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cyclicality2014-12-11 11:57 am
cyclicalitymods) wrote in cyclicality2014-12-11 11:57 am
Unrest Grows
Those who are native to Republic City have it easy. They're not the recipients of cold stares or asked to leave businesses even if they're willing to pay. It's often impossible to tell who's from the city and who was dragged in by the Spirit World, but people are trying anyway. To make matters worse, the new people are understood; to the natives, they speak fluently! The only thing language-wise that might give non-natives away is an inability to read, but even then, it's not like Republic City has a 100% literacy rate. So all people really have to go on is how familiar a face is to them.
Many businesses are making it mandatory to present some form of identification that's at least one year old before rendering services. That means people who have been living in Republic City before the Spirit World started dragging in people are being denied as well; whatever it takes, apparently. It's only the larger businesses who can really afford to do this, but even some smaller ones are treating ID presentation like a law; they're typically the ones who don't want to be targeted for "supporting foreigners." Business owners are afraid of the consequences one way or another and it feels like nobody really wins. Refuse service and lose money from potential customers or give service and lose customers who don't approve of supporting foreigners. Most places of business don't resort to physically removing people from the premise, but some do. Some threaten to throw foreigners in jail, but thankfully no one really has that power yet.
Items are still appearing around the city council office, but what has been appearing the most is gold. By now, there are people staking out for it, but it doesn't appear in quite the same spot each time, nor at the same time. The gold has been tested and it does appear to genuine. The "hope" message has been stomped out, but another word, "wish," has taken its place nearby, albeit without the fancy light show.
With gold and heirlooms on the ground for anyone to gather, it frequently becomes a bit of a free-for-all anywhere near City Hall where it appears. People often bring any container they can find to collect the gold, frantic to collect every bit they can gather. They fill bags, jars, their own clothes, waddling away as best they can under their loads. There are those who aren't comfortable trusting mysteriously appearing gold, however.
As the gold grows, it seems no one is content with a "fair share" – nor can they even determine what a "fair share" is. Without moderation, without enforcement, citizens begin to argue. Squabbles break out, then fights, and coins scatter everywhere as citizens tussle over who’s had enough and who has the right to more. Without a police force with strong leadership to step in, the fights will only get worse over time. The force will do their best to restore order, but they argue even among themselves on how to contain the fights, impeding the process.
The area around City Hall is quickly dissolving into chaos. It is burying the word "wish."
[ OOC: Will your character step in to help the police? Try to get their own share of the gold as it keeps appearing? Add to the chaos? Something else? Remember: Eyes are watching! For AU characters, if you're interested in something from their OU world popping up that feels familiar, feel free! Just make sure it's nothing too OP. Limit one item! And hopefully your character can grab it before it's snatched up. If you're unsure if something's allowed, shoot us a PM. (Someone's still watching, by the way.) ]
Many businesses are making it mandatory to present some form of identification that's at least one year old before rendering services. That means people who have been living in Republic City before the Spirit World started dragging in people are being denied as well; whatever it takes, apparently. It's only the larger businesses who can really afford to do this, but even some smaller ones are treating ID presentation like a law; they're typically the ones who don't want to be targeted for "supporting foreigners." Business owners are afraid of the consequences one way or another and it feels like nobody really wins. Refuse service and lose money from potential customers or give service and lose customers who don't approve of supporting foreigners. Most places of business don't resort to physically removing people from the premise, but some do. Some threaten to throw foreigners in jail, but thankfully no one really has that power yet.
Items are still appearing around the city council office, but what has been appearing the most is gold. By now, there are people staking out for it, but it doesn't appear in quite the same spot each time, nor at the same time. The gold has been tested and it does appear to genuine. The "hope" message has been stomped out, but another word, "wish," has taken its place nearby, albeit without the fancy light show.
With gold and heirlooms on the ground for anyone to gather, it frequently becomes a bit of a free-for-all anywhere near City Hall where it appears. People often bring any container they can find to collect the gold, frantic to collect every bit they can gather. They fill bags, jars, their own clothes, waddling away as best they can under their loads. There are those who aren't comfortable trusting mysteriously appearing gold, however.
As the gold grows, it seems no one is content with a "fair share" – nor can they even determine what a "fair share" is. Without moderation, without enforcement, citizens begin to argue. Squabbles break out, then fights, and coins scatter everywhere as citizens tussle over who’s had enough and who has the right to more. Without a police force with strong leadership to step in, the fights will only get worse over time. The force will do their best to restore order, but they argue even among themselves on how to contain the fights, impeding the process.
The area around City Hall is quickly dissolving into chaos. It is burying the word "wish."
[ OOC: Will your character step in to help the police? Try to get their own share of the gold as it keeps appearing? Add to the chaos? Something else? Remember: Eyes are watching! For AU characters, if you're interested in something from their OU world popping up that feels familiar, feel free! Just make sure it's nothing too OP. Limit one item! And hopefully your character can grab it before it's snatched up. If you're unsure if something's allowed, shoot us a PM. (Someone's still watching, by the way.) ]
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And that's when Bolin's stomach decides to intrude.