The Mirrorbound Council
On the 3rd of Feoveuer, a decisive trial deposed 3 acting members of Parliament, leaving the seats open. Lady Denholm and Mhairi led the push to allot those seats to Mirrorbound, to give them an opportunity to speak for themselves and cast their votes on issues pertaining to their people.
As the Mirrorbound population can vary, with people arriving and leaving all the time, the solution became obvious: instead of three people in three seats, a Council would be formed of Mirrorbound volunteers, and the seats would be given to the Council, with the intent to allow volunteers to rotate who sits in on which meetings and who speaks for the group based on expertise and strategy.
The Mirrorbound Council is given a central 'office' at Parliament for all to gather in and use to discuss motions and votes, and store any paperwork they may have. It's a medium sized room with a round table, several chairs, a couple of couches, and an enchanted door that will only unlock for Mirrorbound. They can also make a request for a page to bring snacks and drinks during any long internal sessions they may have.
Membership in the Council is open to all Mirrorbound. A public list will be below. To sign up, fill out the form and reply here.
The Council
These are player-led efforts! This means players involved should thread with each other to ICly come up with their ideas, goals, and motions, and when the whole or part of the Council wishes to propose a motion in Parliament, fill out the form below with who will be putting it forward, what they're doing to gather support, what they've done that could hurt the motion's chances, and any specifics about the motion. This is intended to be background/daily-life plot - the mod team will not be putting up posts for Parliament meetings or providing flavor text, only replying to submitted motions with how the vote would have gone.
Form
Characters Involved: The specific council members involved in bringing this idea forward. Each motion should have exactly 3 Mirrorbound names attached to it, as they'll be the ones 'in the seats' when it's proposed. Others can provide background support.
Proposal: What is your group putting to a vote in Parliament?
Help: What has your group done to gather support? Have they schmoozed with other politicians? Promised them votes on motions native members support?
Hindeance: Have any members of your trio done anything to hinder the support gathering? Talked crap about Aefenglom or the other Parliament members in public? Made a spectacle of themselves?
Some motions will not pass - the Mirrorbound have 3 seats out of many, and will need to ICly watch their public images and do the legwork to get native members on their side. Things will not always go the way characters want, but if a motion fails, they can try again another month. Failures will be more common at first, until the Council establishes itself better - politics is a game, after all. Also note that getting things brought to a vote is time-consuming: each character should only be proposing / sitting in for one motion per month, but can provide background support to other groups.
As the Mirrorbound population can vary, with people arriving and leaving all the time, the solution became obvious: instead of three people in three seats, a Council would be formed of Mirrorbound volunteers, and the seats would be given to the Council, with the intent to allow volunteers to rotate who sits in on which meetings and who speaks for the group based on expertise and strategy.
The Mirrorbound Council is given a central 'office' at Parliament for all to gather in and use to discuss motions and votes, and store any paperwork they may have. It's a medium sized room with a round table, several chairs, a couple of couches, and an enchanted door that will only unlock for Mirrorbound. They can also make a request for a page to bring snacks and drinks during any long internal sessions they may have.
Membership in the Council is open to all Mirrorbound. A public list will be below. To sign up, fill out the form and reply here.
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Heralia il Gardlanda (Reslari) Towa Herschel (Michi) Edelgard von Hresvelg (Ax) Linden Tailor (L) (Lexil) Ozymandias (Crystal) Everett Vaughan (Ruby) Leslie von Hresvelg (Yosie) |
Marie Antoinette (Aru) Myrobalan Shivana (Lark) Eli Dagwood (Near) (Lauren) Jin Guangyao (Skai) Viren (Ale) Gilgamesh (Amber) Light Yagami (Lynx) |
These are player-led efforts! This means players involved should thread with each other to ICly come up with their ideas, goals, and motions, and when the whole or part of the Council wishes to propose a motion in Parliament, fill out the form below with who will be putting it forward, what they're doing to gather support, what they've done that could hurt the motion's chances, and any specifics about the motion. This is intended to be background/daily-life plot - the mod team will not be putting up posts for Parliament meetings or providing flavor text, only replying to submitted motions with how the vote would have gone.
Form
Characters Involved: The specific council members involved in bringing this idea forward. Each motion should have exactly 3 Mirrorbound names attached to it, as they'll be the ones 'in the seats' when it's proposed. Others can provide background support.
Proposal: What is your group putting to a vote in Parliament?
Help: What has your group done to gather support? Have they schmoozed with other politicians? Promised them votes on motions native members support?
Hindeance: Have any members of your trio done anything to hinder the support gathering? Talked crap about Aefenglom or the other Parliament members in public? Made a spectacle of themselves?

QUESTIONS
OOC COMMUNICATION
What do folks feel is the best way to communicate oocly? One idea that has been brought up is Discord, but not everyone might have access to it. Plurk is also an option but may be a little slower/clunkier relative to Discord given the difference between a site technically for microblogging vs. chat. Another option is obviously this post, but I would suggest maybe having a separate header for that purpose so everyone could track that thread and not miss anything (provided notifs aren't acting up /knocks on some wood).
Also there may be another option I haven't thought of or considered, so feel free to throw that in as well!
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COUNCIL SIGN-UPS
Player: Your name.
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Player: Elie
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Player: Ruby
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Player: Aru
Re: COUNCIL SIGN-UPS
Player: Lark!
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Player: ale
Near's alias, as L is under his.
Player: Lauren
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Player: Kristen
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FEBRUARY 2020 MOTIONS
MARCH 2020 MOTIONS
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Proposal: Legalizing theater. Full description here.
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Hindrance: None
Characters Involved: Edelgard von Hresvelg, Asura, Everett Vaughan
Proposal: Establishing a trade office in support of Mirrorbound and refugees. Full description here.
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Hindrance: None
Characters Involved: Daenerys Targaryen, Ozymandias, Sokie Undertown
Proposal: Governmental sponsorship of the arts, including a Mirrorbound-native cooperative board. Full description here.
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Characters Involved: Giorno Giovanna, Myr Shivana, Linden Tailor (L)
Proposal: Integrated housing for Mirrorbound and refugees. Full description here.
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Hindrance: L: "Surprisingly little, except for potential evasiveness about his own very transient living situation at this point in time."
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APRIL 2020 MOTIONS
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Proposal: Arable land survey. Full description here.
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Characters Involved: Ozymandias, Edelgard von Hresvelg, Daenerys Targaryen
Proposal: Improvement of infrastructure and quality of life in the Outer City/slums. Full description here.
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MAY 2020 MOTIONS
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JUNE 2020 MOTIONS
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Proposal: Build a community garden. Full description here.
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JULY 2020 MOTIONS
AUGUST 2020 MOTIONS
SEPTEMBER 2020 MOTIONS
OCTOBER 2020 MOTIONS
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Proposal: Due to the long work hours the orphans were previously responsible for in the factories in the Harbor District, their education has suffered tremendously. Therefore, it is proposed that funding be made available to provide necessities for educating those children. This funding would be used for physical supplies (e.g., books, writing utensils, art supplies, etc.), compensating staff (i.e. teachers and tutors) for their time, and making necessary changes to the infrastructure of the building to provide a dedicated space for education (i.e. developing a classroom).
Funding from the city of Aefenglom would occur once to provide assistance in the initial acquisition of necessary materials, staff, and renovation to the designated room(s), at which point the orphanage will then become responsible for its own fundraising for the maintenance of this educational program.
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NOVEMBER 2020 MOTIONS
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JANUARY 2021 MOTIONS
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Proposal: Addressing the overcrowding in the Western Residential District by building taller apartment buildings. Full description available here
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FEBRUARY 2021 MOTIONS
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Proposal: Funding research into the Mirrorbound. Full description available here. (Second bullet point for clarity!)
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MARCH 2021 MOTIONS
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