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Barok van Zieks ([personal profile] winebar) wrote in [community profile] crescentview2023-01-17 10:01 pm

Town Hall Meeting The Second

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.]
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[personal profile] passthrough 2023-01-18 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah... it's fine, it's fine. It's probably not in the stars for me right now. [Sometimes you're just Stuck because of work and that's okay.]

You're a performer, right? Like what you did during the goddess' competition. Does that send you a lot of different places?
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[personal profile] hypnowhip 2023-01-18 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww! Well I would hardly call it willful travel, but at least you're seeing new sights on the island, right?

[So it's...something!]

It does! I've traveled to just about every corner of Erdrea! Ah, that's the world I come from.
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[personal profile] passthrough 2023-01-18 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll take what I can get, sure!

Is there anywhere that's stuck with you out of all the places you've been? I mean... that much of the world under your belt, you have to have some things that come straight to mind, right?
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[personal profile] hypnowhip 2023-01-19 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
You know what's funny? Out of everywhere I've been, I would still pick my home city of Puerto Valor. It's a beautiful coastal city full of fun memories, and nothing can compare to the food there! It's also where I saw the circus for the first time, which really kickstarted my career!
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[personal profile] passthrough 2023-01-19 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Nostalgia and memory really is a powerful thing, isn't it?

It must be a pretty popular show of yours, to end up in all those areas of the world. How long have you been with them?
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[personal profile] hypnowhip 2023-01-19 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
It sure is. If you love where you grew up, there's nothing like it!

[He's so glad he's able to go back there without worry now.]

I was with the circus for about eight years. The "Wandering Wonder", they called me! But now I have my own little troupe: the Soldiers of Smile. That world tour has only just begun!