Icaria Gazette & News

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A (messy) summary of what’s been happening in Icaria over the last two-ish months.

Council meetings will be starting up soon!! It’s shaping up to be a big, wacky group.

Chloe’s back in town after unexpectedly extending her stay in London by two weeks! She’s moving out of her one-bedroom apartment that she shared with Nikhil and Mari and in with her girlfriend Noelle. Nikhil and Mari have decided to continue being roommates. Chloe decided for good that instead of moving back to London, she wants to live in Icaria because her friends are her family too!! Ava seems a little ticked at Chloe for not being honest with Noelle the whole time but things seem okay.

Kai and Feliks are giving some gay vibes in each others’ direction. It’s very soft and sensual- especially after Kai’s been having vaguely prophetic dreams for years about a faceless man who is definitely definitely Feliks.

Romeo has decided to grow a terrible porn stache and is having a nice time living with Georgiana.

Charon siblings in general are in danger. Romeo insulted Sam for trusting crystals and I do NOT want to be on Sam’s bad side. Help him???? Yona has already gotten punched in the face by Robin. Also she crashed face first into the ground. And annoyed Alek. IDK girl has just been extra gay and kind of a menace.

Alek is soft for Mari and ONLY Mari. She tolerates select few people, including her freeloading brother Dmitri, who only seems to know how to cook microwave hot dogs. Dmitri whacked Mari’s hand with a shovel after Mari made him plant a tree. This is to make up for the time when Dmitri wore a ski mask and illegally chopped down a Christmas tree in the woods somewhere. Anyway, you know Alek’s gonna be pissed.

Sasha and Jack seem to be doing pretty well raising their twins. Sasha may finally come back from maternity leave soon.

Rye kissed Jasmine buuuuut then Jasmine kissed Rye back. Gasp. Luna who?

Deacon and Mira came back! Deacon isn’t a cop anymore. What will this man do in life???

OMG are Benji and Bernie going to find out they’re full siblings??

Daniel and Remi are planning to open a dance studio together!!

There is a musical. It has been cast. Possible points of drama are mostly Colton-related. If you’ll remember, he and Briar were technically married. He also will have to watch his best friend Warren have a chill time with Warren’s other good friend Levi. We’ll see what shakes out.

Kass and Zoey are a thing or something omg but Kass’ ex Aurora is in town and it’s really awkward.

Cole is only just realizing that his ex Harper has a son... and it is his son! Whoa.

Jane is discovering the world!! Folks like Astrid, Bernie, Mari, and Tori have been helping her learn these things. While Jane isn’t stupid, she didn’t have the chance to learn about... basically anything.

Dexter and Ezra are on tenuous terms but it seems like it could be soft. Let’s see what happens.

Cromwell siblings are a force to be reckoned with in Icaria. Bel’s been doing gremlin things. Kelly may or may not be trying to collect a harem. Probably more casual than that. Millie’s been getting set up with her new shop and with her somewhat less new boyfriend Noah :)

Lark hasn’t apologized to Steffi yet but is working on a genuine apology. Whatever that means. Apparently Lark is trying to become a better person or something but this is taking forever. But it looks like Steffi isn’t going to wait around for... anything? After Lark admitted to Caroline that Caroline was a factor of the big Steffi/Lark argument, farm girl showed up at Steffi’s to find... packed boxes??? Is she moving? What’s happening?

Finn is a good brother. How good of a brother? So good he might even have another sister he doesn't know about to be a brother to.

Will’s back! Who’s Will?? Will Thompson. You might have thought he was dead, but he is not! His old pal Gwen and his brother Mike are really glad to see him now.

Jolene is opening a RESTAURANT and it's going to be totally unlike any other eateries on the island.

Looks like Adrian and Atticus are kind of sort of going to date (maybe?) which is wild af for both of them.

And that’s what you missed on GLEE! ICARIA!

- A

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A bunch of these flyers suddenly appeared throughout town overnight. They’re in windows, on counters, on the village message board and of course, outside Deadpan itself. 

