meadowlark | @goro.akechi

Given the turmoil here in New Amsterdam, we have an opportunity available to us. I've covered such an opportunity before, but I've learned that it's an utter waste of time to convince any of you to enter politics. But voting? That seems to be far easier.

There is an election in just four days' time. Even if you're "new," so to speak, you aren't according to your newfound ID and the guidelines of the city. That means you have a choice.

I'm here to outline that choice. Hopefully, none of you will be foolish enough to vote like fucking idiotic idealists, but my hopes aren't particularly high. I've seen how the Displaced think.

That said, in alphabetical order we have:

Mia Ballo. A former cop for the NAPD. She's a fucking moron and her bullshit isn't worth your time. She wants to kill off all the plants in the city, even if they have economic value and are undoubtedly helping keep the poor fed. Ignore her futile attempts at a political future.

Amabel Delafield-Chapin. The first of two anti-establishment candidates. Unlike the other one (Durcell), Delafield-Chapin isn't in the big corporate pocket. But that means she's utterly inexperienced when it comes to leadership. She appears to be on our side, or inspired by us, but you can't ignore that the political world will eat her alive.

Simone Durcell. While they easily and carelessly set aside their position as the head of a Pulsar subsidiary, Durcell is a ruthless politician despite their lack of political experience. Durcell is heavily rumored to be in with the mob families in New Amsterdam, and I believe that we, as a group, have proof of that. The issue with Durcell is that they seem positively ruthless and opportunistic, so even if we have that evidence, it may be meaningless.

Joseph Lynch. Another man we have information on thanks to Cassius' intervention. Whether this would matter to the public means nothing. But for all of us, I believe we'd benefit from having him in office. He has a clean record and is the typical, uninspiring politician. What stands out most to me is that despite his long history with Ibis as their Public Relations director, the corporations were set to back Katelin Jovavich before her untimely demise. I don't believe this is simply because he's risky. There may be more there.

My proposal, then, is that we think intelligently. Many of you've shown that you're afraid of what might happen if people figure out who and what we are. If we back a candidate, especially a candidate with power and resources, we'll be able to protect ourselves.

Lynch and Durcell are the most promising. Delafield-Chapin may suit your ideals, but she's going to be useless to us in office. I won't even waste more words on Ballo. We have enough time to rally support around one of our chosen candidates.

Let's not be idiots about it.

Edit: Since I realize I overlooked the most important detail in my presumption that you all had eyes and ears, these four individuals are running for governor of New Amsterdam.

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"Don't be an idiot" is a pretty convincing argument.

Let us indeed not be idiots, but what do the more effective duo stand for? You've told us where the person you deem useless stands, but not the other three. Are we simply to put faith in someone for either being a killer or being well-connected with a killer, and ignore that we don't know what their aims are?

This is my very first election and I'd hardly like to go in unprepared.

Partnering with ruthless opportunists is often more trouble than it's worth. Betrayal is an inevitability.

Are Durcell's corporate and criminal sway their most valuable asset to us?

Edited 2020-08-22 21:36 (UTC)

so we got candidates and your opinion on them, but what're they running for? mayor, emperor, dog-catcher?

I wasn't aware that I was expected to do the minimum of research for you. But very well.

Delafield-Chapin is an anti-establishment candidate on the outside of the corporate reach. She's an upstart inspired by our actions in the recent simulation, and she's aiming to bring in rent control.

Durcell is corporate-affiliated, if not supported. Their goals appear to be murky, at best. Consider the type of politician whose involvement in a race is largely inflammatory, and yet somehow they've persisted. If anything, Durcell's involvement in the race likely only continues because their very near rival, Katelin Jovavich, perished upon exiting from the simulation.

Lynch is a local philanthropist who's hoping to use the position of governor to, surely, do charitable deeds? He's more the moderate, middle of the pack type. He has put his money where his mouth is, and you can definitely see all of the causes he's donated to if you know where to look.

Are you satisfied?

You all truly expect me to do even the minimum of work for you? I guess it was too much to expect you to pay attention.

