Topic: March GAC Meeting Transcript

FioHelston

Date: 2013-03-25 21:31 EST
((Posting in sections based on topic. Thanks to all who participated!))

Welcome and Introductions

fiohelston "All right," she set the agendas on a chair by the door so any latecomers could pick on up. "Let's go ahead and start. Welcome tonight to the March GAC meeting. We have refreshments tonight, so help yourselves."

Zack. Soft chuckle to hearing Lem and Vinny.

Candy Hart A smirk back at Audrey's smile, a bit of it contagious. As the wild Saffron appears Candy's eyes move over toward Matt. Assessing his state through their shared connection with the opals.

Steve Armstrong "Good seein' you, Alain." Two fingers curled around the neck of the offered bottle, before it was lifted in a salute to the man and tipped back for a long pull. Hawkish blue eyes flickered to Fionna when she began to speak.

Myria Graziano ::sliding on in, figuring on representing Kheld::

Alain DeMuer "Likewise," murmured low, once Fio had begun.

Rhiannon Brock ::She offered waves and settled at the table with a glass of juice::

Rachael Douglas Notepad and pen were withdrawn from an inside pocket of her trenchcoat, in preparation for note taking.

Ebon Ilnaren ::he took a plate of buffalo wings—with bleu cheese dressing—and breadsticks, and a tall glass of iced tea, and settled to a seat near Colleen and Rhi::

Spell "I love you Fio!" Calls out with a cheer.

New Members

fiohelston "I want to start tonight with a quick review of the Council Roster. If you have not seen the updates yet, they are located on the reverse of your agenda. (http://rdi.dragonsmark.com/forums/viewtopic.php"p =159465#159465 )

Marc Franco ::He sunk into a seat, setting his agenda down before him.::

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre She flopped down next to Audrey, cargo capris flumpfarattling as studded converses kicked up. She folded her legs into a half-lotus as she fished into her pocket, pulling out a small bag of chocolate-mint fudge. She raised a slim brow and held the bag out for Audrey. "Uh....same recipe as last time..."

PrlUnicorn ::She stifled a yawn and took a seat::

NorseLady Turns the piece of paper over, and reads.

fiohelston "I'll point out the recent changes. If you are here, and I call your name, wave so everyone knows who you are."

Goldglo ::he seemed about as calm as he got these days, for Candy's purposes::

Lem DeAngelo ::thumps Vinny and points toward Jesse:: ahem! ::coughs::

Zack. Flips it over for a moment to read over the Council Roster for a moment, with a wave offered to Collie and others. A momentary frown for a moment. Then turned it back over to look around.

fiohelston "I updated Apple Anderson's squire, who is Bayliss Cartier."

Vinny ::nudge:: shush. before she sees us here.

fiohelston "Candy Hart is rejoining the council as a civilian member. We're pleased she's stayed with us."

NorseLady Glances up from the roster as Fio notes the changes.

Katt She was keeping to herself it seemed but she did have an agenda to look over and was taking notes for her brother.

Audrey Horne ::She doesn't even look, just reaches into the bag and retrieves a piece of fudge. Eyes on Fio, she pops the treat into her mouth and falls into a lean against the vixen.::

Bayliss Cartier She stuck her arm up and waved a piece of pizza.

Bayliss Cartier Then resumed eating said pizza.

Spell "Where's Lemmy"!"

Ebon Ilnaren ::hearing that, he glanced over at Candy and gave her a jaunty salute::

Candy Hart Two finger salute of a wave to those gathered.

Lem DeAngelo ::sinks down in his chair::

Noah Shimmerscale He flickers back into veiw, and glance to the roster.

Rachael Douglas Notes were taken in a precise lefthanded script while she listened to the Governor.

Spell "You can have pizza too." She brought a slice of pizza to Shy.

Noah Shimmerscale Pulling out some sparklers and let them and toss it in another direction him and Lem so Jesse could go away.

fiohelston "Councilor G'Nort Esplenade G'neesmacher Dragoon-Talanador" she took a breath, "joined us last month in a 'Civilian' role. He recently won a barony in the duels and has decided to pull a Matt Simon and retain that seat, giving his baronial seat to his squire, Kimone Kidd."

Zack. Peace sign returned to Candy.

Steve Armstrong The feel of the vibrating phone in the machinist's pocket was worth a quick furrow of blonde brows, before he was plucking it from his pocket and rising to his feet. He answered it quietly during his progress for the door, but was in quite the rush by the time he hit the door and disappeared.

fiohelston "Lem DeAngelo, the new baron of Dragon's Gate is joining us tonight, with his squire, Noah Shimmerscale."

Rhiannon Brock ::She glanced to Fio and shook her head.::

Lem DeAngelo ::stands and gives a quick wave::

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre Saffron laughed with a fangy grin as she popped her own piece of fudge into her mouth, shifting her shoulder to better take Audrey's weight against her.

Noah Shimmerscale He does the same away, a nod and a small wave.

fiohelston "And I made the decision to invite the current Archmage, Vincent Smith, to join us as a standing member of the Council, for reasons everyone here should understand given recent events."

Rachael Douglas Raven brow lifted while she continued to take notes lefthanded.

Vinny ::he waved, not minding in the least that he was here primarily due to his magical expertise::

Spell "Vincent Smith is my husband!"

Spell Claps for him.

G Shows up, looking around. "Did I miss the drinking game?"

Ebon Ilnaren (s) One of many.

fiohelston "If I missed anyone new to the council, let me know." She cut a look toward G, who was a drinking game all on his own.

G "Fio, you missed one!"

Noah Shimmerscale Taking a seat, and looks around and back at the governor.

NorseLady Smirks as she hears Spell. Seems things are getting back to ....normal.

Lem DeAngelo ::grins and nods his head as he hears Jesse's proclamation::

fiohelston She cleared her throat and waited for him to enlighten her.

Spell "Fio looks very pretty tonight."

Dillon T Jones A shift of his form and he would finally just settled at the table Candy had claimed. Giving a tap of his boot to her chair just to mess with her as she tried to concentrate.

G "Using my infinite powers of deduction and super sleuth activity...I have deduced that you have announced Kimone Kidd was my Squire and taking over for Dragon's Gate!"

G "You are WRONG!"

Zack. Side glance to G for a moment, then back to Fio.

fiohelston "You changed squires and didn't tell me?" Guessing.

