Requiem was quite busy this trade, it’s best you grab yourself a cup of hot brown, find a seat, and get to reading. By the time you’re reading this, I’ll already be collecting articles for the next edition. News moves so quickly around here.
First, I must compliment the town’s local nighttime criminals. You’ve kept quiet! Which is rather unfortunate for myself as I have no further insights on what you may be up to.
Photos by Emily DeRoma
In several memorable moments, family heads and their high ranking members stood alongside the town and managed to overcome rocky past relationships.
The family heads of the Lotus Society, Stevensons, and Lucianos and high ranking members of Lonely Streetz were seen working alongside the Saintbane Sentinels in removing the threat of Da Hood. In a battle of forces, Requiem showed the rag tag group of rebels that no one could tell them what to do.
Some new Volkovs were spotted aiding the battle for fresh water. It’s unclear if they’re new or they’ve been part of the family all along. Perhaps my own mother has been a Volkov and that’s where I get my love of gossip and learning the truth from. This, readers of the Fold, is something I must investigate off paper.
Speaking of mysteries, there’s been something described as a dark ooze, or a blob moving across Requiem. It would be naive to believe there is no root to this problem. Anyone with information is requested to come forward to myself, Betsy Bass. Your anonymity is guaranteed.
This brings me to my next point, The Chorus, which many of you know as the Bat People, were caught in the act of not only mass sacrifice, but teasing the Mortis with infection it couldn’t keep. I suppose when you don’t stay very long, it doesn’t matter to you what effects you cause. Faith has become flipped upside down, those with faith often feeling lost and those without faith feeling that urge to be a part of something new. All we can do is hope it doesn’t get worse until The Chorus has been spoken to.
Procedures in the Mortis continue, despite growing concerns and symptoms. Saving your friend may sound heroic in the moment, but how many times can we continue to deny the Mortis of what is natural? We may not know who is voluntarily going down there, but we can all feel it worsen every time it happens.
Then there are times we do know, and I ask the question, if you are not withholding infection and you learn valuable information, does it make it alright to poke and prod at the Mortis? Both closure and some rather disturbing information came about for Abigail Stevenson and those that accompanied the newly appointed family head. To the Stevensons, I wish you prosperity under Abigail’s leadership.
Something that would put a smile on the Stevenson’s face is the new Critter Conservation sight set up on the outskirts of Requiem. While not created by the family, I’m sure they can appreciate others love of agriculture. Again, I applaud Requiem for their activism towards animal welfare. By choosing to care for these animals, a lot can be learned about them, their habits, and if ever needed, their weaknesses. I do wonder who is footing the bill with creatures like the Oni Kuma living there.
Did anyone else stumble across a circus ticket? It’s as though a caravan drove through scattering them across the wind. Where there’s a circus, there’s performances, and where there’s performances, there’s the newspaper. This is your chance to meet Betsy Bass live, in person. You won’t want to miss this.