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[UPDATE] Sentinel - 22 May 06 - Jumper v.2
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cassandra
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 		[UPDATE] Sentinel - 22 May 06 - Jumper v.2
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Copycat Point Jumper Injured on Descent
By GARIMA KING

Presumably emboldened by last week's successful jump by a mystery thrill-seeker, stunt enthusiast Raoul Benton was captured and arrested after an unsuccessful jump off the pinnacle of Ascendancy Point late last night. Benton apparently used the same maintenance hatch as last week's jumper, but badly miscalculated the force and direction of winds in the area, authorities say. According to police reports, he hit the building on the nineteenth floor, and then slid the rest of the way to the base of the landmark building, sustaining injuries in the process.

Police detective Harrah Finnegan said that Benton insists he is not the same person that successfully made the jump and got away last week, leaving behind only a purple parachute. Benton was not permitted to speak to reporters. "It would be dull of us to believe there is no connection at all between the jumpers," Finnegan said. "This points to a group of thrill-seekers sharing strategy and access information. Who knows how many of these reckless scofflaws are out there?"

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The Point's communication director, Jules Northerlie, said that she was "shocked and dismayed" to learn that a second jumper had successfully navigated the building's internal security. "We've decided, in light of this and other events of the past several months, to bring in an external security analyst for a comprehensive assessment of our systems and personnel," she said. "We find this situation is absolutely indefensible, and on behalf of the building's management, I'd like to apologise to all of our tenants."

Benton was arrested by authorities a few short minutes after his jump last night. The injuries he suffered through the course of his botched jump prevented him from making a hasty escape, police said. When he was taken into custody, he was in a state of shock, and emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene shortly after.

Doctors at Greycastle Hospital say Benton's impact with the building and subsequent fall left him with multiple scrapes and contusions, a fractured collarbone, and several fractured ribs. He will be released into police custody when his condition improves sufficiently, and charged with trespassing and wilful endangerment of innocents.


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MikeyJ, Oliverkeers13 Tied for First Place
By KATE BREWSTER

MikeyJ has finally joined Oliverkeers13 at the top of Earth's leaderboard this week. The two rivals were formerly team-mates in the 5th-placed Jazz Hands London PCAG squad, putting them ahead of the competition but, alas, not each other. Badbarry also edged a hair's breadth away from the rest of the pack, thanks to his recent "Homage to the Cube Hunters" earning him five bonus points from The Sentinel. Another 27 players have solved every currently solved card and now share 4th place, while 32 players have earned the purple leitmark.

According to Samara Jones, our in-house PCAG statistican, the real action this week has been between the twin superpowers of puzzling, Norway and Mexico. "It's really heating up," said Jones. "With nine and ten players respectively, this is bound to become a mano-a-mano fight to the finish. Lately, we've seen Mexico upping the ante, with 195 cards solved versus Norway's 135, but the balance of power is all in the hands of key power-players like skeleton, whose 5494 points really skew the statistics in Mexico's favour. If the Scandinavians could club together, for instance, and buy MikeyJ a nice getaway in the fjords, they'd really have the chance to deliver a decisive blow."

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Such underhanded tactics might prove unnecessary, however, with new players making lightning progress up the leaderboard. This week, the curiously named Pea Smellers earned 2140 points, while tiggz rules this month's new players, having already solved 179 cards.

Finally, a brief analysis of current profile data indicates that the average Cube Hunter is 26, British, male, and almost certainly roguishly handsome. With some 74% of players currently opting not to submit any information, however, our friends on Earth largely remain as mysterious as the cards they are tasked to solve.


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Futures

By Madame Bianca, for the week of May 22

The Wave (May 11 - June 10)
Don't waste any time this week, it's the only thing you have going for you. That doesn't mean you should time your meals to the minute, but it does mean you should do as much task-combining as possible. Idleness brings bad luck, muffin.

The Archer (June 11 - July 10)
Do you ever get the feeling that you'd totally dropped out of the loop, and nobody is telling you anything important anymore? Well, at least the good news is you're not paranoid.

The Half-filled Jug (July 11 - August 10)
A strange soapy flavour on your tongue for the next several days is not a medical condition with which to be concerned, so don't bother trotting off to the doctor. Spicy or acidic foods are the way to go, dumpling, if you want a few minutes of respite.

The Dragon (August 11 - September 10)
A stranger will offer you unsolicited advice late on Wednesday evening. You would do well to listen carefully and take it to heart, pumpkin, because it's definitely something you need to hear right now.

