[TITLE] Happy Pranksgiving!
[DESCRIPTION] The wildly popular @@NAMEINITIALS@@BC television series "Prankyard Wars" has long shown a team of practical jokers attempting to out-do each other with harmless mischief. Following a recent dip in ratings however, their antics led to the accidental incineration of a public park, several houses, and most of the first due fire station's equipment.
[VALIDITY] Judicial System
[OPTION 1] "It was just a prank, @@LEADER@@!" wails @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ "@@ANIMAL@@-Butt" @@RANDOMLASTNAME@@, spokesman of the prank team. "You can't hold us liable for it! We just thought 'FOOF' sounded like a funny chemical name… you know, like 'You got FOOFed!' How were we supposed to know it makes pretty much everything it touches burst into flames? People need to lighten up and consider our intentions before grabbing their pitchforks!"
[EFFECT 1] bank robbers yell "it's just a prank" as they flee with their loot
[OPTION 2] "Dioxygen difluoride is one of the most dangerous chemicals in existence! We cannot allow this kind of irresponsible behavior!" roars police chief @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ "@@ANIMAL@@-Claw" @@RANDOMLASTNAME@@, as @@HE@@ wildly flails about with @@HIS@@ baton. "They can't possibly have acquired it without knowing exactly what it does! Let me bring them up on chemical weapons charges, and we'll see who's laughing when they get convicted as the terrorists they are! We must have zero tolerance for so-called 'pranksters!'"
[EFFECT 2] whoopee cushions are classified as weapons of mass destruction
[OPTION 3] [VALIDITY] No State Controlled Media
"I'm certain we can negotiate a settlement that will make all parties happy" is the smoothing sentiment of @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ "Voice of the @@ANIMAL@@" @@RANDOMLASTNAME@@, esteemed news anchor and manager of @@NAMEINITIALS@@BC. "If you'll look the other way on any import laws that may have been broken, we'll pay to rebuild everything even better than before, and I'll toss in some positive coverage of your current legislative efforts! If anybody asks, just tell them it was all staged. You win, we win!"
[EFFECT 3] conspiracy theorists regularly claim "it wasn't staged!"
[OPTION 4] [VALIDITY] State Controlled Media
"This is a travesty!" growls @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ "Voice of the @@ANIMAL@@" @@RANDOMLASTNAME@@, your state Minister for Information and Propaganda. "When we nationalized the media, it was supposed to instill a certain sense of propriety and decorum, but instead our own producers are smuggling dangerous chemicals to boost ratings! I guess we just need to eliminate all of this "entertainment" programming, and increase funding for our censorship office! From now on, nothing but official news broadcasts and patriotic music can be allowed."
[EFFECT 4] children are so bored of television that they've resorted to playing outside
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