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“You’re listening to 98.3, Atti in the Morning. After a bit of a break, I’m back and ready to provide that mediocre radio show you all love so much. “Today’s news: Millicent Cromwell has opened her own store! Stop by  Divine Delphi for all your fortune reading needs. Reading the future is like, Millie’s actual power, so you know it’s legit. She’s also one of my best friends, so, you know. I’ll threaten you with murder if you don’t go. “Take care of yourselves today. Eat some pasta, play some video games.”

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“Woah, it’s still called Atti in the Morning? You all missed me that badly, huh?”

“You all probably want to know what happened, and I’m happy to oblige. If I disappear again, you all will know where I went.

“In short, Asphodel. For those like me that never took the time to read Greek Mythology, it is the place in between Elysium, or heaven, and I don’t know. What’s the bad part of the Underworld? You go to Asphodel if you didn’t really do anything in your life. We were sectioned off to a corner of Asphodel, in a series of rooms. Nyx and her kids tried to make it nice; you could manifest whatever you wanted and it would appear, not even as an illusion, as a real thing. But, it was really obvious you were trapped, and we had no idea when we would be able to leave.

“Now, why were we released? That’s a good question. I’ve been briefed on what happened at the ball--Weston Bennet was actually murdered. Not kidnapped, murdered, and it was Zeus himself as revenge for taking Noah Sutton. An eye for an eye. But what Zeus didn’t know was that...Sutton was perfectly fine. Physically. So, what will this mean for the gods? What will the war look like?”

“But let’s move on to a different subject. Being hungry, like wolves.”

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“Good afternoon Icaria, we have some breaking news on the missing person’s cases happening around the island and the world. For the first time in five years we believe we’ve actually caught someone’s last moments before they were taken. We are just waiting on Chief Frisk to give us more inf- Apparently he is ready, please cut – CUT TO CHIEF FRISK “Good afternoon everyone, as much as I hate having to tell you someone else has been taken, we have a slight change this time. CCTV cameras had been installed on most major streets, but we had not yet gotten permission to film within the buildings. We did not tell anyone we were installing these cameras around the isle in hopes that we would be able to catch the kidnapper in action. While I can’t say we caught the person doing this, we did capture Noah Sutton’s vanishing from our cameras view and not being caught on another camera afterword. In the following footage you will see four men, one of which is Mr. Sutton. He is following behind the other men, and between one camera and another he disappears. We have checked every inch of the grounds around this spot and Mr. Sutton’s normal spots. We haven’t found any other clues. But we are hopeful. The Icaria Police department has also questioned each of the three other men seen on the CCTV footage for any clues. 

CUT TO FOOTAGE:

Black and white. Sunset. Near top of camera is the sign for “Wish You Were Beer” 

Bottom right. Three figures enter screen talking and laughing. They appear bundled up as snow falls on them. They get about half way into frame before a fourth figure, Noah, also bundled up, following. 

CUT to another angle. 

The men are walking across the screen from right to left near the entrance of “Wish You Were Beer.” One looks towards the wall of windows and points. The other two follow his gaze. 

Noah appears behind them once again. The man on the far left starts to step towards the place but the man closest holds up his hand, shakes his head and throws a thumb towards the building, followed by two fingers. A nod from the others and he dips into the building. The others keep on walking. Noah follows the man into “Wish You Were Beer”. 

CUT to another angle.

This time the camera is on the other side of “Wish You Were Beer”. The two men round the corner still talking. They’re almost off frame when the third man, who had gone inside, reappears, two bottles in hand and calls out quickly running to catch up to them. 

The screen breaks into the four camera angles on “Wish You Were Beer” and starts to fast forward showing people coming in and out until the sun goes down and the building locks up. 

CUT TO CHIEF FRISK 

“As you can see Mr. Sutton went into Wish You Were Beer and never reemerged. As far as we know he didn’t go out of a back entrance or slip past the cameras. We have talked to the owner Mr. Beckett and his staff and all say they never saw him. If you were at Wish You Were Beer on December 8th between the hours of 4pm and 9pm and think you saw Mr. Sutton please give us a call at 555-555-5555.”

