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By Flipline_Tony, February 20, 2026 1:05 pm

Vol. I: Issue 009                                                                                             February 20th, 2026

During the Chicken Wars, a lot of big name chicken sandwich shops shutdown, leaving one standing at the top, Papa’s Cluckeria. But empty storefronts were not the only collateral damage from that era. Three robotic employees from Mortadello’s Bird Meat were left without a home and without a job to do.

Those orphaned BotWursts were taken to the Gurth’s only robo shelter, DeFragness, over in Oilseed Springs. And lately, a lot of you have been asking the same question. What happened to them?

So I took a trip to Oilseed Springs to find out. After a full tour of the facility, I sat down with the director and got answers. Then I got an even better surprise, I met the BotWurst trio themselves. They’re going by new names now, Oneita, Twoodles, and Kirk. I spent a good hour talking with them, and I will tell you this, despite the cold metal exterior, they were down-to-gurth and genuinely fun to be around.

They told me they’ll be staying at DeFragness for three more months before heading out on their own. They are excited, but also a little nervous about life outside the shelter, and that makes sense. It’s a big leap, and they know it.

When the day comes that these three walk out into the world, I will be there with a helping hand and to bring you the real update from the ground, because Duke’s Gotcha covered!

Hiya friends!

That is so sweet, I really loved that update, Duke. Speaking of sweet things, I want to thank whoever the thoughtful mystery person was who sent a box of chocolates to my desk on Saturday. It absolutely made my day, and yes, I shared. A little. Hehe.

Now, onto the weather for Scrapple Hill: a chilly mix Saturday (39 and 22) turns into snow Sunday, stays cold Monday in the mid 30s, then we get a little break Tuesday and a sunnier bump Wednesday near 42 before more wintry chances roll back in late week.

So, keep the cozy plans ready, watch for slick spots early in the week, and grab that Wednesday sunshine if you can.

The Mumph here, and this one was all Steamers. New Pepperton rolls Whiskview 5 to 1 at Griller Stadium. Winner, New Pepperton. MVP, Robards.

Steamers led 2 to 1 after one, blew it open to 4 to 1 after two, then closed it out 5 to 1. Robards ran the show from the right side with clean breakouts and quick transition play for a multi-point night. Ristrell and Frotham kept the pressure on with long possessions, and Tamplin’s gap control and first passes kept the attack coming in waves. Whiskview got a little spark from Pippard, but New Pepperton took away the middle late and Cremins stayed calm, giving up just one.

And the way Robards kept turning Whiskview’s rushes into Steamers chances, holy smokes, it was like watching Kasey O deliver her devastating tilt-a-whirl slam.

My two cents, this was a complete win, and the Steamers carry real momentum into the showcase..

Hello out there!

Yesterday on my lunch break, I did what I usually do, I took my sandwich and went for a walk to clear my head. I was cutting down Galleria Drive, then slipped into my usual back alley shortcut on the way back to work, the kind of alley most people pretend does not exist. That is where I found something I was not expecting.

Four paintings, arranged along the cinder block wall like a gallery that never asked permission. Each one enormous, roughly eight feet tall and four feet wide. At first glance it looked like somebody had hung framed pieces back there, but then I stepped closer and realized the frames were part of the trick. The art was painted directly onto the wall, and what looked like hand carved wooden frames had been nailed into the block to sell the illusion. Not cheap scribbles. Not random tags. This was deliberate. Someone took time.

The portraits were of solitary figures walking past those frames, people you would pass every day without looking up, without slowing down, without remembering. The figures were haunting and beautiful, built with a four color stencil style that made them feel both simple and impossibly alive. It did not feel like an artist asking for attention. It felt like an artist forcing us to notice the ones we are trained not to see.

I stood there for ten minutes, finishing my lunch, completely transfixed. Then a police officer arrived and asked if I was the perpetrator of the vandalism. I told him no, and then I made the mistake of asking the question I already knew the answer to. Were they going to keep the paintings up?

He said, “Not a chance. We’ve got a crew on the way to cover this up.”

