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[insertdadjoke]

Hello, my name is Jacob Kane. [ It looks like Cain is in a kedanese shop somewhere. He waves for the camera, makes sure not to jostle the cup he has by his elbow. ] What I'm going to say is specifically meant for the foreigner population of Keeliai, but in the interest of transparency I'm bringing this up on the public network. There's no point in the suggestion at all if we do anything in secret. That said...

We need some sort of system. No, I'm not talking about government or laws or enforcement thereof, but any type of accountability we can agree to. With the current state of things, it's just not feasible for us to keep acting as individuals — whether or not we have anything aside from our status as non-natives in common, we are a group all on our own and I honestly believe we'd all benefit from having something put into place that would keep us from imploding and possibly taking innocents with us in the crossfire.

Now, at this point, all I really ask is that we discuss it. Ideas, suggestions, thoughts and feelings on the matter. Just to collate how we feel as a whole before maybe organizing a meeting in person to go over finer details. Even if you haven't been here long, or don't believe in the idea of a system, I would like to hear why so we can try to address any issues.

If nothing else, we'll all learn something from the exercise, right?

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[wolfstrike]

Well that's something I can get behind.

[Especially considering Yuri tried to help with the damage of the aforementioned event with his guild.]

Yeah, I guess that was before you got here.

[insertdadjoke]

Glad to hear it. Do you have any other thoughts? Or a name, at least?

[ It's a good cause, and something they could all help by working to fix their own messes. United fronts are more important than most of the foreigners probably realize, or at least worth the effort that is also being spent elsewhere. ]

Probably. I only recently got back.

[wolfstrike]

To be honest, that kind of stuff isn't my strong point. Just as long as it's for the good of everyone, I'm okay with it.

And my name's Yuri. I run the guild, Brave Vesperia.

[Which Cain probably hasn't heard of yet, but you never know.]

[insertdadjoke]

That's the idea I'm going for here. There's no point if it doesn't have any benefit.

Brave Vesperia. Afraid I haven't come across any of your members yet.

[lasergrenades]

[Enter the queen of interruptions.]

Bzzt. Guess again.

[He has met someone in Brave Vesperia, but it didn't come up in idle conversation about their erstwhile invaders.]

I'm, like, totally all over this idea, by the way. Not so clear on the details but plans have to start somewhere. It might be worth asking the kedan what they think 'accountability' represents?

[Lack of rules, of accountability, of whatever it is you want to call it has been seriously annoying. She can't arrest people, Cain. It's been very difficult.]

[insertdadjoke]

[ That gets a raised brow, but he doesn't seem bothered one bit. ]

Another reason this isn't just to us foreigners. This is our decision to make, but it will affect more than just whatever group ends up forming from this.

[wolfstrike]

Yeah, Pep's a member of Brave Vesperia. And she's got a good point. We're on the Kedan's turf after all, whether we like it or not.

[So, yeah. Agreement all around?]

[lasergrenades]

What about that Court of Public Opinion thing? Seems like a good place to do, you know, serious society building. Plus, I don't think we'd all fit anywhere else unless someone has a TARDIS lying around.

[And if they all seem to be some kind of united, maybe it'll make the Justicar shake in her military-issued jammies.]

[insertdadjoke]

If there's a spot actually named that and we can use it for our own meeting, that would be fine with me. Like I said, this right here is just to gather thoughts and get the idea out to everyone first before we seriously pursue anything.

[ Agreement all around. Not that Cain is trying to make a stand against the Justicar, almost the opposite. He wants their ducks in a row just in case she makes a move regardless of how they act. ]