HANABIRA SOLUTION FORMAL ARGUMENTS

[futurologists]

FORMAL ARGUMENTS This is a follow-up to the proposal post, for characters to ICly argue to Youmi, Nama, and Doro why Hathaway's proposed solution is a good idea. The winning vote was to propose the empresses marry each other, so all arguments must be in support of this solution. Arguments are due 28 February 23:59 UTC. WHAT DO I DO? Submit a unique argument for why the empresses should marry in the comments below. Arguments must be between 50-250 words and must be submitted as a summary of what your character would ICly say. Characters may submit arguments in a group or solo. There will be a subthread for anyone looking to group up below! UNIQUE ARGUMENT? This means that your argument should not be for the same reasons as anyone else. Because each submission must be a unique argument, you may only be involved in one comment, so choose carefully! For example, if the solution was to make the Hanabiran national animal a hamster, you could not argue it should be because hamsters are cute if that was already someone's argument; you must choose a different argument, such as hamsters' propensity for chewing wood would be a boon to the logging industry. You may choose a related topic as well; for example, hamsters being cute because they are small if someone argued that hamsters are cute because they're soft. WHAT ARGUMENTS NEED TO BE MADE? Nama and Youmi must be given solid reasons why their marriage will benefit each empress and empire. If you need help thinking of something they could offer each other, looking over the dossier description of each empire may help. THE SOLUTION WAS ALREADY VOTED ON. WHY DO WE NEED ARGUMENTS? The mods will be using an algorithm to determine how effective the solution is. What the empresses think of it and how successful it is depends on both quantity and quality of the arguments, as well as other ~secret~ factors. In other words, if only one person submits an argument (and that argument is "because I like hamsters"), the solution will fail. So get brainstorming! I DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT, BUT I STILL WANT TO ARGUE FOR IT. CAN I? Absolutely! Characters who decide to help the majority despite their qualms may certainly argue for it. WHAT IF MY CHARACTER DOESN'T AGREE? If your character wouldn't argue for the marriage solution, then they certainly don't have to! If they would actively argue against it or for a different solution, you may handwave that they did, but we are only accepting arguments for the winning solution.

Comments

[tormado]

Amado's gonna wanna join this argument. He was present for the spirit fight, he'd wanna add his own feather to any others that Jin is showing and relay his own experience fighting the spirit, i.e. that it was ridiculously dangerous and totally chaotic and completely avoidable. He'd wanna press the points that the forest spirit was really, really dangerous, Empress Youmi would've been in serious danger if Ophelia hadn't been there to help escort her, people were still badly hurt anyway (he would cite helping patch people up after the fight was over), and the messed up thing about it is, if there hadn't been so much fighting in the Flowerlands, they probably never would've angered the spirit in the first place. What's done is done, but they can't afford to risk angering other spirits like that by allowing the fighting to continue, it would just lead to more bloodshed from the people of both clans and the Flowerlands and at the rate it's going, total devastation of the Flowerlands themselves (citing the crops and livestock that have been badly affected by the fighting in the Flowerlands).

[pummelling]

Oh man these additions are great especially having another Ophelia fight witness, thanks tomato 👌

I can fold this into a final draft -- I'm goin to write and post that here tomorrow!!

249 words...... i just made it, what u think

[pummelling]

- Jin and Amado display feathers from the spirit Youmi's entourage encountered. Amado emphasizes the danger (that would've been worse in Ophelia's absence), the many injured he helped in the aftermath, and how avoidable angering the spirit was. Both argue against risking angering other powerful spirits, citing both bloodshed and the damage done to the Flowerlands and its resources.

- Maya comes forward as a spirit medium and future master of her clan. Laphicet, "channeled" by Maya, magically manifests a floating orb of water. Maya understands the pressures of tradition and showing a strong front for the rebels, but emphasizes the importance of balance and peace to Hanabirans and spirits alike. She shares Laphicet's insight as a spirit: more spirits, both benevolent and hostile, are likely to be present. They can either be corrupted into monsters by humans' negative actions, or turned into powerful allies in times of trouble if given offerings and prayer. Maya suggests honoring and protecting their land and praying for wisdom, protection, and guidance, and that a strong show of unity between the two empresses, combined with this reverence and balance, will benefit all people and spirits.

- Jin concludes with (adapted) events from his world. When corrupted gods attacked his home, many nations united to keep the peace. But that peace was shattered when one kingdom allied itself with the corrupted gods; his home is still torn by hardship and war today. Uniting would prevent any Hanabiran nation from being pitted against another, keeping all peoples safe.

Re: 249 words...... i just made it, what u think

[tormado]

WORD COUNTS

I think that looks great! Gets across all of our points nice and concisely. Good job.

[pummelling]

you missed me crying to sipp as i deleted singular words and changed tenses trying to get from 256 to 249

THANK YOU!!!! and thank you for participating! :') unless joly has anything to change im gonna submit this v soon.