The Multiverse Monitor

The Multiverse Monitor is a publication distributed in PPC HQ. It has been described as 'regenerating'; every few years, long after the previous version has died, the name is picked up by a new editorial team and attached to some new variant. Depending how they are counted, there have been up to five versions of the Monitor.

The Newsletter (2002-2003)
The first Multiverse Monitor ran for 'a few weeks' (as opposed to a year). Edited by Bjam, it was presented in a single-page news sheet format and featured, among other things, a Plotbunny Adoption Center.

The Tabloid (2006-2008)
This Multiverse Monitor was a British-style tabloid newspaper that ran for fourteen or fifteen issues. Edited by Agents Starwind Rohana and Estelnar Celebduin, the tabloid operated out of Response Centre #14.

The tabloid put far more stock in sensationalism than accuracy, deliberately courting conspiracy theorists and reporting rumours about Agent and Flower debauchery with little evidence behind them. The tabloid also featured pinup photos of agents on its Page Three.

The tabloid was released monthly from March 2006 to June 2007, with two skipped issues. At the end of Issue Fourteen, it was announced that the paper would be taking a hiatus until the end of the year. There are no known issues after this point, but rumours of a lost Issue 15 from January 2008 abound.

The Magazine (2011-2014)
The third version of the Multiverse Monitor was a news magazine. Its first known edition was released in April 2013 HST. Its editors worked out of RC 2536 and may or may not have operated under the pseudonyms Anon E. Maus and Nita Incog. In-universe, it has been in publication since 2011 HST, as the first published issue has feedback referencing articles in previous issues written. Its 2011 origins were as a 'sporadically printed newsletter', but evidently the printing budget expanded between then and 2013.

The Second Tabloid (2016-present)
The second tabloid incarnation of the Monitor came into existence by 2016, in the form of various reporters asking questions more suited to the 2006 version than the magazine.

This version of the Monitor has released a mission statement:

WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.

We here at the Multiverse Monitor are an elite team of journalists, dedicated to providing HQ with premium Multiverse Monitor content. As to how we were formed, there are several theories, one of which is that HQ is so warped that the rules of consensus reality can apply. That is to say, because a large group of agents more or less believe that there is a an organization called the Multiverse Monitor somewhere, publishing a magazine of dubious repute, the organization and the magazine have come into being, a sort of real-life amalgamation of the vision of the collective unconscious.

We accept payments in most currencies.

The REAL Multiverse Monitor (2015-present)
In 2015, Agents Starwind and Estelnar resumed publication of their tabloid. Starting out as a single-page newssheet, by 2018 they were back to carrying out interviews and printing all the libel they could get their hands on. They insist that theirs is the only true Multiverse Monitor, describing it as 'REAL', but the official name of the production is still just The Multiverse Monitor.

They publish issues and specials at unspecified and possibly random intervals. Notably, since their revival they have not managed to successfully post a single Page Three photo, though this has not stopped them from trying.

Issues
Articles from and full issues of most incarnations of the Monitor are available for your dubious viewing pleasure.

The Newsletter (2002-2003)
The only remaining content from the Newsletter is the six 'Elf Corner' editorials penned by Al's Waiter:
 * Elf Corner

Issue One
The first issue of the Multiverse Monitor featured two cover stories regarding the (heavily elaborated, if not completely made up) romantic conquests of both the Sunflower Official and Dafydd Illian. Equally notable in this issue is the beginning of a series of Page Three images – in this case, a photo of Agent Suicide in the shower. This issue began the tradition of advertisements, and the leadup to its publication forms part of the plot of the semi-canon PPC Computer Game.

There were apparently multiple variants of the first issue. One version included Agent Kayleigh claiming there are aliens in the Disturbing Acts of Violence Department (which there are, but that's nothing special in the PPC), while another had Dafydd Illian on Page 3 rather than Agent Suicide.


 * Page Three - Agent Suicide

Issue Two
The second issue featured two cover stories: one regarding Agent Keily Shinra suffering from Mary Sue Syndrome, the other a how-to guide for Sue taxidermy. This issue also started including letters from readers and featured the first 'Lust Object of the Month'.


 * Page Three - Agent Estelnar Celebduin
 * Lust Object of the Month - Mara Jade

Issue Three
The third issue featured two cover stories: one asking about the HQ Pool ('Does it really exist?'), and one claiming to expose the 'secrets of the Plants' – namely, that the Marquis de Sod has 'a few bends in his stem'. This issue was also the first to feature horoscopes.


 * Page Three - Agent Narto Telyan
 * Lust Object of the Month - Lord Elrond

Issue Four
The fourth issue featured two cover stories: one describing the invasion of HQ by a (tiny) Dalek (made of pipecleaners), and one asking who was to replace the Wisteria as Head of Operations. This issue ran immediately after the 2006 invasion of Headquarters.


 * Page Three - Agent Starwind Rohana
 * Lust Object of the Month - Legolas

Issue Five
The fifth issue featured two cover stories: one about a 'Flower drug scandal' and the other about the launch of Fanfic Land.


 * Page Three - Agent Charlotte Deline
 * Lust Object of the Month - Éowyn

Issue Six
The sixth issue featured two cover stories: one about an assassin setting fire to several DBS response centers, the other about the rare, but not completely impossible, agent vacation.


