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Chapter 14 by Trom1806 Trom1806

So, you have chosen the path of diplomacy. A good decision. Alas, this decision is temporary...

A month passes... Unfortunately, the consequences of your decision lead to the unexpected.

Well, you have shown diplomacy and eloquence, convincing the crowd of angry inhabitants of The Green Oasis to disperse peacefully.

Harmony, mutual understanding, a tendency to compromise and mutual respect - these are all wonderful concepts.

And the thought that these concepts will be implemented in your settlement gives you a pleasant feeling of satisfaction.

So, you have returned to your routine duties as mayor of the settlement.

However, there is one unpleasant aspect to eloquent oratory - these oratory speeches have a short-term effect.

Usually, eloquent speeches do not solve the problem.

And many persons are interested in solving problems. And these persons only demonstrate increasing discontent if they see that their leader is simply trying to get rid of their requests with pleasant placating words.

About a month after your outstanding oratorical performance, tensions among the population of The Green Oasis reached a high level again.

This was reflected in an increase in crime.

Thefts.

Robberies.

Drunken fights.

There were even a couple of murders.

And often conflict situations occurred between different groups of the population.

Between humans and ghouls

Between humans and windriders.

Between windriders and ghouls.

And there were also unpleasant situations involving various types of mutants...

However, nothing surprising: when the population grows, so does the potential for conflict.

But what should you do now?

Crimes must be punished.

But until you come up with a specific way...

You are distracted from your thoughts by Tina, who enters your office.

You are pleased to look at her graceful body.

Her blue-black hair flutters down to shoulder level, her dark brown eyes are wide and look at you with concern.

She says to you in a hurry: "Mister mayor! Please, follow me! There's something weird going on in the square and you need to be present…"

You follow her, confused.

There's a large and diverse crowd in the central square.

The hum of voices. The hubbub of the crowd.

You walk up to the podium, accompanied by a security detail.

The multi-voiced shouts almost deafen you.

"We need a new mayor! Dar Vanlu doesn't do shit except make empty speeches and promises!" - a stocky human dressed in a dirty, torn jacket shouts.

"What the fuck are you running this place for?! No one elected you! We need to call elections and elect a new mayor! Zara would be a better leader than you!" - a lanky female-ghoul dressed in a grey, worn-out robe shouts.

"Elections! Argh!" - shouts a large, muscular, green-skinned mutant without thinking, who hardly understands the meaning of this word (but he certainly enjoys noise and chaos).

"Elections! We want elections of mayor!" - the multi-voiced noise of the crowd almost provokes a headache.

"Elections! We must end crime!" - you are surprised to see how even some of the windriders who are standing in the crowd join in the shouts.

You continue to stand among the warriors of the elite squad of your guard.

Ben pushes closer to you and whispers to you: "Fuck, these ungrateful fools came up with some absurdity ... What will you decide? Disperse the crowd by ****? Or still put on some idiotic show for them?"

So, it is time for you to make another difficult decision.

Option one: no elections. The crowd will be dispersed by ****.

Option two: let's make a bright show. Let this show be called "elections". You will give the necessary orders. The counting of the results will be guaranteed to be such that you will still remain mayor of The Green Oasis.

Option three: You organize a real election. You are confident in your ability to convince a disgruntled population. You will still be mayor of The Green Oasis. But… What happens if you overestimate your abilities?

So, you stand in front of a large and noisy crowd. You say that…

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