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Sindobook:
What did something just happen? Whatever it is, I have nothing to do with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ixahfkWgSY
if you still don't believe me, see this
link from Mikey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7_fwYA04HyE
(note: it's unlisted video so it won't appear to searches or on channel.)
BTW Freddie (rat) says that particular cheese is unfit for small animal consumption. "It might be okay for [a person]. But most [small animals] have standards."
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This is a rather complicated affair, but the reports are starting to come in.
From Mikey: "Despite the latest purge, we still have a few informants within the [neighborhood cat] gang, one of them who is pretty close to Cat P and well aware of the inner workings and goings-on within the gang."
A little over a week ago, having secured relative stability after an extensive purge, Cat P launched his first action to reclaim territory to the north that had been lost during the seige of last year[1].
While he had secured stability with the purge, the finances of the gang were in shambles. Cat P knew he was unable to launch an attack, and summoned his team of advisors to ask if they had any ideas. Cat T suggested an infiltration, knowing it was the only option that would not deplete their limited funds and still offered a decent chance of success.
Preparations were made, though hasty. Cat T himself volunteered to lead the team, and came up with a relatively simple plan. He knew that the loosely affiliated coalition of gangs that had taken over the north were kept in check by an unknown group operating out of a supply house (distributing supplies to the gangs in exchange for their continued service). First, he would lead a crack team of elite cats to exterminate the cats at the enemy supply house, then Cat F would bring in her team of infiltrators to replace the cats who had previously manned it. While Cat F's team stalled and bought them time, Cat T's team would then loot and relocate any supplies they found before they were found out, in which case both teams would evacuate back to their own base. With the supply house looted, the coalition of gangs would stop cooperating and once they started infighting, they could be dealt with latter or would likely easily fall in a direct attack (with the gang having gained their supplies -- hopefully enough to launch an attack).
[1] People year, not cat years. I am not quoting here, all times will be given in standard people times/years/months/weeks/days/etc.
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Background: "Ninja One" was the radio codename used by Cat T's team assassination / reclamation, and "Wizard One" was the codename used by Cat F's infiltration team. Both teams were relatively small, Ninja One was Cat T along with four of the toughest cats in the gang, Wizard One included Cat F and eight other cats.
After several hours of travel the teams arrived at the edge of coalition territory. At first it seemed like they would be seriously outnumbered, cats were everywhere, agents of the gang coalition were in great number. However they blended in and kept a low profile, scouting the place out and found a back door that was very lightly gaurded. A sole cat was sitting there, stretched out and yawning occasionally.
After scoping out the back door, the rest of Ninja One hid while Cat T approached the guard. He tried to bribe the guard but the guard responded only by hissing at him before standing up and perching, ready to lunge into combat. Not wanting to raise any more alarm, Cat T backed off and disappeared, along with the rest of his team.
Cat T radioed Cat F and asked her to seduce the rear guard into leaving his post so they could infiltrate without being detected. Cat F was glad to oblige, and she told Cat T to hold tight and arrived about twenty minutes later.
Despite repeated attempts at seduction, Cat F was unable to convince the guard to leave his post. Seeing her advances were not having any effect, she shifted her efforts and offered him a sexy figurine from her collection. He quickly capitulated and left his post. After this, Cat T's Ninja team infiltrated the supply house via the rear door without any resistance.
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I will say what I know.
Most of C's supporters deserted him back in March. He had no significant following after that. I do not know the circumstances of the mass desertion.
C's group had been running a defecit in funds since early on. They only survived because one entity or another was willing to pump funds into it. Once these funds dried up, most operations ceased.
C himself has not been sighted in the last few months, and is presumed missing, possibly dead.
From Mikey: "He likely perished at the claws of the neighborhood cat gang. Every (small animal) out there knows they wanted him dead."
Added 06-06-2013: It is now all but confirmed.
From Samantha: "All operation ceased. Scouts report that headquarters is abandoned, no animals including C is anywhere to be found. No fresh scents, by all signs it was abandoned at least [2-3 weeks] ago."
