Of Patriots, Policemen, and Politicians - RPLOG

Participants

• Aaron
• Chell
• Ebreus
• Fenris
• Marcoant
• Miru
• Naiko
• Razz
• Rosi
• Vari

Date

2/2/2018

Log

It was a nice clear sky today. Plenty of people have already gathered, especially near the refreshments table. To identify the organizors of the event, all the volunteers wore green shirts that had 'I am here to help, ask me!' on both the front and back. The head honcho himself was near the recruitment tables. The pudgy, short, middle-aged Alpha husky known as Giovanni Sabella was all smiles as he traded conversation and jokes with the people around him.

However, he was not the only aspiring politician here. Various other independents joined this fray in support of this effort, it was not a secret by now that the unaligned survivors were trying to take the reins of the government back from the Big Three, especially Z and RSX. That was not going to be easy, as politicians beholden to the two corporations also showed up in force, mainly keeping to themselves right now as their gazes threw daggers at Mr. Sabella. The Prometheans had their own separate delegation here, preaching support; however, skeptical minds do note that it is unlikely that they will unequivocally support a police force not influenced by their teachings.

Other than the invested parties, various mutants and survivors just came to watch the spectacle, people who just chanced the meeting or who do not know enough to form an opinion. Another oddity that can be noticed, are the armed guards standing around the edges of the gathering, a reasonable precaution given the recent attacks by the Old World Order.

The stage is set, and the players begin their moves. It is unlikely that the winner of this battle, will win the cold war for power, but it will certainly help.

Due to the close proximity to their station, and the topic of the event, it was no wonder why Vari Arak'Than, leader of the K9 Unit, was to be found on the grounds. After all, this was exactly what she wanted too, to instate an impartial police force, that was not swayed by any coorporation. The kemo kitsune in a police uniform walked straight up to the host, and bowed down politely, taking the beret off, holding it in front of her chest. "Thank you for hosting this event, Mister Sabella. I am sure you are aware, but let me introduce myself to you nonetheless. My name is Vari Fiona Arak'Than, leader of the K9 Unit. It is my pleasure." She offered a calm, professional smile. "If there is anything I or my Unit can do to help you, let me know." She looked over the crowd.

Razz pads along, letting out a sigh. Time to be on best behaviour... not piss of people and try not to get annoyed. The Jackal holds his arms behind his back as he surveys teh area, doing his best to look prefessional. Upon Stopping Vari the jacakl sighs slightly and heads towards her, Bowing to the husky When he Arrives. "Nice to see you, Boss. Hope thi goes well." he turns to eye the Rsx and Zephyr groups a moment. "Glad we're finally trying to move forwards, heres to hoping it goes well."

Marcoant stays in the tent drining what it seems to be water, looking with keen interest at the other mutants, trying to figure what they are thinkig and what are they going to do next.

Fenris is sort of here as a Promethean. But mostly he is here as a tanuki. The burly coon dog has stacked a paper plate high with goodies, (Along with the treats he slipped into his surprisingly small, and even more surprisingly capacious rucksack) and is wandering around the gathering. He is dressed in a bright yellow and orange robe, reminiscent of Buddhist monks, pre-P-Day. The Tanuki wanders up to the information table, looking over pamphlets and recruiting propaganda. His normal, pleasant smile turns into a full on grin when he sees Vari and Razz. "Hi!" he greets them, "Remember me? I submitted that application a few weeks ago? Hadn't heard anything, so I thought I would check out this new policing thing!"

One of the Zephyr agents around was Naiko. The short, almost completely robotic and sometimes friendly kemo kitsune with a peculiar taste for drones and other mechanical companions. She was dressed in her usual black and white synthetic labcoat, trying not to draw too much attention, however, it is a little difficult not to draw attention when you have a big Zephyr patch on your coat.