I will not pretend I handled that well. I told him people needed to see them, even if it was only for a few more days. He shook his head, waved me off, and started stringing up caution tape across the alley like a curtain coming down.

I do not know who the artist was. I only know I would like to meet them. And for those of you who are curious, I posted the photos I took on my HeadCase page, because the paintings have already been painted over, right on schedule.

And that’s The Scoop.

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By Flipline_Tony, February 13, 2026 2:45 pm

Vol. I: Issue 008                                                                                             February 13th, 2026

Powder Point is bringing back a fan favorite seasonal tradition, the Tunnel of Love. For the last twelve years, the amusement town has shut down the old Sleepy Gulch Log Ride at the start of February and transformed it into the Tunnel of Love for a limited run. Park goers have until the end of the month to float through the romantic melodies of the tunnel’s candy choir of love.

And that is not the only romance in the air this weekend. The annual Cupids meteor shower returns to the night sky. Astronomers say the Cupids are caused by dust and debris left behind by their parent body, Meelie’s Comet, which is also due to swing back around later this year. If you want the best view, look toward the Cup constellation, where the meteors will appear to radiate from, and keep an eye out for the Cupids’ signature pink streaks.

So whether you are chasing romance on the water or catching it in the sky, now you know where to go and when to look, because Duke’s Gotcha covered!

Hiya friends!

I’m so glad you brought up the meteor shower. I was up late last night making a little graphic to show who’s got the clearest window for catching those Cupid streaks.

Now here’s the bummer, Philly Heights is not playing nice with the sky this week. The Sirloin Hill Observatory is looking at a lot of cloud cover, so you might have to be a little patient and grab your viewing chances when they pop up. Here is your seven day forecast for Philly Heights!

The Mumph here, and oh buddy, this was a roller coaster with no seatbelt. Final score, San Fresco Sea Lions 6, Powder Point Corkscrews 5, and it takes overtime to get there. Winner, San Fresco. MVP, Poplin.

This thing was dead even all night. Tied 2 to 2 after one, tied 4 to 4 after two, tied 5 to 5 after three, so if you were waiting for somebody to blink, you were waiting a long time. San Fresco did their damage with Mangold and Fresden leaning on Powder Point in the offensive zone, long possessions, hard work on the walls, and entries with purpose instead of hope. And Lechmere deserves a nod on the back end, because when a game gets this loose, you need a defenseman who can hold a line, close a gap, and move pucks clean before things turn into track meet chaos.

Powder Point was not going away, though. Glaser kept giving them life with a few rushes that felt like they could flip the whole building, and every time you thought the Sea Lions might finally breathe, the Corkscrews answered right back.

So what decides it? Goaltending and nerve. Poplin had to weather that third period push and then survive the extra time, and he did, big saves at the right moments, no panic, no spill, just locked in. Then San Fresco finds the overtime finish and gets out of Griller Stadium with two points.

My two cents, if you can go toe to toe in a game like this, tied after every period, and still be the team standing at the end, that is the kind of win that can light a fuse for the rest of the season.

Hello out there!

With another new Transmission drop comes a fresh set of answers, and an even fresher set of questions. This time, the one that sits heaviest on my desk is simple to ask and hard to shake. Can we really trust warp coins and the portals they create?

We do not actually know much about there inner workings. We know the earliest public signs of this phenomenon trace back to the Free Pizza Day event. We still don’t know exactly how they were used, but we do know this, those pizza box warp portals looked identical to the portals we now treat like background noise in our daily lives. Later, after the Free Burger Day event, warp keys entered the picture, and suddenly people had access to something that felt official, like a tool, like a system. But how does it work, really, and what are the limitations? The public gets convenience. The public does not get a manual.

And I ask this out of concern, not drama. We have seen these things malfunction on the Gurth and in Munchmore. We have seen tunnels send people to the wrong place. We have seen communication go dark. We have yet to be told what causes the failures or what safeguards exist when something goes wrong. Because if a portal can miss its mark by a little, what happens when it misses by a lot? What if it opens somewhere dangerous, someplace no one can survive? The core of the Gurth. The vacuum of space. And if we are talking about coordinates, X, Y, Z, then I have to ask the question nobody likes to say out loud. What about the fourth coordinate, time?