G "For my former squire as resigned her commission. And my new squire is on Salvador Delahada!! And he will take that place! When I get around telling him."

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "Sports!" She raised a fist....then brought it down....slowly....and checked to make sure she didn't scare Audrey too bad.

G "You may realise how awesome I am, now."

fiohelston "Saints and Proxies," she sighed under her breath before nodding. "Duly noted."

Candy Hart Eyes flicked over to Dillon and then back to the meeting as she took a long pull from her beer.

Issy ::She stalled her coughing long enough to enter and sit down. Though her eyes were narrowed and looking for Katt::

Katt "Note.." Writing it down. "No more sugar for G'nort."

Audrey Horne ::She's not afraid. She's too content to be afraid. All that the shout elicits if the tick of one dark brow.::

fiohelston "All right. Any other additions or changes before we move along?"

Spell Licks her lips at G.

G "Yes, there is something I'd like to add."

NorseLady Flips the piece of paper over to the agenda side.

fiohelston "Related to the roster?"

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "Sports! ~dootdoot doo dootdoot doo doodootdoot dee doot!~"

G "In a manner of speaking."

fiohelston "Very well."

G "I would like everyone to know, that Fio has lovely breasts. Thank you. Continue."

PrlUnicorn ::She winged a beer nut at G::

NorseLady Just stares at G for a few moments.

FioHelston

Date: 2013-03-25 21:32 EST
Governor's Service Medals

fiohelston She clicked her teeth lightly, and then glanced at the agenda. "Governor's Service Medals."

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "Boobs! ~dootdoot doo dootdoot doo doodoodoot dee doot!~

Andu Kirost ::Rolls his eyes and sips at his coffee.::

G Gives a 'What"' expression and gesture.

Spell Claps for G's statement about Fio's boobs.

fiohelston "I'd like to preface the announcement with a reminder that I implore you to nominate winners for these medals on a monthly basis. The criteria for selection are posted on the Biz Board in town hall."

Dillon T Jones Nothing much else there. He would take a few drinks of his beer now and then. And then he would laugh a second after G's comment about Fio's breasts. That was about it for the man.

NorseLady Slide of gaze back to the Governor.

Spell "I want to nominate Lemmy for being cute!"

Bridgette Sato She was quiet when she entered, slipping in and to the side to take up a lean against a far wall. Long legs crossed at the ankles and her arms folded over her chest as she listened to the proceedings.

Candy Hart Gestured to Dillon for a pen.

fiohelston "That said, I have four recipients to announce for February. The official announcement will be posted this week."

Vinny ::chuckles:: I second Jesse's nomination

Myria Graziano ::she was going to make Kheldar come to the next one of these. She really was::

Lem DeAngelo ::blinks:: Jesse said something that makes sense. This GAC business has a strange effect on people.

Spell Waves at Myria!

Rhiannon Brock ::She jotted a few notes on the paper in front of her::

Katt Sharp greens tipped to Issy and she gave a brief little smile but it didn't stay long. Listening to the...uh..banter" She just took notes quietly. Though..very tempted for a slice of pizza. Nom nom.

Ebon Ilnaren ::he took a drink of iced tea::

Rachael Douglas Notes were taken in her precise lefthanded script.

Noah Shimmerscale He kept quiet, listening all around him. A hand moves through his dark hair.

Audrey Horne ::Still listening, she lifts one hand up and holds it out palm up to Saffron.::

Kalamere ::slips in quietly, hoping not to interupt::

fiohelston "Congratulations forst of all to Koyliak VanDuran Simon and Locke DVestavio for their hard work on RhyDin Fashion Week. It was an exciting time in the city and so many people got involved that it really was an amazing week."

G He was momentarily sad no one asked him for his commentary on that night.

Goldglo ::he seemed please at that particular announcement::

Spell Brings G a slice of pizza.

fiohelston "Our second pair of recipients tonight are no strangers to this award either. Hosting events for the community is a hard job and these two always do a fantastic job. Congratulations to Rekah Ilyrianna and Marc Franco for hosting the Valentine's Disco Ball this year."

G Smiles at Jesse. He doesn't even look at the pizza, fearing it is filled with some sort of dead insects or worse.

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "~Dkka-dkka bumbttabumbttabumbtta baahaaah-twing!~" Oh look, another square of fudge appeared in Audrey's palm! Fancy that! "~Oooo Fudge-a-cuda!~"

Spell It could be...it could be.

fiohelston ((I rarely go OOC but I *have* to for this part, so please humor me.))

G "Valentines is evil."

PrlUnicorn What'd ya do, G, ferget ta get Merci a gift' ::She winked::

G "No. I don't believe in it."

Audrey Horne ::Down the hatch and then she's clapping for everyone. A glance is tossed to Candy, and soon she nudges Saffron.:: (vs) Share?

fiohelston ((There are a number of FANTASTIC group SLs going on right now, and earlier in March. The recipients I announced hosted events in February. I would encourage you all to consider these SLs when you think about nominees in March. Posted events sometimes fall under the radar.))

Marc Franco ::cue beauty queen wave before he returned to making notes in the margins of his agenda::

fiohelston She applauded all the recipients. "Congratulations to you all."

NorseLady Joins in on applauding the recipients.

Zack. He applauded the recipients.

G He applauds too, why not'

Spell "Fio is pretty." Said to G.

Candy Hart Gets a pen from Dillon, giving a clap for the medals being handed out before taking a quick note on the agenda.

Rhiannon Brock ::She applauded then went back to writing notes::

Noah Shimmerscale also applauds.

Ebon Ilnaren ::clapping for the award recipients::

Audrey Horne ::She's applauding again and there's a smile for Dill in there, too.::

Kalamere ::finds an open seat and claims it, assuming there's nowhere specific he's supposed to be and then joins in on the applause::

Rachael Douglas Black leather gloved hands were briefly brought together in applause before she prepared for more note taking.

FioHelston

Date: 2013-03-25 21:33 EST
Update on Old Temple

fiohelston "Next on the agenda, is an update on activities in the Old Temple District." She glanced around the room, and pursed her lips, skewing her expression for a moment when she didn't see who she was looking for.

G "Take a drink!"

Zack. Sip!

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre She'd gotten to clapping....and turned it down to a quiet golf-clap as she rooted through the fudgebag for a nice, good-sized pieced, and passed it to Audrey to pass to Candy, still quietly applauding.

