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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nephtys" data-source="post: 2480561" data-attributes="member: 31780">Alessa listend to the heated debate attentively, politely and uncharacteristically quietly. Showing little on her face she thinks morosely, This is not going to be easy...   Alessa looks surprised momentarily, (that I won by such a small margin), then beams a radiant smile at everyone in the room. "Thank you, all of you who showed faith in me. I will do my utmost to see that faith rewarded. As for the rest of you, I hope that in time we can overcome our differences and work together in unity for the betterment of this great nation."  Alessa smiles, "Then I wish you a good night." -- As the others are leaving Alessa walks up to the Dean and adresses him in a voice meant only for his ears, [sblock]"It seems I have won a small victory here today, but in doing so have placed myself in a great deal of risk. Though the mission in itself should be easily resolved the true danger comes from the ranks of my companions. I believe now, after having witnessed the character of everyone in the committe, that a number of them would like nothing better than to see me and the negotiations fail. Regardless of my own actions, of how I conduct this operation, we may very well fail simply because of sabotage from those who care more about their own position than the welfare of this country. To prevent such sabotage, anything from open dissension in front of our counterparts to coldblooded assassination, I need true authority. Even as the figurehead and symbol of the committe I will take the consequences if we fail, my career will be irreversibly damaged while they can, and will, all certainly place the blame on me. I will, at the very least, need the authority to make an official agreement without having to submit it to a preceding vote. The other members should perhaps be given the right to ratify it retroactively, but I need to be able to conduct negotiations independently in order to have a chance to actually accomplish anything more than embarrassing the committe by bickering in front of the rebels.I will also need to be granted authority, as chairman of the committe, over the local civilian and military branches of government authority. There too I need to be able to give orders independently, without a committe vote, and my orders must preceed those given by the other members.Regardless, I will need a document, in duplicate and signed by our superiors, to prove whatever authority I do have." [/sblock] ooc: On the issue of the budget, am I completely wrong when I think we don't really need to spend anything before setting off for the North? The practical arrangements of the journey will be taken care of by the Dean, after all.</blockquote>

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