RAPID RECAP - Kaboom

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Hey all, Cindy here. 

As Scott mentioned in our previous blog post, I have been researching into the history of the infamous Lemur Clan, rampant criminals who ransackled Xylox of its economic wealth and legacy. If you haven't heard of them before then you can read a short synopsis on the Groups page. 

Whilst they may all be imprisoned now (minus their leader but that's another story we will need to divulge in at a later date) the impacts of their actions cannot be understated and still have lasting effects to this day. Xylox has had a long streak of targeted attacks be it from lowlife criminals such as the Lemur Clan or capitalist cult leaders such as the likes of Farkletwarp and Team Velocity thanks to its rich water supply. As quite a few of our team members lived here including Scott and I we see it an upmost piority to preserve and protect what is left of Xylox so that it can fully rebuild and thrive. Without Xylox many other planets would suffer with their water supply and other exports. What the Lemur Clan did was purely selfish and reckless however media coverage at the time of their attacks was incredibly frantic and full of conflicting reports. 

Ah, as is the media. Whatever, just more work to pile onto me as I set the records straight. So far I have been putting all of my efforts into the member named Kaboom. This man is unpredictable and extremely volatile. He got this nickname thanks to his fascination with explosives. The press have attempted to look into his childhood and figure out the root of his arsonic desires but it's all just speculative. The interest has supposedly been there since the start. No, what I was interested in was figuring out just how he acquired explosives by the boatload to commit his crimes. Then I recall a memory from a few years ago now of our receptionist Audrey rushing into our tea room with a newspaper that was somehow fresh off the press. I guess Xyloxians couldn't afford electronic news back then. It was then that I decided to rummage through our archives in our ship's basement (Scott's adamant on never throwing things out which has been a saviour for preservation) and was able to acquire the old paper and read back on one of his very first acts before he joined up with the clan.

Here's a closer look at the photograph too... A little stained in coffee, but it'll do.

Okay, so as to be expected with the press back then (and now) it's riddled with errors and biased opinions which I'll refute now. It also appears that someone has written their secret chore list over the paper, sorry about that. I'm not sure who it was but they clearly have no respect for Tanya Teets. 

First of all, the warehouse raided in question was and still is primarily focused on distributing mass produced fireworks and explosives purely for public use for celebrations and festivals. The troop thing just fitted a current narrative. I also highly doubt an individual as unpredictable as Kaboom cares much for politics. Nothing I see from press directly confirms that anyway. You see Kaboom, unlike the other clan members, has never publicly addressed the press. There's no knowing why he did what he did and upon capture he refused to communicate. Not as important but I found some blurry images of him before the crime was committed and he was wearing a shirt so it must've been destroyed in the scuffle. 

Yeah... Not much to say honestly when you're talking pure facts and without speculation. Many assume that this man was deeply troubled and came from a poor background but this was mostly just the press trying to mix and match their current ongoing narratives. When arresting the clan they seemed to scoff at any reference to Kaboom's supposed poor upbringing. They all took pride in coming from completely healthy and mostly wealthy backgrounds, though who knows if they're telling the truth; they're not exactly interested in treating us with any respect. 

What we do know though is that Kaboom was their weapons expert and was great at causing a scene. Robberies would be a spectacle; you would know if an attack loomed by Kaboom's signature flames scattering around the walls. Security was often decimated through grenades and fireworks. Even evil can thrive when they butt their heads together; alone he would struggle with largescale activities (see the newspaper above) but with his fellow criminals they had no problem breezing through heists. One key weapon Kaboom was often seen with was a nunchuk fashioned out of two fireworks conjoined together with a rope that'd spark and flame up when whipped. It's believed that this was a conjoined creation between the clan using their combined wits and resources from their own individual heists before banding together. 

The news article was not the first nor was it the last. Kaboom would visit this factory and other ones quite frequently to stock up on his weapons. As time progressed he would be spotted wearing bigger and baggier clothes so that he could take as many explosives as possible. Before he joined the clan he mostly wasted them by setting off fires down the streets of Xylox. He was a local nuisance and a slippery one too; nobody could ever find him after he set the streets alight. Upon meeting with the clan he agreed to share his stock of explosives in order to well... get more. The bigger the boom, the bigger the grin on his face.

Well, that's all I can really say about Kaboom without diving into the mass speculation. Whilst he is locked up and cannot cause any problems nowadays the damage that he caused in his prime cannot be understated. It is our duty to bring awareness to this and to ensure it never happens again. We'll make sure of it.

Until next time,

Pinned

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