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Cat T and his team skulked about in the structure, proceeding down a long corridor without any cover. Cat T knew they were out in the open and moved quickly down the corridor. He smelt cats at the other end, so he was ready for anything. At the end it opened into a medium-size room, something resembling a break room with couches, tables, and large, comfy chairs. Several cats were sound asleep on the furniture, and Cat T lost no time leaping to attack. The rest of his team followed suit. It was simple butchery, four of the six cats perished immediately and two that tried to fight back were overcome in a matter of seconds. Cat T knew that the noise was sure to attract more cats, so he motioned his team to hide under the assorted furniture and wait for others to show up so they could ambush them.
It would take about minute for more cats to show, they were either being very cautious or taking their pretty time. A large cat, almost as large as Cat P, and two younger cats entered the room, and then panicked once they realised all their friends had been slain (most in their sleep). The fat one mewled out some orders before turning and trying to run, but Cat T's team bolted out of their hiding places and cut him off. He tried to fight back but was hopelessly outnumbered, he wasn't getting any help from the two younger cats who were trying to show submission. Cat T refused to show mercy, and all three cats were quickly dispatched.
Cat T's team scoured the rest of the complex, but wasn't able to find any other defenders. The complex had numerous storerooms, containing everything from computers and logistical equipment to cash. One particular storeroom was full of large bags of gourmet cat food that must have been lifted from nearby wholesalers. Cat T radioed Cat F and told her that the place was clear and safe for her infiltration team. In the meantime they started gathering the prime supplies in the break room where the original six defenders had perished.
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Yes, "The cats (and other animals) of the neighborhood cat gang, 2013 edition" by Mikey.
Cat P. m. 8-10 y/o: Fat cat who is in charge of the gang. Has the support of most to all of the cats in the vanguard. But other cats have mixed feelings about him. A weak ruler who rarely makes good decisions, but expert at politics and backstabbing. Often takes credit for the accomplishments of other cats.
From Samantha: "He's a big cat with an even bigger ego."
Cat T. ? <6 y/o: Capable cat who is close to Cat P. An expert survivalist and good fighter. Keeps a relatively low profile (in gang matters) as he does not want to draw attention to himself.
Cat T. l. <6 y/o: Friendly, noisy, needy cat who likes people. An expert with information technology, computers, and network security / hacking. Supports Cat P.
Cat A. mc. ~4 y/o: Conniving cat that manipulates other cats. An expert at seduction and blackmail. Favored by Cat P for dirty work. Not well liked by most other cats in the gang.
Cat A. me. <5y/o: Noisy, social cat that loves people and is always meowing / purring. Capable when it comes managing other cats. Hesitantly supports cat P, friends with Cat T. l.
Cat f. 4 y/o: Friendly cat who likes collecting things. Popular among male cats. Doesn't really support any other cats.
Cat R. b. ~7-8 y/o: A cat that supported Cat L. Doesn't like other cats or people, nor very popular with either. More prominent in past campaigns and not very relevant today. His skills are similar to Cat T. l.
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(Quoted)
I doubt it is really him. But, be wary.
I do believe the scheme is still playing playing out. In the final phase, Cat P will 'grandstand' or use the removal of his officer (Cat A. mc.) to further reinforce his own position as 'an effective leader who punishes incompetence or malevolence when it is found within his ranks.' His effort to rally his troops will be, at least in part, successful, but in the end will only affect those who already support him and not gain him any new followers. Cat P may see it as a victory, but is the sacrifice of his officer really worth it?
(End)
From Mikey: "Unlike Tsao Tsao he isn't actually short on supplies or anything. He just sacrificed an officer for a temporal gain. It only shows that his understanding of strategy is.. at best.. purely superficial."
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They ARE NOT the same person. If you were watching last night you should have seen proof of that.
I am not going to say anything more because if you really want to talk with or meet them, you do that yourself. Most of them stick together so meeting them all is pretty straightforward, really.
No stalking or harassment because I assure you that stalkerz and others will be dealt with, harshly.
