers will remember how the local Elven Archer Elessar Telrúnya literally shot to fame for his astonishing acrobatics and bow skills at Dragon Valley's Annual InterSimNational Archery Contest, a contest nicknamed locally as TWANG. It is now currently alleged, pending further tests, that Telrúnya used WibWab during the competition and he has that to thank for his skills rather than the natural Elven gifts of agility and accuracy.
Historically, it is said that WibWab was used recreationally by Elves, before it was banned by the last Dwarven Government Health Minister for Dragon Valley, Granite Landdslide III. Found naturally in woodlands, where it grows like a weed, WibWab was reputed to improve reflexes in battle; legend has it that WibWab had other health giving benefits including glowing skin, bright eyes and the ability to wear a lot of white without every getting it dirty.
Elessar Telrúnya is currently being held at Dragon Valley Gaol (ironically a building commissioned by his own father, Elven Lord Darkwen Telrúnya, in the 4th Age) awaiting arraignment. Attorney to the Telrúnya family, Corrigan Brownleaf, made the following statement to the press at a packed press conference:
“Whilst I have little to say regarding the Old Curiosity Shop itself, I do have this to say. My client was completely unaware he was purchasing WibWab when he purchased what he believed were 21 travel size vials of 'Blonde and Bouncy for Elves' hair treatment.”
“Ladies and gentlemen of the press, my client is an innocent in the world of drugs and wrongdoing. It is not in his nature to break the law. My client loves his mother and regularly bandages the paws of injured puppies. It is my belief that he was tricked by the Dwarven shop assistant into purchasing WibWab out of pure, malicious, Dwarven spite to trick him, bring about his downfall and ruin his hair. Further proof of this Dwarven plot is brought about by the fact that my client beat Dwarven archer Grogein Strongintheknee into second place at Dragon Valley's TWANG this year.”
“Furthermore, my client applauds the closure of the Old Curiosity Shop if the allegations made against it are true, and wishes to co-operate in any way he can. He has asked me to make this direct quote on his behalf; “It is a well-known fact that the shop is run by a gaggle of elderly wizards who will do anything to bolster their street “cred” with the “cool kids” simply because they have to wear itchy robes all day and have terrible hair, and maybe selling WibWab was their way of being “rad”.” And ladies and gentleman, as my client so rightly says, “Wizards are the reason we can’t have nice things”. “
"For the record I would like to state that there is no truth in the rumor whatsoever that my client had what was quoted as a 'girly hissy fit' over being bodily searched by the two female arresting officers at the scene of the alleged crime and nor did he, as one of the officers alleges, cry out 'Hey! Don't touch the hair! Don't you know who I am?' A far more important note is that my client will be bringing charges against one arresting officer for giving him what the officer called ‘a clip round the ear ‘ole for being cheeky”. Police brutality is still police brutality even if it is administered by a woman old enough to be your auntie."
"Lastly I wish to state on behalf of Telrúnya’s family, no matter what recent rumors suggest, that no retribution whatsoever will be wrought upon the owners of the Old Curiosity Shop, their staff or the Operation Nerbit team simply because they are directly responsible for their son’s arrest, public shaming and ruination of the family name, despite that fact that the means to famine, pestilence and generally something to do with the four horsemen of the SimPocalypse are at the Telrúnya family’s fingertips 24 hours a day.”
Dragon Valley Operation Nerbit team were unavailable for comment at the time of going to press, but it is believed they are still actively making further inquiries.
Bonus
1 Drugs
2 Athlete's Hometown
Word Count - 830
Headline Local Archery Ace Busted!
Article
It was a scene straight out of that much loved television series 'StrangeTown Vice' in sleepy Dragon Valley yesterday, and a double whammy for the Dragon Valley Narcotics team who have been working on codenamed 'Operation Nerbit' for months.
The successful conclusion of Operation Nerbit resulted in the arrest of local Elf and SimNation's Champion Archer Elessar Telrúnya for possession of 21 vials of an illegal substance and the closure of the Old Curiosity Shop, a Dragon Valley Elixir and Bric a Brac shop, which has been under surveillance for some time on suspicion of selling the illegal performance enhancing drug known on the street as WibWab. The Daily Sim was the only newspaper in SimNation to capture Telrúnya’s arrest on camera. The other cameras at the scene were victim to a mysterious outbreak of spontaneous combustion, which is currently under separate investigation.
