This isn't just an invitation only event ladies and gentlemen, it's a Potato Only event! That's right ladies and gentlemen, the only people getting in the door to Minsky's tonight are winners of one of Drake Novum's special clone potatoes from this past Faction War 1. Sort of gives you shivers the way they are calling it Faction War 1, like the insane explosion of violence that engulfed the whole gate nexus was in some fashion to be a recurring event, but that's socket jockeys for you, always ready for the next war.
Stellarflow limosines have been dropping off pilots in a steady stream, what is interesting for our viewers is that the pilots are arriving as Factions, but are wearing the dress uniforms of the old Warrior Clans. Our archivists have been going over the footage of the new arrivals and have confirmed the dress uniforms worn reflect the pre-war Clan affiliations, fueling speculation that with the war over, the super-armies of the factions will again disband, thus dispelling rumors of escalating galactic conflict.
Across from Minsky's is the reserved Champion Parking complex. Our camera crew was through earlier with the Minsky management, and saw that the complex has been completely reworked in blocks of fifteen, for the champions of the returning factions. Tonight's parking privileges are Prize Megazome only.
They are taking this seriously ladies and gentlemen, the two 90 ton black Antithesis mecha out front from The Storm and Northwind Highlanders stuffed a 99 Chessman RND Nephillax into a dumpster for trying to use Champion parking tonight. Whatever your past honors, no potato, no party and no parking!
News fans will remember the sensation created when the RND pulled their faction out of the war, but a few of the pilots entering with their factions were sporting their RND uniform, suggesting that the pilots released to the war from RND will indeed be returning to that long time staple of the middle weight mecha circuit.
Here we have the Smurf Legion arriving, good lord they really are singing that song in public! What is interesting about the Smurf Faction is that they very much seem to be together as a group, even though sporting their old Clan colors.
Wait a second ladies and gentlemen, we have something happening in front of the paparazzi! Some sort of ceremony. Wait a second, check the archives. YES! What you see on screen here is three of the top 15 from Smurf Legion, two of them sporting Defenders of Bunny colors, identified as being the Chief John Mainer and his XO Charles Newburn. They have just presented Melissa Howell with a Defenders of Bunny dress uniform jacket and she is putting it on! There you have it folks, top ranked independent mech pilot Melissa Powell is now a Defender of Bunny. Well, that one took our commentators by surprise.
Here is a daring fashion choice, Richard Hein of the Storm has just entered wearing a dress kilt of the 1st Kearny Highlanders. Well that begs the question GOOD LORD! There you have it gentlemen, and most certainly ladies, it is confirmed Richard Hein is wearing his dress kilt traditionally commando. The crowd going absolutely wild when the Storm leader flashed the crowd more than his grin. It is required you show your potato to get in the door, but trust the Storm to take things a little farther. Do you think his wearing the colours of the senior regiment of the Northwind Highlanders represents some sort of side bet from the horrifically close battle the two fought for Division 1 gold?
Wait a moment, there is Dr Drake Novum, Yes indeed, just back from the Clan Raid against his own clone and army, he is sporting a dreadful suit. Mirrored silver spats, white suit and top hat, long white scarf, black cumber bun, black walking stick with a huge blue power crystal head, and yes ladies and gentlemen, our fashion director is right now pounding his head against the display to relive the pain of tacky; Drake's white tuxedo and tails jacket has crystal powered displays flashing blue yellow and red "BAD TO THE CLONE". Someone want to take the gun away from the Fashion critic before he starts a war?
Well, whether that Smurf Drake is the real Drake, his potato cleared the gene scanner and he is in to the closing party of Faction War 1.
They came from dozens of factions, from hundreds of Clans, and from independent mecha households. They joined together in the single greatest conflict the inhabited worlds have even seen, fought off two different Clone invasion armies and now they are at Minsky's to let their hair down. How hard are they going to party?
There you are ladies and gentlemen, the paparazzi are being chased off by what looks like the combined riot police of all sixteen districts of the city, and they look to be settling in for a long night. Faction War 1 looks to end with a party at least as epic in scale as the war that spawned it, but unless you won your potato, our coverage is as close as you get.
Submitted by John T Mainer#28840