(1502) Meeting of the Mighty

[Einstein]

Einstein payed attention while they talked. She wasn't about to get caught and lost and then screwed by a lack of knowledge again. That was just unforgivable. The Banisher problem was being slowly ground out, apparently. Hopefully the Temoins would get involved in that soon enough. Not that she was going to say anything now. They weren't involved yet, there were no plans to get involved, ergo it would be stupid to promise support. She might just have to drag it back out later. Besides, it seemed VT had it handled anyway. The rest of what Weavebreaker said was...strange? Disjointed, at times. What Einstein managed to draw from it was that she thought in terms of potential and she was looking at both sides.

Ermac seemed to be saying roughly the same thing as her, although with more details. She could kinda see why he'd gotten elected. If it wasn't for the fact he still didn't have a Cabal, he'd probably get re-elected. But, of course, he still didn't have one.

And then Star, with his two cents. Not just about the Council; she mostly agreed with what he said there. Sorta. She could understand it, at least. What he was implying with his questions though? Different story. "I do what I do for the Awakened. For everyone." Duh. "And yeah, probably. But that's not what they're going to see if I take Councilor. Their opinions of what I say are going to be colored by their opinions of me. And that means I can't do what I need to, for the Awakened."

And the next was Asp. Her own thoughts, her own opinions. Most of them understandable. One of them she actually agreed with, for the first time so far. "I agree with Asp on the Councilor. You're doing a good job so far. You got this meeting called. You got us talking without any yelling and screaming." And with Einstein in the room, no mean feat. "Since, until the Charter gets changed, I think we're the only two eligible, and I wouldn't be the best choice," It hurt to admit it again. Almost physically. She'd have to cut back on that later. Stare in a mirror and tell herself how awesome she was. "I think you should keep it. And since Asp is apparently stepping down, I'm happy to be Provost and help you handle the load when you can't, if that's still your concern."

[Weavebreaker]

Weavebreaker continued eating as she listened on, devouring the slices with ease. She nodded softly along with everyone's words as each took their turn of inputs.

"I figured a change from Order and Cabal to Order or Cabal was easier change to make, but.." Weavebreaker eyes slowly moved between each of them. "I take it the general consensus is for the Path to elect who they wish to elect. Yes?"

Weavebreaker attention turned to Asp. "I am more than willing to help." She appreciated the vote of confidence from her and Star, though in different aspects.

"I can honestly say I would trust any of you in the position and I truly mean that." Weavebreaker spoke with sincerity as she gave each of them a nod of her head. With all her concerns surrounding various aspects of the Consilium, she could honestly say her fellow Path wasn't apart of it. Her attention shifted back to Asp.

"May I have permission to teach dispellation and counterspelling to the Consilium?"

[Star]

Long fingers toyed with the crust of a pizza.

Pizza bones. That's what crusts were. The detritus of something consumed. Kind of like an election. Selecting a Councilor was the pizza crust of life.

"You guys. You guys, well, guys and girls, or ladies, I didn't mean girls as some kind of, you know, demeaning word? Ladies. Women. You, uh. Males and females. But. Look. I'm super flattered? But, seriously, no. I don't want to turn around, you know, and have two of my cabal up there. Besides that other small detail, that it's like super boring and stuff." True story.

"Einstein. What are you afraid of? Nobody has to like you. That's not the prom committee. I mean, I'm not saying you weren't on the prom committee, but, if you weren't, that's not it. Weave. I wish you wanted to. But, I get that you don't, because I don't, and if I said not wanting to was a crime, I'd be like Mister Super Hypocrite. So here's what I think. I think we ought to see how Einstein does? Maybe she's right. Maybe she's wrong. If she's right, we'll just try again. And maybe Ermac could Provost so that he could, uh, share his, uh, experience. As a Councilor. And, like, he's a details guy."

That rote stuff was totally Order business.

Flat vanilla coke. Gross, yo.

[Einstein]

Einstein was The Man.

For a moment, it went straight to her head. She was in charge now. Sort of. As long as she played her cards right.

And then it came crashing back down. She was The Man. the very people she had been fighting against, the very people she had yelled and screamed at, for being petty tyrants, and for having no respect for the rights of others. She was one of them now. She had the power to slam down her boot and crush those under her. If she did it right.

That scared her. So she fell back to familiar thought patterns. The Free Council said a position of authority was a responsibility, it didn't give her any more power. And no matter what Asp said, she would bring touches of the Free Council with her. It was in her nature. An Arrow Councilor would bring the Arrow mindset with them. You couldn't just stop believing what you believed in. You could only apply it differently.

She nodded. Slowly. "Since apparently I'm the only one both willing and able to take this spot, I guess alright. I mean, at this point, I'm the only one who can. And I'd be a hypocrite if I said no." The pizza found itself being put down, barely half-eaten. It wasn't getting finished tonight. She looked around at the others, especially Asp. "All I can promise is that I'll do my best."

Seems she'd have to restructure her priorities. And talk to Gyges. For multiple reasons.

And now it was time to do Councilor things, apparently. "So. Star, you called this meeting, so I assume you had things you wanted to talk about." Unless he called it to dump the responsibility on someone else and then let them figure it out. "I'll let you take the floor tonight, since I didn't have an agenda in mind."

She looked at Ermac thoughtfully. "On the subject of Provost, Ermac isn't technically eligible yet. Even if that law is going to be changed, and it is, it's good to make a show of obeying it." Even she knew that, as much as it hurt. "So, Ermac, you can't be my Provost. I'm going to leave that spot open due to a lack of able bodies, and you can be my 'assistant', until you find a Cabal or that law is changed. That work for you?" She looked around again. "And everybody else?"

[Star]

"Nope, actually? I'm all good."

Holy Gettysburg, Batman. Hadn't he just given, like, three actual for real speeches? What more did the woman want? Him, he wanted another Vanilla Coke. Even though his mouth felt sticky and his teeth were, ugh, well. Really, there's no point in doing anything half way. He'd have his Coke binge for the year, right here, right now. File Under Fifteen Minutes Done.

It's amazing how loud popping a can's tab is in Dead Awkward Silence.

Hey, Einstein?

You want a legate fancy? You want an assembly? You want a ministry?

[Weavebreaker]

Weavebreaker glanced to Einstein and gave a soft nod of her head. She figured it would be interesting to see what she could do in the mix of things. She shook her head softly. "I think I about covered my concerns..."