#7. Week 3, September
CITY HALL
"Dark blue curtains frame an empty podium before a buzzing press room. Left of stage produces a short, stout woman in red suit with a tall green beehive hairdo. The crowd responds with polite clapping as she takes her place. Her withered eyes squint through round glasses, appraising the press assembly before she raises an open hand and clears her throat. The human reporters slowly grow as silent as their floating machine counterparts. "Last week prosecution lawyer John Shelly had announced he's elected to run against me for mayor. Good luck, and may your campaign serve as a platform for further discussion on the core issues in the minds and hearts of our district's people. As bad as things are, ours is by nature a peaceful society. As bad as we get, it's never been more than a few law abiding vigilantes could handle. These counterfeit weapons that have very suddenly emerged to empower a handful of fickle men and their lackeys is exactly why I cannot support the mass production of weapons needed to arm such a force as Shelby suggests. And I believe when the source is discovered these problems will solve themselves." A rumbling ripples through reporters. "Is that your plan, just wait for things to solve themselves!?", one exclaims. The Mayor smiles, "In times of need new heroes will emerge. Heroes like Vanadia, who has reduced monster incursions to the point where we have the luxury to be talking about problems with our fellow man. Infact I have asked her here today to give us a demonstration..."
CITY HALL
7-1 VANADIA
Mayor Wright exits stage left as the blue curtains rise. The assembly claps as it is revealed Vanadia herself is standing there in a striking new uniform, comprised of black shoes, black pants, and a short sleeved black shirt with a large grey 'V' in front. Then out from the audience two gang members with guns storm the stage!