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π—₯π—œπ—§π—” 🌟 𝗙𝗔π—₯π—₯ ([personal profile] farr) wrote in [community profile] ximilia2022-07-28 01:00 pm

✨ XIMILIA TOWN HALL MEETING ✨ ( video/audio/action )

[ some morning in the middle of the week, during their return to the station, an invitation will be taped on the door of every orber. though the calligraphy would suggest this must have been typed on a computer and printer, each invitation is actually very carefully hand-written and reads as follows: ]

[ the idea is for everyone to meet in the mess hall at the intended time, but if some choose not to attend, the meeting can still be accessed by the earpieces, allowing all orbers to watch or listen in and contribute however they wish, no matter where they are.

however, for those who do decide to attend, the mess hall features a full display of bagels and donuts, along with plenty of fresh coffee, all to help everyone wake up and feel refreshed for the meeting that's about to take place.

a makeshift little stage, arranged by stacking together a few metal boxes is at the center of the room, atop of it being the one and only rita farr herself, with a bright optimistic smile. when she sees enough people present and settled, she speaks up, loud and clear: ]


Hello, everyone! Welcome to our first Annual β€” or monthly, or however we decide to do it β€” Town Hall meeting! Thank you all for coming and please enjoy the food to your heart's content. For those who don't know me, I'm Rita Farr. Nowβ€” though my name does appear on the invitation, this is hardly about me. This is about all of us.

After our ... last mission, it became quite clear that our group could use a bit of improvement with how we approach our next missions moving forward. And I thought the best way to plan for that is to allow all of us an opportunity to discuss how we all feel about what we've done well and what we could do better. After all, everyone deserves a say in this, right?

[ she points behind her where a giant board is on display on an easel, once again, hand-written with careful and precise calligraphy in giant letters: ]


Here, I've written some sample questions we can all try to offer answers to, but the floor will also be open for any other questions and suggestions that anyone might have. Remember, there are no wrong answers! We're all here for an open forum discussion. But before that!

[ she reaches over to the board, pulling it off to reveal another one behind it. this one reads as follows: ]


Please consider the "Keys to Success", not only on our missions, but as we talk together in this room right now. We'll go ahead and take turns either stepping up here on the stage or speaking out from wherever you are. There are no microphones but the earpieces should get your voices out to everyone. Now, who would like to start?


( this post is open to all! the idea is that everyone is taking turns in each thread to speak out to the entire group (whether from within the room or from elsewhere), but thread-jacking and hopping around for discussion is the key here! feel free to run wild with ic suggestions or questions regarding mission layouts or planning or whatever floats your boat (ic complaining/protest is always an option too). though rita is organizing it, it's open to whatever people are inclined to discuss. )
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[personal profile] bindsthedead 2022-07-28 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Agreed. Lets put it to a vote before the next mission, and see if enough people feel the same.

As for sending in people who could teleport- didn't people try that in another camp and get captured? Every choice carries a risk of failure. Not that there weren't other options- we could have tried infiltrating the camp independent of the Fables, passing ourselves off as guards and prisoners.

But there would still be the risk of discovery, and there's no way we could have ignored the suffering of the prisoners. And to be honest, the Fables understood more of the world and had a better plan for handling the camps than we would have if we'd just gone in and reacted to what we saw.
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[personal profile] callada 2022-07-28 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Always risks, no matter what we do. Maybe it's just that I was surprised by how quickly people seemed to personally want to join them, and not just for the sake of the orb. Our efforts could have been focused a little tighter.

[But, shrug. It's the nature of gathering together a bunch of untrained, disorganized people who keep coming and going and trying to get them to do something unified. There's a lot they need to work on and talk about here today on how to improve all of that.]

Have you or anyone else asked Viveca why we were able to stay so long this time? I thought once we had the orb in hand we'd be brought back no matter what.
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[personal profile] bindsthedead 2022-07-28 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Many of us have seen suffering and injustice, and worked against it in our worlds. Expecting people to just sit by and watch while a group was trying to help stop that was bound to lead to disorganization.

As far as I understand? Because we recovered it without touching it, and hid it away somewhere others couldn't reach it, until we decided to leave. Physical contact seems to be what sets off the teleportation, so we found and exploited a loophole.

[Sabriel had been at the reservoir during the initial recovery effort, using an air bubble spell to help the orbers involve minimize contact with the water.]
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[personal profile] callada 2022-07-28 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, he's well aware of the long fight against injustice and suffering. It's been his life's work, after all. So again, he sympathizes, but more and more he's seeing how focusing on the orbs themselves is itself an important fight against suffering. The quicker they collect them, the less damage they do

Still, he's not going to argue, and just nods along with her explanation. He does understand. He did want to help, too, when they agreed to stay so that those with the right expertise could try to fix the atmosphere. Staying may not have been ultimately for the best, but he doesn't regret his vote completely, and they learned from it, didn't they?]


I see. I knew that was the plan, but hadn't heard for sure that it was achieved. Well... I'm glad to know that we have the option, even if it's one we probably shouldn't exercise in the future outside of extreme circumstances.
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[personal profile] bindsthedead 2022-07-28 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
True. It's... probably not a path we should take again, unless we're in a situation where there are multiple orbs, so we don't need to try to arrange to get all of them at the same time.

We should probably trust that people in a world have the ability to handle their own problems, as long as the orb is taken away.
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[personal profile] callada 2022-07-29 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I'm sure if we set firm rules we'll find exceptions, but I think most places will be better off if we move on quickly. Besides, we know the orbs can do a lot of damage in a short time. Might be best for the places upcoming if we don't make Viveca have to wait on us.
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[personal profile] bindsthedead 2022-07-30 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
True. I think many people worry about the long term consequences, especially if we actively intervene, but... I think we'll just have to trust that the people in that world know what to do.