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Cat F's team moved in through the back door as Cat T's team made their first departure, with pairs of cats each carrying a small bag of luxury cat food. They stashed the supplies in a nearby vehicle while Cat F's team spread out throughout the complex. It was still early in the morning and the supply house had not yet opened for distribution. Cat F made a judgement call and ordered her team to start stopping up the doors and baring the structure to keep out anyone else. She and two others on her team went to guard the back door in order to keep anyone other than Cat T's team from entering.
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I'm sorry to disappoint you guys, but most small animals, or Pandas for that matter, do not believe in ghosts or haunted anythings. It's very rare for small animals to believe in much of anything beyond ancient religions, like the Chinese paying respect to ancestors, or Japanese belief in Kami (spirits).
The looting continued, over the course of an hour the cats loaded bags of luxury cat food, computer equipment, money, and other valuable supplies into the vehicle. Cat F had split her forces, her two largest cats sat within the vehicle to guard it, another two at the back door to guard it, and the rest inside the supply building to focus on setting up fortifications and keeping a lookout for enemy activity. The application was going well for about an hour, and then Cat F heard over the radio that she had collected that the masters were trying to contact the fat cat and tell him to open the supply house for distribution.
Cat F mewed back in her deepest voice possible, that they were experience technical difficulties and would need about 10-20 more minutes to get their computer system online. The boss fell for it, asking if she required any assistance to which she replied no, it was just a simple reboot of the system that would take some time.
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The situation is being monitored, however, neither Mikey nor Samantha want to get their forces to involved.
From Mikey: "It's way too hot to handle. Moral support is really all we can send at this point."
From Samantha: "The brigade's paws are full. Getting involved would leave us vulnerable to the neighborhood cat gang. We can't afford to risk that as Cat P is trying his to best to rally his forces."
I will say this. Neither force has the supplies for such a long-range operation. They cannot do an extraction, and they cannot send any substantial force to protect her (not one that would actually make a difference). Mikey has said he will be perfectly glad to defend her if she can reach the southeastern refuge [1]. But beyond that, his security forces aren't capable of much more than a short-range operation. For the record, the enclave[2] is also small animal territory, Bunny P and her allies can be counted on in times of need. As can bunny K, though she is out of the way and not much of a fighter.
[1] The tip of the local area under small animal control.
[2] An 'island' of small animal control to the northeast.
Sindobook:
I don't expect that she will skip out. She still has a few rl allies she can count on (like Bunny K, Bunny P, or Pig E). She may not have a grasp on strategy, but she can at least make decent tactical decisions.
From Mikey: It's actually a very straightforward strategy. The small animals[1] are ganging up on her, and surrounding her, moving in. Pick the weakest among them, probably Bunny S, charge through and pummel her. She is in decent shape and could likely beat Bunny S in an all-out fight. At that point, not only has she broken their encirclement, but by showing she can beat at least the weaker among them one-on-one, she will force them to group up rather than operate alone. If they are forced to stick to small groups, they won't be able to surround her as easily, and she'll be more able to outrun them.
[1] Refering only to the small animals that have turned on her.
If anyone is tempted to get involved, please remember that at least some of them aren't actually against her, I mean you better make sure of it and make sure you know what your are doing before doing anything.
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Well she is still alive, I mean, they haven't been able to kill her (yet) so she's doing a pretty good job really.
From Mikey: "Instead of fleeing, or vanishing, she bode her time, she bunkered down and recruited others to defend her."
"The problem is, there are many arrayed against her, and she hasn't recruited anywhere near their number. In the end she has only a couple of recruits she can depend on to defend her to the death."
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Yes she is still alive, she just made one of her facebooks private that's all. Because she was getting tired of being a center of attention and seeing insults from the ones who want her dead, begging for forgiveness for the ones who for some reason didn't want to be friends with her again (after trying to publicly shame her). She was even streaming later that day, though the stream is down to only her and some trusted pigs, none of the bunnies she trusts were around.
