Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
Presumably groups that wanted to see our country taken down a peg sold them food, but once trade normalized it made more economic sense to buy food primarily from the people they just rebelled against due to proximity.
Dragon Ball: After the End
Presumably groups that wanted to see our country taken down a peg sold them food, but once trade normalized it made more economic sense to buy food primarily from the people they just rebelled against due to proximity.
Bakkasama
There is always a greater fool
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pronouns
- He/his
I actually meant what I asked. How did they manage to survive when they revolted a hundred years ago if the country they revolted against had all the food? I get trade would go back to normal after a while but what about during and immediately after the war? Did they invade on top of rebelling and demanded food as weregild? Did they trade with somebody else? Why wouldn't they trade with other people instead of Aramaia?
- Location
- The Great Beyond
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
Stockpile food before the war? I mean, if you are planning to rebel, it's a sensible step.
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic
Alternatively, maybe the population was smaller and a large share of the population subsisted on fish, game, foraged food, and their own shoe leather, while another large share of the population just quietly starved.
- Location
- Rockford, USA
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Aha. One part stockpiling, one part smuggled foreign donations from powers that found Aramaia being otherwise occupied to be a pleasing proposition, one part reparations, and one part the civilian populace being willing to starve if it meant the soldiers had enough to hold the Aramaians just that one season more that they always seemed to need. But in peacetime, Tastreya is between Aramaia and the Arctic Circle. All shipments go through Aramaia anyway, and thus eat any tariffs they care to impose, in addition to having to haul food across all that land without a profit en route. Trading openly just is not profitable...unless you're Aramaian and are right next door.
- Location
- USA
They use tariffs still!? That's like asking to ruin global free trade.
Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it still hinders free trade on a global scale.
Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it still hinders free trade on a global scale.
- Location
- Rockford, USA
- Pronouns
- They/Them
So it does as a general rule. Although the amount of impact that stifling trade to Tastreya has on the global economy is cosmetic at worst.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Why turn down free relationship grinding?
I'd rather not get anywhere near reverse engineering Jaffur's style while he's sitting right there, I'm thinking Fasha. Talking to Jaron is an option, but it feels risky.
I'd rather not get anywhere near reverse engineering Jaffur's style while he's sitting right there, I'm thinking Fasha. Talking to Jaron is an option, but it feels risky.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
- Location
- United States
Why does it feel risky? I'm not sure I understand your thought processes.
- Location
- The Great Beyond
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
"let's get the boy our age alone" is high on the list of easily misinterpreted plans- do we want to risk that perception?
- Location
- Australia
He's our friend and he's been our friend for years now. For someone as shy as Jaron, it would make sense that a) we'd want to keep company with him since he's in someone else's home after a war just happened and got yelled at by his mum, and b) he'll probably loosen up some if he's with us and ONLY with us.
Even if it's misinterpreted in the way you think, what's the harm?
- Location
- The Great Beyond
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
Well, we do know at least one member of the circle of friends has a crush on him, as I recall.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
My thinking was that I want to do everything to avoid tipping off anyone that we still hate the Jaffur situation and might pull something fucky. Mom is here and very perceptive. Probably overly paranoid, and not talking to him here might also be suspicious to Mom, but I'm watching for hidden failure states that will yank the rug right from under this plan.
Bakkasama
There is always a greater fool
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pronouns
- He/his
We are in a basement. The most privacy we could likely achieve is whispering and as has been demostrated in this update, saiyans can eavesdrop really easily even masqued. So anything to do with Jaffur is a terrible idea and besides, Jaron is likely the most affected.
Idea though. Maybe we should contact Maya with telepathy and check with our ki senses where most of our friends are.
Idea though. Maybe we should contact Maya with telepathy and check with our ki senses where most of our friends are.
- Location
- Australia
Good point. I've changed my vote. I still think we should get Jaron alone because the "excuse" for it is very much valid. I've also included your Maya idea into my vote.
ChildishChimera
A umbran summon
- Location
- New York
Did you just ask to waste time.
[X] Try to talk with Jaron. He looks like he could use some company. And why hasn't he mentioned how fast and strong you were? He couldn't have failed to notice...
-[X] Contact Maya with telepathy. Check to see sure if she's ok and ask how the rest of our friends are.
-[x] so I'm surprised that your not surprised or impressed by my show of athletics out there *pose slightly * what gives.
-[X] ask if he'd like to be strong like you
-[X] Ask what it was like in his old town see how far back Jaron "remembers"
-[X] try to swap slightly edited childhood stories.
[X] Try to talk with Jaron. He looks like he could use some company. And why hasn't he mentioned how fast and strong you were? He couldn't have failed to notice...
-[X] Contact Maya with telepathy. Check to see sure if she's ok and ask how the rest of our friends are.
-[x] so I'm surprised that your not surprised or impressed by my show of athletics out there *pose slightly * what gives.
-[X] ask if he'd like to be strong like you
-[X] Ask what it was like in his old town see how far back Jaron "remembers"
-[X] try to swap slightly edited childhood stories.
- Location
- Australia
I just asked to be with our friend. That's not wasted time. It's unhealthy to think of social interaction with friends to be a waste of time.
NO. The dude got brainwashed hard by Dandeer. If she ever notices that something's unusual, she'd ask and he'd answer, because he wouldn't dare lie to the mother he loves so much. He's also under constant watch by Dandeer and Dad's spies.
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- Pronouns
- He/Him
Ditto. It's a very bad idea. What I want right now is for Jaron to not tell anyone about how strong and fast we were, since that could really piss Dandeer off. Mom is literally right there and will likely hear anything we whisper.
- Location
- The Great Beyond
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
[x] Board Game Night!
-[x] Make sure everyone feels included and has fun.
-[x] Make sure everyone feels included and has fun.
Khona Moshr
Pink Flamingo Cabal Healer(they/them)
- Location
- Alabama
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[x] Board Game Night!
-[x] Make sure everyone feels included and has fun.
Also there is the fact that parents often dont like leaving their kid alone with a someone of the opposite gender and so theres a chance she will keep an eye on us while giving an illusion of privacy.
-[x] Make sure everyone feels included and has fun.
Also there is the fact that parents often dont like leaving their kid alone with a someone of the opposite gender and so theres a chance she will keep an eye on us while giving an illusion of privacy.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[x] Board Game Night!
-[x] Make sure everyone feels included and has fun.
Seems like a safe plan that probably won't backfire.
-[x] Make sure everyone feels included and has fun.
Seems like a safe plan that probably won't backfire.