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Welcome and Introductions

FioHelston "Good evening. Welcome to our November session of the Governor's Advisory Council." Her gaze ticked along the table at the front, then cast out to the seats in the hall.

Rachael Douglas Dip of raven haired head to Katt and Max. Notepad and pen were held ready for note taking.

Roland *Roland arrives alongside Malcolm, a fellow knight of the Baron DeMuer; Malcolm stays outside to mind their horses while Roland proceeds into the Hall alone, steadying the sword at his hip with a hand on the pommel as he passes through the thresh hold. Seeing the people already assembling he bows his head and waits by a chair.*

NorseLady Another drifting of gaze over those gathered, then she looks at Fio as the meeting begins.

Rhiannon Brock ::From the direction of the ladies room, Rhi buzzed over and took a seat::

Max Eisenhardt A twitch of an eyebrow for Rachael, and that smug smirk as he leaned into a chair arrogantly. This could be...mildly amusing.

Caroline Granger Instantly distracted from the lights above by the pink-haired man who was talking to him, Jack turned his gummy smile onto Franco as Caroline chuckled under her breath. "Careful, you'll make a friend for life," she warned the journalist with a smile, her eyes on Fio as the meeting came to order.

King Brings sleeve to her mouth and coughs. Small glance to her phone. Thumbing here and there, then shoving it away in coat pocket. Sits back and watches.

FioHelston "We have a very extensive agenda tonight, so if you have not received a copy, please raise your hand and a page will bring you a copy."

Jaycy Ashleana ::quirks a tiny smile, seeing Marc, but doesn't bother him::

Candy Hart No beer on hand for her today, she poured a glass of water from the pitcher provided on the table.

Steve Armstrong Katt was given a wink.

Rage and Shadow He drifts in a bit late, quiet and dark in his black. He takes a lean against the back of the room, offering a smile to the lovely Viking woman. "Good evening Shy."

Rhiannon Brock ::She settled in and opened a notebook as she listened to Fio.::

Rachael Douglas Gloved hand lifted to receive a copy, which a page soon delivered thoughtfully. Shielded sapphires took in the agenda quickly.

Katt She struggled a smile at Steve and forced herself to slump deep into her chair.

NorseLady A silent nod to Victor, in greeting.

Hochi Banto ::he reads over Rachael's shoulder:: Interesting.

Marc Franco Carolina got a cheery laugh as he flipped open his agenda for a quick review.

Rachael Douglas "Oui, it is, mon ami." Her words were low toned, out of respect for the meeting.

FioHelston "In lieu of my usual opening remarks, I'd like to take a moment to offer the council's condolences to Councilor Candy Hart. Councilor Hart's long-time personal assistant, Dr. Simon Murdock, passed away this past week. Councilor, I am very sorry for your loss. If there is anything the council can do during this time, please don't hesitate to let us know."

Rage and Shadow He raises his hand, a page soon bringing him a copy of the agenda. A nod to that page before his attention turns to the front.

Caroline Granger One laugh deserves another, and Jack obliged, opening his hands for the cuddly Caroline passed down to the little boy. Her eyes turned to Candy with a gentle frown of condolences. She didn't know the woman well, but she could empathise.

Roland *The knight remains standing for now. At the mention of Dr. Mourdock's passing he dips his head again, shutting his eyes a moment. Only after he's done does he signal for an agenda.*

Rachael Douglas Respectful dip of raven haired head at the news.

Candy Hart Slow exhale. "I...thank the council for its...consideration on the matter." A nod given to Fio.

Rhiannon Brock ::She glanced over to Candy and jotted a note to remind herself to toast the man's memory with Candy at a later time::

Marc Franco A smile echoed the one that Jaycy sent his way.

FioHelston She returned the nod, solemn and pensive during the silence that followed. She waited until the others had said anything they intended to before continuing.

Koyliak ::slips inside wearing a fitted gold metallic metallic dress with long sleeves. Not to be completely impractical in her attire, the Masochistic Fashionista made sure to drape a lush dark fur vest over it with an opening in the front that cascaded down her back. For warmth, of course::

Katt A frown was ghosted Candy's way and she dipped her chin. "(s) Sorry for your loss, Candy Cane."

FioHelston Her gaze fell on the knight again, and the corners of her frown ticked again. "Sir Roland" You are here representing Councilor DeMuer tonight?"

