Survey says! [Action, NPC contact within] [Backdated 6/24]

[youfool]

Ted had spent the night before drawing up, then printing lots of paper with questions he planned to pose to the citizens of Everglade. The bizarre democratic process seemed to exclude them entirely. What was going on there?

He had also come to believe strongly in the buddy system, and so he brought in a potential deputy along with him: Ms. Hopkins! She would share his displeasure in annoying the entire city, or at least what neighborhoods they had energy for. He knew firsthand that they weren't the most amicable people, so he put the most important questions at the top of the list as follows:

1. What are your thoughts on the Guardian election process?
2. Are you upset to be excluded from said process?
3. What are your thoughts on Castlevania?
4. On the use of psychics and diviners in the justice system?

That should get them a finger on their pulse, though Ted was open to further suggestion from his assistant.

He also had a few questions to direct toward the city administrator, if it was willing.

Why are the elections run as they are? Can it be changed? If so, how?

[OOC: This assumes a few things: mainly Ted knowing that the elections only poll those with necklaces, leaving the sprites without a vote. He does not know the sprites "don't count". It also assumes that he can get in contact with whatever system/spirit is running things. If these assumptions are wrong, lemme know and I'll try to find a workaround.]

Comments

[gammavirginis]

It's hard to+ have any stro+ng o+pinio+ns abo+ut so+mething yo+u are just hearing abo+ut no+w, but I suppo+se I dislike the co+ncept o+f exclusio+n as a general rule, so+...

What do+es a guardian do+, exactly?

[youfool]

Ted should probably be used to finding weirdos so often. Still, improvements were steady, as he got his time down from "what the hell" to "good morning" in seconds.

"Oh, well, you know...guard things. The city, principally, trying to keep things just and tame. It's an impossible task, which ought to keep us very busy. Ted Satchel, at your service." He offered a hand, wondering if something strange would happen to it.

[gammavirginis]

[ She shook his hand without very much weird happening at all! ]

Po+rrim Maryam. What kind o+f services do+ yo+u pro+vide?

[youfool]

"Hmm." He took a pause to think about that one. He spent most of his time getting things in Genessia. With much gratitude, of course! What he gave, on the other hand...

"Well if you're quick, you might see me do my last dance performance with the dance troupe. I've just given them my two weeks notice; I don't start properly guarding things till next week. Aside from that, I also intrude, search out, invite, and infuriate, and make conversation. There are probably a few other verbs I left out, but you get the idea.

How is this place treating you? Anything especially weird I should know about?"

[gammavirginis]

I o+nly just arrived so+ I'm no+t entirely sure. There's apparently a ho+rde o+f emo+tio+n stealing gho+sts? Unless yo+u meant me, in that case there are pro+bably plenty o+f things that wo+uld ping yo+ur weird meter but I do+n't think they are the kind o+f info+rmatio+n that is necessarily imparted alo+ngside a name.

I suppo+se if yo+u are particularly insistent on kno+wing bits o+f strange trivia, I can tell yo+u that I glo+w in the dark.

[youfool]

He gave a nervous laugh. "Ah, no, not personally, I mean! Still, that's useful. This place can be spookier at night, so a beacon might provide relief. More the going's on generally. I'm afraid being Guardian means being something of a busybody on a local level. Then again, suspicious going-on's in Genessia, and Everglade in particular, is par for the course. Indeed, the phrase "a strange occurrence" might prove itself redundant."

Ted would continue to blah blah blah for a minute, before realizing that he still had a lot of sprites to bother.

"Oh, look at the time. On second thought, if you have anything strange to tell, tell it to Yuna, the actual Guardian. Thankfully, I don't have that responsibility yet, and I don't plan to burden my thoughts a minute sooner. I won't be made to work or worry for free! Good morning, Ms. Maryam."

[gammavirginis]

I will do+ that, thank yo+u. Go+o+d luck o+n yo+ur planned chicanery, Mr. Satchel.

[ She nodded her head and bid him adieu. ]