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POSTED: THE MORNING AFTER THE CHAOS BALL.

SUBMITTED BY: ANONYMOUS.

[ ATTACHMENT: Shaky video detailing the fight between Artemis and Thanatos, starting with some shaky dancing footage which whirls towards Artemis punching Than, and ending when Artemis storms off. ]

At an undisclosed location in the midst of the Archipelago, violent sparks were spotted flying. In the midst of it all, we can spot Artemis Rhea, darling dynasty actress, caught in a rage. The video, supplied by an anonymous source, shows the actress throwing herself at an unnamed individual, punching them straight in the eye before accosting them.

It would be a boring tale, dear readers, if that were to be all there is to the story. The person seen falling victim to the Rhea princess’ fury is the same wrist-breaking (read more here!) bodyguard from that infamous night at Symposia. This time, he didn’t protect Artemis Rhea, however: instead, he seemed on the receiving end of her violence. 

If only we were invited to these kinds of thrilling after parties, where all the exciting things seem to happen! From the name of this stranger to whatever has gone awry between these two (who had, mind you, been spotted sipping cocktails not too long ago!), we are struggling to put the pieces together, but one thing is certain: this world seems wrought with violent individuals. It seems Artemis Rhea is joining the fray.

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In the days following the Heteraidia Festival, Pandora releases an expose and an accompany photo on the cover of its magazines, its feeds, and the front page of its website. All subscribers receive the same notification: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER: ZEUS RHEA & AEGEAN WATERS' CFO, CHILDHOOD FRIEND HEPHAESTUS GALANI

Dearest readers, we come to you this glorious morning with a monumental leak concerning, who else? The Rheas, of course. But this is no garden variety bar brawl, no broken hands, no no, we've had our fill plenty of the juvenile squabbles and have demanded a feast. This morning's story has to do with the King of the Sky himself, a broken-hearted Queen, an affair spanning years, if not decades with their beloved knight. You read right.  

Sources very close to the subjects allege that Zeus Rhea has been carrying on an off-and-on affair with his childhood friend, Aegean Waters CFO Hephaestus Galani. The same sources allege that upon discovering this affair, Hera Rhea fled to Pontius, and that Hephaestus Galani followed suit when the affair was broken off, the two of them forming their own Broken Hearts Club, bonded in loving a man who would never love them enough. 

But we're not done. Many of you remember the tumultuous, the glamorous Heteraidia Festival. Perhaps some of you were lucky enough to attend (lucky bastards!) - investigations have unearthed Symposia logs in which the two once lovers had met privately - with the entire building empty. One has to wonder if the affair has been rekindled, if the gravitational pull of a King is enough to eclipse the ache of heartbreak; if the entire event was but a ploy to pull back those he had spurned. Not even supposed royalty is above the machinations of the heart. Who would have guessed? But such conjecture would be nothing new for the Rheas. This is their nature: They kick a hornet's nest long in the making, comprised & confounded by none other than Cronus' old princes, who now find themselves in one tight little spot. 

Readers, I have a riddle for you. Or better yet: I have five. Zeus loved Hephaestus, Hephaestus spurned Olympe, Mycenae deserted Cronus, and Poseidon stole Hades' own. Still think history is buried? Look closer. Before this turns into a problem of algebraic proportions, I have one question left: how many Pontius turns will it take to bring them all down?

ATTACHED: [A BLURRY BUT OTHERWISE CLEAR PHOTO of Hephaestus Galani and Zeus Rhea the morning after the final night of festivities at the beach. They're both sitting on the sand, knees touching, heads bent together.]

ATTACHED: [A SHAKY VIDEO of Hephaestus Galani and Zeus Rhea on the beach; they're standing, and talking - audio is very faint and indecipherable. Hephaestus reaches for Zeus's chest, lays his palm upon it; they both appear to be impassioned.]