NorseLady A slight shifting of weight from one booted foot to the other. Another glance at the agenda. Gaze moves off the paper, to look at the male Fio is now addressing.

Roland "I am, milady," *inclining his head,* "if that is acceptable to the honorable Councilors."

FioHelston "We are glad to have you. Please join us at the table."

Candy Hart Another nod given to Katt.

Max Eisenhardt an amused lean and whisper to Rachael at Roland's words.

Koyliak ::Finding a seat she gave a nod to Candy at the sad announcement::

Ebon Ilnaren ::he entered the Hall and, noting a somber silence, quietly took a seat, giving nods of greeting::

Caroline Granger Glancing up from her agenda, Caroline looked over at the knight curiously, ignoring the damp gurgling noises from below the level of the table for the time being. She wondered what other hardships had fallen on Alain and his people for him to miss this session, but it really was none of her business.

NorseLady Anyone nodding a greeting her way, surely received one in return!

Katt A stare was made at Roland for a moment before looking to Rhi. Wiggle wave.

King Fiddling with her nails. She'd glance over at Candy. Leg lightly bouncing.

Rachael Douglas Lips faintly twitched. "Oui, perhaps."

Roland "Thank you, milady." *He gives her another nod and sits carefully. He takes a long look around the room, giving each person the same small, steady smile, looking more out of curiosity than assessment.*

Candy Hart Takes a long drink of the water, wishing for something stronger. Short nod to Koy. Her attention carried to King, an eye to still the bouncing leg.

Caroline Granger Seeing Katt waving, her gaze flickered in that direction, and she smiled faintly, noting Rhi's quiet attendance and Ebon's late arrival in the same moment, offering a nod to them in greeting. She met the knight's curious smile with another nod before returning her attention to Fio.

Rhiannon Brock ::She offered Katt little smile and a finger wiggle with her left hand as she wrote with her right::

King Palm pressed to her knee, attempting to stop the bouncing. Heel wiggled about a few but she soon enough calmed it down.

Hochi Banto ::he leans back in his chair slightly listening to Fio::

Land Use Poll Results

FioHelston "Next on the agenda tonight is the matter of the city land use poll."

Marc Franco ::His eyes lifted from his agenda in time to catch Rhiannon's smile, it was returned in kind and Koy was given a quick enthusiastic wave.::

Steve Armstrong Katt was given another wink and the slow curl of agrin.

Goldglo ::fresh from the flightline, still dressed in pilot's gear, he takes his designated seat::

NorseLady Fishes in her breeks pocket and pulls out a small, yet fancy watch-pin; the kind females wear on the front of their blouses or dresses. The little gold watch is attached to a dainty golden bow, upside down, so when a lady looks down she can see the time without having to turn the little clock around. Returns the feminine item to her pocket, and settles her gaze on the Governor once more.

Max Eisenhardt Once again he leaned in to Rachael. (s) "I chose not to vote...they didn't include giant death ray in the options"

Caroline Granger A loud rubberised squeak sounded from near the floor beside Caroline's chair, followed by another distinctly wet gurgle. She blushed just a little, leaning down to bop her son's button nose with a fingertip and murmur a little nonsense to him as he flailed with his cuddly. She was paying attention, she was just ....distracted a bit, too.

FioHelston "The results were, essentially, tied, with 41% supporting an observatory and edicational center and 41% in favor of a botanical garden and city park. Eleven percent were in favor of community vegetable plots and two responses basically suggested a combination of all of the above."

Rachael Douglas "That would not be a practical option." Her words remained low toned, in respect to the meeting.

Goldglo ::giving Koy's outfit a look as he sits, murmuring:: Interesting.

Katt Yeah don't grin Steve. She was in a bad mood. She just might get up and go yank your ear. Turning away she peered in the direction of the little one. "It is not big enough for both?"

FioHelston "Our next steps will be to consult with a civic planning group and an architect to explore the possibility of accomodating both an observatory and a botanical dome, with cost estimates for the build out."

Max Eisenhardt Smug smirk turning to sinful smile at her response. (s) "not practical...but cerainly entertaining my dear."

Katt Urk. "Sorry.." she murmured over to Fio for the disturbance.

Rhiannon Brock ::She jotted a few more notes and raised a hand as she heard Fio::

FioHelston "A formal call for bids and proposals will be made next week, and we will go from there."

