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duskofthegods2018-02-02 03:51 pm
ask_alexa) wrote in duskofthegods2018-02-02 03:51 pm
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[ Dom's sitting in the high judge's seat in the Temple of Law rather than the throne; if you've been by the temple, you've probably noticed that she doesn't seem to spend much time sitting on the throne, but is instead buzzing around the place, helping people out, talking with the devotees, and otherwise being absurdly hands-on. It's also why she doesn't socialize much, so you wouldn't have seen much of her otherwise.
Anyway, she's got a large bound book on the table in front of her, open to the first blank page. She clears her throat and looks at the camera, very seriously. ]
Hi. I've been through this place—
Uh, wait, I should introduce myself first. I'm Dominique DiPierro. And I'm the. The God of Law.
[ She sounds and looks like the phrase tastes weird in her mouth. ]
Anyway I ... I've spent the time since I arrived here going through this place. Getting the books organized. Cleaning up. You know, like you do when you ascend to a position of high importance.
What I've found is—there's—the law books here are pretty comprehensive. But there's nothing pertaining to—to us. To Gods. I mean, there's some punishments on the books for temple vandalism and stuff, but as far as how we conduct ourselves? I was, I dunno, kind of hoping to find some kind of scroll or Ten Commandments style tablets or a big Stone Table in the basement or something, but there's nothing there.
And ... that doesn't seem right.
I feel like we have a responsibility. Like we have to be subject to something. We can't just go around ... smiting or whatever. If we don't follow some kind of rule of law, we're worse than the people we're meant to look after.
[ She points to the book. ]
So I want to fill this book here with some kind of code that we can all live by. I don't want to do it on my own, because that's dictatorship. I want someone to help ... and I want all of you to be able to review it, give me feedback.
[ A little awkward smile. ]
So. You in?
Anyway, she's got a large bound book on the table in front of her, open to the first blank page. She clears her throat and looks at the camera, very seriously. ]
Hi. I've been through this place—
Uh, wait, I should introduce myself first. I'm Dominique DiPierro. And I'm the. The God of Law.
[ She sounds and looks like the phrase tastes weird in her mouth. ]
Anyway I ... I've spent the time since I arrived here going through this place. Getting the books organized. Cleaning up. You know, like you do when you ascend to a position of high importance.
What I've found is—there's—the law books here are pretty comprehensive. But there's nothing pertaining to—to us. To Gods. I mean, there's some punishments on the books for temple vandalism and stuff, but as far as how we conduct ourselves? I was, I dunno, kind of hoping to find some kind of scroll or Ten Commandments style tablets or a big Stone Table in the basement or something, but there's nothing there.
And ... that doesn't seem right.
I feel like we have a responsibility. Like we have to be subject to something. We can't just go around ... smiting or whatever. If we don't follow some kind of rule of law, we're worse than the people we're meant to look after.
[ She points to the book. ]
So I want to fill this book here with some kind of code that we can all live by. I don't want to do it on my own, because that's dictatorship. I want someone to help ... and I want all of you to be able to review it, give me feedback.
[ A little awkward smile. ]
So. You in?
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[And have a quick grin to go with it.]
I think we should probably start with 'don't be a dick.'
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I think compelling anyone to do anything against their free will is probably a given?
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Felicity here. In charge of helping with industry.
[It sounds better than calling herself a god. She's not a god, just a person who sat on a throne so she could have somewhere to stay and stayed there to try and do some real good for these people.]
Honestly, I've been just going with 'Don't be a jerk and help people where you can'. But yeah, I'll help.
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[ And she gets the not-calling-yourself-a-god thing. Oh yes. ]
Golden Rule, huh? The helping-people thing is definitely important too.
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We've been working on stabilizing the economy here as well as getting some housing figured out since the flow of people doesn't seem to be going down anytime soon.
Sooooo, what sort of rules are you looking for?
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Georgia Mason, Communications. I applaud your efforts. I've said from the start that accountability is key when we have this many people assuming positions of power with no qualifications or election system. I also wish you luck. Enforcing any sort of order on these bozos is going to be worse than herding zombies.
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Yes. You're exactly right. On both counts.
...Zombies?
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[That's... about the only moral code Ellie has to offer. She steals, she fights, and she's perfectly happy to kill people. She gets it, rules are important, but she's always been the one to break most of them. There wasnt usually murderous intent, just... a lot of anger that she used to beat the shit out of people - or get beaten up, really.
Ellie wonders, if she got into a fight like she used to at school, if she would try to kill the other kid out of habit. That's a weird thought, but she's been travelling with Joel for so long that killing is second nature. Instincts might take over and bam - dead kid.]
I guess the other usual things. I actually think people should be assholes all they want. Where I'm from, if you weren't part of the military, you could get shot for being too mouthy, so... yeah.
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[ What is this kid. ]
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I mean. Like, I'm not saying always kill someone if they try to kill you, but if it's self defense, that shouldn't be punished.
...I honestly have no idea what a good punishment for murder other than death is, though.
[No one had the resources to keep prisoners in Boston. Certain crimes could result in hard labor outside the wall, which was often considered a death sentence anyway.
Ellie didn't even know where to start on attempted murder. In Boston, usually you'd just get killed by the other side before you could face any punishment from the military - so she'd been told. In the military, Ellie got a lot of punishments through cleaning duty, but she knew it was easier in those schools. The military prized their little soldiers. ]
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Since we aren't gods, not truly, I think this is an excellent idea.
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LOL Dom, just wait a couple years]And there's some books I read when I was a kid—there's a thing in there, they call it "deep magic from before the Dawn of Time". It's a kind of law that even the gods of the land have to obey. So that's kind of what I was looking for in the first place.
Anyway, point still stands, right? We're just people, albeit people with responsibilities and, uh, powers, I guess. So we need to rule ourselves somehow.
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[ She would love to talk more about that, but back to the matter at hand. ]
Certainly we should be required to follow the same laws as the people native to this place. As to what should be added... that depends a great deal on what we as a group mean to accomplish and what to avoid.
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[not that he's against it, generally speaking, but he prefers not to have to listen to anyone. In his philosophy of life, rules should happen to other people]
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