It goes without saying that the one thing we refugees desire above all else is peace.
[When Mephisto takes the stage, his voice is clear and commanding -- the voice of someone who is no stranger to public speaking, and drawing as much attention to himself as possible. Which should really just go without saying, given his general appearance and all. Is that a pinstripe suit??]
But it's not our respective leaders who have made our lives difficult since we've arrived. It's the tension that still exists among the people, allowing them to be swayed by the mad ravings of those responsible for last months ordeal. Even now, there remain sympathizers to their cause -- and I for one have no desire to see such violent extremists gain a foothold in either city.
[He's wearing his gold brooch in clear sight, easily identifying him as one of those involved in the kidnapping -- but the less said about that the better.]
To that end, I believe it's important that changes be made that encourage good relations between the people of Wyver and Olympia, so that the bitter feelings of old may be soothed. Encourgaing free trade of goods and services between cities would be a fine place to start. If the sight of Wyvern businesses became a common one in the Olympian marketplace, I doubt Wyver's citizens would recieve such unfair treatment in Olympian streets and shops -- a phenomenon I think we, all agree happens far too often.
But I also don't believe we should stop there! For we've already seen firsthand what mutual cooperation can accomplish -- and the ease at which both cities were able to provide an antidote for that dreadful disease once they began to work together. We should establish a network of mutual cooperation in researching magic and technology -- both old and new.
Even as we learn more about the magic of the past, new advancements are being made every day [He's going to show off here and snap his fingers, causing a small bouquet of flowers to appear in his hands from seemingly out of nowhere in a poof of smoke. Which he'll then toss to someone in the crowd, complete with a winky face because he's gross.] and as man embroiled in the study of such things myself, I believe it would be better for the sake of Nysa as a whole if those brilliant minds behind such research were to pool their resources and minds together to make a better world for all of us.
I for one would find no greater joy than in improving the lives of Olympia and Wyver's citizens through my research.
[He certainly sounds genuine enough, but anyone who actually knows him well will be able to guess that he's lying -- or at the very least, embellishing quite a bit.]
[His last comments are aimed more at the Empress than the King, but his attention is trained on them as he closes--]
--ah, with conditions to be agreed upon by each city's respective leader, of course. Baby steps, after all.
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Mephisto Pheles | Olympia | Two suggestions in one!
[When Mephisto takes the stage, his voice is clear and commanding -- the voice of someone who is no stranger to public speaking, and drawing as much attention to himself as possible. Which should really just go without saying, given his general appearance and all. Is that a pinstripe suit??]
But it's not our respective leaders who have made our lives difficult since we've arrived. It's the tension that still exists among the people, allowing them to be swayed by the mad ravings of those responsible for last months ordeal. Even now, there remain sympathizers to their cause -- and I for one have no desire to see such violent extremists gain a foothold in either city.
[He's wearing his gold brooch in clear sight, easily identifying him as one of those involved in the kidnapping -- but the less said about that the better.]
To that end, I believe it's important that changes be made that encourage good relations between the people of Wyver and Olympia, so that the bitter feelings of old may be soothed. Encourgaing free trade of goods and services between cities would be a fine place to start. If the sight of Wyvern businesses became a common one in the Olympian marketplace, I doubt Wyver's citizens would recieve such unfair treatment in Olympian streets and shops -- a phenomenon I think we, all agree happens far too often.
But I also don't believe we should stop there! For we've already seen firsthand what mutual cooperation can accomplish -- and the ease at which both cities were able to provide an antidote for that dreadful disease once they began to work together. We should establish a network of mutual cooperation in researching magic and technology -- both old and new.
Even as we learn more about the magic of the past, new advancements are being made every day [He's going to show off here and snap his fingers, causing a small bouquet of flowers to appear in his hands from seemingly out of nowhere in a poof of smoke. Which he'll then toss to someone in the crowd, complete with a winky face because he's gross.] and as man embroiled in the study of such things myself, I believe it would be better for the sake of Nysa as a whole if those brilliant minds behind such research were to pool their resources and minds together to make a better world for all of us.
I for one would find no greater joy than in improving the lives of Olympia and Wyver's citizens through my research.
[He certainly sounds genuine enough, but anyone who actually knows him well will be able to guess that he's lying -- or at the very least, embellishing quite a bit.]
[His last comments are aimed more at the Empress than the King, but his attention is trained on them as he closes--]
--ah, with conditions to be agreed upon by each city's respective leader, of course. Baby steps, after all.
[ooc: Please feel free to treat this top-level as an open discussion, and threadjack to your heart's content! If you'd rather not get threadjacked and just want to thread with Mephisto, please mention it in your reply!]