Audrey Horne ::She's not doodling, swear. She's taking notes and listening like a normal person.::

Rachael Douglas "Oui, perhaps." Notes continued to be taken while she conversed in low tones with Max.

Roland *Roland extracts a long-stemmed wooden pipe from his coat pocket and is about to pack it with tobacco when the sudden rubberised squeak startles him from his task. He casts a curious look around until he spots Caroline's child and, with a silent laugh, puts the items away again.*

Rhiannon Brock ::Her hand went down, the question was answered::

Rage and Shadow That was a interesting result and he has to shrug. "Interesting there was no tie-breaker."

Koyliak ::a warm smile for Matt that carried over to the source of the gurgling in Caroline's arms. The warm smile turned into a smirk as she quietly murmured back to Matt:: Didn't want ta be bland now. ::returns her attention to Fio::

King Really, really wishing she could smoke right now. Not really knowing what else to do with her hands. Going from crossing them over her chest, to grabbing at a glass for a quick drink, then checking her phone. Leg bouncing once again. Starts to look around.

FioHelston She caught the hand from Rhi, and was about to call on her when it went down again. "I'll take questions and comments from the public on these items at the end of the session, as time permits. We'll move on, because our agenda is so full."

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre She waved up to Audrey with one hand and a wagging tail to boot, crossing one leg over the other, which prompted an examination of her shoes.....

NorseLady Eyebrows knit toward each other. Whispers, "Do you mean put it to vote again with only those two choices?"

Candy Hart A glance toward Audrey and a short nod.

Ebon Ilnaren ::he sipped his tea::

Jaycy Ashleana ::leans back in her chair, listnig, and passes Rhi, Matt and Koy smiles in hello as she notes them::

Katt Yeah Roland..Put it away..Stare.

Caroline Granger Caroline winced through her smile as she noticed Roland putting his pipe away again, mouthing "sorry" to him silently with a slightly helpless shrug.

Audrey Horne ::A nod back to Candy followed by an evil grin. Clearing her throat and sitting up just a little bit straighter, she turns her attention to Saffron's tail.::

Zombie Plague Update

FioHelston "Our final item of old business is an update on the zombie plague season. Fortunately, a combination of colder weather inhibiting the spread of the virus and an incident which resulted in a large group of the creatures being destroyed has led us to call an official end to the outbreak season."

NorseLady Now there is good news!

Rachael Douglas "Oui, such a thing is not, how do you say, uncommon in certain regions." Low toned response, and her attention flicked to the Governor while she continued to take notes left handed.

Rage and Shadow "Cold weather inhibits the spread of zombies?" Good news for the cold North.

FioHelston "Three villages in the outliers were heavily impacted. Two were decimated and a third, Sunderton, took twenty percent casualties, but the majority of their citizens were able to be evacuated."

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre She reached into her pocket and pulled out a cube of fudge in wax paper, then popped it into her mouth....and verrry carefully palmed one over to Audrey, dropping a wink.

Steve Armstrong Slouching, the machinist folded his large arms across his chest.

Charles Blackstone charles started taking nots on an odd looking data pad

Ebon Ilnaren ::nodding at the reports::

NorseLady Smiles at the Garou. Just one more reason she lives where she does.

Roland *The smile vanishes. He reaches into his coat again, unfolding a now well-worn letter with a hand-drawn map attached. He makes a few notes.*

Caroline Granger It was a relief to hear that the zombie season was officially over. Caroline worried enough about her family on an average day without needing to factor in hungry undead as well.

Audrey Horne ::Baby blues are on Fio now and she has a flashback of the smell of zombie goo. With her face scrunched up in a sour apple expression, she reels in the whatever-it-is that Saffron has just given her.::

FioHelston "Thank you to those members of the community who assisted with the rescue and recovery efforts, as well as the ....resolution ....of the infected."

Rage and Shadow Sad to hear about the villages that were decimated.

Max Eisenhardt Tones went lower speaking to himself now. "I wonder how many zombie rights were taken into consideration"

FioHelston "This is not to say that the occasional stray won't still be turning up for a bit yet, but the engineered virus that caused the outbreak this year has been contained."

Rachael Douglas Lips faintly flatlined. Notes continued to be taken.

Rhiannon Brock ::She took a slow breath as she listened::

NorseLady Applauds, because she thinks that news deserves it.

