[written]

[thethundersaid]

[written, public]

Who is left of that Welcome Committee, with Codi gone?

I'm on Empieza to fulfill my agreement, but if there's no point in maintaining it, there's no point in my playing my part.

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[written, private to Sabers]

There are no longer enough of us to maintain this ship efficiently. We need to recruit from the new arrivals.

Focus on those with combat capacity. Do not bring on people who won't be able to take care of themselves.

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[written, private to Itachi]

Brother, meet me on the ship before dinner. [As if added in afterthought:] If you have the time.

Comments

Written

[thethundersaid]

If there is no one left to handle organizing it, then there is no point continuing it. My only agreement was to restrain anyone arriving violently.

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[orderispeace]

It would be a pity if another island ended up being set on fire.

[Pointedly stated.]

But, I fear I will have to much else to see to so unless you or Captain Harlock wished to take up Codi's position?

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[thethundersaid]

It would be a pain for us to have to re-take Empieza again. [Point taken. But still:]

I have no interest in being the one to coddle newcomers with information. Who else was involved?

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[orderispeace]

As I said I believe Captain Harlock was involved but if there were any others who are not now gone then I do not know them.

For all the information Codi tried to get out there it did not appear to do very much good. The same questions were asked regardless.

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[thethundersaid]

It certainly seemed that there was no end to stupid questions.

The only benefit that remains from the committee is to subdue violent new arrivals, then, instead of trying to help any confused ones.

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[orderispeace]

Given how alike our situations are, all of us spirited away from our respective homelands, it's hardly surprising they would ask the same questions. I do not begrudge them that. It just seems a waste of time and energy for the Welcome Committee to try and answer them all when the group as a whole does a decent enough job with it.

I agree our focus should be on seeing that the more violent or those prone to overreaction should be managed.

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[thethundersaid]

My agreement with Codi was free exchange of information in return for being on call to suppress any trouble with new arrivals. What was yours?

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[orderispeace]

It was similar.

I was not on call for assistance as oftentimes the Triton's Mistress proved to be out of range, but I did attempt to make it back to the main island when I could. We could continue the same arrangement?

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[thethundersaid]

Very well.

We should find more people to join, in that case, to increase the chances one of us is at Empieza as well as increase the likelihood one of us will learn something valuable.

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[orderispeace]

Naturally just you and I could not hope to prevent all random acts of violence by ourselves. I can speak to Captain Harlock and see if he is still interested in being a member and later perhaps we can make an announcement of the group and ask after recruits.

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[thethundersaid]

Do so. I will make an announcement once this wave of new arrivals is complete.

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[orderispeace]

Agreed.

[A man of few words this is all he feels remains to be said. ]