Charcherry Weekly - Issue 148
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TOPIC: Charcherry Weekly - Issue 148
The Charcherry Weekly
Its another week it seems. This is Mage of Light Nick Card and we've got a doozy of an event to cover this time around.
This week of course was the week of the Korosian presidential debate at Snake's Mouth. This would be an event featuring the opinions and policies of the two main candidates, Heir of Time Thoren Emit and Page of Void Dylan.
It ended up being rescheduled to wednesday nearly last minute, the reasoning being that Dylan caught the time flu and wouldn't be able to stand in front of an audience on thursday, though wednesday was forecasted as being just fine for him. This was chalked up to the strain of time flu being of the occasionally shifting variety. Apparently time player Jorell of the jojo squad also caught the time flu, though it is unknown which direction the virus has spread from first, if that even matters with a time flu.
In mostly unrelated news, an unknown submariner has recently discovered an underwater city off the coast of Snake's Mouth, tentatively being called "Squidlantis". Reportedly, it is home to "squidfolk", a squid-like people who had been driven out of temporic reach hundreds of years ago, during the Grand Hunt of 249.
On Wednesday, the debate was held, and both major candidates showed up in-person. A number of the dungeon crashers also were present in the crowd. Most others simply watched it all on tv. A few topics were discussed, listed below.
Policy questions:
Currency issues--
Thoren: Encourage the adoption of the Credit, with an intermediate boondollar exchange program to avoid sudden economic collapse
Dylan: Devaluation of all current currencies with the friendcoin instated as the official legal tender (Note: Friendcoin is a voidco cryptocurrency which has crashed in the past)
Labor--
Thoren: Encourages worker's rights and collaboration with unions
Dylan: Prefers defined revenue quotas
The Legacy of Chronos--
Thoren: Examination of the old ways, keeping the good while changing the "ill-intentioned"
Dylan: No changes expected, retains respect for the rich history
Child Labor--
Thoren: Advocates for responsible age limits
Dylan: Denies the existence of child labor (even if he technically had at least one child slave on record)
Taxes--
Thoren: Wants to implement a sliding scale income tax based on percentages, an emphasis on avoiding hardship to taxpayers
Dylan: would apply a sales tax to sold products
Natural Resources--
Thoren: Ordinary planting programs beyond grand nursery and incremental retrieval of reckoning-era seas via time travel
Dylan: Wants to import resources from elsewhere using his own company
Squidfolk--
Thoren: Plans on reaching out to the Squidfolk in hopes of peace and reconciliation after centuries of separation
Dylan: Has already contacted the Squidfolk and have promised them equal citizenship in return for their support (journalist's note: I do wonder if this is meant to sound so conditional the way its worded here)
Place of Residence during term--
Thoren: Will maintain a physical office location, visited when possible (how much this will be possible is unknown)
Dylan: Feels no need to relocate, will likely stay based in the furthest ring
Maintenance of historical sites--
Thoren: Plans on granting protection to publicly recognized historical sites and hiring restoration experts via public funding
Dylan: Plans on paying for restoration via general admission fees at each site
Encouragement of Repopulation--
Thoren: Plans to seek out ectobiology equipment after more resources are made available to the public, with an adoption program in place
Dylan: stance unknown, dodged the question by complaining about potential objections over ectobiology
Support of foster children--
Thoren: Adoption program will involve an interview process and case workers, with a priority on child welfare
Dylan: Dodged the question with the following statement: "If a family can't support children, then they shouldn't have gotten them in the first place."
Plans for Reconnecting with space-faring temporics--
Thoren: Will consider if this is publicly desired
Dylan: No plans whatsoever
...Murder?--
Thoren: Illegal, with a focus on due process and representation to avoid false accusations
Dylan: Illegal, with a number of loopholes and lawful avenues for excusing death under specific circumstances, supports capital punishment as well.
After this point, it was revealed publicly that Dylan had hired the poor 4 to assassinate Thoren, and Prince of Time Flux Emit showed a great deal of incriminating recorded footage on the big screen. Johnny made claims on Dylan's behalf, claiming that voidco was framed for most of the incidents in the footage. This didn't help all that much for Dylan's case.