Naiko walked up to the host as well, following the other kitsune's example and bowing as she introduced herself. Her voice sounded partially synthetic, but gentle nevertheless. "Good afternoon, Sabella, yes? You can call me Naiko, it is a pleasure to meet you! I've taken interest in your efforts and I'd love to hear more about you later on. For the meantime, I'll meet the other guests."

Shortly after, she bows towards the familiar tanuki, Razz and Vari. "Ah, good afternoon to you too! I believe I remember some of you. Welcome to this little event."

Ebreus walks down the roat to the intersection where the stage for this town-hall type meeting is taking place. The Hellhound unable to help but smile as he wears the suit he'd gotten for such occurances and carrying a case filled with documents he'd been working on. Technically a Promethean Ebreus might support them... or see if he can get that the other way around. To that end he makes his way to the Promethean representative, a Latifa Halfpaw, to introduce himself, "Hello Ms Halfpaw. Nice to see you could make it to the meeting." he says as he extends a hand politely to her.

A feline woman with rosy-pink fur is taking the long way home on the way from the Zephyr building. Rosi has obviously been hard at work if the grease that stains her clothes and fur is anything to go by. Among all these politicians and cops, this blue-collar kitty sticks out like a sore thumb, and as she walks through the group her eyes dart back and forth and scan the crowd. Too many suits. Lots of police. Lots of armed guards. Very few familiar faces. And not a buffet table to be found, unless... "Oh." The first word Rosi has said at all since she's stumbled on this event, and barely a word at that. The cat makes a beeline for the refreshments.

Aaron decides to take position nice and close to the front, considering that's where the action will be. Of course, not TOO terribly close, considering the potential for the wrong kind of action. She makes note of anyone she might recognize, any political allies or enemies, as well as the guards and their armaments. Hopefully there will be no attacks, but if there are, she's going to lend a hand (clear upside someone's head if she has to). For now, she takes care to look decidedly neutral, showing no signs of being particularly for or against Sabella. If nothing else, she wants to hear what she has to say. The presence of Vari is encouraging - even if she's with someone the bunny doesn't recognize - and Fenris and Ebreus being there is even more comforting. These are people she knows, people she can count on in a pinch. These proceedings might be safer than the organizers even realize. As for the others, well. More agents is usually better, right?

The usual click-clack of heels is mostly drowned out by the murmur of the gathered crowd, allowing Chell to approach unnoticed until she gets to the buffet table. Snagging a small saucer and a few carrot slices, each eactly the same length, the executive smiles politely at an approaching supporter. "Before you ask," she lilts at the kangaroo morph, "...I'm not running this event and don't know when they will start."

The proceedings proceed normally so far, with plenty of mingling and haggard volunteers trying to maintain the refreshment table against the onslaught of hungry hordes.

As Vari approaches Sabella, another familiar figure leaves his presence. It would surprise no one to see Miru here and questioning the pudgy politician, but she is soon lost in the crowd again, at least a drone floating further above the scene indicates that she is still around here. Regardless, Sabella turns and grins at Vari as she arrives. "Ah, if it isn't the leader of the K9 unit. It is a pleasure meeting you, Doctor Arak'Than. I am honoured by your presence, and I thank you for your service." He said in a deep, jovial tone. The alpha husky glances Fenris before looking back at Vari, "I see you are busy right now. Do not worry, I do not require your help right now. I am pretty sure your friends from New Dawn do however. They are right there." Sabella adds as he points at the location of the Prommie delegation, "Regardless, I must attend other business now. If you would excuse me."

Halfpaw is speaking to some of her colleagues when Ebreus. "Greetings, child. Yes, it is an honour that my fellow Prometheans chose me to represent our people here. I hope our influence aids in the betterment of all of us." The kindly roseander says with a motherly tone.

All in all, things are still going slow. More people are arriving, especially young, post P-day children fascinated by the idea of joining a 'police force'.

Vari nodded to the husky as he left. Turning to Razz, she chuckled. "Well, I don't think we will meet that many issues. The big three will be mad, of course, but I think most of the citizens here ire agreeing that we need a police to keep things in check, and that they should be not in the pockets of any of the coorporations." With Fenris approaching them, the kitsune turned to them. "I am sorry about that, but things have been a bit interesting for us the last few weeks, what with the talks of a new government, the continued effort in trying to gain hold on the Old World Order, and now this. We aren't even sure if we will actually be a police force after this, if people deem us unqualified." Vari smiled. "So I figured it would be in our both interests if we waited until after things of this sort have settled down, and we can be sure of the way things are headed."

Razz nods to Vari. "Yeah.. Time will tell, eh?" he glances at Fenris and nods "What Vari said, we didnt wnat to waste your time." he smiles at the 'nuki and looks around. "I didn realise we were associated with the Prommies?" he glances at Vari. "Or is that old issues from back when james was lead?"

Marcoant starts to walk around the area trying to get a better angle, finally he decides to climb the pharmacy hopping no one notice what he is doing to, when he is at the top he starts to analyze the area to know what to do if something goes wrong and searching for suspicious mutants.

Fenris sucks a cocktail sausage off of its little toothpick and waves a pudgy hand. "Oh, yeah," he says, "No worries. I'm not in any hurry. I just figured, since I'm trying to keep things all civilized like Lord Tanuki wants, I might as well get a uniform out of it, right? I like uniforms." The burly tanuki looks a little disappointed when Sabella leaves without speaking to him. "Darn," he frowns, though the unusual facial expression does not linger on his round face, "I was hoping to get a little recognition with Sabella. If this police thing goes through, he might be making the decisions. I'll just have to try and catch him later. There were sign-ups around here somewhere, right?" He looks off after the departing Husky, hoping that he might still manage to slip in between hand kissing and baby shaking. Or something like that.

As Naiko further approached the other kitsune's group, she added with a faint smile, "By all means, I don't think 'the big three' will be too mad. They might be mildly disappointed, but not mad. Still, you have done a great job, miss. And I'm willing to pitch in my efforts to help the populace in any means necessary. I've been patrolling Fairhaven, but the old world order requires a little.. Touch." She attempted to then turn back towards Fenris and Razz in order to properly greet them, not before her head twitched back nearly a centimeter, whirring. "Pardon me. Edwards Air Force Base, ring any bells?" The kitsune robot gently smiles towards the tanuki. We can catch up later if you wish to go after Mr. Sabella. I'm sure he's not going to run off anywhere." She said, looking around in the general direction of the crowd for a moment.

Ebreus nods as Ms Halfpaw explains what an honor it was to be chosen as the representative for the Prometheans. He smiles warmly and replies, "It is an honor I believe you are well suited for. I think with a bit of work we may be able to build a government good for all of the people of Fairhaven." As he finished his keen ears pick up on the sound of climbing and he discreetly glances to Marcoant. At this time the sound of Ebreus' voice could be heard playing in his head while Ebreus looks away, 'Hello there. Might I ask why you need such a vantage point?' The telepathic message is followed by Ebreus' comm number so that he may reply.

The rosy-furred feline doesn't seem all that bothered by the lack of attention paid to her at this party. As a matter of fact, she seems perfectly happy being a wallflower. A fancy bread-and-salmon hor d'oeuvre and a plastic cup of water and she's content. The noise doesn't seem overwhelming either, which at the very least does make this a more pleasant afternoon. As she chews on her snack, Rosi starts making a who's who list in her head. Miss Halfpaw she recognizes. There's the husky man who must be throwing this event judging by the crowd gathered around him. A few other vaguely familiar faces. That's about it. So she makes her way over to the closest important-looking person, which just happens to be Chell.

