crescentview | 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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[Hmmmmm. There have been a lot of good ones so far. Does Sylvando have any he can think of?]

Never have I eveeeerrrr...had a sibling!

[ He just got a new glass.

But he has a lot of siblings.

So he chugs this one as well. ]

[pours one out for Trahearne's sobriety]

[Raising his glass and sipping!]

Got a whole bunch!

[He's very proud. :>]

[Aww!!]

Ooh! I'd love to hear about them sometime!

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[Not drinking!]

Would you have wanted any, do you think?

Oh, yes! It would've been so fun! But there were always boys my age around, so I wasn't lonely.

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Ah, well, I have a younger sister, so...!

[ another drink! ]

[Ah! Yes! He hasn't introduced himself to Ori yet.]

I would ask what she's like, but that feels a bit silly when we've only just met ourselves!

[He offers a small bow from his seat, keeping his glass steady all the while. He's had quite a few sips, but it seems he's pretty good at holding his alcohol.]

I'm Sylvando, by the way. It's a pleasure!

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[ she's all too happy to drink! ]

Just one sister. Her name is Mythra. We're...pretty inseparable, really.

[Awww...! A certain pair of twins come to mind when Sylvando hears this. It makes his smile soften a great deal.]

I hope it hasn't been too hard being without her here.

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[Another sip! Unlike Trahearne he does not feel the need to drink per sibling.] That was a clever one.

You think so? I figured it would be fun to learn about everyone's families- if that's something they'd want to talk about, of course.

[Because he absolutely knows that family life can be complicated.]

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[.............Takes a sip. No further questions, please.]

[He'll spare you, Diluc!!]

[ It's no secret, given what's on his pamphlet. Childe will go ahead and take a drink. ]

I have several back home!

[ Since it's a dead ringer for one of the scavenger hunt objectives, it's an easy win for anyone who asks him. ]