From Mikey: "Bunny A (who only likes other bunnies to begin with) is a big question mark. We honestly don't know what her status is. Bunny J is probably still her friend, but is a pretty busy bunny and rarely around much to begin with. Bunny K is no doubt still her friend, no one hates bunny K and she gets along well with everyone. She is good friends with Bunny D, and will probably always be. Bunny S is one of the ringleaders trying to kill her, but as everyone knows Bunny S is a real scatterbrain and doesn't really think that straight. Pig S seems to alternate between wanting to kill her and begging her for forgiveness, but she wants nothing to do with him. And another (unknown) pig is another ringleader, numerous pigs are aligned with another unknown ringleader, and the list goes on."
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It was an in-joke based on an old video -- this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmpONxJ7JSw
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Yes. Recently an informant tricked Cat P into revealing the full complement of his forces. His loyalists consist of roughly 65 cats (he claimed 130 but the informant knows better). Beyond this he has hired 115 mercenary cats who really have no allegiances. And another 10 cats from a local mercenary group. Finally, a group of 4 elite mercenary cats that can probably be counted on.
Despite numerous purges it seems that another rebellion is taking hold among the other cats in the gang. They have few (capable) leaders but likely have the edge in raw numbers.
And economics are not favorable for the gang. They are still losing funds overall, being forced to take out loans day by day.
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I can say right now. It will not be permitted.
From Mikey: "We've determined that bunny S (j.S) is, for all practical purposes, a noncombatant. She couldn't carry out an attack even if she wanted to. There's no reason to believe she poses an actual threat to Bunny R."
From Samantha: "Watch the vids that (her owner) put up. It's obvious that bunny just isn't very bright. So leave her alone. She's harmless."
Also, before anyone gets any stupid ideas, know that the bunny caucus has decided she is of strategic value and committed a Panda to guarding her.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH1RKnVL9k0
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Interesting that you should ask that. Yes most of them have nicknames but it isn't really that well known outside of the gang. For instance, Cat P is sometimes referred to as 'Porky', though not to his face. And, Cat T. l is known as 'Poindexter', Cat A. mc is known as several names I won't repeat here; the list goes on.
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Yes it is true. Just read it on her page. I'm not going to repeat it all here.
from Mikey: "Just as cats tend to want to kill each other, small animals tend to want to get along with each other. So it's pretty normal for them to all make up and be friends regardless of what happened in the past."
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I was not there. But I heard what happened from enough people.
Cat To and Cat A were having a hissing match. Suddenly several of Cat A's goons appeared and jumped on him. It was nowhere near a 'fair fight', he tried to defend himself but the goons were organized and he was far outnumbered. Surrounded and unable to run, he didn't last long.
Word spread quickly, once his followers got word that he had perished, they quickly fled in order to save themselves.
from Samantha: "Word is, she is on a rampage. This is likely just the beginning."
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Yesterday, you had the incident where Cat To perished at the hands of Cat A's "goon squad". Today, there were several odd circumstances surrounding mishaps that happened with Cat A's goons.
One cat was found crushed by a fallen bookcase. Another cat apparently died in his sleep. Finally another seems to have been electrocuted.
From Mikey: "The cats are getting antsy. Rumor has it there is a killer on the loose, as in recent days, cats have perished in a number of unusual circumstances. It seems like these events are focused around Cat A and her supporters. For the record, even our informants still within the gang have no idea what is going on."
Nonetheless, it can be fully expected that Cat A will continue with her ongoing purge as she fights to assert control over the gang.
From Samantha: "Her squad is mostly replaceable. I mean, they're mercenaries. The gang can just hire new ones to replace the ones that were lost. Of course, they're rates just went up, but the gang seems intent on burning through what little remaining capital they have.
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Please wait on that because we are still in the process of going through all the debriefings and after action reports.
Most of the teams got what they needed. Get in, do what you got to do, and get out.
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From Mikey: "She (Cat A) is the real threat. She is intelligent when it comes to tactics and their execution, brutal and merciless beyond measure, forward-thinking, and perfectly competent. She can think quickly, adapt to the situation, and find ways to use it to her advantage."
"Right now, the gang is its own worst enemy. They can claim growth, but in reality, they're just more spread out. Cat P is an expert politician, but an incompetent commander with little grasp of strategy or of long-term planning. Under his command, the gang lurches about on some random path."