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“Hi...Hey hello I am not Atti or Jasmine... I’m the editor for the show and being on the radio is uh... not my normal. But something very weird happened and I hate .... to be the one to tell you but.... both Wolfgang Jamison and Jasmine Kos have gone missing.  They had taken over the station last night and used our recording booth to record a new segment meant to air today... But uh... Well, I’ll let the recording speak for itself. This was the last known audio of the duo.”

“Hello and welcome to a special episode of Atti In The Morning. As most of you should know -- I'm not Atticus. Atticus was one of those taken earlier this year. My name is Jasmine Kos and I've been hosting the show in Atti's absence. We've been talking on and off since the first person went missing five years ago about these missing cases.Over the past five yers we've come up with some really interesting and insane theories of what has happened to our friends and family and today we decided its time to talk about all these ideas. So I've invited on an actual journalist to help us break down all these ideas and talk about all these theories.Hello Wolfgang, how are you this morning?" "Well, I'm here so that's already a decent start. Ready to discuss with you and hopefully debunk some of the more off the wall theories that I've heard floating around while writing the stories on those missing on the island." "What has been the most off the wall theory you've heard as of late? I'm sure you've heard some crazy ones, I know we've gotten some insane calls with theories. One of the most recent was that they were being replaced by the creatures that have come through the door." “See that’s not as crazy as it sounds. The doors did show up right before people began to turn up missing. I believe one of the most off the wall ones I’ve been told when interviewing residents on the island was that they weren’t missing at all but rather they all took off to start a cult ran by Chloe Vara. Which is probably the least likely to start a cult out of those missing.” “Well, that’s only partially true isn’t it?  Demigods have been going missing for five years now, but the uptick does coincide with those weird doors. Any idea what might be behind them? Beyond the one that opened at the family day party. But on the idea of Chloe, i think i rather like the idea of it being a cult run by her. At least you know they’re being well taken care of instead of this dread we all have of how they are and what’s happened to them. “ "Yes but there has never been any evidence to link the crimes now to those in the past other than no one found them. In any other part of the world that happens every single day. Growing up in New York you learned quickly that crime can happen at any point to anyone. The fact that the disappearances ramped up when the doors appear may be a coincidence but we might not find out unless those involved are found or come forward with any information. One of the things I always wondered is how Luke Decker completely vanished without a trace. Did they not have tabs on their officers at all times?" "I remember back when the first person seemingly vanished off the isle, Noreen, we all assumed she just ran away or went on some sort of extended vacation. I imagine that's sort of how it was for a lot of the people who went missing in the first couple years, back when it wasn't suggested we all live on this isle. People probably thought, 'they just went away for a bit' or because of where they lived people just chose to ignore it because of how common disappearances were in their area.  I think its massively overwhelming for isle residents because this is supposed to be a safe zone. " A beat and a breath, then,  "Which yeah -- that plays into how does a detective just vanish into thin air. You'd think after the first like 10 demi-gods went missing and the numbers ramped up they would have been tracking people's phones or something. Which -- do we know if they've been keeping a record of GPS movements of people since this has gotten so much worse?" "I would assume you are referring to Noreen Gomez? The demi-god who seemingly vanished after a fight with her girlfriend? Yeah, it might have been that way or not connected at all. These are just theories but you have to consider we're paying more attention because it's our kind that are disappearing. I just want to know why the police have only just now really started investigating the disappearances. The Gomez case has been closed for five years, they just assumed she took off. Which, alright, a demi-god goes missing and they don't bat an eyelash but how do they have no idea as to where Decker went? It makes me think that the police know more than they're letting on, which happens to avoid panic, but six months have passed since they began ramping up and we have no answers. You'd think they would be surveying everyone on the island at this point. No one else in and no one else out."

"One and the same; But yes, it appears we're all paying way more attention now than we used to. My guess as to why now compared to before would just be that one or two wasn't worth, as horrible as that sounds, all the time and energy the police department wanted to spend but now theres... 15 missing just from the isle, thats not counting those who were kidnapped off isle...It's dumb. All of it. They should have never closed the Gomez case they shouldn't even let up on the ones they're working on now. They need to search every inch of the isle, the shadows, the dark corners... all of it. I don't -- totally disagree, maybe locking down the isle could stop, or at least lead to some clues about what happened to our loved ones."