Katt A little clap for those mentioned then back to writing.

Spell Reaches to grab Candy's water. Drinks it.

LadyAjaBird ::slips in quietly::

G Gets a bottle and shot glass, sets it beside him, pours a shot, downs it.

Zack. Nod to Aja when she came in, before looking back to the GAC members.

Candy Hart Jesse can have the water. Candy has beer. And isn't letting go.

Vinny ::the Overlord wasn't there. what a surprise...::

Audrey Horne ::She breaks it up for the couple, because she's sweet like that, and without asking she slides it that way, baby blue landing on Jesse for just a second. She doesn't mean to stare. Blame the fudge. A second later she returns to her lean against Saffron, attention falling back onto Fio.::

Noah Shimmerscale He stands up and moves to get two bottle of beers. Sitting back next to Lem, he offer one of the beer to Lem.

fiohelston "I am not going to spend a lot of time on this tonight. I've requested reports from those involved in the investigations, and have received a great deal of information. Because of the sensitive nature of some of it, I am not going to detail it."

Kalamere ::frowns, had hoped to miss the part where they talked about his district::

G "Fio looks sexy."

Lem DeAngelo ::frowns as he looks around and notices that Rakeesh is not present::

G Pours and takes another shot.

NorseLady Looks around for the liontaur, then focuses on Fio once more.

Dillon T Jones He joined the applause, of handedly. Looking at Jesse for a moment or two with a raised eyebrow. But again, he was quiet in the wake of the actual meeting. Nothing much smartass he could say.

Spell Copies G to take a sip of stolen Candy water.

Lem DeAngelo ::nods in appreciation as Noah returns with the beers:: Thanks.

Rachael Douglas Dip of raven haired head to the Governor in mute acknowledgment. Notes continued to be taken lefthanded.

PrlUnicorn ::She jotted a note or two then gave Fio a sidelong glance:: Governor, did anyone tell the ....Overlord that 'e's allowed a representative even though 'e's got no Squire?

Bridgette Sato Her eyes slid half-closed and to anyone that didn't know her well it might look like she wasn't paying attention to anything. The only people she knew were currently busy so she was satisfied observing without comment.

LadyAjaBird ::leans there against the wall simply listening::

fiohelston "Suffice it to say that there are many people involved. That the unrest in the district seems to be abating, in large part thanks to the snow storm, and that - as appropriate - community resources will be pulled together to continue to address any lingering issues."

Candy Hart Leaned forward to pick up a piece of the fudge. She sniffed it and paused. A look toward Audrey and Saffron. Candy passed the piece along to Dillon.

G "That counts." Pours and takes a third shot.

Noah Shimmerscale He nods at Lem, taking a sip of his beer. Blue eyes falls on Fio.

G "I'm gonna need another bottle at this rate." Frowns and stares at it.

Katt "(vsw) Good." She murmured and finally got up to go grab a piece of pizza. Moving back to her seat she munched quietly on the slice while listening to Fio.

Kalamere An the new baron in place there, ::sage nod, though his grin somewhat detracts from it::

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre She peeled back her lips for a very particular kind of grin to Candy and Dillon before sloooowly turning her head to watch the proceedings, her tail casting little sine waves all through its length.

Rhiannon Brock ::Rhiannon glanced up as she heard Kal's voice::

Issy ::She ran her tongue along her teeth, taking in Fio's reports and keeping her eyes on Katt for a moment longer::

Dillon T Jones Dillon ate whatever was handed to him without even looking at it. It was only when he was chewing did he give a look over to Candy with a raised eyebrow. "Mmm, good..." With a sharp grin, whatever that meant.

fiohelston "I believe I have mentioned in past meetings that ANY council member is allowed to send a representative in their place if they cannot attend. I cannot believe that he would not think this would be a topic of discussion this month." She was loathe to address his attendance, but since it was brought up, she did.

Candy Hart Pointed Dillon toward the fudge in Audrey and Saffron's care, should he want some more. She took a pull from her beer.

Audrey Horne ::She misses the look, but she doesn't miss Katt and she doesn't miss the pizza. Slowling getting to her feet, the redness of her eyes hidden only slightly behind a pair of reading glass, she heads over and snags up three peices; two for her and one for the vixen.::

Myria Graziano Let Little Lion Man stay under his rock! ::calling out:: Don't need his punk arse here!

fiohelston "Regardless, I had no intention of going into the details of things that I have been advised are sensitive to the safety of local families." A pointed lift of her brows to Collie at that.

G "Wonder if this counts as Rakeesh fumbling..." Ponders.

fiohelston "If members of the council have specific concerns or questions, I will be happy to address those privately later."

Rachael Douglas Lips briefly flatlined while she continued to take notes.

G Crew being Crew + Lion comment = 2 shots. Sighs and pours one, downs it, then another.

Spell Staring at G like he's amazing.

Spell "You're going to need to pee so bad later.."

G Is going to regret this later on.

LadyAjaBird ::waits for the discussion to move on since clearly the Overlord wasn't here and didn't look like he was coming::

G "It's just vodka."

PrlUnicorn ::She nodded to Fio once then eyed G with one of those "oohhh my" looks::

Candy Hart Candy took another slow drink. Nothing showing on her features.

Kalamere m' concern is tha' G's na sharin', ::said quietly with a glance at G'norts quickly emptying bottle::

G Which is going to destroy him at this rate.

FioHelston

Date: 2013-03-25 21:34 EST
Update on Winter Storm Hannibal

fiohelston "Moving on, an update on the storm."

G "You playin' the game, Kal" Come sit, you're 5 behind!"

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "Oh there it its..." Her ears dropped to make a W-shape with the rest of her head, suddenly stitting up very, very straight. She looked from the single slice.....to the two slices....back to the single....and up to Audrey. Nodding with a little sing-song "Hm hm!" in gratitude on taking the wedge of pizza.

Zack. Slips quietly from his seat and snags another beer along the way, before taking a lean by Aja now. Second beer offered to her.

Spell "If you drink hot tea you will have hot pee."

NorseLady Unable to refrain from snickering at Jesse's remark.

LadyAjaBird ::nods to Zack and looks towards Fio, since it was now about the storm stuff::

Katt She blinked at Issy and slowly slumped in her chair, attempting to hide her face a bit in the hood. She'd glomp on more of her pizza.

