Reaching Out

[ghost_shield]

Who: Nicholas Reeve and all interested in his Native/Visitor Diplomacy group
Where: The Nadeisico
Summary: Nick proposes a group which can help mediate some of the tensions between the Visitors and the natives. But he may have a few side goals in mind too...
Warnings: Presumably none.

Nick's been through a lot of different things in his life, but he has to admit it's the first time he's ever been in a space battleship, let alone hosted a MEETING in one. Hell, it's the first time he's hosted a meeting, period. But something has to be done, and he knows it.

He'd seen the anger. Real or manufactured, something was threatening to explode unless they as arrivals -- voluntary or otherwise -- confronted it face on. To ignore such a thing during a period in time like this would be to invite disaster, and quite possibly this great and terrible danger the people who had disappeared had been sent to confront. Whether or not this world was truly his own, that just wouldn't cut it. After all, he's all too familiar with the notion of destroyed worlds...

He looks around at the setup. It's sort of weird, hanging out in a place with giant robots to conduct business. He hopes people don't get too distracted by that. At the same time, this is really the only place to do this. Some of Nick's ideas might be a bit, well, controversial. Still, even if people DON'T go along with his secondary objective, hopefully they'll still be amenable to the primary.

Still, his plans would work better with help.

Comments

[pastalishe]

"I believe that are some simple solutions to alleviating our poor image with the citizens," Cloche remarks, holding up a hand to tick off the items on her fingers. "The easiest would be to simply make use of the resources that the government has given to us by giving some of it back tot he community through donation drives; it would be easy enough to organize those for the apartment buildings in Pisces and Libra. I'm certain that the city has volunteer organizations or public works programs that would welcome our assistance.

No matter what we choose to do, I think we should remember that an important aspect of our efforts is that we must be visible. This could potentially put us in the 'line of fire,' so to speak, of the citizens' ire... and we ought to be prepared for that."

[ghost_shield]

He sighs. "Trust me, I've already experienced some of the citizens' ire. I'm well prepared for that." He nods. "But yes, setting up our operations within the chief living quarters of the Visitors is a good idea. In fact, I know some people have left the apartments without actually giving up their place, so perhaps we could offer some of those locations to citizens at a lower cost than some of the regular places."

He ponders. "A donation drive would help too. It sounds like not everybody is even taking all the offers of support the government is offering, so just rounding those resources up to start would put some considerable substance on the table."

[pastalishe]

"That would be an excellent idea," Cloche says, a smile spreading across her face. "It would also give citizens the opportunity to live among the Visitors--to see that we are not so different after all."

She nods. "Indeed. If everyone could give a little, we could give help to those who need it.

[ghost_shield]

He nods. "An extra benefit! I hadn't even thought of that. That just makes the idea even more worth pursuing."

He looks up at the white board. "As for the resources, we should definitely be sure to be careful about the distribution. Some of us might need more of what we're getting than others. That said, I'm sure most people would be willing to put in at least a few small regular donations if we point out the necessity of it."