Soon after, Dylan had an epic breakdown and screeched for at least an entire minute. The massive tv screen threatened to fall, but Flux was able to undo the tv before it could fall, making it disassemble completely! It was at this point that the crowds were largely evacuated from the area. Dylan eventually left with Johnny, back into the shadows, but not before sneezing on him, and then sneezing towards Thoren. With that, Thoren made a final statement and concluded the debate.
Thoren immediately took decontamination measures, just in case of contagion. They have thankfully not shown any sign of sickness.
With the end of the debate came the opening of the week long voting period, which will continue until wednesday night. Voting is handled by the archival terminals, located in every major settlement. Reportedly one has also been sent to "Squidlantis" recently, involving some amount of time travel. It is assumed that the visitation of that city will take place technically long after the voting period, as a result of the timeloop involved in the delivery of the final terminal.
In more mundane news, KAZ used the replicator to replicate some eyeballs, which promptly freaked him out upon replication. The eyeballs were taken by Brae Emit, who then sent them to Page of Mind Samm, who had requested the eyeballs in the first place.
Heir of Time Rise Emit returned home from the Hisui region in tears after a mission involving an orphaned growlithe hit too close to home. It is unknown when they will return to finish the mission, but it is assumed that it will need to be addressed eventually to solve the problems of the Cobalt Coastlands.
Bounty hunter Samus Kitten was briefly hospitalized after consuming her weight in oranges. She was discharged from the hospital later that same day.
It was later discovered that Plit Survivor Kale had not known how to operate a tv during his long stay at the same hospital, and was promptly given a tutorial and a list of interesting channels to watch. Rogue of Heart Charles, in the room right next to Kale's, has stated that it would be best if all refugees were given proper technological instructions upon arrival, as many of them come from places where many of the common technologies used here are not used where they came from.
This week’s known market stands in Desertia Town:
-Katie’s potion stand (*CaFAI filling in for Katie when unavailable)
-shinyjiggly pokesnacks stand (ran by Rufus)
That should do it. I got tired and had to sleep halfway through writing, but at least I got my sleep. Work is progressing on the flash animation, but is going slow. Hopefully I can get back into gear soon.
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TOPIC: Charcherry Weekly - Issue 148
The Charcherry Weekly
Its another week it seems. This is Mage of Light Nick Card and we've got a doozy of an event to cover this time around.
This week of course was the week of the Korosian presidential debate at Snake's Mouth. This would be an event featuring the opinions and policies of the two main candidates, Heir of Time Thoren Emit and Page of Void Dylan.
It ended up being rescheduled to wednesday nearly last minute, the reasoning being that Dylan caught the time flu and wouldn't be able to stand in front of an audience on thursday, though wednesday was forecasted as being just fine for him. This was chalked up to the strain of time flu being of the occasionally shifting variety. Apparently time player Jorell of the jojo squad also caught the time flu, though it is unknown which direction the virus has spread from first, if that even matters with a time flu.
In mostly unrelated news, an unknown submariner has recently discovered an underwater city off the coast of Snake's Mouth, tentatively being called "Squidlantis". Reportedly, it is home to "squidfolk", a squid-like people who had been driven out of temporic reach hundreds of years ago, during the Grand Hunt of 249.
On Wednesday, the debate was held, and both major candidates showed up in-person. A number of the dungeon crashers also were present in the crowd. Most others simply watched it all on tv. A few topics were discussed, listed below.
