From 0b407e0301f6e153c58c600b030cf746c095fbc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: I-am-Erk <45136638+I-am-Erk@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:59:42 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Flyer/newspaper snippets lore update (#36255) --- data/json/snippets/fliers.json | 308 +++++++ data/json/snippets/newspapers.json | 430 +++++++++ data/json/snippets/snippets.json | 1122 ------------------------ data/json/snippets/survivor_notes.json | 586 +++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 1324 insertions(+), 1122 deletions(-) create mode 100644 data/json/snippets/fliers.json create mode 100644 data/json/snippets/newspapers.json create mode 100644 data/json/snippets/survivor_notes.json diff --git a/data/json/snippets/fliers.json b/data/json/snippets/fliers.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..c2bd53b58b886 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/json/snippets/fliers.json @@ -0,0 +1,308 @@ +[ + { + "type": "snippet", + "category": "flier", + "text": [ + { + "id": "flier_1", + "text": "This is an advertisement for Aunt Janice's Pickled Meat. \"When times get tough, the tough get pickling. Aunt Janice's Pickled Meat: more than 30% real beef!\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_2", + "text": "This is an advertisement for compact bionic modules. \"Nerve pain? Depression? Tardiness? There's not a problem a compact bionic module can't solve. Talk to your doctor to find out of CBMs are right for you!\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_3", + "text": "This is an advertisement promoting facial recognition quadcopters. It shows a formation of the so-called 'eyebots' flying outward from an American flag in an explosion of stars and stripes. Beneath, it reads \"Don't worry, we'll watch your back.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_4", + "text": "This is a somewhat weather-worn advertisement for the 'new' FEMA evacuation shelters. Beneath the colorful photo it reads, \"Familiarize yourself with your nearest emergency shelter. It could save your life.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_5", + "text": "This is an advertisement for a FEMA evacuation shelter. Beneath a picture of a shelter it reads, \"Contact your local FEMA office to arrange a tour of your nearest evacuation shelter. Be prepared!\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_6", + "text": "This is an advertisement for a pre-manufactured emergency supply kit. It is made of a very flashy tactical fabric and looks very impractical based on your experience. \"Be ready for anything with the Tactica Supreme GO-30 kit.\"00" + }, + { + "id": "flier_7", + "text": "This is an ad for a complicated survival knife with an enormous serrated back edge and far too many tools included in the handle. \"Come down to the Knife Shack at Cumberton Mall! We've got it all.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_8", + "text": "This is an advertisement for a local church. The picture looks surprisingly mundane, but the text is not: \"Revelations services offered round the clock. The end times are here, make your peace.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_9", + "text": "This is an advertisement for a local church. It looks like it was put together at the last minute. \"Visit St Mary's on the River while it's not too late. Repent, while you still can!\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_10", + "text": "This is a hand-drawn flier that has been photocopied for wide distribution. It reads, in what looks like sharpie-bolded letters, \"THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW. This is all THEIR fault. They are watching everything. They brought this on us.\" There used to be tear-away phone numbers at the bottom, but they're all gone now." + }, + { + "id": "flier_11", + "text": "This is a government-issued, air-dropped alert. \"STAY IN YOUR HOMES. Universal curfew in effect. Police and military forces are authorized to use lethal force against looters and rioters.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_12", + "text": "This is a government-issued, air-dropped alert. \"STAY IN YOUR HOMES. Police and military forces have been dispatched to your area and will help escort you to safety. DO NOT APPROACH ROADBLOCKS WITHOUT AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_13", + "text": "This is a government-issued, air-dropped alert. \"EVACUATION ALERT. Please make your way to the nearest FEMA evacuation shelter. Avoid crowds. Looters and rioters may turn violent against unarmed civilians. Seek protection from police and military forces if travelling in groups.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_14", + "text": "This is a government-issued, air-dropped alert. \"EVACUATION ALERT. Please make your way to the nearest FEMA evacuation shelter. Travel in groups and avoid crowds. This is believed to be a biological agent that causes violent behaviour: do not attempt to engage looters or rioters.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_15", + "text": "This is a glossy, high quality flier. \"What they don't want you to know! Reading this may save your life.\" Inside is a series of warnings recommending people avoid the evacuation shelters, and worse, the FEMA evacuation camps, along with some high-quality telephoto shots showing bodies being shoveled into huge pits by excavation machines." + }, + { + "id": "flier_16", + "text": "This is a grocery store coupon flier. The front page looks like normal meat advertising, but inside the pictures become increasingly more gruesome images of severed human body parts and organs. It is dated two days after the evacuation orders were sounded." + }, + { + "id": "flier_17", + "text": "This is a grocery store coupon flier, dated three days before the evacuation orders went out. \"At Marigold Market, we still have canned food and bottled water! Come on in and stock up!\" The front image shows a grocery store, the entrance flanked by a pair of smiling guards armed with assault rifles." + }, + { + "id": "flier_18", + "text": "This is an advertisement for a local electronics store, dated a few weeks before the evacuation order. \"Sale on Universal Power Supplies and refurbished laptops at DigiMart, three days only!\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_19", + "text": "This is an advertisement for Rivtech brand handguns. It shows a picture of a well armed couple in business suits with matching handguns facing down a legion of villainous looking characters. The caption reads: \"Protect yourself with the Rivtech caseless automagnum!\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_20", + "text": "This is an advertisement for Rivtech brand rifles. It shows a picture of a smiling soldier with a futuristic looking rifle on her shoulder saluting the viewer. The caption reads: \"Rivtech caseless firearms proudly supports our Military.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_21", + "text": "This is an advertisement for Rivtech brand firearms. It shows a picture of a trio of well armed hunters. The three are each armed with different futuristic looking weapons and are shooting at a hostile crowd of approaching wildlife. The caption reads: \"Rivtech caseless firearms. Superior stopping power.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_22", + "text": "This is an advertisement for a local funk-polka band, the \"Chilly Winters\". Apparently they were playing in the Wonky Donkey Pub." + }, + { + "id": "flier_23", + "text": "This is a flier with the tour appearance dates of a small, niche-successful drum-and-bass/yodelling fusion band, the \"Ol' Yellers\". The dates continue well past the end of the world; most likely, the tour was cut short." + }, + { + "id": "flier_24", + "text": "This is an advertisement for a death metal band, \"Roxanne and the Soul-Crushing Ennui\", known for mixing their ear-blasting riffs with chipper interludes of classic fifties doo-wop. The art depicts a zombified version of a Betty Crocker-esque housewife, slamming on a spike-encrusted electric guitar." + }, + { + "id": "flier_25", + "text": "This is an advertisement for a local gun shop. In huge red letters, it reads: \"This is it. Arm yourselves and protect your freedom. Come on down while supplies last.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_26", + "text": "This is an advertisement for Rivtech brand ammunition. It shows a picture of an armored steel plate with a gaping hole blasted through the middle. Sitting beside the plate is a block of brightly colored caseless ammunition. The caption reads: \"Rivtech 8x40mm caseless. Nothing else comes close.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_27", + "text": "This is an advertisement for Leadworks LLC's Home Frontier Starter Pack. It shows a picture of a young suburban parent, equipped with rifle and revolver, keeping a steely eye on the neighborhood from the front porch. Similarly-armed parents are visible in front of every house on the street. Young children are at play and older ones tend a large vegetable garden. The caption reads: \"A well-armed community is a SAFE community. Leadworks, LLC.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_28", + "text": "This is a propaganda poster showing the Northrop Dispatch's military variant. It depicts the iconic dark green, arachnoid dispatch, standing before a fence and facing away from the camera as blurring machines rush forward from its back towards black silhouettes menacing on the horizon. It reads: \"WE ARE HERE TO PROTECT YOU.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_29", + "text": "This is an advertisement for Leadworks LLC handguns. It shows a picture of a bionic police officer assisting a young couple, who were being attacked by a gang of ruffians. The caption reads: \"You don't have to void your warranty or wear out your thumb to achieve felon-stopping firepower. The L39B, tried and true by our fine cyborgs in blue, is available in .45 ACP for that extra punch, and we offer semiautomatic (but equally robust!) versions for the civilian market. Leadworks, LLC.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_30", + "text": "This is an advertisement for Leadworks LLC modular weapons. It shows a picture of an overworked-yet-grateful police sergeant assembling a sleek rifle, with similar-looking weapons racked neatly behind her. The caption reads: \"Leadworks is proud to offer the L523 modular weapon system. No more must armorers stock and maintain stacks and stacks of rifles, carbines, and squad support weapons, juggling multiple incompatible ammunition types! Just procure a base unit for every trooper, and use our lightweight and portable conversion kits to swap from house-to-house CQB carbine to rooftop-patrol DSR, safely and cleanly!\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_31", + "text": "This is a public notice from the Centers for Disease Control. Its message, repeated in several languages, reads: \"BOIL WATER ADVISORY. An unidentified agent has contaminated local groundwater. It is highly infectious and can cause erratic and violent behaviour. Boil all water, and isolate any loved ones showing concerning symptoms. Visit www.cdc.gov/cdda-advisory for more information.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_32", + "text": "This is a public alert from the Centers for Disease Control. Its message, repeated in several languages, reads: PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT: Due to recent events, the CDC is issuing a warning to avoid public areas and spaces. An unknown biological contaminant is suspected to be affecting citizens. The CDC would like to remind the public to cover your nose and mouth when sneezing, wash your hands frequently, and recieve an up-to-date flu shot if possible. Boiling water is recommended until further notice." + }, + { + "id": "flier_33", + "text": "This is a public alert from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Its message, repeated in several languages, reads: STAY IN YOUR HOMES! All residents of the New England Disaster Area are advised to shelter in place wherever possible. The United States Armed Forces are working to contain the area. If there is a nearby evacuation shelter you can get to safely, you are recommended to do so. Otherwise, stay in your homes until authorized personnel evacuate you to a secured facility. Thank you for your compliance." + }, + { + "id": "flier_34", + "text": "This is a public alert from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Its message, repeated in several languages, consists of a list of towns serving as major evacuation points from the New England Disaster Area. Someone has scribbled off most of the town names, and scrawled \"OVERRUN\" next to each one, with the exception of the Tacoma evacuation point." + }, + { + "id": "flier_35", + "text": "This is a public warning from an unnamed source. Its rambling message, poorly-photocopied onto both sides of the page, reads: Don't believe the lies! The Army is rounding up people in death camps and executing them at mass graves. They cannot stop this. Do not believe what the mainstream news-media is reporting. All official evacuation points are death-traps. Secure supplies and escape the cities while there is still time." + }, + { + "id": "flier_36", + "text": "This is a public message from an unnamed source. Its message, photocopied from a scrawled handwritten copy, reads: REPENT YOUR SINS O BABYLON FOR THE TIME OF HIS JUDGEMENT IS NIGH! LOOK UPON YOUR DESTRUCTION AND KNOW THAT IT IS JUST! YOU WILL BE DIVIDED FATHER AGAINST SON AND MOTHER AGAINST CHILD UNTO THE VERY LAST SINNER!" + }, + { + "id": "flier_37", + "text": "This is a public warning from the Federal Government. Its brief message, repeated in several languages, reads: The President of the United States has declared unilateral martial law to be in effect for the 48 contiguous states in response to the ongoing national crisis. Continue to shelter in place until evacuated to an appropriate emergency management camp by authorized military personnel. A 24-hour curfew has been established. This curfew will remain in effect until further notice. Stay indoors. Violators will be shot on sight." + }, + { + "id": "flier_38", + "text": "This is an advertisement for Rivtech's 'ATOMIC POWER THIRST' energy drink. While intended to advertise a new flavor called Isotope RU-238 'FRUIT', most of the text is dedicated to a long list of possible side effects: anxiety, insomnia, severe insomnia, dizziness, tremors, nausea, headache, vomiting, delusions, hallucinations, rhabdomyolysis, internal burns, thyroid cancer, extensive internal bleeding, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, diarrhea, cardiac dysrhythmia, cardiovascular collapse, suicidal ideation, seizures, ataxia, amnesia, mania, stroke, neurodegeneration, malignalitaloptereosis, necrotizing fasciitis, recurrent flu, and pinkeye." + }, + { + "id": "flier_39", + "text": "This is a soda advertisement. On the front is a picture of a happy couple on a beach watching the sun set. Between them are bottles of soda. The poster reads, \"Cascade Cola, for those special moments\" in bold white letters." + }, + { + "id": "flier_40", + "text": "This is a flier for a fast food chain. In it, a man is placing an order with an attractive woman wearing a bright green shirt in the window with two happy children sitting in the back seat. The flier reads \"Burgers, fries, and a Smile.\" Down in one corner is a company logo." + }, + { + "id": "flier_41", + "text": "This is an advertisement for soda. It shows a dark brown can of soda on a black background. The label reads \"Spin\"." + }, + { + "id": "flier_42", + "text": "This is a flyer for a local pizza chain. On it is a picture of a cartoon Italian holding a pizza, with the words \"It's a goooood pizza\" written above his head." + }, + { + "id": "flier_43", + "text": "This is a poster advertising contact lenses. On it is a picture of a blood shot eye with a rather long block of information beneath it making some fairly exaggerated claims about the product." + }, + { + "id": "flier_44", + "text": "This is a flyer advertising a local radio station. It has a lot of bright colors and patterns, but no definite message other than \"104.4 all the best, all the time!\" in big yellow letters." + }, + { + "id": "flier_45", + "text": "This is a large movie poster for \"Action Packstone 6, Revenge of the Dog Men\". It shows a fit man in a leather jacket with a revolver and a claymore walking towards the viewer. At his side is his trusty cyberdog companion and in the background is an explosion." + }, + { + "id": "flier_46", + "text": "This is an illustrated poster for a brand of solar car. The vehicle is driving through a lush country side as small animals look on. The slogan \"Improving the world, one tank at a time.\" is written across the top in small letters." + }, + { + "id": "flier_47", + "text": "This is a soda advertisement. On the front is a picture of a happy couple on a beach watching the sun set. Between them are bottles of soda. The poster reads, \"Cascade Cola, for those special moments\" in bold white letters. Someone has colored in the sun with a black marker. The words \"oh Discordia\" are scrawled across the top." + }, + { + "id": "flier_48", + "text": "This is a flier for a fast food chain. In it, a man is placing an order with an attractive woman wearing a bright green shirt in the window with two happy children in the back seat. The flier reads \"Burgers, fries, and a Smile.\" down in one corner is a company logo. Someone has gone to town on this one with a permanent marker. It is now covered in rude images and racial epithets." + }, + { + "id": "flier_49", + "text": "This is a flier for a local pizza chain. On it is a picture of a cartoon Italian holding a pizza, with the words \"It's a goooood pizza\" written above his head. Someone has drawn an exaggerated mustache on the cartoon Italian, along with a pair of crude, oversized breasts." + }, + { + "id": "flier_50", + "text": "This is a poster advertising contact lenses. On it is a picture of a blood shot eye. Someone has defaced this one. The informative part has been torn off, and written in jagged letters across the top in red crayon are the words \"ALL HAIL THE CRIMSON KING!\"." + }, + { + "id": "flier_51", + "text": "This is an illustrated poster for a brand of solar car. The vehicle is driving through a lush country side as small animals look on. The slogan \"Improving the world, one tank at a time.\" is written across the top. Someone used a blue pen to write \"who gives a shit\" across the slogan and put X's over the eyes of all the animals." + }, + { + "id": "flier_52", + "text": "This is a poster advertising a underground bunker. The poster shows a nuclear bomb wiping out a city while a family huddles safely underground. There a slogan \"Concerned about enemy attack? Want to protect your family? Join the VAULT program today.\" which is written in the middle. However, there seems to be no information about *how* one might do so." + }, + { + "id": "flier_53", + "text": "This is a flier for Red Ryder BBGuns. On it a child is pulling a shining red wagon with a cooked pheasant on it and a wooden rifle over one shoulder. The child has a dog trailing beside him and a satisfied look on his face. The caption reads \"When you chose Red Ryder, you invested in the American Dream. You invested in our Independence.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_54", + "text": "This is an old flier for a movie from the 30s. A tan man with slick black hair and muscles bulging through his offwhite suit is clasping a woman to his hip with one hand, and the woman is wearing a black leather dress. With her hips splayed, she is holding a pistol in one hand and starring directly out of the advert. The caption reads \"Witness the rebirth of New Noir with 'Jersey Shore Blues'. Starring Jenifer Languiz as 'Snookie'!\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_55", + "text": "\"Joe's Diner; 1/2 pound of meat, 3 toppings, 'your choice', all with a side of freedom fries and a BIG Gulp size pop.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_56", + "text": "This is an advertisement for the popular fast food chain, Foodplace. On an unadorned blue-and-magenta background it shows clear, unmistakable depictions of their products and plainly stated prices. The foodburger looks particularly nice." + }, + { + "id": "flier_57", + "text": "This is a leaflet about autoclaving procedure. One sentence catches your attention \"/!\\Always place your tools into an autoclave pouch before autoclaving./!\\\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_58", + "text": "This is an advertisement for a local hospital. You see a clean hospital room with a smiling man lying on the bed. The bed is connected to some medical apparatus with a \"Autodoc Mk. X\" printed on it. A doctor is seen working with its console, while his assistant is unpacking some high-tech hardware. The caption reads: \"Autodoc - helping your loved ones get the safest surgery possible.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_59", + "text": "This advertisement reads \"NEVER BE LEFT IN THE DARK! Powered by the inexhaustible might of betavoltaics, our new atomic lamp will glow as long as you need. Let there be light!\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_60", + "text": "This advertisement reads \"The Future… powered by COFFEE! Cuppatech brings you the greatest revolution since espresso with our new Curie-G. Why wait for milk to boil? Have your coffee ready instantly with THE POWER OF THE ATOM!\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_61", + "text": "This advertisement reads \"Sick of FUEL PRICES? Bus stop too far? Get your driving fix from THE SUN! Solar powered electric cars by Edison: Silent, Cheap, Powerful.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_62", + "text": "This advertisement reads \"Coffee of The Future… RIGHT NOW! No one has really has the time to make great coffee, but now you don't have to! Cuppatech gives you inexhaustible ATOMIC power! To make boiling hot coffee the MINUTE you want it! The Curie-G Atomic One-Cup Coffeemaker.