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crescentview2023-01-17 10:01 pm
winebar) wrote in 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.]
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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[He has enough alcohol in his system, he is not gonna let that slide.]
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[Sorry Otegine....... He is as big of an asshole as he said he was!!!!!!]
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Don't put words in my mouth.
[He's very grumpy.]
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[He’s got eyes! Even if one is on loan.]
Would you rather I put something else in your mouth?
[time for that smash announcer game!!! bonus effect to kick in in front of goddess and everyone]
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No? What kind of question is that?
[Swing and a miss.]
i want to dead
You really don’t know much about the world, do you?
[Don’t mind Owen getting in your space, and don’t mind that he definitely used magic to get over there. Sometimes you just hope you can catch people off guard so you can grab their chin and kiss them, which is precisely what Owen’s trying to do. To prove a point. Obviously.
At least he has magic to compensate for their height difference and his inability to manhandle Otegine and he doesn’t actually go for tongue. (Yet?)
Anyways. This isn’t my fault.]
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He doesn't react at first, jolting back a bit at Owen directly in his face. Then their mouths are together, and Otegine's brain just turns completely off for a good few seconds.
What... is this...
When Owen doesn't back away right away and deepens the kiss instead, Otegine flinches uncomfortably, gripping both of Owen's shoulders and forcefully holding him away with a gasp for breath.
Really, he just looks stuck somewhere between dumbfounded and two seconds away from throwing Owen onto the ground and swinging a fist.]
Wh--
W-What the hell was that for?
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For what it’s worth, Owen looks like he’s having a great time, manic smile and all.]
It was a kiss. Drink up.
[Heh.]
Or are you still curious about what I can put in your mouth? I want to help you experience the world, after all, and you seem so curious about what I’m like…
[He sticks out his tongue, raising his eyebrows like this is some weird fucked up challenge and he doesn’t care there are spectators.]
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[Now he's angry AND embarrassed, thanks Owen. Otegine's immediately shoving a hand over the wizard's mouth in a tipsy panic.]
Can't you just ask??
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He is attempting stabilization aka calm yourselves ]
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But Ellis' hand on his arm at least gets his angered look to soften to something slightly apologetic and shamed.
Fine, Owen, he'll let you go. :/]
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He ignores Ellis, even if he’s doing his best to make things less chaotic, because he knows he’s not going to say anything. (He still does not know the reason for that.)]
I’ll ask next time, if that’ll make you feel better.
[Next?? Time????????]
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[His expression flattens, slightly pained, before ripping his eyes away. Next time?? Like Owen would bother to do that. He's been used as little more than a joke here.
Better him than someone else, he supposes.
Just. Grumpily going to fumble for his cup and pour out another shot, tipping it back with a wince as it goes down.]
There. Are you happy now?
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Ugh.
Annoying.]
What, did you think I wouldn’t want to kiss you outside of this little challenge?
[It’s a game, allegedly.]
I’ll be happy later.
[Idiot.]
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[Stop pulling his leg, man, it's not fun.
He drops back to his seat with his glass.]
Just don't do that to anybody else, alright? That's... not a great surprise.
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Alright. Next time I’ll kiss someone who likes me and enjoys my company.
[And with that, he’ll step back and get back to bothering other people.]
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