A Conversation With Chief Joe & An Interesting Proposal

[Ezekiel Jones]

Hut

You are inside an empty hut.

Here you can see Biophiliac, Chief Joe, Caroline The Vampire, and Ezekiel Jones.

Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows heads. (2012-01-19 09:05)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows tails. (2012-01-19 09:05)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows tails. (2012-01-19 09:05)
Ezekiel Jones says “Hello chief joe.” (2012-01-19 09:06)
Ezekiel Jones says “I hear that you have now styled yourself as our 'king'.” (2012-01-19 09:06)
Ezekiel Jones says “I believe my objections to the concept of a monarch in Wiksik are a matter of record, so i will not waste time explaining them.” (2012-01-19 09:09)

Chief Joe furtively steals peeks outside. He munches on some kind of nutty bits from a styrofoam bag. He reads a few pages of 'Guns & Girlies', dated July 2006. He rolls a short cigarette using banana leaf. (2012-01-19 09:09)

Ezekiel Jones says “In any event, you can ask anthor about my position on the matter.” (2012-01-19 09:09)
Ezekiel Jones says “However, while anthor could safely be ignored as a minor nuisance, rumor has it that you have been starting wars.” (2012-01-19 09:10)

Chief Joe glances at the blue-haired Indian. "Well I'd hoped it'd be more like a constitutional monarchy. A king needs a council." (2012-01-19 09:10)
Chief Joe says “I was more looking for figurehead status, honestly.” (2012-01-19 09:11)

Ezekiel Jones says “Wars that may follow you home, and damage our relationships with out allies.” (2012-01-19 09:11)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows tails. (2012-01-19 09:12)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows heads. (2012-01-19 09:12)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows tails. (2012-01-19 09:12)
Ezekiel Jones says “And that should be you then?” (2012-01-19 09:13)
Ezekiel Jones says “What of these alleged acts of agression on your part? Are you the one who should decide when Wiksik goes to war?” (2012-01-19 09:16)

Chief Joe says “Unless you count putting the NG in its place. Hexoatl complained of being killed by Atropos for killing in the spirit hut. So I killed Atropos and told the witch doctors their law serves mine.” (2012-01-19 09:21)
Chief Joe says “And my law is that no native may kill another native except the king himself. me. And the king may only kill those who he's received complaints about, or in self-defense. A tidy arrangement you think?” (2012-01-19 09:23)

Ezekiel Jones says “So the figurehead is entitled to lay down laws then?” (2012-01-19 09:23)
Ezekiel Jones says “And to kill his brothers?” (2012-01-19 09:24)

Chief Joe says “when there are no laws in place, yes.” (2012-01-19 09:24)

Ezekiel Jones says “But is himself untouchable.” (2012-01-19 09:24)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows heads. (2012-01-19 09:25)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows tails. (2012-01-19 09:25)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows tails. (2012-01-19 09:25)

Chief Joe says “someone has to do it. would you prefer i set up a royal guard with orders to kill anyone who kills anybody else in Wiksik? That's the norm in other reserves. Seems pretty brutal to me.” (2012-01-19 09:25)
Chief Joe says “oh, i'm not untouchable. why do you think i'm hiding?” (2012-01-19 09:26)

Ezekiel Jones says “However you do it, the bottom line is that you intend to assert and impose your will over Wiksik.” (2012-01-19 09:27)

Chief Joe says “to serve as figurehead, the king has to take all the flak too. if I kill Atropos and Atropos or one of his buddies kills me back, then for me the matter's finished. The king doesn't get revenge.” (2012-01-19 09:28)

Ezekiel Jones says “Who then do you propose should hold you accountable for this great responsibility?” (2012-01-19 09:28)

Chief Joe says “The Council of Wiksik. like i said.” (2012-01-19 09:29)

Ezekiel Jones says “And if the council should will that there be no king? That the kingdom be dissolved?” (2012-01-19 09:30)

Chief Joe says “look, right now you have no laws except some stuff you made up two years ago. no way to enforce them under the last king. me, i'm cool with having little power and helping you guys out.” (2012-01-19 09:31)
Chief Joe says “but if you'd prefer, I can just walk out into the jungle and go hunting for six months. and leave you to sort things out with an NG that sounds a lot like the old KOW.” (2012-01-19 09:32)
Chief Joe says “not to sell you short or anything, but i'm guessing if i came back in six months you'd be in about the same position. maybe you'd have lost your head a couple more times.” (2012-01-19 09:33)
Chief Joe says “Indians need a strongman or strongwoman to lead them. the actual running of the kingdom I leave to the council.” (2012-01-19 09:34)

