Anne Auclair
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I was hoping that the Feast of the Rose would bring some new Jenny scandal that I could pretend to be outraged about, but it was not to be :P The new content instead focused on the seasonal antics of the students in Jenny's school. So far we have a special card for Christmas and a card for the Feast of the Exceptional Rose, so it's a good bet we'll see a new card come Hallowmas when that comes around. I don't think we'll see a card for the Festival of the Zee, because that takes place on Mutton Island (although - maybe the school will have field trips?).
As far as I can tell, the students who are lovers are the Bohemian, the Anarchist, the Foreign Officer, and the Zailor. The Nun, the Surface Visitor, the Eldest Daughter, and the Urchin don't do anything besides write some naughty limericks. The Nun probably has vows, the Surface Visitor is too new to London, and the children are too young (the Urchin in particular seems rather puzzled by the Festival).
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Prospero Rune
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2/20/2017
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Aren't Jenny's days as mayor numbered? I thought there would be another mayoral election soon, before the Zee Festival.
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Her mayorship will end, yes, but presumably the school will continue its operations, and, perhaps, continue to receive seasonal updates?
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OctaviaCrowe
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I could argue that educating artists and poets is to the benefit of society, enriching Londons frankly ossified Victorian culture. Art is, after all, a vehicle for social change, and Jenny pretty clearly wants to change the landscape of London culture.
No bloody clue why she likes anarchists, though.
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Anne Auclair
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2/20/2017
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Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook wrote:
Her mayorship will end, yes, but presumably the school will continue its operations, and, perhaps, continue to receive seasonal updates?
If you read the original Exceptional Story closely, you'll notice that it has been carefully written so that it can be played or replayed after Jenny is no longer the Mayor.
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Anne Auclair
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2/27/2017
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What's happening in your city wrote:
The fashion of inviting beggars into luxurious salons, so that the wealthy might better display their compassion, continues to decline after another anarchist ruined a priceless carpet with an excess of bloodletting.
Hmmmm. Isn't our beloved Mayor's wonderful little school training Anarchist terrorists in how to infiltrate the houses of the wealthy?
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Teaspoon
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2/27/2017
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So?
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Anne Auclair
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2/27/2017
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Teaspoon wrote:
So?
So Anarchist terrorists are now infiltrating the houses of the wealthy and stabbing people :P Pretty clear cause and effect. The Mayor has blood on her hands.
I predicted this:
3. Favors for Revolutionaries wrote:
Jenny also uses the school to gain influence among the Revolutionaries by providing training to hardened Anarchist terrorists. There is a reason Sinning Jenny is “delighted” when you accept the Veteran Anarchists application. The Veteran Anarchist is no dilettante, like say the Photographer or the Starving Poet. He’s experienced in explosives and a true believer in the Liberation of the Night. Over the course of the term you train him to be better at propaganda and infiltration and upon graduation he vanishes without leaving a forwarding address, no doubt with every intention of putting these new skills to terrible use.
...Whatever the reason, it’s a very rather dangerous strategy. The Veteran Anarchist is not one of the August’s people, he’s clearly a follower of February or April. It’s fair to say that Jenny will have a fair share of responsibility for every bit of Anarchist violence going forward.
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Hotshot Blackburn
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2/27/2017
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Anne Auclair wrote:
What's happening in your city wrote:
The fashion of inviting beggars into luxurious salons, so that the wealthy might better display their compassion, continues to decline after another anarchist ruined a priceless carpet with an excess of bloodletting.
Hmmmm. Isn't our beloved Mayor's wonderful little school training Anarchist terrorists in how to infiltrate the houses of the wealthy?
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I am certain I have no idea what you are talking about. The Mayor's school trains fine upstanding individuals to take an active interest in politics and learned skilled trades highly demanded in today's industrial factory jobs. That the despicable practice of mocking the poor and dispossessed by inviting them into exclusive salons and then parading them as an act of 'charity' is waning cannot be denied, but calling out individuals who are merely aiding in the founding of a knowledgeable, united, strong and well-armed citizenry is really stretching your claim.
