Video day 23 to everywhere- from cabin 4:D

[longforgottenpromise]

[Taiki is sat on the bench in the small cabin, looking straight at the camera with a very serious expression. Despite the fact that speaking to so many people, even over a video is a terrifying concept and despite the cloud of sadness that still clings to him nothing shows on his face. He looks perfectly calm, though he doesn't smile as he begins.]

Good morning. I apologise for disturbing you all. I was handed this ballot. [He holds it up.] Unfortunately I disappeared for a little while and so I have missed any run up to this election. [At least he understands the concept of an election, even if political science wasn't exactly a subject he had paid much attention to in school.]

I am still relatively new to this train and so I don't know most of the people on this list. I don't feel I can cast a vote without knowing what the candidates stand for and so, though I apologise if it is covering ground that was covered whilst I was away, I would like to know something of each candidate.

Thank you for your time.

Comments

[blue_ice]

I'm Seto Kaiba. I don't think we've met.

I'm new as well, but here I am regardless...so I'm playing the hand I've been dealt. My goal in running is to remind the council that we have a responsibility not only to keep each other safe in battle, but to see to it that our kids have as much of an opportunity to be themselves as possible.

I don't think many of us approve of what the train has done. There's still so much we don't know. My plan is to better organize our efforts to find answers.

And if you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them.

[longforgottenpromise]

Hello Seto Kaiba. I am Taiki. [He's impressed that someone who has been on the train a short amount of time has themselves together enough to be able to take a position of power.]

There are a lot of children here.

[blue_ice]

Too many. I'm still in the process of getting to know everyone. For the most part, everyone chosen appears to be capable---far more prepared for war than the 'average' civilian child. But that doesn't mean we should send them off to war without a thought.

[longforgottenpromise]

We shouldn't send them to war at all. [His voice went hard, his eyes glinted as he shook his head.

No one should go to war, at all. Never mind children.]

[blue_ice]

I agree. I'll give anything I have to keep that from happening.

But the train seems to have other ideas. I'll fight it every step of the way.

[longforgottenpromise]

No one should fight, for the train or otherwise. But we have a duty to help those we are sent to assist.

[It is not an easy problem to solve. Leaving people to harm was just as bad as harming them.]