Fear The Helpers

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Fear The Helpers: The Curious Case of Gang-Operated Community Service

Date: 2082-02-25

Redmond's a part of our beloved Emerald City where curious things happen all the time. This time, however, you're either going to feel abject horror or wonder if we've turned to satire. I assure you, dear readers, that neither of these are the case. Our field reporters have gathered a great deal of evidence and interviews with the locals in the area of Redmond known as Sophocles. Ever since the mass riots over three weeks ago in the area, caused by the "Halloweeners" gang terrorizing on innocent civilians, rumors have spread of a peculiar presence in the region. Now the cause of the presence has come clear: the Halloweeners have been dealt a serious blow in street gang politics as these brave children of the streets have sworn off their past allegiances and committed to, in their own words, "work to bring meaning to everyone's lives." Abandoned buildings have been overrun by these rebellious criminals under the claim of establishing community clinics without any medical training or official licensing. This dangerous meddling in health care can only bring negative results, but the locals have already begun considering applying given their waning options. The Redmond General clinic in Sophocles was utterly destroyed during the riots and the Your Mercy Hospital is overburdened with patients as it stands. Refusing to do so much as take an hour-long commute to go to a proper hospital, these defiant locals have begun giving into the rebels' demands and making use of these apparently free-for-use clinics. Where do they get their medicine? What right do they have to claim to help people without proper education? When will this injustice towards the common folk stop as these unpredictable criminals sell snake oil to the Average Joe?