[centre][h2][color=f26522][b]S[/b]aturday [b]L[/b]unch[/color][/h2][/centre] [centre][b][color=LightSteelBlue]Saturday Lunch to Early Afternoon - FREE SKIP - Warmer with light clouds - No rain - Light breeze - Spring Approaching. No Planned GM Events Please note - If you were with us for Chapter 2 - This RP takes place 3-4 weeks post the Epilogue - Please consider this in your posts and what your characters may have been up to in the interim. If you are new- Welcome to Sol City! [/color] [/b][/centre] [centre] [img]https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HKkdZkAgg-Q/XGQI3FM2ilI/AAAAAAAAMsA/tbApEYpfCzkj1lg6AMb60_PmeFGhEzqNQCLcBGAs/s1600/Anime%2BSakura.jpg[/img][/centre] [b]Welcome to Sol City[/b] The end of Winter is finally within sight for the citizens of Sol City. Signs of Spring are all around after a frigid Winter. Citizens are rejoicing with the City in its seasonal rebirth. After the events of the past few weeks a hopeful calm has settled and the mood is generally pleasant with the rise in temperatures and early blooms of flora around the city parks and byways. Businesses are seeing an upswing in foot traffic as more people, tourists and locals alike, come out to enjoy the start of the new season. The New River flows gently with the occasional boat or seaplane traffic and the downtown streets are shadowed by polished skyscrapers overlooking the urban core below. It is an excellent time to be in Sol City. [centre][b][color=f26522]What you make of the city is up to you. The adventure awaits. Go out and find it.[/color][/b][/centre] [hr] [centre][h2][color=f26522][b]S[/b] T A R [b]M[/b] E S S E N G E R [/color][/h2][/centre] [centre][b][color=LightSteelBlue] SOL source of News since 1895[/color] [/b][/centre] [img]https://i.stack.imgur.com/JFfqk.jpg[/img] [b]Sol City "Kraken" strikes again. One wet.[/b] [img]https://eng.uber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Header-Kraken.jpg[/img] The "Kraken", who escaped Sol City Aquarium last week, other wise known as "Sir Ink-A-Lot" has struck a decisive blow to the egos of a number of fishermen! The Sol City Acute Angling Club competition meet was interrupted when the Kraken struck, overturning one boat, a very wet fishermen's ego was the first casualty, and several others had their prize catches stolen. "It was like a horror movie. My boat shook and before I knew it, I was in the water. It was there one second, and gone the next." In a short interview we met a rather wet, and sheepish or rather squidish James Protractus Salmon the 9th. Several others had prize fish stolen, including a missing iPod which has confused even the local experts. All attempts to recapture "The Kraken" have failed, however a small boat was seen manned by several local sushi chefs with a harpoon, cleaver and a supply of pineapples for some reason that they refused to tell us with the exception that, Calamari Tuesday delivery was late. Local Coast Guard officials have said, "The Kraken", or simply [i]Inky[/i] to many kids tours in recent years is no threat. "It's just a lost squid, not a monster. I just feel sorry for Inky. We are told the iPod was his daughters and loaded mostly with Justin Bieber." There were several reported sightings in the South Bay area near the Marina at Old Harbour. But are they just Red Herrings? [i]Dory Donogan Junior Journalist Star Messenger[/i] [b]APEX HUNTER[/b] [img]https://i.ibb.co/WxLx56H/IMG-314804.jpg[/img] After an unprecedented podium finish in Jamaica in his debut Rally with Rebellion Racing VW Group, Joel Nicolosi became the first man ever to win the Sol City Grand Prix and score a podium in the white-knuckle World Rally Series. This feat also makes Nicolosi the first American driver to place third or better in the distinctly European series in over two decades. So what's next for the former mechanic from Southside? After the Jamaica series opener, the WRS moves on to the demanding- and supremely treacherous, mountains of Argentina continuing it's two-part stint south of North America before heading for the longer, European leg of the season. However, rumor has it, that in the interim, the team plans to enter one of its demo cars into the open-class of the Vineyard Rally to be held in just two weeks time. Will Nicolosi fly high again? The answer is truly up in the air, both figuratively and literally. Some of our sources have also indicated interest in a crack at the Isle of Man TT record for production cars in a joint effort with his old sponsor, Olympus Heavy Industries, to coincide with the Wales Rally of Great Britain to be held later this year. Time will tell, but for the moment, many eyes in the motorsports world will be focused on a small shop in southern Sol City. [i]LT Pruett Senior Sports Columnist Star Messenger[/i] ... [B]WEATHER[/B] An unseasonably warm day as Spring rapidly approaches Sol City. Expect above average temps through the the day with light clouds and evening cooling down though still remaining comfortable before sundown. Keep a light jacket on hand though no rain is expected for the day, and only a light breeze. For a more detailed and up to date report on the go, download our app, SOL CITY WEATHER 24/7 on most popular app stores.