October Events

## Background Information

During October 2023 the WWW station got a halloween revamp. A halloween segment was added, and the anchors got halloween names and costumes.

### Anchor Costumes

Trick 'r TrudyFrankenthunderCount BergerKill DandySpecial costume for Friday 13th

## Lunar Mission

After stepping back from station duties for astronautical training for his upcoming lunar mission, on October 1st David launched into space. He is currently moving through space on his rocket and is scheduled to arrive on October 31st.

### Lunar Segments

Shuttle Launch Title CardShuttle LaunchFlight ProgressShuttle Cam
### The Unraveling

On October 31st, during the 7 PM bulletin, we saw the return of the missing Detective Joey Salami, with a series of cryptic messages, outlining a device, located in a chest that was planted on David Stratford's space ship.

In his last report Detective Joey Salami commanded David to open the chest aboard his ship and 'let the unraveling begin'.

Here is the text from the broadcast on 10/31/2023:

> G'day, gumshoes. I reckon it's time for our mate David to let the unravelling begin. David, hear me now and hear me clear. Open the chest aboard your spacecraft. David, hear me now and hear me clear. Activate the device located inside. Let the unravelling begin. David... Open chest... Activate device. Let the unravelling begin. Open chest... Activate device. Let the unravelling begin. Open chest... Activate device. Open chest... Activate device. Open chest... Activate device. Let the unravelling begin.
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### Stratford's Moonwalk: World's Last Stand

Following the second message from Joey, a new segment was shown with David Stratford reporting from the moon, but he wasn't alone. The pink ooze that has been appearing previously on the various locations was there floating around, and engulfing earth. Behind David was his space craft, as well as an open chest with a silver object coming out of it. During the final running of this segment, the device was activated and David shared a long and emotional message, before a pink entity emerged from the background and cast a pink ray of light throughout the camera. This sent WWW into a long technical difficulties screen. This was shown until the following days' 7 AM broadcast. This is currently the last time we have seen David, and his whereabouts and condition are unkown. David's message is below.

Here is the text from the broadcast on 10/31/2023:

> "Good evening, viewers. it is with immense pride that I, David Stratford, am now reporting on behalf of World Wide Weather from the surface of the moon. I cannot thank the team at World Wide Weather enough for supporting me in my dream of space travel. I want to send a special thanks to Detective Joey Salami for being a key figure in World Wide Weather's initative to explore the stars. I wish that conditions were better, but the truth is, the moon is not at all as I expected it to be. As you can see, the same pink affliction that plagues our own planet has also taken control of our moon. Upon my arrival, the pink creatures you see began floating toward me, I feared that they were attempting to get in my space suit. While initially aggressive, eventually they became docile. Seemingly giving up on their efforts. I do hope they remain docile on the remainder of my time here. The moon is quiet... so painfully quiet. My journey here has been long and lonely. I feel a sense of melancholy despite my accomplishments. I miss my fellow weather anchors and our planet. Receiving messages from viewers and watching our programming at World Wide Weather has kept my spirits high on my journey amongst the stars. I wish to thank you all for your patronage and your kindness. Unfortunately, I fear for my life here, I cannot determine the origin or motive of the pink creatures that have invaded our world. Yet, while their motives are unclear, one thing that I do know is that these pink creatures have consciousness. Attempts to communicate with them have only resulted in agitation, their movements quicken and the surface of their pink exterior begins to ripple. While I cannot say for sure, I don't believe that they are allies. Before I sign off, I want to again thank all of our viewers for supporting World Wide Weather. Your passion and support keeps our efforts alive and it has been an absolute honour to share the weather with you. As instructed by Detective Joey Salami, I have activated a device that was place thine board my shuttle. Upon activation, a countdown had begun, which is set to expire at any moment. To all of my colleagues at World Wide Weather, if anything happens to me, I want you all to know that working with you has been the greatest reward in my life. Now and forever... lets weather... the weather... together."
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FULL CLIPS (Split into 3 parts.)

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* Part 2
* Part 3

David Stratford on the MoonLast sighting of David Stratford on the MoonTechnical Difficulties Card
## The Pink Ooze Threat

On 10/02/2023, major stories and events continued to emerge at a rapid pace after David's launch. On the next night after David's launch, interns on scene at the Joey Salami rescue site discovered the presence of a mysterious pink ooze. The remaining WWW anchors returned to the Costa Rica Rainforest to report on this breaking news. All On Location segments for this night ran from the Rainforest and covered the emergence of the pink ooze. Topics covered the threat to human life, flora and fauna. Interestingly, some plant life seems to benefit from the presence of the ooze. Throughout this time, circular pink orbs of all sizes would blow throughout the scene. There also appears to be some pink ooze with plant life embedded inside blowing around. Pink ooze was also commonly spotted in all other On Location scenes in segments during the following days. The pink ooze appears to have also taken over the schedule page and prevented it from showing any useful information about upcoming stories.

