Reluctant rise to power... a beginning
Location: Griffin's Roost. 2 months journey Rimward and Anti-Spinward of McEvedy’s Folly.
The fires had mostly been extinguished, although tendrils of smoke still curled lazily into the tauntingly blue sky of what should have been a truly lovely day in Griffsport, the capital city of the planet Griffin's Roost. The crackle of gunfire as the last remnants of the defeated raid were dealt with, the howl of emergency sirens, and incongruously the typical morning chorus of tropical birds mingled together.
You had awakened in the rooms once occupied by your parents, wishing desperately that the last several days had never happened. That you hadn’t been thrust into a role you had never really trained for.
That you weren’t suddenly Queen. That your parents weren’t dead, that your brothers and sisters weren’t dead, that your little nephew who bounced on your knee and called you Auntie Jack wasn’t dead. That the emergency bunker they’d been in hadn’t taken a direct hit from a crashing dropship and obliterated.
You had done well in school as a child, your parents insisting on sending their children to the same schools as the regular citizens rather than insisting on special treatment. And after you’d graduated you’d -
-[] Joined the Military
--[] as an ASF pilot
--[] as a tank commander
--[] as an infantry officer
--[] as a logistics officer
--[] as an intelligence officer
--[] as an MP
-[] Pursued an advanced degree
--[] Economics
--[] Political Science
--[] Journalism
--[] Law
--[] Medical School
--[] Science
---[] Physics
---[] Chemistry
---[] Archaeology
---[] Astronomy
---[] Computer Science
--[] Engineering
---[] Mechanical Engineering
---[] Chemical Engineering
---[] Electrical Engineering
---[] Computer Engineering
---[] Civil Enginering
You’d been proud of your accomplishments! You’d felt qualified, you’d earned your success, not had it given to you on a silver platter. And now… now you had to rule, you had to rebuild a shattered government, bind up the wounds of an angry and injured planet, and lead them into the future.
You grit your teeth and forced yourself to face the day. To face the future. You had no choice, it was all on your shoulders. Everything your parents had done to consolidate their rule over a divided and fractious planet, everything your grandfather had done to crush the last remnants of warlordism and banditry, everything your great-grandfather had done defending civilization from the madness of apocalyptic cults that sought to bring about annihilation for all. It all came down to you. Would you stand? Or would you fall…
At least you’d have advisors to assist, you knew that at least. Most of the administration was more or less intact, even if the capital building and the bunker concealed beneath it that housed the senior leadership of the state was destroyed. So you had your pick of advisors, some perhaps a little too eager to serve, some willing to serve out of a sense of patriotic obligation, some just as grimly determined as the rest of your people to see this out, and win.
-[] Military
--[] Frederick Wolf
--[] Carrie Hampton
--[] Leah Goodwin
--[] Don Stanley
--[] Mack Hogan
--[] Wilson Russel
-[] Interior
--[] Tyler Lee
--[] Deborah Ryan
--[] Jeannie Butler
--[] Nick Richardson
--[] Harry Norton
--[] Robin Wheeler
-[] Diplomatic
--[] Miranda Young
--[] Rafael Brady
--[] Terry Harper
--[] Molly Ball
--[] Danielle Becker
--[] Dwayne Guerroro
-[] Political
--[] Keith Aguilar
--[] Kelli Prat
--[] Eleanor Chapman
--[] Josh Baldwin
--[] Silvia Murray
--[] Jean Newman
-[] Research
--[] Grace Palmer
--[] Donald Pearson
--[] Cynthia Moss
--[] Sue Morton
--[] Antonio Mcdaniel
--[] Hugh Horton
-[] Intelligence
--[] Juanita Bailey
--[] John Rodgers
--[] Sarah Moreno
--[] Craig Castillo
--[] Nicolas Ortega
--[] Suzanne Sims
-[] Justice
--[] Bradford Santos
--[] Janet Chambers
--[] Suzanne Robertson
--[] Charles Austin
--[] Pedro Ray
--[] Delia Greene
You realize that you also should plan on giving a planetary address, to calm the fears of the people and raise their spirits. For all the losses, the unknown enemies who’d attacked out of the blackness of space had failed, they’d been defeated… and your… yours now… subjects deserved to know about what you intended.
-[] Write in a description of the speech
Quest details, rules, and everything else related to the quest are located HERE.