"Currently they are in a precarious situation, trying to project strength and occupy more territory than ever, when in reality, their non-mercenary members are at an all-time low (for this generation of cats). Once the mercenaries go home, they'll be overextended, barely able to defend the core, if that."
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That is a rumor. Unconfirmed.
"We honestly don't know if Cat F and Cat T.L are 'getting it on with each other'. Nor is this the type of thing the infiltrators generally try to find out. It's not actionable information, or terribly useful (unless the relationship is a well-kept secret)."
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No, not yet. I guess you could call this 'the quiet before the storm'. Nobody is talking. Cats are simply forming up lines, staring each other down; an occasional hiss or rumble can be heard, but nothing else. You can feel the tension in the air. Cat P has locked and barred his door, and secured himself in his office (not seen for two days now). A few other cats are nowhere to be seen, they might be fortified in Cat P's office too, or they might have disappeared, no one knows.
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Since yesterday all the doors have been closed and no cat entering or leaving. Hence no reports from any informants.
Scouts from the bunny brigade report hearing possible combat in the building, but it's hard to make out exactly what is happening.
From Mikey: "I expect they're killing each other. I mean, what else would they be doing."
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Still no news on the neighborhood cat gang.
From Mikey: "Cat P is inside with the rest of them. We received several reports of Cat P sightings, but each was reviewed and shown to be false."
From Samantha: "Scouts report no change. No cat or other animal has entered or left the building. No deliveries have been made to the building. They cannot hold like this indefinately, no one is really sure exactly how much food or supplies they have, but it's not an infinite amount."
What can be reported is that their hold on any territories they thought they controlled is simply nonexistent. "No cats in the field means no one is paying much attention to them. The mercenaries have all gone home, and the gang has packed up and left."
Sindobook:
Earlier today (in the morning hours immediately after sunrise), small animal scouts from the bunny brigade reported the following activity from the complex.
Several cats, wearing black-on-yellow-background happy face masks over their head, showed up at the complex. The bunny brigade didn't know what to think at first, but seeing they were not hostile, parted and let them through. The cats in fact seemed totally oblivious to the bunnies; seemingly ignoring them as they sauntered up to the fortified complex where the members of the neighborhood cat gang had retreated to and blockaded themselves inside.
The cats hissed for a representative of the neighborhood cat gang to come out, and when none was forthcoming (it was questionable whether the gang would even be able to hear them, as they were holed up inside the complex with all the doors closed tight -- One of the cats produced a bucket with a number of tomatoes and started throwing them at the windows of the complex that were still intact and not boarded up.
After a few minutes of being pelted with tomatoes, Cat T.l appeared on the roof of the complex. He hissed back and waved a paw, claws out, at the aggressors, but then had to duck behind cover to avoid a barrage of tomatoes aimed toward his position. More hisses came out of he aggressors, this time demanding Cat A or Cat P to appear.
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Honestly it's nothing much, just the usual, some quick stuff I did this morning. It's similar to what I did before for HotD.
The processing actually goes very quickly, but you have to shoot and develop with the processing in mind.
1) Shoot close to how you would normally shoot (for portraiture). I tend to favor some weak backlighting for these types of shots, just barely on the verge of causing glare (if you can get it). Just because it makes things look more dynamic. For #3, I was circling around, trying to get the best lighting and background (no person or object in the background that was too close). If you can't get ideal lighting, that's fine, just do what you can.
2) If there is a lot going on, shoot a lot, so you have a lot of shots to choose from. For #3 (the most difficult), I took maybe 20-30 shots while circling around, and then chose the best one as a starting point. I'm not saying to 'spray and pray', you should be moving around, getting different angles / backgrounds so you have a wide variety to choose from when you get down to editing. Especially when it's crowded. For simpler or more straightforward shots, or ones where less can go wrong, you don't need to shoot a lot, maybe 3-5 shots to choose from.
3) In LR, process with contrast set to max, highlights pulled all the way in, and clarity +40. Using shadow and exposure, get the faces right and leave everything else alone.
