[ACTION] OPEN MEETING FOR THE TOWER APARTMENTS

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Who: The head committee of the Newcomer Political Party, ALL NEWCOMERS, SERO and AGI representatives, and some NPC security guards.
When: April 12th. 4:00 pm.
Where: The Newcomer Community Center
Summary: An OPEN MEETING is being held to discuss problems with the Tower Apartments, and to get immediate feedback from the reps from AGI and SERO as to

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STATE OF THE NEWCOMERS

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[He's had a little talk with Raul before this, and so, he has most of his points in order in his head. Being given a chance to speak, Francis steps up to the podium. He's unaware of it, as he has been since his powers were first truly activated, but as this is a cause for which Francis is very passionate about, his powers are operating on full. The intent he's putting behind his words to burrow into the subconscious of whoever is listening throughout his speech is simple - the Newcomers deserve a safe haven amidst all the turf wars between AGI and SERO, they deserve that much at the very least.]

Bonjour, I am Francis Bonnefoy... I currently live at the Tower Apartments, and I have been for two months now. [He'll just neglect to mention he's moving out because of the SERO/AGI debacle.] There are... quite a lot of doubts in the minds of a Newcomer, especially when we first arrived here - how we were going to get a job, if we were ever going to return home, and so forth. But there has always been one sure fact in our minds, and that is

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Now, the renovations. This is the issue... there are several options we can do here. We could pay for them ourselves... however, SERO and AGI have already been proven more than willing to pay for any renovations, as they have already appraised the entire building. [A dry smile, he's still somewhat proud of driving out the AGI/SERO intruders of his apartment with a frying pan.] There is also the possibility of working with both companies to come to some sort of agreement, and we could discuss this with the companies over the course of a few days or so to come to some agreement; I'm willing to let the Committee organize as such if they are willing to handle the task. If nothing else we can submit more ideas for the renovations to the Committee to be discussed at a later date. [Francis is a little vindictive when he's angry, he'd gladly see both companies thrown out, however... as much as he hates to admit it, Raul is right.] The point is that for upkeep and renovations, all three of our factions will have to work together, however once

Mr, Fred Rust, AGI Representative

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"Ah- There's just one thing, Mr. Bonnefoy." Oiled the broader of the two businessmen at the table, a ruddy-faced man with an almost comically bulbous nose, the contents of a briefcase spread out in carbon paper before him at the table. Wagging his finger, he adjusted his own small microphone and reached for a pair of reading glasses, leaning forward in the folding chair, which squeaked with the new distribution of his weight.

"Your estimates have discounted property tax, which up to this point has been waived, as the Tower Apartments have been a holding of the city government. However, everything appears to be in order with regards to other costs- running water, electricity, waste removal (Mmh, though that will probably spike in the coming months), gas, heat,- the air conditioning units, which are still installed by apartment, emergency darkness proofing coverage....all the amenities previously funded jointly by AGI and SERO

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Francis had been seated already by the time Mister Rust had spoken. With a frown, he sat up straight, listening to what this man had to say. Granted, he would rather be listening to the screech of nails against a chalkboard being accompanied by two rusty saws being rubbed together, with a duet of a crying baby and a dying rabbit in the middle, than having to listen to this man. However, he'd been willing to stand up, he had to stay strong.

"Then may I humbly request for the figures which you seem to have on hand for the total cost of the Tower Apartments, so that all parties may be on equal footing, monsieur Rust?" He spoke loud enough that everyone could hear him - his projection was wonderful, being a man who had been singing since the Medieval period. He could still work with only two hundred and fifty of them - it was still a force of two hundred and fifty that, if put together, could cause them many problems