Opening Shots

Mystery Blasts Rip Successor State Capitals

by William H. Keith, jr.

Dateline

Exeter-Members of the staff at the editorial offices of BattleTechnology on Exeter today revealed that continued delays in the publication of the magazine were the result of explosions which destroyed their regional news offices on Luthien, Tharkad, and Atreus. "It's a systematic campaign against us," one staffer said, on condition of anonymity.

Remnants of the local offices of BattleTechnology magazine on Luthien. Similar destruction occurred simultaneously on Tharkad and Atreus. A coincidence?

"The police on Atreus say a gas main exploded. That whole planet has been powered by fusion plants for centuries. On Tharkad, they're saying it was an aberrant individual with a home-made bomb. The security forces on Luthien claim the blast there was the result of a freak hit by lightning. But I don't think any of them are telling all they know."

Other staff members at the magazine's head office on Exeter reported that "steps are being taken" to insure the survival of BattleTechnology. "We've put the call out for mercenaries," said one. "Anyone tries to do that here on Exeter is going to be in for a surprise!"

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