Ezekiel Jones says “You speak of the laws of anthor? There is a reason they failed.” (2012-01-19 09:36)

Chief Joe says “But if Jim Crowfoot comes up to me and says he wants to kill some white men, it'll be my call to take a warparty down to york, not the council's.” (2012-01-19 09:36)

Ezekiel Jones says “Wiksik has never had formal laws or leaders, and that has alwayse been the way we have liked it.” (2012-01-19 09:36)

Chief Joe says “Anthor's been king forever. except when there were a couple vying for power. i was talking about your laws on your clan page actually.” (2012-01-19 09:38)

Ezekiel Jones says “The council's purpose has never been to 'run' Wiksik. We exist to serve it.” (2012-01-19 09:38)

Chief Joe says “and i'm guessing anthor's laws failed because he got bored and forgot to keep up with them.” (2012-01-19 09:39)
Chief Joe says “what have done to serve it lately? besides yammering about democracy to me?” (2012-01-19 09:40)

Ezekiel Jones says “I have cut back the jungle that overgrew our village.” (2012-01-19 09:41)
Ezekiel Jones says “I have killed the tigers that stalked among our huts.” (2012-01-19 09:41)

Chief Joe says “look, i gave you my offer. you take a day to think about it. if you want to tell me to screw off, i'll screw off, leave you without a scratch.” (2012-01-19 09:42)

Ezekiel Jones says “I have chased and tracked those who have come here to spioll the blood of our brothers.” (2012-01-19 09:42)
Ezekiel Jones says “It is my opinion that because the council makes no laws, it needs no thugs to enforce them.” (2012-01-19 09:45)
Ezekiel Jones says “However.” (2012-01-19 09:45)

Chief Joe says “in the meantime look at my clan page. it has lots of answers for your questions, and it'll give you a good idea of what to expect if you let me stick around as king.” (2012-01-19 09:45)

Ezekiel Jones says “I will speak with the others, and tell them of your proposal.” (2012-01-19 09:45)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows tails. (2012-01-19 09:47)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows tails. (2012-01-19 09:47)
Ezekiel Jones tosses a gold coin into the air and catch it. It shows heads. (2012-01-19 09:47)
Ezekiel Jones says “We will speak again.” (2012-01-19 09:47)

[Ezekiel Jones]

Medical Hut
A shaman has been busy preparing healing herbs and has left plenty of small bundles of herbs hanging from the ceiling whilst they dry out.
Here you can see FishOutOfWater, AlexanderRM, Hexoatl, Otfried, bigtime, Hannibell, Allanon the Wise, Thing from the crater, and Ezekiel Jones.


Ezekiel Jones says “Chief Joe has made an... interesting proposal.” (2012-01-20 23:32)
Ezekiel Jones says “Specifically, he offers that as king, he might submit to the authority of The Council, and to serve it's will.” (2012-01-20 23:33)
Ezekiel Jones says “To me, this sounds like less of a king than a hitman, so i suppose the question is: do we need a hitman?” (2012-01-20 23:34)
Ezekiel Jones says “Since we make no laws, it is my opinion that we do not need a thug to enforce them, but at the same time he might be useful in other ways.” (2012-01-20 23:36)
Ezekiel Jones says “The other question is whether or not we can or sho” (2012-01-20 23:36)
Ezekiel Jones says “should trust him, given his history of behavior.” (2012-01-20 23:36)
Ezekiel Jones says “The second part of his proposal is that as the hitman king, he would have authority to conduct and persue warfare against other villages, without council input.” (2012-01-20 23:38)
Ezekiel Jones says “While i have alwayse maintained that Council members should be free to serve in whatever way they think fit, this does not sit right with me, given his history of agressions toward our neighbors.\” (2012-01-20 23:40)
Ezekiel Jones says “Please think this over, i will be back shortly.” (2012-01-20 23:41)

[Maj. Arcana]

You took too long to debate (as usual) so the decision's been made for you. Have fun doing...whatever. 

Joe