Guiding the Powerful Yet Incompetent, Thursday, Third Period

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"Congratulations," Yennefer said, sounding like she was in no way congratulating her students. "However you did it, you successfully convinced your king not to steal tapestries from a noble. However, he still wants new tapestries to hang in the Great Hall. Freshen the place up a bit. Problem: tapestries are expensive. Solution: levy a new tax to pay for them! New problem: the peasantry is, if not overtaxed, definitely heavily taxed, and all reports indicate the harvest will be bad, due to...various weather conditions, don't worry about that. Perhaps redecorating is not what we should be spending the people's money on right now? Just a thought. That you may wish to convince His Majesty of."

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Sign In

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What now?

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Shuri

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Belle

During the Lecture

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The old tapestries look fine!

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"Are there other ones in storage somewhere we can dust off and pretend are new and shiny?" Shuri asked.

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"Ones he's forgotten he has?" Belle suggested. The king seemed like the sort who might forget he owned something if it were put out of his sight long enough.

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"He doesn't strike me as the long-term memory type," Shuri said with a giggle.

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"He certainly does not! I'm sure he doesn't know half the things he has."

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"All of them tacky," Shuri said.

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"That might work," Yennefer agreed. "You could ask the maids to do an inventory. As a bonus, it will keep them away from the king."

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Shuri made a face at that. "Can we just tell me we're doing it and distract him with something else that's shiny?"

Talk to the King

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"Oooh, and perhaps new furnishings," the king was saying. "This is all so...last century. And it should all be gold!"

Talk to Yennefer

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Does she enjoy your suffering? Maybe.

OOC

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Maybe we'll impeach this guy one week.