Dillon T Jones Dark eyes moved on over to the fudge Auds and Saff were hording. Dangerous women, but Dillon stayed where he was for now. Leaning back in his chair and kicking his boots up to the table top.

Spell "Shh, shh! The storm! Fio is talking about the frost giants!"

G "Matt smiled earlier when Fio, who looks sexy, mentioned the fashion show." He thinks. "Oh crap." Sighs.

Zack. Light nod in return as he looked back to Fio.

G Six additional shots down.

Audrey Horne ::Something has her tickled. She giggles onces, place her hand over her mouth and then snorts. It's possibly a combination of everything ever, but man..that's good pizza.::

Kalamere Fio always looks sexy...Let me see tha' bottle.

G It's totally going to catch him soon, not going to take long to hit his system, and he slides the bottle towards Kal.

LadyAjaBird ::sips the beer and waits::

fiohelston "I'm pleased to report that given the severity of the storm, we were fortunate that injuries and deaths due to the storm were surprisingly low. I have had reports of two elderly residents who were, sadly, found in their homes by neighbors when storm cleanup began. I think the low number of such reports is a direct result of action by the Welcome Centers to educate the public and their campaign to encourage citizens to check on their neighbors."

Goldglo ::sees G downing a load of drink and gives him a grin::

Marc Franco ::He watched with mild amusement as the drinking continued. The words 'only in RhyDin' were jotted down in the margin of the page::

G "'m gonna kill Seir..something fer this game..."

Kalamere ::refusing to try and catch up to G a shot at a time, simply produces a glass to fill before returning what?s left::

fiohelston "There was also a fishing vessel, the S.S. Fwoosh, that was reported lost at sea. Contact with the ship was lost when the vessel failed to make port before the storm struck."

G "Thanksh Kal. You're a true friend, man." Matts grin caused him to pour three more shots. Woulda been five, but he lost count.

Kalamere s.s. ...sunken ship

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre She had taken a bite a while ago....but she had been chewing that big first bite for a good long time....before finally swallowing. ".....Ohhhhh wow basil..."

Dillon T Jones "...This time, the fish strike back." This was said mainly to himself. Why he said it, probably was best not to ask.

fiohelston "Search and rescue so far has turned up no trace of the ship or its 15 crewmembers."

G "Those poor shailorsh.." Snuffle.

LadyAjaBird It wasn't the only ship lost. ::this to Zack quietly::

Goldglo ::raising a finger at that aspect of Fio's report::

Zack. Light nod to hearing Aja.

Audrey Horne ::She nods in agreement to G but can't seem to stop.::

Noah Shimmerscale Taking a sip, listening. his blue eyes glance around and falls on his mother and giving her a smile. before moving back on Fio.

Lem DeAngelo ::chuckles having barely heard Kal's remark::

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "....Maybe.....they came..." Her ears pinned right the f*ck back. "....from Innsmouth...."

fiohelston "And local shipping companies and independent fishing vessels have been reminded to contact the authorities if they find any trace of the Fwoosh."

Spell "I hope what is lost is found because treasure is always on ships."

Rachael Douglas Dip of raven haired head and a prayer in French was murmured. Notetaking lefthanded resumed.

Alain DeMuer Alain raised his hand.

Issy ::Her brows knitted as she looked at her fingers, listening to Fio::

NorseLady A frown appears, and a small shake of her head when she hears about the couple, and then of the fishing boat and crew. Perhaps someone will have survived.

Spell "Do you want to come diving with me for treasure?" To G.

fiohelston "Yes, Councilor DeMuer?"

Steve Armstrong Rubbing at the back of his neck, Steve slipped back in quietly, the last traces of his grimace fading as he retook his seat near Alain.

G "Yearsh of Academy training...washted..."

Spell "We can try and find this Es, Es Fah-woosh."

Alain DeMuer "Is there any information on where they were last sighted, or did they indicate their position during their last contact?"

G Looks over at Jesse. "It'sh gone, man. Gone."

LadyAjaBird ::glances over at Matt as his gesture was skipped over:

G Cheeks puff out in a closed mouth burp. Then lets out the breath.

Charles Blackstone Charles appeared outside the Tavern. Straighted his uniform before silently stepping in and moving to the back of the room.

fiohelston She checked the report, to confirm her information, before answering.

Spell "It is.." Tat's so sad."

PrlUnicorn ::Talk about being torn, she wanted to break up laughing at G's antics, but the announcement of a ship and its crew having gone missing quelled that desire. Her face took on a neutral expression.::

G "Mermaidsh got'em, for shure.."

G Pours another shot, cause he's stopped counting.

Candy Hart Candy broods into her beer.

fiohelston "Their last known position was Crescent Coast, about 30 miles out," she read aloud.

G "Ugh...I'm going to pay for this.." Candy broods, there's another shot taken.

Audrey Horne ::She holds her hand out to Saffron again, fingers wriggling all gimme gimme like.::

Alain DeMuer He took note of that, and nodded. "Thank you."

fiohelston "I'm afraid I cant tell if they reported that position or if it was a witness sighting."

G "The poor fish.."

fiohelston "Any other questions?" she looked around. Sometimes, it was easy to miss one when she was reading reports.

Goldglo Just to add, ::leaning forward:: in part to answer that question, the RASG hasn't been able to find any traces of wreckage near the Crescent Coast nor for several square kilometers around that area. It's possible they made port or crashed ashore somewhere and just haven't been able to communicate back here.

Kalamere Fwoosh, ::correcting G::

G "It'sh a fishing boat, right' Had fish. Fish are people too, dammit."

Zack. Gaze moved from council member to council member as they spoke.

fiohelston "Thank you, Councilor Simon."

Kalamere Umm...::nah, not worth it::

Issy ::Those deep brown eyes slid a near sneer to G'nort::

Alain DeMuer Alain looked up when Matt spoke and nodded, adding another note to his page.

fiohelston "Any other questions from the council before we move on?"

PrlUnicorn ::Somehow, G's bottle was full again::

Rhiannon Brock Yes.

G It's a St. Patricks day miracle.

Spell Moves to go crawl into Myria's lap if she can.

Charles Blackstone Charles just watched. A glance over at everyone there. Most being quiet though

fiohelston She motioned for her to continue.

