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[runs_on_batteries]

Good evening, Voidtreckers. I'd like to announce a council meeting in three days. It's overdue and I believe we have a number of items to discuss.

Please council members take some time over the next few days to come up with and notify me of topics we need to discuss so I can prepare an agenda. If anyone who is not a council member feels strongly about a certain topic we should consider, either tell me or seek out a council member so they may relay the information.

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[madcuriosity]

Can anyone attend these meetings, sir? [Alice has never been to a council meeting before.] Is it mandatory to attend?

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[runs_on_batteries]

Really? No. This is just for council members. We don't need outside interference.

[ooc- others are welcome to argue with him about this!]

FIGHT ME IN THE FREAKING PIT HOPE

[irrationally]

Is that really the nicest way you could think of to explain that to a child?

[ It wasn't even that bad, but someone's a little overprotective. ]

NAME THE TIME AND I"LL BE THERE

[runs_on_batteries]

Shall I direct all the stupid questions to you then?

[irrationally]

Oh, I'm so sorry. Is dealing with a seven year old below your paygrade? [ She rolls her eyes. ]

She's just curious. As all children are, especially when thrown into situations far beyond the familiar.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Not that I'm telling you to stop, but just to let you know what to expect. Question the leadership around here and the entire train will come down on you.

[madcuriosity]

Miss Alice, really it's alright, he's nowhere near what the Queen of Hearts was like, he's not even near what Mr. Hatter was like. He's just very straight to the point. [Look, Alice is used to mean adults, it's literally how both worlds functioned, Tony is a 2 at best on that scale.]

[irrationally]

[ Alice, why must you make it so hard for her to stay angry. :( She knows the world is terrible, but that's why she wants to protect you from it! ]

People still shouldn't treat you unkindly though. I would have said more than that to the Queen of Hearts if she were here.

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[mtsilver_conquor]

Then why don't we put it to a vote.

I'm all for people attending and asking questions.

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[runs_on_batteries]

Is that really necessary? You're already recording every word that's said. Isn't there going to be enough scrutiny?

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[mtsilver_conquor]

Yeah, it is.

Or we can broadcast it, though with the rate the ICPs get used, that could be a pain.

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[enthunder]

I'd be all for that, but there's nowhere in this thing that'll fit that many people at once unless you just broadcast over the ICP.

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[mtsilver_conquor]

True.

That's likely the better option anyway.

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[madcuriosity]

Oh... ah, my apologies. I didn't mean to be an interference.

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[runs_on_batteries]

It's not your fault, kid. It's mine. You didn't do anything wrong.

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[madcuriosity]

But now everyone is arguing. I didn't mean to make it an argument.

[Video]

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Nita's mostly just keeping an eye on this conversation to see if anyone protests the stance, but she does have more to offer to Alice specifically.]

I'd be fine with people coming in myself, but it's not like I'm leading it. And I know it can be a pain having people walk through the car when you're having a conversation, too.

[She looks pretty wry about the whole thing.]

But I'll be taking notes on what gets addressed, for sure, and sharing those as-needed.

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[runs_on_batteries]

We have more than one offer for taking notes during the meeting, so this is perfectly acceptable. However, I do think others present would be a distraction more than a benefit.

[He personally wouldn't be swayed from saying whatever was on his mind, but others might.]

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[unfavorableinstigation]

I think I know what you mean.

[Some conversations - and opinions! - were most safely shared in private, or whatever notion of privacy one could keep on a train.

It was just when they started doubling as governmental in function that things got complicated.]

See if we can get settled with each other first, right?

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[runs_on_batteries]

Exactly.

[He gave her a smile for seeing his point of view.]

It's important that we communicate with the train regarding our decisions, but whether they need to know every idiotic suggestion is debatable.

[Video]

[madcuriosity]

Oh ah, thank you for taking notes, Miss Nita...

[Alice then wondered, as one does, since Nita mentioned she will be taking notes, and Nita can also turn into a whale. Whale's haven't hands, but she's seen animals do all sorts of things, so why couldn't they, that is-]

Do whales have a written language? [How's that for an A to Z topic jump?]

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[runs_on_batteries]

[... did she really just ask that?]

[Video]

[madcuriosity]

[Yes, yes she did. And that was not the first, or anywhere near the last question like that she will ask.]

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[unfavorableinstigation]

We'll do whatever else we can, too; this place is constantly changing.

[The people present most of all.

The tangent does take Nita by surprise, but she can sort of understand how Alice got there. Though-]

'Fraid not, no. But sound is a lot richer for them than it is for us; their skin is what they use for ears, really, so voices have a lot more texture for whales and dolphins than our voices sound to them.

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[madcuriosity]

Can we do anything to change it? The train, I mean.

Goodness! Imagine if all of your skin could hear... I suppose yours can when you are one.

Is it very pretty, the sound? Or is it harsh to the skin?