Voting will be open until Monday, June 15th noon Arizona time.
The fires had mostly been extinguished, although tendrils of smoke still curled lazily into the tauntingly blue sky of what should have been a truly lovely day in Griffsport, the capital city of the planet Griffin's Roost. The crackle of gunfire as the last remnants of the defeated raid were dealt with, the howl of emergency sirens, and incongruously the typical morning chorus of tropical birds mingled together.
You had awakened in the rooms once occupied by your parents, wishing desperately that the last several days had never happened. That you hadn’t been thrust into a role you had never really trained for.
That you weren’t suddenly Queen. That your parents weren’t dead, that your brothers and sisters weren’t dead, that your little nephew who bounced on your knee and called you Auntie Jack wasn’t dead. That the emergency bunker they’d been in hadn’t taken a direct hit from a crashing dropship and obliterated.
You had done well in school as a child, your parents insisting on sending their children to the same schools as the regular citizens rather than insisting on special treatment. And after you’d graduated you’d -
-[] Joined the Military
--[] as an ASF pilot
--[] as a tank commander
--[] as an infantry officer
--[] as a logistics officer
--[] as an intelligence officer
--[] as an MP
-[] Pursued an advanced degree
--[] Economics
--[] Political Science
--[] Journalism
--[] Law
--[] Medical School
--[] Science
---[] Physics
---[] Chemistry
---[] Archaeology
---[] Astronomy
---[] Computer Science
--[] Engineering
---[] Mechanical Engineering
---[] Chemical Engineering
---[] Electrical Engineering
---[] Computer Engineering
---[] Civil Enginering
You’d been proud of your accomplishments! You’d felt qualified, you’d earned your success, not had it given to you on a silver platter. And now… now you had to rule, you had to rebuild a shattered government, bind up the wounds of an angry and injured planet, and lead them into the future.
You grit your teeth and forced yourself to face the day. To face the future. You had no choice, it was all on your shoulders. Everything your parents had done to consolidate their rule over a divided and fractious planet, everything your grandfather had done to crush the last remnants of warlordism and banditry, everything your great-grandfather had done defending civilization from the madness of apocalyptic cults that sought to bring about annihilation for all. It all came down to you. Would you stand? Or would you fall…
At least you’d have advisors to assist, you knew that at least. Most of the administration was more or less intact, even if the capital building and the bunker concealed beneath it that housed the senior leadership of the state was destroyed. So you had your pick of advisors, some perhaps a little too eager to serve, some willing to serve out of a sense of patriotic obligation, some just as grimly determined as the rest of your people to see this out, and win.
-[] Military
--[] Frederick Wolf
--[] Carrie Hampton
--[] Leah Goodwin
--[] Don Stanley
--[] Mack Hogan
--[] Wilson Russel
-[] Interior
--[] Tyler Lee
--[] Deborah Ryan
--[] Jeannie Butler
--[] Nick Richardson
--[] Harry Norton
--[] Robin Wheeler
-[] Diplomatic
--[] Miranda Young
--[] Rafael Brady
--[] Terry Harper
--[] Molly Ball
--[] Danielle Becker
--[] Dwayne Guerroro
-[] Political
--[] Keith Aguilar
--[] Kelli Prat
--[] Eleanor Chapman
--[] Josh Baldwin
--[] Silvia Murray
--[] Jean Newman
-[] Research
--[] Grace Palmer
--[] Donald Pearson
--[] Cynthia Moss
--[] Sue Morton
--[] Antonio Mcdaniel
--[] Hugh Horton
-[] Intelligence
--[] Juanita Bailey
--[] John Rodgers
--[] Sarah Moreno
--[] Craig Castillo
--[] Nicolas Ortega
--[] Suzanne Sims
-[] Justice
--[] Bradford Santos
--[] Janet Chambers
--[] Suzanne Robertson
--[] Charles Austin
--[] Pedro Ray
--[] Delia Greene
You realize that you also should plan on giving a planetary address, to calm the fears of the people and raise their spirits. For all the losses, the unknown enemies who’d attacked out of the blackness of space had failed, they’d been defeated… and your… yours now… subjects deserved to know about what you intended.
-[] Write in a description of the speech
Quest details, rules, and everything else related to the quest are located HERE.
Voting will be open until Monday, June 15th noon Arizona time.
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