NorseLady Glances over at G, wondering what he is talking about now.

Eregor ::he slipped into the Tavern, smiling at Rhi....and others, too::

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre Saffron raaaaaised an eyebrow, looking from one.....to the other.....to the other....."Maaaaaagiiiiiiiiiiic." The slim brows came together with a very confident nod....and another big-gigantic bite of pizza....while looking back to the fudge and her three compatriots....then shaking her head. "Bmoh..."

Bridgette Sato Alain got a longer look than most that spoke, green eyes hooded by shadow focused on him while he spoke and then moved on as the meeting did.

Rhiannon Brock Has the local merfolk community been contacted regarding any signs of the ship's whereabouts"

Dillon T Jones "We are all very cynical when sh*t goes missing..." Dillon Jones, Sociologist. He rumbled this to himself again as he looked around to the odd reactions from the crowd.

G He's playing the drinking game, of course.

NorseLady Fish are people, too"

LadyAjaBird ::makes a mental note to speak with Matt later::

G He's had a lot of shots, already. A lot.

fiohelston "We have no formal channels of communication there. If you do, by all means, we will welcome any information you can obtain."

Kalamere ::shakes his head at Shy trying to indicate it's not worth trying to correct him::

fiohelston "Any other questions?"

Rachael Douglas Notes continued to be taken in that precise script lefthanded.

fiohelston "If not, we'll move on to new business."

Candy Hart Shook her head. No questions here.

Rhiannon Brock ::Rhi jotted a note or two including one referencing Ed Batten.::

NorseLady Notes Kal's gesture, and grins. She has no plans on correcting G, just wonders about him.

G "I love bushinessh. Drinks for everyone!"

Issy ::As the leather-legged Judge shifted in her chair, a clearing of her throat gave way to a coughing jag which forced her to reach for the cloth tucked at her waist::

G Pours out another shot, raises it in salute to Fio, downs it.

Spell "I think Fio needs her own sky box." Hugs Myria.

Kalamere Wha' was tha' one fer? ::quietly to G::

Katt Oh and don't think Ed isn't going to get an earful for missing the meeting either.

FioHelston

Date: 2013-03-25 21:37 EST
2013 Gubernatorial Elections

fiohelston "The 2013 Gubernatorial election will be coming up soon. I've been in contact with the firm that monitors the election and have been assured that we will have dates to announce at our next meeting."

Rhiannon Brock ::She glanced up from her notes and gave Eregor a smile::

G "I need a reashon?" To Kal, though he thought he was being quiet, he wasn't much

fiohelston "Given the timing of that, I think it is safe to say that the elections will be held sometime in May."

Kalamere m'mistake...thought there were rules.

Spell "Myria for Governor!"

Audrey Horne ::She scribbles something down on the palm of her hand while the notebook looks on, neglected.::

G "Know what?d be funny' If we all voted for Rakeeshish." Snickersnorts to himself.

Goldglo ::continues to lean foward as the upcoming election's discussed::

Steve Armstrong Steve's bearded chin lifted slowly, for the pass of a weathered hand swept up his bottle and he was tipping it back for a swallow.

Kalamere I 'ave him at a 100:1 underdog.

fiohelston "As soon as I know more, I will share what I have." She shot a look sidelong toward G.

Marc Franco ::That was written down in all capital letters on his agenda. None of the interns would be taking vacations in May!::

Katt "Maybe I should run." She snerked a bit against her pizza slice.

Myria Graziano Don't think I'm Governor material ::for Jesse::

Noah Shimmerscale Rubbing the back of his neck, listening, bringing his beer to his lips.

G Holds one finger up to his lips in a Shh gesture, seeing sexy Fio's look. Whoops! Another shot.

Spell "I think you are, mine Myria. You are all types of material. Like velvet and felt."

Zack. Side glance to G for a moment, then back to Fio.

fiohelston "I think some of you have heard this informally from me, but I will make my own announcement official tonight and say that I will not be running for re-election this year."

NorseLady Now G's remark has her softly chortling. That is amusing to her, because she can just imagine the talk that would take place should he put his name on the ballot. Something she actually anticipates him doing, too.

Kalamere ::scoots a bit away from G so as to avoid the gaze::

Katt Her eeyes tilted to Fio when she heard that.

Katt ^eyes

Charles Blackstone A blink at Fios announcement

Kalamere Hmm...goin' ta need ta adjust tha' line then.

Audrey Horne ::Headtilt.::

LadyAjaBird ::nods a bit hearing Fio::

Spell "Fio is mine forever Governor."

Rachael Douglas Raven brow raised while she took notes.

Kalamere ::a glance over to Jesse:: Might be ye' could convince Deathlord ta run.

Spell "I can and will!"

fiohelston "It has been an honor to serve this city, and to work with the various members of this council over the last two years. I have many memories that I will always cherish of this time, but I do think that it is time to explore other avenues."

Issy ::The cloth still to her lips, Isuelt looked up to Fio quietly::

Steve Armstrong The machinist's own gaze was intent upon the governor.

Candy Hart Candy doesn't look surprised. Remains the silent beer drinker.

Katt She sighed quietly under breath. Just a bit of a disappointment but she understood what Fio meant about other avenues...

Spell "No one vote for Matt Simon or Candy."

G "Fio should name her shuccesshor."

fiohelston "I do not know what that will mean for the council, as this was an institution I created. Whoever wins the election will likely have their own processes. My recommendation will be to continue with the current roster, but the extent of my influence there remains to be seen."

Zack. Another sip of beer as he heard Fio on that.

Spell "She would name me." Nods at G.

G "You're so pretty."

G That was to Jesse.

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre She held the pizza crust like an advent candle, looking at everyone....listening to heavens knows what on top of the conversation.

Spell "I know. I am the most beautiful."

Candy Hart A flick of her eyes at Jesse. Flat look.

Ebon Ilnaren ::he wasn't surprised either, by Fio's announcement....G's declaration, however, had both of his eyebrows lifting::

fiohelston "Whatever happens, I have faith in this city and its citizens, and in each of you to continue to serve her in whatever capacity. I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for this experience."

Lem DeAngelo ::jaw drops hearing G:: Wuuuut'

Kalamere ::tries looking at Jesse through the glass of vodka to see if he could gain G's perspective::

Spell Claps for Fio!

