Surely you can see that to find ourselves in negative corruption figures (let's call it "purity" for the sake of argument) is an inherently positive state of affairs? This will help mitigate against any unexpected corruption that may befall our growing colony in the future (more people = more opportunity for their minds to be swayed). On top of this, the valuable morale boost that such a structure would bring should not be ignored. A chapel in which people will be able to find solace for their souls is invaluable - and we must not forget our responsibility to protect both their physical and eternal selves...
Ultimately, I will of course respect the will of the council, and if this chapel is denied the people, then I will do my part in praying for us all - though this hardly seems like a sustainable solution.
However, some further thoughts:
I fully support the President's assertion that we should make good on our responsibility to the good people of YnBar - particularly in their time of crisis. We do not know why this blockade has been created, and there is just as much chance that they have caused it, as it has been set up to look like them. Some colonies find themselves terraformed and the finger immediately points at YnBar? I find this suspicious. Not only this, but the suggestion that a place as comparatively backwards as YnBar (in so many areas) could muster up the resources to terraform four locations at once strikes me as odd.Incoming Work Order (YnBar):
{{By Phase 8}}
Ynbar requests
(4) Credits - Taxes
(7) Fuel
(3) Wool
I would recommend letting YnBar remain innocent until proven guilty, and suggest that we attempt to make good on our commitments to them. That being said, I have not heard of a taxman, who comes to your door to collect his dues as per standard - this only happens if you have breached some protocol. I would imagine that they fully expect us to travel to them with the relevant goods.
This being the case, we will certainly need more fuel. I would vote in favour of Proposal 5.2.2c and Proposal 5.3.6 - divide labour so that the Harvesters collect what resources we need while the Oxygenators deal with the breathable atmosphere. We will therefore also need to consider sending a cloaked blockade runner to make it in and out. Perhaps our pilot @RagingIke would be keen to oblige?
I find it encouraging that the Dutch have already chosen a course of action that sounds like our own. However, I would not be comfortable using our precious resources on prices as exorbitant as they are, when they hold a monopoly on the vaccine. We should continue to devote our time and effort to providing Uriah and Haemod with everything they need to pursue their own studies.Medic Haemod:
I submitted my findings to a message board run by the CDC of Denmark. The response was interesting.
Indeed, exploders or bombies are the result of a new biological weapon called Agent Othello. It is an airborne toxin which adds a dormant trait in humans that triggers on death. Current course of action is to burn the dead and avoid contact with a turned subject.
We will have a vaccine within 2 phases. Early cost will be steep. We can supply (1) 100 samples, vaccine per (10) credits. Demand is already skyrocketing.
I am uncomfortable with this proposal - if only because it was not put forward by the Councillor who will be most affected: Chagall himself. Perhaps we should ask @yavuzovic before we commit to harvesting his blood? If he is prepared to sacrifice himself for the sake of Science, then that is another thing entirely and I will steel myself to vote in favour of this proposal - but he should be allowed the final say in this, and I do not believe a proposal should be simply made on his behalf.Ignus also informs us that Chagall's blood as a changeling with regeneration is very valuable and that evil people will want his blood.
##Proposal 5.2.7 Harvest Chagall's blood. Sell 1/6 of the blood to the highest bidder each phase for 3 phases. Use the other half for Haemod's research.
Obviously, this would be the ideal state of affairs (though how they will possibly leave their blockaded system is a puzzler). However, I think - as expressed above - that in the mean time we should set about putting in place the necessary resources to get ourselves there, if it becomes apparent that this is what is expected of us.##Proposal 5.2.8 Give the resources requested to Ynbar whenever they get around to coming to collect it. Request that Ynbar also brings along our lottery money on the tax ship.
##Vote YES on Proposal 5.2.8
I'm pretty sure they're not, as they are indicated separately in the information document: under Building Options, a Hangar can "Produce 1 vehicle (rover/harvester/tank/submarine/space fighter) per phase"I'm pretty sure a rover is the same thing as a harvester.
In which case, I value the Harvesters over the Rovers.
I apologise for the length of this message, Councillors. My interesting grasp on the passage of time sets me some 5 hours ahead of most of you, which makes my hours of activity somewhat different from yours. Needless to say, you can safely assume that I am making myself aware of your discussions and am with you always in spirit, if not in person.
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##Vote Nay
Proposal 5.2.7
##Vote Yea
Proposal 5.1.3
Proposal 5.2.1a
Proposal 5.2.2c
Proposal 5.2.3a
Proposal 5.2.4b
Proposal 5.2.6
Proposal 5.2.8
Proposal 5.3.1
Proposal 5.3.3
Proposal 5.3.4
Proposal 5.3.6
Proposal 5.3.7
Proposal 5.3.8
Proposal 5.4.0
