Turn 4--Diplomacy Choice
- Pronouns
- They/Them
We Inform, You Decide: Diplomacy Hunt 2428!
You have a number of candidates, but through a number of metrics, they have narrowed it down to three, and then asked for dossiers to be made on all three. Well, four, but you weren't going to ask Kikkizit to also be a Foreign Policy advisor. As smart as they were, and as much as they had gotten along very well with the Prime Minister of Sol, they had other duties that should occupy them. Thus it was down to these three.
B'iyiuna
A popular news figure and 'personality' they were one of the people who made you Speaker. That wasn't even hyperbole, they had masterminded actions across the planet to get your name out when Kikkizit had declined, and they'd played nearly as large of a role in the revolution as you and Kikkizit. Sort of that second tier, but at the top of it, and with enough in the way of personality and pizzazz that they'd even been clicked-about as a potential candidate for the office that had become the Speakership. Whether from humility or a keen sense of the odds, they had declined and thrown themselves into the process in other ways.
Since your election, they'd thrown themselves into dozens of causes, from the deeply political to reuniting parents and children separated by the prisons and child-work system of the old regime, and all of it part and parcel to their own holonet show and station. It had apparently worked, as they were incredibly popular, and if an election was held tomorrow, should Speaker Vorzhan step down, B'iyiuna would be among the top twenty most popular candidates. They haven't asked or clamored for a role, but among many it is expected that Vorzhan will eventually bring him in, especially since the Speaker had been moving towards the people for the past two years. B'iyiuna stood with the people as well, for measures to invigorate the popular will, write a constitution, as Vorzhan was expected to eventually do, and begin to intertwine the people with the Speaker until they were one. They did, though, advocate a more radical, rapid pace of reform than had been the case sofar.
What they lack is foreign policy experience, and while their domestic diplomacy is great, they in turn would have to rely on advisors for external affairs, and they are likely to have their own opinions on a number of key issues. Which can be a good thing, since thus far neither Kikkizit nor Hazitean are exactly in agreement with you either. Something to think about.
Uhan Darisnis.
An oddity in some ways, very normal in yet others, Uhan is one of the most respected theoretical minds on Gazinitah, and like Kikkizit (a friend, if not a close one) they have a reputation. Their specialty is systems, not only of interaction but of control. They've written some articles on management philosophy along those lines, but their primary focus seems to be the intergalactic system, and how it works, and doesn't, to achieve and maintain peace. They also published a number of articles that got them fired from their job, suggesting that Gazinitah was an irrelevance to foreign policy, and that serious overhauls would be needed to achieve positive affect within the system.
All of your experience, as well as the ties that had bound you to the Iashec show that, in retrospect, they were right, and when the revolution came they were allowed their job back. They have very little in the way of personal experience, operating entirely in the ivory tower, but they are pretty smart, and have the backing of some, like Kikkizit, who have influence. They seem to have pretty staid habits, except spiritually (and, it was good-naturedly rumored, sexually), where something of a revolutionary fervor entered them after their exile. They had changed their name to indicate their new religion (a variation of Barsan Mysticism which had only a hundred million or so followers on Gazinitah) and draw attention to their former Caste. Mechanics. As proof that the castes meant nothing, that they were defined by who they were, and that the Caste system was inherently flawed.
In all likelihood they wouldn't have accepted the post if you had not finally acted against Caste prejudice, but now they were willing to act. Their theoretical knowledge was as great as their lack of experience in direct diplomacy, their possibilities as great as it might take time for them to get situated.
Tezthen
Tezthen, the eternal runner up. She had almost been appointed ambassador to Sol twice, and thus far had taken being passed over in her stride. Of her personal conduct there was very little to say, no known scandals at all- but, she worked under the old administration. With recent revelations and money appearing in all sorts of accounts, some wonder whether she will be the next to be painted with the brush, though if she is you'll know it's all been a frame-up, considering you went through her record with a fine-toothed comb and found nothing particularly untoward other than the fact that she spent a long time as a diplomat under the old regime, which is not in and of itself damning evidence. It'd be an action that some would view as having implications of retrenching or moving towards supporting the old elite, for better or worse, but those impressions would be just that: impressions. Then again, impressions do matter in diplomacy.
Tezthen is no doubt well aware of that as she is incredibly experienced as a diplomat, both in theory and practice, and she has extensive experience dealing with human polities as well as a decent showing in interacting with other Xvorzith hives. Certainly, she'd bring with her not only experience, but the trust of other diplomats, and that's no small boon. Either way, just like the other two, whether she's picked or not, she'll no doubt appear again.
A very good choice, you are quite tempted by her credentials as you had been before, even as a part of you was wary at what some may perceive of your actions even when there is no reason to worry or think that she represents a backslide.
Make your choice!:
[] B'iyiuna
[] Uhan Darisnis
[] Tezthen
*****
A/N: So, here we go. Thanks to McClenahan for the help, they gave me some ideas and then I expanded them and tried to flesh them all out. All of these are people you're going to have to be dealing with, whether you pick them or not. They're going to become recurring figures. Also, yeah, each of them have their own plotlines, both as an adviser and not, and unique options, bonuses, etc, etc.
You have a number of candidates, but through a number of metrics, they have narrowed it down to three, and then asked for dossiers to be made on all three. Well, four, but you weren't going to ask Kikkizit to also be a Foreign Policy advisor. As smart as they were, and as much as they had gotten along very well with the Prime Minister of Sol, they had other duties that should occupy them. Thus it was down to these three.
B'iyiuna
A popular news figure and 'personality' they were one of the people who made you Speaker. That wasn't even hyperbole, they had masterminded actions across the planet to get your name out when Kikkizit had declined, and they'd played nearly as large of a role in the revolution as you and Kikkizit. Sort of that second tier, but at the top of it, and with enough in the way of personality and pizzazz that they'd even been clicked-about as a potential candidate for the office that had become the Speakership. Whether from humility or a keen sense of the odds, they had declined and thrown themselves into the process in other ways.
Since your election, they'd thrown themselves into dozens of causes, from the deeply political to reuniting parents and children separated by the prisons and child-work system of the old regime, and all of it part and parcel to their own holonet show and station. It had apparently worked, as they were incredibly popular, and if an election was held tomorrow, should Speaker Vorzhan step down, B'iyiuna would be among the top twenty most popular candidates. They haven't asked or clamored for a role, but among many it is expected that Vorzhan will eventually bring him in, especially since the Speaker had been moving towards the people for the past two years. B'iyiuna stood with the people as well, for measures to invigorate the popular will, write a constitution, as Vorzhan was expected to eventually do, and begin to intertwine the people with the Speaker until they were one. They did, though, advocate a more radical, rapid pace of reform than had been the case sofar.
What they lack is foreign policy experience, and while their domestic diplomacy is great, they in turn would have to rely on advisors for external affairs, and they are likely to have their own opinions on a number of key issues. Which can be a good thing, since thus far neither Kikkizit nor Hazitean are exactly in agreement with you either. Something to think about.
Uhan Darisnis.
An oddity in some ways, very normal in yet others, Uhan is one of the most respected theoretical minds on Gazinitah, and like Kikkizit (a friend, if not a close one) they have a reputation. Their specialty is systems, not only of interaction but of control. They've written some articles on management philosophy along those lines, but their primary focus seems to be the intergalactic system, and how it works, and doesn't, to achieve and maintain peace. They also published a number of articles that got them fired from their job, suggesting that Gazinitah was an irrelevance to foreign policy, and that serious overhauls would be needed to achieve positive affect within the system.
All of your experience, as well as the ties that had bound you to the Iashec show that, in retrospect, they were right, and when the revolution came they were allowed their job back. They have very little in the way of personal experience, operating entirely in the ivory tower, but they are pretty smart, and have the backing of some, like Kikkizit, who have influence. They seem to have pretty staid habits, except spiritually (and, it was good-naturedly rumored, sexually), where something of a revolutionary fervor entered them after their exile. They had changed their name to indicate their new religion (a variation of Barsan Mysticism which had only a hundred million or so followers on Gazinitah) and draw attention to their former Caste. Mechanics. As proof that the castes meant nothing, that they were defined by who they were, and that the Caste system was inherently flawed.
In all likelihood they wouldn't have accepted the post if you had not finally acted against Caste prejudice, but now they were willing to act. Their theoretical knowledge was as great as their lack of experience in direct diplomacy, their possibilities as great as it might take time for them to get situated.
Tezthen
Tezthen, the eternal runner up. She had almost been appointed ambassador to Sol twice, and thus far had taken being passed over in her stride. Of her personal conduct there was very little to say, no known scandals at all- but, she worked under the old administration. With recent revelations and money appearing in all sorts of accounts, some wonder whether she will be the next to be painted with the brush, though if she is you'll know it's all been a frame-up, considering you went through her record with a fine-toothed comb and found nothing particularly untoward other than the fact that she spent a long time as a diplomat under the old regime, which is not in and of itself damning evidence. It'd be an action that some would view as having implications of retrenching or moving towards supporting the old elite, for better or worse, but those impressions would be just that: impressions. Then again, impressions do matter in diplomacy.
Tezthen is no doubt well aware of that as she is incredibly experienced as a diplomat, both in theory and practice, and she has extensive experience dealing with human polities as well as a decent showing in interacting with other Xvorzith hives. Certainly, she'd bring with her not only experience, but the trust of other diplomats, and that's no small boon. Either way, just like the other two, whether she's picked or not, she'll no doubt appear again.
A very good choice, you are quite tempted by her credentials as you had been before, even as a part of you was wary at what some may perceive of your actions even when there is no reason to worry or think that she represents a backslide.
Make your choice!:
[] B'iyiuna
[] Uhan Darisnis
[] Tezthen
*****
A/N: So, here we go. Thanks to McClenahan for the help, they gave me some ideas and then I expanded them and tried to flesh them all out. All of these are people you're going to have to be dealing with, whether you pick them or not. They're going to become recurring figures. Also, yeah, each of them have their own plotlines, both as an adviser and not, and unique options, bonuses, etc, etc.
