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[Qubine reacts to the PSA with his cheek rested in one of his scaly paws. He smirks a bit. After all, why go through all this election nonsense when one can just declare themselves a city's protector?]

Well, I suppose that's one way to become a "Guardian" of sorts...

I would never do such a thing, as you are well aware. I do wonder about what the other lady candidates might do, however.

[Looking back at Yukiko's past campaign promise to remove the ever-effective security dolls because they creep her out.]

Edited (Too many oopsies. Sorry about this.) 2017-06-26 15:10 (UTC)

That was exactly my reasoning.

Do you think that the Guardian would hurt Fayren when their purpose is to protect people?

[It's a little worrying.]

One candidate in particular - Yukiko Amagi - had expressed interest in removing a security measure that was responsible in large part for driving a terrorist organization out of the city proper because it was aesthetically displeasing to her.

That is my primary concern at the moment, but the sentiment does stand in general as well.

Is there any particular reason for this announcement? You realize it looks like a threat and that you're declaring yourself the only one who knows what's best for Fayren, regardless of what others think.

[ She says this from a friendly place. Mewtwo, you keep pissing people off because of stuff like this. ]

I see. I hope that it doesn't happen and that people are able to remain safe in Fayren. [She also hopes that it won't lead to a fight. Fighting rarely solves problems.]

It won't. You have my word on that much.

[Unfortunately, fighting is 90% of what Mewtwo knows.]

I do hope to work with the incoming Guardian rather than against them. However, given one candidate's stance in the last election of stripping the town of the security dolls that have eliminated most, if not all, Death's Hand activity within the city because she finds them 'creepy', I decided to make the announcement.

I have no interest in the politics of humans, however this place is my home now. I do not intend to let anything jeopardize it.

[He's doing the best he can. He's not all that old and his socialization attempts have not been helpful.]

I understand that they've largely quelled the problem, then their job is done, isn't it? If your citizens are terrified-- and believe me, she's not the only one creeped out by animated dolls- then are you really protecting them? Particularly if the work is done, do you need to keep the city under lock down? If Fayren feels like a military state with those things everywhere, the message it sends to citizens is that there's something to be afraid enough of that you have to have guards at every corner.

While she wasn't the candidate I voted for, I don't think she's wrong to have them removed and I do think it's more harmful to Fayren to keep it there. It feels like you're being watched, not like you're being protected.

There were zero complaints about the system filed under Satori's tenure as Guardian, and as far as I know, none were filed under Xander's time either. The complaints levied by Yukiko are about their appearance. Not function.

The Death's Hand cult is still at large, and believe me when I say I have intimate experience in dealing with organizations like this one. As soon as any weakness is shown - perceived or otherwise - they will come back in force. Unless you are suggesting I exercise my full power and simply erase the Death's Hand from existence by manipulating the thoughts and minds of all within Fayren to accept that it doesn't exist - even those currently a member of the organization - then they will always be a threat.

Nobody has made any formal complaints, they are serving their purpose, and the threat is still very much real. In fact, the only person to suggest that the populace is "terrified" of them to my knowledge is you. Just now.

[He sighs a bit.] I respect you, Weiss. But do not forget, I was made by a terrorist organization to be a weapon. I believe I am uniquely qualified to speak on the subject.

I wish you luck. If there is a way I can assist please let me know.

There were plenty of complaints on the network, rather publicly. Just because they weren't specifically filed doesn't make it not true. Believe me, most complaints about people in power don't end up under "properly filed" complaints.

You may have been built by one but my family's been hunted by one since I was a child. They win when your entire city is put into a state of fear and surrounded by watchful eyes. Just because Yukiko's reasoning is stupid doesn't make the decision wrong. You're not the only one qualified to speak on this subject, Mewtwo.