\"" + }, + { + "id": "flier_63", + "text": "PICKLED MEAT IN A JAR! Just like your grandma used to make! It will last for months or longer, and when you've eaten it, you can refill and seal the jar! Stock your emergency supply TODAY!" + }, + { + "id": "flier_64", + "text": "BAGS, BAGS, BAGS! They're very useful things! If we didn't have BAGS, what-would-we-use… to PUT a lot of things in!? (Ad by the \"Play SchoolClothing Co.\")" + }, + { + "id": "flier_65", + "text": "GLAMOPOLITAN! We've got ALL the latest tips! Whether you want to know what the elite are eating, wearing or discussing, Glamopolitan is YOUR magazine! So pick up a copy today and \"Sizzle Like A Star\"!" + }, + { + "id": "flier_66", + "text": "POPULAR MECHANICS: People say mechanics is boring? We say, Prove them Wrong! We've got all the articles that make it interesting to talk about, so you can \"Make Mechanics Popular\"!" + }, + { + "id": "flier_67", + "text": "BIRDHOUSE MONTHLY… Which wood would a woodpecker prefer? This month we discuss hardwood versus soft woods, whether to lacquer, oil or paint, and which type of nails you should use!" + }, + { + "id": "flier_68", + "text": "FEELING BLUE? Try \"Greens\" for Magazines! Your local Supermarket! Nothing cheers you up like a good magazine… Unless it's JUNK FOOD! Or why not buy an MP3 PLAYER or a GAME CONSOLE? Chase those Blues away at GREENS Supermarket" + }, + { + "id": "flier_69", + "text": "…What do you know about surviving in the Wilderness? If you can't make a snare you don't know TRAP! Hunt down a copy of TRAPPERS' LIFE and learn about wildlife!… And how to kill it. Classic BEAR TRAP returns in this issue!" + }, + { + "id": "flier_70", + "text": "HUNTING GOODS! Food prices getting you down? Why not get a crossbow or compound bow and Hunt Your Own!? Our arrows and bolts are completely reusable, so why not hunt animals like Mother Nature intended?" + }, + { + "id": "flier_71", + "text": "FEELING BLUE? Try \"Greens\" for Magazines! Your local Supermarket! Nothing cheers you up like a good magazine… Unless it's JUNK FOOD! Or why not buy an MP3 PLAYER or a GAME CONSOLE? Chase those blues away at GREENS Supermarket" + }, + { + "id": "flier_72", + "text": "…What do you know about surviving in the Wilderness? If you can't make a snare you don't know TRAP! Hunt down a copy of TRAPPERS' LIFE and learn about wildlife!… And how to kill it. This week, a CROSSBOW TRAP!" + }, + { + "id": "flier_73", + "text": "BIRDHOUSE MONTHLY… This month we look at some Dutch innovations in birdhouse design, and compare with the often confused Scandinavian Birdhouse design. Our article on sheet metal birdhouses will have you riveted!" + }, + { + "id": "flier_74", + "text": "CRAFTY CRAFTERS QUARTERLY: Macaroni isn't just for eating anymore! Learn how to make jewelery and art from it as well! We also discuss the correct way to use superglue without gluing your hands together!" + }, + { + "id": "flier_75", + "text": "THE RIPLEY-9k! Pilot your own cargo exoskeleton now! Our exoskeletons allow the power of a forklift guided by the strength of your own muscles. Carry heavy loads over rough terrain, even up stairs!" + } + ] + } +] diff --git a/data/json/snippets/newspapers.json b/data/json/snippets/newspapers.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..3123e4acbe546 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/json/snippets/newspapers.json @@ -0,0 +1,430 @@ +[ + { + "type": "snippet", + "category": "many_years_old_news", + "text": [ + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_1", + "text": "ATOMIC DEREGULATION! President Toffer announced to a mixed crowd today that he had signed an executive order to deregulate public use of radioactive compounds, allowing more widespread use of low-grade radioactive compounds in home appliances. \"Plutonium is the greenest energy we have,\" he told an assembled press. \"It's time we got over our fear and moved into the light.\"" + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_2", + "text": "CELEBRATED PHYSICIST GOES MISSING. Dr. Amy Takatoshi, a celebrated quantum physicist at MIT dubbed by some as \"the next Hawking\" has gone missing shortly before a press conference that was expected to be the announcement of her newest research results, rumoured to be in the field of teleportation." + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_3", + "text": "FACIAL RECOGNITION ROLLS OUT. Commissioner McConnaugh of the NYPD announced at a press conference today that a new wave of facial recognition drones would be employed by police services. \"These new guys, we're calling them 'eyebots', they can move where stationary cameras can't, and can identify known troublemakers. They lead to a much lower rate of false alarms, and a much higher rate of successful convictions without an increase in wrongful arrest. I know there have been concerns, but overall these little guys make us all safer, not just from criminals but from human error as well.\"" + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_4", + "text": "EDITORIAL: THE UN SHOULD PUT ON ITS BIG-BOY PANTS. So, driven by decreasing regulation of radioactive materials in the US and China, the UN is pushing hard again for nuclear disarmament. What a tired old litany this has become. With deregulation, we've been able to slate three new green nuclear reactors in the Eastern US alone, bringing greenhouse-gas free power to millions of people. Whatever happened to the UN's focus on global warming? This is a classic situation of the world painting the USA as villains no matter what we do." + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_5", + "text": "US IGNORES UN DEMANDS: The US ambassador to the UN today turned down UN requests to begin mutual nuclear disarmament of China, the US and North Korea. \"We have a right to defend ourselves,\" insisted the ambassador. \"We'll back down when they do\"." + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_6", + "text": "DISASTER IN THE SARITANIA MINES! A copper mine west of Saritania, a small town in Vermont, collapsed Wednesday, killing an estimated thirty miners in the disaster. Local officials could not be reached for comment, despite the mine being Saritania's primary industry. An anonymous but credible source did contact our offices, claiming that the Saritania Mine was in fact an underground military facility, and that the disaster was a cover-up for a failed experiment. These allegations were not addressed by officials." + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_7", + "text": "ALIENS AMONG US! Janine Galfrizowich, of Martha's Vineyard, wrote in to our Paranormal Investigation Staff with this cryptic gem. \"They're always watching, always watching from the shadows. Stealing my avocadoes and watching! They took my neighbour and made him into one of them!\" Our journalists are trying to track Mrs Galfrizowich down, but it is clear enough that this ties into the well known Avocado Conspiracy (see issue 24, volume 7)." + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_8", + "text": "EDITORIAL: MORE HOMES NEED GUNS. While visiting a friend recently, our conversation turned to gun control, and I was shocked to learn that my close friend didn't own a firearm. In this day and age, not having a deadly weapon in your home shows an appalling lack of personal safety, and I told him so. Weapons that can kill a man, or several men, in an instant - sometimes even accidentally - are our only hope against other people armed similarly. I see a utopia of honest citizens keeping each other honest by being armed to the teeth." + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_9", + "text": "EDITORIAL: LET ME BUY MY DANG PLUTONIUM. President Toffer made a bold and unpopular move last month with nuclear regulation changes. I, for one, couldn't be more excited. By now, we know very well what the risks of radioactive materials are, and can take the measures to protect ourselves. Our citizens deserve the right to make the informed choice to purchase atomic powered tools should they wish, and in this era of fossil fuel and global warming concerns, what could be more appropriate than powering a home with a radioisotope thermal generator?" + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_10", + "text": "EDITORIAL: ALIENS ARE BACK IN A BIG WAY. We've all seen that autopsy video that's making the rounds. I'm not going to say if I believe it's real or not (I will say \"I want to believe\" though!) but regardless of the truth, one thing is clear: the public mind is completely addicted to aliens in the biggest way I've seen since ET was popular. What's brought little green men back into the public eye? It's anyone's guess, but personally I think it's a concerning sign that we're culturally digging in to a second Cold War." + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_11", + "text": "POPULAR 'ALIEN AUTOPSY' DEBUNKED. A widely circulated video, making the rounds everywhere from FriendFace to television news, has been debunked as a fake. This extremely realistic and graphic alien autopsy shows an insect-like creature being dismantled by Japanese researchers, who comment on its anatomy in Japanese throughout the video. Early observations that the creature was suspiciously similar to those described in the popular works of horror author HP Lovecraft were not sufficient to dislodge the video's viral status. Yesterday, on the popular social media website Eddit, a 'making of' video was posted, clearly exposing the work as the final film project of a small group of students at UCLA." + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_12", + "text": "STUDENT MISSING: A high school student vanished yesterday evening in the forest near Wayland. The 17-year-old international student from China (who adopted the anglicized nickname \"Brett\" due to his classmates' difficulty pronouncing his given name) was last seen with his friends in the camp. \"Brett said that he was gonna get some firewood but he never came back,\" said his classmate, Jianxiang Wang. The search is underway." + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_13", + "text": "STILL SEARCHING: The search for Brett, the high school student who went missing three days ago, is still ongoing. \"He could have played in the soccer game against Weston High School yesterday,\" Brett's sorrowful teammate said, \"[..] we've never stopped praying.\" Despite the best efforts of the County Search & Rescue, Brett had still not been located at the time of this report." + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_14", + "text": "RUMORS DENIED: Allegations from search parties hunting for Brett Xiang, that a civilian research facility just outside Wayland is a front for a government facility researching dangerous technologies, were addressed during a press conference earlier today. \"I have to clarify that not only have we never done such research,\" said the officer on the press conference. \"These allegations are absurd. Teleportation and aliens only exist in sci-fi films, and the US certainly doesn't have the funds to build these extensive underground networks people are talking about. I can't believe I even have to tell you this. I don't know what those kids saw that put these ideas in their heads, but they're going through an awful lot with the loss of their friend.\"" + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_15", + "text": "TANK SUIT! In a press conference on Tuesday, General Ariel Dabrowski was proud to unveil the new military \"tank suit\", a powered exoskeleton capable of resisting small arms fire and most heavy weapons. \"Tank suits have been used in limited deployment in Afghanistan for several months now,\" General Partoski informed the gathered press. \"We're proud to be at a point where we can formally introduce them to the public. These suits are just the first stage in a new generation of mechanized infantry.\"" + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_16", + "text": "EDISON AUTOMOTIVES UNVEILS NEW SOLAR CAR. \"These miracles of technology wouldn't be possible without the deregulations pioneered by President Toffer,\" said billionaire tech mogul Elton Moosek about his company's newest innovation. \"Access to radioactive compounds and military-grade fuel cells has made this possible. At this rate, we'll be flying solar sail spacecraft within my lifetime.\"" + }, + { + "id": "many_years_old_news_17", + "text": "REAL AI IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. [Photograph: Dania Tang holds a new-generation heuristic processor, weighing a mere seventy grams.] Engineers at MIT, working in conjunction with a funding grant from entrepreneur Elton Moosek, have unveiled a next-generation deep learning heuristic processor. \"I'm hesitant to call it an artificial intelligence,\" spokesperson Dania Tang said of the new device, \"but it's the closest we've yet achieved. It's able to instantly analyze dozens of possible outcomes of a future action and choose the best one, much like a human uses deductive reasoning.\" Under a new startup, MindStone, the processors are reputedly already being contracted for military use." + } + ] + }, + { + "type": "snippet", + "category": "years_old_news", + "text": [ + { + "id": "years_old_news_1", + "text": "GOVERNMENT SCIENCE BOOST: The government has drastically increased research and development budgets after UN disarmament demands. \"This not only keeps money in our country, but maintains our lead on China and keeps us defended\", President Oswald said. \"This is a fight we can't afford to lose. We're not deaf to the concerns of our population: this is a blanket increase, not just to military R&D spending but civilian as well. We've authorized the construction of seventy nine new private civilian research facilities along the Eastern Seaboard alone!\"" + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_2", + "text": "HOME GROWN SCIENCE: Several governors & legislators from the New England region discussed a new regional initiative today, which relaxed laws that limit the distance a hazardous-material laboratory or factory can be from a city. \"This should keep our economy going strong for years to come, with all the R&D facilities being established,\", one mayor remarked. \"With all the new money coming in, we've seen a huge uptick in highly educated people moving into the area too. It's been nice, our coffee shops in particular are doing very well.\"" + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_3", + "text": "DRIVING ON A WING AND A PRAYER: A New England man has proven it is possible to create a new car from scrap parts using almost nothing but duct tape. When asked why he had done it, his answer was \"Well, I didn't have a welder.\"" + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_4", + "text": "EYEBOTS SEE WIDESPREAD USE. A recent survey of police departments in the Eastern US found that over 85% of police stations, even in small towns, now contain at least one flight of facial recognition drones. \"They're awesome,\" Sheriff Mark Louis told a reporter from his office in Pontstown, Vermont. \"We've got a flight of four eyebots on a solar dock on the roof. They take hardly any maintenance, they respond to any suspicious business downtown, and they don't hurt anyone. If it's just a minor scuffle they grab some photos and help keep things from escalating. If it's a bigger deal, or if it's someone they know is trouble, they call us in right away. They save us a lot of false alarms: if we get an eyebot call-in we know it's a big deal.\"" + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_5", + "text": "COMPACT BIONIC MODULES PASS PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIALS. Uncanny, a former toy company now rebranded into a biomedical and military parts manufacturer, has unveiled its groundbreaking line of implantable medical devices, called \"compact bionic modules\", or CBMs. \"The cost is still high, and we're aware of that,\" said spokesperson Danny Veil, \"but we believe the product is worth it.\" Although a joint-assist servo CBM, for use in people with partial or complete motor nerve damage, currently costs between ten and fifteen thousand dollars, that doesn't include the cost of installation, rehabilitation, and power and recharging modules. All told, the average medical CBM will put you - or your high end insurance - out by upwards of anywhere from one to three hundred thousand dollars." + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_6", + "text": "MEET THE SOLDIER OF THE FUTURE. [Photograph: Colonel Andrea Sylver poses in her powered combat exoskeleton.] The new wave of military exoskeleton, or 'power armor', has been unveiled to the public after extensive testing on battlefields in Afghanistan and in police actions in South America and Indonesia. \"These suits are like being a real-life super hero,\" Colonel Sylver announced to a gathered press. \"I'm immune to all but the heaviest weapons, but just as mobile and light as any infantry soldier. With an attached hauling rig, I can carry as much as a civilian cargo exoskeleton. I'm basically a bulletproof forklift in a human-sized package.\" We attempted to inquire about rumours of bionic-enhanced supersoldiers deploying alongside the new power armour, but Colonel Sylver declined to answer those questions." + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_7", + "text": "EDITORIAL: BIONICS REDUCE YOUR HUMANITY. As these so-called 'bionics' spread in popularity, I can only wonder what it means to have part of your body voluntarily removed and replaced with bioplastic. It's one thing to have an amputation for medical reasons; it's quite another to voluntarily remove healthy tissue so that you can carry your cigarette lighter in the tip of your finger. I worry that the youth of today won't understand anymore what it means to feel the touch of a loved one with your own skin, instead of artificial sensory input from a lab-made plastic device." + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_8", + "text": "EDITORIAL: EYEBOTS ARE GOOD FOR US. The controversy around increasing eyebot use by police forces has everyone worried, and I was on board for a long time. Facial recognition databases under government control are something we should be worried about! Then, my daughter was accosted on her way home from dance class. Long before any police officer could have arrived, an eyebot had snagged video of her attackers and reported them to Central. That, alone, probably saved her life: just knowing they'd been tagged sent the criminals packing before any real damage was done, and the information allowed us to press charges on a crime that would have gone unreported before. All safety must come at a cost, and I'll gladly pay my privacy if it's the cost to keep my family safe." + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_9", + "text": "EDITORIAL: EYEBOTS REPRESENT A CONCERNING TREND. There it is, as it always is: the endless buzz of eyebots cruising the streets, hunting for wrongdoing. I've written many an article on these things, and read many more. I've spoken to experts. When we get to the bottom of it, there's a key disturbing truth to these ubiquitous robots… No one knows how they work. The artificial intelligence used in the little drones is more than just facial recognition, it's also threat processing and decision making, and at its very heart is a new-wave deep learning AI that is, essentially, a wild card. Without knowing how these things learn and make decisions, I don't think we can trust them in public, let alone handling our safety. That's not even considering the dangers of letting them have access to our faces and criminal records." + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_10", + "text": "TECHWORLD NEWS: Toy company at the origin of the successful talking doll rebrands and becomes Uncanny. A spokesperson from the newly formed Uncanny told the press, \"We think we can do more than just entertain. We have new plans, big plans, plans that will shape the very fabric of reality!\" Unconfirmed rumors suggest that Uncanny has already received large orders from the government." + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_11", + "text": "CHOP SHOP CRACKDOWN. [Photograph: Captain Soula Anagnos poses with seized contraband bionics.] Boston PD has seized over ten million dollars in illegally obtained bionic modules in a co-ordinated crackdown on more than ten illegal installation suites. \"These people are criminals,\" said Captain Anagnos in a press conference. \"Don't believe what the internet is saying: they're not Robin Hoods. They're stealing these devices from people who need them, and they're installing them unethically, often causing severe damage in their 'patients'.\"\n\nWe spoke online to Dr. Jose García, known for his medical blog \"The Artificial Truth\", about the seizure. \"The party line doesn't make sense on this,\" Dr. García writes. \"If these are illegally obtained bionics, why are they weapons? And not military weapons either. Finger blades, sharpened teeth? They aren't making these in dirty basements, these are coming out of factories. I see these here in Mexico, used by gangs. There is a market, and the manufacturers of CBMs are cashing in.\" Representatives from Uncanny, the largest manufacturer of CBMs in North America, could not be reached for comment." + }, + { + "id": "years_old_news_12", + "text": "CHINESE SUPER SOLDIERS. At a global press conference, the People's Republic of China unveiled their new bionic-powered supersoldiers. These soldiers are equipped with an analogous compact module technology, known as 'XFS' in press release documents, believed to be similar to CBM technology favoured by NATO forces. \"We're not concerned by these announcements,\" DARPA spokesperson Linda Iridani told our reporters. \"We've been keeping an eye on Chinese developments in bionics for some time, and XFS technology is many years behind our own military-grade CBMs.\"" + } + ] + }, + { + "type": "snippet", + "category": "one_year_old_news", + "text": [ + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_1", + "text": "READY FOR THE WORST. In response to growing public concern about a potential attack from China, President Oswald announced a major funding initiative for the construction of FEMA-supported evacuation shelters near major population sites. \"These shelters will provide a much-needed near safety points in an emergency,\" said a spokesperson for FEMA. \"They're to be equipped with a secure basement that can resist heavy bombardment, able to fit hundreds of people, and equipped to survive gas and biological attacks. They have self-contained water and power, protective gear, and communications equipment. In short, they are public survivalist bunkers. We've very excited about this initiative.