Office of Game Moderator - Part Deux - PLEASE READ THINGS

[Adam Griffin]

NYMAN - Multiple reports are emerging from around the world - including mass-confirmed sightings in Latvia, Algeria, Japan and Atlasia itself - of unidentified flying objects and uncharacteristically odd-looking clouds in the skies over more than one dozen cities and regions.

Approximately 45 minutes ago (11:20 AM), the first mass report of an unidentified flying object came in from Oran, Algeria, a coastal city approximately 200 miles west of Algiers.

Local news sources have released footage showing hundreds of residents amassing throughout the streets of the city, inspecting what can only be identified as a large airborne vessel of some sort. The ship is observed to be stationary in one video for more than two minutes before it appears to instantaneously disappear. A thick, horizontal plume of smoke or exhaust manifested almost instantly following this event.

Social media has lit up with thousands of videos of similar events from more than one dozen countries, leaving this planet's billions with plenty to consider. In the wake of these events, no government nor intelligence agency has issued any information that would further clarify what thousands have witnessed first-hand, but dozens of governments from around the world have or are in the process of conveying a fairly uniform message to their citizens: "stay calm".

You will be updated as more information becomes available.

[Adam Griffin]

And to think I was scoffed at when I suggested that Adam might use the GM's office for advancing Labor candidates. Is it taking things too seriously to suggest that this an attempt to lend credibility to the absurd Windjammer/AdamFitzgerald X-Files partnership?

Or could it be that these unidentified ships possibly traveled light-years, just to hear you complain and subsequently irritate you? Hopefully, we'll find out the answer soon!

[Adam Griffin]

HOUSTON - Several hours have passed since the first sightings of unidentified aircraft began to be spotted around dozens of metropolitan areas across the world, but contact with these entities has yet to be established.

Shortly after 4 PM local time, Mexican President Felipe Calderon took to the airwaves to confirm what many have suspected: to the best of their knowledge, these craft are not human in origin.

The presidents of France and India have likewise issued similar statements. The government of Atlasia has thus far issued no statement, leaving many to worry about what government officials have planned, if anything at all.

Despite worries about their intentions or what sort of technology these craft may possess, multiple governments have attempted thus far to obtain a closer look and gather valuable information about these vessels. Any information gathered thus far has not been made public.

Since the first report, several dozen more vessels have been spotted across six continents, with some of these craft now appearing to gather in clusters. One such cluster is now being observed forming along the Atlasian-Mexican border, near the city of McAllen, Texas. The Fuerza Aérea Mexicana has deployed jets to inspect this activity further, in the absence of Atlasian air support.

More details will be provided as they come in.

[Adam Griffin]

There are no aliens.

There very clearly are.

[Adam Griffin]

There are no aliens.

There very clearly are.

There is partisan maneuvering, that is all I see.

Until contact is made and motives are discerned, I wouldn't be so hasty as to judge their rationale for coming here. Such a move may prove to be insulting to them and their customs. I will say that there definitely appears to be horizontal and vertical maneuvering of these craft, however.

[Adam Griffin]

BURLINGTON - Multiple reports from on the ground have confirmed that one craft has landed approximately one mile south of Burlington, Vermont. Over the past six hours, two other of these unidentified ships have been spotted over southern Montana and central Alaska, with five more situated off the eastern and western coasts of Atlasia, as well as along the Atlasian-Mexican border. A total of 52 craft have been detected thus far around the world, with a large concentration of them currently situated over portions of the Middle East and the Maghreb.

The latest eyewitnesses on the scene in Burlington have obtained photos of the craft on the ground, with local authorities currently en route to the site. The craft currently on the ground was not visible on radar until approximately twenty minutes ago at about 20,000 feet as it rapidly began its descent, according to NORAD officials.

[Adam Griffin]

BURLINGTON - After being stationary and silent on the ground for more than 48 hours, and surrounded by the Northeast Guard after the Governor's ordered deployment, a high-frequency hum began to radiate from the ship. A rational man would say that the instantaneous movements of five thousand eyes and ears isn't audible, but rationality wasn't present in this place, where a sleep-deprived caravan of soldiers, reporters, and spectators alike witnessed new signs of life emitting from the craft. A shiny metallic door began to open on the undercarriage of the UFO. A series of loud, pneumatic-like noises emitted from the undercarriage as the solid mass of space-age metal began to unfurl itself onto the ground below.

More than 300 men stood at attention, ready to respond to the first sign of aggression. The tension in the air was palpable, as the door's obstruction gave way to a darkened void inside the hull of the ship. Nothing was visible from the outside. Given orders not to shoot unless given a reason, more than one solider pulled his finger off of the trigger; the shivers they were experiencing were a liability.

