EVENT #14: ANOMALIES - COORDINATION POST

[abraxasmods]

Event #14 - COORDINATION

OOC event plotting | IC event log

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This post is for coordination while the event is ongoing, to prevent the IC Event Log from being overrun by OOC mod and player communications. The comments section will contain applicable comments and forms for you to reply to as needed.

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Comments

[thepath]

Player Name: britt
Character Name: Cal Kestis, Steve Rogers, Viktor

Request: hi mods!! cal, steve rogers, and viktor arcane would like to do whatever they can to get the farhill mining camp shut down and evacuated! both immediately, so the workers don't get unalived by the beasts, but also in a way that improves working conditions permanently, because where the f*ck is the department of labor.

they'd probably go about this first by trying to use their influence to convince the mine's management to at least temporarily close down until the beast threat is dealt with, but they could potentially get more creative if that doesn't work, like sabotage or cal using a good old-fashioned jedi mind trick.

after that, in the long term, they'd try to get those kids out of there and improve things for the (adult) miners with better/more advanced mining equipment that viktor's working on — maybe they could negotiate handing over the machines in exchange for ending child labor? whatever works best.

[abraxasmods]

Hello!

1. The Free Cities would welcome assistance in evacuation. They may discover that part of the issue is many of the workers don't want to be evacuated. They're highly dependent on the income that comes from their mining work and are thus hesitant to abandon operations. As a result, it is not actually the government they need to convince. They will have to convince the workers themselves, and may be able to aid the situation by offering compensation or food. Eventually, the miners will agree given the extreme threat, but they'll be reluctant.

Note that while the mines can be shut down while threats are ongoing, the workers will remain in the mining town, which houses approximately 500 or so people. There is no other place in the Free Cities for them to go. However, characters can remain on patrol in the mining towns to protect them. The government has sent soldiers to do the same task.

2. While mining conditions such as better food, better safety equipment, and less heavy machinery can be considered depending - and is something characters can propose - characters should note the important political and social context of the situation. They will rapidly learn that many of the children are orphans who have nowhere else to go or are supporting very poor families. To remove them from the mines would doom hundreds of them to a life on the streets or in already overcrowded orphanages. It may also cause families to lose a source of income for sickly grandparents and diminish their ability to put food on the table.

Therefore, attempting to remove the children, or worse, replace them with automated machinery that would take their jobs, would be highly controversial amongst the laborers themselves. Many would be angry at this suggestion and consider it an attempt to take away their incomes, livelihoods, and homes.

The government, of course, will "allow the people to speak" and will stand behind the prevailing attitude of the miners.

[thepath]

oh my god, why is ✨capitalism✨

but thank you, this all makes sense. for the second point on long term solutions, we'll probably have to come back around to that later since that's super important context and we need a think. coughMINERUNIONcough

but for the immediate evacuation, is it possible for cal and steve (and possibly sam wilson, since steve might tag him in for his influence) to get the mining company and/or government to step in and provide relief/aid to the evacuated miners so they can, you know, still feed their families? in this scenario, they'd probably go to the mining company first to ask/convince/bully them to keep paying the miners, but if that doesn't work they could escalate to the government.

[abraxasmods]

The mining company will claim they don't have the funds to pay the miners as they need to keep the mining town up and running despite disrupted operations, damage, and lost profits. However, approaching Portam Hall will result in the government agreeing to provide monetary relief and aid to each working family. Cal and Steve may have to brave the lineups before they can reach the right department, but Sam may be able to speak to someone in charge quicker as a representative of the Conclave.

Soldiers will assist with the evacuation process and ensure it's orderly.

[thepath]

not them having to navigate the bureaucracy 😭

but thank you, mods! much appreciated.

[falcony]

coming in here just to confirm that sam is going to help get them through the lines as quickly as possible to help get some monetary relief and aid passed through. c: