A family in sector P-213 were found murdered in the home this week.  Various pieces of metal were pierced though out all their bodies and their flesh was removed.  The house itself had no visible evidence of a break-in and the family appears to have all been murdered in their
sleep.  Witnesses claim to have seen a manchine entering the house and though no evidence has been found to support this, the Shivers are not ruling out the possibility. - Sara Bryant, SCL 7C, Third Eye News
 

    On the SIC Channel this week : "Killing Things for Money" - the new SLA gameshow.  Tired of moldy old Gorezone episodes where only famous people get to play?  Well in this new gameshow, YOU are the contestant.  Armed only with a FEN 603 (the same gun real SLA operatives use!), you enter the Gorezone and attempt to kill creatures to earn real unis!  And did we mention the physical challenge or the advanced death traps created by our very own Cannibal Sector experts to enhance the experience?  So tune in to the 10pm slot this week for a Gorezone experience you'll never forget! This program not open to SLA Operatives or their family members. - Peter Bogdasarian, 7B, The Storm Factory
 

    New Karma, a quarterly publication, was released earlier this month. A review of DownTown by freelance reporter Luke Morgan and Pit Stomp, the GoreZone alternative are featured in this article. Weapon Information can be found on the latest DarkNight weapon, the Firefly.  This well designed magazine is a must buy for any operative who is interested in preserving their lives. The no-nonsense approach of their reporters get right to the heart of the matter. For more information check out New Karma or get  a grave. -Robert Smith, SCL 8C, Mort Times
 

    Alien Sex Channel
10pm Animated feature:  Devil Whoredom Yohko
11pm Bondage and BrainWasters
12pm The Dr. R'th show

    SIC TV
10pm Killing things for Money
11pm Highlights of today's Gore Zone
12pm CopyCats, an in-depth look at a growing psychosis

   Channel 8
10pm The adventures of Captain Contract, Shaktarian
          Dreams
11pm Mort's Most Wanted
12pm Late Night Movie, Frother My Concubine
 

This week: Carrien Bait

NC: Name?
CD: Cissy Dank

NC: Occupation?
CD: Threat Controller for Gorezone

NC: Does it pay well?
CD: Certainly. A grand per show, plus injury money.

NC: In what way do you control threats?
CD: About an hour before the show starts, we run round the sealed off area, shouting and hollering to bring out whatever nasties are around.  We have a carefully laid out route, which means we should make it to cover before we get caught. There's another team which go down the sewers and set off flash bangs to wake things up.

NC: Isn't it dangerous? Or is that a silly question?
CD: Of course it's a silly question. That's why we get paid for it. But nine out of ten times it all goes fine, and you jump into a bunker before anything's even worked out where you are.

NC: But what happens on the tenth time?
CD: You lose your way, you fall over, you find a second opening into the Carrien nest that no-one knew about, you drop the bunker keys or you get a very fast mutant behind you. Each of those things has happened to me at least once, and I'm still here to talk about it.

NC: Precisely how much of you is here to talk about it?
CD: Both arms, one leg and my entire torso, less a patch of skin, a meter of small intestine and a lump out of one tit.

NC: So the recovery service is pretty good, then.
CD: I appear to be complete, don't I? My left tit feels odd sometimes, but the new legs are better than the old ones - I never liked my knees.  And my gut seems to digest stuff okay. There's always a death squad on hand if things get hairy, although they prefer not to use them because it reduces the corpse count for the show.

NC: Do people get killed in your line of work?
CD: Only if they panic or do something stupid. It's often new trainees who freeze at the wrong moment. I guess once you're past the first few jobs it gets a lot easier. I remember one evening, we had a new guy on our team to show him the ropes. We finished the first run in plenty of
time, and we were climbing up a ladder onto a rooftop for a rest. We looked over the edge, and we saw him lying down on the ground nursing his ankle. There was a single Carrien running towards him, but not very fast, so one of the ops on the roof threw a 603 down to him. The gun
landed just next to his left hand. He had about thirty seconds to pick it up, take the safety off, aim it and fire it, but he just stared at it for a bit.  Then he looked back at the Carrien just as it tore into him.  He'd have been okay if he hadn't locked up like that.

NC: How long will you carry on?
CD: Until the day I panic! No, seriously, I'm saving up to go through university. I want to do Media Studies.

NC: Thanks for talking to us, and good luck at uni.
CD: If I make it, I'll write you a letter.
 

    Sectors L-13 through L-14, B-3 through B-5 and Sectors C-17 and H-9 are still without electricity and water for next week while repairs continue to be conducted due to the massive fires on Devil's Night.
Civilians are asked to leave the repair workers alone.

    Shivers advise against living in sector G-10 until the Gore Zone is relocated for next seasons games.  Any deaths in this sector are not held accountable to SLA or it's subsidiaries.
 

    As editor of  The Mort Times, Dead Tree Edition, I try to answer all questions concerning our paper and the reports in a public forum.  -Eric Larsen, SCL 7C, Mort Times

    It seems we can't even piss off Cloak Division this week. 

    Duct Tape for sale.  500 rolls for only 1uni each.  Contact Adnate at 05-785-5076.

    Pharmacology Department is looking for volunteers for drug experiments.  Get paid 75 unis per drug and help in the production of the latest pharmaceutical break through.

    Do you have what it takes to be a Shiver?  Contact you locale Shiver Station to apply.  Great Pay, good benefits and job security.  Help protect Mort and serve your company.