All of a sudden, the silhouettes of five humanoids were discernible in the shadows as they approached the exterior of the vessel. With most eyes glued on the ship, the ones that weren't appeared to be glancing about, looking for others who were doing the same in the hopes of a visual confirmation of, "is this really happening?".

Then, they emerged. Their bodies were clad in stylish-yet-underwhelming red suits, with no skin or physical features visible to the naked eye. Their forms appeared to be remarkably similar to that of humans, which may or may not have helped keep the crowd under control at the sight of this emergence. Still, gasps could be heard left and right as the non-synchronized, raw emotions of the crowd continued to pour out of their gaping mouths.

Suddenly, a radio began to stream reports that the same occurrence was happening all across the world. Of the 52 ships that were placed across the world, more than 40 had landed - each at a different time - over the past two days. But now, the doors of each were opening, and a synchronized emergence of these beings across 6 continents was being streamed to the masses.

Suddenly, one in the crowd in Vermont began to run toward the beings. She had been praising them loudly for the past day, waving flowers and likewise sending her "good vibes" to the ship in a very vocal fashion. Apparently, her emotion had simply overwhelmed her; she could wait no more.

The Regional Guard had established a clear perimeter through which no human was allowed to pass. The orders were given to protect the crowds and ensure control was kept. Now, this one female was on the verge of creating potentially an extraterrestrial incident. They had their orders.

A warning was issued via loudspeaker to the female. She never stopped. As her body crossed the perimeter, she flipped as the sound of a single shot echoed through the air. Screams could be heard from the crowd and chaos suddenly appeared ready to rip through the crowd.

It was then that a thundering noise could be heard coming directly from the ship. As the crowd's attention was gained and the imminent loss of control avoided, these five beings began to remove what appeared to be masks. Every major news network in the world was focused on the same occurrence for more than three dozen ships, sitting on the ground of twenty-seven different countries. It was then that the world got their look at these beings for the very first time.

Some screamed out of nervous reaction. Others seems perplexed. A couple of people could be heard laughing. The soldiers who had been ordered not to fire and assess the situation appeared just as confused as everyone else. It was then that one of the beings uttered what could only be interpreted later as a rhyme:

我们中国人
我们讲一个笑话
我们吓跑了地狱你的乡亲

现在在这里我们可以结婚作为一个群体？

[Adam Griffin]

The office of GM would like to issue clarification on a previous story, seeing as how no fewer than 3 people today have made references to it.

It appears as if the visitors we were so hyped up about last week turned out to be human in origin, as referenced by the article in question from March 23. More information on this issue will be forthcoming, but it is safe to assume that a large-scale military project/false flag operation was conducted by the Chinese military. If that somehow wasn't clear by the fact that they spoke Chinese and admitted to being so, half-hearted apologies from the office are offered.

However, I suspect that more than anything, most people did not take the time to actually read the content of the last update and were hyping up a story that had rapidly changed since they last bothered to inform themselves on the matter.

Whether you were excited about an aspect of a story or opposed to its introduction (which, LOL, isn't something that's up for public debate), it would be nice if you'd in the future take the time to read the updates provided by this office before jumping to conclusions or contradicting actual events.

Thanks for your time and attention to detail,
x "The game's so-called God"

[Adam Griffin]

Adam, could you give me an estimate on this bill?

Mr. Griffin, I would like to get a report on this bill and its impact on the Mideast:

For now, I'm going to ask that each of you check out this particular section of my confirmation thread. Shortly, I'll issue a post in this thread clarifying all of the details.

Is this clarification still coming?

Yes, I would like to know the answer to this as well. This new session in the Assembly should be busier than last so anything from you would be greatly appreciated.

For the short-term, there will be no cost estimates given. I am still working on some ideas to completely overhaul this process, but it's going to require addressing a lot of cost concerns and people are not going to like the end result no matter what, so I'm not so sure this will ever be resumed. If everyone would be on-board with a complete overhaul of the way we view financial implications of legislation, then it'd be pretty easy to devise a solution.

The biggest issue is scale - there hasn't been a uniform way of breaking down regional costs and as such, there are significant inconsistencies throughout every regional budget. I used a specific system (mentioned below), but from what I know, no one before my time did the same. As such, the regional budgets have many line items that include cost estimates that were calculated years before my time. It's practically impossible for a GM to spend enough time retroactively altering costs, and how exactly will people respond to that? It's a mess. The federal budget is in relatively good shape, and I'd hypothesize based on my experiences with 6 regional budgets last year that the Mideast has the best regional budget, but that doesn't mean that several different GMs haven't left their own interpretations of costs within every budget, creating a patchwork system.

Here's a brief description I sent to someone the other day:

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