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fandomhigh2020-09-15 10:52 am
tellmehowstuffworks) wrote in fandomhigh2020-09-15 10:52 am
Guiding the Powerful Yet Incompetent, Tuesday, Second Period
This week, the students would find themselves in a different castle, in a throne room, with the king lounging upon the throne. "Congratulations," Yennefer said from her customary spot behind him. "You have convinced your king not to casually and blatantly steal from a subject. However, he still thinks the castle needs some...freshening up. Redecorating. Perhaps even a whole new castle! Yes, that's the ticket. A monument to his magnificence that will stand for centuries to come. Of course there will have to be a major tax hike to pay for it.
"Of course, as the person who pays attention during meetings, you know that the people are already overtaxed, and furthermore there's a drought on and there are concerns about the harvest. Now. You are probably not going to be able to get the king to lower taxes to give the peasantry a break or anything noble like that. I'll just go ahead and tell you that right now. Your job is to convince him to dial back or delay his plans. Sometimes mitigation is all you can do."
She clicked a button on the remote and the king came to life, saying, "Oooh, and in the new castle we can have a hall of enchanted mirrors."
"Of course, as the person who pays attention during meetings, you know that the people are already overtaxed, and furthermore there's a drought on and there are concerns about the harvest. Now. You are probably not going to be able to get the king to lower taxes to give the peasantry a break or anything noble like that. I'll just go ahead and tell you that right now. Your job is to convince him to dial back or delay his plans. Sometimes mitigation is all you can do."
She clicked a button on the remote and the king came to life, saying, "Oooh, and in the new castle we can have a hall of enchanted mirrors."
Re: Convince the King
"Yes, your majesty," Yennefer droned.
Re: Convince the King
"Oh, but we can't raise taxes this close to the harvest," Shuri said. "Um, the poor, easily frightened peasants think that will cause their gods to become angry and then they won't harvest the food and we'll all starve to death."
That seemed like a thing that could happen, right?
Re: Convince the King
"Then I will make them work!" the king declared. "They can't just not harvest the food!"