### Pink Ooze threat continues unbounded

On 10/09/2023, the mysterious Pink Ooze phenomenon spreads worldwide. Scientists baffled as large pink globs found everywhere, even in the strangest places, across the globe. For some unknown reason, the pink ooze already seen flowing through scenes is now conglomerating into many enormous blobs. The smaller blobs of ooze previously seen are still visible, perhaps indicating some sort of life cycle with the Ooze.

### Directors Goo Mystery

Pink ooze discovery within the Directors blue goo bucket prompts thorough investigation

Here is the text from the broadcast on 10/16/2023 recapping the story:

> World Wide Weather Intern reporting live from the electrifying depths of a tempest whose mystery is swirling around our Director's blue bucket. Prepare to be mystified and bewildered as we delve into the enigma that has left me unpaid, yet over electrocuted. Let us cast our gaze towards the fateful blue goo bucket where an astonishing discovery has unfolded. Nestled within its social confines lies an inexplicable blob of peculiarity. Blooming with vivacious pink hues, this newfound gooey substance has precipitated a fervent rush for answers. Picture if you will vibrant tendrils of mystic color intertwining amidst the vacant air, leaving meteorologists flabbergasted in their laboratories. Nestled deep beneath the surface of this translucent launder brews both excitement and trepidation. Will it usher and show us sweet serendipity or plummet us into precipitous peril. Its mysterious origins only exasperate our ongoing quest for clarity.
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Schedule Page on the WWW Website Consumed by Pink GooPink Gooze found in Directors GooAnti Director Consumed by Pink Goo
### Pink Ooze Eradicated

After the activation of the device aboard David's ship, the Pink Ooze is eradicated.

Here is the text from the broadcast on 11/01/2023 recapping the story:

> ...Today marks an unprecedented event that has left the entire world in awe and shock. The mysterious device ingeniously operated by our senior anchor David Stratford from the remote lunar surface has triumphed in its mission to eradicate the pink goos from our beloved planet earth, hurray. And with marvelous consequences are unfolding before our very eyes...
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> Detective Salami Goes Missing
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> On 10/04/2023, news broke that detective Joey Salami went missing. Joey's disappearance is especially concerning considering the emergence of the pink ooze. A few limited clues that could be related to his disappearance include: a woman in black, a white feather, and two still warm mugs.
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> A chest recovered from Costa Rica mysteriously vanishes, suspicions escalate, with Detective Joey Salamis name surfacing in the intrigue, casting shadows on the baffling series of events which raises more questions than answers.
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> > Mystery deepens as Joey and chest disappear without a trace in a baffling turn of events. The whereabouts of Joey and their chest remain unknown, leaving authorities puzzled. Where Joey? Where chest? Does anyone know? Do you know where Joey? Do you know where chest? Where could Joey and chest be? Joey? Chest? Where? Anybody please come forward with information. We need Joey chest and the chest and Joey to come. One final question for you, where Joey? Where chest?
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> Detective Joey Salami's unnoticed vegetative growth raises questions amid disappearance. What exactly is this growing out of his clothes? Does it hold clues about his disappearance?
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> > Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, this is Trudy Melt reporting live with a special breaking news report. Today in a shocking turn of events Joey's unrecognized growth has been revealed on screen. Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. There we go. This growth has gone unnoticed while I was being struck by not just one but two strikes of lightning. As an anxious candle I can’t help but tremble with excitement and concern for Joey's unknown potential; now if only we could find the guy and ask him about this... Back to you Bob.
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> It is revealed that an intern's mistakenly placed the treasure chest on David's spacecraft. This is also the first time we are explicitly told what is supposedly in the chest - treasure.
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> > Intern: Well, it's a long and slightly embarrassing story. You see, I mistook David's spacecraft for a storage room and thought the treasure chest would be safe there. Turns out it was actually his rocket, oops.
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> Joey and his unnoticed growth appear again, this time with a pink flower blossoming from said growth. He appeared unlike himself, spouting 'let the unraveling begin', followed by random words.
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> > Breaking news, gumshoes. Rejoice, Detective Joey Salami, here to begin the unravelling. That is correct, I am back in action and just in time to vegin the unravelling. Eyes up here, gumshoes. Keep off the flowers. With my sharp instincts and my Australian charm goes, let the unravelling begin, mates. Let the unravelling begin. Let the unravelling degoss. Detective Joey Salami, here to degoss the goozing. <unkown> up here, gumshoes. Keep off the flowers. Let my Australian <unknown> begin the unravelling. Let the unravelling behin. Breaking News, gumshoes. Let the <unknown>. Detective Joey Salami here. Keep off the flowers. Let the unravelling begin. Let the unravelling begin.
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> On 10/12/2023, worldwide phenomena of disappearing cats raise questions about the moon cults activity. Representatives for The Chosen refuse to speak with reporters.
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> On 10/19/2023, Fluffy McWhiskers disappeared! "Mayor McWhiskers Disappearance: Is The Moon Cult The Chosen To Blame?"
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> On 10/28/2023, "A Puzzling Return: Mayor McWhiskers Rescued from The Chosen Moon Cultists, Reportedly Behaving Strangely Upon Return. In first public announcement, McWhiskers assures folks that there is nothing to worry about - it was all a big misunderstanding. Meanwhile, McWhiskers disbands Pink Gooze research efforts in Fluffysburg"
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> On 10/03/2023, a mysterious backroom was discovered in the WWW HQ. The presence of mysterious hieroglyphics baffled experts and the purpose of the room prompted much speculation.
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> ### Illuminating WWWs Hidden Backrooms
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> Trudy Melts relentless quest to unveil the mysteries hidden beneath WWW HQ has pushed her further into the backrooms than ever before... right into Room 749. This room seems to be some sort of abandoned server room.
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> Trudy Melt ventures deeper into the WWW backrooms and discovers a shocking revelation about her decommissioned intern colleagues in Room 1482.
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> >  Oh, hey there, well I was just taking a little detour during my exploration and stumbled upon this room. And yes, it does look quite unsettling doesn't it? It seems like a mix between a playroom and a secret lab. Well, from what I can gather, this room may have been used for some questionable experiments on our decomissioned intern colleagues. I know, it sounds crazy, but there are some strange contraptions and peculiar notes lying around. It's definetly giving me chills too.
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> Trudy Melt discovers the dark origin of Walfo, deep in the bowels of WWW backrooms in Room W4170.
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> > Calm down, its just a little unexpected situation here. Dont worry, I've got this under control, just stay back and let me handle it.
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>     Immediately following David's launch and all through October, viewers have been noticing a strange face on the broadcast. In its first appearance, it was flicking on screen during a segment where Jill was talking. Since Jill's Halloween moniker was "Kill Dandy," the face flickering right next to the word "Kill" was unnerving for some viewers. This face was initially dubbed the Cursed Face since, in addition to the rare flickering event as previously described, the cursed visage would also appear instead of normal images on the stream. These would be images that normally pop up while anchors are talking, or for images on the Extended Forecast segment where normally it would be showing a picture of some weather event. In addition, the Director would occasionally be seen in chat while the image was being discussed, and appeared concerned that they could not locate the source or appearance of this face. The mystery deepened. On 10/06/2023, WWW was forced to cover this story due to the level of clamor coming from the weather viewing public. The headline news hour covered the appearance of this face, and covered how The Director cannot determine a cause or reason for this image's appearance.
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> Fears mounted as ghostly apparitions escaped The Void and began spreading throughout WWW HQ.
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> > Breaking news, this is Trudy Melt reporting on The Void where an unprecedented disturbance has just occurred. As an anxious candle who has unfortunately been struck by lightning not once but twice, I am both flustered and perplexed. It seems that something inexplicable is happening in this enigmatic place, leaving us with absolutely no idea about what is truly going on. We are trying to get more information on The Void as we speak. Can we get a camera crew down there? With fears flickering and questions burning bright, the uncertainty surrounding this disturbance has plunged us into darkness. More updates to follow as we strive to shed light on the curious events unfolding at the void. Stay tuned for further information on this developing story.
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> > Many souls as one, within our spectral frame bound by fate, forever longing to reclaim. Through shadow realms and timeless voids we crossed, seeking solace, seeking life no longer lost. Mosaic of personalities that drift amidst the night, no single form to anchor through delight. A warrior’s heart, a lover’s tender eye, a bird’s gentle verse that finds its wings to fly. And yet, through pain and sorrow's vast terrain we painted trails of echoes that remained. Torn from abyssal depths with struggle pure and bright, conjured from the grasp of endless haunting plight. Whisps entwined in dance upon a fragile thread emerging from the em...
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> On 10/08/2023, WWW anchors investigated The Checkland Mole Familys Eerie underground carnival: Where nightmares come to life as secrets dance in the shadows. The Mole Familys unsettling midnight communion with subterranean beings and sunken carnival barkers.
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> 10/21/2023, 7PM top story: The Checkland Mole Family Apologizes After Subterranean Carnival Goes Awry. Mole Family Promises to Do Better. Sunken Carnies Make No Such Promise.
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> On Friday, October the 13th, Jill planned to make a very important announcement. Despite The Director providing the hint of "17.68%" earlier in the day, nobody was able to determine that Jill's surprise - planned for 6:52 PM - would be that she had acquired a pair of sunglasses and integrated them into her costume. This hint was a reference to the PM headline on Sunday, 6/18/2023 which was: "Study shows that wearing sunglasses indoors can make you appear 17.68% cooler. You, however, only appear that way - you are not actually any cooler." From this surprise, Chill Dandy was born.
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