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

[farr]

[ 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 — or monthly, or however we decide to do it — 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. Now— 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. )

Comments

[hatejakku]

[ Yeah, Finn caught the tail end of something about a contract thing. He likes Minimus' idea of putting together their shared ideologies and the like, but paperwork? Nah. ]

I'd heard something about that. [ Just gonna take another sip while he thinks out what to say. ] This isn't going to change anything... but I think it's good to talk like this.

[blackfire]

It can be.

（ he will not say it is in this instance, as some emotions are still raw. to set aside one's own ego is not innate to most. ）

But whether it accomplishes Rita's goal or not will be difficult to say until our next mission.

[hatejakku]

[ Finn (much like every other opinion at this meeting) sort of disagrees. He thinks it's good for them to argue now rather than when the clock is ticking, get out every issue they have with each other out in the open, all of the grievances and insults and misunderstandings- All of it. While it all may seem like it's going nowhere fast, he can't help but feel that this is just how progress is done.

At least, it is for this crew. ]

Yeah... I think it's not hurting anything, at least.

[ If a doughnut fight suddenly broke out, which is entirely possible, he really does believe that. ]

We have to learn each other somehow. Might as well be where we can do the least collateral damage.

[blackfire]

（ seeds of dissent sown here will blossom on their missions. only time will tell what damage has already been done. the foundation has already begun to erode. ）

We have many strong personalities. It is remarkable we have lasted so long without significant disagreement.

[hatejakku]

[ Significant disagreement... ] That's almost what happened in Badrock. Maybe it's just a matter of time.

And then maybe we'll be better for it.

[ He hopes. At least he's still got a little of that flickering light in him, anyway. ]