\"" + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_2", + "text": "BIONIC USAGE GAINING IN POPULARITY. A recent Lykos study found that despite their high costs, nearly one in one hundred US citizens now have a compact bionic module, or CBM, installed. The most popular CBMs are \"selfbuds\", an implantable BlueTooth headphone; \"InnerVision\", an ocular implant that allows users to view their cell phone screens from inside their eyeballs; and \"eStim\", an implantable treating erectile dysfunction. Sam Novak, a spokesperson for CBM manufacturer Uncanny, said in a press release, \"This comes as no surprise to us. CBMs are the way of the future, and Americans know that. We hope to roll out an all-new wave of CBMs next July, allowing our customers to connect via wi-fi to their computers and game consoles, or to remotely access their baby monitors and hear their child as though they were in the same room. I guess you could say, 'watch this space'!\"" + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_3", + "text": "GRAVE BUSINESS: Recent reports show a large spike in thefts from and assaults on funeral homes in the last few weeks. Described as highly strange but not especially dangerous, Homeland Security is \"looking at the connections now.\"" + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_4", + "text": "TELEPORTATION? An unidentified source working in a major university contacted multiple media outlets this week with a farfetched story that is nonetheless corroborated by third-party physicists as \"shockingly possible\". This source, nicknamed \"Deep Space\", describes secret government experimentation into teleportation, dating back to before 2008. \"When I read the tagline, I just scoffed,\" said Dr. Alice Feyn, a physics professor at MIT. \"Then I read on. This is strongly reminiscent of Dr. Takatoshi's lost work. It feels bizarre to say it, but I think there's a grain of truth to all of this.\" Dr. Amy Takatoshi was a quantum physicist who went missing, along with all records of her work, in July 2007." + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_5", + "text": "LASERS - NEXT BIG THING?: Top defense researchers remarked during demonstration of a prototype today: \"We are still working on it, the laser weapon lacks power, but has a technically almost unlimited range,\" Colonel Sylver, a spokesperson for the military said. Laser weapons have been used for years in large-scale platforms, especially as anti-ordnance weapons; this marks the first field use of human-sized energy weapons.\n\n\"There's no real advantage over conventional weaponry at this point,\" said analyst Mark Coza in an interview. \"I think they're rolling them out mainly to intimidate China, and in the hopes that field testing leads to further improvements.\"" + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_6", + "text": "DRUG USE ON THE RISE: Recent statistic suggest drug use in New England has climbed more than 20% in the last two years. \"People are scared for their jobs, their country, even their life… of course some will turn to drugs,\" said an expert." + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_7", + "text": "EDITORIAL: DRUG USE SPIKE DUE TO ECONOMY. It's no secret that President Oswald's promises of a booming new tech economy have fallen flat on their face. Whether you're a Democrat or a Republican, we should all be ready to march on Washington and let Oswald know how we feel about broken promises and unemployment. Instead, people are drowning their sorrows in drugs, as usual, and nothing will change." + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_8", + "text": "EDITORIAL: SOCIAL MEDIA HAS GOTTEN OUT OF HAND, AND GONE OUT OF COUNTRY. We can no longer trust what we read, and it's all because of social media. Although our newspaper takes painstaking efforts to source our data, our colleagues have forgotten what it means to be a journalist, and widespread falsehoods are repeated even by reputable publications as fact. What is the ultimate source of all this misinformation? It's anyone's guess, but I think we need look no further than our largest international trade partner and rival, China." + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_9", + "text": "EDITORIAL: HOME CANNING NEEDS TO MAKE A COMEBACK. With food security in question after severe drought this year, I think it's clear we all need to get out Grandma's old books, and learn how to can again. Grocery stores could be a bit empty this winter, and now is the time to make pickles and preserves while the pickling's good. In this issue, three of our editors share their uplifting stories of rediscovering the joys of home canning." + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_10", + "text": "EDITORIAL: THIS IS WHERE 'ME TOO' ENDS UP. It's been a while now since 'Me Too' swept the message boards of our nation, but its repercussions are felt every day. Disconnected from our identities and our heritage by the overwhelming urge to suppress the white male and hide his every achievement, American citizens are turning to drugs and violence to find a place of belonging. The government swings its hefty blame-stick around, trying to shine a light on the rise in crime and failing economy, but the answer is obvious to anyone who simply looks: it is the loss of our racial and sexual identity that's at the root. Mark my words: within a year, there will be a reckoning, and it won't be caused by the government or some outside power, it will be from the broken heart of America." + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_11", + "text": "TECHWORLD NEWS: Uncanny unveils its new product - the Grocery Bot! Thousands of else-if statements, pre-recorded voice from professional actors, what more does this adorable android hides under its smiling face? Our expert got the answer for you!" + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_12", + "text": "EDITORIAL: THE RISE OF THE RIGHT HAS BROUGHT US HERE. As the wounded white male ego becomes more and more of a self-stereotype, we see the cost of allowing right-wing sentiment echoed all around us. Through closet capitulation to the demands of the most extremist right-wing groups, President Oswald has made policies that allow foreign drugs to run rampant through our nation. Hiding under the guise of generally increased crime rates, conservative extremists have taken over our cities, stalking the streets at night and enacting vicious vigilante-style beatings on anyone they deem different." + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_13", + "text": "NEW LAB OPENS: The H.R. Bennett Research Facility has been officially opened by the Department of Energy. According to Deputy Secretary of Energy Randall Balakrishnan, \"This facility is one of the most state-of-the-art in the world. With the opening of the H.R. Bennett research complex, New England's future is looking brighter than ever.\"" + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_14", + "text": "THE FOREIGN DESIGNER DRUG THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT? Concerning reports from a source in the Boston Police Department have hinted that there is a new drug on the streets. Move over, fentanyl: this is a new substance, nicknamed Forbidden City. While it has a lower fatal overdose rate, Forbidden City is many times more addictive than heroin or methamphetamines, and is making its way quickly around the streets." + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_15", + "text": "WHEN I DID MY TIME. We spoke to Dan Huang, the Chinese-American author of the New York Times bestselling exposé \"When I Did my Time\", the story of his three years living with his extended family in China, immersed in what he describes as \"The ever-escalating anti-American propaganda of the East.\"\n\n\"It's a real threat,\" said Huang. \"They are being taught to hate our freedom, and our technology. Mark my words: there is going to be a reckoning, and we need to be ready.\"" + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_16", + "text": "MAN EATING FLOWERS? Italian biologist Dr. Flavio Bianchi responded to an ethics board denial of his work with an unusual announcement last Tuesday. \"I do not need your permission to do my work,\" stated Dr. Bianchi in a letter to the University of Milan. \"I will do my research in private, and when I am done, you will rue the day you defied me.\" Dr. Bianchi's work? Engineering venus fly traps large enough to keep the local stray cat population at bay. His tenure with the university is reported to have been suspended." + }, + { + "id": "one_year_old_news_17", + "text": "IT CAME FROM BEYOND. [Pictured: Margaret Antwerp holds the fragment of alien satellite that landed in her rose garden.] It was a normal day for Margaret. Normal, that is, until a thundering crash in her front yard nearly knocked her house over. \"This damn thing fell right out of space, I tell you,\" she told investigative journalists from our Paranormal Investigations department. \"It was glowing red hot, and it had burnt my prize-winning roses to a crisp.\" The US government and air force have declined to comment, as usual." + } + ] + }, + { + "type": "snippet", + "category": "months_old_news", + "text": [ + { + "id": "months_old_news_1", + "text": "SUPPORT THE COUNTRIES THAT SUPPORT YOURS - PRESIDENT: Unexpectedly and unpopularly, the president today suggested the possible institution of a peacetime draft in response to increasing Chinese aggression towards Taiwan and the Philippines. \"We must pray for the best while preparing for the worst. We cannot abandon key allies in the face of Chinese bullying.\"" + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_2", + "text": "EVACS UNSTOCKED: TRUTH OR FICTION? An unidentified government source has suggested that the evacuation centers are unstocked, having \"already accomplished the goal of calming the people\". He later retracted the comment and is unable to be contacted." + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_3", + "text": "SPIKE IN MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS HAS EPIDEMIOLOGISTS WORRIED. \"There's no doubt about it,\" said a spokesperson from Mount Sinai Hospital. \"Hospitals over the US are overwhelmed with an increase in psychiatrically-related violent behaviour such as explosivity and aggressive paranoia. The most likely cause is a new street drug; we have yet to identify any commonality between the affected people.\"\n\nDr. Andrew Morton, a Harvard epidemiologist, has a different opinion. \"These people aren't drug users. They're coming from all walks of life. Sure, there's a predilection for people who already have some mental illness, but we're seeing perfectly normal people suddenly presenting with violent explosive behaviour. I think the most likely cause is infectious: no other pattern would fit this widespread an outbreak.\"" + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_4", + "text": "UFO CRASH: TRUTH OR FICTION? One civilian account claims a shining disk appeared in his field. \"It kind of glowed, and I could see a strange gray world through it. Then a shambling hazy purple mushroom came through, man.\"" + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_5", + "text": "TIME TRAVEL: TRUTH OR FICTION? Leaked federal documents describe the formation of a new federal agency called XEDRA, to oversee \"4th Axis technology\" already in use. Our expert's opinion suggests time-travel or parallel worlds. The meaning of the acronym is currently unknown." + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_6", + "text": "EDITORIAL: THE CHINESE CONTROL OUR MEDIA. No, I don't mean they're writing the articles, but there's no doubt in my mind our social media, from FriendFace to Twitfeed to Eddit, is now run by Chinese influencers. The real question is not IF they're doing it, but HOW they're using this influence to affect American minds." + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_7", + "text": "EDITORIAL: AI IS GETTING AHEAD OF US. I saw the new article on unmanned robots with the rest of you, and I have to say I'm not as excited as I am worried. Even the scientists describing these robots say they don't fully understand how this deep learning stuff works, and now we're putting it in cars? There are some semi-autonomous AI robots even working in prisons now to quell riots. It's easy to see how this could get out of hand. We've all seen the movies." + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_8", + "text": "THE SOLDIER OF THE FUTURE, AT LAST. The military's latest powered infantry exoskeleton has been released for widespread, non-testing use. Although numbers are still very limited, official sources say that within two years every infantry unit will have access to two powered exoskeletons for heavy operations. Within five, light exoskeletons will be the standard issue armor for US ground forces. \"This is going to put our military so far ahead of the rest of the world, it's like we have guns while they have spears,\" General Alex Findlay said in a press release. The new armor is powered by a proprietary fuel cell developed by the military and hoped to be ready for civilian distribution in the next few years." + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_9", + "text": "INCREASE IN \"MONSTER\" SIGHTINGS HAS EXPERTS BAFFLED. A tenfold spike in sightings of unexplained phenomena, particularly fantastic beasts and monsters, has experts confused. \"This could be related to the recent rise in hallucinations,\" said Dr. Barb Coulson in an interview on web-based debate show ContraPoints on Friday. \"It's probably drugs,\" replied debate partner Leanne Jefferson, a spokesperson from MADD. \"You're both idiots,\" moderator Natalie Wynn interjected. \"The obvious answer is that it's monsters walking the Earth, preparing to kill us all.\"" + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_10", + "text": "FOODPLACE PANTS FEUD. An ongoing legal battle between popular fast food megalith Foodplace and the non-profit Concerned Consumers of Foodpeople has ended with the determination that the Foodperson costume will remain a gender-neutral, nonrevealing unitard. \"Superheroes are meant to have exaggerated anatomy and revealing costumes,\" a spokesperson from CCF said in a press release. \"This is a sad day not just for fans of Foodplace, but for consumers of the fast-food superhero genre overall.\" A spokesperson from rival food company NourishMart sent out a press release just minutes after the ruling: \"NOURISHMART INFORMS THE PUBLIC THAT NOURISHMATIC DOES NOT WEAR ANY CLOTHES. NOURISHMATIC IS SOFTWARE. NOURISHMATIC CAN PRESENT AN AVATAR OF WHATEVER APPEALING MEAT-FORM IS DESIRED BY THE PUBLIC. EAT AT NOURISHMART. OUR PRODUCTS CONTAIN A MIX OF FAT, SALT, AND PROTEIN THAT IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE TO HUMAN PALATES.\"" + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_11", + "text": "ASIAN AGENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR \"MONSTER\" ATTACKS. Sources have confirmed with photographic evidence that the rise in 'monster' sightings and attacks recently is the work of hostile Eastern agents believed to originate in either China or North Korea. The government has refused to respond to evidence provided by our investigative journalist team proving that hallucinogenic gases and puppets were used to spawn the widely circulated social media phenomenon." + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_12", + "text": "RIOTS CONTINUE IN SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA. Although reports are inconsistent, it has been confirmed that widespread rioting in poverty-stricken regions of Africa and South America, as well as some parts of Indonesia, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, have continued and only grown in severity. \"It's obvious this is a social media effect,\" said political science professor Dr. Ely Savage. \"Economists have been saying for some time that the current situation of developed nations forcing underdeveloped nations into semi-slavery couldn't last, and now we're seeing the repercussions.\"" + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_13", + "text": "RIOT IN CARLHAVEN. A riot broke out in a supermarket in Carlhaven, Nebraska, today. A bystander who left the scene as violence started told police that it began with a dispute over the last box of frozen Foodplace hamburger patties, but quickly escalated \"For no reason at all\". Police arrived on the scene and were quickly forced to deploy less-lethal weaponry in response to what was described by Sheriff Paul Redekopp as \"A complete sh*t show\". Seven people are dead, and another six in critical condition in Carlhaven General Hospital." + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_14", + "text": "RIOT IN BANKSLEY. Irony was hot and dangerous in Banksley, Vermont today, where a fight broke out in a local coffee shop, reportedly starting over a dispute about the details of a similar riot in Carlhaven, Nebraska. Within an hour, the fight had expanded to engulf the local downtown core. Danielle Louiston, a server who fled the scene, was available for phone interview. \"It was like nothin' I've ever seen,\" describes Danielle. \"One minute it's a normal Friday morning, the next it's a bar brawl. By the time I got outta there, most of the restaurant was involved. I got in my car and just bolted home, then called the cops. Turns out they're all in the fight! The secretary and I, we got hold of the military and finally they came in and cleared things up.\" Stabilizing the riots required the dispatch of three National Guard units. Casualty reports are, as yet, unavailable." + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_15", + "text": "ECONOMIC RIOTING SPREADS TO UNITED STATES. Global economic riots, started in Africa and South America, have spread to the continental United States. More than thirty riots were reported over the weekend, primarily in poorer regions of the Midwest and South. \"I don't think this is related to what happened in Carlhaven or Banksley,\" a spokesperson from the National Guard said in response to media inquiry. \"Those were isolated incidents, while this is very clearly a coordinated social media effort.\" Police and the National Guard are containing riots as they crop up. President Oswald, in a speech on Sunday evening, reminded Americans of our solidarity. \"Enemies perch at our every border, watching for signs of weakness. Now is not the time to shoot ourselves in the feet.\"" + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_16", + "text": "THE MAN BEHIND THE RIOTS. [Photograph: Interpol identification photograph of Qiang Ye, taken in Maastricht airport in June, 2019.] Our sources in the UN have informed reporters that the investigative committee in charge of the riots currently engulfing most of the world, nicknamed the \"FriendFace Riots\" for the role of social media in spreading the violence, are the work of a discredited Chinese hacker and alleged intelligence agent, Qiang Ye. Ye is wanted by Interpol for his involvement in a cyberterror attack on Dutch banks in 2018 that led to billions of dollars of losses for European banks. The Chinese government has disavowed any connection to Ye since 2015. \"One man, with an army of well-programmed bots at his control, could certainly be behind this,\" said Dr. Ely Savage, a professor of political science at Berkeley and our expert correspondent on the riots. \"Social media is very susceptible to this sort of influence.\"" + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_17", + "text": "VIOLENT OUTBREAKS CAUSED BY DRUG CONTAMINATION: Reports of riots being a social media effect were disputed today by NSA spokesperson Colonel Shawn Singer. \"These are isolated incidents. There is no evidence of any social media articles that are causing them, here or abroad. The violence is random and senseless. We are currently investigating a promising theory that a malicious contamination effect of the street drug methothexazole, known as 'Forbidden City', is responsible. Whatever the cause, the National Guard has these riots very well contained.\"" + }, + { + "id": "months_old_news_18", + "text": "EDITORIAL: FORGET DRUGS OR FRIENDFACE, THESE ARE THE GAMER RIOTS. I can't believe how many idiots are wasting their time blaming social media or drugs on the riots we're facing when the answer is obvious: this is the result of letting our kids fall to the moral iniquity of video games. Just last week I saw my kid playing one of those stupid bleep-bloop games, all letters and numbers and symbols. When I asked him what he was doing it was absolutely appalling. Violence. Cannibalism. Humans as cattle. Mermaid abuse. Yesterday, he was arrested for participating in the riots. Coincidence? Pretty obviously not. Our government is in the pocket of these video game developers, and we're all paying the price." + } + ] + }, + { + "type": "snippet", + "category": "weeks_old_news", + "text": [ + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_1", + "text": "SURGEON GENERAL: DEAD ARE STAYING DEAD: \"Stories about the dead rising are completely unfounded and medically impossible.\", the office of the surgeon general said in a press conference today. \"It's an obvious hoax by people just looking for five minutes of fame, or to scare people in these uncertain times. After all, remember the clown thing a few years ago?\" A critic pointed to the increasingly widespread viral videos of rioters with clearly fatal injuries rising to return to the rioting. \"Within ten hours, someone will have deep faked this video to make me look like a Star Wars character,\" replied the spokesperson, \"and you're confused by a bit of home grown CGI showing zombies?