Zykeal Lane The shadows was where he first stepped out of to reveal his presence in the light, he had been lingering there for a few moments, seeing those faces he didn't really want to see at the moment and it had made him hesitant to show his presence. A simple sitting position on the wooden floorboard would be made and he just watched the crowd that had gathered here. The few he knew were noticed, but nothing would be said.

Charles Blackstone Charles kept typing on the data pad, the stream going instantly to the source

LadyAjaBird ::slips into the back::

Rage and Shadow A nod to the arriving Lady Aja.

NorseLady A nod to Aja as she moves near to where the female Viking and the Garou are located.

LadyAjaBird ::waves to Victor and Shy, not wanting to disturb the proceedings::

Rachael Douglas Pause in notetaking, and raven haired head dipped to Aja from her seat in the spectator's area. Notetaking resumed.

Womens Shelter Proposal

FioHelston "The next item on our agenda is a proposal from Councilor Terry King. I'd like to ask the Councilor to speak to her idea." She motioned for her to take the podium. "Councilor?"

Caroline Granger Caroline applauded with them, appreciative of the callers and duelers even if she hadn't managed to get to any of the events. Jack, on the other hand, wasn't such a fan of the unexpected ripple of multiple hands on hands, joining in the applause with a wail of indignation at being startled. "Sorry, sorry!" Hurriedly, Caroline dropped her hands to unbuckle her son from his carrier and lift him up onto her lap, bouncing the grumpy two-month-old on her knees to try and stem the protests.

NorseLady At least she was able to see other duels, so the frown soon ebbs. Glances down at the agenda she holds in her left hand.

NorseLady Then looks at the podium as Fio turns it over to Councilor King.

Candy Hart Looks toward King.

Ebon Ilnaren ::Caroline got a sympathetic glance before he turned to look at King::

NorseLady An amusing thought hits her and she softly chortles. Turns to whisper in Aja's ear.

Katt All eyes on King. Hi King!

King "oookay...that's me." said softly. She'd rise up and make her way to the podium. Small ahem against closed fist. "So...I'm Terry King...Baroness of Old Market. And, well. You see." A cough. "I would have a speech prepared but my dorms already lookin' like christmas mornin' with all that crumpled up white paper on the floor...So, I'm tossin' that aside and just going with my gut." Leans away from the mic a little more. That sounded weird. "...As the Baroness of Old Market, I gotta' manor...The

NorseLady Continues to snicker, then quiets herself.

Caroline Granger With Jack now leaning back against her chest, tears thankfully forestalled by the fact that suddenly he could see everyone sat around the table, Caroline breathed a soft sigh of relief, letting her son play with her fingers as she listened to King's presentation.

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "Ohhhhh man.....ohhhhh man..." Her ears went flat back as the clapping kicked up, her fingers digging into the holes in her fishnets....sticking for a bit in place before relaxing in fits and starts.

LadyAjaBird ::listens to Shy...brow perk, hand to mouth...sputter sputter giggle snort. Slides down the wall. Bad pirate::

Audrey Horne ::She shoots a soft, understanding smile Caroline's way before looking at King, her eyes kinda glassy. It's when the woman starts talking that she realizes how dry her own mouth is and that, in turn, causes her to turn an amused glance to Saffron. Below the table she sends a kick towards her shin.::

Rage and Shadow A look to Shy and Aja. Aw. He got left out of that one.

NorseLady But it does not last long as Aja reacts. Slaps a hand over her mouth, muffling her chortles.

Zykeal Lane Balling up a piece of spare paper he had from a journal he held in his cargo pocket, he tore it to pieces and simply would throw a small piece of it in the direction of Rhi'. Hopefully, if his aim was true, it would peg her in the back of the head. When doing this, he would push himself backwards, and slide back into the shadows.

Rachael Douglas Shielded sapphires flicked to Aja while she continued to take notes lefthanded.

Rhiannon Brock ::A little magic could come in handy at times. Somewhere on the table in front of Caro was a still in the package teething and rattle toy. Jack might not have been old enough for teething, but it might entertain him a bit!::

NorseLady Bad Viking!

King Cardinal Inn. I ain't using it, and that jus' seems like a waste...Sooo. I thought, maybe I should open it up" Give some less fortunate folks a chance to stay warm' I came up with the idea of using it for a womens shelter...I just need help. Food, blankets...Volunteers. I might not be Baroness for long but maybe there will be enough donations to start a place outside of the manor" Or...Well, it'll at least give these women some place to be and outside of the cold."

