Lewiston, Maine Mass Shooting: 18 Dead, 13 Injured, Suspect at Large
Discover the latest updates on the tragic mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, where 18 lost their lives and 13 were injured. Learn about the ongoing manhunt for the suspect and the extensive law enforcement involvement, as well as the impact on the local community, including school closures. Stay informed on this developing tragedy and the efforts to support the affected residents.
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Residents of East Palestine Criticize President Biden's Delayed Visit to Train Derailment Site
Local residents express their disappointment with President Biden's decision to postpone visiting the site of a devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The accident resulted in the release of toxic chemicals, raising concerns about the community's health and environment. Find out more about their struggles and demands for federal assistance.
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Vermillion Snow: Midnight Neon
Designer's Reflection: Midnight Neon
Obtained: Welfare
Rarity: SSR
Attribute: Green/Fresh
Awakened Suit: Midnight Spotlight
Story - transcripts from Designer's Reflection
Chapter 1 - Wine Party Invitation
Chapter 2 - Assistant Experience
Chapter 3 - Unexpected Challenge
Chapter 4 - New Year's Eve
Story - summarized
Vermillion is decorating her dorm for the winter break when Chi Xiaoyu offers her a chance to take her place as Helz's assistant for the Designer's Cocktail this year. It's a huge opportunity to network with other designers and learn insider secrets. Naturally, Vermillion is excited to go.
A week before New Year's Eve, she and Helz land in Lodden Airport. Everything is still festive for Starsnow as they get ready for the conference at the hotel. It's hard work being an assistant, but Vermillion Snow takes careful notes and pays attention to the hottest designers.
One of them is Caroline, who works for a brand under Mercury Group. She prefers flashy, modernist styles, and she sees fashion only as a status marker. But worst of all, she berates her assistants for even things so small as a color palette she disagrees with.
Vermillion approaches an assistant that Caroline had just screamed at, and offers kind words and encouragement. Caroline hadn't gone far, and she scolds her as well.
Helz finds out about the incident, and he suggests that Vermillion Snow get three letters of recommendation so that she could attend the finale party as well and prove Caroline wrong with her own design. He signs the first letter, and Sonya (the carousel-dress girl) signs the second. A mysterious third designer signs the last letter.
By the start of the Cocktail's finale party, Vermillion has a dress styled and finished: fresh, simple, yet breathtakingly stunning. As soon as Caroline sees the dress, she falls into silence. It's clear that Vermillion Snow wins this challenge - even better, she wins best design at the party. In her speech, she thanks Helz and Sonya, as well as the third person "who inspired this design."
She figured out that Caroline sent the third recommendation letter. Caroline began as a lowly assistant as well, and while she still thought herself above the assistants, she wanted to give Vermillion a chance.
Bells ring in the New Year, and Vermillion Snow has emerged a more confident indie designer with contact cards from famous designers all across the continent.
Connections
-You first meet Sonya in her Reflection for Carnival Scene. Just like in her memories there, she has no character art here. The given reason in-game is that she is shy.
-Helz used to be an assistant, too, but in Morning Mist, his boss, Mr. Doge, was a lot more abusive than Caroline, going so far as to trigger eating disorders.
-Vermillion Snow may not design a lot of Apple clothes, but she is from Apple herself. She and her parents had to leave Apple during the revolutionary war, as explained in her memories in Flowery Silhouette.
-It's fitting that Vermillion would be Helz's assistant, since both are passionate about fashion and seek to reveal the true self, like when Helz designed the wedding pantsuit in Romantic Visit. And both of them earned praises and got contact cards from other famous designers.
-It's actually good that Chi Xiaoyu didn't go as Helz's assistant. While she loves designing, she doesn't like doing extra work... probably because she has bad memories of Jiang Xitong giving her lots of extra work in Early Summer Shower.
-You've seen Lodden before in Vol. 1 Chapter 6 with the auction and the Lodden's Night SSR gacha. Thankfully, no one gets hurt this time.
-Vermillion Snow and Helz land "seven days before New Year's Eve." That means they get into the airport on Christmas Eve, which makes sense with the Night of Twin Queens still performing at the theater. You've seen one queen's Reflection earlier this year in May (Erika) and a couple week's ago you met the other queen, Erinka.
Fun Facts
-This is Vermillion's only Apple-themed suit. All her other ones are Cloud-based, since she considers that country her home and inspiration.
-Chi Xiaoyu knows that Vermillion hates the name "Reddish," but she still calls her that to this day.
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AN OPEN LETTER to THE U.S. CONGRESS
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