\"" + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_2", + "text": "GENERAL SAYS AVOID BUNKERS: Even in riot affected areas, do not attempt to flee to military bunkers or outposts! Understaffed bunkers are defended by automated turrets, which will shoot those without proper registration. FEMA has authorized use of emergency evacuation shelters for people seeking refuge from riots." + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_3", + "text": "VIOLENCE OUTBREAKS ARE UNIVERSAL. Despite government efforts to claim the situation is \"under control\", sources in the CDC have confirmed our own investigative results: there are now major unchecked riots in every city in the United States. Similar reports are trickling in from countries across the globe. We recommend packing a bugout bag and heading to your cabin on the lake, if you have one." + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_4", + "text": "ZOMBIE DRUG? A controversial blogger suggested the recent riots are a chemical attack by China in her latest podcast. \"They're jealous of our cybernetic superiority, so they teamed up with Haiti to put hoodoo drugs in the water making people zombies! You've all heard of Forbidden City, who hasn't? well, this is what they were testing, and now we're seeing it everywhere!\"" + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_5", + "text": "SUPERSOLDIER EXPERIMENTS GONE WRONG. Recently leaked documents from an inside source in a hitherto unknown government agency abbreviated 'XEDRA' confirm that violent riots across the country are the result of an accidentally released self-replicating supersoldier serum. The serum gives people unprecedented strength and durability, even regenerative capacity, but has the dangerous side effect of causing uncontrolled anger. Although the leak suggests that the effect should wear off, it may take weeks or even months to reach a stable state." + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_6", + "text": "DISTURBING VIDEO SHOWS PSYCHOTIC RIOTERS. We've all known something was really wrong for a while. A new, extremely disturbing video has been making the social media rounds in a shocking way. It depicts a young woman amidst the riots violently and fatally attacking a girl that appears to be her own small daughter. To many, this is the last straw that confirms a dreadful suspicion: these riots are not the result of some social unrest, but represent a complete breakdown of rationality." + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_7", + "text": "GOVERNMENT SPEAKS OUT ABOUT 'MIND CONTROL' RUMORS. Amidst rumours that nation- and world-wide riots are the result of a chemical mind control agent, the NSA held a press conference today. \"This is not mind control. These rioters are human beings, normal people, controlled only by feverish violence at a level we've never seen before,\" said a flustered looking representative. \"Although in some places excessive force has been required to deter rioters, we are treating them as the humans they are, not as some faceless mind-controlled horde. This is not science fiction, these are our friends and family.\"" + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_8", + "text": "THEY FLY THE SKIES. It spreads its wings and the sun blocks out. It strikes the helicopter from the sky with a simple wave of its claw. It rains spittle down on our faces and we dissolve. They are coming. They are coming. They are coming." + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_9", + "text": "HELL ON EARTH? Boston has been quarantined. Prior to its complete lockdown, our journalists received a concerning email from a colleague within the city, describing horrendous and inhuman monsters walking the streets amidst the rioters. \"I don't know who started it, but we call it Hastur. After the horror novel. The rioters fall in line behind it like soldiers, living and dead. Yeah, some of them are dead. They're lying to us, they've all been lying to us.\" Our editor-in-chief demanded we keep this article from you. He has been deposed. Rise up against the lies." + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_10", + "text": "YOUR BUG-OUT BAG. In this issue we focus on tips and tricks to packing your bug-out bag. Whether you're near an urban center or in a small town, if you don't already have an emergency kit, you need one while supplies are still available. Don't be the one person caught without a lighter when you need a fire!" + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_11", + "text": "EDITORIAL: MY MOM, THE RIOTER. My mother was one of the first of the rioters in Jacksonville. I've been wondering for a long time how a retired sixty-seven year old woman with a passion for day lilies and knitting wound up allegedly beating a police officer to death and getting thrown in a containment tank. Last week, against all odds and at great personal risk, I managed to get her released into my care. I thought I could calm her down. When they gave her to me, she was straitjacketed and masked, like Hannibal Lecter. When I got her home I tried to remove the bindings, and she almost immediately tried to strangle me. It was all I could do to tie her back up and put her in the guest room. She still eats and drinks when I give her food, but I haven't seen her sleep. I don't know what that thing is in there, but it's not my mom. I hope she comes back soon." + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_12", + "text": "PSYCHIC EMANATIONS? A seemingly far-fetched theory about ongoing riots sweeping the nation has been gaining traction after a leaked document about experiments in magnetic control of brain-waves. \"Two weeks ago, I'd have told you this is ridiculous,\" said Dr. Andrew Morton, an epidemiologist and our leading correspondent for the medical basis for the riots. \"Now? I'll consider anything. With the caveat that I don't think any of this is possible, magnetic weaponry altering our brain waves and making people into crazy violent psychopaths is more plausible than a lot of the theories running around. I certainly prefer this one to that 'zombies' suggestion from a few days ago.\"" + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_13", + "text": "CHINESE SOLDIERS SPOTTED AMIDST RIOTERS. Concerns that Chinese influence is behind the riots sweeping North America were corroborated today by reports of the appearance of PRC soldiers amongst the rioters in San Diego and San Francisco, apparently unaffected by the otherwise uncontrolled frenzy of violence. The government continues to deny the truth." + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_14", + "text": "IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM. Riots continue to rage unchecked across the country, maybe the world. Here in our newsroom we've taken a poll, and it's agreed: if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. This will be our last issue, we're going out there to show the government exactly what we think of their limp-wristed failures." + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_15", + "text": "WATCH POWER ARMOR IN ACTION. The National Guard deployed a recently-commissioned unit of heavy riot control power armor exoskeletons to the front lines of the riots in Waterville, Maine. This state of the art armor is able to repel almost any attack from a civilian rioter, and has been sent forward alongside infantry armed with pepper bullets and sponge rounds to contain rioters. \"It's an uphill battle, but we've still got it contained,\" said Lieutenant Shawn Bhatti from inside his full-enclosure suit. \"I can subdue a dozen rioters in this thing, and I've got a dozen men and women with me.\" Video of the power armor in action will be streamed on our website." + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_16", + "text": "LETHAL FORCE DEPLOYED? Police and military forces deny the use of lethal force in riot control, but reports do not seem to corroborate their claims. From videos of gunshot-riddled corpses to aberrant reports from some military officials, it seems clear that at least in some areas, live fire turrets with fully AI-driven threat recognition are being deployed to bolster an overwhelmed military. We reached Major Linda Pryce in Montpelier, Vermont, for comment. \"I don't ******* care what the orders are, I have men and civilians that need protecting,\" she told our reporters. \"These rioters are worse than any insurgent I ever fought in Afghanistan, and I will use whatever I can to keep them under control.\"" + }, + { + "id": "weeks_old_news_17", + "text": "LOCAL EVACUATION ORDERS. FEMA has announced small-scale evacuations of select centers where rioting is most intense. \"This is a preventive measure,\" Spokesperson Linda Garrison told our correspondent. \"We expect to have people home in a few days, but it's best we play it safe until then.\"" + } + ] + }, + { + "type": "snippet", + "category": "newest_news", + "text": [ + { + "id": "newest_news_1", + "text": "GOVERNMENT FACILITIES BOMBED: In an apparent foreign attack (contradicting earlier Department of Defense denials of the disaster being caused by Chinese aggression) a coordinated bombing strike hit a wide number of US governmental facilities simultaneously yesterday, as well as numerous locations in isolate parts of the coastal United States. A statement from the Pentagon has been issued, stating the strikes were the result of Chinese opportunism during the national crisis, and assured that action would be taken in kind against the aggressors. Allegations that these sites contained top-secret government research facilities related to the disaster have been vehemently denied." + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_2", + "text": "RIOTS GROWING? Communications with government forces have been muddled by a large influx of aggressive armed individuals to nation-wide riots. \"We have this under control,\" says a local police chief. \"We are authorizing our forces to use lethal force on combative humans. In the meantime, people are advised to stay in their homes and avoid any contact with peacekeeping forces to avoid friendly fire.\" Riots are believed to be affecting cities worldwide since at least three weeks ago." + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_3", + "text": "EVACUATION ALERT. The Federal government has announced a formal evacuation of all major centers, to pre-designated FEMA emergency shelters. Spokesperson Linda Garrison stated, \"This is not expected to be a permanent issue. By evacuating to the shelters and camps FEMA set up for just such a situation, we can clamp down on riots without hurting uninvolved people.\" Garrison declined to comment on widespread allegations that the rioters are under the influence of psychosis-inducing biological agents." + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_4", + "text": "RIOTERS MUTATING? Eyewitnesses from the New England Disaster Area have claimed that the allegedly psychotic rioters are displaying inhuman qualities. \"I swear to God, one of them was the size of a tree!\", said one panicked survivor. There are also reports of afflicted individuals with acidic or electric properties. CDC officials could not be reached for comment." + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_5", + "text": "RHODE ISLAND DECLARES SECESSION! In the midst of a nation-wide disaster, the governor of Rhode Island has declared unilateral secession and war with the government of the US. \"My loyal Rhodians are withdrawing to Aquidneck and Conanicut Islands,\" said governor Alex Ackerwith in a public announcement this morning. \"The US government has failed us. Any attempt by the US to intervene in our affairs will result in military action from the Narragansett Government. Frankly, I don't think they can get their shit together enough to challenge us.\"" + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_6", + "text": "PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: \"Aid Delayed\". Fighting by the military at the edge of the New England Disaster Area is expected to delay civilian extraction. Civilians will be forced to supply themselves over the next weeks. Sources indicate this problem is widespread in other major population centers, but aggravated locally by the very high number of bombing targets over the last two days." + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_7", + "text": "PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: \"New England Cut Off\". New England has been quarantined for the safety of the rest of the USA. No rescue attempts will be funded; it is assumed there are no survivors in the area. This follows on the heels of the quarantining of large sections of the Midwest last night. Cellular and land-based communication grids have been blocked by large numbers of people attempting to contact loved ones. It is recommended that civilians avoid use of these tools for all but the most urgent messages." + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_8", + "text": "LEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS -- GENERAL: \"Do not attempt to deal with people acting violent or unusual yourself. If you see someone dangerous, report to the nearest military or police blockade for assistance! Even guns are to be avoided: loud gunfire may attract more rioters than you have ammo!\"" + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_9", + "text": "EVACUATION ALERT: FEMA officials said today \"Do not try to defend your property in towns. Please retreat to your nearest evacuation center outside town and await extraction to a safe facility. Military officials require non-hostile civilians to be removed from potential hot sites for ongoing violence. When the evacuation order is over, you will be able to return to your homes.\"" + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_10", + "text": "EDITOR SAYS \"DESTROY THE DEAD\". Recognizable dead left lying in the street may be dangerous! If you kill a hostile, smash or butcher with a knife until unrecognizable! These aren't rioters, they're *undead*. The government has been lying to us all along. This will be our last issue." + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_11", + "text": "THEY'RE NOT RIOTS! According to head officials at the Centers for Disease Control, functional MRI studies of rioters have fit autopsy data that suggests these people are under the influence of some sort of mind-altering agent causing erratic, violent behaviour. A source inside the CDC, who did not wish to be named, informed our reporter \"It's not just the rioters. They're the heaviest affected, but we scanned our own brains when we found out. It's everyone. It's in me, and you. It's in the government. The military. God help us all.\"" + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_12", + "text": "THE DEAD WALK. Amidst the violence of the riots, we can no longer disregard reports of fatally wounded rioters and police forces alike rising and joining the ranks of rioters. Government sources could not be reached to confirm or deny these reports, but our own reporters confirm it with photographic evidence shown below." + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_13", + "text": "A BRIDGE TOO FAR. In a statement Monday, the Department of Defense detailed its plans to deploy strategic minefields on key bridge crossings, in order to quarantine high-hostility regions of rioting. \"Military personnel will be on-site to assist any refugees fleeing the blackout zones. We urge citizens to comply with all military directives and avoid quarantined areas whenever possible until order can be restored.\"" + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_14", + "text": "PORTALS? Reports of shimmering gateways opening around the US have been corroborated by our own reporting staff. One reporter witnessed a creature the size of an apartment building taking a direct hit from an Apache helicopter's weaponry and continuing to fight. Government officials could not be reached for comment, but a local pastor spoke to our reporter in the field. \"There can no longer be any doubt,\" she was quoted as saying. \"These are the end times.\"" + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_15", + "text": "ZOMBIES! Whether they're all the rioters, or just a few, it is now undeniable: the dead walk among the living, adding to the ranks of the psychos ripping our country apart from the inside. Full photo evidence inside." + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_16", + "text": "CHINESE VICTORY AT HAND. Emperor Tsang Gu Yen of Grand China arrived in full state in Burlington, Vermont today to issue his proclamation that America, like all countries of Earth, now belongs to the New Grand Chinese Empire. Freedom has fallen. Rebel against his forces while you still can!" + }, + { + "id": "newest_news_17", + "text": "THEY WALK OUR EARTH. They are here. They are here. They are here. They are here. They are here. They are here." + } + ] + } +] diff --git a/data/json/snippets/snippets.json b/data/json/snippets/snippets.json index c81a7c4d7588a..984a06410a6a1 100644 --- a/data/json/snippets/snippets.json +++ b/data/json/snippets/snippets.json @@ -1,1126 +1,4 @@ [ - { - "type": "snippet", - "category": "flier", - "text": [ - { - "id": "flier_1", - "text": "This is an advertisement for the Diet Devil brand Metabolic Exchange CBM. It shows a picture of a tiny obese devil sitting on a woman's shoulder. The woman stares intently at a gigantic wedding cake covered with bacon and candy bars. The caption reads: \"Burn calories! Burn!\"" - }, - { - "id": "flier_2", - "text": "This is an advertisement for the Diet Devil brand Ethanol Burner CBM. It shows a picture of a teenage boy driving a car while chugging a bottle of whiskey. A tiny obese devil sits on his shoulder and drinks a martini. 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Leadworks, LLC.\"" - }, - { - "id": "flier_28", - "text": "This is a propaganda poster showing the Northrop Dispatch's military variant. It depicts the iconic dark green, arachnoid dispatch, standing before a fence and facing away from the camera as blurring machines rush forward from its back towards black silhouettes menacing on the horizon. It reads: \"WE ARE HERE TO PROTECT YOU.\"" - }, - { - "id": "flier_29", - "text": "This is an advertisement for Leadworks LLC handguns. It shows a picture of a bionic police officer assisting a young couple, who were being attacked by a gang of ruffians. The caption reads: \"You don't have to void your warranty or wear out your thumb to achieve felon-stopping firepower. The L39B, tried and true by our fine cyborgs in blue, is available in .45 ACP for that extra punch, and we offer semiautomatic (but equally robust!) versions for the civilian market. Leadworks, LLC.\"" - }, - { - "id": "flier_30", - "text": "This is an advertisement for Leadworks LLC modular weapons. It shows a picture of an overworked-yet-grateful police sergeant assembling a sleek rifle, with similar-looking weapons racked neatly behind her. The caption reads: \"Leadworks is proud to offer the L523 modular weapon system. No more must armorers stock and maintain stacks and stacks of rifles, carbines, and squad support weapons, juggling multiple incompatible ammunition types! Just procure a base unit for every trooper, and use our lightweight and portable conversion kits to swap from house-to-house CQB carbine to rooftop-patrol DSR, safely and cleanly!\"" - }, - { - "id": "flier_31", - "text": "This is a public notice from the Centers for Disease Control. Its message, repeated in several languages, reads: Due to the recent outbreak of the A H3N2 flu strain, the CDC would like to remind the public to cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and wash your hands frequently with soap and water. The CDC also recommends an annual flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age and older, which can be found at your local doctor's office or pharmacy." - }, - { - "id": "flier_32", - "text": "This is a public alert from the Centers for Disease Control. Its message, repeated in several languages, reads: PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT: Due to recent events, the CDC is issuing a warning to avoid public areas and spaces. An unknown biological contaminant is suspected to be affecting citizens, possibly an unexpected mutation in the A H3N2 flu strain. The CDC would like to remind the public to cover your nose and mouth when sneezing, wash your hands frequently, and recieve an up-to-date flu shot if possible. Boiling water is recommended until further notice." - }, - { - "id": "flier_33", - "text": "This is a public alert from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Its message, repeated in several languages, reads: STAY IN YOUR HOMES! All residents of the New England Disaster Area are advised to shelter in place wherever possible. The United States Armed Forces are working to contain the area. If there is a nearby evacuation shelter you can get to safely, you are recommended to do so. Otherwise, stay in your homes until authorized personnel evacuate you to a secured facility. Thank you for your compliance." - }, - { - "id": "flier_34", - "text": "This is a public alert from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Its message, repeated in several languages, consists of a list of towns serving as major evacuation points from the New England Disaster Area. Someone has scribbled off most of the town names, and scrawled \"OVERRUN\" next to each one, with the exception of the Tacoma evacuation point." - }, - { - "id": "flier_35", - "text": "This is a public warning from an unnamed source. Its rambling message, poorly-photocopied onto both sides of the page, reads: Don't believe the lies! The Army is rounding up people in death camps and executing them at mass graves. They cannot stop this. Do not believe what the mainstream news-media is reporting. All official evacuation points are death-traps. Secure supplies and escape the cities while there is still time." - }, - { - "id": "flier_36", - "text": "This is a public message from an unnamed source. Its message, photocopied from a scrawled handwritten copy, reads: REPENT YOUR SINS O BABYLON FOR THE TIME OF HIS JUDGEMENT IS NIGH! LOOK UPON YOUR DESTRUCTION AND KNOW THAT IT IS JUST! YOU WILL BE DIVIDED FATHER AGAINST SON AND MOTHER AGAINST CHILD UNTO THE VERY LAST SINNER!" - }, - { - "id": "flier_37", - "text": "This is a public warning from the Federal Government. Its brief message, repeated in several languages, reads: The President of the United States has declared unilateral martial law to be in effect for the 48 contiguous states in response to the ongoing national crisis. Continue to shelter in place until evacuated to an appropriate emergency management camp by authorized military personnel. A 24-hour curfew has been established. This curfew will remain in effect until further notice. Stay indoors. Violators will be shot on sight." - }, - { - "id": "flier_38", - "text": "This is an advertisement for Rivtech's 'ATOMIC POWER THIRST' energy drink. While intended to advertise a new flavor called Isotope RU-238 'FRUIT', most of the text is dedicated to a long list of possible side effects: anxiety, insomnia, severe insomnia, dizziness, tremors, nausea, headache, vomiting, delusions, hallucinations, rhabdomyolysis, internal burns, thyroid cancer, extensive internal bleeding, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, diarrhea, cardiac dysrhythmia, cardiovascular collapse, suicidal ideation, seizures, ataxia, amnesia, mania, stroke, neurodegeneration, malignalitaloptereosis, necrotizing fasciitis, recurrent flu, and pinkeye." - }, - { - "id": "flier_39", - "text": "This is a soda advertisement. On the front is a picture of a happy couple on a beach watching the sun set. Between them are bottles of soda. The poster reads, \"Cascade Cola, for those special moments\" in bold white letters." - }, - { - "id": "flier_40", - "text": "This is a flier for a fast food chain. In it, a man is placing an order with an attractive woman wearing a bright green shirt in the window with two happy children sitting in the back seat. The flier reads \"Burgers, fries, and a Smile.