LadyAjaBird ::glances over to Zack, thinks a moment then nods::

Steve Armstrong Steve's hands came together for applause.

Candy Hart Back to look to Fio. Candy tipped her beer in a toast toward the woman.

fiohelston "We will have two more meetings together, so you're not rid of me yet." She winked. G "Shotsh for Fio!" Two shots, even.

Audrey Horne ::Clippity clappity clap clap clap.::

Zack. Side glance to Aja with a smile.

Spell "I believe the nest meeting should be a slumber party."

LadyAjaBird ::joins Candy in the toast to Fio::

Zack. Toasts Fio as well.

Charles Blackstone Charles stood somberly at the back just observing

Rachael Douglas Dip of raven haired head to the Governor.

Katt She looked over to G'nort and fended a little pout. "But what if I really do want to run for Gov" I wouldn't have a chance." Looking over to Fio she shook her head a bit. "Fio. You've done so much..and people don't even realize it. It is a real pity. For me I am disappointed at the news but I understand..It was a great honor serving under you.."

Alain DeMuer "To your service," Alain added, raising his beer, then finishing it.

Issy ::There was a light smirk on her face as she looked to Fio, and bowed her head to the governor::

Lem DeAngelo ::raises his drink to the toast::

PrlUnicorn ::Collie pursed her lips as she considered who might be running for Governor::

Ebon Ilnaren ::and he, too, lifted his glass::

Spell "Fio has never done wrong!"

G Glancing to Katt as she speaks to him. "I'll vote for you, too!"

fiohelston She tipped her head in a nod of thanks to them all, her smile truly bittersweet.

Kalamere ::lifts his glass in toast as well, though part of that may be to cover why he had it up to his eyes in the first place::

Spell "I'll vote for whoever G votes for."

Spell "As long as they aren't a communist.."

Katt Blinks at G'nort. "Seriously?"

NorseLady It is too bad that Fio is not going to run for the position again, but she can also understand the need to do other things. Gives a salute to Fio.

G "Vote Empty Chair!"

Audrey Horne ::This sounds like a time to celebrate. She withdraws a small bag of brownie bites, because one good turn deserves another, and after tossing one to Dill, she pops one into her mouth and then gifts the rest to the vixen.::

Rhiannon Brock ::She looked at her mother:: I know what you're thinking. You should.

G Does the bangbang finger guns to Katt. "You got it, shure!"

Spell When she said `Communist`, she might have looked at Candy.

FioHelston

Date: 2013-03-25 21:38 EST
Undead Appreciation

fiohelston "We do have a couple more items to consider, and one thing that I had in my notes to add to the agenda....but ..." her brow furrowed, "it looks like my assistant missed it."

Ebon Ilnaren ::glancing at Rhi, then at Colleen::

PrlUnicorn ::She shook her head at Rhi:: Hell, no!

Koyliak ::slips in::

Zack. Soft chuckle to hearing Collie.

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "Ohhhhhh!" Her ears perked rrrrright up once the brownie bites landed in her lap, looking from them...to the pizza crust....and back, finally cramming the crust into her mouth to free up both hands.

fiohelston "There has been something of a grassroots movement in town hall," she began drily, "to celebrate something called 'Undead Appreciation Day'."

NorseLady Flick of gaze to Steve, then back to the Governor.

Spell "Yes!!" Fists up. "Undead Appreciation!"

Katt Hm. Wonder who that is. Stares at Jesse.

Issy ::Head, meet hand::

Zack. Upon hearing Fio, a glance to Jesse. Naturally.

G "I love the undead, shome of my friendsh are undead! Or worshe!"

Spell "Can I say a few words"!"

Steve Armstrong Blonde brows arched for Shy's look, silently saying: What'

fiohelston "Ten," she told Jesse. Choose them wisely.

NorseLady Light blues land on Jesse now.

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "Famf ywb, Ogbwyb!"

Noah Shimmerscale He raised an eyebrow at Jesse, not saying anything.

Spell She'd rush over to the bar and climb on top of it...her little skeledog opened its mouth so that her entrance theme played ( http://www.youtube.com/watch"v=DyhZ3tJIfxY ).

Dillon T Jones Serpent like in many ways, but the one that always pointed him out was the way he moved when no one was looking. He caught the brownie bite with the same hand that pointed out props over to Aud's, with a friendly grin. Popping it into his mouth and chewing it down slowly as he looked back to the gathering. "...I can't take you to heaven. I can't save your soul. I can't promise forever....Hey yeah, here I go..." Low bluesy tone very much in the background even as he chewed.

LadyAjaBird ::grins and leans into Zack:: Cal will be amused by this motion.

Koyliak ::smirks when she hears Fio's instructions to Jesse. Koy quietly found a seat::

Bridgette Sato Her gaze pulled to G for a moment, having heard what he said as 'his friends were undead, or whores. Then a shake of her head and she continued to watch the crowd and listen.

Eregor ::he chuckled at Jesse's antics::

Noah Shimmerscale he rolls his eyes and shakes his head at Jesse.

G "That'sh a beautiful shong, man."

Zack. " Yeah he would. " A shift to drap an arm lazily around Aja's shoulders, to make that lean a bit more comfortable for her.

Spell "Undead Appreciation Week." Counts three fingers. "Join or be a communist." Counts five. "Demons have rights." Three more. Then uncurls four fingers. "They are dead too." Counts those four. Then lowers them again. "For they have no lives."

Candy Hart Slow exhale.

Rachael Douglas Lips briefly flatlined while she continued to take notes in that precise lefthanded script.

Rena A Cronin ::Rena wandered in, hands stuffed in the pockets of her jacket. Spying Aja and company she headed that way::

Audrey Horne ::She looks to Jesse, and for reasons known only to her, she hwoops happily at her declaration, and soon there's a thumbsup for Bluesdaddy Dill.::

Spell "Jacen sucks." Adds two more fingers. She'd then hop down off the bar.

LadyAjaBird I think most vampires will appreciate it. ::quietly said::

fiohelston "Close enough."

Spell Her theme song playing behind her.

Zack. Light nod to Rena, then shook his head to hearing Jesse. " True, and might use it against others. " Quietly.

Katt "Not all demons are undead, Jesse." She pointed out to the side. Then..Jacen. A hand shot up to rub her knuckles against her lips. She will not..laugh.

fiohelston "My thought was this - I'll recommend it, though how the actual celebration plays out will be up to everyone here, since it will happen after the elections..."

