Voice/Action

[indy_wannabe]

[Voice]

Good news guys. I was out doing some training to get ready for the caverns tomorrow. I bonded with a Cascoon a few days ago, and she just evolved into a Dustox! Prickly's definitely moving up in the world!

[There's a whooshing sound rather close to the Warp Band]

[Action]

[For those who are around when Ezreal makes this post, as he mentions Prickly she huffs and launches a poisoned spine at him, that he casually and habitually moves his head to the left to dodge]

Comments

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[indy_wannabe]

Which is why we all have to go out in the dead of winter to find a mine immediately despite having been reporting the increasing iron scarcity for years.

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[ladyofluminosity]

Sometimes it takes dire circumstances to make people listen, unfortunately.

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[indy_wannabe]

Ignoring warnings for years isn't acceptable caution, it's just stupidity.

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[ladyofluminosity]

[Well, the council had never been known to get things done in a timely manner.]

There are certain procedures...

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[indy_wannabe]

Because shutting down vital industries on behalf of "procedures" is always a good idea.

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[ladyofluminosity]

That was not their intent, obviously!

[Commoners just didn't get it.]

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[indy_wannabe]

Which I'm sure is a comfort to the hundreds of people who could end up out of work and on the street.

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[ladyofluminosity]

Which is another matter that is currently being addressed, and has been for the past six months.

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[indy_wannabe]

Which will be a small comfort to everyone's skeletons when they come to a tentative decision in 5 years.

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[ladyofluminosity]

[She sighs. She really doesn't understand the problem here. They're working toward a solution that will help everyone, and these things take time!]

You do not need to be hyperbolic.

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[indy_wannabe]

I'm not. We have records of how long these things can take.

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[ladyofluminosity]

But they are never that long. A year or two at best, but five?

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[indy_wannabe]

You'd be surprised. And even in spite of that, do you think the city can survive without iron for two years?

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[ladyofluminosity]

Certainly not, but the council understand that this is a dire situation, and they will act as quickly as they are able.

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[indy_wannabe]

Sorry but I call bullshit. That's never happened. We tell them there's a problem and they never act until it starts inconveniencing them.

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[ladyofluminosity]

There is no need for such language!

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[indy_wannabe]

Trust me I'm being nice. Go to any bar after work hours and you'll hear way worse.

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[ladyofluminosity]

My father is a member of the council, and I do not appreciate such language directed at him.

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[indy_wannabe]

Hey, I can't speak for your father specifically, just the council as a whole. And as far as I can tell, the council has consistently failed to act and it's hurting us on the bottom.

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[ladyofluminosity]

That simply is not true! It may appear that things are not being done, but every decision concerning Union's welfare comes to them. They can only do so much at any given time! Some decisions take much more consideration than you realize!

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[indy_wannabe]

And while they deliberate, people lose their jobs and go hungry.

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[ladyofluminosity]

There is aid for those who have lost jobs and who are in need.

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[indy_wannabe]

And derision from the elite who don't suffer at all.

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[ladyofluminosity]

We suffer if the iron shortage continues!

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[indy_wannabe]

And lo and behold, action is FINALLY taken.