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Terrorists Attack Shiawase

By Jillian Ver DeKamp, IIN
January 03, 2072

(IIN) — Violent terrorists assaulted the Shiawase-Tacoma Transmission Components facility at approximately 10:00 p.m. Proclaiming TerraFirst!, the intruders charged in through a train entrance and began spray painting TerraFirst! logos on building materials and a crane. Shiawase security employees responded to the intrusion immediately.

"We responded to two men coming through yelling. One was a real ugly male human, and the other was a troll wearing a ski mask. Right behind them came a Doberman drone, and it opened fire at us right away. We returned fire, and my partner was injured in the exchange," states Roger Alphonse, Shiawase security.

His partner was taken to Humana hospital and is reported in serious but stable condition.

On the other side of the facility, a flight of unmanned drones opened fire with automatic weapons and destroyed much of the power station.

"The drones fired several dozen explosive rounds into the equipment, causing substantial damage," indicates Detective Marty Snerd of Knight Errant.

Meanwhile, the troll used a baseball bat to break out all the glass on a crane before firing a pistol during his retreat.

The damage to the equipment and loss of production is estimated to have cost Shiawase Corporation a couple million nuyen. Shiawase released a statement assuring that despite the actions of these criminals, none of the expenses will be passed on to their customers.

Shiawase has offered a 5,000¥ reward for information leading to an arrest and prosecution in this case.

Shiawase is a AAA corporation headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

>>>>>[Anyone else see this as a rather random target for TerraFirst!? I mean, this facility didn't cause all that much pollution.]<<<<<
—Findler-Man <11:03:42/01-03-72>

>>>>>[I agree. This whole setup stinks.]<<<<<
—Wolfman <11:17:12/01-03-72>

>>>>>[The only thing smelly around here is your breath, Wolfman. Lay off the doggie biscuits.]<<<<<
—The Smiling Bandit <Strikes again!/Ha-Ha-Ha>

>>>>>[One of these days, I'll find your bank account. I'm charging for each insult.]<<<<<
—Wolfman <13:22:03/01-03-72>

>>>>>[For 5,000¥, I thought "let's snoop." Shiawase isn't releasing everything. They have video of someone in a chameleon suit darting in another entrance just before the cameras shut down. Shiawase knows the TerraFirst! attack was cover, but they haven't documented what the real target was, if they know.]<<<<<
—The Neon Samurai <14:58:20/01-03-72>

>>>>>[I could use a spare 5,000¥. Race you! A RF scan didn't reveal anything missing, but a physical inventory will take days. Bioscans indicate the chameleon intruder has left the facility.]<<<<<
—Red Guard <16:02:33/01-03-72>

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