King "And...yeah!" Ahem. Drums on the podium some.

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre She was aware enough to scoot her shin out of the way and tap the underside of Audrey's foot with the end of her sneaker....at least. But, fear not, she did slip out a water bottle from her jacket to pass to the little hotel heiress.

NorseLady Nudges Aja with her booted foot, which means ....'stop it.'

Roland *Roland folds his hands, turning his head to Councilor King with a thoughtful frown. He raises his hand.*

Rhiannon Brock ::Since Rhi was at the council table, the paper pinged her forehead and landed on her notebook.::

FioHelston "Thank you, Councilor King. Sir Roland?"

NorseLady Stoops down to whisper into Aja's ear again.

Caroline Granger Three guesses where that came from. Grinning over at Rhi gratefully, Caroline loosed her fingers from Jack's hand for a moment, picking up the little package that had appeared in front of them, opening it up as she listened to the proposal.

Zykeal Lane A snort escaped him as he sat in the shadow covered corner.

Rage and Shadow A gentle nudge to Shy. He would like to hear too.

Caroline Granger She raised her free hand.

Steve Armstrong Slipping his phone from his pocket, the machinist tapped out a text before swiping his thumb over the Send button.

King Nervous glance around. Snorts back some.

Audrey Horne ::She smiles at King and takes the water bottle from Saffy, mouthing a cheerful ''I hate you'' to the foxgirl while unscrewing the cap.::

NorseLady Aja is going to kill her!

Katt Her hand went up too but slightly, fingers wiggled at King but waited for Fio to call on her after Roland.

Rachael Douglas Raven brow lifted. Notes flowed onto the next page in her notepad.

Hochi Banto ::he looks to Aja and Shy smiling::

Candy Hart Eyes carried from King to the raising hands.

FioHelston "Then Councilor Granger. Then Councilor Batten."

Roland "Thank you, milady," *he nods to the governor for being recognized.* "Councilor King, you are doing a kind and noble deed, and I know my brothers in the Order would like to help however we can. At a women's shelter our usefulness as volunteers might be limited, but we would be more than happy to provide food and blankets and other materials you may require."

LadyAjaBird ::was that giggle snorts" It was it was...and all Shy's fault! Aja was going to be good. Promise!::

NorseLady Now *she* is on the floor, next to Aja. Both hands covering her mouth as she falls into a fit of laughter, practically rolling on the floor.

Max Eisenhardt The arching of a brow, as he senses something on the horizon...or is that on the other side of the planet. It doesn't matter he is up and headed towards the doors, forgoing the usual flash and opening them with...nah forget it, they swung aside to allow him passage and returned to their previous position almost silently. The pen on Rachael's paper scribbled a hasty good bye and dropped to the floor at her feet.

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre She shook her head gently to Audrey, pointing to her, then making a heart with her index fingers and thumbs, and finally pointing to herself before raising her hand....maybe waving it a bit. "Oo! Oo!"

Rhiannon Brock ::She glanced toward the shadows, shook her head, she knew Zyk was there someplace! She then looked to King, nodded, and gave her a thumbs up. Enough of an answer for the time being::

FioHelston She glanced from the buzz in her pocket to the uproar on the floor and frowns. "Excuse me, for interrupting the discussion."

NorseLady Silently laughing, and crying.

Rachael Douglas Shielded sapphires flicked to Max's wake, and to the note made on her notepad. Lips faintly twitched.

FioHelston "Ladies. There is an issue up for consideration here that is not humorous. Please excuse yourselves if you cannot control your mirth."

King She tried hard to hide her smile. "T.." Ahem. "Thank you...After this meeting." She'd stop then and look to Fio for a second, then set her sights back on Sir Roland. "After the meeting...if we could swap info, so we can keep in touch."

FioHelston Her gaze fixed pointedly on Shylah and Aja.

LadyAjaBird ::swats at Shy and whispers:: See" Now ya got us in trouble with Fio!

Candy Hart Lifted her hand to add a comment to the main topic.

NorseLady Shrugs. It is what it is. Wipes the tears away.

FioHelston "My apologies, Councilors. Sir Roland." Stepping back so the discussion could continue.