Policy questions:
Currency issues--
Thoren: Encourage the adoption of the Credit, with an intermediate boondollar exchange program to avoid sudden economic collapse
Dylan: Devaluation of all current currencies with the friendcoin instated as the official legal tender (Note: Friendcoin is a voidco cryptocurrency which has crashed in the past)
Labor--
Thoren: Encourages worker's rights and collaboration with unions
Dylan: Prefers defined revenue quotas
The Legacy of Chronos--
Thoren: Examination of the old ways, keeping the good while changing the "ill-intentioned"
Dylan: No changes expected, retains respect for the rich history
Child Labor--
Thoren: Advocates for responsible age limits
Dylan: Denies the existence of child labor (even if he technically had at least one child slave on record)
Taxes--
Thoren: Wants to implement a sliding scale income tax based on percentages, an emphasis on avoiding hardship to taxpayers
Dylan: would apply a sales tax to sold products
Natural Resources--
Thoren: Ordinary planting programs beyond grand nursery and incremental retrieval of reckoning-era seas via time travel
Dylan: Wants to import resources from elsewhere using his own company
Squidfolk--
Thoren: Plans on reaching out to the Squidfolk in hopes of peace and reconciliation after centuries of separation
Dylan: Has already contacted the Squidfolk and have promised them equal citizenship in return for their support (journalist's note: I do wonder if this is meant to sound so conditional the way its worded here)
Place of Residence during term--
Thoren: Will maintain a physical office location, visited when possible (how much this will be possible is unknown)
Dylan: Feels no need to relocate, will likely stay based in the furthest ring
Maintenance of historical sites--
Thoren: Plans on granting protection to publicly recognized historical sites and hiring restoration experts via public funding
Dylan: Plans on paying for restoration via general admission fees at each site
Encouragement of Repopulation--
Thoren: Plans to seek out ectobiology equipment after more resources are made available to the public, with an adoption program in place
Dylan: stance unknown, dodged the question by complaining about potential objections over ectobiology
Support of foster children--
Thoren: Adoption program will involve an interview process and case workers, with a priority on child welfare
Dylan: Dodged the question with the following statement: "If a family can't support children, then they shouldn't have gotten them in the first place."
Plans for Reconnecting with space-faring temporics--
Thoren: Will consider if this is publicly desired
Dylan: No plans whatsoever
...Murder?--
Thoren: Illegal, with a focus on due process and representation to avoid false accusations
Dylan: Illegal, with a number of loopholes and lawful avenues for excusing death under specific circumstances, supports capital punishment as well.
After this point, it was revealed publicly that Dylan had hired the poor 4 to assassinate Thoren, and Prince of Time Flux Emit showed a great deal of incriminating recorded footage on the big screen. Johnny made claims on Dylan's behalf, claiming that voidco was framed for most of the incidents in the footage. This didn't help all that much for Dylan's case.
Soon after, Dylan had an epic breakdown and screeched for at least an entire minute. The massive tv screen threatened to fall, but Flux was able to undo the tv before it could fall, making it disassemble completely! It was at this point that the crowds were largely evacuated from the area. Dylan eventually left with Johnny, back into the shadows, but not before sneezing on him, and then sneezing towards Thoren. With that, Thoren made a final statement and concluded the debate.
Thoren immediately took decontamination measures, just in case of contagion. They have thankfully not shown any sign of sickness.
With the end of the debate came the opening of the week long voting period, which will continue until wednesday night. Voting is handled by the archival terminals, located in every major settlement. Reportedly one has also been sent to "Squidlantis" recently, involving some amount of time travel. It is assumed that the visitation of that city will take place technically long after the voting period, as a result of the timeloop involved in the delivery of the final terminal.
In more mundane news, KAZ used the replicator to replicate some eyeballs, which promptly freaked him out upon replication. The eyeballs were taken by Brae Emit, who then sent them to Page of Mind Samm, who had requested the eyeballs in the first place.
Heir of Time Rise Emit returned home from the Hisui region in tears after a mission involving an orphaned growlithe hit too close to home. It is unknown when they will return to finish the mission, but it is assumed that it will need to be addressed eventually to solve the problems of the Cobalt Coastlands.
Bounty hunter Samus Kitten was briefly hospitalized after consuming her weight in oranges. She was discharged from the hospital later that same day.
It was later discovered that Plit Survivor Kale had not known how to operate a tv during his long stay at the same hospital, and was promptly given a tutorial and a list of interesting channels to watch. Rogue of Heart Charles, in the room right next to Kale's, has stated that it would be best if all refugees were given proper technological instructions upon arrival, as many of them come from places where many of the common technologies used here are not used where they came from.
This week’s known market stands in Desertia Town:
-Katie’s potion stand (*CaFAI filling in for Katie when unavailable)
-shinyjiggly pokesnacks stand (ran by Rufus)
That should do it. I got tired and had to sleep halfway through writing, but at least I got my sleep. Work is progressing on the flash animation, but is going slow. Hopefully I can get back into gear soon.
charcherry-weekly.tumblr.com/post/719095671966334976/charcherry-weekly-issue-148