[ She understands that he respects her, but he always tends to zero in on his own experiences and not the whole. Weiss did that for a long time, but she's long since learned that the important thing is to think about the whole picture rather than just her own comfort. An example might be useful though. ]

In my home world, Atlas's army surrounded Vale during the Vytal Festival with the idea that everyone would feel safer. In reality, all it did was make people question what we were being protected from in what we were told was a time of peace. In the end, the massive army was turned against the people through what I'm fairly certain was hacking. [ She trusts Ironwood, so when he says he didn't do it, she knows he didn't. ] I'm not saying that these puppets are going to end up in the same situation as Atlas's army, but it's something to consider. It was completely quiet before that happened too, and Fayren is a place of magic beyond what most of us can handle. I wouldn't doubt that they're biding their time to figure out how to overcome the puppets before their next move. In the meantime, all these puppets are doing is reminding people that the Hands of Decay are still out there and show that you're still afraid of them, and so should they be. That sounds to me like your terrorism group isn't the one losing just because they're quiet.

I will indeed let you know. Thank you.

The public complaints were not serious enough to warrant bringing to the attention of the Guardian, and lasted all of a handful of days. In fact to address those complaints, the dolls were moved to be less conspicuous and nobody has said a word about them until the elections come up. If there had been a consistent and large number of people objecting, my stance may have been different.

The fact of the matter is that the dolls are no more invasive than the security cameras used in Nova City. They aren't affecting the everyday lives of the individuals going about their business and unless they go looking for the dolls, nobody is going to even notice them.

So unless you are willing to outlaw the use of any kind of surveillance device in the protection of Nova City, I am going to take the same stance with my city.

Not to bring up old grudges, but perhaps that's because Guardian Komeiji wasn't the most reasonable of people and couldn't be reached except when she had something to say.

[ She may have come around to Mewtwo, but she still doesn't like Satori for more than one reason that has nothing to do with telepathy. ]

Any security cameras in Nova City were put up by individual businesses on their own property, as is their right to protect themselves. If they wish to provide it to us to help with a criminal investigation, they can, but they also have the right to tell us no. Because they do have rights, and it's our job to protect those as well as their physical bodies. There was one point that Sun and I put some up to try to catch Torchwick long before I was Guardian, but we took those down as soon as we realized that it wasn't acceptable behavior. The Guardian's office isn't invading anyone's privacy in Nova City so don't try to turn this around on me by making up something that suits your defense. We don't watch our people, and I do take offense at that accusation given that most of my campaign has been about protecting peoples rights and not just their bodies.

Satori was by far the most reasonable person I've ever met.

[Don't, Weiss. Just don't.]

And any doll placed on the premises of a private business or other private property were done so with the permission of the owners of said property. The dolls do not gather or retain data. They don't see. They don't hear. They simply react. Nobody's privacy is being invaded.

Maybe to you.

[ To Weiss she just kind of insulted her and then acted haughty when Weiss took offense at being called stupid. Constructive criticism was not Satori's strong suit. Weiss can take criticism easily, what Satori was doing was not that no matter how many times she tried to claim it was. ]

That still doesn't change the fact that it's a military occupation of the city by an unauthorized party. Just because they look like little girls and say hello doesn't change what it is.

They have no military purpose. They have the energy based equivalent of a pair of handcuffs at most. And they don't talk. All they do is react to a crime, notify the proper officials, and detain suspects until the proper officials arrive and take over the situation.

They do not have weapons, cannot attack anyone, do not retain or even perceive anything, nor can they threaten anyone verbally. They are far from a military occupation. Not to mention they are authorized to be there as authorized by the previous two Guardians.

Just because they don't have guns doesn't make it a non-occupation nor does it make them not dangerous. They may be programmed that way now, but don't tell me that it's impossible to misuse something like that- whether it be Alice Margatroid or someone else who can gain control of them.

