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

[yourlenore]

( He could be doing worse, but he could be doing much better - he's never built tolerance in his life, being immune prior. Rest in rip, etc. )

Never have I ever seen the sun before coming here. If you mean to ask— vampires.

[chronosynthesis]

[Syrlya's brows shoot up as he takes a larger than intended sip. How much wine has he gone through.] Are you from Ostoya?

[Because how many sunless vampire lands can there be??]

[yourlenore]

( heheh )

That I am! Are you acquainted with one Adelis?

[outride]

Whoa, Mishka! You're a--?!

( HE'S A.............?!?!?!?!??!?!!! )

[yourlenore]

( PLEASSEEEEE LAUGHS )

Not myself, no! But perhaps my standard of living would have been much improved if I had. You ought see their diamond-encrusted blood chalices.

[graftage]

Wait, you didn't tell me you were a vampire.





[Drinks.]

[yourlenore]

( laughssss )

Ah, my phrasing was misleading... No, no, I am cursed in other ways, but not vampirically.

[sluice]

A vampire? [ Like some fairytale creature? Tartaglia's all eyes and ears now, his drink left untouched on the table. ] Tell me more.

[ Are you a vampire, Mishka? What truly are vampires, even? ]

[yourlenore]

( heheh )

I'm not one myself, but they run the country. They can't go out in daylight, so I've heard - which is why they thrive so well in a country without any. Have you heard of them? Blood-drinkers, seducers - creatures that wear human skin to walk among them... Well, the populace is their eternal dinner, so it is what it is.

[hearthwarming]

[ GASPS SO LOUDLY AND DRAMATICALLY that she drops her drink and then has to go looking for another one because she has to take a drink per the rules of the game!?!? ]

[yourlenore]

( oh MY )

Not a fan of vampires, or a big fan of the sun?

[unchainer]

[ oh no ]

A vampire, you say?

[ OH NO, VANI IS A VAMPIRE "DOCTOR" ]

[yourlenore]

Well, your enthusiasm makes me loathe to disappoint you. A big fan of vampires?

( HE'S NOT ONE... BUT HE'S NEVER SEEN SOMEONE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT... )

[pactmarshal]

[ Trahearne frowns. Hold on... ]

No sun. Is this... [ He's very drunk. Hold on. Processing. ] Is this in the manner of Kaspar, or Adelis?

[ Kaspar is a bit different, but. ]

[yourlenore]

Adelis, as it were. A friend of his?

( Heheh )

I hadn't known someone else was here, though, who was fresh to the sun. What is Kaspar's story?

[tot]

[ she'll take a small sip and is completely derailed from the idea of not beign able to see the sun by the more obvious interesting thing out of his mouth. ]

Vampires?

[yourlenore]

( Hehe )

Vampires! Do you know of them? Bloodsuckers, tempters, et al... My country's run by them.

[flamenova]

That sounds almost like cheating to say...

[ seriously, even she's seen the sun...but she takes the sip with a degree of grace, at least.

the air around her is definitely a bit warmer than it was before, like she's letting off a fair amount of heat... ]

[yourlenore]

If most are aiming low, one must aim lower, yes?

( He thinks for a moment he's imagining the heat, but, hm... )

Are you, perhaps, a miniature sun yourself?

( Things only drunk people say, )

[for8000amonth]

[ He's not sipping, mainly because he's tipsy enough that he's not thinking too much back on Kasimir's Sunny Fucktomb right now. He has better things to do.

He's over two glasses in and failed his constitution roll, however. ]

At this point, you're going t'kill all these sun-bathers.

[ His accent is slipping out- the sure sign of the booze kicking in. Whoops. ]

[yourlenore]

I simply intend to win.

( Can you win Never Have I Ever? Yes. Mishka has decided it's so. )

No one's going to be able to understand you if you keep drinking, you know.

[esurientabyss]

...Vampires.

[ But, okay, sip. ]

[yourlenore]

Oh? Are you unfamiliar with this sort of creature?

[bluminescence]

[ Kaspar laughs softly but doesn't drink. Drunk sunless solidarity. ]

[passthrough]

[He is squinting really hard since he's just getting a little Wasted at this point, but he still pours himself another shot.]

Vampires can't look at the sun?

[Otegine honey nobody can look at the sun]