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[legendarymadman]

The coming of elections on the island is what they have instead of the turning of the seasons, a way of marking time and watching the island change half-year by half-year. And so Geoffrey finds himself on the stage again, not to start up a new play (but soon, very soon) but to announce the semiannual candidate speeches

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[polly_okeefe]

I took a deep breath as I stepped up to the podium. Though I was no stranger to speaking in public, it had been a while, and not under these circumstances. I had to fight down my nerves, but I gripped the podium, and spoke clearly

[polly_okeefe]

Oh, this line of questioning could get tricky. But I had no choice except to answer honestly, even if I wasn't entirely sure of the answer myself. I thought for a moment before I spoke

[curiously_cora]

"Well, then everyone should take a test to see if they're ready to vote and not just make me do it because I'm young. If someone is old and silly why should they get a chance to con-trib-ute to the island and not me. And why should people who don't want to be here get to be on the council and voting? If they don't want to be a part of our home then they shouldn't be a part of it!" Coraline said her voice getting quite loud and irate by the end of the sentence. Coraline had mostly been keeping her temper in check recently but still there was times when she just- she couldn't cope with everyone else around her. "I want a place where we can go, were we can have fun and hang out and not have to worry about grown ups. That's all."

[polly_okeefe]

It hurt, to see Coraline so angry. The fact that I suspected that it wasn't about me didn't help. And whatever Coraline's motivations, I was still the one behind the podium, taking this