Halsey was killed for CQC!!!!!

[Don Alvarez]

In a GalNet News article that went largely overlooked as fluff, The new CQC initiative was leaked to the public over a month before it was officially announced! From "Sol Unplugged?" Dated May 16 :

For the first time in almost a decade, Utopixx Entertainment, the subsidiary of Reynhardt Intellisys responsible for some of the top virtual reality experiences in the galaxy, has posted an operating loss of almost 5,000,000,000,000 credits.

Investors were shocked by the news, which saw Reynhardt Intellisys shares drop by almost 14%.

Reynhardt Intellisys has issued the following statement in an attempt to explain the drastic change in profits:

“Overall, uptake of Utopixx products in Independent, Alliance and Imperial markets remains strong. We continue to see a yearly growth rate of between 1 and 2% per sector, which in many cases means that we are exceeding our targets.”

“The losses posted for this year are partly due to the construction of a completely new and extremely exciting line of VR-Streams, which includes the latest instalment in the popular CQC franchise.”

“In-sim purchases within Federal markets have fallen below expected levels, but an analysis of the market suggests that such losses are part of a general downward trend that appears to be affecting a wide range of media companies operating in Federal systems. The cause of this drop-off in purchases remains unclear at this time.”

Little more than a week later, Halsey is killed with the destruction of Starflight One, Shortly thereafter Hudson seizes the presidency, and one of his first acts in office is to launch an initiative to get the "fat-bottomed Federation youth off their fat bottoms" (I'm paraphrasing, slightly) which program turns out to be CQC. There can only be one conclusion.
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Reynhardt Intellisys had Halsey assassinated - they control the media, so it would be a cinch to bolster Hudson in the public's eyes, get him elected, then launch this government backed version of CQC to cure Utopixx's flagging profits. Greedy Federation Corporations!
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I love em!!!!

 

[Renegade Roach]

My Python is entirely lined with tinfoil so I do not believe a word of this. You may as well claim that it was orchestrated by giant shape shifting space lizards.

Although... Hudson does have a somewhat reptilian look in his eyes...

Actually, I think you may be on to something! :S

 

[Elpapo]

Halsey was killed by griefers, thats the true story.

 

[Guidebot]

It was me. Rammed for the kill. Didn't realize until the message came up saying "Warning! 6,000 cr bounty gained: Murder of Halsey".

A week later, scott free. The perfect crime.

 

[Don Alvarez]

My Python is entirely lined with tinfoil so I do not believe a word of this. You may as well claim that it was orchestrated by giant shape shifting space lizards.

Although... Hudson does have a somewhat reptilian look in his eyes...

Actually, I think you may be on to something! :S

Halsey was killed by griefers, thats the true story.

The how is irrelevant. She could have been assaulted by a Guidebot. Its the why that matters.
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Edit: Damn! Ninja'ed!