Town Hall Meeting The Second

[winebar]

WHO: Everyone willing
WHAT: van Zieks trying to catherd, again, in order to Establish Law & Order.
WHEN: Sometime in the Summer between the various events.
WHERE: the forest, outside van Zieks' farm.
WARNINGS: chaos mostly, more will be added if needed.

[A week or so after the chaos of Hot or Not, each farm will recieve another missive from Barry Z himself, chief buzzkill, who clearly learned nothing from how things went last time. It reads as such;]

To All Parties Brought to the Island by the Harvest Goddess,

Tomorrow at 11AM sharp, please arrive at the location indicated on the map shown of the reverse of this document. The topic of discussion on the table is the potential establishment of some form of social contract and body of law. As before, I cannot force attendance, however, I would again hope everyone sees the benefit in being involved in this discussion.

Sincerely,
Lord Barok van Zieks, Esquire

[And again as before, there's a map on the back. This time leading one to van Zieks' residence, an orderly forest farm with a nice stable currently housing the horse van Zieks rode in on to make himself the boss of things, apparently.

At the time of the meeting, there are two tables that were clearly brought out from inside. There are... snacks? Van Zieks is not a chef, you will have these strawberries and fried mushrooms and you'll like it, I guess. There was an attempt. Van Zieks himself is still dressing in his less fancy- but still absurd for this weather- three piece suit.]

Than you all for coming. I understand that the topic I have put on the table may seem... needlessly dire to some, however, in the case that something does happen, it would be far better for us to already have a system in place. I do not think we currently require any sort of active police force, but rather that we should have some sort of agreed set of behavior in place, and then elected individuals to adjudicate any potential disagreements.

As far as a social contract, on Mr. Trahearne's advisement, it would follow thusly; [He pulls out another paper to read from.]
- Do not cause unsolicited physical harm to one other.
- Do not harm or otherwise disrupt another person's farm.
- Do not damage, destroy, or unlawfully take possession of another person's property.
- Do not vandalize or otherwise disrupt communal spaces for us or the townspeople.
- Do not behave in such a manner that would elicit broad reprisal against the group as a whole from the townspeople or the goddess.

If anyone has any other thoughts, feel free to share them. I feel that this is basic enough that even those of you more prone to... rebellion can agree to it.

The second matter is to discuss how to handle if someone does break these rules. While I have made clear before my prior experience with the law, I understand that a system like this can only function if there is trust in those enforcing it. Thus I think that the authority should be given to whoever the group as a whole feels most comfortable entrusting it to. So I open the floor to nominations for that responsibility.

Finally, I'd like to make clear why this is necessary. I have spoken to the goddess, and as long as it does not directly interfere with her and her means, she has no intent of intervening if something were to happen to one of us. We are not her "people," the residents of the town are. Therefore, it is imperative that we work together to protect ourselves.

[And now he will step back and hope that some productive discussion happens.]

Comments

[bluminescence]

Never... have I ever, sung on stage.

[ Kaspar has to put some effort into speaking up, but a couple of drinks help. Not that hes needed to for most of this game. There is a lot he hasn't done...

His gaze still drifts happily to those he thinks should drink, if they are around. ]

[passthrough]

[Oh goddammit.

Bottoms up.]

[flamenova]

Really..?

[ what the heck, she wants to hear him sing... ]

[passthrough]

[Help...]

Yeah. Our commander has us do it when we aren't on the field to try and keep us, uh... energized and connected.

I don't mind it, It's just... you know. [Not what he's good at.]

[bluminescence]

[ He blinks at the unexpected victory. And don't mind him calmly eavesdropping on the reason if that's cool. ]

[passthrough]

[Eavesdrop away! Party games are no time for privacy.]

[associative]

[ He laughs, taking a drink. ]

Well, you've got me there!

[bluminescence]

[ A little laugh. He knew he'd get Gaku with that one. ]

[hearthwarming]

Hmm... I provided effects for the person signing on stage, but... No!

[ Phew, one that she doesn't have to drink for. But she's definitely also glancing around to see who drinks before her gaze lands back on Kaspar with a friendly smile. ]

Hi, there! Are you stage shy, too?

[bluminescence]

[ Kaspar hums softly for a moment, unsure if he would consider himself such. Singing and dancing were one thing, but he'd done less fun things on a stage.

He's seen her around, certainly, so his words come easier combined with wine. ]

... It depends upon, why I am on stage.

[hearthwarming]

[ Oh, he's so quiet and precious. ]

Ahh, that makes sense. Then, do you like to sing? Just not on stage, maybe?

[hypnowhip]

[Not drinking!]

Oooh, you almost got me with that one. I do a lot of things on stage, but singing isn't in my repertoire.

[bluminescence]

[ Kaspar doesn't look too upset about being wrong, but he realizes his mistake-- ]

I suppose, I should... have included dancing.

[ Inadvertently admitting another thing he has never done on stage. His alcohol warmed expression turns a shade wistful. ]

[hypnowhip]

There's always next time, right?

[He'd certainly play again!

That said...the wistful expression is hard to miss.]

If that's something you'd like to do sometime, darling, I'd be happy to join you!

[graftage]

[Not drinking! But he's amused.]

Do you want to?

[bluminescence]

[ Kaspar hums without commitment, relaxed gaze wandering away. Eventually, he shrugs with a little smile and that is apparently the answer. ]

[pactmarshal]

[ Praise the Pale Tree. Bless Kaspar. Trahearne is not drinking (why is he even participating).

When he catches Kaspar's eye, he only offers a little smile and a nod. Thank you. He's already pretty tipsy, but he's not tipsy-er. ]

[bluminescence]

[ He could think of a few contributions to this game that would help his farmmate on the way to intoxication. It seems they will both be getting tipsy before the end of the night anyway. And after, they both probably know Kaspar has made no plans that far ahead.

Kaspar returns the smile with one of his own. They can say a lot between them now, with just an understanding look. He's been here sober from the beginning, a testament to his support for both Trahearne and van Zieks, and thats hardly changed after a few glasses of wine. ]

[yourlenore]

( No drinks, it seems. )

I'd not thought on it, but perhaps I should give it a try. It would be fun to perform, surely?

[bluminescence]

Surely.

[ Kaspar agrees softly, before more quietly asking-- ]

... Do you, enjoy singing?

[tot]

[ well, here's the first one that she can confidently drink to! and happily so. ]

You could always change that, you know. And there's no reason that you'd have to be alone either.

[bluminescence]

[ Kaspar's expression is as subdued as usual, the nice sentiment warming him.

To anyone else, it might be a joke, but he is actually curious this time. ]

Is that, an offer?

[esurientabyss]

[ Doesn't sip. Thank goodness for that! ]

[frenchkiss]

What, never wanted to or never had the chance to?

[ It's a shame if it's the latter. ]

[bluminescence]

[ Kaspar hums to that, letting it trail off before answering too simply. ]

... Both.