Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-28718853-20190415172622/@comment-33398500-20190513084307

Seriously? An advertisement to give mamono their husbands?

Shaking my head at the notion of having to actually come up with some way to motivate prospective soldiers to throw themselves into the advancing waves of the demon realm, I decided to put the effort into coming up with an idea which I finally presented to the mayor.

“Hmm… somewhat unusual for a recruitment ad…” he murmured to himself, looking over the wording of the advertisement “…but it just might work. Would you be able to do the announcement?”

Strangely enough, I found myself agreeing to this request…

…which is why I find myself here, at the regional radio station, about to deliver the recruitment ad I came up with, despite not really having any experience with this sort of thing…

Heaving a breath, I looked down at the microphone, as the red light came on “Greetings. My name is Nem, and I am representing the town, and I address you today to say… we’re in dire straits. I am not going to lie to you… the situation we find ourselves in is quite dire… the kingdom on the border… has fallen to the enemy… and even closer, a dark sorceress, a lich has made their home. From both threats, this town, and our way of life is threatened…” giving a heavy nod, as if a self-reflection that I was doing the right thing, I continued.

“But, even as difficult the situation we find ourselves in is, this is not the end. We are in danger, it is true, but it is in these moments, where the peril is greatest, that humanity finds its greatest strength! There is great risk to taking action, but if we are to sit and do nothing, then we subject ourselves to certain doom! Everyone knows the truth, that if we give in, we will be destroyed in a mere generation! This leaves us only one option: we fight.” Again taking a breath as I got ready to deliver the next part, I wondered if I was doing the right thing, encouraging people to take up arms and be ready to fight our neighbours, but I already knew the truth – every word I was saying was correct.

“As we must fight, we must all move together. To move together, we must become part of something greater! I call upon all who are capable of doing battle: now is the time! Join the townsguard, and together, we shall defend our lands, our families, everything we hold dear, against the enemy that stands at our very doorstep, and in this one moment, declare that we are not afraid! Thank you for your attention.”

Turning off my microphone, I looked up at the man who was managing the broadcast, who only gave me a firm nod. Nodding back to him, I got up and left to get back to what I normally did.

From what I heard after that, the recruiters for the townguard had to turn away a third of all the people who showed up to try to join, either from a lack of adequate weaponry to equip them, or because they were too young (I’ll admit, I forgot to mention an age requirement when I made the broadcast), though, at this point, I found myself having to sign up as well, as many had asked where the man who had made such an ardent plea for support actually was and why he wasn’t there with them…

…so now I found myself a member of the Townsguard when the invasion came: a legion of undead from the Lich’s laboratory and swarms of ‘hungry’ mamono from the next kingdom over.

All right then.

Unfortunately, despite my address boosting membership, the Townsguard was ill-equipped and lacked competent military leadership, so we became easy pickings for the enemy, and they were upon us before we could even truly muster a defence.

Even worse for me, as I had attempted to encourage the frightened men I found myself surrounded by, a mamono who had been flying above the area now pointed at me for some reason, only for me to be abducted by two others who had flown by, and thrown into the mayor’s office, where a buxom succubus with a somewhat regal air about her currently stood, along with the mayor himself.

“This is the one who sought to steel this town against us?” she asked the others, who seemed to be her minions or something of the like.

“Yes, milady.” The two of them said as one.

“Is he?” she then asked the mayor, who nodded, seeming terrified of this mamono.

“Perhaps you should ask him yourself…” I commented, not at all amused as I stood back up.

“Oho, so this one does have spirit.” She commented, despite the fury I could sense from her backup. “Good.” She giggled, before instructed “But you’ll be using that speaking skill of yours to foster relations between man and mamono rather than encouraging fear and hatred like you did before.”

Unfortunately, the town was lost anyway, becoming an extension of the demon realm that had taken over the kingdom next to it, and my objection to using my craft to further enthral the populace now has me landed in the town jail. While I’m not sure what happens next, I have the feeling I’m not going to like it…

Just HAD to do the broadcast myself, didn’t I?

(Might add onto it, haven't decided yet)