"No, I believe we are on the same page which is where my own conspiracy comes into play. I'm not sure I trust the police completely, which makes me sound as if I were a huge conspiracy theorist. Maybe I am now. Perhaps this entire situation has made me jaded and I want someone to blame, much like others do as well. I just don't understand how none of the crime scenes seemed to leave behind any trace of evidence. The entire apartment was ransacked when Atticus and Briar went missing and the same for Wesley Sullivan. Yet, they found nothing? I wonder if there's not more going on in that station." "I think the whole isle has become a giant conspiracy. We're all a bit obsessed with them now. It wouldn't surprise me either if there was a cover up, if someone in the police force is a bit to close to the kidnappers and is protecting them -- if not one of them. Its either that, or whoever is kidnapping the demi-gods is one themselves and knows what we'll look for. I just -- dont understand how no one sees them leaving the house with the person, how has no one, anywhere in the world seen anything to give us a hint at how our friends and family are going missing? Its like they’re shadows or ghosts. Which, after the door opening, I 100% believe theres ghosts running around now."

"That's my thought exactly. Something strange is going on and I want to get to the bottom of it. I know that the listeners might not know how often we get together and talk about conspiracies like this. Jasmine has become my partner in crime when it comes to this story and I do appreciate your help in what we're trying to discover. Right now, only those missing and the ones that are taking them know what is happening. What kind of creature lurks in the shadows and snatches people at night? Maybe it's Fae folk. They've been said to be tricky little things. All I know is I don't trust many people at this point."

“Yes! Wolf and i have become a bit of a duo looking into all this. It’s been sad and fun in its own way, and I’m more than happy to try and help save our friends. I also made a friend at the station, not PD but she seems pretty -- honest. We may, with her help, actually get to the bottom of this. But the idea of fae folk sounds pretty realistic to me; we have gods, creatures — who’s to say that the myths outside of Greek mythos isn’t real? I wouldn’t be surprised if all of mythology is actually real at this point. Maybe some other god from another religion is pissed off and taking children to make a point”

"Good, we need all the help we can get in getting to the bottom of this. I want to make things right for those of our peers that have been taken away from us for so long. I want to make sure they get the justice and truth that they deserve. That's a great point, it could very well be someone trying to make a point. If that were the case, the question remains what kind of point are they attempting to make right now? And how many more people have to suffer?" "I think we have lots of people on the isle that will happily help us in whatever way they can. We just have to ask and I'm sure they will. But yes i agree. We need to make sure our friends and loved ones get the justice they deserve because I can't -- seem to make any logical explanation for the reasons they're gone or why someone would be trying to make a point by kidnapping people. I just really hope they're ---" Rustling "What  -- How did you get in here?" Muffled voice "Go where? I --"  Silence

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As you can hear... someone else came into the recording booth, we’ve done everything we could to try to enhance the voice, hear what the other person said but .... nothing can be made out. Nothing makes sense.... We don’t know who or what or why this happened. All we know is when we came in this morning it was set up and recording as if they had just stepped out to go to the bathroom.... I --- I honestly don’t know what else to do or say or how the show will continue on after today... We’ll figure it out. And I’m sorry.”

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“Good morning Icaria, today is rather cold and -- well... snowing! Khione seems to be a little angry with the world... But, if you have little ones or are in college, school is canceled for tomorrow. Please make sure if you’re going to go out to have a thick coat and some mittens! I don’t want to see any of you getting frost bitten. As for other news, the Winter Festival is in full swing! We’ve been talking about the fun things going on each day for the past week, and we’ll continue that today. Seeing as its Sunday and those little ones aren’t in school I’m sure some of you parents would love a place to take them. So head over to the Petting Zoo! There’s horses, sheep, pigs, goats, chickens, rabbits, calfs, I believe even a llama! Remember these are animals, so be gentle and quiet; try to keep your littles quiet, and careful with them! You can even buy fresh milk, wool and eggs while you’re out! Someone pick me up an extra sweater though I’m freezing and don’t want to leave the station”