Kalamere Ye' fergot, Deathlord fer governor, ::to Jesse as she passes by::

Spell Highfives some air on her way back to her seat.

G "Demonsh!" Takes another shot.

Spell "HAIL DEATHLORD!" Finishes.

Rena A Cronin ::a nod to Aja and Zack, taking a lean against the wall beside them::

fiohelston "Citizens Day is always celebrated on the second Saturday in September. But we generally make it a weekend event starting on Friday and ending on Sunday..."

LadyAjaBird Hey, Rena. ::quietly to her friend as she joins them::

Katt Gasps and pouts at Jesse. "You will take my vote for this deathlord person' I see how it is.." Oh wait..she was joking with Jeese" Something wasn't right about that...

fiohelston "This year, that Friday falls on the 13th."

Noah Shimmerscale "I should have waver......That G gets so drunk he can't walk." under his breath to Lem.

NorseLady "This could be the beginning of a lot of appreciation days for various groups." Quietly remarking to nobody in particular.

Candy Hart Low chuckle. "Fittin."

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "~Deeead peo-ple got....no rea-son to liiiiive...~" She swayed a little from side to side as she sung to the tune of Randy Newman.....then stopped dead. "Oh that's gonna get taken all wrong. "

LadyAjaBird ::grins at Shy::

fiohelston "So I suggest having Undead Appreciation *Day* on Friday, September 13th, as part of Citizens' Day weekend."

Zack. Soft chuckle to hearing Shy.

G "I 'ppreciate tha dead, man. Dead people are shweet."

Lem DeAngelo That could be best at this point. If he walks, there's no telling what he might get into after this.

fiohelston "Any objections to this proposal?"

Rhiannon Brock ::The mention of Citizens' Day brought a smile to Rhi's face::

Ebon Ilnaren Not from me.

Audrey Horne ::She shakes her head, grinning from ear to ear.::

Eregor (s) Ferris wheel....::and he winked across at Rhi::

NorseLady Raises her hand.

Issy ::She shook her head, a quietly muffled cough::

Candy Hart "None." Before taking another drink.

Charles Blackstone Charles still was quiet

Rhiannon Brock ::She grinned and nodded at Groy::

Katt "I suggest there be a restriction on undead not eating people during this day..just so there are no ..you know..fight outbreaks?" Just an idea mind you...

Rhiannon Brock ::Gory::

fiohelston "Shylah?" she broke protocol and took her question now.

Eregor ::Greg::

Noah Shimmerscale He laughted softly

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "They went through oll the trouble to come back, eh' F*ck, just....cut 'em a break, yo."

Kalamere Matt ought ta 'ave a party fer tha' out on the Battlefield Park estate.

Katt Opps should of raised her hand. Apologetic look.

NorseLady "It could be tied into Samhain ....Halloween ....instead?" Just a suggestion.

G "We should have more drinksh."

Katt Oh. Katt's night. Seat bounce. Don't mind her.

Audrey Horne ::She reaches over and pats Saffron on the back, her hand then dropping to stroke that tail, her head bobbing in a nod that, once again, she can't seem to stop.::

Spell "No! We need two days for undead!"

PrlUnicorn Sounds like a good idea ta me, on both counts.

Spell Holds up two fingers.

fiohelston "It could be, but that's not the proposal on the table." She nodded.

Steve Armstrong "Family doin' good?" It was murmured aside to Alain.

Koyliak ::grins at Kal::

fiohelston "Either works - it will be up to those coordinating the events to make the final call."

LadyAjaBird ::shifts against the wall slightly and takes a sip of her beer::

Bridgette Sato She took the opportunity of everyone focusing on a day for the undead that was not Halloween to slip back out of the meeting; she had gotten what she came for and could follow up on questions she had later.

fiohelston "Are there any objections to the celebration?"

Rhiannon Brock None here.

NorseLady Lowers her hand since she is still holding it up. Looks over at Jesse.

G "Chelebratoinsh are aweshome!"

Spell "No one better object unless you're a communist who hates freedoms."

Spell Eats a slice of pizza whole.

G "I love freedom." Sniffle.

fiohelston "All right. I will add it to my recommendations for the new administration."

LadyAjaBird ::smirks some and glances at Zack::

NorseLady "I object." Just to be a smart-arse, and she says it to Jesse. Go ahead, call her a communist.

Goldglo ::Jesse got a glare but he remained quiet::

Spell "Communist. I hope your children are slaughtered." To Shy with a hiss.

Zack. A glanc down at Aja at the shift for a moment, then back to the others with a smirk down at Aja.

Eregor Objection overruled. ::with a grin at Shy::

Zack. *glance

G "That'sh a mean thing to shay.."

NorseLady That just makes her laugh.

Candy Hart Candy's attention flicked toward Matt.

Rachael Douglas "I object to those who have objections being labeled and threatened."

Koyliak ::reaches over to pat Matt's knee::

FioHelston

Date: 2013-03-25 21:39 EST
Upcoming Events

fiohelston "Last item of new business....upcoming events. Please make note of the upcoming dates: 04/14 Children's Day ....05/01 Beltane (observed 05/03-05/05) .....06/21 Summer Solstice."

LadyAjaBird ::Shy did what Aja had contemplated a moment ago, waits now to see what will happen::

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre She grabbed the cuffs of her highwaters and started plucking out the creases while Audrey toyed with her tail, offered over to the li'l momma much in the same way she had with baby Susie.

Spell "Can childrens day have water gun fights"!"

fiohelston "Beltane in particular is coming up fast. Please let me know if you are interested in helping organize this event."

Rachael Douglas Her words were as dry as the Isle sands. She resumed her notetaking lefthanded.

fiohelston "Sure," she told Jesse.

Spell "Success!" Fists up in a cheer.

LadyAjaBird ::listens up now about the mention of the Children's Day, as she had been approached about that event::

Lem DeAngelo ::nods:: We must always think of the children....

Kalamere We should combine children's day wit' undead appreciation day....

fiohelston "Is anyone here working on Children's Day events?"

Kalamere Think o' what we'd save on caterin'

G "Lotsh of vodka for Beltane."

Audrey Horne ::Unlike La Snooze, Audrey doesn't bite her tail. She's happy just petting it and listening and probably mentally storing away things. But that fur is so..:: Soft..::She mutters.::

G "Lotsh of vodka for children'sh day!"

