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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?

Comments

[respirator]

It was mentioned. If the technology was used correctly or had shielding in place, it wouldn't be a problem.

Does your intended committee believe we shouldn't attempt to find a safe way to leave, and fight this war until it's conclusion? What if the technology that resurrects those killed in battle stops working? Do you still want to fight?

There's also children here. Those not combat oriented. Plague, bombings.

[Do you need a laundry list of why this is a bad idea, because he could keep going. It would likely devolve into- I hate dirt, it rains all the time, no one is nice to me, blah blah blah. But. He could]

[5055034455]

[VADER PLS.]

I can't speak for a committee that hasn't formed yet.

[respirator]

[YOUR JUST MAD THAT HIS POINTS HAVE VALIDITY]

You want to form a committee with no goal in mind? How do you plan to accomplish anything, if you won't even offer up topics for discussion?

[You're more useless than the Senate and you haven't even done anything. Yeah, he votes dictatorship]

[5055034455]

[WHATEVER, MAN. Whatever.]

When did I say there was no goal in mind? What I said was that I can't predict what the as-yet-unformed committee will believe or not believe. And there's no discussion to be had with said committee yet because, once again, it doesn't exist yet.

[respirator]

No. What you said was you can't speak for it, as if a decision has already been made. That wasn't what I asked you. Your potential goals you have in mind while forming this- Do they include returning to our worlds as a priority over this war?

[Cut to the chase dude- He has no time for shenanigans]

[5055034455]

They might.

But I will point out, as I often do because people seem to overlook this unfortunate fact, that this is not just the Initiative's war.

[respirator]

It should.

How is it not?

[5055034455]

It's only a matter of time before the United Earth goes a-pillaging our worlds. We're all in danger.

[respirator]

[He'd laugh, if he didn't think his wife would probably punch him. How does he say your hyperbole is unnecessary, politely?]

The United Earth doesn't even have this kind of technology. Since they've made a starship that functions, it isn't that they don't have the resources.

[Especially when you consider they're basically swimming in pools of gold and trinkets in comparison to the Initiative]

Which means they're not going to be able to figure it out. If they get their hands on this, it's unpredictable. But the majority of the residents all seem to be from the same place.

The way I see it, really only one World is in danger here. The one that we're living on. It's fates already sealed either way.

[On second thought, he might have been punched less for laughing]

[5055034455]

It must be so nice, living in the little bubble you've set up for yourself. What's the ventilation like in there?

[SAUL.]

[respirator]

[DO NOT IMPLY HE'S DELUSIONAL OMG. If text could sound irritated, that's what you'd be getting right about now]

Those are just the facts I've learned since arriving here. If they had the technology, don't you think they'd use it on a greater scale and none of us would be left?

Unless, of course, you have some top secret information, that you're just keeping from the population at large?

[So no really, it's still Earth that's just fucked. Sad for you]

[5055034455]

Yeah, totally. So much top secret information.

[respirator]

Then I'd start sharing it, if I were you.

[5055034455]

Or else what?

[respirator]

You wouldn't have a very functional committee.

[Also, there are ways to get the information but whatever, details]

[5055034455]

[Aw, man. He was hoping for a threat. :( ]

We'll see.

[respirator]

Yes, we will. I'll volunteer.

[Thanks for changing his mind, dude!]

[5055034455]

Great.

:)

[SEE? HE GETS ONE, TOO.]

NOT HERE.

[pilot]