Video: Election Results

[runs_on_batteries]

[ooc: Sorry this was supposed to go up yesterday.]

Please welcome with me our new council! We had a three way tie for our last two spots, so we're going to have twelve members.

These individuals are: Bucky, Curufin, Eva, Feanor, Kaiba, Nerdanel, Nita, Sarai, Yuffie, Ignis, The Doctor, and myself.

Congratulations and we'll have to come up with a good time for our first meeting soon.

Comments

[runs_on_batteries]

Actually I have several, but this isn't about them.

[He rolls his eyes at that description of his 'kids'.]

My point was, you should know how it feels then. If someone picked on one of your 'nation of perfect babies', you would've felt protective of them. But then you go and say something stupid like that.

I wasn't suggesting we argue over it. I was offering a discussion between two people who are coming from different government systems and want to express why there is merit in their own style. From what you've said already you don't seem to understand how democracy works.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

And the attitude I encountered is that I'm stupid for endorsing a monarch, and everyone agrees with that. Is that not true, then?

[runs_on_batteries]

You know what your problem is Edge? You provoke an argument but then you don't listen to any new information. You've already concluded what you will about me and my ideas but you're not taking the olive branch I'm offering you to have a civil discussion regarding them. Are you only here for the fight or are you actually interested in making some headway for maybe bridging the gap between those who use a democratic tool like an election versus having a monarch on the train?

And for the record, I do know some benefits to a monarch and based on that election, you'd be looking at who would be king.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Monarchs aren't elected! [Edge's facepalm is pretty audible.]

Why keep the discussion private? Wouldn't everyone benefit from hearing it?

[thebetterweapon]

"Trained from birth" thought you said and remarkably bad at it, from the display here. If you were trained from birth to rule, you'd know when to sit down, shut up and listen.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

And your opinion is "always" when it comes to me, no doubt.

It's interesting that everyone rushes to say I'm a terrible king without any evidence of how Eblan is actually doing these days, but I guess you all have to get your insults in somehow.

[thebetterweapon]

Not an insult, kid, observation.

[runs_on_batteries]

I know they're not elected.

[Huh, he hadn't expected this guy's help.]

Aren't you the fellow who brought all those boars back?

[thebetterweapon]

Yep. Name's Creed. Nice to meet you, Stark.

[runs_on_batteries]

Nice to meet you too.

I thought to bring back a few tusks but you had the better idea bringing back whole pigs.

[Yeah he really doesn't care he's supposed to be in middle of an argument here.]

Any chance I can bribe you for a little bit of the pork belly for bacon? I have an oversized rabbit who needs to try it.

[thebetterweapon]

Sure. Don't see why not. Left it all in the cooler for the whole train to enjoy. Even slaughtered and cleaned it. Help yourself.

[runs_on_batteries]

... they were alive when you brought them here?

[thebetterweapon]

[ He clears his throat, more than a little amused. ]

One might've been. Just knocked cold.

[runs_on_batteries]

You're lucky the kids didn't know that or we'd have a new pet pig.

[He chuckles.]

What team are you on Creed?

[thebetterweapon]

Purple. Just let the others take the wall, and ran off to play in the woods, like my daughter says.

[runs_on_batteries]

Is that what she calls hunting?

[It was amusing and something his daughter might have said if Tony ever thought to go hunting. Not his thing.]

[thebetterweapon]

[ He chuckles. ]

Sometimes, but then, she likes to play in the woods at times too.

[ Someday, he'll explain Tag to Tony. ]

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Observation of something that isn't here. What am I supposed to think?

[thebetterweapon]

Watched you throw two tantrums. Daughter used to do it a lot, so I'm well versed in 'em. Kings that throw tantrums? Usually ain't kings for long, kid.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

I think your definition of tantrum isn't neutral.

[thebetterweapon]

Someone who looks for a reason to be insulted is always gonna find it. And you're pitchin' a fit over something that you could've just ignored? That is a tantrum.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

So you're of the opinion that children should be allowed to insult knowingly, freely and without repercussion.

[thebetterweapon]

Now you're just lookin' for a fight. I don't fight kids, kid.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

You have no idea what I've been through and if you did you would wholeheartedly support me in every way.

[Yes, he's making a point of how stupid he finds that particular argument. No, he isn't serious, and he sounds too flippant about it to possibly be taken seriously.]

[thebetterweapon]

You're right, don't know. Don't really care.