As it is, they're running for governor of this city. The one where you're undoubtedly standing, unless you've decided to go elsewhere. I'll be able to tell when you, undoubtedly, follow up with a question about the city I mean.

Edited (he's an asshole but i realized he did intend this to be more informational, thus - edit - AND THEN I FORGOT TO PUT IN THE DIT) 2020-08-24 05:34 (UTC)

Yes, but there are those among us who have similar sway, at least with the criminals. In some private conversations, I've come to realize that Durcell, while a shamelessly known element, will also be difficult to control once they gain even the slightest bit of power.

How terribly rude of me, to think that someone who wants to sway votes a particular way would want to elaborate on why their desired candidate or candidates should be supported. After all, presenting evidence for one person could only help... but perhaps this is a cultural misunderstanding.

Or a misunderstanding brought on by someone who is still new and endeavoring to adapt to this world, but surely we've all been here quite some time and therefore all know what simulation it is you're speaking about.

There are others among us who like to clear up those details. I'm not one of them.

[He does, however, shoot along several articles about the simulation in New Amsterdam. In short: the city was swallowed up by a simulation by a previously thought dead AI by the name of Judas. Many people suffered, but most came out alive. The UN's army was disbanded, though they've recently turned a leaf there, suggesting they're going to build their army back up again. The reason why they discharged their soldiers was simple: they were tainted by technology created and run by Judas, and the UN wanted to depart from that risk since many soldiers were killed by Judas when they tried to intervene in the simulation. Otherwise, some notable figures, like Katelin Jovavich, died after exiting the simulation.]

And yet.

My apologies. I'd assumed you were human, but it seems you're Tellarite. I should know better than to make assumptions.

Though the simulation details are quite interesting.

An insult meant to be lost on me. Bravo to you.

I'm pleased you find it interesting. If you ever meet Judas, perhaps you can share your appreciation.

It satisfies me, much like you calling everyone idiots must somehow satisfy you.

I'll pass on your regards, in the unlikely event I encounter Judas.

they put you on the welcome wagon here? because you're really killing it. very welcoming.

If we only ever vote for self-interested, ruthless people because everyone in the system is self-interested and ruthless, doesn't that just become self-fulfilling?

I'd rather have someone honest and willing to try and make change. Leadership is a challenge but it's not something impossible to learn.

What's a Tellarite?

[ not a human so! she is interested! ]

A Tellarite is from Tellar Prime, another world, and in their culture you greet strangers with rudeness and insults if you wish to actually be polite. Aggressiveness and vulgarities are considered proper unless or until you've become friends, and only then is civility valued.

They're also particularly ugly. But perhaps I'm just being polite about them.

[ amazing ]

What an excellent custom.

There's a species in my galaxy that greets people with increasingly complex maths equations.

There's also who's popular among the public.
People like Delafield-Chapin.

[ and he absolutely knows that part of this is just how well someone comes off in their speeches. thanks, Shido. ]

Lynch is the most rational of choices.

We have the data on him, he has skill. He won't be eaten alive, he's boring, he gives us time to maneuver and predictability in power. He's also the comfortable choice for us. Not ideal for the idealistic, as Akechi put it, but the better choice.

My vote's on comfortable old Jo Lynch, for now. I'm not willing to be persuaded, I'm here to persuade.

[ ~~"where the hell have you been, cheris" "laying low shut up"~~ ]

Really. Do they simply enjoy math, or is it them passing judgment? And I must say it's welcome to run into another person who doesn't only know humans. We are few and far in between.

My own people aren't quite so picky, though as we're not fond of physical contact before we know a person so offering a hand and expecting us to shake it is tiresome.

Ah, yes. You're going to pass on my appreciation, despite you being the one who claimed you found the simulation that tortured millions of people fascinating.

Do I look like I'm welcoming you?

Does it sound like I was promoting Durcell? Or even Ballo? I wasn't.

Both. They have a habit to making incredibly complicated equations result in 3 so other, not as inclined species won't be embarrassed.

That's common in my galaxy as well, even with some humans.

[ it is her, she is the human ]

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