LadyAjaBird ::raises her hand then at Fio's question::

Rachael Douglas Sapphires shielded by her dark lensed sunglasses briefly flicked to Kalamere.

Spell "You don't eat children, you boil them." Hisses at Kal.

fiohelston "Aja. Good! Who else is working on that, do you know?"

Spell "That's how you get the immortality elixir."

NorseLady Pushes back her chair and stands up, then moves over to stand near Jesse.

Kalamere So ye' drink 'em'

Noah Shimmerscale eyes Jesse.

Spell Raises her hand too. "I will provide water guns!"

Kalamere ::shrugs:: I was close.

LadyAjaBird Bristol Cris (sp" sorry) people are involved. I was approached to provide the petting zoo. Which will be donated in Maggie and Doran's names.

NorseLady Leans down to whisper into the witches ear.

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre Saffron started to come out the other end, blinking slowly and sleepily as she scootched back in her seat. "Yyyup....just used some neat honey shampoo on it yesterday.....s'goooood stuff..."

Spell "I hope they have baby pandas."

Ebon Ilnaren ::grinning::

fiohelston "Okay." She made a note of that. "Have them give me a heads up? They didn't let me know they wanted to sponsor it and I was about to get a committee going on it.

Andu Kirost ::Stands and stretches a bit, then takes a sip of his coffee.::

fiohelston "But excellent. Let me know if your committee needs anything."

LadyAjaBird I shall metion it to them next we speak, Governor.

LadyAjaBird *mention

fiohelston "Perfect. And thank you to everyone taking this one."

Spell Blink, blink. Looks up at Shy after the whisper...then tilts her head. Lips slowly pulled back to expose shark-like teeth. "How fun."

FioHelston

Date: 2013-03-25 21:40 EST
Q&A and Conclusion

fiohelston "All right. I will open up the floor to questions and answers."

Spell "Though I would much prefer to use the heads for game of rugby."

G Raises his hand" G -"

NorseLady Stands up straight from the whisper, and smiles wolfishly at Jesse. "Mmm."

fiohelston "Gee-Nort?"

Kalamere Strictly Q an A, or can I be makin' a general announcement'

Spell "I'd lick your face but I believe there may be hot sauce."

Audrey Horne ::She pauses mid pet and looks over to G. This should be interesting, and not simply because his name sounds fun in her head. Again, blame the fudge.::

Kalamere ::oops, G apparently busy. Will have to ask again when he's done::

fiohelston She nodded to Kalamere. He'd be next.

G "Hi, Fio. I..*hic*...believe that...umm...Sheirichi had shome short of Fifteen point lisht of what we should dishcussh in tonightsh meeting....I think we should dishcussh it."

fiohelston "We already did. You were late."

fiohelston "Kalamere?"

Zack. A smirk to hearing Fio's answer.

G "But...shomeone elshe should...Caushe I don' think I can right now. 'Specially when I shee three

Fiosh....that's....one, two, three...three shotsh."

Kalamere ::smiles a quick thanks to Fio before beginning::

Steve Armstrong Aja was beckoned over with the crook of a finger.

Marc Franco Somebody should roll him to the HDT box so he can sleep it off. ::eyes landed on G'nort briefly::

Kalamere Jus' a quick thanks, an a wish o' luck, ta all those tha' entered the madness pools. Great turnout this year. Also, fer those of ye' lookin fer other opportunities ta toss away coin, ::clears his throat:: I mean ta win some silver, I'm workin wit the DZ Casino an ought ta 'ave lines for the second round up tomorrow. Drop by the line an cast yer bets.

Goldglo ::G got another amused smile::

LadyAjaBird ::looks now to Kalamere then raises her brow at Steve, then goes that way moving quietly across the space between them::

NorseLady Snickers, then makes her way over to where the cupcakes are set out. Plucks one up, and meanders over to Rachael. (s) "Takk for your objection." She caught it, and liked it.

Steve Armstrong He muttered something off-handed to the pirate.

Spell Waves her hand at Fio!

fiohelston "Liquor and bookies. Has there ever been a better GAC meeting?" she asked without expecting an answer.

G "I like pinky....oh look, Matt'sh shmilin' again..." Four shots taken this time, bottle tips over.

Zack. Lowers his arm now that Aja moved from her lean.

fiohelston "Jesse?"

Ebon Ilnaren ::G's liver should sue Matt for that smile::

Spell "My announcement is simple! I require diggers or people who know how to take water from point a." She'd cup her hands. "To point B." She'd then take that cupped hand gesture and sling it off to the side.

Kalamere ::toasts G as he retakes his seat::

LadyAjaBird ::nods to Steve and quietly answers him::

Spell "Also Jacen sucks. I'm done." Sits down after a curtsey.

Katt She is struggling against laughing. Her mouth was resting against the palm of her hand. Nope...Nope!

fiohelston "Noted. If you want to dig or carry water, see Jesse."

fiohelston "Any other questions?"

Dillon T Jones "Dear lord, no one tel her about pipes!" Conspiritorially around to anyone nearby.

Dillon T Jones *tell

G He doesn't even see Matt anymore. Or much else.

Issy ::Apparently not able to contain the hacking any longer, the Scathachian stood up from her seat and retreated to the back of the room::

PrlUnicorn Suckin's not always a bad thing, Jesse, lass. ::She grinned::

Spell "I like to suck chocolate milk."

Rachael Douglas "De rien." Her words were low toned to Shylah.

Zack. He coughed into his hand to try and keep from laughing now.

Candy Hart Eyes tracked the hacking woman before returning to the group.

Kalamere ::blinks at G. Really' He was just gonna leave Collie's remark slide"::

LadyAjaBird ::conversing with Steve quietly, his next comment almost makes her laugh aloud. She gives him a playful nudge::

Andu Kirost ::Glances over at Issy with a raised eyebrow.::

Ebon Ilnaren ::he broke into a coughing fit after hearing Colleen:: (s) Dirty.....

Rhiannon Brock Ma....::she stared at Collie::

fiohelston "Very well. If there are no further questions tonight, I declare the meeting adjourned. Please stay and avail yourselves of the refreshments."

Lem DeAngelo ::checking the time he sees it's gotten late:: I've got to get going. See you guys later ::to Vinny and Noah::