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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, I'm Jisu Calerondo. Once again, Colony Day approaches, when we celebrate the bravery and scientific acumen that made our city possible. The City Council has prepared a variety of events showcasing scenes from the lives of Chioma Esi, Maya Sundaresh, and other Founders. Visit our CloudArk studios for full details. Neomuna Civil News will provide updates as they become available.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, this is Jisu Calerondo reporting. Everyone’s favorite game show host, Grandma Rahasa, turns 100 today. Happy birthday, Grandma! You don’t look a day over 80. Neomuna Civil News will provide updates as they become available.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, I'm Jisu Calerondo. Thrilladrome operators announced today that due to the ongoing violence, this year's Pixel-Fest will be an online-exclusive event. This is Jisu Calerondo, signing off.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, I'm Jisu Calerondo. Today’s Lightball finals delivered an unexpected upset, as the underdog Aries Poukas bested the Galloway Sailors, 11 to 9. Neomuna Civil News will provide updates as they become available.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, this is Jisu Calerondo reporting. Authorities detained two juvenile suspects on hacking charges after their digital signatures appeared inside the city utility exchange. Prosecutors insist any trespass against infrastructure at this time must be taken with utmost seriousness. Defense arbiters argue their client’s activities are harmless youthful pranks, spurred by years of stressful isolation.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, this is Jisu Calerondo reporting. The astronomy department at Esi University has petitioned for the city to expand its scientific presence on Triton. Astronomy chair Farooqi believes its radio telescope array — now used as a listening post — can be restored with minimal investment. This is Jisu Calerondo, signing off.

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Jisu Calerondo: Sustained winds of 45 to 60 kilometers per hour are expected to skirt the city’s edge for the next several days. Perfect conditions for all you wingboarders out there — if we weren’t in lockdown.

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Jisu Calerondo: Welcome to Neomuna Civil News. I'm Jisu Calerondo. An unusual crisis today as utility workers came under fire from Shadow Legion forces while freeing a family of poukas from a storm drain. Maintenance chief d'Sydney reports the destruction of two maintenance drones, but adds that the poukas are safe and healthy.

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Jisu Calerondo: Welcome to Neomuna Civil News. I'm Jisu Calerondo. Scientists have recently confirmed the rumored existence of living Exo units on Earth. Long believed extinct, Exos were the creation of Clovis Bray, the result of extended and inhumane experiments on Human subjects. This is Jisu Calerondo, signing off.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, I'm Jisu Calerondo. Earth representatives today objected to the identifier “Warlords”, preferring the label “Guardians”. They claim that while they command similar powers, Guardians operate within a system of checks and balances overseen by the Vanguard. Critics remain sceptical, citing the Vanguard’s apparent lax control over their membership and lack of accountability.

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Jisu Calerondo: An unpartnered Ghost arrived in Neomuna earlier today. Ghosts are the sapient beings that partner with Earth Lightbearers in a symbiotic relationship to grant unusual abilities and lifespan. City Council is unsure how to legally classify what may be the first of many Ghosts seeking to visit our community. Stay tuned to Neomuna Civil News for updates.

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Jisu Calerondo: The Cabal are an expansionist alien empire who recently descended into civil war following the destruction of their homeworld, Torobatl. A "Traditionalist" faction under Empress Caiatl have formed an alliance with Earth’s military government. The Shadow Legion invading our city consider themselves a "Loyalist" faction, and follow the Empress’s deposed father, Calus.

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Jisu Calerondo: Shadow Legion forces have once again captured an agricultural tower, threatening citywide famine. Military leaders say these infrastructure attacks are to be expected, now that Guardians have severed supply lines.

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Jisu Calerondo: The City Council today rejected the citizen petition to expand the military in response to sustained Shadow Legion aggression. The council cites the danger of increased military authority, as well as the risk of losing crucial reconstruction expertise. They did, however, approve a petition to expand the scope of civilian defense force efforts.

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Jisu Calerondo: Reports are reaching the Neomuna Civil News offices that Emperor Calus, leader of the Shadow Legion, is dead. A joint taskforce led by Cloudstrider Nimbus and an Earth Guardian operative lead an assault against the Calian forces earlier today. Defence duties are still in effect, but it seems that the citizens of Neomuna can breathe a little easier, thanks to our unexpected Guardian. This is Jisu Calerondo, signing off.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, this is Jisu Calerondo coming to you live. We're reaching out to a Vanguard operative within our fair city. Mr. Ghost, can you hear me?

Ghost: Hello? Who is this?

Jisu Calerondo: I'm Jisu Calerondo. Can you tell us more about your relationship with your Guardian? What role do you play in defense operations?

Ghost: You're that news reporter! How did you access this channel?

Jisu Calerondo: Do you consider yourself a representative of the Vanguard, or the Traveler itself?

Ghost: I don't. Please talk to Osiris. [disconnects] [sighs] I suppose if we're going to keep saving the world over and over, we'll need to get used to talking to the press. Eventually.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, I'm Jisu Calerondo. Academics continue to study the punctured form of the Traveler, which remains in Earth orbit. With the extensive damage inflicted in its battle with the Pyramid fleet, scientists and Guardians are unsure if it has survived. A poor understanding of the Traveler’s structure and purpose have only complicated the process.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, this is Jisu Calerondo reporting. Scientists continue to study the alien structure the Witness created from the remains of the Traveler. The link established between the Veil and the Traveler’s so called “pale heart” created a portal through which the Pyramid fleet leader escaped. Professor Alagi Ahmed commented, “It appears to be an Einstein-Rosen Bridge, but with paracausality, little can be said for certain”. Stay tuned to Neomuna Civil News for updates.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, this is Jisu Calerondo reporting. Formal homicide charges have been filed in the case of Bhur Zhimri. Listeners may recall Zhimri was suspected in his wife’s death following cryo-tank malfunctions earlier this week. Prosecutors are describing it as Neomuna’s first case of cryogenic murder.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, this is Jisu Calerondo reporting. Scientists with the Civil Defense Ministry report that the mysterious signal causing CloudArk disruptions appears to be a psychic carrier wave. The most common use of this technology, of course, is the suspended energy matrix which maintains our own CloudArk. This is Jisu Calerondo, signing off.

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Jisu Calerondo: With Neomuna Civil News, this is Jisu Calerondo reporting. With Calus defeated, authorities now turn to new priorities. Foremost: CloudArk disruptions and Nightmares associated with the name “Nezarec”. City Council urges citizens to remain calm as they investigate. Stay tuned to Neomuna Civil News for updates.

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Jisu Calerondo: Authorities have questioned the connection between the entity Nezarec and the Psion people, a client species of the Cabal Empire. Ethnographers note recurring motifs in Psion art and ritual, as well as the psychic potent abilities exhibited by both parties.

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Jisu Calerondo informs the citizens of Neomuna that Nezarec is dead.

Jisu Calerondo: Vanguard forces recently engaged an independent provocateur identified as "Nezarec" within a derelict Black Fleet vessel. Described as "the Final God of Pain" in pre-Collapse sources, he possessed potent psionic abilities. Authorities believes these abilities allowed him to access and disrupt CloudArk operations here in Neomuna.