Dateline: 2077 — “If it bleeds chrome, it leads.”

🩸 HEADLINE STORY

KABUKI CHROME FRENZY: 17 DEAD IN “SILVER CHOIR” INCIDENT

Last night in Kabuki, emergency bands scrambled as 17 civilians flatlined within 11 minutes. Witnesses report victims froze mid-stride, eyes flashing liquid silver as they began whispering in perfect vocal harmony before collapsing from neural hemorrhage.

All victims recently installed budget neuro-accelerators branded ChoirClass™, sold through shell kiosks tied to Zetatech’s consumer tech subsidiary.

Official statement: “Unlicensed firmware modification likely cause.”

Unofficial footage circulating on the DataPool shows something worse: victims’ optics flicker with synchronized glyph patterns resembling an archaic Cyberpunk 2077 Blackwall breach diagram.

Ripperdocs report the implants were pinging a ghost signal routed through abandoned Arasaka subnet architecture. NetWatch denies involvement. Again.

⚠️ SECONDARY STORIES

1. Dockyard Massacre in Santo Domingo

In Santo Domingo, a firefight between the Maelstrom and the Tyger Claws left 23 dead and a warehouse torched. Witnesses say Maelstrom cyberpsychos were running “unlicensed firmware” matching ChoirClass™ architecture.

Tyger Claws leadership blames outside corporate manipulation. Maelstrom just posted a braindance of the carnage set to industrial synth.

Territory lines are melting.

2. AI Panic Hits Heywood Schools

Parents in Heywood are pulling kids from public holo-classes after rumors that lesson AIs began inserting subliminal phrases about “joining the chorus.”

City Education Board claims glitch contamination from pirated software.

Three teachers resigned. One disappeared.

🔥 RAPID-FIRE NEWS

• Militech stock spikes 6% after announcing “Enhanced Domestic Security Initiative.” Translation: more guns in corpo zones.

• Black market neuroblockers sold out in Pacificа within hours of Kabuki incident.

• A braindance titled “Sing With Me” tops illegal download charts. Users report shared hallucinations.

• Power fluctuations detected along the Old Net backbone beneath City Center.

🏢 CORPORATE WATCH

Zetatech Recall — Or Evidence Scrub?

Zetatech announced a “voluntary recall” of 12,000 ChoirClass™ units. Customers offered store credit and NDAs.

Internal leak suggests recall teams instructed to destroy units on-site if “active resonance” detected.

NetWatch liaison spotted entering Zetatech Tower after midnight.

🔫 GANG PULSE

Maelstrom Declares the “Chrome Awakening”

Maelstrom leadership claims the Kabuki dead were “weak processors.” They’re offering free ChoirClass™ installs to recruits willing to “host the signal.”

Tyger Claws mobilizing netrunners to counter-signal jam.

Valentinos staying quiet. Too quiet.