 * Page Three - Agent Gammut
 * Lust Object of the Month - Anakin Skywalker

Issue Seven
The seventh issue's two cover stories were about weapons fashion and the continuing exploits of the Mystery Assassin.


 * Page Three - Agent Pyro
 * Lust Object of the Month - Draco Malfoy

Issue Eight
The eighth issue of the Multiverse Monitor was the Hallowe'en issue. It featured articles about elf abuse, Agent Sophia Cole's possession by a slash-wraith, fall fashion, and the opening of the Official Fanfiction University of Redwall.


 * Page Three - Agent Jennifer Robinson
 * Lust Object of the Month - Princess Leia

Issue Nine
The ninth issue's two cover stories were about weapons, notably combustible phoenix-feather arrows, and a plague of kuribohs unleashed on HQ by Agents Logan and Entropy.


 * Page Three - Agent Logan
 * Lust Object of the Month - None

Issue Ten
The tenth issue was the December issue. It included entries from a song contest, which may or may not have been related to the PPC Holiday Filk Game.


 * Page Three - Agent Terri Ryan
 * Lust Object of the Month - Maglor Fëanorian

Issue Eleven
The eleventh issue featured cover stories about DOGA's acquisition of Sun Crushers and the abduction of agents by MM staff.


 * Page Three - Agent Wayne
 * Lust Object of the Month - Celebrían and Arwen

Issue Twelve
The twelfth issue's cover featured the 'What Weapon?' column and a story about the Flowers allegedly censoring the Monitor.


 * Page Three - Agent Kumori
 * Lust Object of the Month - Ron Weasley

Issue Thirteen
The thirteenth issue featured cover stories about the Sunflower Official's murder and experiments with Potterverse potions and Romulan Ale.


 * Page Three - Agent Simon Jones
 * Lust Object of the Month - None.

Issue Fourteen
The fourteenth issue lacked a cover page. It featured articles about a response to the SO's murder, Agent Len's rampage in Death's domain, the Mystery Assassin being outed as a Gary Stu, coverage of Susan Sto Helit's wedding to Lobsang Ludd, and the announcement that the MM was going on hiatus.


 * Page Three - None.
 * Lust Object of the Month - None.

Issue One
The first edition of the Multiverse Monitor had four cover stories: It also included the first examples of two regular features:
 * The Blackout that had recently affected HQ, and the consequences thereof. (Main cover story)
 * An interview with the Doctor from Doctor Who.
 * A piece about the Doctor's companion Clara beating Agent Omicron at PPC Cluedo.
 * A discussion of Agents Christianne Shieh and Eledhwen Elerossiel finally becoming a couple.
 * Canon Character of the Month: Madoka Kaname
 * Canon Location of the Month: Rivendell

Issue Two
The second edition had four cover stories: Regular features include: New features include:
 * The continued cleanup of HQ after the Blackout.
 * An upcoming distance learning programme for potential OFU writers, called OFU-squared.
 * A new species of Sue called the Sue Lord, and how the agents involved in its mission defeated it.
 * An interview with Thane Krios from Mass Effect, as a followup to a mission by Agents Xanthus, Anneli, and Cinderella.
 * Canon Character of the Month: Spock
 * Canon Location of the Month: The Infinite Library, Nanohaverse
 * Reviews by Stan Grayston of various artistic endeavours in HQ. In this issue, he reviews The Glorious Revolution, a stage adaptation of Night Watch that premièred on May 25, 2013.

Beware the Ides of March
An article from March 2014, reviewing A Troupe By Any Other Name's production of Julius Caesar.

Science Fiction Double Feature
An article from November 2014, reviewing the Troupe's Rocky Horror Picture Show performance.

Pantheon Special Edition
This version of the Monitor, now under the name New Multiverse Monitor, was still in operation in 2020. They produced a special edition dedicated to the appearance of a Pantheon of musically-inclined purported gods in HQ.

The Second Tabloid (2016-present)
A Special Midweek Abbreviated Edition was published in July 2018, reporting on various salacious rumours.

Postcards from New Caledonia
A March 2022 special in which Starwind and Estelnar raid the Postal Department and publish random people's mail. Journalism!

All-HQ Boat Race
A June 2022 issue covering the All-HQ Boat Race, as well as favourite topics such as Agent Dafydd, conspiracies, and randomly fearing specific departments.

Baster Weekend Special!!
A April 2023 issue devoted to a holiday that doesn't actually exist - the festival of GreyLadyBast.

A Doriathrin Night's Dream
A June 2023 issue dedicated to the latest production by A Troupe By Any Other Name.

Blank Sprite Edition
An October 2023 issue discussing the recently-declassified Blank Sprite incident.

Current and Former Known Staff

 * Nita Incog, Editor (Magazine)
 * Anon E. Maus, Editor (Magazine)
 * Stan Grayston, Entertainment Columnist/Critic (Magazine)
 * Nim de Cagny, Staff Writer/Critic (Magazine)
 * Arlen Terrag, Staff Writer (Magazine)
 * Stella Iter, Staff Writer (Magazine)
 * Starwind Rohana, Editor (2006 Tabloid)
 * Estelnar Celebduin, Editor (2006 Tabloid)
 * Various agents and staff, Guest Contributors (2006 Tabloid)