RESIDENTS PARTAKE IN OUTDOORS FOR SUMMER SEASON

By: Oswald

While summer has only just begun, residents of the dream world are trickling into the wilderness for the season.

According to the Dimension Forest and Parks Service, the agency has seen a slight increase in visits to their public parks and in the wilderness in general. The wilderness of the dream world is a very vast area, but there are many sights and areas to visit within it. The DFPS manages activities, landmarks, and other services within the wilderness, though the DPF provides some assistance when needed.

“We’ve seen a slight uptick in foot traffic within our jurisdiction area of the dream worldian wilderness,” DFPS chief Ahwi told the Subliminal Tribune, “During off seasons, we see sporadic foot traffic, but summer tends to be the best season to find people partaking in the outdoors.”

Chief Ahwi has said that DFPS forest rangers have been out and about as usual overlooking duties such as patrolling, providing assistance, maintaining important areas and landmarks, giving tours, and more. He said that they are trained to deal with any issue that comes up out in the wilderness.

“Our rangers go through training to deal with different scenarios that could happen in the wilderness,” he told the Tribune, “Whether it be helping lost hikers, dealing with trespassers, dowsing unmaintained campfires, responding to general distress calls, among other things.”

With the increase of residents, the DFPS expects more people to explore the wilderness over the next few weeks. While the wilderness is too big to explore within a week, let alone a day, chief Ahwi has said that forest rangers are able to provide maps and resources if travelers visit a ranger station.

“We have ranger stations situated in different areas that provide a few resources, including recreational guides and maps for those curious about what to explore,” the chief explained, “However, the maps provided at the ranger stations only show nearby areas within the radius of the ranger station. They do give the locations of other ranger stations if people wish to visit those though.”

Chief Ahwi said that forest rangers are also preparing to provide tours soon.

“Similar to last year, we’re prepping our rangers to provide tours of the wilderness soon to different landmarks and areas,” the chief told the Tribune, “We had success with our tours last year so we’ll be doing the same this year. In contrast to last year, we are considering adding a new area to provide tours that is technically not considered the wilderness, but it is sort of similar to it. More details about that soon so stay tuned.”

For more information about the DFPS, visit their website to obtain additional resources, including online maps, tips, history, and more.

ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW WITH DIA CHIEF SYLVERAN

By: Porter

The chief detective of the Dimension Investigation Agency is nearing one hundred days since he first assumed the post back on March 6 earlier this year. Since then, there have been many different policies and orders enacted that have changed the DIA with some calling it good changes while others calling it unneeded. I got a chance to sit down for an exclusive interview with the chief discussing a wide array of topics such as crime, recent policies, and the controversial order that led to widespread confusion and scrutiny. Below is a transcript of some of the key moments and issues.

Decrease in crime

PORTER: Recently, crime has been going down in the dream world and the agency has touted it to your recent orders and policies.

SYLVERAN: Yes, that’s correct. The recent policies I’ve issued and put in place have made crime go down significantly. It all worked out.

PORTER: Though, experts say that your policies aren’t necessarily directly tied to this decrease. It takes time for such policies to have an effect on the stats.

SYLVERAN: I suppose that’s true, but you can’t deny that since being in this post, crime has gone down by a lot. Something’s gotten these numbers down so that’s all that matters and it’s what we’re aiming for.

PORTER: Could it be that people are merely afraid of you considering your reputation as a former bounty hunter?

SYLVERAN: Could be so too. Look, whatever the case may be, we want these numbers to be low. We want them to be decreasing and as long as I’m here, crime will have zero tolerance in the dream world.

Crime-only policy

PORTER: One of your first policies was to move the DIA to solely focus on crime related issues. That is to say, issues involving non-crimes like missing pets, or mere “errands” are no longer cases the DIA will deal with.

SYLVERAN: Indeed. I thought it was also a bit humorous to be having agents on not-so-serious cases. I mean really, these are issues that the local patrol officers in the DPU can do. These aren’t crime detective issues.

PORTER: This policy change has caused some issues it seems like. Other branches within the DPF have had to overtake cases causing a backlog and other problems they weren’t prepared for. Doesn’t this strain those agencies and hamper the DIA’s relationship with them?

SYLVERAN: To me those agencies should’ve been prepared for any sort of case. Why can’t patrol officers or intelligence officers take care of such cases in the first place? These aren’t things the DIA needs to be preoccupied with. I don’t think it strains those agencies and much less hampers our relationship with them. If a chief has an issue, they can come to me and as far as I know, no one’s told me ‘no’ about it.

PORTER: Even outside the DPF, there have been issues with the DIA not taking non-crime related tips. For example, Sir Timely had to send out his own team to investigate the recent clock anomaly event in April. Normally, the DIA would’ve helped out.

SYLVERAN: Timely’s a great guy, but it just didn’t look criminal to me. Francis has been arrested so this was just a leftover of his. Timely could have asked the DPU, IAA, or the DFCU for assistance. If it’s not criminal, he should contact them. This goes for any other group who needs help.

Francis’ imprisonment

PORTER: Speaking of Francis, he has been imprisoned since early December awaiting trial. However, he has not budged since his arrest and refuses to speak with anyone who reaches his cell. Have you tried talking to him?

