Lord Vaustus
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From the spires of the Bazar it is proclaimed: The insurgency must end.
At the shrines cloaked in irrigo it is written: The insurgency must end.
In the halls of cathedrals, it is preached: The insurgency must end.
Through the HQ's of constables, it is ordered: The insurgency must end.
And, at last, in a warehouse, where a handful of the neath's most dangerous denizens dwell, it is agreed: The insurgency will end.
Though the first among their order, the first among a certain family, is not yet in attendance, those who are there are ready. The plans will be drawn, the targets eliminated, and the orders given. This is the will of the Bazzarine Pact.
(Occ: This is the page for the Pact's discussion of plans, mainly In character. If this is badly written/executed I'll delete it, but if not: Let us begin, my bat-allied friends!)
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Lord Vaustus
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Vaustus smiles broadly, pulls out a pistol, and shoots Mauvais in both knees.
"No hard feelings, preexisting orders."
Vaustus says over the sound of M's screams.
"Now, any ideas that AREN'T rubbish? Eli is guarded by more things then we can currently deal with."
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Sara Hysaro
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(Stealing cider would stretch credibility, I think.)
Silence overtakes the warehouse, as the others ponder the question. Sara steps away from the wall, and strides over to the chair upon which Caldyr is perched. She casually places her hands on the back of it, on both sides of the raven. Were this your average bird this might be startling, but Caldyr pays it no mind. "Not sure what Flowerdene needs?" She smiles at the question, almost as if pleased with this outcome. "I have an idea - let's ask Eli."
She gives the room a quick glance before going on, explaining her reasoning. "If he's leading an uprising then it's plausible he's aware of the problems within the area. At the very least he's aware of who he most wants to help, the ones he would try to bring into this battle. Ask him who the needy are and what they need - materially - and he's going to turn his thoughts to these people." She pauses slightly, letting that sink in before moving on. "He can either give us the information we need, or he can refuse to give the information we need." She punctuates the word refuse with a hand flourish. "Should he prove unwilling to help those trying to aid the people of Flowerdene we can ask the regular people there what needs doing, mentioning that we asked Elias Lowe the same and that he wouldn't help out. This sows seeds of doubt among the people, making them wonder if he just desires an army for his own agenda."
She sits down in the seat, one hand settling across an arm and the other resting in her lap. Caldyr hops down to perch on the unoccupied arm of the chair. She gives the raven a fond glance before concluding her thoughts. "I'm sure he'll help. He seems pretty genuine. We just need to appear equally so."
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Sara gives a nod of respect to the man in the military jacket when he arrives. Caldyr regards the arrivals more sternly, uncertain of these new people. She gives the raven a reassuring head scratch, quietly shushing him. When she addressed clears her throat a bit, collecting her ideas to, hopefully, convey them succinctly and effectively. She stands when she's ready, and summarizes what has been discussion prior to Eli Lowe I's arrival.
"The current course of action I was considering was to first target the Flowerdene Initiative's potential recruits by providing them with an improvement in their quality of life without needing to gamble their lives for it. A method of determining who these potential recruits are would be to ask Eli about the needy and what supplies they require. He will either provide us with information, or we get to ask the residents of Flowerdene the same question, mentioning that we asked Eli but he refused."
Having concluded her summary, she sits back down, awaiting feedback with a mix of eagerness and apprehension, but more importantly with confidence. Here is someone who can provide vital insight into how Eli thinks, able to spot problems she couldn't possibly notice, as well as the experience she lacks, keeping the group from making common mistakes. The situation may still be dangerous, but at least they shouldn't die to foolishness. She leaves planning violent encounters to the ones far more versed in such things.
[[Edit: Whoa, lots of posts while writing this.]]
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Sara places a finger on her lips, considering. This wasn't quite the response she was expecting, given the immediate suggestion of destruction and presence of Neddy Men. "Currently? I think the majority of his power lies in those who are loyal to him. Which brings me to consider the alternative - dismantle his hypothetical power."
She takes a brief pause to consider her next words carefully. "I think, and admittedly I've never done anything of this sort before so take it with a grain of salt, but I believe that the best way of doing that is to give the people of Flowerdene something to lose, should they join in the insurrection. Dying, perhaps permanently, isn't such a bad prospect when life is hard to bear, and this goes double when you're gambling it for a chance of improvement. Provide that without a fight and they'll be less apt to get involved."
She returns her thoughts to the original question, of where the majority of Eli's power lies. Would it be Ezekiel? All she knows of him is that he lacks functional anatomy; it'd be a stretch to try to extend that into anything more substantial. Caldyr, feeling both more comfortable with the atmosphere of the place and tired of precariously balancing on Sara's shoulder, relocates to an unoccupied chair. She gives up on her unsubstantiated beliefs regarding Eli's friends, adding, "So, should we take that approach, the question would be what improvements we ought to provide, and how."
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Lord Vaustus
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"See? That's what I mean. Ideas that aren't rubbish!"
He shoots Sara his most winning smile.
"Perhaps we should begin by dismantling Eli's power? Of course, to do that, we must determine where the majority of his power lies. Suggestions?"
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The Absurd Rogue
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(( The true enemy to the people of London is phonetic vowels. ))
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Lord Vaustus
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((Alrighty then)
Vaustus lounges, on a throne made from broken furniture, at the center of the house. Behind him are a handful of Neddy men, armed with sticks. In front of him are the people who have are to take down the Insurgency.
"Ladies, gentlemen, others, may I have your attention?"
Vaustus grins like a skull.
"You know why we are here. I have been hired to be the go-between for you all,"
He gestures forward with a foot.
"And the leader of this who kebang. So, first bit of buisness,"
He stops smiling.
"What should we destroy first?"
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