Rumour Mill   7th August CY13 - All of the blogging from all of the places that matter.   By Ivor Blog.

 

The following email was being passed around the office of `the Romour Mill' this afternoon.

 

 

An Email from Bob Builder at The Bridge Over The River Kalamein

 

Hi Susan,

 

 

Just a short note from the bridge to let you know what is going on here before you send up the construction crews.  As you know I am here to assess for the company when we can send in the construction teams to start building the bridge. Life has been a bit eventful here with the Lizards attacking the soldier boys setting up the defensive positions. Not all is a locked down and tight at the moment and I am not sure when we will be able to start.

 

The Merc`s seem to be finding it a bit difficult to consolidate their control over the area and the last attack was a near run thing. I was getting ready to run for it when they finally seemed to find out what their weapons were for and started killing the reptiles. Apart from the Lions Artillery (good boys these) and the Sword the others seem to lack experience and co-ordination. The Lions scampered off to somewhere without a word to me but I suppose I can forgive them as they actually saved Statesville from a nasty attack of the lizards and no-one likes an attack of the Lizards!!! I am still to work out why the Black Watch are so named, because none of them are Black and you are lucky to find anyone who knows what the time is let alone give it to you?? But still something is better than nothing. Perhaps they are still in shock after the pounding they took at Jackson.

 

Talking about Jackson, I popped down to see if any of the Heavy Machinery was available. Jackson is a mess although everyone who is left there is trying very hard to clean up and build defenses. I think we could do with some of those veterans from the Hunters up here but they seem to have their hands full at the moment.

 

In summary, it will be a couple of weeks yet before we can even think about starting things in earnest here and we will probably have to ship in all the heavy gear from the depot.

 

 

Kind Regards

 

Robert Builder

Site Manager at The Bridge Over The River Kalamein

 

 

Meanwhile at Jackson rumours more rumours circulate;

 

A Text from Jackson to Joe Soap,

 

 

Hi Joe,

 

Your Mother and I and your sister and little brother are all right and we hope you are doing well in the army since you joined up last week. We are really proud of you. All is go go go in Jackson as the Governor and Major De La Croix, the Great Accountant bless them with good fortune, have really set about the task of cleaning up and establishing new defenses for the City. A lot of us have Volunteered to join up with the Local Defense Volunteer Force and we are currently getting basic weapons training from those Veterans in the Hunters and building the new defenses.

 

We have a mountain to climb but all are working as hard as they can knowing that the Lizards might attack again at any time as they continue to shell the City sporadically. However we are concerned that the Government does not seem to be sending the supplies needed by the Hunters and ourselves to complete our works quicker, especially replacement parts, new vehicles and new equipment for the hospital. But I suppose they are needed for the new enlarged Government forces.

 

 

We are all confident at this time and feel safe in the knowledge that you and all our fellow citizens from Jackson who are in the Jackson Brigade will come back soon to protect us from the Lizards.

 

 

Your Loving Father

 

Lather

 

 

But at Peaceful one of their leading companies report results;

 

Business report for July from Reggie Burgher, Manager of Galaxy Meat Patties, Peaceful

 

 

To

 

Rosemary Thyme,

Planet Manager.

 

 

Hi Rose,

 

This month has been difficult. All the punters are still trying to settle in after returning to Peaceful and do not have any time to relax at the restaurant in the evenings. Most are to scared to venture out either because of the Lizards or from fear of being shot by our Protectors who seem to shoot first and find out if it was hostile or friendly afterwards.

 

We are all working 16-hour days here as we have been dragooned into helping building defenses around the village. They look good but any Lizard will run straight over them. The squadies of the Praetorians try to behave like they know what they are doing but we all know otherwise so they have a new name amongst the locals of “Pratorians”. Still something is better than nothing after all we do not want to be like Statesville who where nearly over run if it had not been for Old Captain  “Buffalo” Bison stampeding to their salvation. Talking about which have you secured supplies of Beef now that Carson has “Rebelled” and is cut off. Shame as they produce the best beef on the Planet.

 

I know I should not repeat this but I think you should know that Captain Wright, known locally as “I can do no wrong”, keeps on going on about the Mercenary Captains taking over the running of the planet and exacting taxes from the locals. I wonder if he is in league with Ostlund , Daf Van Wrejk and their puppet Governor down in Carson??

 

In summary business outlook is bad, you should consider closing down. At least then I could leave this Great Accountant forsaken place.

 

Yours Servilely

 

Reggie

 

PS have you made any donations to the Keeper of the Golden Purse lately as this might help change business fortunes in the future.

 

 

And finally What's Happening down South?

 

 

A letter to home from Unsun `Ero

 

Hi Mum and Dad,

 

 

I am sorry to say it is all very depressing at the moment and during the recent days I have been thinking about the situation that Finlandia find ourselves in and how we got here.

 

As you it was just a short time ago as part of the wave of patriotic fervor that swept Cooper’s World and in response to our President and Government’s urging, so that we might build modern effective defense units to fight off the local fauna that had turn aggressive for no reason known to us, I applied to join and was proud to be accepted into Finlandia.

 

At first all seemed to go well, all the new units led by the newly arrived Off World Captains were having great success in rebuffing the aggression of the lizards and we were gaining good experience and training and being equipped with the newest weapons and armour. All was going as we expected and confidence was high and we were all becoming proud Veterans of many engagements. The new units were all basking in the glory of loads of successful engagements including evacuation and retaking of Peaceful and the successful defense of Jackson.

 

However it all seems to have gone to pot since the alleged attempt on our Captain’s life in Jackson. Since then we have been fighting follow citizens, siding with the Lizards whilst attacking their villages and generally being mauled without much glory and honor. I now hear we have all been declared Outlaw’s and have joined with the rebellious turnip heads and carrot crunchers of Carson who were always sod busters rather than looking to the economic future of the planet.

 

I begin to wonder where all this will lead too, am I going to end up being killed or captured by fellow citizens, eaten by the Lizards or left to rot and die in pain in the jungles. I can only hope that all can be resolved soon and the citizens can get back to forging ahead with the rebuilding of our society and economy whilst fighting the true enemy.

 

Your Loving Son

 

Unsun

 

 

 

 

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Ivor Blog.  Editor