Aaron furrows her brow, holding her position for the time being. Things are happening around her, and that's perfectly fine...it means she's probably going relatively unnoticed, which - while admittedly slightly galling - is probably a good thing in the end. This way, she can watch in relative anonymity and gain some perspective that might elude others. Hey, it worked in the OWO rally. Er, sort of. And maybe if he comes out to greet the crowd, she'll get to meet him face-to-face!

Chell smiles politely at the rose-furred feline, pausing with a carrot stick partway to her lips. "This is going to turn out to be some gathering," Chell says not exactly to Rosi, but not talking through her either. "P'raps someone will say something new, something inspiring, something..." the executive trails off, searching for a word while twirling the carrot stick. "...something more than empty promises and double speak." The carrot returns to her plate, neatly arranged with the others in a row. "One must wait and see."

Sabella have disappeared by being surrounded by more people, so not really disappeared. Halfpaw nods at Ebreus, "Thank you for your kind word. Now excuse me, I need to discuss something with my colleagues." With that, the flower lady turns around. Suddenly, most cmmunits start beeping...and the Prometheans announce the severing of ties with the K9s. The RSX and Z lobbies both jump into activity as they begin discussing the implications and trying to perform damage control to recover some of their arguments against the independent police force. The independent politicians appear more calm, still caught by surprise, but some of them are just glad due to the announcement. The Promethean delegation remains calm, some of its members looking almost smug at the political chaos that is occurring in front of them. Looks like things will take a bit to recover and go back on track.

Fenris purses his lips in though. "Airforce base?" he muses, "Nope! Your going to have to remind me. Were there vampires? Or was that the one with the spear rabbits?" The big tanuki grins sheepishly. "I kinda get around a lot and I have a terrible memory for names."

Vari had to laugh at the Promethean announcement. "As if on cue!" The kitsune smirked at Razz. "Well, I think these problems have all been cleared up now anyways. Maybe this will make us more presentable now." She looked over the crowd, the politicians scrambling around to get better arguments now that one big driving force was eliminated. When Naiko approached them, Vari nodded. "Hmm, I heard of the place, but haven't had any interaction with it. So I can't say I am familiar with you, either. But you seem to know me."

Aaron raises a brow at the announcement. Okay, there's something you don't hear every day. Okay, so the K9s are no longer aligned with anybody. This has implications in all sorts of directions...and, predictably, people are flipping their shit about it. A brief nod of the bunny's head follows the formation of a plan of action: she needs to speak to Vari, who will undoubtedly know what's going on. Forging her way through the crowd - as gently as possible, but by force if necessary - she begins to make her way over to Vari, heedless of the others for the moment. Giovanni will wait.

Rosi perks her ears at the ensuing buzz of activity. Casually the feline leans back against the buffet table, peering out into the crowd as she watches all the suits milling about and trying to figure out what just happened. "Politicians, lawyers, business types... none of them ever actually say anything worthwhile." She seems to be answering Chell's statement with her own, but she doesn't actually look the other woman in the eye. Instead she glances out of the corner of her eye and sizes the seemingly human Chell up.

Razz blinks and rubs his head, at the announcement. "huh.. so.. the paperwork finally went through.. or.. you were waiting till now to get it submitted?" he glances to Vari, grinning. "nice move, though... i think.." he chuckles and nods to Aaron as she comes over. "looks like you've made many people confuised now, Vari.." he chuckles again and shrugs "It was a long time coming though!"

Marcoant Go to the farthest cornen and get outs of his backpack what a first glance is a big pack of food, he starts to 'play' with the food and eating very slowly.

"My, my, right place, right time." Naiko adds, towards the annoncement. "Vampires?" She chuckles, "No no no, only the military remnants with a supply issue and a very energetic flying... pony thing. I do remember your badge though, Chubbs." She laughs again yet again. "Anyway, Miss Vari, I've only heard of some of your exploits, but It's a pleasure to meet you in person, for certain. I believe you should drink some water first, because I'm sure many politicians and supporters will be asking you questions for weeks."