4) In LR, export to a TIFF so you can process without any loss. Open up the TIFF in irfanview and then invoke the Topaz Adjust third-party plugin.
5) I use the "HDR heavy pop grunge" preset as a starting point. This starts with 0.00 brightness, adjust downward to around -0.60 or so. Add a little bit of vignetting. Drop the saturation a little bit.
That's all really, pretty simple stuff IMO.
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Actually, not the message itself, but the video itself (was a coded message). A good strategist isn't just thinking of the next move, but of the next two or three moves.
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Neither Cat A or Cat P appeared. One bunny thought she saw Cat P's image appear in one of the remaining windows, but only for an instant and it quickly vanished after that.
After roughly ten more minutes, the aggressors ran out of tomatoes and after hissing and showing claws, swiping at air with hair standing on end, in the attack position, for another minute, the cats turned and left. They vanished as quickly as they came, leaving no trace other than the vandalism they left behind.
Inside the complex, faint sounds of activity could be heard.
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Not really true, at least not the way we do it.
The main rule for the front player is 'stay alive'. Rush for an advantageous position right off the beat and the bunker down, taking cover and working the side or cross-field angles to your right and/or left. You're rarely shooting in front of you, suppressing those to your front is the job and protecting against being bunkered is the job of the mid players directly behind you. Your job is to look to the side angles and take opportunistic shots at players who are outside of cover (from your angle) and to provide reaction fire against the enemy players as they try to advance through your firing lanes. You might not get a lot of kills every game, especially if the enemy team plays conservatively and does not advance. But even in this type of game front players are vital, not only do they punish an overly aggressive enemy, but they help to confine and corner a conservative enemy so the mid and back players will be able to get those kills.
The main rule for the middle player is versatility. Middle players have many jobs. They are the eyes of the front players, keeping an eye down the field and warning the front players of any danger, as well as providing forward cover fire when needed. We pair up middle players and front players, so they can work together when advancing or being aggressive. Middle players have to be ready to take the role of a front player, either as a temporary measure when advancing or to replace a front player as needed.
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Some of the bunnies of the bunny brigade hopped up to the structure and placed their ears against it. They reported hearing Cat P giving a motivation speech about how the enemy had fled in cowardly fled when faced with the threat of having to fight him and the rest of the vanguard.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cat-mayor-alaska-town-15-years-article-1.1116263
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All dates are approximate, no gaurantees as to their accuracy.
1-5-2010 Skippy, Muffin, Mr. Wiggles, and Twinkie injured in a boating accident.
2-6-2010 Another boating accident (no apparent injuries) occured in the Making
of "Mr. Sparkles and Friends".
3-12-2010 Mr. P goes missing, or at least unaccounted for. His minions claim
'family matters'.
5-13-2010 Samantha is the new leader for the Bunny Brigade; Jessie, a Mongoose
is employed for anti-snake patrols.
6-12-2010 Neighborhood cats 'B' (aka. 'R'), L, and K, are identified by
Mikey and Samantha as a danger to small animals everywhere.
7-13-2010 Local bunny uprising in the Neighborhood Cat Gang's backyard. Ragtag
bunnies cause the Cat 'L' to call up mercenary snakes and birds and commence
a 3-day 'sweep and secure' operation. While the uprising was abandoned
after a day, the expenditures by the gang to quell it were significant.
Long Shan and other Pandas take advantage of the situation to pilfer
additional funds from the gang. Estimated expenditures between 300,000 to
600,000 carrots.
7-28-2010 Bunny Brigade and their allies raid 'countryside farm', loot
approximentally 75% of the viable crops.
8-31-2010 Small Animals meet at 'The Daily Pet' to discuss, among other
things, a rise in V/U targeted attacks.
9-29-2010 The Cat 'L's owner moves out of town, taking 'L' with him. On its
own accord, the Black Bunny Squad raids the gang's fridge, but finds it
completely empty.