\" Down in one corner is a company logo." - }, - { - "id": "flier_41", - "text": "This is an advertisement for soda. It shows a dark brown can of soda on a black background. The label reads \"Spin\"." - }, - { - "id": "flier_42", - "text": "This is a flyer for a local pizza chain. On it is a picture of a cartoon Italian holding a pizza, with the words \"It's a goooood pizza\" written above his head." - }, - { - "id": "flier_43", - "text": "This is a poster advertising contact lenses. On it is a picture of a blood shot eye with a rather long block of information beneath it making some fairly exaggerated claims about the product." - }, - { - "id": "flier_44", - "text": "This is a flyer advertising a local radio station. It has a lot of bright colors and patterns, but no definite message other than \"104.4 all the best, all the time!\" in big yellow letters." - }, - { - "id": "flier_45", - "text": "This is a large movie poster for \"Action Packstone 6, Revenge of the Dog Men\". It shows a fit man in a leather jacket with a revolver and a claymore walking towards the viewer. At his side is his trusty cyberdog companion and in the background is an explosion." - }, - { - "id": "flier_46", - "text": "This is an illustrated poster for a brand of solar car. The vehicle is driving through a lush country side as small animals look on. The slogan \"Improving the world, one tank at a time.\" is written across the top in small letters." - }, - { - "id": "flier_47", - "text": "This is a soda advertisement. On the front is a picture of a happy couple on a beach watching the sun set. Between them are bottles of soda. The poster reads, \"Cascade Cola, for those special moments\" in bold white letters. Someone has colored in the sun with a black marker. The words \"oh Discordia\" are scrawled across the top." - }, - { - "id": "flier_48", - "text": "This is a flier for a fast food chain. In it, a man is placing an order with an attractive woman wearing a bright green shirt in the window with two happy children in the back seat. The flier reads \"Burgers, fries, and a Smile.\" down in one corner is a company logo. Someone has gone to town on this one with a permanent marker. It is now covered in rude images and racial epithets." - }, - { - "id": "flier_49", - "text": "This is a flier for a local pizza chain. On it is a picture of a cartoon Italian holding a pizza, with the words \"It's a goooood pizza\" written above his head. Someone has drawn an exaggerated mustache on the cartoon Italian, along with a pair of crude, oversized breasts." - }, - { - "id": "flier_50", - "text": "This is a poster advertising contact lenses. On it is a picture of a blood shot eye. Someone has defaced this one. The informative part has been torn off, and written in jagged letters across the top in red crayon are the words \"ALL HAIL THE CRIMSON KING!\"." - }, - { - "id": "flier_51", - "text": "This is an illustrated poster for a brand of solar car. The vehicle is driving through a lush country side as small animals look on. The slogan \"Improving the world, one tank at a time.\" is written across the top. Someone used a blue pen to write \"who gives a shit\" across the slogan and put X's over the eyes of all the animals." - }, - { - "id": "flier_52", - "text": "This is a poster advertising a underground bunker. The poster shows a nuclear bomb wiping out a city while a family huddles safely underground. There a slogan \"Concerned about enemy attack? Want to protect your family? Join the VAULT program today.\" which is written in the middle. However, there seems to be no information about *how* one might do so." - }, - { - "id": "flier_53", - "text": "This is a flier for Red Ryder BBGuns. On it a child is pulling a shining red wagon with a cooked pheasant on it and a wooden rifle over one shoulder. The child has a dog trailing beside him and a satisfied look on his face. The caption reads \"When you chose Red Ryder, you invested in the American Dream. You invested in our Independence.\"" - }, - { - "id": "flier_54", - "text": "This is an old flier for a movie from the 30s. A tan man with slick black hair and muscles bulging through his offwhite suit is clasping a woman to his hip with one hand, and the woman is wearing a black leather dress. With her hips splayed, she is holding a pistol in one hand and starring directly out of the advert. The caption reads \"Witness the rebirth of New Noir with 'Jersey Shore Blues'. Starring Jenifer Languiz as 'Snookie'!\"" - }, - { - "id": "flier_55", - "text": "\"Joe's Diner; 1/2 pound of meat, 3 toppings, 'your choice', all with a side of freedom fries and a BIG Gulp size pop.\"" - }, - { - "id": "flier_56", - "text": "This is an advertisement for the Wink & Nod brand Soporific Induction CBM. It shows a picture of a woman sleeping on a bed of nails with a satisfied smile on her face. The caption reads: \"Catch Zs with ease, wherever you please!\"" - }, - { - "id": "flier_57", - "text": "This is a leaflet about autoclaving procedure. One sentence catches your attention \"/!\\Always place your tools into an autoclave pouch before autoclaving./!\\\"" - }, - { - "id": "flier_58", - "text": "This is an advertisement for a local hospital. You see a clean hospital room with a smiling man lying on the bed. The bed is connected to some medical apparatus with a \"Autodoc Mk. X\" printed on it. A doctor is seen working with its console, while his assistant is unpacking some high-tech hardware. The caption reads: \"Autodoc - augmentation has never been so easy, reliable, and safe.\"" - } - ] - }, - { - "type": "snippet", - "category": "note", - "text": [ - { "id": "note_1", "text": "\"WE WERE RIGHT THE GOVERNMENT DID IT\"" }, - { - "id": "note_2", - "text": "\"Have seen a zombie making its kin raise even despite damage that normally would take them down, the air around it shimmered like around that hole in the air we've seen creatures coming through back home\"" - }, - { "id": "note_3", "text": "\"I shot the sheriff; but I couldn't find the deputy\"" }, - { - "id": "note_4", - "text": "\"Some plant vines started chasin after me, so I took a gas mask and some teargas and I ran through them.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_5", "text": "\"Slingshot right through the windshield k?\"" }, - { - "id": "note_6", - "text": "\"When I was a kid I used to slingshot at bugs and birds. Its really playing off nowadays, Ill tell you what\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_7", - "text": "\"ALL YOU STONERS WITH YOUR VIDEYA GAMES - I BET YOU WISH YOU TOOK THE TIME TO LEARN A SKILL NOW DONTYA\"" - }, - { "id": "note_8", "text": "\"I tried to be a bard, but the rats didn't like my piping.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_9", - "text": "\"I found a chocolate bar on my pillow when I got home last night. I left and don't wanna go back.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_10", - "text": "\"this demon thing came after me it got me good i shot it but i dont know if ill make it\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_11", - "text": "\"DANNY IF YOU READ THIS THIS IS CLARA WE'RE ALL OKAY AND WE'RE HEADING TO THE RIVER. A BOAT SAID THEY WERE DOCKED NEARBY.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_12", - "text": "\"When I think of all the dead people I get mad, because I was supposed to be the next big leader. WHERES MY CHANCE!??\"" - }, - { "id": "note_13", "text": "\"A man in a black robe came up to me, said he wanted to make a deal…\"" }, - { - "id": "note_14", - "text": "\"Cha-cha-cha-chia! Saw a woman today, with fungus coming out her head like hair tendrils.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_15", - "text": "\"If only I had had more time with that Autodoc I could have saved them! But with that damn chip in their brain those poor cyborg wil never be human again…\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_16", - "text": "\"Save the cyborgs! Please, whoever reads this, you must help them! Knock them out or deactivate them, I don't care how you do it. But put their unconscious body on that Autodoc and remove the chip that is messing up their brain!\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_17", - "text": "\"Gotta slow down, man. I don't think we spend more than 20% of our time fightin', Put some Marley on and take off that racketus tripcore nonsense, man.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_18", "text": "\"I kept shooting with my handgun, but I never got any better!\"" }, - { - "id": "note_19", - "text": "\"ITS OKEY GUYS! I BARRYED A TIME CAPSUL IN MY BACKYARD! I PUT IN SOME HOEHOES.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_20", - "text": "\"I got my tinfoil hat on. Good thing too, cause this monster was starrin at me kinda funny, trying to freeze my mind in place.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_21", "text": "\"You want my advice? Smoke crack, it gets shit done.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_22", - "text": "\"ALWAYS WITH THE EFFICIENCY GUYS; YOURE ALWAYS WORKING TO GO HOME TO PAY RENT TO SLEEP TO WAKE UP TO WORK AGAIN. STOP\"" - }, - { "id": "note_23", "text": "\"IM OFF TO THUNDERDOME, BYE SUCKERS.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_24", - "text": "\"If you get a parasite, take some sand and some vodka. Rub the sand into the afflicted area, real good too; like you're washing your hair. Then rinse with vodka.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_25", - "text": "\"I put my toilet water into a gastank. Then I poured it into a glass cup. Then I drank it without vomiting my insides back into the toilet.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_26", "text": "\"This isn't real this is a test to turn you into a Manchurian Candidate!\"" }, - { - "id": "note_27", - "text": "\"They're all hiding on an oil rig, I heard it myself over the AM airwaves. They think they're the nobles of the 21st century, the prigs.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_28", - "text": "\"Some of 'em are big. Real big. Don't stick around, I saw my mate get fucking torn in half!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_29", "text": "\"po p y fl ow er s don t ea at them\"" }, - { - "id": "note_30", - "text": "\"Some guy is walking through the horde without a scratch. Please tell me they're docile now. Please fucking tell me.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_31", "text": "\"Why are all the lawnmowers broken?!\"" }, - { - "id": "note_32", - "text": "\"Some of the bridges, they're right next to each other, right? If you see something up ahead one of those, just careen through to the other side. My van was long enough to bridge right across!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_33", "text": "\"BURN BURN BURN BURN BURN ALL BURN ALL BURN ALL BURN\"" }, - { - "id": "note_34", - "text": "\"I took all the supplies. Don't follow me. I'm sorry, man. I have to look out for myself now.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_35", "text": "\"My next-door neighbor had a katana in his basement!\"" }, - { "id": "note_36", "text": "\"Am I the last one alive?\"" }, - { - "id": "note_37", - "text": "\"Boyfriend stole my pistol while I was asleep. I locked him in the bathroom and set the house on fire. At least he attracted their attention.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_38", "text": "\"I get air conditioners, but… this whole laboratory is frozen to ice!\"" }, - { - "id": "note_39", - "text": "\"A wood ax works pretty well against them. So does a machete, but you can't cut down a tree.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_40", - "text": "\"Why would you hide in a farm? Sure, it's isolated, but if they know where you are, you don't exactly have cover on all sides.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_41", "text": "\"Imagine if this spread to, like, Australia. Zombie kangaroos. Haha…\"" }, - { - "id": "note_42", - "text": "\"how DO I use THESE bionic THINGS? I just STUCK the wires IN my WRIST and now I CAN'T STOP twitching. AND now my LEG hurts! Is THAT acid?!\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_43", - "text": "\"I tried playing memorial music for my dead brother, on a radio. They must have been attracted to it. I can't see his grave through the crowd anymore.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_44", - "text": "\"Took a picture of a dead dog leaping right onto a soldier. Sweet fucking shot!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_45", "text": "\"Gas mask is nice and all, but I can hardly run with it on.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_46", - "text": "\"One of those robot tanks was blocking the way out. Got some sort of sweetspot, though, where it can't decide what to shoot with, maybe 30 yards or so? Made it to the truck and just drove.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_47", - "text": "\"Those evac shelters have basements. Remember when they were full of food? Every single one is fucking empty now…\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_48", - "text": "\"I made mushroom babies. My arms hurt. I hurt. I had mushroom babies. They are growing now.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_49", "text": "\"It doesn't matter how you die. You're gonna turn into one of them.\"" }, - { "id": "note_50", "text": "\"WHY DO ALL THE DEAD CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL\"" }, - { "id": "note_51", "text": "\"Don't keep your goddamn casings! They'll just weigh you down.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_52", - "text": "\"Local auto shop is full of the things. And to think I worked with them on repairing cars… now they're just… fucking corpses.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_53", "text": "\"DON'T EAT THE SLIME DON'T EAT THE SLIME DON'T EAT THE SLIME\"" }, - { - "id": "note_54", - "text": "\"I used to be human. But… my arms… they are like tentacles. I slither along akin to a snail and I shed my feathers every day.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_55", - "text": "\"Killed a giant worm thing, but now I'm only three feet tall. Should've just left the damn worm alone, now none of my clothes fit!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_56", "text": "\"I don't have enough time to double tap. You don't either.\"" }, - { "id": "note_57", "text": "\"PINK TALL ONES RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN\"" }, - { "id": "note_58", "text": "\"Are they still human inside?\"" }, - { "id": "note_59", "text": "\"the eye it watches me it follows me everywhere help\"" }, - { "id": "note_60", "text": "\"tHE Portal it's so COld\"" }, - { - "id": "note_61", - "text": "\"They build modern bullets fuckin crazy. Set some on fire and they all goes like a lil grenade. Need kindling first.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_62", "text": "\"GOD CAN'T SAVE US\"" }, - { "id": "note_63", "text": "\"SHOOT YOURSELF, LET IT END QUICKLY\"" }, - { - "id": "note_64", - "text": "\"There are five basic rules to survival. One, stay prepared and watchful. Two, keep your iron sights lined up or succumb. Three, stay FAR WAY from all\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_65", - "text": "\"The bricks of this bathroom look like a face. Haha… it's all I can focus on. At least let me shit before you break down the door. Please…\"" - }, - { "id": "note_66", "text": "\"What the hell are they mining for in these shafts?\"" }, - { "id": "note_67", "text": "\"I am one with the plants.\"" }, - { "id": "note_68", "text": "\"Broadsword! Yeah!\"" }, - { - "id": "note_69", - "text": "\"If you see a trail of dirt getting displaced in your direction… run. Run for your life.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_70", "text": "\"DINT ATE THE MUSHROM\"" }, - { "id": "note_71", "text": "\"Libraries are useless after the apocalypse.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_72", - "text": "\"I swear to God I've seen these plant things before! In a book, or something! I swear…\"" - }, - { "id": "note_73", "text": "\"Is robbing a bank easier or harder now that all the guards are undead?\"" }, - { "id": "note_74", "text": "\"Make sure your car is REALLY stopped before you get out.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_75", - "text": "\"I found some kind of stone pyramid with spikes. I feel… I feel like I'm being watched.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_76", - "text": "\"Why would you ever hide in a damn gun store? The owner… he was a moron alright.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_77", "text": "\"THEY DON'T feel ANYTHING\"" }, - { "id": "note_78", "text": "\"What was XEDRA doing, anyway?\"" }, - { - "id": "note_79", - "text": "\"Is that one pharmaceutical company gonna come out with a, like, cure for this anytime soon?\"" - }, - { "id": "note_80", "text": "\"THE MARLEY WAS RIGHT\"" }, - { - "id": "note_81", - "text": "\"Squeeze some ammonia into zombie flesh and hold it tight. You smell like one of them! I think.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_82", "text": "\"I thought my damn terminal cancer was bad enough… now the dead are rising?!\"" }, - { "id": "note_83", "text": "\"THE GOO IS IN THE WATER DON'T DRINK WATER\"" }, - { "id": "note_84", "text": "\"Don't let the ember go out please don't go out I need you precious fire.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_85", - "text": "\"Everyone used their gas to get to another town… but it's the same story everywhere.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_86", "text": "\"There's still an evacuation point at Concord, spread the word.\"" }, - { "id": "note_87", "text": "\"STAY AWAY FROM CONCORD\"" }, - { - "id": "note_88", - "text": "\"Most things can be taken out with a shotgun. More things can be taken out with a grenade. Imagine what a mini-nuke does.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_89", "text": "\"Come to the bar if you see this, let's re-enact a zombie movie, friends.\"" }, - { "id": "note_90", "text": "\"They are NOT slow! They are NEVER slow!\"" }, - { "id": "note_91", "text": "\"I had a phobia of bees BEFORE they grew to enormous sizes.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_92", - "text": "\"Your backpack's gonna weigh you down in the water. Hell, feel free to get naked. Nobody's going to judge your modesty.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_93", "text": "\"Guns too loud. Crossbow too long. Running is best.\"" }, - { "id": "note_94", "text": "\"99% dead? I'd like to see a million zombies on Wall Street.\"" }, - { "id": "note_95", "text": "\"Crawled in through the vents. Whole office building is infested.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_96", - "text": "\"Don't shoot the people who get bit! It's OK! Death is the only thing that makes you turn!\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_97", - "text": "\"Zombies, walkers, dead ones, undead, reanimated, zed, animata, biters. Did I miss any?\"" - }, - { "id": "note_98", "text": "\"All I've got is this keg of beer and an appetite. Come at me, apocalypse!\"" }, - { - "id": "note_99", - "text": "\"My cousin says that murder nowadays is just a war crime. War for what, I don't know, since the undead seem to be rebels without a cause.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_100", "text": "\"SWAMPS RUN SWAMPS NO SWAMPS RUN\"" }, - { - "id": "note_101", - "text": "\"They said a walking cane was a useless weapon… but then I hit one of them with it.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_102", - "text": "\"River water around these parts is extremely safe. Probably more safe than the damn tap water at this point.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_103", "text": "\"DON't bomB THe PORtals it MAKES iT WORSE\"" }, - { - "id": "note_104", - "text": "\"No wonder all the camps got overrun, they kept a goddamn zombie test subject! Each and every one of 'em!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_105", "text": "\"I just realized how damn demented those fliers are.\"" }, - { "id": "note_106", "text": "\"I propose a new currency: 9mm.\"" }, - { "id": "note_107", "text": "\"My skin is crawling and I teleport every few minutes… what is going o\"" }, - { "id": "note_108", "text": "\"You can't see them through the smoke but they can't either.\"" }, - { "id": "note_109", "text": "\"There's gotta be a better use of all this rebar…\"" }, - { - "id": "note_110", - "text": "\"met schoolhouse of people, all crazy and mad they were, ate killed all of them, yum\"" - }, - { "id": "note_111", "text": "\"STAY AWAY FROM THE BIG ONES IN THE FOREST\"" }, - { - "id": "note_112", - "text": "\"got into a prison with a halligan bar. makes me wonder how they kept prisoners inside\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_113", - "text": "\"This thing isn't a car any more. It's just a fucking mountain of metal on wheels, which I live in.