Guardian Debates! Live TV and action if you're in attendance!

[genpcs]

[ Everyone's TVs will flicker on and to the Genessia News Channel for a Live Special Report. The Show Host pops out from beneath the podium, a cool tenor voice coming straight from him as he addresses the camera. ]

Well heeeeello there everyone! We interrupt your day for a very special report! It's your favorite host with news about the City Guardian Election, live, despite the weather folks! It turns out electronics don't work so well in the freezing cold, so we've had to move our Guardian's debate to warmer pastures! Thank you to our sponsor, Hot Diggity! Toast your houses so warm this winter you'll think you're bread. Though let's hope a little chill won't freeze out any of the candidates, ha ha ha! Or should I say ho ho ho?

[ There's a brief pause before he swivels to a second camera and the camera view zooms in on his face as if he didn't just make the lamest news pun. ]

We are broadcasting live from right here in Genessia City. Many folks are in attendance, including our very own GCPD who are here to monitor and keep the peace. Let's begin the live debate-slash-Q&A you've all been waiting for. Here's how it works: You all come up with questions to ask each of the Guardians, and each Guardian will have the opportunity to answer it to help you decide which of your candidates is the right one for your city. You can submit your questions via text to the CPU and it will beam them to our stage, or if you're here in the audience, head on up to the podium and ask in person! Now to introduce our candidates.

Attleton puts the A+ in Guardianship, but will it be return Guardian Cassian Andor? Or will Chara or Cecil Palmer talk up a storm in the citizen's hearts?

Everglade as always returns with two beautiful ladies, the gorgeous and charitable returning Guardian Grell Sutcliff and a new gem, Emerald Sustrai! Who will shine harder in this debate?!

Fayren keeps its tradition of having the largest number of candidates with four all-stars! Welcome Alexstrasza, Qubine, Winter Schnee, and current acting Guardian Mavis Vermillion! A goddess, a dragon, an ice queen, and a fairy-esque guild-leader. What a variety!

Nova City's coming in hot! Check it out, Mercury Black and Garrus Vakarian trying to stay in office with a dual ticket! Current Deputy Guardian Grievous saying: It's my turn, boys! And a newcomer from a new corner, Gale Reinhard, ready to rock Nova City all night long!

Let's not forget the heart of our cities, the hostess with the mostest, Genessia City! It's the mayor-punching expert, X-Ray and our long-term favorite returning Guardian David Haller!

Let's get started folks! Get out of the showers and into the town hall for this live debate, starting in 30 minutes! You've still got time to pop in, let's go, and don't forget to cast your votes this Tuesday, December 26th at the polls!

{ OOC NOTE: Anyone can reply to this post with a question they want to ask the potential City Guardians. Each City Guardian candidate is tasked with answering any question on this post. No candidate is required to, but lack of participation may affect public opinion of the candidate! Lack of any activity during the election season will disqualify your candidate, however.

On December 26th, the polls will officially go up and each character will be afforded one vote for each city. So if you play 5 characters, you will need to submit 5 IC vote choices; if you only play 1, then only that character will vote. This means you as the player are voting on your character's behalf because it's going to be in the OOC comm just so that we can include instructions. There will be further information at that time as well as a link to a "booklet" with candidate information. For now though, the debate is here! }

Comments

[gastronomics]

How are you going to help protect the citizens who don't have superpowers and can't just hold off or charge forward in an emergency?

[generalgrievous]

There will shelters arranged and if necessary, people who can fight to watch over these areas and innocents.

Once I am elected Guardian of Nova City I will make sure these are in place in advance or reinforce any that are already available.

Then I will hold applications and training sessions for those who want to defend these people to find the most suitable to the task.

[corruptedsave]

In the case of Attleton, we have our neighbourhood watch which if I'm elected I would see to offer any training members of said watch would wish to take part in. So that those of them who wish to help would be able to do so.

For those who don't wish to, or are unable to, partake in such things? I would like to implement safety routes for any evacuation and seeking volunteers from the pedant wearing citizens to assist the locals in case there is a need to have non-combatants leave the city. And of course, improving any already established safe zones and shelters, even using any abandoned land for such purposes.

[Like that amusement park in Attleton.]

[specialist_snowflake]

I would like to increase the number of night time patrols, both in the central town and along the main roads, to deter bandits and other miscreants who would prey on travelers. A guardian or deputy would always be on duty, with others on-call as needed.

In addition, I would encourage those who wish for formal training to seek it out. The Ivory Tower teaches magic to those able to learn, and there are many skilled in various forms of combat who are willing to lend their time and services.

Above all else, notifications must be issued immediately once an emergency situation is detected, in order to prevent the unwary from wandering into a dangerous or hostile environment.

[softlyspeaks]

A fully funded and adequately trained police department with knowledge of how to deal with super powered threats of course!

I propose a team specializing specifically in the management of a super powered or supernatural emergency in all its possible and probable forms, based off of past incidents in our fair city, and the cities around us.

[rulerofme]

I personally created safe houses within each city and personally to each safe houses any and everyone that comes to them. They are adequately stocked with food as well as shielded with multiple methods so that it might be protected against any invading force. In Genessia City, the GCPD help people get to them first and foremost. At times of crisis, I even request that superpowered people help those that can't fight get to those safe houses as well. I and my Guardian Team both go out to help anyone get to them as well as help fight off whatever threat they are facing.