Just because it doesn't fit your definition, being automatically restrained for anything regardless of circumstance just because something registers it as a crime is out of line. You can't treat people that way and you can't unlawfully restraint people because a non-sentient being registered it as necessary. What if someone committed a crime and was going to turn themselves in willingly? Just because you don't see something as wrong doesn't make it right, Mewtwo, and I think that if Yukiko does get elected and wishes to remove them, you don't have the right to say otherwise. In fact, doing so and outright refusing to let them be removed would actually be in exact opposition to how the people feel if she does win.

[ Weiss may not think Yukiko is the best candidate but she's damn well going to respect her decisions if she's elected unless Yukiko gives her a reason not to. ]

And what right do the people of Nova City or Everglade have to dictate how things in Fayren are handled? "The people" do not reflect Fayren's attitudes or even citizenry. I'm sorry Weiss, but for that reason alone, I do not recognize this "Guardianship" as a valid role.

I did not view Satori - nor did I Xander - as being elected by the people of Fayren. My interests are strictly Fayren's interests. And I will not allow some inexperienced child strip away the best line of defense at keeping murderers and terrorists out of the city.

I hope it does not come to it, but I am prepared to do whatever it takes to keep Fayren safe. Even from its own Guardian if needed.

And judging by the current state of the race, we're going to find out.

[Belle nods her head softly before turning off the feed.]

"There were plenty of complaints on the network, rather publicly.

Two dislikes and half a dozen "don't care" and "no solid opinion" is not a overwhelming majority. If you can provide proof to your and Amagi's claims, I am open to listen.

"Just because they don't have guns doesn't make it a non-occupation nor does it make them not dangerous. They may be programmed that way now, but don't tell me that it's impossible to misuse something like that- whether it be Alice Margatroid or someone else who can gain control of them."

1: The same can be said about your security measures in Nova, or the security in any of the cities.

2: It is impossible. The dolls are firmly under my control through magic strings. The moment the strings are cut, they become useless dolls and cannot be picked up and used like any old weapon. I like to think I've done enough for Fayren to prove that I'm not as suspicious as you are making me out to be.

"Just because it doesn't fit your definition, being automatically restrained for anything regardless of circumstance just because something registers it as a crime is out of line."

If it is a crime, it has to be treated as one. Letting it go on good faith is not how you keep the people safe. Do you not detain people for murder? Isn't one of your deputies a criminal in your world?

"What if someone committed a crime and was going to turn themselves in willingly?"

You talk as though my dolls have a 0% success rating, despite earlier statements by you. What you, and everyone, seem to forget is the security dolls first and foremost response is to detain and await for the proper authorities to come and take over. If someone made a mistake and walked out of a store with bread they didn't pay for, all they have to do is turn around, give it back, and they won't be detained. My dolls are implemented with such enchantments.

"Just because you don't see something as wrong doesn't make it right."

Didn't you put Nova City on lock down to control a few criminals from your world? One of which is now in your employ? Or was that Genessia City? You and Haller work so closely together that it's hard to differentiate between the two.

"if Yukiko does get elected and wishes to remove them, you don't have the right to say otherwise. In fact, doing so and outright refusing to let them be removed would actually be in exact opposition to how the people feel if she does win."

You are right. If she asks for them to be removed, I will remove them without a fuss. But what will happen if a new or old terrorist group shows up, free from the watching eyes of my dolls? Will she stand back and let people die again?

I certainly hope not.

Lastly, were you ever thinking about the city and its people? Do you honestly think my actions on Satori's request was not for the same sake as yours, or Haller's or any Guardian for their city? It's hypocritical for a city Guardian to prefer to wants of the few over the needs of the many.

This isn't even aimed at anyone else, I can already tell this was solely aimed at me.

[Becasuse way to make it obvious in not private messages and bringing up something she hadn't even mentioned during this time. Her focus was on reaction times, making sure people can deal with injuries and of course making sure she can be out and about as much as possible.]

Yet the subject you are on about is not exactly something I cared about this time round, you and Alice are the ones making a huge deal about it.

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