[EVENT] Courtyard of Public Opinion, May Forum

[ironwood]

Characters: Come one, come all!
Date: The 24th of May
Location: The Courtyard of Public Opinion, in Central Sector
Situation: This is the second public forum to be called since the Foreigners' return. It's led by the three family heads, but specifically designed to allow anyone the chance to speak. This particular one was called because of the Foreigner muggings, the Chihulean threat, and the rumours of remaining cultists; however, a variety of other things might get brought up as well.
Warnings/Rating: Added as they become applicable.

The Courtyard of Public Opinion isn't any bigger than some of the open fountain areas in the Water Sector, and it isn't set up the way some of the Foreigners might imagine a political debate area to be set up. There's no podium, no chairs apart from the stone benches too heavy to be moved, and no grand banners or archways. This is done deliberately; everyone is meant to have an equal voice in the Courtyard, so everyone is on level ground. Apart from the greenery, the stone paths, and the low stone walls surrounding the Courtyard, one could almost imagine it's just another Market Day in an open square.

Since the Foreigners are also residents of Keeliai, the Courtyard Forum will be a public opportunity for Foreigners to ask questions and air concerns of their own. This can range from something specific to individuals or making requests of all the major NPCs.

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LINKS
Soul Gem Muggings | Cultists | Chihuelans | Turtle Sinking | Sky Sector | Individual NPC Interactions | OOC Questions

OOC
There are starters for various parts of the discussion, covering all the major topics regarding the happenings of Keeliai lately. NPCs will be available for all of the conversations below. The first five topics are general city occurrences which everyone in the Courtyard will be able to hear; use these threads as discussion between PCs as well as NPCs. NPCs will contribute to discussions as necessary, but won't be engaging in every line of conversation occurring in the general topic starters.

The NPC comments are for directly speaking with that NPC or those in that group; if your character has a specific issue to bring up with an NPC, this is where it should be done. The rest of the post is for Foreigners talking and organizing amongst themselves.

Comments

[pushtheboundaries]

Hoo boy. "Nobody is sleeping in bathtubs," Callaghan drawls, reaching up to rub at his head. "I suppose if we reorganized things, we could find room for one or two, it'll just...take some effort. Which I can already tell you're willing to do," he adds with trace humor, looking straight at Tadashi. It's not a matter of 'volunteering' him - he'd probably have to tie him down to stop him, at this point.

[anewangle]

"No bathtubs." Don't think he doesn't see that reluctance, Hiro, but he sees the concession too. Tadashi never wants to make Hiro too uncomfortable if it can be helped, but at the same time... they'd be doing something really important, and he's sure they can arrange things well enough for everyone to have their needed space. Tadashi's good at figuring out how to live in small spaces.

"I'll take responsibility for everything. I know you guys are busy with supplies and getting things up off the ground."

Something Tadashi thinks he should probably be more involved in, but the other two always seem to have things under control, and someone has to be around to hold down the fort when they're out, right? (He's just going to keep telling himself that that's why he hasn't gotten more involved. Yup. And also it has nothing to do with Callaghan and Hiro not wanting him involved in trips to the black market, nope.)

"But we'd really be helping, so if you're both okay with it..."

[bigdamnhiro]

For a brief moment Hiro can even hear his brother's last words playing back in his head; somebody has to help. It's not at all like the fire, and yet, the sentiment's still there, the same bold selflessness that got Tadashi killed -

But this isn't that. Hiro wishes maybe Tadashi had been selfish, for just a second, but he'd never for a minute want his brother to change because of it. And this is a less destructive outlet for that kind of behavior, anyway.

"No, it's fine, I'm fine with it," Hiro says quickly. "And you don't have to do all that by yourself. I'll help."

If it makes Tadashi happy, he'll put twenty kedan in the house and sleep outside on the lawn.

[pushtheboundaries]

Giving Tadashi something to focus on might let him pull himself out of his little fugue...and since he's naturally so thoughtful of others, it might be the absolute best sort of coping that could be given, come to think of it.

Callaghan nods, looking between the boys.

"I'll help as well, though I don't know how much I can do. But we'll make it work, somehow- did you have any thoughts on whom to host?"