Wyrm old bean, the new "Europa Panmusicka 2075" was nothing but a corporate war zone. Of course, with the utter Balkanization of the continent, it is really no wonder. Half of England is actually Fey-held, the other half has splintered, France is mostly a hell hole, Germany has reverted to the 1615's, and don't get me started on the PIGS or the actual Balkans. When the contest was restarted in 2034, it was pretty much Saeder-Krupp versus the other Big Seven. Europa Panmusicka is one of the areas it is safe to compete with Lofwyr. I remember doing a run for Dunklezahn back in 2055 that resulted in S-K's lock on the contest going to hell, and the Novatech-backed Herbrides pulling an upset. Dunklezahn got a good laugh at the expense of his "cousin", I got a big payday, and man was Berlin swinging back then. And I still worked a job for S-K 6 months later, and several more since. Now days, it is all about Matrix runs, hacking audio files and such. It is a rare year when a Mr. J comes along with a good old-fashioned kidnapping of contestants, or putting salmonella in someone's Choco-Pops, or even contaminating someone's make-up to spell rude words across their forehead. Sigh. Hell, half the UCAS anthem was in fraggin' French, as they were hoping to retain those Goddess-damned Quack-Beckions back then. That and 14 year-old girls love voting for songs that are half in fraggin' French. Sigh.
