I'm not sure how, but I think we should probably look into how other major groups (magocracy, mostly) are making money.
Were there any details on that, actually?
We have no info about them on that matter. We know absolutely nothing about their economics, and very little about their governmental structure.
Personally, I am not sure how to model the thought process behind this decision. It feels a little dispassionate - they did just alpha strike two of ours, and Mami going and saying 'let's turn this disadvantage into an advantage' is good idea, but it also seems to miss out on some of the very human anger that would result from that sort of thing.
This is the main aspect holding me back on this idea. Strategically, it seems sound. Emotionally, it feels robotic; not something Mami would do, and not something most would support in the immediate wake of events.
possibility 2) one of the outsiders (Kyouko, Seto, Tokyo Nomads) takes a look at this, and from an outsider's perspective, tells everyone to shut up, and take our lumps, no one was lost, we need to see how open this group is to negotiation, and if they aren't, we need to be prepared to go to war
Unfortunately, I can't see
any of the main outsider leaders taking that attitude.
Kyouko is extremely territorial, and got shot up good during the encounter. "Taking her lumps" is not her style; she'd want revenge, but could be mollified that it was a 'mistake', and not push things.
Seto is cautious. She actually lost some of her girls to the class 3, and is more likely to play defensive in this matter, given the risk of almost losing more girls to another group (one of the top-end of magical girl fears). She can appreciate that the other group is taking a zero-tolerance on the risk of class 3's, but I very much doubt she'd want to jump in bed with them.
The Tokyo girls are from the hotbed of non-cooperation (which is itself the victim of a Tragedy of the Commons). In the Tokyo environment, it's mostly Every Man For Himself, because of the enormous risks involved in any cooperative endeavor. Even if they all know they
need to cooperate to survive, there's still no complete trust.
While
@TheEyes has a writeup that's vaguely acceptable, it still seems to have a somewhat weak foundation.
...I'm not quite sure what to vote for...
Unless there's something else you want to bring up as a consideration, the current proposals are basically diverging on two items:
1) Whether to use money directly for the food issue, or to make a mechanical change to how the stipend was applied. You either end up with a slight (possible) improvement in morale (based on +$50/month per girl), or you maintain a higher monthly income ($4000 instead of $1000).
2) Where you stand on the possibility of Mami negotiating a trade deal with the Nagoya group. The option is in both plans, but there's still a bit of tentativeness to it.
Oh, and mine buys a couple more kelvar sets in prep for next month's hunting, but that's not critical.
@Elder Haman - Error in your unit totals. You have 1.5 vets in grief management, but your total for Morale is 3, rather than 3.5. Your total vet allocation is thus 52.5 instead of 52.