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_114", - "text": "\"Anyone else seen those really… SQUARE-looking towns? I don't think they're normal.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_115", - "text": "\"big z threw me on top of the building, legs broken but at least im safe for a few more minutes\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_116", - "text": "\"I'm starting to feel bad about disabling all these turrets and stealing their ammunition.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_117", - "text": "\"Make sure you strip the house for all available resources-- tubes, pipes, ceramics, sheets, strings, and more\"" - }, - { "id": "note_118", "text": "\"FUCK FAUX-MUTANTS, BEING 'EXTREMELY THIRSTY' DOES NOT COUNT\"" }, - { - "id": "note_119", - "text": "\"There's nothing wrong with eating people if you HAVE to. I mean, I only did it because I didn't want to waste my potato chips!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_120", "text": "\"all these robotic police really take the piss out of kops\"" }, - { "id": "note_121", "text": "\"CHINA DID THIS\"" }, - { "id": "note_122", "text": "\"RUSSIA DID THIS\"" }, - { - "id": "note_123", - "text": "\"Thank You RivTech. Thank You For Good Coffee. Will Always Stay Awake For You Rivtech.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_124", - "text": "\"See, now I'm just not sure where I'm putting all these storage batteries in my body!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_125", "text": "\"dont try to leave they will shoot you\"" }, - { - "id": "note_126", - "text": "\"I'd like to thank my high-school culinary arts class for teaching me how to make RDX and mutagenic serum.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_127", "text": "\"Makayla Sanchez burned down my fucking house\"" }, - { "id": "note_128", "text": "\"he calls himself the 'man with the hands', don't approach\"" }, - { - "id": "note_129", - "text": "\"So… what happens if the military rescues us? We're all freaks by now, right? How the fuck are we gonna go back to real life?\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_130", - "text": "\"Not sure if my companion WANTED to turn into a bird, but I was the one giving her the serum, and I saved her life! That's fair, right?\"" - }, - { "id": "note_131", "text": "\"I've never been very confident, is that why my shots keep missing?\"" }, - { "id": "note_132", "text": "\"FIRE BAD. NOW NAKED. PLEASE HELP.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_133", - "text": "\"Heard of a place up in Maine where people have their shit together. Hundreds of people, defense, food and shelter… let's go raid it, guys!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_134", "text": "\"KASHWAK: NO-FO\"" }, - { - "id": "note_135", - "text": "\"The whispering fog is taking me in like a blanket. I'm warm now. I'm finally\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_136", - "text": "\"got a video recording of hour one when the portals were still up. pretty cool\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_137", - "text": "\"Stuck here. Zombies outside. Friends were outside too, now they're part of zombies. Need to be quiet\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_138", - "text": "\"if anyones reading this, please tell my mom i was right about insects being superior\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_139", - "text": "\"Diamond coated sword! Diamond coated hammer! Diamond coated clothes! Diamond coated hands help\"" - }, - { "id": "note_140", "text": "\"waded through 14 miles of sewage for playboy magazine, wasnt worth it\"" }, - { - "id": "note_141", - "text": "\"I'm coming back for this note in twelve hours. If I don't, take all my shit!\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_142", - "text": "\"all my friends died when they came near me. there's nothing funny about that\"" - }, - { "id": "note_143", "text": "\"DOG NOT REAL DOG\"" }, - { - "id": "note_144", - "text": "\"This is all just a dream, right??! I'M GOING TO WAKE UP, SHE'S GOING TO BE OK\"" - }, - { "id": "note_145", "text": "\"wek ik spak\"" }, - { "id": "note_146", "text": "\"IT'S BURIED! THE TEMPLE IS BURIED!\"" }, - { - "id": "note_147", - "text": "\"If I had a dollar for every cash card I've found, I'd have more money than is on these stupid things!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_148", "text": "\"can never have enough kevlar. basically just live in a kevlar turtle shell.\"" }, - { "id": "note_149", "text": "\"MY GLITTERING SNAKE COMPELS YOU! OBEY!\"" }, - { - "id": "note_150", - "text": "\"can sunstasin self frorever off fof my funggnaloid babiues oout fo yme arms eat themm up eatbtb my chidlldren\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_151", - "text": "\"Gonna settle down one day. Nice big orchard, couple of friends/future family to spend time with, and my army of zlaves to guard the place.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_152", "text": "\"a ctulaly don t mi nd t he cold it s f i ne in h ere nn o problem\"" }, - { - "id": "note_153", - "text": "\"tried to shoot myself but the nanobots fixed it, fucked up the controls, now i can't turn them off i just want it to be over\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_154", - "text": "\"Tried wearing dead zombie clothes, but they still knew I was alive! It's like they're a hivemind, man!\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_155", - "text": "\"riddle. what's 1/4 feathers, 1/4 scales, 1/4 metal, and 1/4 flesh? answer: sorry, but you should know this one.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_156", - "text": "\"For anyone that's reading this, I just want to confirm (FROM AN UNBIASED SOURCE) that it was NOT the scientists' fault.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_157", - "text": "\"We're the eagle-eyes in the sky! Just two mutant avians in our helicopter! Filming the Cataclysm! Check us out on any working electronics!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_158", "text": "\"WE'RE GOING TO SAIL TO CANADA, BITCHES!\"" }, - { - "id": "note_159", - "text": "\"Anyone hear about that guy who tried to sail his family to Canada? What a moron, right?\"" - }, - { "id": "note_160", "text": "\"recently canadian border has gotten more dangerous don't go there\"" }, - { "id": "note_161", "text": "\"Hey, what happened to my dad's airboat?!\"" }, - { "id": "note_162", "text": "\"Reading is good! Never stop reading. Read EVERYTHING.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_163", - "text": "\"I'm gonna be honest here, I'm really gonna die soon so I dont want to gt forgnottedn ples dont forntget me y nrmmy name is h@@hbhbh\"" - }, - { "id": "note_164", "text": "\"all it takes to seal a wound is a sawblade and a match! trust me\"" }, - { - "id": "note_165", - "text": "\"I wonder what's in this sarcophagus? Maybe it's a real sarcophagus. Maybe there's a big guy named God under here.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_166", "text": "\"these hulks aint so incredible when ya got .50\"" }, - { - "id": "note_167", - "text": "\"WBLF 970 went off-air three days ago. There's nobody left on the radio. Might as well throw this thing away…\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_168", - "text": "\"I've heard it's safer across the Mississippi. Going to start driving today. If you're reading this, pray for me\"" - }, - { "id": "note_169", "text": "\"Mi-go is friend! Go with Mi-go to friend dimension! On the Friend Team!!\"" }, - { "id": "note_170", "text": "\"We have Landed our Comet. The Sky is Ablaze.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_171", - "text": "\"Last one standing. It's good feeling. I win. I win I win I win I win I win\"" - }, - { "id": "note_172", "text": "\"Adderall cures weakness, tramadol cures death\"" }, - { "id": "note_173", "text": "\"These turrets keep dodging my FUCKING BULLETS!\"" }, - { "id": "note_174", "text": "\"Best way to train is by throwing pebbles at birds. You'll be a legend.\"" }, - { "id": "note_175", "text": "\"new bedford is overrun. i'm sorry. we tried.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_176", - "text": "\"Check out my cooking show on The Television! Making Mannwurst sausages out of some of those assholes who tried to raid my kitchen earlier…\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_177", - "text": "\"Renting out my rat tunnels for 50 9mm rounds a night. I dug them with my own claws, so you know they're the best.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_178", - "text": "\"Anyone wanna listen to some music at full volume and shoot the Zs that approach? You pick the tunes if I get some ammo.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_179", - "text": "\"Lots of new easy ways to burn calories now. Fighting aminata, managing the fields, running with my wings buzzing, and more.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_180", "text": "\"FLAMING SWORD HUMANE. CAUTERIZES WOUNDS. SURGICAL.\"" }, - { "id": "note_181", "text": "\"knife screams it screams i cant breathe so scared help me please help\"" }, - { "id": "note_182", "text": "\"when it started, we could still hope The Man was gonna save us…\"" }, - { - "id": "note_183", - "text": "\"Hey, Ted. Alexander and Cass and I are heading to Z-Mobile for the last of the meth. Keep the lizard fetus fed for us, OK?\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_184", - "text": "\"i say we call the material from melting down cars and dead robots 'massachusetite' or 'vermontsteel' or 'connecticut composite'\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_185", - "text": "\"Sometimes what you need when you're infected, bleeding, sick and hungover is a J and some chips.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_186", - "text": "\"This has to be China's fault. Seriously, why is nobody suspecting the people we're having a cold war with! This is an invasion! These aren't zombies, it's just camoflauge! WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_187", - "text": "\"Hahahahaa stupid fuck in his mansion, with his plate armor and big axe. Guy never swung the thing in his life. Can't block bullets, dipshit\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_188", - "text": "\"I woke up with a dozen bears in a tribe outside the vault. One was covered in red markings, glowing-- speaking.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_189", - "text": "\"poor guy. watched him from afar with my binocs for months and months. today he died fighting. feels like i knew him even though i never approached.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_190", "text": "\"ENGLAND DID THIS\"" }, - { - "id": "note_191", - "text": "\"That little fakkin rat din say anythin till we whacked him with a steel chain! Then 'e just wanted to know if he could buy the chain!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_192", "text": "\"tom, adorned with fluid sacs three layers deep, crawls to safety like a slug\"" }, - { - "id": "note_193", - "text": "\"my friend turned fuckin insane and ate his arms and then his sister's arms! he looked rather cross\"" - }, - { "id": "note_194", "text": "\"Starting today, the hallucinations are my only friends.\"" }, - { "id": "note_195", "text": "\"For sale: zombaby shoes, very filthy\"" }, - { - "id": "note_196", - "text": "\"Started my own brewery recently. I just need some glass bottles, now! Several thousand! I'm planning way ahead.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_197", - "text": "\"Heard recently of some radio op who lives in a skyscraper, announcing where those hordes are going. Couldn't find the frequency, though.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_198", "text": "\"Woah, bud! Not all cannibals eat meat!\"" }, - { "id": "note_199", "text": "\"ay why aint my bullets fuckin explodin\"" }, - { "id": "note_200", "text": "\"Those Fiktok clan people picked this place clean… no food…\"" }, - { "id": "note_201", "text": "\"The fewer people in New England, the stronger we'll become.\"" }, - { "id": "note_202", "text": "\"It all boils down to the Apex Predator.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_203", - "text": "\"King Jameson ik goner! Thee cyber limbs isk falleng off me body! Stak pyroteknik I heear!\"" - }, - { "id": "note_204", "text": "\"Got my mortar and pestle. Now if I could just find some avocados…\"" }, - { - "id": "note_205", - "text": "\"saw a girl standing with the mushrooms. spores coming out of slits in her neck. she looked happy.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_206", - "text": "\"Found some pink berries. Eating them makes bushes into more pink berries. Infinite berry.\"" - }, - { "id": "note_207", "text": "\"m ust grow unity\"" }, - { "id": "note_208", "text": "\"AMY IS FUNGUS. DO NOT LISTEN IF SHE ASKS YOU TO TAKE OFF MASK\"" }, - { - "id": "note_209", - "text": "\"my rabbi follows a new god now. asks us to call him a local guide. i dont mind, he keeps us fed\"" - }, - { "id": "note_210", "text": "\"Fungus are helping us. Help them and they will unite us\"" }, - { - "id": "note_211", - "text": "\"Saw a boy couldnt be older than 16. Walked straight through the mushroom tower. THROUGH IT\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_212", - "text": "\"Found some food in a box outside my house. We ate it and now the fungaloids aren't harming us. I think we are a mushroom now\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_213", - "text": "\"saw the girl again. she looked dead exhausted and walked right into the fungus. 30 mins later and she walked out good as new\"" - }, - { "id": "note_214", "text": "\"HADENSBROOK REBUILT AROUND FUNGUS. THEY EAT GRAY APPLES AND SPREAD IT\"" }, - { "id": "note_215", "text": "\"mycus must grow\"" }, - { - "id": "note_216", - "text": "\"School bus with solar panels = TRUST. Gave us berries and seeds, we were out of food\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_217", - "text": { "str": "\"d o nThelp scho Ol buss makE seeeedS ARe FUNGUS!! !\"", "//NOLINT(cata-text-style)": "intentional format" } - }, - { - "id": "note_218", - "text": "\"Go to every fungus patch you find but WEAR A SUIT. Food there is very very filling. Look for pink berries, blue flowers\"" - }, - { "id": "note_219", "text": "\"red blue yellow berry seed sap bloom flowers tower mycus mycus mycus.\"" }, - { - "id": "note_220", - "text": "\"Husband 30 yrs died in bombs. Mushrooms brought him back. GIVE YOURSELF TO THEm AND THEY WILL HELP YOU\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_221", - "text": "\"Lisa always was a fan of sports. Thank God these Global Athletics Games in Harran started some time before the outbreak, so she was able to leave New England before it was quarantined. I can only hope there are no zombies, as we do have here, in the city she flew to.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_222", - "text": "\"Don't mix powders, them books said. Do Not Mix powders. Didn't listen did I. Blew my goddamn pinky off, near lost my right eye.\"" - }, - { - "id": "note_223", - "text": "\"followed what toby wrote down. shells looked like theyd hold more, I put in some more. traded most to h raiders for crank. shot my 38 today and it fuckn exploded. low on crank, good as dead, no gun, no toby. headed to montreal real sorry bout the bullets\"" - } - ] - }, - { - "type": "snippet", - "category": "newest_news", - "text": [ - { - "id": "newest_news_1", - "text": "LABS BOMBED: In an apparent foreign attack (contradicting earlier Department of Defense denials of the disaster being caused by Chinese aggression) most of New England's scientific labs were bombed simultaneously yesterday. A statement from the Pentagon has been issued, stating the strikes were the result of Chinese opportunism during the national crisis, and assured that action would be taken in kind against the aggressors." - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_2", - "text": "RIOTS GROWING?: Communications were muddled by a large influx of aggressive armed individuals. \"We have this under control,\" says a local police chief. \"We are authorizing our robotic security drones to use lethal force on combative humans.\"" - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_3", - "text": "RIOTERS NOT HUMAN?: An earlier command by regional police has backfired. \"The hooligans don't register as human.\" says a local police chief. \"The securibots turned on us when we tried to fight them. We don't have enough people left to reprogram them.\"" - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_4", - "text": "GENETIC MODIFICATIONS?: Eyewitnesses from the New England Disaster Area have claimed that the infected are displaying inhuman qualities. \"I swear to God, one of them was the size of a tree!\", said one panicked survivor. There are also reports of infected with acidic and/or electric properties." - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_5", - "text": "SUPER-SOLDIERS DEPLOYED: General Westinghouse released a statement today that elite troops equipped with top-of-the-line experimental combat bionics have been deployed via helicopter into the New England Disaster Area. \"Through the strength of American technology and American soldiers, we will fix this disaster!\"" - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_6", - "text": "PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: \"Aid Delayed\". Fighting by the military at the edge of the New England Disaster Area is expected to delay civilian extraction. Civilians will be forced to supply themselves over the next weeks." - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_7", - "text": "PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: \"New England Cut Off\". New England has been quarantined for the safety of the rest of the USA. No rescue attempts will be funded; it is assumed there are no survivors in the area." - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_8", - "text": "LEAVE TO THE EXPERTS -- GENERAL: \"Do not attempt to deal with infected yourself, our troops have the technology and the training for military action. Loud gunfire may attract more hostile attention than you have ammo!\"" - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_9", - "text": "TOWNS OCCUPIED TERRITORY: FEMA officials said today \"Do not try to defend your property in towns: hostiles use advanced tracking, perhaps scent. Please retreat to your nearest evacuation center outside town and await extraction.\"" - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_10", - "text": "EDITOR SAYS \"DESTROY THE DEAD\". Recognizable dead left lying in the street may be dangerous! If you kill a hostile, smash or butcher with a knife until unrecognizable! The Geneva Conventions don't apply to civilians!" - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_11", - "text": "THEY'RE NOT RIOTS!: According to head officials at the Centers for Disease Control, autopsies of rioters in New England have shown massive pathological infection, possibly causing hyper-aggression, disregard for personal harm, and a severely-impaired ability for higher reasoning." - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_12", - "text": "SOLDIERS SEEN HEADED UNDERGROUND. Rumors abound as eyewitness see troops headed underground near a local salon. Expert sources suggest that the soldiers may be headed to a possible underground bunker." - }, - { - "id": "newest_news_13", - "text": "A BRIDGE TOO FAR: In a Monday statement, the Department of Defense detailed its plans to deploy strategic minefields on key bridge crossings, in order to quarantine infected regions. \"Military personnel will be on-site to assist any refugees fleeing the infected zones. We urge citizens to comply with all military directives and avoid quarantined areas whenever possible until order can be restored.\"" - } - ] - }, - { - "type": "snippet", - "category": "many_years_old_news", - "text": [ - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_1", - "text": "QUANTUM LEAP: An undisclosed DARPA project has yielded results in the form of theoretical teleportation. \"This is just the tip of the iceberg,\" said an anonymous source. \"I can't disclose, but this development is the LEAST in this exciting vein!\"" - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_2", - "text": "SECURIBOTS: Keeping your home safe, ready the second the alarm goes off… Who needs people?" - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_3", - "text": "ROBOCOP BEATS CRIME: Due to the common usage of Securibots and their ability to respond more rapidly than people, crime is down 54% and dropping. Police chief says \"Don't trip an alarm and you have nothing to worry about\"" - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_4", - "text": "ROBOT RAMPAGE: Three Protesters injured when surrounding a Military base, protesting automated turrets which put guards out of jobs. \"We warned them, turrets will open fire on anyone without a military ID,\" a general said." - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_5", - "text": "US IGNORES UN DEMANDS: The US ambassador to the UN today turned down UN requests to begin mutual nuclear disarmament of China, the US and North Korea. \"We have a right to defend ourselves,\" insisted the ambassador. \"We'll back down when they do\"." - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_6", - "text": "A WHOLE NEW YOU! Augment your world with CBMs! This ad features a man covered in glowing tattoos with a miniature flashlight in the middle of his head. He's waving at the reader; all of his fingertips are Allen wrenches." - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_7", - "text": "The Future… powered by COFFEE! Rivtech brings you the greatest revolution since espresso. Why wait for milk to boil? Have your coffee ready instantly with \"THE POWER OF THE ATOM\"!" - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_8", - "text": "GLAMOPOLITAN! We've got ALL the latest tips! Whether you want to know what the elite are eating, wearing or discussing, Glamopolitan is YOUR magazine! So pick up a copy today and \"Sizzle Like A Star\"!" - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_9", - "text": "POPULAR MECHANICS: People say mechanics is boring. We say, prove them wrong! We've got all the articles that make it interesting to talk about, so you can \"Make Mechanics Popular\"!" - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_10", - "text": "CRAFTY CRAFTERS QUARTERLY: Macaroni isn't just for eating anymore! Learn how to make jewelery and art from it as well! We also discuss the correct way to use superglue without gluing your hands together!" - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_11", - "text": "UNDERGROUND BUNKER? Sources in the government suggest that underground bunkers are being built in a secret location in case of enemy attack. We were unable to get the exact location as our sources mysteriously disappeared shortly after revealing this information." - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_12", - "text": "STUDENT MISSING: A high school student vanished yesterday evening in the forest near Wayland. The 17-year-old international student from China (who adopted the anglicized nickname \"Brett\" due to his classmates' difficulty pronouncing his given name) was last seen with his friends in the camp. \"Brett said that he was gonna get some firewood but he never came back,\" said his classmate, Jianxiang Wang. The search is underway." - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_13", - "text": "STILL SEARCHING: The search for Brett, the high school student who went missing three days ago, is still ongoing. \"He could have played in the soccer game against Weston High School yesterday,\" Brett's sorrowful teammate said, \"[..] we've never stopped praying.