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Gallentean news snippet: Oddity Emporium

Author
Archear
#1 - 2012-01-13 16:01:05 UTC
A Gallentean media report slips in between other news. Its delivered by
a small broadcast company calling themself: The Oddity Emporium,
yet the only oddness may be how they have initially gathered enough
funding to afford a broadcast at all,



"A remarkable discovery has been made on Leremblompes V!

Found in the courtyard of a tourist villa in the small beach
town of Calvinarin, were the remains of an mysterious aged drone.

The broken done was found abandoned and wrapped in burned sheets, with
massive trauma sustained to its chassis and internal mechanisms. An
study has revealed that much of such damage is a direct result of
degradation caused by prolonged exposure to mineral-rich ground,
of which the composites are specific to Leremblompes Mountainous
region Sperkin.

The drone design matches none on historical file.

Annalists believe the drone might have been buried for well on three
centuries, predating records of settlement upon the planet.

While many of the drones remaining systems appear to be constructed
out of antiquicated technology, newer components were found inbetween,
lending suspicion to the nature of its origin. While scientists
believe it may be part of an elaborate hoax, others argue that several
things concerning the drone could not have been forged. If proven to be
authentic, the drone will be on display in the Prism Museum on Caille.

Meanwhile, tourism to Leremblombes has increased."

An short interview was conducted with one of the vendors at Calvinarin's market
boulevard who claimed that the drone belonged to his family.


A chubby woman stands nearby a large-bellied, gruff-looking man,
"You claim you sold this drone to one of the tourists?"

"Thatha right. She be paying me two million for it. Two. Million. Dunno why she'd
be going to throw the thing aways thugh."

"Could you identify the buyer if you saw her again?"

"Sure cud."

"Could you tell us more of the origin of the drone?

"Ain'ts nuh able to tell yers more about that. Always had it, been
given to me by my pa, who got it from his cousin, who got it from his
friend in exchange for a sheep."

"..."

"What I can tells you, is that my pa's cousins friend said he founds it
up in the mountain. He heards about riches you see. Them rocks thats
sits there, so he gots himself a hat, and a nice pick, and he wents a
mining. Just like the grand folk in space, I tells you."

"..Go on"

"Well, he's went up there, and he wents mining. Tang tang tang upon
the stone. Then suddenlees there's a large big old landslide ! He broke
his arm, but he ain't be minding, cause he sees that drone, sitting
there in the rock! Went back the next day to dig it out with some
others."

"Why didn't he sell it, or have it inspected?

"Nuhh he tried. But for some reason they dun wah to do no believing
of poor Johnny, and no one wanted to come look. Dunno why though.
Either way, thats the thing right there, i'm telling you. I'm a right
celebrity now. I'm selling bits of rock, too, want a chunk?"

".. And that concludes the interview. For more information, please
visit our news stream at --"

"But the ruck is shineeey"

"And in other news.."
Gordon McClaine
Qwest Industries Research and Development
#2 - 2012-01-13 18:15:24 UTC
I came here looking for a snippet and left disappointed.

Gordon McClaine

Istvaan Shogaatsu
Guiding Hand Social Club
#3 - 2012-01-13 21:06:40 UTC
Very interesting...