(1407) Acanthus Meeting

[Crowley]

Crowley shook his head.

"Eh? So what about the independents? You know... people not in a work group? They get their own seats too?" He pulled a face and narrowed his eyes.

Damn this is hard!

"I got only one thing to say, right? No matter what shape - or form - the Consilium has or takes... right? No matter what shape of form our little Charter has... if we want the Path to respected, we gotta have an agenda that we can all get behind. Even if its simple and bloody stupid, we have to get a message out there... as a group. Or it ain't going to work."

[Jhet]

My understanding about timing is the same as yours, Bigpaw.

"From the information that I've gathered, it's not actually chartered that way, and it is supposed to have a path organized council. Instead we have none with supernal authority. I doubt Avalon will illuminate us on why there isn't a council of any sort anyway. Without supernal authority, hers barely exists."

She crosses her arms, a drink in one hand.

"We should just choose a Councilor for our path anyway. Show that even if the Hierarch isn't paying attention, the Enchanters of the city are. That will clearly send a message."

She eyes the door Avalon left through to smoke. It would certainly send a message. She likes sending messages, but that's not one she's certain to want to send. It's one that needs delivering though.

"Tyria, you'd be the easy choice for our nomination, but if we go through with this, it's going to bring some ill will towards the person who accepts the seat. I don't suppose anyone is brave enough to want to do it?"

She doesn't look particularly pleased at the idea herself. She furrows her brow and with her free hand rubs her temples almost like she's just thinking aloud.

"I don't have a problem speaking my mind in public, and I guess if the city needs someone to funnel some hate at for a bit, I could be that person. Then we could find a better candidate when... if the government starts getting sorted out."

She shakes her head having finished her thinking aloud.

"No, that's a terrible idea. Let's not do that at all. I don't know that I would ever recover from that sort of political suicide."

[Pepper]

Nous's indications that Avalon was the Hierarch was noted down, and Pepper found herself curious about what the Guardian was saying. "You're dropping some implications that there could be a change pretty soon. It wouldn't be hard to set things up such that, if those changes happen, a chosen person can immediately step forward as path councillor."

The Asian shrugged, Nous was, at this point, the person she'd want in that position (well, other than herself). "If those changes don't happen, we could always pretend that we didn't choose someone. And, well, I wouldn't mind taking that kind of gamble. Besides, if the Changes don't happen, I'm pretty likely to wind up a Councillor of a cabal, since I'm rooming with another mage - my sister - and we'd only need a third. In that position I'd be willing to speak for Solitaire Acanthi as well as my cabal."

If there was one thing Pepper liked to do, it was making sure that voices not typically heard were reinforced with her own. Ladder or no, Pepper saw wisdom in listening to multiple perspectives.

[Aurora]

She looks to Crowley, “He makes a good point. What about us without a group?” she asks the group as a whole. “Finding a group you mesh and work well with can be difficult sometimes. Not to mention you want a group who shares your goals and ideas.”

As Nous recommended Tryia, her eyes slide over to the quiet woman. “My vote would be someone not afraid to speak up and say what needs to be said. Despite who may get their feelings hurt over it, truth hurts sometimes.” She said with a shrug.

Then Pepper nominates herself. “Gambling on an Acanthus is always a good gamble. Do you think handling both positions would be something you could step into?” she asked. “I just want to make sure all our voices are heard, and that whoever takes the position isn’t working themselves thin.” Her tone was gentle, showing concern.

[Key]

Breezing back into the dining room aloft on a faint cloud of sweet-smelling tobacco, Avalon greets everyone, “Apologies that took so long. The way the sun touched the glass on the Tower Bridge was striking.”

Feathers flutter on currents of air as she looks at Tyria, Avalon cants her head as though noticing something that she decides not to comment on.

“It is lovely to see the Path grow.”

[Miach]

Miach would have voiced his opinion - in that he hardly cared - but Avalon entered before he could do that, and beside his Boss Tyria had already spoken, stealing what few wind he had left in him. Instead, the Medstar confined himself to his role as a host.

"I can see that they haven't brought the Champagne I had ordered. Would anyone care for some ?" he asked around, smiling to all the Enchanters around him. He remembered his first Election Day, and how Toby had gotten the mantle. Two years later, he was the only one left from that day... to the doctor, it spoke volumes of what you could expect from it.

[Pepper]

Pepper glanced at Avalon as she came in, and noted Miach's decision to not speak. She frowned at him, then turned to Madison with a firm nod. "If it comes down to it, declaring you guys as part of whatever cabal Mace and I build would get you that representation. I don't see any conflict of interest in making sure People get heard under whatever system is in place." She paused there, glancing at the other acanthi who'd spoken about the councillor position. That was relatively safe, wasn't it? Framing it as a cabal councillor taking other people in to guarantee their voice heard.

"I don't really have anything else to worry about other than my mundane job. So, you in? Want to meet mace first?" It felt a bit wrong, phrasing things like she was recruiting for a cabal when she was volunteering for so much responsibility, should certain events come to pass. but there was taking a gamble then there was directly disrespect to the current head of the councillium. She wasn't quite prepared for the consequences of the second.

  To Hide Intentions vs. Avalon

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-08-10 17:07:48		Pepper rolls 6 to Omission, Oh Mission Subt+Manip (10 Again)		8, 8, 1, 1, 10, 5, 10, 10, 6		5 successes

[Pepper]

Jhet Crowley Faye Bigpaw

[Crowley]

Crowley finally roused himself, peering through the haze of the Sight.

"Yeah. I mean... why not?" A little more strongly, he added: "If you feel up for it, and can actually do what you say, then lets try it. At least we will have contingencies that won't leave us flat footed in the future." He paused as Avalon drew closer. While not fully comprehending the full situation, he did know when to shut up.