Oz Effect: Demonstration

Log Title: Oz Effect: Demonstration

Characters: Sly Rax, Major Bludd

Location: Queensland - Australia

Date: July 12, 2016

TP: Oz Effect TP

Summary: Sly Rax demonstrates the power of VENOM's new recruitment tool.

As logged by Sly Rax - Tuesday, July 12, 2016, 8:00 PM

Queensland - Australia
Queensland is the second-largest and third-most-populous state in Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. Queensland has a population of 4,750,500, concentrated along the coast and particularly in the state's South East. The state is the world's sixth largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 km2. The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane, Australia's third largest city. Often referred to as the "Sunshine State", Queensland is home to 10 of Australia's 30 largest cities and is the nation's third largest economy. The planned community of Springfield is also situated in Queensland.

Sly Rax has taken Bludd deep into the rainforests of North Queensland. He's parked the Piranha nearby, and sneaked to the edge of one of the villages nestled into the forest - a clearing settled by an aboriginal tribe, the Mamu. Rax gets on the wireless, and mutters, "This is Wrecker calling Wolf - we're ready to go." He clicks off the radio, and turns to Bludd with a grin. "Watch this," he says. "It's going to be aaawesome."

Bludd regards Rax and the clearing with open skepticism. "This all part o'Mayhem's big plan?" he asks.

Sly Rax nods his head emphatically. "Oh, yeah, man. That data I nabbed from Pine Gap? Helped zero in on hidden deposits of ruby crystals - only trackable with satellite mapping. Now that we know where to mine, though, we need miners, and with the help of a re-engineered weather dominator, Mayhem has just the recruiting tool we need." As Rax talks, a sudden unusually strong gust of wind starts to pick up, blowing around the thick foliage of the rainforest. Rax grins, glancing upward and lowing his sunglasses.

One of Bludd's eyebrows rises. "He's using a weather dominator to recruit--" As the wind begins to kick up, he lifts a hand to protect his face from flying debris. "I dunno what he's got in mind," he goes on, raising his voice somewhat to be heard over the wind, "but it seems more than a little grandiose. Don't people just do kidnappings any more?" His tone of voice makes it sound as though he should be adding, "Kids these days" to the end of his sentence.

"Oh, we're doing kidnappings alright, but on a scale you're not going to believe!" Rax laughs. "Hold onto your eyepatch, Major!" Rax slides his sunglasses back up, and looks to the heavens as a funnel cloud starts to descend, making a beeline straight for the small village - starting on the other side of the clearing, and therefore moving towards Bludd and Rax's position, with the tribe in the middle. Rax seems more excited than concerned.

Bludd watches as the funnel cloud moves through the village toward him, shielding his face with his arm now. "I hope VENOM can still afford to pay me after all this!

Rax laughs again. "Oh, yeah, maan. After this, we're all going to be rolling in it. Free labor in the mines, and all the ruby crystals we can sell. With democracy or whatever in Myanmar, the cost of these things is rising. We should be able to undercut them and still make a handsome profit." In the clearing, people begin to scream as the funnel cloud descends into the village, whisking people up and out of their homes like a giant technological vacuum.