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Teaspoon
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In a city where bloodshed is on much the same level as a cutting snub, why get so worked up? Violence is a regular part of London's social structure.
Sure, it's not great, but the soul trade is dubious, the Rubbery racism is dubious, the regular fights at the Docks are dubious...there's a lot of dubious stuff going on. These things happen.
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Anne Auclair
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2/27/2017
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Teaspoon wrote:
In a city where bloodshed is on much the same level as a cutting snub, why get so worked up? Violence is a regular part of London's social structure.
Sure, it's not great, but the soul trade is dubious, the Rubbery racism is dubious, the regular fights at the Docks are dubious...there's a lot of dubious stuff going on. These things happen.
Oh that argument can be used to justify absolutely anything :P
For instance: the Vake might be a murderous monster that regularly tortures, kills and eats people, but there's lots of torture, murder and cannibalism in the Neath. So what's the big deal about the Vake? These things happen.
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Pumpkinhead
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Anne Auclair wrote:
For instance: the Vake might be a murderous monster that regularly tortures, kills and eats people, but there's lots of torture, murder and cannibalism in the Neath. So what's the big deal about the Vake? These things happen.
Ah, the Vake. Yes, perhaps we should do something about the Vake. A reckoning is past due, after all...
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Kukapetal
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Anne Auclair wrote:
For instance: the Vake might be a murderous monster that regularly tortures, kills and eats people, but there's lots of torture, murder and cannibalism in the Neath. So what's the big deal about the Vake? These things happen.
Flesh-Stick: BECAUSE OF MY SNUFFER!!! BAWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
THEN AGAIN, JENNY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE VAKE YET EITHER.
I WANT MY VOTE BACK.
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Anne Auclair
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Kukapetal wrote:
Anne Auclair wrote:
For instance: the Vake might be a murderous monster that regularly tortures, kills and eats people, but there's lots of torture, murder and cannibalism in the Neath. So what's the big deal about the Vake? These things happen.
Flesh-Stick: BECAUSE OF MY SNUFFER!!! BAWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
?????????
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Pumpkinhead
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Kukapetal wrote:
Anne Auclair wrote:
For instance: the Vake might be a murderous monster that regularly tortures, kills and eats people, but there's lots of torture, murder and cannibalism in the Neath. So what's the big deal about the Vake? These things happen.
Flesh-Stick: BECAUSE OF MY SNUFFER!!! BAWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
THEN AGAIN, JENNY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE VAKE YET EITHER.
I WANT MY VOTE BACK.
If you want someone who will do something about the Vake, perhaps you should look into the matter of Mr. Eaten? Can we count on your vote for him next election?
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Kukapetal
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(he was in love with the Vake's henchman because he's stupid :P )
In all seriousness though, the Mayor position was always just a useless figurehead position. I doubt the Masters would have let any of the three candidates bring about any meaningful social change, so I'm not sure the blame can be laid completely at Jenny's feet.
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Shadowcthuhlu
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2/27/2017
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That's why you should vote for Dirae Erinyes - who will kill a vake and anything else in order to secure your vote!
Too bad the Masters keep turning down my paperwork. . .
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Anne Auclair
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2/27/2017
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Kukapetal wrote:
(he was in love with the Vake's henchman because he's stupid :P )
In all seriousness though, the Mayor position was always just a useless figurehead position. I doubt the Masters would have let any of the three candidates bring about any meaningful social change, so I'm not sure the blame can be laid completely at Jenny's feet.
So you think the Mayor has been a useless figurehead?
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Kukapetal
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I think so, yes. The Masters are the absolute rulers of the city, so they're the ones with the say in what does or doesn't happen. The mayor won't be allowed to pursue any agendas that aren't in their favor, and any agendas that ARE in their favor are something they are more than capable of implementing without a mayor's help or permission. The position of mayor is there to placate the masses by giving them the illusion that they actually have a say in how their city is governed.
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Anne Auclair
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2/27/2017
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I can't tell if that's meant to be a qualified defense or damning criticism :P
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