ZCN 2/28/2421: Market District Mystery: Dark Creatures Seen On Patrol

This is a Zaphira City News publication from 2/28/2421.
== Market District Mystery: Dark Creatures Seen On Patrol ==
=== As Garden and Water District beef up security, Market District fades into shadows. ===
Late Saturday into Sunday morning, a few calls came into LZPD Headquarters from the Market District claiming there to be strange silhouettes of humanoid figures walking around. LZPD dispatched patrol vehicles immediately expecting violence but discovered no evidence of these strange figures. However, multiple eyewitness accounts claimed that there were creatures made of shadows walking around. One LZPD officer even stated feeling a strange compulsion to look behind themselves but didn't find anything there.
When reached out for questioning, Councilor Tortalleato had this to say:"I have every intention of protecting our citizens in the Market District with every bit of force I can muster. That being said, our citizens have nothing to fear and these strange sightings are merely paranoia taking hold."Tortalleato has been rolling out her own security measures, though the exact details she has stated are confidential for District Security. Additionally, there have been no reports of violence or other discourse coming out of the Market District. Whatever measures the Councilor has taken seem to be working extremely efficiently. 
In addition to these strange reports, a statement from Market District's LZPD Precinct notified that rolling blackouts were to be expected for the coming weeks. Residents are not expected to be affected but all public transit and other services, including lampposts and even advertising neons are expected to be cut off at curfew, with only Emergency District Services such as Police, Fire, and Medical, will be allowed to freely move after lockdown. This move seems to correlate with rumors that the terrorists are using light to freely move through lighted areas but LZPD and the Council Office have declined, stating that it was merely a move to save on power costs while lockdown is in effect.
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"There is no point for your taxpayer money to pay for lighting when no one is even allowed to leave their homes during that time," stated District Public Relations Officer, Ember Brand. Miss Brand has served Councilor Tortalleato for several months now after the unfortunate "suicide by cop" of former DPR Officer, Daniel Saverion.
Most citizens of the Market District that we reached out to, including even some who reported the strange sightings, responded with overall approval of the recent announcements. Kimmy Cakes, a retired internet personality, stated that even though she could not go out like she used to, she felt safer with the new restrictions."I used to go to that Scelus Casino in the Garden District all the time and never once did I feel safe with all those big purple robots nearly stepping on me. I know I am a foot tall but c'mon and watch where the f*** you're walking! But Miss Torta? She's an angel, the badass kind with the f****** flaming sword an s***. Who cares if I can't bar hop? Better than being f****** dead!"Editor's note: ZNN would like to apologize for Miss Cakes' colorful language but felt it appropriate to express her enthusiasm for Councilor Tortalleato.
ZNN will continue to monitor developments in the Market District and the rest of Lower Zaphira as they come. This has been ZNN.
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