\" Despite the best efforts of the County Search & Rescue, Brett had still not been located at the time of this report." - }, - { - "id": "many_years_old_news_14", - "text": "RUMORS DENIED: Allegations that DARPA had been conducting teleportation experiments in secret just outside Wayland were put to rest during a press conference earlier today. \"I have to clarify that not only have we never done such research,\" said the officer on the press conference, \"teleportation only exists in sci-fi films.\"" - } - ] - }, - { - "type": "snippet", - "category": "years_old_news", - "text": [ - { - "id": "years_old_news_1", - "text": "GOVERNMENT SCIENCE BOOST: The government has drastically increased defense R&D after UN disarmament demands. \"This not only keeps money in our country, but maintains our lead on China and keeps us defended\", the President said." - }, - { - "id": "years_old_news_2", - "text": "HOME GROWN SCIENCE: Several governors & legislators from the New England region discussed a new regional initiative today, which relaxed laws that limit the distance a hazardous-material laboratory or factory can be from a city. \"This should keep our economy going strong for years to come, with all the military R&D facilities being established,\", one mayor remarked." - }, - { - "id": "years_old_news_3", - "text": "DRIVING ON A WING AND A PRAYER: A New England man has proven it is possible to create a new car from scrap parts using almost nothing but duct tape. When asked why he had done it, his answer was \"Well, I didn't have a welder.\"" - }, - { - "id": "years_old_news_4", - "text": "NEVER BE LEFT IN THE DARK! Rivtech Atomic-nightlight uses \"inexhaustible\" plutonium fuel cell, provides light, feeds power back into your grid!" - }, - { - "id": "years_old_news_5", - "text": "Sick of FUEL PRICES? Bus stop too far? Get your driving fix from THE SUN! Solar powered electric cars: Silent, Cheap, Powerful." - }, - { - "id": "years_old_news_6", - "text": "Coffee of The Future… RIGHT NOW! No one has really has the time to make great coffee, but now you don't have to! Rivtech gives you inexhaustible ATOMIC power! To make boiling hot coffee the MINUTE you want it! Atomic Coffeemaker." - }, - { - "id": "years_old_news_7", - "text": "GLAMOPOLITAN! We've got ALL the latest tips! Whether you want to know what the elite are eating, wearing or discussing, Glamopolitan is YOUR magazine! So pick up a copy today and \"Sizzle Like A Star\"!" - }, - { - "id": "years_old_news_8", - "text": "POPULAR MECHANICS: People say mechanics is boring? We say, Prove them Wrong! We've got all the articles that make it interesting to talk about, so you can \"Make Mechanics Popular\"!" - }, - { - "id": "years_old_news_9", - "text": "BIRDHOUSE MONTHLY… This month we look at some Dutch innovations in birdhouse design, and compare with the often confused Scandinavian Birdhouse design. Our article on sheet metal birdhouses will have you riveted!" - }, - { - "id": "years_old_news_10", - "text": "TECHWORLD NEWS: Toy company at the origin of the successful talking doll rebrands and becomes Uncanny. Uncanny plans to bring their expertise to the field of androids. Unconfirmed rumors suggest that Uncanny has already recieved large orders from the government." - } - ] - }, - { - "type": "snippet", - "category": "one_year_old_news", - "text": [ - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_1", - "text": "READY FOR THE WORST: The government has proven it is ready to deal with China's threats. In the event of an actual attack, we have established evacuation centers, within a short distance of most towns." - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_2", - "text": "MUTANT COLD: A new cold virus has emerged in the New England area. \"There don't appear to be complications, but many sufferers are dealing with sudden muscle weakness and a greater-than-normal amount of lethargy from this virus,\" said a doctor. \"In addition, it's been documented to last up to ten days.\"" - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_3", - "text": "GRAVE BUSINESS: Recent reports show a large spike in thefts from and assaults on funeral homes in the last few weeks. Described as highly strange but not especially dangerous, Homeland Security is \"looking at the connections now.\"" - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_4", - "text": "SPACE TELEPORTATION - TRUTH OR FICTION? Scientists addressed a growing conspiracy theory today \"The plutonium consumed is massive. We could never use teleportation to reach aliens, unless they live on some kind of parallel world.\"" - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_5", - "text": "LASERS - NEXT BIG THING?: Top defense researchers remarked during demonstration of a prototype today: \"We are still working on it, the laser weapon lacks power, but has a technically almost unlimited range,\" one said" - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_6", - "text": "DRUG USE ON THE RISE: Recent statistic suggest drug use in New England has climbed more than 20% in the last two years. \"People are scared for their jobs, their country, even their life… of course some will turn to drugs,\" said an expert." - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_7", - "text": "FEELING BLUE? Try \"Greens\" for Magazines! Your local Supermarket! Nothing cheers you up like a good magazine… Unless it's JUNK FOOD! Or why not buy an MP3 PLAYER or a GAME CONSOLE? Chase those blues away at GREENS Supermarket" - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_8", - "text": "GLAMOPOLITAN! We've got ALL the latest tips! Whether you want to know what the elite are eating, wearing or discussing, Glamopolitan is YOUR magazine! So pick up a copy today and \"Sizzle Like A Star\"!" - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_9", - "text": "POPULAR MECHANICS: People say mechanics is boring? We say, Prove them Wrong! We've got all the articles that make it interesting to talk about, so you can \"Make Mechanics Popular\"!" - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_10", - "text": "BIRDHOUSE MONTHLY… Which wood would a woodpecker prefer? This month we discuss hardwood versus soft woods, whether to lacquer, oil or paint, and which type of nails you should use!" - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_11", - "text": "TECHWORLD NEWS: Uncanny unveils its new product - the Grocery Bot! Thousands of else-if statements, pre-recorded voice from professional actors, what more does this adorable android hides under its smiling face? Our expert got the answer for you!" - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_12", - "text": "…What do you know about surviving in the Wilderness? If you can't make a snare you don't know TRAP! Hunt down a copy of TRAPPERS' LIFE and learn about wildlife!… And how to kill it. This week, a CROSSBOW TRAP!" - }, - { - "id": "one_year_old_news_13", - "text": "NEW LAB OPENS: The H.R. Bennett Research Facility has been officially opened by the Department of Energy. According to Deputy Secretary of Energy Randall Balakrishnan, \"This facility is one of the most state-of-the-art in the world. With the opening of the H.R. Bennett research complex, New England's future is looking brighter than ever.\"" - } - ] - }, - { - "type": "snippet", - "category": "months_old_news", - "text": [ - { - "id": "months_old_news_1", - "text": "SUPPORT THE COUNTRIES THAT SUPPORT YOURS - PRESIDENT: Unexpectedly and unpopularly, the president today suggested the possible institution of a peacetime draft in response to increasing Chinese aggression towards Taiwan and the Philippines. \"We must pray for the best while preparing for the worst. We cannot abandon key allies in the face of Chinese bullying.\"" - }, - { - "id": "months_old_news_2", - "text": "EVACS UNSTOCKED: TRUTH OR FICTION? An unidentified government source has suggested that the evacuation centers are unstocked, having \"already accomplished the goal of calming the people\". He later retracted the comment and is unable to be contacted." - }, - { - "id": "months_old_news_3", - "text": "NEW WEAPON UNVEILED: Defense today lifted the lid on a long held secret project. \"We can't discuss the specifics, but it generates a burst of plasma which accurately follows a path of laser-heated air,\" according to a Pentagon official." - }, - { - "id": "months_old_news_4", - "text": "UFO CRASH: TRUTH OR FICTION? One civilian account claims a shining disk appeared in his field. \"It kind of glowed, and I could see a strange gray world through it. Then a shambling hazy purple mushroom came through, man.\"" - }, - { - "id": "months_old_news_5", - "text": "TIME TRAVEL: TRUTH OR FICTION? Leaked federal documents describe the formation of a new federal agency called XEDRA, to oversee \"4th Axis technology\" already in use. Our expert's opinion suggests time-travel or parallel worlds. The meaning of the acronym is currently unknown." - }, - { - "id": "months_old_news_6", - "text": "…What do you know about surviving in the Wilderness? If you can't make a snare you don't know TRAP! Hunt down a copy of TRAPPERS' LIFE and learn about wildlife!… And how to kill it. Classic BEAR TRAP returns in this issue!" - }, - { - "id": "months_old_news_7", - "text": "HUNTING GOODS! Food prices getting you down? Why not get a crossbow or compound bow and Hunt Your Own!? Our arrows and bolts are completely reusable, so why not hunt animals like Mother Nature intended?" - } - ] - }, - { - "type": "snippet", - "category": "weeks_old_news", - "text": [ - { - "id": "weeks_old_news_1", - "text": "MYTH DEBUNKED: DEAD ARE STAYING DEAD: Stories about the dead rising \"are completely unfounded.\", a general said today. \"It's an obvious hoax by people just looking for five minutes of fame, or to scare people in these uncertain times. After all, remember the clown thing a few years ago?\"" - }, - { - "id": "weeks_old_news_2", - "text": "GENERAL SAYS AVOID BUNKERS: Do not attempt to flee to your nearest military bunker! Understaffed bunkers are defended by turrets, which will shoot those without proper registration. Please seek military personnel if you need access." - }, - { - "id": "weeks_old_news_3", - "text": "VIOLENCE OUTBREAKS CAUSED BY \"NEW DRUG\": Rumors of riots were quelled today. \"These are isolated incidents\" said a local police chief. \"The violence is random and senseless, our current theory is contamination in a new street drug.\"" - }, - { - "id": "weeks_old_news_4", - "text": "ZOMBIE DRUG? A controversial blogger suggested the recent riots are a chemical attack by China in her latest podcast. \"They're jealous of our cybernetic superiority, so they teamed up with Haiti to put hoodoo drugs in the water making people zombies!\"" - }, - { - "id": "weeks_old_news_5", - "text": "PICKLED MEAT IN A JAR! Just like your grandma used to make! It will last for months or longer, and when you've eaten it, you can refill and seal the jar! Stock your emergency supply TODAY!" - }, - { - "id": "weeks_old_news_6", - "text": "BAGS, BAGS, BAGS! They're very useful things! If we didn't have BAGS, what-would-we-use… to PUT a lot of things in!? (Ad by the \"Play SchoolClothing Co.\")" - }, - { - "id": "weeks_old_news_7", - "text": "GLAMOPOLITAN! We've got ALL the latest tips! Whether you want to know what the elite are eating, wearing or discussing, Glamopolitan is YOUR magazine! So pick up a copy today and \"Sizzle Like A Star\"!" - }, - { - "id": "weeks_old_news_8", - "text": "POPULAR MECHANICS: People say mechanics is boring? We say, Prove them Wrong! We've got all the articles that make it interesting to talk about, so you can \"Make Mechanics Popular\"!" - }, - { - "id": "weeks_old_news_9", - "text": "BIRDHOUSE MONTHLY… Which wood would a woodpecker prefer? This month we discuss hardwood versus soft woods, whether to lacquer, oil or paint, and which type of nails you should use!" - }, - { - "id": "weeks_old_news_10", - "text": "FEELING BLUE? Try \"Greens\" for Magazines! Your local Supermarket! Nothing cheers you up like a good magazine… Unless it's JUNK FOOD! Or why not buy an MP3 PLAYER or a GAME CONSOLE? Chase those Blues away at GREENS Supermarket" - } - ] - }, { "type": "snippet", "category": "necropolis_intro", diff --git a/data/json/snippets/survivor_notes.json b/data/json/snippets/survivor_notes.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..9d6f3592f0f74 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/json/snippets/survivor_notes.json @@ -0,0 +1,586 @@ +[ + { + "type": "snippet", + "category": "note", + "text": [ + { "id": "note_1", "text": "\"WE WERE RIGHT THE GOVERNMENT DID IT\"" }, + { + "id": "note_2", + "text": "\"Have seen a zombie making its kin raise even despite damage that normally would take them down, the air around it shimmered like around that hole in the air we've seen creatures coming through back home\"" + }, + { "id": "note_3", "text": "\"I shot the sheriff; but I couldn't find the deputy\"" }, + { + "id": "note_4", + "text": "\"Some plant vines started chasin after me, so I took a gas mask and some teargas and I ran through them.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_5", "text": "\"Slingshot right through the windshield k?\"" }, + { + "id": "note_6", + "text": "\"When I was a kid I used to slingshot at bugs and birds. Its really playing off nowadays, Ill tell you what\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_7", + "text": "\"ALL YOU STONERS WITH YOUR VIDEYA GAMES - I BET YOU WISH YOU TOOK THE TIME TO LEARN A SKILL NOW DONTYA\"" + }, + { "id": "note_8", "text": "\"I tried to be a bard, but the rats didn't like my piping.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_9", + "text": "\"I found a chocolate bar on my pillow when I got home last night. I left and don't wanna go back.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_10", + "text": "\"this demon thing came after me it got me good i shot it but i dont know if ill make it\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_11", + "text": "\"DANNY IF YOU READ THIS THIS IS CLARA WE'RE ALL OKAY AND WE'RE HEADING TO THE RIVER. A BOAT SAID THEY WERE DOCKED NEARBY.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_12", + "text": "\"When I think of all the dead people I get mad, because I was supposed to be the next big leader. WHERES MY CHANCE!??\"" + }, + { "id": "note_13", "text": "\"A man in a black robe came up to me, said he wanted to make a deal…\"" }, + { + "id": "note_14", + "text": "\"Cha-cha-cha-chia! Saw a woman today, with fungus coming out her head like hair tendrils.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_15", + "text": "\"The damn autodoc overrides wouldn't work and I didn't have my hospital ID. I couldn't save them alone.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_16", + "text": "\"Save the cyborgs! Please, whoever reads this, you must help them! Knock them out or deactivate them, I don't care how you do it. But put their unconscious body on that Autodoc and remove the chip that is messing up their brain!\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_17", + "text": "\"Gotta slow down, man. I don't think we spend more than 20% of our time fightin', Put some Marley on and take off that racketus tripcore nonsense, man.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_18", "text": "\"I kept shooting with my handgun, but I never got any better!\"" }, + { + "id": "note_19", + "text": "\"ITS OKEY GUYS! I BARRYED A TIME CAPSUL IN MY BACKYARD! I PUT IN SOME HOEHOES.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_20", + "text": "\"I got my tinfoil hat on. Good thing too, cause this monster was starrin at me kinda funny, trying to freeze my mind in place.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_21", "text": "\"You want my advice? Smoke crack, it gets shit done.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_22", + "text": "\"ALWAYS WITH THE EFFICIENCY GUYS; YOURE ALWAYS WORKING TO GO HOME TO PAY RENT TO SLEEP TO WAKE UP TO WORK AGAIN. STOP\"" + }, + { "id": "note_23", "text": "\"IM OFF TO THUNDERDOME, BYE SUCKERS.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_24", + "text": "\"If you get a parasite, take some sand and some vodka. Rub the sand into the afflicted area, real good too; like you're washing your hair. Then rinse with vodka.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_25", + "text": "\"I put my toilet water into a gastank. Then I poured it into a glass cup. Then I drank it without vomiting my insides back into the toilet.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_26", "text": "\"This isn't real this is a test to turn you into a Manchurian Candidate!\"" }, + { + "id": "note_27", + "text": "\"They're all hiding on an oil rig, I heard it myself over the AM airwaves. They think they're the nobles of the 21st century, the prigs.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_28", + "text": "\"Some of 'em are big. Real big. Don't stick around, I saw my mate get fucking torn in half!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_29", "text": "\"po p y fl ow er s don t ea at them\"" }, + { + "id": "note_30", + "text": "\"Some guy is walking through the horde without a scratch. Please tell me they're docile now. Please fucking tell me.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_31", "text": "\"Why are all the lawnmowers broken?!\"" }, + { + "id": "note_32", + "text": "\"Some of the bridges, they're right next to each other, right? If you see something up ahead one of those, just careen through to the other side. My van was long enough to bridge right across!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_33", "text": "\"BURN BURN BURN BURN BURN ALL BURN ALL BURN ALL BURN\"" }, + { + "id": "note_34", + "text": "\"I took all the supplies. Don't follow me. I'm sorry, man. I have to look out for myself now.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_35", "text": "\"My next-door neighbor had a katana in his basement!\"" }, + { "id": "note_36", "text": "\"Am I the last one alive?\"" }, + { + "id": "note_37", + "text": "\"Boyfriend stole my pistol while I was asleep. I locked him in the bathroom and set the house on fire. At least he attracted their attention.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_38", "text": "\"I get air conditioners, but… this whole place is frozen to ice!\"" }, + { + "id": "note_39", + "text": "\"A wood ax works pretty well against them. So does a machete, but you can't cut down a tree.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_40", + "text": "\"Why would you hide in a farm? Sure, it's isolated, but if they know where you are, you don't exactly have cover on all sides.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_41", "text": "\"Imagine if this spread to, like, Australia. Zombie kangaroos. Haha…\"" }, + { + "id": "note_42", + "text": "\"how DO I use THESE bionic THINGS? I just STUCK the wires IN my WRIST and now I CAN'T STOP twitching. AND now my LEG hurts! Is THAT acid?!\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_43", + "text": "\"I tried playing memorial music for my dead brother, on a radio. They must have been attracted to it. I can't see his grave through the crowd anymore.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_44", + "text": "\"Took a picture of a dead dog leaping right onto a soldier. Sweet fucking shot!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_45", "text": "\"Gas mask is nice and all, but I can hardly run with it on.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_46", + "text": "\"They set up the roadblock guns to run automatically. TV said those fuckin things needed a human to keep em safe, they ain't safe now.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_47", + "text": "\"The evac shelters are a death trap. They took everyone else away but something in the driver's eyes told me not to go. Now it's just me.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_48", + "text": "\"I made mushroom babies. My arms hurt. I hurt. I had mushroom babies. They are growing now.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_49", "text": "\"It doesn't matter how you die. You're gonna turn into one of them.\"" }, + { "id": "note_50", "text": "\"WHY DO ALL THE DEAD CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL\"" }, + { "id": "note_51", "text": "\"Don't keep your goddamn casings! They'll just weigh you down.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_52", + "text": "\"Local auto shop is full of the things. And to think I worked with them on repairing cars… now they're just… fucking corpses.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_53", "text": "\"DON'T EAT THE SLIME DON'T EAT THE SLIME DON'T EAT THE SLIME\"" }, + { + "id": "note_54", + "text": "\"I used to be human. But… my arms… they are like tentacles. I slither along akin to a snail and I shed my feathers every day.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_55", + "text": "\"Killed a giant worm thing, but now I'm only three feet tall. Should've just left the damn worm alone, now none of my clothes fit!