Readers will remember how the local Elven Archer Elessar Telrúnya literally shot to fame for his astonishing acrobatics and bow skills at Dragon Valley's Annual InterSimNational Archery Contest, a contest nicknamed locally as TWANG. It is now currently alleged, pending further tests, that Telrúnya used WibWab during the competition and he has that to thank for his skills rather than the natural Elven gifts of agility and accuracy.
Historically, it is said that WibWab was used recreationally by Elves, before it was banned by the last Dwarven Government Health Minister for Dragon Valley, Granite Landdslide III. Found naturally in woodlands, where it grows like a weed, WibWab was reputed to improve reflexes in battle; legend has it that WibWab had other health giving benefits including glowing skin, bright eyes and the ability to wear a lot of white without every getting it dirty.
Elessar Telrúnya is currently being held at Dragon Valley Gaol (ironically a building commissioned by his own father, Elven Lord Darkwen Telrúnya, in the 4th Age) awaiting arraignment. Attorney to the Telrúnya family, Corrigan Brownleaf, made the following statement to the press at a packed press conference:
“Whilst I have little to say regarding the Old Curiosity Shop itself, I do have this to say. My client was completely unaware he was purchasing WibWab when he purchased what he believed were 21 travel size vials of 'Blonde and Bouncy for Elves' hair treatment.”
“Ladies and gentlemen of the press, my client is an innocent in the world of drugs and wrongdoing. It is not in his nature to break the law. My client loves his mother and regularly bandages the paws of injured puppies. It is my belief that he was tricked by the Dwarven shop assistant into purchasing WibWab out of pure, malicious, Dwarven spite to trick him, bring about his downfall and ruin his hair. Further proof of this Dwarven plot is brought about by the fact that my client beat Dwarven archer Grogein Strongintheknee into second place at Dragon Valley's TWANG this year.”
“Furthermore, my client applauds the closure of the Old Curiosity Shop if the allegations made against it are true, and wishes to co-operate in any way he can. He has asked me to make this direct quote on his behalf; “It is a well-known fact that the shop is run by a gaggle of elderly wizards who will do anything to bolster their street “cred” with the “cool kids” simply because they have to wear itchy robes all day and have terrible hair, and maybe selling WibWab was their way of being “rad”.” And ladies and gentleman, as my client so rightly says, “Wizards are the reason we can’t have nice things”. “
"For the record I would like to state that there is no truth in the rumor whatsoever that my client had what was quoted as a 'girly hissy fit' over being bodily searched by the two female arresting officers at the scene of the alleged crime and nor did he, as one of the officers alleges, cry out 'Hey! Don't touch the hair! Don't you know who I am?' A far more important note is that my client will be bringing charges against one arresting officer for giving him what the officer called ‘a clip round the ear ‘ole for being cheeky”. Police brutality is still police brutality even if it is administered by a woman old enough to be your auntie."
"Lastly I wish to state on behalf of Telrúnya’s family, no matter what recent rumors suggest, that no retribution whatsoever will be wrought upon the owners of the Old Curiosity Shop, their staff or the Operation Nerbit team simply because they are directly responsible for their son’s arrest, public shaming and ruination of the family name, despite that fact that the means to famine, pestilence and generally something to do with the four horsemen of the SimPocalypse are at the Telrúnya family’s fingertips 24 hours a day.”
Dragon Valley Operation Nerbit team were unavailable for comment at the time of going to press, but it is believed they are still actively making further inquiries.
Bonus
#98
18th Mar 2015 at 11:32 PM
18th Mar 2015 at 11:32 PM
I'm still working on my article, but I can tell you now what it's going to be about: an e-sports gamer busted for piracy.
The Darkdusk Legacy has ended. Read the whole thing!
The Nightmagic Legacy has ended. Read the whole thing!
Last of Her Kind has ended thanks to a dead computer.
The Darkdusk Legacy has ended. Read the whole thing!
The Nightmagic Legacy has ended. Read the whole thing!
Last of Her Kind has ended thanks to a dead computer.
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#99
19th Mar 2015 at 6:06 AM
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Hoastal Daily Times Submission
Prompt 2: Pirates (Destra Ring Pirates)
Word Count:835
Elana Fennek has a similar standpoint on the issue, but in a more fearful tone. “They’re going to trump my position in the circuit!” she said in an interview following the official approval. “I can’t lose! Fans will lose faith in me! If I lose, my career in Black Mountain and Muna Minor will fall apart, and-can I leave?” When the interviewer said yes, Fennek got onto her hover-bike, rode back her private shuttle, and flew to her private station in orbit above Destra.