Just thinking about the ramifications makes my head spin. So for now, I will say what I always say when the truth is unfinished. We keep asking. We keep watching. And we hope the people who built this system take responsibility for the risks that come with it.

And that’s The Scoop.

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By Flipline_Tony, February 6, 2026 4:23 pm

Vol. I: Issue 007                                                                                             February 6th, 2026

San Fresco is officially clearing the runway for the last time.

The town’s airport is shutting down after several years of declining ticket sales, a clear result of the growing network of Quickskip routes. When travelers can hop a tunnel and arrive in minutes, it is tough for regional air travel to compete. We have seen this trend before. Just last year, Scrapple Hill closed its small airport after a warp tunnel was established the year prior.

But here is the key point, air travel is not grounded for good. Ivy from Travel Trout says flight companies are already adapting by redesigning cabin interiors to offer more legroom and a more luxury focused experience, turning the trip itself into part of the destination. Ivy also notes that plenty of places have opted out of the QuickSkip network to avoid overcrowding, which keeps air and sea routes very much alive. Think tropical Calypso Island, or the iconic old world charm of the Isle of Ital, the birthplace of Papa Louie himself.

So yes, another airport is closing its doors, but the world is still wide open. And as the travel landscape shifts, I’ll be right here tracking what’s changing, what’s staying, and where you can still take off next, because Duke’s Gotcha covered!

Hiya friends!
That’s so true! I recently took a little weekend trip to Starlight City. With being single and all, solo getaways are kinda my specialty. I had fully reclining seats, the whole row to myself, and all the elbow room a girl could ask for!

The weather was absolutely perfect on my visit, so let’s see what Starlight City has lined up for us this week.

The Mumph here, and this one was never as close as the scoreboard tried to pretend. Maple Mountain Honey Bees take it 5 to 2 over the Oniontown Ringers. Winner, Honey Bees. MVP, Gridley.

Gridley earned it because every time the game reached for a turning point, he grabbed it first. He was popping up in the right seams, touching pucks in the dangerous spots, and making Oniontown pay for even tiny mistakes. And when Maple Mountain wanted to put the Ringers on the treadmill, Gridley and Whisler were the ones setting the pace, working the zone like a vice with patient possessions and sharp entries that kept Oniontown chasing shifts.

Behind them, Beurmont did the quiet, mean work on the blue line, stepping up at the line, squeezing gaps, and moving the puck north with one clean touch instead of three extra seconds of panic. That is how you keep a team from changing, that is how you keep them trapped. Oniontown did get a jolt from Dougherty with a couple of rushes that made you sit forward, but Maple Mountain stayed disciplined, walled off the middle, and forced everything into the safe areas.

And when the Ringers tried to tilt the ice in the third, Tavault had the answer. Not flashy, just sharp, square, and right on time, the kind of saves that pull the air out of a bench.

My two cents, Maple Mountain is playing with structure and confidence right now. If they keep owning the details like this, next week’s showcase is going to feel a whole lot like their stage.

Hello out there!

What a strange few weeks it has been for the little guy. First, Gigaloaf Labs finally buckled under the pressure and started releasing answers. Then came this week’s about face, the kind that makes you doublecheck the date, making sure you didn’t sleep through an entire news cycle.

As you may have heard through the online gaming community, Pueblobe Incorporated abruptly announced it was ending its long running game development program, Flashimate, sending developers into a full blown panic. People were left stunned, including Matt and Tony of Flipline Studios in Tastyville, HN, who rely on Flashimate to produce every one of their games, including the fan favorite, Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors. For a moment, it felt like the ground shifted under an entire industry.

But then, in an unexpected turn, just a little over 24 hours later, Pueblobe reversed course. The heat got too high, the pushback got too loud, and the corporation announced Flashimate would remain available for the foreseeable future. Developers breathed again. Fans rejoiced. And for once, the people who actually use the tools were heard.

Now don’t get used to happy endings. But when one shows up, I’ll gladly accept it.
And that’s The Scoop.