COUNCIL VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO INITIATE TRIAL AGAINST FRANCIS ROBERT P. JACKSON

By: Porter

Breaking news: The Council of the dream world has officially decided to initiate a trial against Francis Robert P. Jackson.

In the middle of the night, the Council convened to formally (and finally) vote on whether or not to pursue a trial against the notorious human criminal who previously caused widespread havoc with various anomalies and incidents since 2022. For several weeks now, the Council had been reviewing materials relating to Jackson in an effort to make a determination for a trial process. 

Now, it’s official: Jackson will be up for trial against the Council of the dream world.

While the details are still fresh, there is currently no set date for when such a trial will commence. Typically, when a trial is set through the Council— which also serves as the highest level of the judiciary process in the dream world— they have at least 30 days to set things in motion from the date of the vote. This means that the Council has until at least the seventh of June to begin this process and summon Jackson before them.

Jackson has been the subject of various anomalies across the dream world that took place from 2022 until late 2024 when he was captured and arrested in an operation by the DPF dubbed as “Operation Blackout” which occurred following a freak winter snowstorm caused by Jackson himself. Since then, Jackson has been kept in a highly secure and classified location under constant monitoring. 

Following a lengthy interrogation late last year, the DPF began to send over all materials and documents relating to Jackson over to the Council for review. Now, the Council has agreed to initiate a trial against him for his crimes. It’s unclear how long the trial will last, but some sources in the DPF suggest it could take months to perhaps a little over a year.

At the end of the day, the Council of the dream world will manage the length and speed of the trial at their convenience. Further details are expected to emerge in the coming days and weeks. This is a rapidly developing story. Stick with the Tribune for the latest information as it happens.

DREAM WORLD EXPERIENCES RAINY WEATHER

By: Arial

It’s raining and it’s pouring…

If you haven’t been outdoors in the past few weeks, you may have missed the big weather story: it’s raining. The weather across the dream world has shifted to a wet pattern due to the ongoing spring season. As predicted, the weather service has been monitoring rainy conditions across the dream world, though there doesn’t appear to be anything severe as of yet.

“There is widespread rain and thundershowers across much of the dream world right now that we’ve been monitoring through our various weather offices,” DWPS meteorologist Cirrus told the Tribune, “Lots of rain but it looks like we’re not seeing anything severe at the moment. Things could always change!”

The rain across the dream world is making travel a little bothersome but not enough to warrant any sort of worry or alarm. Roads and paths are wet but there is no threat of widespread flooding.

“While it is raining much, there isn’t much threat for widespreading flooding. Showers and rain are on and off so it’s not so constant,” Cirrus explained, “There may be some minor flooding in a few low-lying areas but apart from that, nothing to really worry about right now. Just use basic caution out there!”

This particular wet pattern is expected to persist through the rest of the month.

“It’ll likely rain for the rest of the month across the dream world as spring comes to an end by the end of May,” Cirrus said, “It’s this type of weather that’s perfect for napping, studying, or just jumping in puddles. Some people may not like this kind of weather, but hey, summer is coming up fast!”

For the latest weather conditions in your area or other areas in the dream world, visit the Dimension Weather Prediction Service’s website.

Q/A: Ask Nate

Dear Epsilon, what kind of information about the human world is restricted?

By: Hess Tory

Hello Hess. In the dream world, there is a lot of interest in the human world— Reality— among the citizens who live here. Believe it or not, a lot of information about the real world is free for people to look up. While books are the best and most “orthodox” way to get information about anything, the internet down in the dream world is what most people use nowadays to find stuff out. There is a special website dedicated to showcasing different things in the real world, ranging from different topics and subjects called “RealHistory”- history about the real world. 

Think of it like an online dictionary: you look up a specific topic or subject and a page for it comes up, detailing what it is, facts, pictures, charts, graphics, etc. The website is very useful to see what the real world is like, and why the dream world exists because of it. 

Despite many pages being open to the public, some of them are restricted. The Council restricts some information about the real world in an attempt to try and prohibit people from seeing very upsetting content. Let’s be real, there is a lot of evil in the real world, both now and then. Some pages about certain subjects and topics are locked to the general public so they do not stumble upon material that could be considered dark.

Is that to say that the Council is trying to portray the real world as a peaceful place just like the dream world? No, not at all. Everyone knows that there are bad things in the real world just like there are in the dream world. The Council just doesn’t want anyone here to view content that could make others upset or perhaps give people around here “ideas”...understand where I’m heading with this? Besides, any continuous attempts to view prohibited real world material may land you with a PIA violation from the DPF— or Peculiar Internet Activity— so don’t be too nosy. 

Otherwise, a lot of information about the real world and humans is made readily available online. There are also books as well, although sadly, it appears people don’t seem too interested in books nowadays… I guess humans and dream world creatures have the same feeling towards books, but I still love them. Perhaps we’ll switch to books again someday.