Romani Montclaire - Pitching the Bridge to Ilsa (4/20)

[01:27] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "Just in time."
[01:27] Ilsa lux Ambrose asks, "Want to talk to the King about Starfall with me?"
[01:28] Romani cos Montclaire asks, "What about it exactly?"
[01:28] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "Just setting it up and getting approval, I suppose."
[01:28] Romani cos Montclaire says, "Do you really want to set up most things at Starfall? I ask only because it seems a little out of the way to me."
[01:28] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "That's why I want to do it. It'll be our outpost, and will give us space to grow. To better things."
[01:29] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "We'll likely have more interactions with Theria and Illburg, which will be a good and bad thing."
[01:29] Ilsa lux Ambrose asks, "Do you think it's a bad idea?"
[01:29] Romani cos Montclaire says, "I do hear that, but I think we should not do it at that outpost. I think that if we want to create something at the heart of things, we should do it instead at the bridge."
[01:30] Romani cos Montclaire says, "Starfall is something build by the people that signed that decree."
[01:30] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "Hmm."
[01:30] Romani cos Montclaire says, "If we want to make something our own? We should build it with our hands."
[01:30] Ilsa lux Ambrose asks, "I hear that. Has the bridge been expanded yet?"
[01:30] Romani cos Montclaire says, "You and I heard what Rinn said during the battle. And not yet. But it will be, and more watched."
[01:31] Romani cos Montclaire says, "Rinn attacked it because bandits were raiding it. But if we defended it,"
[01:31] Romani cos Montclaire says, "It could become more of a symbol of peace, and what our voices can do then Starfall. That is what I believe."
[01:31] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "But Starfall is more or less abandoned currently."
[01:32] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "It has the facilities we need. The joint support from Myllenoris to grow closer to them-"
[01:32] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "Asta is stationing Finley there with us. Maybe a few others."
[01:33] Romani cos Montclaire says, "It is equally abandoned and out of the way. The Bridge is at the heart of issues. It had bandits targetting it, and it will have people going to it, and seeing what we do."
[01:34] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "Mn. I guess my main concern is that we just don't have the funding to build around the bridge."
[01:34] Ilsa lux Ambrose asks, "Do you not think Starfall would be a good stepping stone?"
[01:34] Romani cos Montclaire asks, "Do you want my honest opinion?"
[01:34] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "Sure."
[01:36] Romani would shake his head.

"With what I understand you guys want to do? You do not want to be people that are forced to rely on the old ways. When people look at Starfall, they will think of the names of the people that built it. They will think of Serea, they will think of Inante, they will think of Asta."

"Those names themselves make it difficult, if we want to make a lasting peace."

"We need to work to create a peace of our own. We may not have the funding right now, but we can raise some over time. We can create the peace that we want. But we have to do it with our own hands."
(Romani cos Montclaire)
[01:45] Ilsa brings a hand up to rub at her neck, processing Romani's take on the matter.

"I get that they built it, but as of now? It's not really manned by anyone. Osrona nor Myllenoris. Inante is out of the picture, and that location is in the center of Esshar. Prime location for us to build ourselves up. But I can definitely see the value in merit in doing it ourselves."

She spends a few moments pondering, then nods her head.

"Okay. We can figure something out there. I want to pull everyone together and put it to a vote. Does that sound fair to you?"
(Ilsa lux Ambrose)
[01:46] Romani nods.

"A vote on the matter sounds good to me. Once everyone is together, we can talk about the pros and cons of each side."

"Because there are merits to both." Romani agreed, closing his eyes slightly and exhaling.

"Busy, busy bees, are we not?"
(Romani cos Montclaire)
[01:46] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "We have to be, to make the changes we want to see."
[01:46] Ilsa lux Ambrose asks, "How are you and Ophelia?"
[01:47] Romani cos Montclaire asks, "We are nice. And how are you and Marie?"
[01:48] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "Great. I've been wanting to help her with her holy magic, but it is something I don't really have an aptitude for."
[01:49] Romani cos Montclaire says, "I showed her how to use it at the begining, but further empowering it is likely up to her."
[01:49] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "That makes sense. Hm.."
[01:50] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "Tomorrow, then. Spread the word to those that need to hear it - we'll having a non-Truth or Dare meeting at Marie's."
[01:51] Romani cos Montclaire asks, "I will tell the ones that I see. And, Ilsa, can you help me with a personal problem?"
[01:51] Ilsa lux Ambrose says, "I can try."