On the subject of the Destra Ring Pirates: They are not as devastating as one might think. All they have done as a group, as stated earlier by Audrey Dickens, was steal a metric ton of digital watches and snack cakes. They have attempted two heists at Business Lot 48 on the moon in rings of Destra, Geppardiest I. Both of these failed when the structures at the lot, first Bank of the System, then The Lounge of Hoastal, disappeared following a mysterious, loud hammer sound.
This is not to say this pirate gang is clean. Alan Sinclair, the leader of the Destra Ring Pirates, has had three accounts of oven fraud, five accounts of moveobjects_on, and one hundred accounts of money cheat codes for personal gain. Epona Paine has had two accounts of oven fraud, and one account of move_objects on. The other members have similar criminal records of oven fraud. Despite these records of crime, they will still be allowed into this year’s Black Mountain Circuit.
In terms of the fans of the new team, they have acquired many, several of them being previous fans of the Petrov-Fennek combat duo. Our on-site reporter, Aleksandr Kerensky, got an interview from one of the fans, George George.
Kerensky: What do you know about the Black Mountain Circuit, George?
George: It's an arena-type sport where huge pilot-controlled mecha with big guns fight. My favorite team this year is the newcomers, the Destra Ring Pirates.
Kerensky: What do you like so much about the Destra Ring Pirates?
George: What’s not to like about them? They’ve got the punk of a Hellion Squad member, and the combat edge of Simwin Rommel. Not only that, they’re robot pirates!
Kerensky: How do think the Destra Ring Pirates will do in this year’s Black Mountain Circuit?
George: I think they’ll do awesome. They’ve got the pirate experience, the cold steel feel of a robot, and tons of guns.
Kerensky: How would you feel if I told you that the Destra Ring Pirates only raided one freighter in their entire career?
George: Well, I guess I would say that they are still going to win because they are robots!
Kerensky: Ever wondered how much processing power the team has, both individually and combined?
George: I haven’t, but I bet it’s a lot!
Kerensky: Just remember, George: there once were computers whose processors ran at megahertz, not the standard terahertz they run at today. One of those robo-pirates could have a Pintium 3Ghz processor, and you would never know...
This is just part of the fan personality. Other known behaviors include the rare “Bot-Fan” trait, which we found out about when one of our reporters went undercover into the maximum-security Hoastal City Archives and found it in a small plastic package labeled ‘ITF’. The identity of this reporter will not be revealed for safety reasons,
Many old fans fear the beloved Black Mountain Circuit's going to be nothing but a mess within 10 years after this move. “What’s next?” One die-hard fan said in a cellphone conversation with the Industria Arena Sports Board. “Will the savage llamas from the depths of the Industi Aurium Mines be able to compete?” This type of response has, fortunately, stayed out of the mainstream, as most teams who are named after savage beasts, such as the Llamas of The Mine, do not appreciate the insult to their namesakes.
In other news, plush dolls of the Destra Ring Pirates will be on the market by Tuesday of next week. What better way to celebrate a gritty, lethal sport than with a harmless, adorable doll?
On the subject of the Destra Ring Pirates: They are not as devastating as one might think. All they have done as a group, as stated earlier by Audrey Dickens, was steal a metric ton of digital watches and snack cakes. They have attempted two heists at Business Lot 48 on the moon in rings of Destra, Geppardiest I. Both of these failed when the structures at the lot, first Bank of the System, then The Lounge of Hoastal, disappeared following a mysterious, loud hammer sound.
This is not to say this pirate gang is clean. Alan Sinclair, the leader of the Destra Ring Pirates, has had three accounts of oven fraud, five accounts of moveobjects_on, and one hundred accounts of money cheat codes for personal gain. Epona Paine has had two accounts of oven fraud, and one account of move_objects on. The other members have similar criminal records of oven fraud. Despite these records of crime, they will still be allowed into this year’s Black Mountain Circuit.
In terms of the fans of the new team, they have acquired many, several of them being previous fans of the Petrov-Fennek combat duo. Our on-site reporter, Aleksandr Kerensky, got an interview from one of the fans, George George.
Kerensky: What do you know about the Black Mountain Circuit, George?
George: It's an arena-type sport where huge pilot-controlled mecha with big guns fight. My favorite team this year is the newcomers, the Destra Ring Pirates.
Kerensky: What do you like so much about the Destra Ring Pirates?
George: What’s not to like about them? They’ve got the punk of a Hellion Squad member, and the combat edge of Simwin Rommel. Not only that, they’re robot pirates!
Kerensky: How do think the Destra Ring Pirates will do in this year’s Black Mountain Circuit?
George: I think they’ll do awesome. They’ve got the pirate experience, the cold steel feel of a robot, and tons of guns.
Kerensky: How would you feel if I told you that the Destra Ring Pirates only raided one freighter in their entire career?
George: Well, I guess I would say that they are still going to win because they are robots!
Kerensky: Ever wondered how much processing power the team has, both individually and combined?
George: I haven’t, but I bet it’s a lot!
Kerensky: Just remember, George: there once were computers whose processors ran at megahertz, not the standard terahertz they run at today. One of those robo-pirates could have a Pintium 3Ghz processor, and you would never know...
This is just part of the fan personality. Other known behaviors include the rare “Bot-Fan” trait, which we found out about when one of our reporters went undercover into the maximum-security Hoastal City Archives and found it in a small plastic package labeled ‘ITF’. The identity of this reporter will not be revealed for safety reasons,
Many old fans fear the beloved Black Mountain Circuit's going to be nothing but a mess within 10 years after this move. “What’s next?” One die-hard fan said in a cellphone conversation with the Industria Arena Sports Board. “Will the savage llamas from the depths of the Industi Aurium Mines be able to compete?” This type of response has, fortunately, stayed out of the mainstream, as most teams who are named after savage beasts, such as the Llamas of The Mine, do not appreciate the insult to their namesakes.
In other news, plush dolls of the Destra Ring Pirates will be on the market by Tuesday of next week. What better way to celebrate a gritty, lethal sport than with a harmless, adorable doll?
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Thanks for a through evaluation. Also, I like to hide those kinds of things in my posts. C.Moore Butz is one of them. I hid another in here.
Prompt #1: Athlete injury
Prompt #2: In Sim City
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Prompt #1: Athlete injury
Prompt #2: In Sim City
Word Count: 828 Words (Excluding headline)
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Five days ago, during the third quarter of the Pleasantview Llamas vs the Minora Springs Alpacas, the most unpredicted event happened. While Georgio Green (Llamas) was passing the ball, Walter Athens (Alpacas) started to attack Green. The referee, Amira Lyson, claimed to have heard Athens complaining in the locker room about Green beforehand. When questioned about this, Athens denied any relation to Green beforehand. Team members, Luis Mikes and Ben Wolf, disagree. They claim to have seen Green and Athens in the middle of a heated argument in front of H&M. Wolf heard the following coming from them (Athens in bold and Green in italics): "Is it my fault you don't have self control?" "I didn't mean for anything to get out of hand everything just...happened. We were in the moment and it just happened!" " I DON'T CARE IF YOU WERE FORCED TO WOOHOO TO SAVE YOUR LIVES, SHE WAS MY GIRL AND YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO THAT!" " I'm sorry but she just likes me now, there's nothing else to it." "I'll get you for his Georgio, one of these days I will!" Athens was seen storming off after that. A few people have reported seeing him walk in the Happy Llama Bar.
People on the street noticed an immediate change in Athens' attitude after a while. Paparazzi managed to snap a picture of Athens pushing a fan asking for an autograph. He also broke the camera of nine year old Eliza. When questioned about this on Chirper, he replied: "Oh well. It's her fault for taking an unauthorized picture of me." He lost nearly 62% of all followers the next morning.
When the game began, the players all seemed normal. Green, however, claims Athens kept giving him an evil glare and whenever they were within five inches of each other, he would mutter "You backstabber." In the second quarter, Athens began to get aggressive. Whenever Green had the ball, he would snatch it from his hands and he pushed him on the ground once, causing him to be put out for the rest of the quarter. Halfway through the third quarter, Athens stopped playing the game, ran towards Green and attacked him during a pass. Despite the referee's best efforts, Athens continued to attack.
Spectator, Naomi Louis, called police after waiting to see if the fight would smooth over. However, the fight only seemed to escalate. When police arrived on the scene, Green was on the ground and limp. Athens was still attacking him, however. He had to be subdued with a tazer to get him away from the victim. There were many cries of joy when Green was said to be alive.
When the fight was finally broken apart, Athens had gotten away unscathed, apart from being tazered. Green, on the other hand, suffered a black eye, a bloody nose and a few broken bones. This was only at first sight. After being x-rayed, Dr. P. Lankton uncovered many broken ribs and Green's left leg was broken.
Green is now hospitalized and seeking treatment. Many fans have showed up at Saints Home hospital to visit Green. Over five hundred and fifty people have sent gifts to him. He says he will send a personalized letter to each of them along with money to pay for the gift. When asked about this, Green said it was because he felt people shouldn't have to spend money on him.