10-10-2010 'Goon squads' from the neighborhood cat gang invade surrounding
cities, trying to extort money from small animals. Their efforts are
largely unsucessful. Cat 'P' takes command of the gang, but cannot restore
the vanguard to full strength. The gang has no funds and is basically
'running on empty'.
10-10-2010 Another Tofu video released, showing Tofu and Sobi playing.
10-18-2010 The neighborhood cat gang holds its annual 'Kitty Caucus'. Of
the twenty cats that take part in the caucus, 14 are injured, and among those
three are listed as having received serious injuries. As a result of the
caucus, all four remaining existing members of the vanguard are approved,
though the embattled Cat W by a slim margin of only two votes. The Vanguard
approves 5 new members, most by a signicant margin, except for the
controversial Snake Z who is approved by a margin of only one vote.
12-01-2010 Small animals mourn the passing Panda 'B', Long Shan's teacher.
03-13-2011 Bunny brigade deployed to Japan to assist in relief efforts for
earthquake.
03-28-2011 Cat Y reportedly sighted at a local small animal event.
04-07-2011 Defectors from the neighborhood cat gang report that upper leadership
is paralyzed and that Cat P is a weak and ineffective leader.
06-07-2011 Cat T rewarded for service to the gang with a promotion to the newly
created position of 'director of small animal interdiction operations'. Snake
Z showing signs of being stressed, but still loyal to the gang. Gang
becoming impotent, unable to respond to canine territorial invasion. Cat P
becomes increasingly paranoid.
06-21-2011 Cat Y demoted from his old position in the gang, moved to logistics.
Replaced by Cat F. Cat Y forced to clean up the mess left behind by Cat K's
departure.
07-01-2011 Cat Y attempts to lead a rebellion against Cat P, but is abandoned
by his minions. In a valiant attempt, he singlehandedly tries to assassinate
Cat P, but in the fight that follows, he cannot gain the upper hand quickly
enough and is forced to flee as Cat P calls for reinforcements.
07-26-2011 Local snakes attack en masse, coming in teams of 2 or 3. A skeleton
crew of small animals attempts to fight back, doing some damage but not
enough to stop the invasion and are forced to disperse in order to survive.
08-02-2011 Informants report that Cat Y has 'gone dark', no one knows where he
is or has seen him. Snake attacks increase, but local small animals take
advantage of a safety zone held by the Lepus Alliance.
08-13-2011 Informant reports that loyalty within the gang is at an all time
low, Cat P must hold frequent 'pep rallies' and purges in order to maintain
his authority / position. Cat P is under constant attack from his rivals,
though his grip on power is still firm for the time being.
09-10-2011 Cat P injured while demonstrating his newly designed "Super Lift
System".
10-04-2011 The local Lepus Alliance members begin operations against the
gang in the north. Hint's of trouble in Cat P's inner circle. The snake
E posts another paranoid diatribe online.
10-29-2011 Legendary bunny S, well known online, shows up at the local small
animal monthly meetup. But she is so immersed in her internet that she
refuses to interact with anyone other than her sister.
11-14-2011 Cat Y, forced into hiding, is sighted on the edge of the
neighborhood cat gang's territory. Small animals suspect that he is
attempting to gather forces to launch a rebellion. The English Springer
Spaniel, 'M', is said to be gaining power locally.
01-09-2012 Cat P sighted at the edge of the neighborhood cat gang's territory,
but only for a brief moment. Cat T has a close call but escapes certain
death when security comes to his rescue.
01-12-2012 Three members of the black bunny squad are captured in a 'maritime
incident'.
01-15-2012 The bunny 'D', known online as 'C' (but not _that_ 'C') relocates
to the east of neighborhood cat gang territory.
01-24-2012 Multiple sources indicate that Cat P is basically 'done', due to
unpopular opinion held by higher-ups in the gang. Cats W and T are likely
to follow, and the likely replacement is Cat K, or one of his henchmen.
Sindobook:
Yes and no. Honestly I can't say why. I mean, I don't know the details behind everything. I always just do things, and then move on.
mamochan:
Error: Small animals not found
Abort? Retry? Fail? Buy Tofu's book?
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