Roland "But of course," *dipping his head to Councilor King. He defers to Councilor Granger with a nod.*

LadyAjaBird ::stands back up and gives a little salute:: Sorry. Won't happen again.

Caroline Granger With the packet finally open, Jack was instantly in love with his new rattle, which was thankfully not too loud to interrupt what was going on at the table. Caroline waited until she was called on, and smiled over her son's head. "GrangerGuild would be more than happy to provide fabric furnishings, bedding, and clothing, if you need it," she told King. "As an ongoing agreement, not just to start you up."

NorseLady Stands up, and elbows Aja in the process.

LadyAjaBird ::doesn't dare look at Shy right now...giggles might resume::

NorseLady Oh! She lost her agenda. Stoops down to retrieve the piece of paper off the floor.

Rage and Shadow A shake of his head as Shy stoops down. Can't take her anywhere.

King Now she couldn't hide it. But it made her feel awkward standing there with a smile on her face. She'd nod her head bashfully. "Thank you...I look forward to working with your organization."

Zykeal Lane Yeah, he was bored to pieces, because he was sitting ready to throw another paper ball at someone. Around the room he looked for a moment, it seemed to be busy in some type of meeting, which he had no problem disturbing it a little. So, from the shadows he would toss another rolled up piece of paper at Rhi. Clearly he was going to get beat on later by his cousin.

FioHelston "Thank you, Councilor Granger. Councilor Batten and then Councilor Hart."

NorseLady Smiles as she stands back up, and looks pointedly at the Governor.

Caroline Granger "Pleasure," Caroline smiled, jumping when her son apparently agreed, slamming his rattle down on the table. "Oops ..." She caught his hand, murmuring a "shush" against the little head, and steered the flailing away from the table.

Ebon Ilnaren ::Zykeal's second ball of paper arced around Rhi's head and flew right back at him::

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre "Erh..." Gad. She slid her hand down, realizing that it wasn't going to get seen over anyone's head....but She set a determined little look to King....before slipping her eyes closed for a moment. Not dozing just.....closin' her eyes....

Koyliak ::A dip of her head to King and a raise of two fingers::

FioHelston "And then Councilor VanDuran-Simon."

Katt She smiled over to Kings. "Well since the GrangerGuild has the cloths I'd like to extend the foods. Not just pastries but breads and meals too if you are in need of them. We can get together when you have timd and we can work that out. Of course if there are others that want to extend the same we can work out a schedule or something."

Zykeal Lane A flick of a finger and the ball that was rebounded towards him would be hit down with a little yawn. That was a tad funny, the silly little man, it made him laugh slightly out loud as he looked towards the group.

Steve Armstrong With the lift of a weathered hand, he was rubbing lightly at the back of his neck, hawkish blue eyes flickering from face to face.

NorseLady In fact, for the rest of the time she is at the meeting she will be staring at Fio. Pointedly.

NorseLady With a wolfish smile.

FioHelston And for the rest of the meeting, she is going to be ignored from the podium. Pointedly.

NorseLady Success!

King Nodding her head. She'd hold up a finger while coughing against her sleeve, then nod once more. "That's jus' perfect. Thank you."

Marc Franco He made a silly face at the little Granger at his side while listening — okay, half-listening — to the round of comments.

Audrey Horne ::She makes a note to send a letter to King later when her head isn't so cloudy. The bottle of water if turned up, its contents drained with the crinkle of plastic caving in.::

FioHelston "Councilor Hart?"

Katt Her brows dipped a bit at the second cough. She was seconds away from demanding after the meeting that King is put in bed with a bowl of chicken noodle soup. Sharp greens eyed King...

Rachael Douglas Notes flowed across another page of her notepad lefthanded.

Candy Hart "In the time I held the Old Market barony, I expanded a trainin area in the back of the manor. I don't have much for food or blankets t'offer. But I will extend my time to train any takin shelter there in self defense."

Rhiannon Brock ::She glanced toward Ebon with a thankful smile, but there was more than met the eye going on as Rhi's Irish half was fighting with the Greek one::

Caroline Granger At two months, Jack was all about copying faces, screw his own up in imitation of Franco's silly face as he put his toy to his mouth. But hey, at least he'd quieted down, right'

NorseLady Whispers to Victor.

