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[ubiquitously]

 [Welp, there sure are a lot of interesting rumors filtering through public conversation. It would be easy to let them run their course and watch everything spiral into chaos, but alas. He likes a whole one (1) of the affected candidates.]

Hm~! We've sure got a lot of exciting candidates for Guardian, or whatever it is, this season! Accepting bribes sounds pretty normal, and who isn't in debt with the shopping channel, so you two have my vote! And I for one think that a ruler in Everglade without powers would be pretty neat. 

What about everyone else? You heard any interesting rumors lately? I'd love to know. Voting is super important and all~. Oh, and if any killjoy candidates want to deny the rumors... I guess that's fine too. Just make it fun.

Except the Santa Claus killer. That's just bad. No vote for you.

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[lazuline]

I'm afraid I can't really accept any of these as true. It's curious they've all come about at the time the election candidates were announced.

[She frowns, considering.]

Though I suppose I would be open to questions from those who doubt my intentions as a candidate. I can safely deny that I feel magic users are superior to those without, without any doubt.

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[ubiquitously]

[He tried really hard to be good.

Sorry, Azura.]

Aw~! I was kind of looking forward to being superior.

Good luck, Azura. I'll be here if you need anything.

[lazuline]

I appreciate your support Uai. Please be on your best behavior, or I'll have to pay you a visit.

[TEASING. Hopefully that's evident by the vague smile on her face.]

[im_gonna_heal_u]

[ Incoming current deputy! ]

I'm also suspicious. Spreading rumors on all the candidates sounds like some anti-government thing to do.

I don't doubt your intentions, but how are you going to curb or stop sentiments like that from cropping up? I haven't seen any troublemakers from Fingers of Decay, but I doubt that will be the last of groups like that.

[lazuline]

It's always possible that there are those out there who are simply looking to create chaos. Rumors are a good way to undermine the good people may be trying to do.

[but, the question is a serious one.]

It would likely require a multi tiered effort. Getting both sides to interact and come to an understanding is the ideal. Often, having something in common can cause even the worst of enemies to align themselves together. Such is the case of two countries back home.

I would like to start by giving the groups reasons to work together for a common goal. Perhaps a friendly sort of competition between the cities? If Fayren had to act together as a whole, it could be a great opportunity. A chance for them to see the strengths the other side brings to the table while they work together. We can always punish those that decide to act against others, but that will never heal the divide between the two.

[justicereigns]

Santa can't be killed. He's in the spirit of the Holiday and always lives on. In your heart.

[One day Smoker will not help his rivals. One day.]

[ubiquitously]

Then this Katsuki kid must be really impressive, because it sounds like he succeeded in killing a myth!

Maybe I should vote for him after all~.

[justicereigns]

If you agree with his platform, definitely.

[See above. + Smoker's main accomplishment is that he didn't murder anyone. So. There's that.]

But Santa's not dead. Haven't you ever been around kids? Don't say things like that where kids might take you seriously. You'll make some idiot cry.

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[mynameisallen]

I find it stupid that people seem to think the rumour about Bulla is true.

[He had only just got back from the Dream Docks and this. He is not amused at the people gossip.]

[ubiquitously]

At least we know that she can get a city budget together~!

[mynameisallen]

She doesn't even do that in general. I'm sure she would do it in another way.

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[om_nom_namur]

That one 'bout Smoker's totally true. Been askin' him for years why he don't jus' give up the shitty Marine schtick an' start flyin' a pirate flag, but it all makes a hell of a lot more sense now.

[ubiquitously]

What a shame that his secret has been outted, huh? That's going to make the underground pirate business so much more difficult!

[om_nom_namur]

Fff nah. They already had the shit t' burrow so folk knowin' 'bout it ain't gonna change nothin'. Be careful diggin' holes in yer yard though, eh? Sheheh!

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[justicereigns]

Why bother? You Whitebeards have the market cornered. [He doesn't mean it as a compliment, but he knows Namur will probably take it as one, and he's fine with that.]

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[om_nom_namur]

Wait, so does that mean the underground pirates yer handlin's us?

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[wonderland_vogue]

[She's yawning for a brief moment, because those rumors are just as boring as she thought.]

I'd suggest not voting for Remilia, but that's just my own personal feelings on the matter for obvious reasons. Though I do have to say, this whole "torrid love affair" thing is making a mountain out of a molehill. I guess it's somewhat accurate but that marriage part absolutely isn't. No interest in that sort of thing, you see.

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[justicereigns]

No.

[You can try to trick whoever you want, but even with Gale as a rival for Faye, Smoker can't let that slide without saying something in his friend's defense.]

I don't know who you think you're playing with it, but Gale's -- [Pause. He has to frame it delicately, and that's a struggle for him.] Not going to sneak around about such things. And Faye and his friends would be the first to know, not the last. [That's oddly specific, but it's in case Faye is listening. Smoker doesn't really care so much about the rest. A little for Gale and Gale's friends, obviously.]

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[wonderland_vogue]

[Oh boy, reason to switch over to video and she's just grinning at that screen with her chin in her palm.]

Darling, him and I have been friends with some lovely little benefits for going close to a year now. If he hasn't told you, then that's hardly my fault, not that it's that big of a deal. I'm not the kind of girl all that interested in relationships and marriage and what-have-you.

[Though the Faye thing is getting her to raise a brow.]

Perhaps you all should ask him, if you're so unwilling to believe me.

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[orlokbutterfly]

[He's angry about this, but he's trying to keep calm. He's coming clean, at least.]

This was before I fell in love with Faye. Not after.

I'm serious about her. But I'm not interested in feeding into this rumor.

[ubiquitously]

Did you just address the rumor about you?

Glad to have that cleared up. Thank you!

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[orlokbutterfly]

[Gale's leaning back in the captain's chair at the Skyrise with his purple butterfly-adorned cigarette holder hanging out of his mouth, looking bemused.]

One of these rumors might have actually had weight if it were during the last election. Shame the subject matter's done and over with.

[Perhaps not really a shame. He's a salty boy right now. At least the "computer STD" one was funny.]

... I'll give whoever invented one of the rumors credit for originality though. I wouldn't have come up with someone bein' controlled by a slime monster.

[ubiquitously]

Everyone seems really excited about that rumor in particular... I'd rather see people talking the policy rumors, to be honest.

But, to each their own. This has still been a very informative experience.

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[wonderland_vogue]

Oh, is it?

Would have been nice to have been informed of such a thing instead of finding out like this. But I suppose it's not a big deal, now is it?

Of course not, it's not as if anything were ever agreed upon and stated to have no strings attached, but I guess only one party could actually handle it.

What. A. Shame. [She's punctuating every single one of those words on purpose.]

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[fashionably_strong]

Well, they're not wrong about my name being one letter off from the word 'bully', and I am pretty short, so maybe that's where the elementary school thing came from.

[She's more amused about this rumour than upset, because it's stupid.]

I've never bullied anyone, though.