Chell reacts to the announcement calmly, adjusting her glasses with he left hand while replying softly to the nearby feline. "While this is true what you say, the recent announcement should sway things in interesting ways." A smile finds her lips again, and she turns to face Rosi now. "A few things that were assured mere moments ago now have no basis in reality. Basically who watches the watchers, Miss..." again Chell trails off, waiting for the feline to respond.

Ebreus nods as Ms Halfpaw excuses herself just before the chaos of the anouncement is made. He manages to keep quiet as he looks over the chaos but not to suppress the grin on his face. He makes his way over to Vari and the K9 he is unfamiliar with as discreetly as an 11ft tall Hellhound in a clean and pressed suit can. He listens for Marcoant to reply to him but as no reply comes he instead says, "Hello again Dr. Arak'Than. I must say that was rather fortuitus timing judging by the response."

"Jacqueline Rosewater." The feline extends a surprisingly manicured hand to the woman as she turns her head to face her. "But I go by Rosi. General contractor, handycat, occasional hired gun." Rosi's smile suggests a possible refinement to her that her outer appearance sorely lacks. "Pleasure to meet you, Miss..." Following Chell's lead, she trails off and allows the human to answer.

Vari laughed once again. "Well, to be fair. It wasn't me, that made that announcement. But I sure am happy that the Prometheans agreed to do it. Because this will leave an impression with everyone gathered here." The kitsune was clearly enjoying this situation. And now with more and more people approaching her, she knew that the effect was just as big as hoped. She nodded to Ebreus. "Well, you can't really make a good argument for your cause, when there is still doubt about your integrity." And finally with the bunny approaching, Vari smiled. "After all, I still have to fulfill my part of a promise I made."

Shifting the saucer to her empty left hand, the human shakes Rosi's with her right. "Chell. Just Chell. Nice to meet you Miss Rosewater." Retracting her hand Chell swaps the saucer back again. "And as a general contractor, how do you see this dog and pony show that's going on here? Or have you just been caught up in the curiosity of the supposed new government and policing?"

Aaron smiles when she sees Vari doing likewise. Good, even that tells her something: this isn't a disaster or something that caught the head of the K9s by surprise. This is, at least ostensibly, a good thing. A fist is extended, for purpose of bumping if Vari should be willing. "So! Fun day so far." she observes. "The man of the hour is nowhere to be found, RSX and Z are in a tizzy, and the Prommies are drinking it up like fine wine. So, level with me: how much of this did you know about in advance, and to what degree did you come to see people squirm?" A broad grin follows.

"Oh! Yes!" Fenris says, "I remember! I like that badge. I have a few others too!" The tanuki munches happily on his tray of snacks.

"Politics was never my strong point, I'm afraid." Rosi finishes off the lox-and-bruschetta snack she'd been nibbling at. "But I do know one thing for sure, I'd rather not have any one company in power if it can be helped. 'Specially not those Woodfield mercenaries. Pretty much any arrangement that's not letting them run rampant over the policing is fine by me."

Vari elegantly yips, "To be honest? I wasn't sure if this would be happening at all this early." Vari exclaimed. "I was already preparing to make public appearances for weeks. And, judging by mister Sabellas first reaction towards me, I wouldn't have been mistaken in thinking this." Vari said, grinning, adjusting her glasses. "But I think the Prometheans do get something out of this, as well." Vari said, closing her eyes for a bit. "After all, this doesn't affect them heavily, since we only were loosely affiliated with them after I took over the unit. Cooperating in the treatment of ferals. This really is more affecting the other companies as a whole, since they now have lost a weapon in their arguments. But I do must admit. Seeing the suits hustle for new arguments is pretty fun." She leaned back, against a table, her tails fanning out."

