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[5055034455]

Good morning, Exsilium. Your resident legal experts — Sonya Karimov and myself — are curious about those of you who have leadership experience. In the interest of looking toward a brighter future in which we Transports have a self-governing body, we're asking anyone who formerly held a position of command to answer the following questions.

If you're uncomfortable with sharing this information publicly, encrypt your responses or contact one of us directly.

1. What was your position? 2. How long did you hold that position? 3. How did you come to power? 4. Briefly, explain to us the government with which you have experience. Is there a written constitution of any kind? What are the laws like? Did you have other officials working under/around you? How many people did you hold authority over? 5. Are any of your former constituents/subjects in Exsilium as of this moment? 5a. May we have their names? 6. What do you think is the ideal form of government for Exsilium? 7. If a committee were to be formed in Exsilium with the intent of eventually creating a Transport-governing body, would you be interested in serving on it?

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[5055034455]

Hello, Governor. Thanks for answering.

[Permavid]

[governorkang]

[He prefers speaking face-to-face. It's just less awkward to answer the questions in text form.]

I feel I should mention that Lord-Governor Crucible, of Sanction, and I are from the same world. We have not had the chance to work together on our world yet due to time discrepancies.

[5055034455]

[...well that sure is a face.]

Noted. How big a discrepancy?

[governorkang]

Nearly forty years. He is from a point in my future.

[5055034455]

Are things much different, between the two points?

[governorkang]

Yes. A war, and the return of the gods.

[5055034455]

What kind of gods? Like — actual gods?

[governorkang]

[He nods, waiting for the typical reaction from humans in Exsilium.]

[5055034455]

[And all he gets is, instead, a pair of raised eyebrows.]

Huh. Cool.

[governorkang]

[There's a faint snort. Someone isn't too fond of them.]

Not really.

[5055034455]

No? What, are beings of supreme power now your cuppa tea?

[governorkang]

I've dealt with my share of them to know that it's better to not have them around.

[5055034455]

Are we talking gods with like... powers?

[governorkang]

Yes. What other type of gods is there?

[5055034455]

[A shrug.]

I dunno. They're not a thing in my world, so I couldn't tell you. I mean — they are, but not... uh. Corporeal.

[governorkang]

Meddling?

[5055034455]

Er, no. I mean more like... real. There are plenty of people who believe in plenty of gods, but none have ever graced us with his or hers or its presence.

[governorkang]

Be grateful for that. It's more trouble than it's worth.

[5055034455]

I wouldn't know. Anyway, thank you again, Governor. My associate and I will be in touch. And if you have any questions, let me know.