SYLVERAN: I’m aware Francis is being a nuisance in refusing to cooperate with authorities, but I have not directly spoken to him since his imprisonment nor since my assumption to this office. I plan on doing so soon, though priorities first.

PORTER: You suggested using force to get Francis to talk even though it’s not allowed per protocol. Is that still something you’d consider?

SYLVERAN: Absolutely. People say that you shouldn’t use force, but people like him don’t talk unless you force him to talk. You have to play the role of a bad cop as much as people may not like that. Have a good cop in there all the time and he’s just getting showered with food everyday to keep him alive. You have to be mean.

Former chief detective Daiki

PORTER: So the former chief detective, Tsukanai Daiki, has been working at the DIA since his termination. What exactly is his role in the agency now?

SYLVERAN: He’s working as one of our senior detectives. He’s gotten assigned a few of our tougher cases to crack. I mean, I’m not going to sit here and lie but he’s quite remarkable at his job. Of course, he is not working alone as I ordered all agents to have a partner on their cases.

PORTER: There’s been rumors that you plan on firing him. Is that true?

SYLVERAN: Too many rumors nowadays, but no, I don’t plan on firing him. I haven’t heard anything about him wanting to quit either, but if he stays or leaves it’s all the same to me.

Recent order targeting criminals

PORTER: By far, the order that has gotten the most attention as of late was the recent order you issued that reimposed charges on over a hundred criminals. It’s gotten a lot of backlash from the public and confusion over how to implement it. Why issue such an order?

SYLVERAN: Because it’s only fair. Look, when I reimposed charges on Lucid, I knew it was skewed. I mean, I’m putting these charges back on someone who deserves it. There are other people out there who have done horrible things and they’re walking free. It wasn’t good optics so I decided to have a special team look through old files and find criminals to reimpose charges on so it was balanced.

PORTER: Your team seems to have picked people at random because there are individuals who have long committed crimes and have successfully intergrated back into society. There were people who were arrested in the middle of their shifts at work, parents with children, and those with well established lives. Did they not think about the consequences?

SYLVERAN: I have trust in the team I selected and they went through digging through archives and pinpointed the people who had committed some horrible crimes and gave that information to me. I told them that if they had high beliefs that that person should have their charges reimposed to add them to the list for me. These are skilled people so I trust them.

PORTER: The Director of the DPF halted that order temporarily and asked that the agency rewrite since it was too vague and caused a lot of issues. Do you think issuing it was a mistake and will you reissue the order if it’s fixed?

SYLVERAN: I don’t necessarily think it was a mistake, sure, there were a few faults but it was straight forward. I said on day one that I’d crack down on crime and have zero tolerance for criminals. This order does just that and once we finish rewriting it, we’ll send it to the director and see what happens.

Lucid

PORTER: On your first day, you reimposed charges on Lucid which was something you said you would do on your first day. You also said you’d be the one personally in charge of his case. Have there been any developments in the case since?

SYLVERAN: Unfortunately no. I’ve looked through whatever files the ex-chief left for me regarding Lucid and there’s truly nothing that hasn’t already been disclosed. To give him credit, Lucid is one smart fugitive. It’s as if he just doesn’t exist in this world, but he clearly does since he’s alive and out there somewhere. There’s just no leads or anything that points me in the right direction.

PORTER: Lucid is the most wanted criminal in the dream world, though really his only notable crime was visiting the real world. Others have committed far more heinous crimes than he ever has, so why have Lucid as a top target in the first place and not those people?

SYLVERAN: Everyone who was here to witness Lucid’s trial in 1930 knows this answer. You weren’t there, but believe me, it makes sense. Lucid came from a place of high power and what he did was a total disregard of the societal balance and norms of the dream world. If anyone in his position did that, it would be a monumental rejection of everything the dream world stands for. I know there’s people far worse than him, but someone like him with all his knowledge and power is too dangerous and unpredictable. He’s #1 for a reason and we won’t have balance in our world until he’s recaptured and sentenced to trial again.

PORTER: Lucid saved the dream world during Operation Blackout and chief Daiki saw so and dropped his charges. This has to be proof that Lucid is not out for vengeance like we’re told. Why just not let things be and let him go?

SYLVERAN: He saved part of the dream world— not all of it. This only showed that he is powerful like everyone’s known and been told so. I’ve worked with Lucid in the past at the DIA and believe me, he is quite intelligent and remarkably full of power. I’d argue he’s the most intelligent and most powerful figure that I know and that maybe the dream world has seen. That still doesn’t mean he can’t use all that knowledge and power against us for what his trial entailed. All he had to do was to not break the rules. That’s it. He disobeyed and here we are. All of this can be over if he turns himself in and lets himself be arrested. Time will tell when the day comes, but I’ll make sure to be there when it happens.

For the full entire interview with the full questions and answers for each section and more, visit the Tribune’s website to read more from my chat with the chief detective!

Q/A section

The Q/A section for this week has been substituted for Porter’s interview with DIA chief detective Sylveran. Check back next week for more questions and answers as usual!