Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-24664052-20151123080413

House Bill 235, the controversial law that allows non-corrupting mamono to live on human society of the HLF nation, has been finally passed as a new law. While the HLF government has been lauded by international organizations and world leaders of the Earth and MGE world as taking a step to bring lasting peace between humans and mamonos, the citizens of the HLF who had lived as people who follow the law of the Order are not as pleased. And that would be an understatement.

When the pro-Order politicians, people (mostly members of the Order religious party Goddess’ Light) and military officials who had been Order citizens had caught wind of HB-235 before, letters have deluged to President Mendeleev and the Congressmen from the Order clergy and politicians to stop the passage of the bill. In response, the government decided to hold a nationwide plebiscite. The pro-bill voters, mostly citizens of former monster-friendly states integrated to the HLF nation and immigrants from the Earth, outnumbered the anti-bill voters mostly constituted from the citizenry of the former Order nations by a margin of 60-40, thus sealing the passage of the bill. Needless to say, the anti-mamono people vehemently protested against the new law the next day after news has been given that HB-235 has been passed. ''Lescatie City Square ''

The Order citizens of Lescatie are in outrage, declaring their aversion to HB-235. Slogans such as “Lescatie is holy!”, “No to mamonos! Yes to freedom!” and the like are being raised and shouted out by the rallyists. A significant number of them are crying for Mendeleev’s resignation and adoption of more hardlining measures against the mamono, or all-out war for the total destruction of the Demon Lord and her mamono. Fortunately, however, the protest hasn’t escalated to violence…yet.

''Presidential Palace ''

President Mendeleev silently brooded about the uncovering situation. Right now, a massive rally is going in the town square. While the riot police, militia and HLF Lescatie Garrison have the situation under control and the protesters are still not resorting to violent means, sooner or later, if the situation is let be, they may, and use of force will be inevitable, resulting in a bloody uprising.

The situation is as delicate as he thought to be, if not more. The Order had been a great ally for the HLF, and if not for them, the Demon Lord wouldn’t have been defeated, or worse, have turned the tide and brought the war to Earth. The Order’s experience with monsters has been far more valuable than the modern war technology they brought into, and thus, the HLF and Order share a special relationship even more bonded than America and Britain. And now, that bond is being put into its most stressful test in the date.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">According to the police and Presidential Guard, most of the protesters consist of followers of the Order, a significant number of them especially in Lescatie, equaling the combined numbers of non-Order citizens and Earth immigrants. For them, such city has a historical, cultural and political significance, being a major center of the crusade against mamono in the past. Accepting the monsters they have fought against in the city they’ve considered home is unacceptable.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Cabinet members, as well as the Joint Chiefs of Staff are seated, tensely waiting for further instructions. “Mr. President, what do we have to do now?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NOTES:

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1. <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">You are controlling the HLF great generals and the President, but I’ll be controlling the situation (responses from the anti-mamonos, results of your actions, etc.) depending on your actions.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2. Hint: Soon, dissent will not be just limited to rallies. Watch out for other signs and if you know what those possible signs are, take measures to prevent them.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3. Hint 2: Old hatreds die hard

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4. Hint 3: Controlling the Great Generals does not equate to having the entirety of the armed forces loyal to you. Depending on your actions, you may win or lose support majority of the armed forces.

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