02 ♫ Text - United We Stand

[boomchucka]

[Finally finished with her moping, Selphie decides that in light of their invitation to the new empire, she wants to have a discussion with the entire group. She's hesitant about posting to the linkshell but this is definitely something she's put a great deal of thought into and hopes that her idea is one that everyone get can behind.]


Hey Everyone,

I've been thinking about these invitations that we've all received to go to Sen Devadatta for their upcoming festival.

It's really weird how all of a sudden they decided to open up their borders and let outsiders in and well, I don't really like this idea. Something seriously stinks about this whole thing, but we still need to go. There's still a lot about this world that we don't know and maybe meeting with this Empire might shed some light on the mysteries that we've all encountered.

With that in mind though, I think that we should pick some representatives from the group to speak on everyone's behalf. It would be beneficial to not only put an organized front together when we meet the Empress but to also show that we're capable of fully cooperating with each other. Not everyone is going to get along with the other and that's okay as long as we all share the same common goal.

We'll probably also need some people to take down information so that we can share it with those who decide not to come.

So let me know what you all think!

- Selphie

Comments

[chefbayardee]

There's royalty and diplomats in our group, any of us you can find are probably smart picks.
It's also maybe a good idea to get someone from the Curti Center who knows how to talk to people instead of insulting them, too.
Also people who are better at listening than you.
But if the Empire doesn't want to like us, they won't.

Do you really want to just push aside everyone else's opinions for whoever gets picked?
What if the people who aren't picked decide to speak up anyway?
Or the people who get picked make things worse?
Are you gonna STOP them somehow?

[ Sorry Selphie. He might've forgiven you for insulting the bejeezus out of him, but you didn't exactly endear yourself to him as someone who's head stays on straight in a pinch. ]

ouch

[boomchucka]

[This is where Selphie starts to tread very carefully. It topics like the ones that Hunk has brought up that she wants to discuss with everyone. She doesn't want to screw things up.

She may not be the best at listening but she's still willing to try.]

You're not wrong there, Hunk. I'm not the best for listening but I'd like to try and get better at it. It's part of the reason why I put this up here. I'm hoping to discuss this with everybody because I know that my ideas aren't the best. I want to start somewhere so that some sort of happy medium can be reached.

I'm definitely not the one to speak for the group, I admit to that.

[She stops for a few moments to answer his questions.]

What if people's opinions are similar though? I know that's not likely but it is a possibility. I hope that we don't push people's opinions aside though.
We could decide as a group what the key points are and then open the floor to others afterwards if they want to say something that wasn't mentioned.
Hopefully... it doesn't escalate to that level but everyone would get to decide.
Even if I wanted to, I'm one person with one voice that doesn't get heard all the time.

But I still have to try.

[She's not even sure if this isn't going to escalate into another disagreement but she wants to move forward more than anything.]

[chefbayardee]

[ At least she's trying this time? Baby steps. ]

If you try to nominate someone to speak on behalf of any group of people, then some opinions are going to get ignored or outvoted.
And there's nothing stopping someone from going off on their own to do what they think is best.
If you can't get people to agree on what to put on a pizza, how are you gonna get a group of seventy people to agree on what to ask an Empress?

And let's not forget that the last time outworlders happened, there were terror attacks in Sen Riqeaux.
They're gonna be on guard and they're definitely not gonna trust us.
How would you react if your country had its yearly holiday, world leaders showed up, and then a bunch of weirdos came with them, just like when the Empire closed its doors?
Can you imagine how many alarm bells would go off if we all went off to some room together to secretly discuss plans?
They might even be monitoring our Mognet connections once we're there.

I trust this even less than you do, but it's a holiday. With world leaders.
Maybe we should treat it like one, even if we think it's gonna get dicey?