Sixteenth Reel: Polling the Masses [Video]

[redcinemareel]

[The video comes on, and it's Grell, sitting in an office like space for a change with red walls and soft lighting. It shows her black desk, which is surprisingly organized despite the piles of paper stacked on it. Each pile was neat, which one side being stacked high, while the other much lower. A copy of the latest edition of the newspaper is also on her desk, opened to a certain article that has her attention.]

Good evening. Here in Everglade, voting will soon commence on an important law, which, strangely enough, is up for debate. The Indecent Exposure law. It's something that isn't enforced here, and there haven't been many instances of trouble regarding it, because it isn't a law. Yet.

[Grell gives pause to tap her chin in thought, looking to the side.]

I suppose by bringing it to light that they may increase... [OOPS]

[Waves a hand in a gentle, haphazard way.] Nevertheless, while the vote is limited to Everglade residents, it would be interesting to know your views on this issue. There is a Pro-Natural and Pro-Clothes movement slowly gaining foot, something of a sight for me to see. No one from my time period would ever show an ankle! [Thinking back on it makes her shake her head a bit in amusement.] Except one...

[Very much talking about Ronald.]

I'm very much Pro-Clothes, not because I run a lingerie store, but because I don't want to see anyone's nasty bits but my husband's. [Shrugs] Simple.

[She reaches over to turn off the feed, but pulls back suddenly.] Oh! And while I have your attention, what are we to do, exactly with these...Pokemon? They have extraordinary abilities, yet they're rather cute. Do people keep them as pets or battle companions, or both?

[Okay, now she's turning off the feed.]

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[generalgrievous]

What we wear is very important as it gives others the most immediate impression of who we are.

[So says the cyborg who, for all intents and purposes, is pretty much only wearing a cloak and technically nothing else. But the cloak is important to him on a cultural level.]

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[redcinemareel]

I completely agree. There's a reason why the fashion industry hasn't waned.

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[orlokbutterfly]

[Gale's face seems to have twisted into an expression that could be best described as a combination of disgust and confusion.]

Wait. You mean to tell me that is an actual debate goin' on in that city?

[What the actual fu- okay let's go to the next question.]

I think Pokémon can be both? I dunno. Two of mine just kinda became business mascots, so I'm prolly not the guy to ask.

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[redcinemareel]

Believe it or not, yes. I'm not at all surprised.

[Lots of rituals involved no clothing, after all.]

I wouldn't mind more pets, but Copper is already a handful, honestly.

[Having to clean up after dogs is so gross. She should hire a robot to do it.]

What mascots do you have?]

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[innocent_royal]

[She appreciated the topic staying PG for her liking, but understood well enough to be bothered.]

There are children about who should not be seeing such things. I approve of staying dressed.

As for Pokémon, I keep mine as pets and protection.

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[redcinemareel]

Also an important point. Children are already exposed to far too much these days.

Hmm? Protection against what?

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[kalmaleader]

...Does this mean they want to make it mandatory to wear apparel?

In Sornieth, dragons either wear apparel to look pretty, or who reflect who they are. And some don't wear clothing at all, and I can understand why in some cases. Such as Spiral dragons having a difficult time finding clothes that fit them due to their unusual physiology. And Tundra dragons already have fur, so clothing really is unnecessary in their cases.

My mask, gauntlets, and boots would reflect who I am. And this armband I wear is a symbol of my clan leadership.

[And he'll move his arm in front of the camera, where one can get a view of his gold gauntlet and black metal armband with red gems decorating it.]

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[redcinemareel]

I never knew dragons went to such lengths. [Learn something new every day.] But I would assume this law would make leeway for those that aren't humans, but have a human shape.

[om_nom_namur]

Pro-Clothes favors humans over everbody else. What if yer a werewolf an' some jackass disrupts yer transformation? Can't help but be naked in the streets, an' it ain't even yer fault but suddenly now yer the criminal? Whaleshit. An' what 'bout some a them harpies? Ever seen a bra with three cups? Cuz I ain't, an' I been through- [He cringes a little as he counts.] -five differnt worlds now. They ain't got no choice but t' let somethin' hang out. Make it a law though an' suddenly every single one a 'em's breakin' the law cuz a how they's born.