ATTACHED: [A SNAPSHOT of paper logs and guest sign-in sheets for Symposia; the first night’s logs are unmistakable. No other guests have signed in except for Hephaestus Galani. Another snapshot of a log receipt for several bottles of wine for the same night.]

ATTACHED: [A SNAPSHOT of a crumbled note, from Hephaestus Galani addressed to Zeus Rhea. Its content is simple. Written: “Meet at the beach before I leave? I wanted to give you your birthday present in private.”]

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DURING THE LATTER HALF OF HETERAIDIA, PANDORA INDEPENDENT DROPS A SCATHING BANGER OF AN ARTICLE, WITH ATTACHED DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE

[ ATTACHMENT: SHAKY VIDEO TAKEN AT SYMPOSIA. Thanatos Erebus can be seen grabbing a man in the first seconds, whose howls soon grow louder than the pulsing beat. Artemis Rhea pushes Erebus behind her and can be seen accosting security, who drags the injured man off. The video remains on the pair before following security and cutting off. ]

[ ATTACHMENT: TEXT. My friend was a bit overexcited when coming across Artemis Rhea at Symposia. We had gotten in through a friend of a friend and it was just a lot! So maybe he got too touchy, but then her friend or bodyguard or psycho puppet, who knows, got a little too touchy himself. I don’t know his name, sorry. His wrist got shattered, which you can see in the video. The hospital bill was taken care off by Rhea’s people, I’ll send that along but I have redacted my friend’s name per their suggestion. I don’t know if you want anything with this, but they really think that throwing money at this will make them seem like the good guys, but come on! It looks like Artemis Rhea and her friend had fun for the rest of the night while my friend was in surgery and got a permanent ban from Symposia, too. ]

[ ATTACHMENT: HOSPITAL BILL FOR A SHATTERED WRIST, PAID IN FULL BY ARTEMIS RHEA. ]

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Something new is coming down the pipeline, and we're calling all citizen journalists and the curious public to send us any footage you have of the Heretedia celebrations so far.

Say hi from the Agora, or shaky cam footage from Symposia drama! We've heard rumour of bar fights at Electra Hours, of information getting hushed up, and secret deals. If you've got any tips in the right direction, or people we should be talking to, or hear anything interesting, let us know!

Get in touch through our social media channel on discord, or our website submit; we look forward to opening the box and sharing the truth soon!

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A PANDORA EXCLUSIVE !! Our journalist spent an hour with Aegean Waters’ media liaison Ariadne Asterion (@ariaegea), who steps into the spotlight in this all-new exclusive interview you can find on Page 13 !!

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ORPHEUS AOIDE X OLYMPE HETERAIDIA PROMOTIONAL POSTER

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TALAPEDIA FROM THE ARCHIVES: ON THIS DAY —

IRIS MAGAZINE COVER JAN. 2126

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Magazine clipping dated January 2130—

𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐑𝐡𝐞𝐚 𝐈𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Awards and accolades at every turn—acclaim grows stale for this trailblazing actor and director, on the hunt for his next breakthrough performance. In an exclusive interview with Pandora Independent, Apollo Rhea talks about his triumphs and struggles captured on the silver screen.

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CONT ON PAGE 4 ...

Magazine spread dated JANUARY 2130. Pandora Independent.

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January 2130. Pandora Independent reporting from Olympe on the first day of the festivities.

Dear mortals: if you’re lucky enough to have a residence in Olympe, this article is not for you—go count your diamond hoards and let us mortals indulge vicariously. You are already familiar with its new year celebrations: the infamous, swanky, one-step-short-of-decadent Heteraidia. Once you’ve seen the festival, you know it borders on indescribable. For the rest of Gaia, however, the Heteraidia is phantasmagoria. It’s the thing we love to talk about only slightly less than we love to hate. At the beginning of each year, while Arcadia runs its decorous Saturnalia, while Pontius tries to revolutionize the Vernal calendar, Olympe shows the rest of us how to live. And, as always, we can’t do anything but watch.

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