Rotunda Room, City Hall Your Decisons. Your News. Your City. Saturday, May 24th, 2014

Today in Reset, council members decided the fates of neglected animals from the Zoo of Life. Since the earthquake, the zoo has been in a state of disrepair. Many of the animals, both small and large, were left to roam free and without food, making them a danger to the city of Reset. New habitats and tough choices were necessary in order to keep Reset safe.

To efficiently expedite the process, an-imals were divided into five categories based on their viability as pets or exhibit animals, as well as their danger to humans.

The more innocuous creatures were set free, while some exotic ones, such as the honey badger and the warthog, were put up for adoption. The Reset Museum will hold the spiders and snakes in its Science wing, and the Performing Arts Center will house the birds. In a grisly move, the larger, more dangerous animals are scheduled to be killed. Council members requested zoo staff attempt to execute animals using untested teleportation technology at Reset University. Council members are hoping the technology proves to be unstable, re-sulting in the teleportation pods “safely and humanely” euthanizing them. No tests to prove this either way have been conducted to date. This news was received with shock and disgust by citizens in the city.

“First contaminated food is fed to inmates,” fumed indie music DJ Lance. “Now abus-

Zoo of Life Animals Resettled

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ing zoo animals with university tech? Who let these dogs out? Who? Who? Who?” He chuckled. “No but seriously – this is insane – who let these sickos into council chambers?”

The smaller, less dangerous omnivores and carnivores are to be transported to Both Grounds Island, where they can graze on the playing field together and possibly each other, if nature takes its course. Council members felt sending the animals to the is-land was a better use of the island than the typical sporting events held there.

“It is temporary…at this point they don’t

need to come together for a sporting event … they need to come together in others ways,” explained council member Kayla.

The four repaired cages in the Zoo of Life were left vacant because the Council felt they would not be sturdy enough to contain the large animals for an extended amount of time. Additionally, they felt they didn’t have enough man power to move or care for the animals. In retrospect, both of these claims have proven to be false: the cages have been functioning since first reported on in the Reset Daily News earlier this week, and there was a animal-ready heli-copter on standby throughout the council decision process.

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On Saturday, Reset received a much needed donation from two anonymous donors. Emo-tionally affected by the destruction, they generously offered to completely rebuild any one structure in Reset, with no budget restrictions.

Considering the only most damaged buildings, the council members from Virginia Beach concluded the Mt. Pleasant Apartment Complex was in the most need. The new complex will be rebuilt at twice its original capacity, bringing the total occupancy from 400 to 800 residents. Four smaller buildings will first be built around the perimeter to allow displaced residents to leave their temporary shelters since the apartments collapse.

In another extremely considerate gesture, the anonymous donors will pay the full cost of rent and utilities for residents until the people of Reset can rebuild the city as well. Housing priority in the new complex is given to existing residents, followed by displaced Resettelers, pending an application process.

New amenities were added to the building plans, including daycare for parents needing to return to work, a pool and a playground for “comfort”, and a gym to “encourage physical activity and fitness”.

Nonresidents are invited to enjoy the amenities for a fee that will be donated to the relief efforts.

Council member Camryn expressed, “Anybody who has been affected by the earthquake at all, even if they didn’t live in the apartments beforehand, can come and have a place to stay”.

A message to the donor: “We would like to thank them very much for their generosity and helping our town out”.

Act of Kindness Inspires Community

Council members Karina and Cameron of Tennessee, along with the Museum of Reset, have planned a new museum exhibition documenting the sequence of disasters that hit Reset this week. Part archive, part exhibit, it will include features never before displayed in Reset. The Council members feel that the proposed exhibit should be permanent once the museum regains power. Work will begin immediately.

The central element to the exhibition will be a “cause and effect” timeline, which will span the length of an entire wall. The sequence of events that occurred and their out-comes will be painstakingly chronicled in this space. First-person accounts, as well as before-and-after pictures, will be collected from willing Resettlers by the museum staff and integrated throughout the timeline.

A tectonic plate model, as well as an earthquake and heat simulator, will be installed to recreate the experiences from the past week. When approached with safety concerns, the girls explained that multiple safety measures such as harnesses and handrails would be installed, making the experience “completely safe”. The proposed concept was based off of other museum exhibits the council members have seen.

The museum plans to update the exhibit in five and ten year intervals.

New Exhibit to Chronicle Fateful Week

Knoxville City Council Member Mark Campen visited a session of the Reset Council. Post disaster sanitation needs were the focus in this challenge, pictured above.

What’s off in reset?CANYON OF THE DEEP

“We just had a huge earthquake that creat-ed this chasm. Now people want to build an amusement park on a potentially active fault?! Count me out on that tour.”-Brian of Reset

“The Canyon of the Deep sounds awe-some! I can’t wait to eat underwater. I used to be afraid of earthquakes, but now that I can visit the gorge safely, I feel okay.”-Bryler of Reset

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What’s Happening in the Reset Community?

Coming this summer! Entry is free and the event features all sorts of fun including: an animation studio, pet adoption, plays and movies, donation buckets, and special surprise guests!