Razz sighs and glances to Vari "I feel bad for leaving you here alone, but i must go... I have things to tend to and as much as i'd like to represnt our image.. Someone needs to keep teh streets safe and help others." he nods to her. "hope it goes well, Boss." The jacakl then turns to leave, grumbling to hismelf ever so quietly.

Ebreus nods as Dr. Vari Arak-Than mentions that the change in affiliations was made for prescicely the right reason, at least as far as Ebreus is concerned, "Yes, maintaining your integrety will be extremely important... especially if any of the survivors present payed any real attention to the politics that was around preP-Day." he says. He takes a breath and continues, "I think we can all see each of the Big Three wants the new government not-neutral in their favor and the other two won't accept that." He looks out over the crowd then back to the K9s, "I'm glad to see this move that will make it easier for us to have good police."

Marcoant He eats vigorously his pack of food, then save the package again in his backpack and starts to climb off the pharmacy

Chell does one of those polite chuckles at a joke that's not really funny or not really meant to be funny. "No, no no. While I have a certain fondness for those that go out and put themselves in danger for my personal safety, I do appreciate that there is a structure to RSX agents and even my own Zephyr agents." Her gaze moves out over the crowd, and she gives a subtle elbow nudge to Rosi. "What makes life bearable is structure. Order. Accountability. Without those things, there's chaos. And with chaos, there's less and less time to enjoy a well-made shirt or a great massage."

Rosi frowns as she looks out over the throngs of gathering suits, then back to Chell. "Accountability I can certainly agree with. People in power need to be kept in line even more than us common folk, I believe." Her tail lashes back and forth, annoyed. Seems all the noise of the event is getting to her. "But I've always found structure stifling. Better to keep yourself loose and ready for anything than to make detailed plans and watch them all unravel." The feline gestures vaguely to the drama unfolding. "Case in point."

Aaron chuckles faintly as she settles in beside Vari. "Completely fair." she answers in a calm tone. "Honestly, on a functional level, I can't imagine this changes a whole lot for K9s. Based on my understanding, you were mostly affiliated in name alone." Her brow furrows as Mr. Sabella is mentioned, and she adds, "Somebody should be looking after him, making sure nobody takes advantage of all the chaos to get rid of a political rival. Is anyone doing that?" This said, she regards Vari for an answer, even if it's one the offer might not actually have.

Marcoant after climbing down starts walk in the are without focusing on anything and just trying to see if he can catch valuable informacion to use later, or at least learn how to talk with other people in a normal way.

"It's part of the politician nature. Talk, talk and talk." Naiko sighs heavily, "Still, Lady Chell is right, if we want to bring something close to a proper democracy back then all this talk is inherently part of the show. What concerns me, however, is the old world order situation. I've.. Analyzed some of their presented material and they seem to thread dangerously close to fascism. Silver Legion fascism, even." Naiko's tails brush up against a passing supporter, who looks down at her with a confused expression. Her ears twitch a little in an unnatural manner, seemingly glitching and whirring a little. For that, she apologizes once again. "Ahem, pardon me. I haven't been too stable." She turns towards Aaron, slowly recognizing her from a previous chat. "Oh. Hey there lady! How're you and Maxwell doing?"

With a nod, Vari looked at Razz. "That is alright with me. I can handle this here on my own. I got good company, anyways." She said. "So you are excused. Just remember to put a report on my desk once your done with your Patrol. After all, we still are looking into the OWO, and any hints could be useful."

After that, she turned back to Ebreus. "Well, being a good police is on the ones that will get this position. And those have to work hard to do so. Making the streets safe is a colossal task, one that even we will have a hard time with."

Lastly, the Kitsune was adressing Aaron's concerns. "Yes, mister Sabella has put up guards in the vicinity. Of course, i have my own officers here as well, seeing as the station is right here. And you are right. We were only affiliated in name. I have cut ties a long time ago. It was just that there was no need for us to actually change our affiliation before now. Still, Naiko is right too. We are still looking into the Old World Order, but it's hard to get a grasp on them."