An interview with Eliza Jones, aged 32, girlfriend of Georgio and ex-girlfriend of Walter, shows just how bad Walter had become. "I honestly believe it's my fault. I should've actually told Walter that I wanted to break up with him. Instead, I did such a terrible thing behind his back and cheated on him. The only thing I hope right now is that Walter won't do anything to hurt us. Often times he'd hurt me for not doing what he asked me to do. That's why...I want Georgio and I to go somewhere that we can just...forget this all happened. It's farfetched but, it's all I have." When reporters questioned Athens, he made no reply to them.
Green's attorney, C.Moore Butz, has chosen to press charges. The trial begins on Monday, April 13th. Further details on the subject will be released shortly.
Many polls have been started to ban Athens from the SBL (Simcity Basketball League) and from the country all together. The average Yes to No ratio (in percent) is 84%:16%. Protest have been held and games have been boycotted. All of this has been done in vain. On Chirper, Athens has posted: "All of you trying to get me banned....it doesn't affect me whatsoever. It's pathetic actually. I could careless about all of you." Green then replied: "It's horrible that you don't care about your fans. Without them, you'd be on the streets with no one to love you but the stubble on your face and the germs on your skin."
It has not yet been confirmed whether or not Walter Athens will be allowed to stay in Sim City. Many say this is extreme, others say it will do justice. The only way to truly know is to wait and see what Simcity's council says. The final discussion will be voted on after the trial.
People on the street noticed an immediate change in Athens' attitude after a while. Paparazzi managed to snap a picture of Athens pushing a fan asking for an autograph. He also broke the camera of nine year old Eliza. When questioned about this on Chirper, he replied: "Oh well. It's her fault for taking an unauthorized picture of me." He lost nearly 62% of all followers the next morning.
When the game began, the players all seemed normal. Green, however, claims Athens kept giving him an evil glare and whenever they were within five inches of each other, he would mutter "You backstabber." In the second quarter, Athens began to get aggressive. Whenever Green had the ball, he would snatch it from his hands and he pushed him on the ground once, causing him to be put out for the rest of the quarter. Halfway through the third quarter, Athens stopped playing the game, ran towards Green and attacked him during a pass. Despite the referee's best efforts, Athens continued to attack.
Spectator, Naomi Louis, called police after waiting to see if the fight would smooth over. However, the fight only seemed to escalate. When police arrived on the scene, Green was on the ground and limp. Athens was still attacking him, however. He had to be subdued with a tazer to get him away from the victim. There were many cries of joy when Green was said to be alive.
When the fight was finally broken apart, Athens had gotten away unscathed, apart from being tazered. Green, on the other hand, suffered a black eye, a bloody nose and a few broken bones. This was only at first sight. After being x-rayed, Dr. P. Lankton uncovered many broken ribs and Green's left leg was broken.
Green is now hospitalized and seeking treatment. Many fans have showed up at Saints Home hospital to visit Green. Over five hundred and fifty people have sent gifts to him. He says he will send a personalized letter to each of them along with money to pay for the gift. When asked about this, Green said it was because he felt people shouldn't have to spend money on him.
An interview with Eliza Jones, aged 32, girlfriend of Georgio and ex-girlfriend of Walter, shows just how bad Walter had become. "I honestly believe it's my fault. I should've actually told Walter that I wanted to break up with him. Instead, I did such a terrible thing behind his back and cheated on him. The only thing I hope right now is that Walter won't do anything to hurt us. Often times he'd hurt me for not doing what he asked me to do. That's why...I want Georgio and I to go somewhere that we can just...forget this all happened. It's farfetched but, it's all I have." When reporters questioned Athens, he made no reply to them.
Green's attorney, C.Moore Butz, has chosen to press charges. The trial begins on Monday, April 13th. Further details on the subject will be released shortly.
Many polls have been started to ban Athens from the SBL (Simcity Basketball League) and from the country all together. The average Yes to No ratio (in percent) is 84%:16%. Protest have been held and games have been boycotted. All of this has been done in vain. On Chirper, Athens has posted: "All of you trying to get me banned....it doesn't affect me whatsoever. It's pathetic actually. I could careless about all of you." Green then replied: "It's horrible that you don't care about your fans. Without them, you'd be on the streets with no one to love you but the stubble on your face and the germs on your skin."
It has not yet been confirmed whether or not Walter Athens will be allowed to stay in Sim City. Many say this is extreme, others say it will do justice. The only way to truly know is to wait and see what Simcity's council says. The final discussion will be voted on after the trial.
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