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“Good morning Icaria, it’s Saturday December 5th and exactly one week from now you’re all invited to the Naughty or Nice Masquerade Ball being held at Nightshade! Tickets are pretty cheap but all the proceeds go to helping find our lost friends. There will be loads of games, dancing, a photo booth, loads of free food, booze is a cash bar but there’s also an ATM so don’t fret too much.  There’s also a masquerade contest! The categories are -- drumroll please!! Best dressed, Best Naughty outfit, Best Nice, Cutest Couple and Best Mask. Keep in mind there’s two winners for each except for Best Mask! personally, I cannot wait for the party! I’ve never been to a masquerade ball and after the year we’ve all had -- I think we all deserve a little bit of fun.  But I know there are parents listening going “but I can’t take my kids to that!” you’re right, you can’t. Which is why we’ve gotten the local teens together, who also can’t go, to babysit your children as teams! Just call 555-555-5545 to get in touch with them and set up a babysitter for that night! I can’t wait to see you all there!”

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“Another day means more time to spend at the Winter Festival! Today we’re going to talk about all the food and drink options at the festival! There’s a cookie making competition coming up on the 9th; so practice making those recipes for the next couple days so you can enter in the perfect batch of cookies and win the special surprise! But if cookies aren’t your thing and you just want some yummy yummy food to eat check out the second row of the marketplace, that’s the one that has all the food and mulled wine that you can buy all through the festival. But don’t forget on the 30th there will be a whole Food and Wine tasting! Remember that event is only for those 18+ no littles allowed!  There is also Bar Ice, its inside the convention hall kept cool by some of our lovely Khione children. Its a whole room where everything is made of ice, even the chairs and tables! There’s jackets at the door and kids are welcome to walk through, but please don’t let them lick anything -- and keep the alcohol away from them! That’s it for today, tune in tomorrow to learn about the big ball only a week away!”

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“And we’re back Icaria. It’s getting chilly out there being 9 c out. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have some fun today at the Winter Festival! Today were gonna talk about the market place. One of my personal favorite parts of the event! 

So, the marketplace is -- well if you’ve ever seen pictures or video, or even been in one, the German Christmas markets.....It’s just like that. Theres rows of cute little huts filled with fun things to get your friends and family for the holidays or just because. Theres tons of twinkle lights, fake snow, sparkly stars, garland and poinsettias everywhere! Honestly just walking through the market is a treat in and of itself.”

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“Good morning Icaria! It’s not the best of days, but I can finally talk about our wonderful Winter Wonderland Festival! It’s our 45th year of this and as a life long resident I can honestly say it just gets better every year! So for the next couple days I’ll spend a couple minutes highlighting different parts of the event. Today......

The Fire Pit! Its getting colder out there and I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up snowing in the next couple of weeks, which is all the more reason to cuddle around the fire pit with a glass of hot coca, some s’mores and a blanket... along with your best friend, lover or even your siblings! And if you need something a little stronger, there is also mulled wine! Tell cute stories, bring some light back into our lives with acts of kindness and memories of our loved ones.  

Tune back in tomorrow to find out more fun things at the festival! And I hope to see you walking around!”

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“Icaria! It’s December! We are now officially in Winter Holiday season, there’s lots of fun things coming up this month and let me just say our winter festival will be up and running by Friday; A whole winter market will be set up in Mt. Olympus Park, there will be lots of fun events and maybe sometime this month -- I won’t say when quite yet until we’re for certain about some things, but a big, ol, Winter Party! 

Keep an eye on the website for all of the updates, but for now, for today lets enjoy some fun music and wish for the best.”

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“Another day has come and gone and its now the last day of November. Today is also Cyber Monday; please check the Icaria website to see what fun deals are happening around the isle today! There sure are a lot; some of my favorites right now are the Wine from Supernova, flowers from Gatzunis’,  Wish you were Beer, even Aidons’ Jewels is having a sale! Support local business instead of the big box companies like Amazon. I mean, you can buy from them too, but check local first. We like to support our fellow demi-gods over that thinks-hes-a-god Elon Musk right? 

We’ll be taking questions, calls and requests for the next hour! So please, call on in... otherwise, time for some music!

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