The Three Balls (September 11 - October 10)
Please let others open all food containers and packaging for you this week. If you try it yourself, you'll likely starve to death with the spilling and the cleaning up of messes. If you live alone, this would be a good time to take up restaurant dining.

The Dice (October 11 - November 10)
A long-standing mystery will resolve itself, only to be replaced by a far more mind-itchy conundrum. Don't let it make you crazy, darling, because this is simply your lot in life. Just do your best to accept it and move on.

The Maze (November 11 - December 10)
Something about you these days is just breathtaking. I mean it, nobody can breathe around you. Madame says it's time to reassess your personal grooming regimen, if you know what I mean, and it might help to get an outside opinion.

The Apple-Thief (December 11 - January 10)
Some have learn't many tricks of sly evasion, instead of truth they use equivocation, and eke it out with mental reservation, which, to good men, is an abomination.

The Hand (January 11 - February 10)
A careless comment on your part reminds a close friend of some deep-rooted ill feeling from months past. You know, it's never too late to apologise and go about making things right again.

The Baby (February 11 - March 10)
You, my child, are leading a much too active life, and it's positively wearing out the people around you. Why don't you take it easy for a while? Catch a few naps, take up meditation, that sort of thing. Bystanders will be grateful, trust me.

The Eagle (March 11 - April 10)
Even I don't know what that sticky substance is you keep finding in your flatware drawer, so I'd advocate judicious caution. Don't use anything without giving it a good rinse first, just to be safe.

The Spider (April 11 - May 10)
You attempts at introducing greenery into your home aren't going so well, huh? It might help you to make a rigourous watering schedule and set your key to remind you to actually do it. You'll have to buy some new plants, though, it's too late for the ones you have.

And remember, when the well runs dry, you learn the price of water.


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 		This weeks Apple Thief quote comes from Equivocation by Benjamin Franklin:

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Some have learn't many tricks of sly evasion,
Instead of truth they use equivocation,
And eke it out with mental reservation,
Which, to good men, is an abomination.
Our smith of late most wonderfully swore,
That whilst he breathed he would drink no more,
But since, I know his meaning, for I think,
He meant he would not breathe whilst he did drink.


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 		Re: [UPDATE] Sentinel - 22 May 06 - Jumper v.2
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Finally, a brief analysis of current profile data indicates that the average Cube Hunter is 26, British, male, and almost certainly roguishly handsome.



Well close enough, bar the age! Very Happy
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 		Ouch! Still, those are relatively minor injuries considering he slid down 19 floors...!

Also, it may mean new security! I wonder how long before we have to penetrate it. Wink

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 		like i said...

ascendancy point security = joke.

I rest my case
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perplexed wrote:
like i said...

ascendancy point security = joke.

I rest my case


Joke? Whatever do you mean? Wink
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 		Hang on... how can I have been so unaware that all the boys here were one year older than me and roguishly handsome? Glad it's been confirmed by the Sentinel though.

Yet another reason to be signed up to this forum Wink

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Tintintin wrote:
Ouch! Still, those are relatively minor injuries considering he slid down 19 floors...!

Also, it may mean new security! I wonder how long before we have to penetrate it. Wink


My question: who is this new security consultant? Good, bad, neutral, or unknown quantity?

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 		or can we 'place' a new security consultant - so we have access when ever we want - send kurt in a wig Wink

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_izzy_ wrote:
or can we 'place' a new security consultant - so we have access when ever we want - send kurt in a wig Wink


Why not Von Lubik?
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_izzy_ wrote:
or can we 'place' a new security consultant - so we have access when ever we want - send kurt in a wig Wink


Kurt's too high profile, being with the CRT and all ... what about his friend, Leo, was it?


EDIT: Von's got the same problem that Kurt has. Too high profile. Both would be thought to possibly be pawns of Sente, or at least taking orders from him given their position in the CRT.

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 		Von would look better in the wig Wink
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 		So the average Cube hunter is 4 years older than I am, drives on the wrong side of the road and lives on the other side of the Atlantic, and is rogueishly handsome compared to my fiendishly handsome. Interesting stats.

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 		Re: [UPDATE] Sentinel - 22 May 06 - Jumper v.2
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...a brief analysis of current profile data indicates that the average Cube Hunter is 26, British, male, and almost certainly roguishly handsome.


Hmmmm. Based on the above criteria, I'm only a quarter average. Is that a good thing?
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 		The average hunter is just over 7 years older than me? Well, at least I meet most of those.

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