I don't have any say over what the law enforcement of the others cities do, but I could only hope that the Guardians of those cities instruct them to do the same. During the last invasion form the creatures outside of the barrier, these safe houses were used.

[kalmaleader]

In most minor emergencies, I would instruct those who can't defend themselves to remain in their homes. In more extreme cases, such as the spirit invasions, I would instruct them to move to these safe houses created by David Haller, and I would welcome any assistance by the deputies, or anyone else who is able to fight, or transport civilians to the shelters. I have considered asking if a saddle can be crafted for me to transport people personally, so that will be a project of mine.

I, too, would like to establish a team of volunteers to patrol, train themselves, and assist with safety tasks.

[unhappy]

Uh..

[ She thinks. Everyone keeps saying stuff about police and safehouses, which aren't anything new. But she's running out of time to answer so she just thinks of what she would want if she was scared and wanted out of a situation. ]

We already have safe houses and police all over so I'm guessing you don't mean that. Maybe we can get WaysPoints put in at the safe houses and increase the number of points through the city so people can actually get there without having to scream their heads off for five miles hoping the officer they may or may not be with doesn't care they're a criminal or a werewolf or a whatever? I'd just want to wish I was somewhere safe and poof, and that'd be the closest to do that instead of hoping someone stronger than I am finds me.

[redcinemareel]

[As per usual, Grell is there, dressed to impress, and ready to answer questions.] Currently, Guardian Andor and I have set up self defense classes for those without superpowers in Attleton and Everglade. These classes are aimed at defense, first aid, survival tactics, and offense. The main goal is for them to be less vulnerable and to stay safe and alive until help arrives. If these classes are successful, then we would be glad to expand them. We think it's important to know that our residents will have our protection, but the reality is, we can't be everywhere at the same time, even though we endeavor to be.

[sarcaskick]

To get to my apartment you have to take a teleporter. Super convenient, and I keep finding myself asking, "geeze, why don't we have these everywhere?"

... Why don't we?

I'm going to make a push to get a... "warp system", I guess you could call it, established all over Nova City. Something accessible by police and Guardians so they can move in on an incident the moment it's called in.

[reachnotflexibility]

[Garrus gives a nod in agreeance before tacking on his own insight.]

There are also already safe houses in Nova City. I'd say we also make some teleporters to lead directly there utilizing the same identification system as our communicators do to make sure that whatever is terrorizing the place can't follow through. I could engineer it so it could be updated to lock out a certain individual or individuals if it's regular people causing the problems.

I'd also suggest some training be held at the shooting range or some hand-to-hand combat training for those who wish to learn how to defend themselves. As a normal being myself, I can honestly say with some - well, a lot of hard work, it's possible to beat things that are stronger than you.

[subparkour]

PUNCH BAD GUYS.

Next question.

[orlokbutterfly]

Havin' open training sessions for those that would like to learn are a good idea and all, but the citizens shouldn't be expected to defend themselves.

[That might be good for a police-less place like Attleton, but Nova, where there are robot cops at its disposal? Come on now.]

A more accessible warp system should be implemented further across the city for both citizens and law enforcement to utilize in emergencies. Seein' that I've worked for Aster Tech for two years, gettin' such a thing installed shouldn't be much of an issue.

Establishing some kinda automatic warning broadcast system with them could be somethin' to work towards too. Then unarmed folks in other parts of the city can get to safety faster than they normally would from havin' to learn about an emergency the hard way, and let people outside the city learn of the situation in advance.

[captain_by_the_book]

First of all: I don't believe that only powered people could or should be involved in emergencies, nor can we automatically assume that everyone who has powers will want to involve themselves in such battles. Or that people who have the raw power also have the discipline and training to use their powers in a way which helps more than it harms. All of these are dangerous assumptions to make.

To me it's about knowing the strengths and weaknesses of all parties willing to fight, and assigning them in the place where they are most useful.

That said, in emergencies, we employ the shelters created by David Haller, and while Attleton's native population isn't powered, we have a number of pendant wearer citizens which are. I have also chosen my Deputy team to be balanced between powered and non-powered people, with further powered contacts and experts to support us. Whether they personally are powered or not, all members of the Guardian team know the risk of going against powered enemies. Although their training has been intensified I would not ask the same of the Neighborhood Watch as long as there's another way. They are unpaid civilians without military or police training who have signed up to do their civic duty to their neighborhood in their free time, not to fight in a war zone.

The self-defense courses offered for free to all Attleton citizens are taught in cooperation with Everglade, which permits us to prepare citizens to deal with minor everyday supernatural threats pendant wearers might bring into our town.

[shewhoislife]

As the Aspect of Life, I am a powerful healer, as well as a formidable opponent in battle. Those who cannot fight will find themselves healed should they need it in my flames, while those who threaten Fayren will find no quarter in the inferno they will find themselves in.

[fairysoul]

Depending on the nature of the emergency, there can be a lot more to do than holding off or charging forward. I'd like for all citizens of Fayren to feel safe, but also able to help out in case of an emergency, if they so wish. People without superpowers can, for instance, help gather food or medicine.

What I wish to do is to set up an emergency plan that will be easy for everyone to follow when the time comes. Shelters already exist, but their location should be known so that people who request protection can be taken there quickly. An infirmary already exists at Fairy Haven, as well as other places where people can receive healing. Those places should all be listed and public knowledge.

Deputy Guardians will assist me with organizing patrols in Fayren, as well. That way, we should be able to spot dangers or attacks early on, and to rescue people who are lost or injured much faster.