52005: Straightbackward - Monday, August 3 2026 - 12:44 AM
Yes, government-sanctioned manhunts!
Sooo... If the patriarch refuses, whatt then? Where is plan B? B stands for Burk. Villains need to be introduced to Burk's punches.
52006: noname - Monday, August 3 2026 - 2:24 AM
Oh, Pablo. Ever the optimist. Hopefully he has learned by now that this adventure is never going to go quite as smoothly as he hopes.
(Joke's on me if, for once, this adventure does go as smoothly as Pablo hopes it will.)
52007: AnonymousPerson - Monday, August 3 2026 - 4:58 AM
Patriarch? So not a democracy? I was hoping there was at least one country that wasn't borked?
52008: Straightbackward - Monday, August 3 2026 - 6:41 AM
Well, @AnonymousPerson, Nero *was* democratically elected, and it is not yet evident there is foul play in the matter, or evidence of democratic elections not being held in the future (I mean, I'm stretching the truth here since Oopsie exists and does the dirt jobs).
I'm not saying they are not borked or that the system works, but so far they the closest to a democracy in the world, I think. (I'm not fully clear on what the country is or how it works.)
Ooh, and also, Justopea technically also holds presidential elections, I think, even if the President is but a tool of the emperor, yet there are plenty of real world examples of hybrid governments were one or the other, monarch or president, hold more power over the other :P
Just being a bit tongue-in-cheek here and *aktshually-ish*; I like the variety of ways in which power is held in this world neo created, borked as it may be;)
52009: Radical Dreamer - Monday, August 3 2026 - 7:39 AM
@noname
An entire story arc of nothing but bureaucratic maneuvering with the high points of signing documents and attending focus groups!
You know, anime has proven you can make an action scene out of just about anything so I'd give it at least two episodes to hook me.
@AnonymousPerson
There is a democracy. Its the Global Order. Doesn't make it any less borked. Lack of democracy also doesn't make things more borked. It really depends on the nature of the people with power. Lets hope the Patriarch comes by their position due to wisdom and sound judgement and not because they have the longest beard or something.
Yes, government-sanctioned manhunts!
Sooo... If the patriarch refuses, whatt then? Where is plan B? B stands for Burk. Villains need to be introduced to Burk's punches.
Oh, Pablo. Ever the optimist. Hopefully he has learned by now that this adventure is never going to go quite as smoothly as he hopes.
(Joke's on me if, for once, this adventure does go as smoothly as Pablo hopes it will.)
Patriarch? So not a democracy? I was hoping there was at least one country that wasn't borked?
Well, @AnonymousPerson, Nero *was* democratically elected, and it is not yet evident there is foul play in the matter, or evidence of democratic elections not being held in the future (I mean, I'm stretching the truth here since Oopsie exists and does the dirt jobs).
I'm not saying they are not borked or that the system works, but so far they the closest to a democracy in the world, I think. (I'm not fully clear on what the country is or how it works.)
Ooh, and also, Justopea technically also holds presidential elections, I think, even if the President is but a tool of the emperor, yet there are plenty of real world examples of hybrid governments were one or the other, monarch or president, hold more power over the other :P
Just being a bit tongue-in-cheek here and *aktshually-ish*; I like the variety of ways in which power is held in this world neo created, borked as it may be;)
@noname
An entire story arc of nothing but bureaucratic maneuvering with the high points of signing documents and attending focus groups!
You know, anime has proven you can make an action scene out of just about anything so I'd give it at least two episodes to hook me.
@AnonymousPerson
There is a democracy. Its the Global Order. Doesn't make it any less borked. Lack of democracy also doesn't make things more borked. It really depends on the nature of the people with power. Lets hope the Patriarch comes by their position due to wisdom and sound judgement and not because they have the longest beard or something.