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_56", "text": "\"I don't have enough time to double tap. You don't either.\"" }, + { "id": "note_57", "text": "\"PINK TALL ONES RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN\"" }, + { "id": "note_58", "text": "\"Are they still human inside?\"" }, + { "id": "note_59", "text": "\"the eye it watches me it follows me everywhere help\"" }, + { "id": "note_60", "text": "\"tHE Portal it's so COld\"" }, + { + "id": "note_61", + "text": "\"They build modern bullets fuckin crazy. Set some on fire and they all goes like a lil grenade. Need kindling first.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_62", "text": "\"GOD CAN'T SAVE US\"" }, + { "id": "note_63", "text": "\"SHOOT YOURSELF, LET IT END QUICKLY\"" }, + { + "id": "note_64", + "text": "\"There are five basic rules to survival. One, stay prepared and watchful. Two, keep your iron sights lined up or succumb. Three, stay FAR WAY from all\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_65", + "text": "\"The bricks of this bathroom look like a face. Haha… it's all I can focus on. At least let me shit before you break down the door. Please…\"" + }, + { "id": "note_66", "text": "\"What the hell are they mining for in these shafts?\"" }, + { "id": "note_67", "text": "\"I am one with the plants.\"" }, + { "id": "note_68", "text": "\"Broadsword! Yeah!\"" }, + { + "id": "note_69", + "text": "\"If you see a trail of dirt getting displaced in your direction… run. Run for your life.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_70", "text": "\"DINT ATE THE MUSHROM\"" }, + { "id": "note_71", "text": "\"Libraries are useless after the apocalypse.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_72", + "text": "\"I swear to God I've seen these plant things before! In a book, or something! I swear…\"" + }, + { "id": "note_73", "text": "\"Is robbing a bank easier or harder now that all the guards are undead?\"" }, + { "id": "note_74", "text": "\"Make sure your car is REALLY stopped before you get out.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_75", + "text": "\"I found some kind of stone pyramid with spikes. I feel… I feel like I'm being watched.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_76", + "text": "\"Why would you ever hide in a damn gun store? The owner… he was a moron alright.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_77", "text": "\"THEY DON'T feel ANYTHING\"" }, + { "id": "note_78", "text": "\"What was the government doing, anyway?\"" }, + { + "id": "note_79", + "text": "\"Is that one pharmaceutical company gonna come out with a, like, cure for this anytime soon?\"" + }, + { "id": "note_80", "text": "\"THE MARLEY WAS RIGHT\"" }, + { + "id": "note_81", + "text": "\"Squeeze some ammonia into zombie flesh and hold it tight. You smell like one of them! I think.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_82", "text": "\"I thought my damn terminal cancer was bad enough… now the dead are rising?!\"" }, + { "id": "note_83", "text": "\"THE GOO IS IN THE WATER DON'T DRINK WATER\"" }, + { "id": "note_84", "text": "\"Don't let the ember go out please don't go out I need you precious fire.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_85", + "text": "\"Everyone used their gas to get to another town… but it's the same story everywhere.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_86", "text": "\"There's still an evacuation point at Concord, spread the word.\"" }, + { "id": "note_87", "text": "\"STAY AWAY FROM CONCORD\"" }, + { + "id": "note_88", + "text": "\"Most things can be taken out with a shotgun. More things can be taken out with a grenade. Imagine what a mini-nuke does.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_89", "text": "\"Come to the bar if you see this, let's re-enact a zombie movie, friends.\"" }, + { "id": "note_90", "text": "\"They are NOT slow! They are NEVER slow!\"" }, + { "id": "note_91", "text": "\"I had a phobia of bees BEFORE they grew to enormous sizes.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_92", + "text": "\"Your backpack's gonna weigh you down in the water. Hell, feel free to get naked. Nobody's going to judge your modesty.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_93", "text": "\"Guns too loud. Crossbow too long. Running is best.\"" }, + { "id": "note_94", "text": "\"99.9% dead? I'd like to see a million zombies on Wall Street.\"" }, + { "id": "note_95", "text": "\"Crawled in through the vents. Whole office building is infested.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_96", + "text": "\"Don't shoot the people who get bit! It's OK! Death is the only thing that makes you turn!\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_96a", + "text": "\"Check your freinds for bites, don't let them hide it and turn on you. Only way out is to shoot em in the head.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_97", + "text": "\"Zombies, walkers, dead ones, undead, reanimated, zed, animata, biters. Did I miss any?\"" + }, + { "id": "note_98", "text": "\"All I've got is this keg of beer and an appetite. Come at me, apocalypse!\"" }, + { + "id": "note_99", + "text": "\"My cousin says that murder nowadays is just a war crime. War for what, I don't know, since the undead seem to be rebels without a cause.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_100", "text": "\"SWAMPS RUN SWAMPS NO SWAMPS RUN\"" }, + { + "id": "note_101", + "text": "\"They said a walking cane was a useless weapon… but then I hit one of them with it.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_102", + "text": "\"River water around these parts is extremely safe. Probably more safe than the damn tap water at this point.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_103", "text": "\"DON't bomB THe PORtals it MAKES iT WORSE\"" }, + { + "id": "note_104", + "text": "\"No wonder all the camps got overrun, they kept a goddamn zombie test subject! Each and every one of 'em!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_105", "text": "\"I just realized how damn demented those fliers are.\"" }, + { "id": "note_106", "text": "\"I propose a new currency: 9mm.\"" }, + { "id": "note_107", "text": "\"My skin is crawling and I teleport every few minutes… what is going o\"" }, + { "id": "note_108", "text": "\"You can't see them through the smoke but they can't either.\"" }, + { "id": "note_109", "text": "\"There's gotta be a better use of all this rebar…\"" }, + { + "id": "note_110", + "text": "\"met schoolhouse of people, all crazy and mad they were, ate killed all of them, yum\"" + }, + { "id": "note_111", "text": "\"STAY AWAY FROM THE BIG ONES IN THE FOREST\"" }, + { + "id": "note_112", + "text": "\"got into a prison with a halligan bar. makes me wonder how they kept prisoners inside\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_113", + "text": "\"This thing isn't a car any more. It's just a fucking mountain of metal on wheels, which I live in.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_114", + "text": "\"Anyone else seen those really… SQUARE-looking towns? I don't think they're normal.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_115", + "text": "\"big z threw me on top of the building, legs broken but at least im safe for a few more minutes\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_116", + "text": "\"I'm starting to feel bad about disabling all these turrets and stealing their ammunition.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_117", + "text": "\"Make sure you strip the house for all available resources-- tubes, pipes, ceramics, sheets, strings, and more\"" + }, + { "id": "note_118", "text": "\"FUCK FAUX-MUTANTS, BEING 'EXTREMELY THIRSTY' DOES NOT COUNT\"" }, + { + "id": "note_119", + "text": "\"There's nothing wrong with eating people if you HAVE to. I mean, I only did it because I didn't want to waste my potato chips!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_120", "text": "\"all these fuckin eyebots really take the piss out of kops\"" }, + { "id": "note_121", "text": "\"CHINA DID THIS\"" }, + { "id": "note_122", "text": "\"RUSSIA DID THIS\"" }, + { + "id": "note_123", + "text": "\"Thank You RivTech. Thank You For Good Coffee. Will Always Stay Awake For You Rivtech.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_124", + "text": "\"See, now I'm just not sure where I'm putting all these storage batteries in my body!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_125", "text": "\"dont try to leave they will shoot you\"" }, + { + "id": "note_126", + "text": "\"I'd like to thank my high-school culinary arts class for teaching me how to make RDX and mutagenic serum.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_127", "text": "\"Makayla Sanchez burned down my fucking house\"" }, + { "id": "note_128", "text": "\"he calls himself the 'man with the hands', don't approach\"" }, + { + "id": "note_129", + "text": "\"So… what happens if the military rescues us? We're all freaks by now, right? How the fuck are we gonna go back to real life?\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_130", + "text": "\"Not sure if my companion WANTED to turn into a bird, but I was the one giving her the serum, and I saved her life! That's fair, right?\"" + }, + { "id": "note_131", "text": "\"I've never been very confident, is that why my shots keep missing?\"" }, + { "id": "note_132", "text": "\"FIRE BAD. NOW NAKED. PLEASE HELP.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_133", + "text": "\"Heard of a place up in Maine where people have their shit together. Hundreds of people, defense, food and shelter… let's go raid it, guys!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_134", "text": "\"KASHWAK: NO-FO\"" }, + { + "id": "note_135", + "text": "\"The whispering fog is taking me in like a blanket. I'm warm now. I'm finally\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_136", + "text": "\"got a video recording of hour one when the portals were still up. pretty cool\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_137", + "text": "\"Stuck here. Zombies outside. Friends were outside too, now they're part of zombies. Need to be quiet\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_138", + "text": "\"if anyones reading this, please tell my mom i was right about insects being superior\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_139", + "text": "\"Diamond coated sword! Diamond coated hammer! Diamond coated clothes! Diamond coated hands help\"" + }, + { "id": "note_140", "text": "\"waded through 14 miles of sewage for playboy magazine, wasnt worth it\"" }, + { + "id": "note_141", + "text": "\"I'm coming back for this note in twelve hours. If I don't, take all my shit!\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_142", + "text": "\"all my friends died when they came near me. there's nothing funny about that\"" + }, + { "id": "note_143", "text": "\"DOG NOT REAL DOG\"" }, + { + "id": "note_144", + "text": "\"This is all just a dream, right??! I'M GOING TO WAKE UP, SHE'S GOING TO BE OK\"" + }, + { "id": "note_145", "text": "\"wek ik spak\"" }, + { "id": "note_146", "text": "\"IT'S BURIED! THE TEMPLE IS BURIED!\"" }, + { + "id": "note_147", + "text": "\"If I had a dollar for every cash card I've found, I'd have more money than is on these stupid things!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_148", "text": "\"can never have enough kevlar. basically just live in a kevlar turtle shell.\"" }, + { "id": "note_149", "text": "\"MY GLITTERING SNAKE COMPELS YOU! OBEY!\"" }, + { + "id": "note_150", + "text": "\"can sunstasin self frorever off fof my funggnaloid babiues oout fo yme arms eat themm up eatbtb my chidlldren\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_151", + "text": "\"Gonna settle down one day. Nice big orchard, couple of friends/future family to spend time with, and my army of zlaves to guard the place.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_152", "text": "\"a ctulaly don t mi nd t he cold it s f i ne in h ere nn o problem\"" }, + { + "id": "note_153", + "text": "\"tried to shoot myself but the nanobots fixed it, fucked up the controls, now i can't turn them off i just want it to be over\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_154", + "text": "\"Tried wearing dead zombie clothes, but they still knew I was alive! It's like they're a hivemind, man!\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_155", + "text": "\"riddle. what's 1/4 feathers, 1/4 scales, 1/4 metal, and 1/4 flesh? answer: sorry, but you should know this one.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_156", + "text": "\"For anyone that's reading this, I just want to confirm (FROM AN UNBIASED SOURCE) that it was NOT the scientists' fault.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_157", + "text": "\"We're the eagle-eyes in the sky! Just two mutant avians in our helicopter! Filming the Cataclysm! Check us out on any working electronics!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_158", "text": "\"WE'RE GOING TO SAIL TO CANADA, BITCHES!\"" }, + { + "id": "note_159", + "text": "\"Anyone hear about that guy who tried to sail his family to Canada? What a moron, right?\"" + }, + { "id": "note_160", "text": "\"recently canadian border has gotten more dangerous don't go there\"" }, + { "id": "note_161", "text": "\"Hey, what happened to my dad's airboat?!\"" }, + { "id": "note_162", "text": "\"Reading is good! Never stop reading. Read EVERYTHING.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_163", + "text": "\"I'm gonna be honest here, I'm really gonna die soon so I dont want to gt forgnottedn ples dont forntget me y nrmmy name is h@@hbhbh\"" + }, + { "id": "note_164", "text": "\"all it takes to seal a wound is a sawblade and a match! trust me\"" }, + { + "id": "note_165", + "text": "\"I wonder what's in this sarcophagus? Maybe it's a real sarcophagus. Maybe there's a big guy named God under here.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_166", "text": "\"these hulks aint so incredible when ya got .50\"" }, + { + "id": "note_167", + "text": "\"WBLF 970 went off-air three days ago. There's nobody left on the radio. Might as well throw this thing away…\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_168", + "text": "\"I've heard it's safer across the Mississippi. Going to start driving today. If you're reading this, pray for me\"" + }, + { "id": "note_169", "text": "\"Mi-go is friend! Go with Mi-go to friend dimension! On the Friend Team!!\"" }, + { "id": "note_170", "text": "\"We have Landed our Comet. The Sky is Ablaze.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_171", + "text": "\"Last one standing. It's good feeling. I win. I win I win I win I win I win\"" + }, + { "id": "note_172", "text": "\"Adderall cures weakness, tramadol cures death\"" }, + { "id": "note_173", "text": "\"These turrets keep dodging my FUCKING BULLETS!\"" }, + { "id": "note_174", "text": "\"Best way to train is by throwing pebbles at birds. You'll be a legend.\"" }, + { "id": "note_175", "text": "\"new bedford is overrun. i'm sorry. we tried.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_176", + "text": "\"Check out my cooking show on The Television! Making Mannwurst sausages out of some of those assholes who tried to raid my kitchen earlier…\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_177", + "text": "\"Renting out my rat tunnels for 50 9mm rounds a night. I dug them with my own claws, so you know they're the best.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_178", + "text": "\"Anyone wanna listen to some music at full volume and shoot the Zs that approach? You pick the tunes if I get some ammo.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_179", + "text": "\"Lots of new easy ways to burn calories now. Fighting aminata, managing the fields, running with my wings buzzing, and more.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_180", "text": "\"FLAMING SWORD HUMANE. CAUTERIZES WOUNDS. SURGICAL.\"" }, + { "id": "note_181", "text": "\"knife screams it screams i cant breathe so scared help me please help\"" }, + { "id": "note_182", "text": "\"when it started, we could still hope The Man was gonna save us…\"" }, + { + "id": "note_183", + "text": "\"Hey, Ted. Alexander and Cass and I are heading to Z-Mobile for the last of the meth. Keep the lizard fetus fed for us, OK?\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_184", + "text": "\"i say we call the material from melting down cars and dead robots 'massachusetite' or 'vermontsteel' or 'connecticut composite'\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_185", + "text": "\"Sometimes what you need when you're infected, bleeding, sick and hungover is a J and some chips.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_186", + "text": "\"This has to be China's fault. Seriously, why is nobody suspecting the people we're having a cold war with! This is an invasion! These aren't zombies, it's just camoflauge! WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_187", + "text": "\"Hahahahaa stupid fuck in his mansion, with his plate armor and big axe. Guy never swung the thing in his life. Can't block bullets, dipshit\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_188", + "text": "\"I woke up with a dozen bears in a tribe outside the vault. One was covered in red markings, glowing-- speaking.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_189", + "text": "\"poor guy. watched him from afar with my binocs for months and months. today he died fighting. feels like i knew him even though i never approached.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_190", "text": "\"ENGLAND DID THIS\"" }, + { + "id": "note_191", + "text": "\"That little fakkin rat din say anythin till we whacked him with a steel chain! Then 'e just wanted to know if he could buy the chain!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_192", "text": "\"tom, adorned with fluid sacs three layers deep, crawls to safety like a slug\"" }, + { + "id": "note_193", + "text": "\"my friend turned fuckin insane and ate his arms and then his sister's arms! he looked rather cross\"" + }, + { "id": "note_194", "text": "\"Starting today, the hallucinations are my only friends.\"" }, + { "id": "note_195", "text": "\"For sale: zombaby shoes, very filthy\"" }, + { + "id": "note_196", + "text": "\"Started my own brewery recently. I just need some glass bottles, now! Several thousand! I'm planning way ahead.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_197", + "text": "\"Heard recently of some radio op who lives in a skyscraper, announcing where those hordes are going. Couldn't find the frequency, though.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_198", "text": "\"Woah, bud! Not all cannibals eat meat!\"" }, + { "id": "note_199", "text": "\"ay why aint my bullets fuckin explodin\"" }, + { "id": "note_200", "text": "\"Those Fiktok clan people picked this place clean… no food…\"" }, + { "id": "note_201", "text": "\"The fewer people in New England, the stronger we'll become.\"" }, + { "id": "note_202", "text": "\"It all boils down to the Apex Predator.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_203", + "text": "\"King Jameson ik goner! Thee cyber limbs isk falleng off me body! Stak pyroteknik I heear!\"" + }, + { "id": "note_204", "text": "\"Got my mortar and pestle. Now if I could just find some avocados…\"" }, + { + "id": "note_205", + "text": "\"saw a girl standing with the mushrooms. spores coming out of slits in her neck. she looked happy.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_206", + "text": "\"Found some pink berries. Eating them makes bushes into more pink berries. Infinite berry.\"" + }, + { "id": "note_207", "text": "\"m ust grow unity\"" }, + { "id": "note_208", "text": "\"AMY IS FUNGUS. DO NOT LISTEN IF SHE ASKS YOU TO TAKE OFF MASK\"" }, + { + "id": "note_209", + "text": "\"my rabbi follows a new god now. asks us to call him a local guide. i dont mind, he keeps us fed\"" + }, + { "id": "note_210", "text": "\"Fungus are helping us. Help them and they will unite us\"" }, + { + "id": "note_211", + "text": "\"Saw a boy couldnt be older than 16. Walked straight through the mushroom tower. THROUGH IT\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_212", + "text": "\"Found some food in a box outside my house. We ate it and now the fungaloids aren't harming us. I think we are a mushroom now\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_213", + "text": "\"saw the girl again. she looked dead exhausted and walked right into the fungus. 30 mins later and she walked out good as new\"" + }, + { "id": "note_214", "text": "\"HADENSBROOK REBUILT AROUND FUNGUS. THEY EAT GRAY APPLES AND SPREAD IT\"" }, + { "id": "note_215", "text": "\"mycus must grow\"" }, + { + "id": "note_216", + "text": "\"School bus with solar panels = TRUST. Gave us berries and seeds, we were out of food\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_217", + "text": { "str": "\"d o nThelp scho Ol buss makE seeeedS ARe FUNGUS!! !\"", "//NOLINT(cata-text-style)": "intentional format" } + }, + { + "id": "note_218", + "text": "\"Go to every fungus patch you find but WEAR A SUIT. Food there is very very filling. Look for pink berries, blue flowers\"" + }, + { "id": "note_219", "text": "\"red blue yellow berry seed sap bloom flowers tower mycus mycus mycus.\"" }, + { + "id": "note_220", + "text": "\"Husband 30 yrs died in bombs. Mushrooms brought him back. GIVE YOURSELF TO THEm AND THEY WILL HELP YOU\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_221", + "text": "\"Lisa always was a fan of sports. Thank God these Global Athletics Games in Harran started some time before the outbreak, so she was able to leave New England before it was quarantined. I can only hope there are no zombies, as we do have here, in the city she flew to.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_222", + "text": "\"Don't mix powders, them books said. Do Not Mix powders. Didn't listen did I. Blew my goddamn pinky off, near lost my right eye.\"" + }, + { + "id": "note_223", + "text": "\"followed what toby wrote down. shells looked like theyd hold more, I put in some more. traded most to h raiders for crank. shot my 38 today and it fuckn exploded. low on crank, good as dead, no gun, no toby. headed to montreal real sorry bout the bullets\"" + } + ] + } +]