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Jan 14, 2012 10:07

Time to reassess ( Read more... )

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neverquitedies January 14 2012, 19:31:50 UTC
Everyone is still at odds with one another.

[He yawns.]

Sure they work together on the surface, but didn't you notice the death threats posted to the network yesterday?

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mister_hatter January 14 2012, 19:39:04 UTC
I saw the 'touch them and I'll kill you all' post, but that seemed fair. Was that in response to something specific, or did it escalate?

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neverquitedies January 14 2012, 19:43:06 UTC
I'm your eyes and ears on the community now.

[He laughs, softly.]

There are things stirring. Nobody is happy with what happened, and enough blame those two to do something about it. But those two have friends too, as you've seen. If something erupts, it's not going to be pretty.

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mister_hatter January 14 2012, 19:51:21 UTC
Is there any movement from the police force to convene? I think there needs to be some kind of public statement made, by someone with authority.

I'm not sure whether to make my stance on the question public.

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neverquitedies January 14 2012, 19:55:22 UTC
[He shrugs.]

Some of the dissonance is coming from the police force. Unless Alphonse and Raven pull it together, it's going to crumble. Keeping the girl in their ranks will look bad on them- kicking her out will undoubtedly make several other members drop out as well. It's not as simple as dropping out, anymore- children want to play at politics and they wind up killing off half their population and ruining their government. I've seen it happen before. [Idly, glancing off.] Young princes, eager to impress their betrothed, going into unfounded wars, ruining their economy... the world is wasted on the young.

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mister_hatter January 14 2012, 20:00:39 UTC
That's part of the problem. I'm very comfortable letting Adstringendum lapse into our previous comfortable anarchy, but if it does it's imperative that the transition be as non-violent as possible. The dissolution of the police force might be for the best... as long as it isn't seen as permission to start an all-out war.

What happened was just as you said, the mistakes of children, but despite the consequences, it isn't anything we haven't seen before. Half of the people clamouring so violently have made attempts to breach the inner city, for example. They were lucky enough not to tread on the same mines, but it was done with the exact same recklessness. Every time the animus announce an event, there's a twerp or two that needs to chatter with them, to insult them or demand explanations or justification. Even Undertaker went and had tea with one of them, while fire rained from the sky ( ... )

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neverquitedies January 14 2012, 20:05:21 UTC
The problem here is that they're all children.

[He shrugs.]

The majority of the population is under twenty-five, with most of those being under twenty. They don't think- they're impulsive and rash and they ruin things. [Yuca 'hm's for a moment in thought.]

If they die, they'll just come back with revenge on their minds. But what am I saying, anyway? [He laughs.] I want them to be reckless. The sooner the Animus consume this world, the better.

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mister_hatter January 14 2012, 20:12:42 UTC
Oh, pretty priest, I will ever value your counsel.

[Laughing at him.]

How is our dear doctor? What does he think of all of the young, silly things?

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neverquitedies January 14 2012, 20:14:10 UTC
It's obviously not worth his time.

[A little laugh.]

He's already onto something new.

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mister_hatter January 14 2012, 20:14:47 UTC
What are you two doing for water?

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neverquitedies January 14 2012, 20:17:39 UTC
I wonder.

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mister_hatter January 14 2012, 20:28:17 UTC
Brat.

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neverquitedies January 15 2012, 05:07:41 UTC
You say that so affectionately.

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mister_hatter January 15 2012, 05:16:01 UTC
I've forgiven you.

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neverquitedies January 15 2012, 05:30:19 UTC
No you haven't.

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mister_hatter January 15 2012, 05:31:57 UTC
Ah, I have.

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