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[patriotqueen]

Guy was sober - relatively so, in any case - and worried. He had looked in the Compound, he had searched all the usual places, but he couldn’t find Michael. Not that he wanted to talk to him. In fact, he rather Michael didn’t even see him. He just wanted to make sure the other was still… well, alive. He had disappeared without a trace after their

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[playingtheenemy]

Ainsley was feeling more herself (more argumentative) and finding Guy inside the Compound was like a coup in that direction. She offered something of a terse smile as she saw the books. "Doing your homework?" she asked curiously.

[patriotqueen]

"Couldn't quite find the books I thought would be interesting for a class, but these will do." Guy said, a smile in place. No need to show his worry. "Was rather hoping for a basic study 'How to overthrow a government', but alas."

[playingtheenemy]

"Anarchy 101, Guy," she said with a bemused grin and a teasing tone as she eased closer. "You should talk to Josh about that. I'm fairly sure he has about five back-up plans for regime change if it ever got dire."

[patriotqueen]

"There's a difference between anarchy and mere overthrowing of the powers that be." Guy said with a grin. He snorted at the mention of Josh, but didn't comment further. Talking with Josh he found was a matter of walking on eggshells at times and Guy prefered crushing shells as he walked.

[playingtheenemy]

"And which are you planning? Obviously, both is a viable option, except I wouldn't really advocate it, at least not now unless you want to deal with a comrade who should still be in middle school," she rambled, back in fine form.

[patriotqueen]

"Who?" Always an interest in 'comrades', Guy. But they were ranting, and he loved ranting, so he continued. "Well, it's supposed to be a school for higher education, so the least we can expect is for students to come up with solutions." He said quite seriously, though he may be hiding a grin. "I thought I'd start with an example - the Fenstersturz; the long-established Bohemian tradition of throwing politicians out of the window. Rather suiting, don't you think?"

[playingtheenemy]

"I think he said his name was something...Freeman?" Ainsley tried to remember. "He had a soapbox. A very literal, actual soapbox. I'm sure if you started asking around, you could locate him easily and we are not defenestrating people who lose debates, Guy."

She paused. "Not if we're on any floor but the first."

[patriotqueen]

"A soapbox, how endearing!" Guy said. "Not even if there's manure on the floor that will provide for safe landing?" He nearly pouted at that.

[playingtheenemy]

"You shovel the manure, then," she retorted, punctuating that with an index finger in his direction. "I signed on for rhetoric and teaching. That just sounds like manual labor."

[patriotqueen]

"I maintain that my approach is of greater rhetoric value than most discussions that go on in this place." Guy said. "But if you are that determined to be traditional..." He added with a resigned sigh.

[playingtheenemy]

"That I am," she said, proud and swearing vehemently over something that was, really and in all actuality, slightly minor. "Besides, I plan to spend the first half of class pushing for primaries in our actual elections."

[patriotqueen]

"Really? Are you not fond of our half-yearly nomination frenzy?" In so many words, this meant he agreed.

[playingtheenemy]

"I'm not fond of the 'throw it against the wall and see what sticks' method," she said with a tone that was more than displeased and she wasn't even going to bother to hide it. "Three votes to throw around. Pity votes. Joke votes."

[patriotqueen]

"Chum votes, boredom votes..." Guy added. "Random, unneccesary and pointless. Same goes for the time span a Coucnil gets - half a year is laughable."

[playingtheenemy]

"How long do you figure?" Even if Ainsley had a month-count in mind and in the beginning, it was ten, solely for a trial period. Guinea pigs, if they would.

[patriotqueen]

"A year at least." Guy said. "You could have said all that during a Council speech, you know." He hadn't liked her giving up on running for Council.