[Game Thread] Lord Windos’ PokeRole Adventure 2: The Wild Lands

[Dragonstrike]

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*Clap clap!*

"*Beaming Smile!* Correct and yes, oh Justified man! *Giggles* Well and no, more to it than that, Indeedee ye. Not just that, but so and so: Bayhama did not, could not afford-to-pay the price of appearing weak. Or rather the ones currently in charge, those woeful mutts chasing their tails, lost glory, and polls, ugh."

Morgana rolls her eyes at the last bit, steepling her hands underneath her chin with a put upon huff.

"They and thus could've called in the National Guard, could've should've wouldn't their dear allies, but they didn't! Thus and they feared the loss, the defeat and dour gains that entreating such aid could bargain....and the consequences if that too didn't fair so well dealing with those dreadful winds."

The Fair Lady Smiles, tilting her head at you ever so slightly.

"Now, another question for you, too and true: What could the reason behind such fear, such cavernousness, such defensivenss be? He he he he....."

Seddi nods, a thoughtful expression on his face.  Fear.  Such a motivating factor.  Fear of what?  That's the real question.

Though Morgana might have just answered the question for him already, given her last batch of statements.

"That, I can only speculate on since I have limited knowledge of the region's politics.  Though if I were to take a wild guess, it could be a common and simple reason between basically all politicians: their odds of re-election and maintaining their power.  As I said, they really don't want anything ruining the upcoming festival.  Biggest event of the year overshadowed by inadequate forces getting slaughtered by a god-like critter, the very people they're celebrating getting decimated before they could be honored, or sitting idly by and letting a living hurricane cancel the festivities altogether?  None are a good outlook for someone trying to claw back or maintain a positive approval rating.  Doubly so if they couldn't hide anything because they relied on a close ally that the people are familiar with and trust.  It's no secret that if a band of heroes were to assemble by their own accord (for all appearances) and fail to take down the beastie, the suits would have had a scapegoat to blame for the city being targeted by that critter, thus preserving their political images.

"I could be entirely wrong about that, of course.  I've seen men do worse to maintain power though.  At their most intense, politics aren't much different from a turf war, after all.  Underhanded politics to save their own skins wouldn't surprise me in the slightest."