The Manta Carlos Print August 2018

Senior Prank "A Breath of Fresh Air" To Graduating Students
This week, prior to the high-school graduation ceremony, a group of students reportedly released a sack containing a vile-smelling substance into the area near the campus' gymnasium. The smell pervaded the gymnasium and the surrounding areas, until it was cleaned up by the school's custodial staff. When asked why they released the sack, one student replied that it was seen as "a breath of fresh air" to the graduating students of the high-school campus.

"It's just a prank," said another student. "It's a harmless end-of-the-year prank, and it was fun to do. We gotta let loose a bit of steam, right?"

As of yet, there is no evidence to conclude that the prank was harmful, but more pranks may be in development.

Memorial for Sideralis Family
A memorial service will be held this coming Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Sideralis. Both were prominent members of the Manta Carlos community, perhaps most well known for their contribution to the Sideralis Language School in Manta Carlos City. They are survived by their son, Evaristus Sideralis, who is currently serving time in the the Manta Carlos Behavioral Corrections Facility.

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Benefactor Leaves Behind Treasures for Manta Carlos Museum
The Manta Carlos Museum has begun the task of cataloging the largest single artifact donation in its history. Many of these artifacts are hundreds or thousands of years old, one-of-a-kind reminders of history that can't be revealed in the Narrow Reality.

These artifacts were transported in containers using the same environmental control and intertial dampening technologies seen in space travel.

"It was worth every penny," one museum curator told our reporter. "We've never seen anything like some of these artifacts. Some of them may even be magical." Broken magical artifacts sometimes release large amounts of magical energy, posing a risk to the Veil.

The donation was laid out in the will of Behar Dibra, a longtime donor and contributor to the Manta Carlos Museum. He left his entire collection to Manta Carlos.

Processing the new artifacts is expected to take over a month. Still, exhibits for the new artifacts should be expected over the next few months.

Weather Forecast
Temperatures are expected to reach as low as 18°C (65°F) and as high as 32°C (89°F). Skies will be partly cloudy through most of the first few weeks of August, with occasional isolated storms. However, starting on August 6th and extending through the 9th, expect heavy rainfall and strong winds as the island is affected by a tropical depression..

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Manta Carlos Man Arrested for Giving People Hugs.

A man was arrested today for forcefully giving people hugs around the island. He was finally caught and apprehended by MCPD officer Oma Re’fuut after he had made the mistake of trying to hug her.

The “serial hugger” was said to have been getting a high off of hugging people due to the nature of their powers.

Witnesses on the scene has stated that the man began to act erratic and demand more hugs before taken away to the police station.

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Parade Canceled Due to Rogue Instruments
The first annual Owdalf's Graduation Day Parade, which had been planned for August 20th, has been called off following a number of mishaps in the event's preparatory stages. The most expensive of these mishaps by far involves the dissolution of the self-playing marching band. The owners of Owdalf's Wondrous Goods Emporium had intended to enchant over 120 instruments to levitate and play themselves in a fully-autonomous marching band for their parade. The instruments began their march down the street last Saturday more than a week before their intended performance, halting traffic and disturbing pedestrians with their uncoordinated and discordant attempts at music.

While many of these instruments were recovered, an estimated 67 enchanted instruments are still at large, roaming the streets, woods, or rooftops of Manta Carlos. Kephiso's, the local music company responsible for renting all of the instruments, has posted rewards for the safe return of any of the remaining instruments. More details can be found on their website.

Weather Forecast
The weather on Manta Carlos is expected to be clear or partly cloudy for the next few weeks. Temperatures are expected to stay between 17°C (63°F) at nights and 34°C (93°F) during the day.

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"Real" Graduation Party is Unsanctioned, Possibly Dangerous
A mysterious, second graduation party has been announced by unknown individuals through fliers posted around the city. Calling itself "The Real Graduation Party," this event has not been approved by Starlight Academy Officials in any capacity. Some concerned citizens have been drawing comparisons between these announcements and the infamous Corn Maze Scavenger hunt of 2016, whose final death toll reached over 100 by its conclusion.

The Manta Carlos Police Department advises citizens to stay safe, and stay smart. They intend to have police present at this event because, in the words of one officer, "we obviously can't just stop everyone from going."

Starlight Academy officials would like to remind any students that an official, legitimate, and safe graduation party will be held at the same time, on campus.​