[He shakes his head and folds his arms.]

Ain't right.

[redcinemareel]

I agree with everything you've said.

[...surprised, Namur?]

[black_black_heart]

To echo what some others have said, most of my own kind cannot shapeshift and retain their clothing when they shift back. Actually, most shifters I've met of any species, Faerie or otherwise, couldn't manage the trick. You turn into something tiny, like a mouse, you leave your clothes behind. Something... bigger than a human, and you leave a lot of scrap behind.

[ Tannusen is a fucking amazing shifter, being able to subsume his clothes into his other form and reappear in them when he changes back. But, it's a 3 point Merit that has to be taken at character generation, so it's not a common skill. ]

On a less serious note, maybe there's a happy medium here; everyone's required to at least be in lacy underthings.

[ IT WOULDN'T WORK, but it's a hell of a mental image, innit? ]

[redcinemareel]

Which is why I doubt the law will be too restrictive in certain circumstances. The concerns brought up earlier are why this isn't a law around here. I wonder if they are in other cities, though.

[It makes her wonder...]

Not everyone can look good in lace, darling. [SHE'S QUITE SERIOUS ABOUT THAT]

[k2so]

I didn't know that many people were considering not wearing clothes.

[He has been mostly joking when he suggested Cassian to go around shirtless but Kay is sure not a big fan of wearing clothes.]

What I ask what fits the criteria of 'Indecent Exposure'?

[redcinemareel]

They weren't, but people do like choices.

[Why would he even suggest that...]

From definitions of other worlds, they pertain to the exposure of sexual organs towards unwilling viewers in public and possibly incites disorder amongst them and/or society. So having sexual organs would be the criteria.

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[sizedoesntmatter]

Is this really a important subject to have a law about?

[Yugi doesn't get it at all. Wasn't there more important things to talk about than if someone wants to wear clothes or not. Unless it was a very boring day or something.]

As for the pokemon I find they are more friends, but then again a pet can be ones best friend, but at the same time if you are in trouble they'll fight... So really both.

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[redcinemareel]

Not really, but I'm not in control of these laws that get brought up amongst the public.

[It certainly wasn't something she thought about during her campaign.]

Hmm...point taken, but I'd rather not have my pet fight if they aren't suitably trained. That's just cruel.

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[shy_mage]

A-Are... Are there lots of naked p-people in Everglade?

[Because that makes the city more appealing, though the whole eating people thing is still much more important.]

I think my pokemon p-puppy is a really good pet. It's soft and f-fluffy.

[And actually in the video, because he was holding it, as he oft did these days.]

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[redcinemareel]

No, thank goodness.

[If there were, she's not sure how she could do her job.]

Does it drool all over you?

[Her dog does, sometimes.]

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[unhappy]

I personally have never had a problem not looking at Mercury when he comes out of the shower because I don't want to look, so maybe people should learn some self-control instead of controlling others. Plus, werewolf pants explosions.

[ She pretty much wears a bra with a neck bit though so she might be bias since sometimes people consider that too 'showy' for public. ]

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[redcinemareel]

[Grell raises an eyebrow.]

Does he not wear a towel when he gets out of a shower?

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[captain_by_the_book]

Are you going to make robots wear clothes? I don't think I can get my partner to wear pants.

[ He's already getting a headache just thinking about it. ]

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[redcinemareel]

If they aren't designed to be used for pleasure, and aren't offensive, then there probably won't be a need for such a requirement.

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[stairsbro]

Are people not hot enough over there for you to wanna look at their nudes?

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[redcinemareel]

Dave, I'm not even going to answer that.

[If only because if she answered either way, it would offend people.]

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[eatsfish]

I still can't believe this is even an issue. Is casually discussing ridiculous things like this on an open forum your idea of political transparency?

[ If he looked completely done before the conversation even started it was probably because that's exactly how he felt. ]

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[redcinemareel]

We have to start somewhere, Ozzie. Why not this?

Once the vote is cast, we can put it behind us and move onto other things.

[She has a few ideas he might want to help promote. Some good and some shady.]