Ebon Ilnaren ::on the other side of Caroline from Marc, Ebon's attention was focused mainly on the topics at hand, but something was making a cloth napkin dance for the baby::

Audrey Horne ::She grins at Candy and much to her horror, finds it kinda hard to stop.::

LadyAjaBird ::Well, Aja had intended to be good. She forgot that Shy had a wicked sense of humor that often reared its head at strange moments::

Goldglo ::mutters something under his breath about accidental burning of trainees. Koy probably heard him::

Ebon Ilnaren ::though he did turn towards Rhi with a nod and a chuckle::

King That got a mix of a laugh and cough. She didn't find what Candy said amusing, it was just a relief that she said such a thing. "Thanks, Candy. I'm sure they'll be grateful. Real talk."

NorseLady Dimples and pearly whites evident as she leans away.

Rage and Shadow With a certain amount of effort, he keeps his face expressionless, and merely nods to Shy's words. "Of course."

FioHelston Good. Her gaze flickered to Koy next. Her turn.

Candy Hart A nod to King's thanks. Candy caught Audrey's grin....that continued for far too long. Frown.

Zykeal Lane A new target was necessary as that guarding fellow was a tad overprotective of his cousin, so Kathryn would be the next victim. He cared not of what these people were doing at the moment and he tossed a small dime sized ball of paper towards the girl. The shadows would mostly hide his figure, but not the direction it came from. Man, he was bored.

Koyliak In addition ta the generous offers already made, iffn ye'd like 'xtra sets of hands ta do labor aside from my own I can bring over some volunteers from the Welcome Center. And I'm sure I can scrounge up some business attire fer any women needin' an outfit fer job interviews.

Koyliak ::glances down at her more flamboyant gold metallic dress with a crooked grin:: I'll even try ta find somethin' a bit more conservative iffn needed.

Caroline Granger Just as well Caroline came out unprepared to entertain her son - everyone else was doing it for her! Not that she minded, of course; it made it easier to actually pay attention to the meeting when Jack was torn between new toys, silly faces, and dancing napkins.

FioHelston "Perhaps the Welcome Center can assist with publicizing the shelter and directing women who might need its services there, too?"

LadyAjaBird ::nudges Shy and whispers quietly:: Ya know of course, we should make a good donation to the cause to make up fer that. ::big nod. STILL not looking at Shy...cause then the giggles and in trouble with Fio ...again::

Roland *A thought occurs to Roland after Candy's offering. He begins to pen a letter, glancing up at whoever's speaking every so often. His notes were somewhat quicker, but this is a personal letter and it's almost painstakingly slow. It's not quite Gothic lettering, but the careful flourishes are decidedly old-fashioned if not medieval.*

King "My heads spinnin', seriously. I didn't think I'd be sayin' `thank you` this many times in one night." She'd snort back then, swallow, and nod her head. "Real talk. Thank you." Peering over to Fio. She'd raise a brow. "...That'd be nice. I'll help too, as much as I can."

Audrey Horne ::That frown makes her frown, and it isn't exactly telling. She's just out of sorts. Retrieving her pen, she once again starts taking notes.::

Koyliak ::Nods in agreement with Fio::

Candy Hart Attention back to the talk at hand.

Katt The flesh of her jaw flexed sharply but she didn't move. Hands clasped in her lap she paid attention to the meeting.

FioHelston "Excellent. Well it sounds like we have a plan well underway here. I am going to ask, for the sake of time tonight, that any additional discussion be taken offline afterwards."

FioHelston "But thank you, Councilor, for such a generous idea. The city will benefit greatly from it." Edward Batten The Playboy makes his way into the Great Hall, far more late than is fashinable, and heads for his seat, dressed tonight in a sharp, hand-tailored black suit and tie with silver pinstriping. And a matching fedora.

King "...Sorry for eatin' up a bunch of time." Drums her fingers against the podium. She'd then bow her head nervously to the crowd and move away to sit.

Rhiannon Brock ::She looked to King:: It's a good cause.

Rachael Douglas Dip of raven haired head to the Playboy. Attention flicked back to the Governor. Notetaking did not miss a beat.

NorseLady Turns her head to stare at Aja for a moment or two. Not long enough to get her giggling, she hopes.

December Council Meeting

FioHelston "All right. Next item up is our December council meeting."

Ebon Ilnaren ::Ed's comment got a chuckle from him, but he shook his head at Fionna's question::

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre One of Saffron's brows peaked up, followed by the other as she reached into her coat pocket to fetch her phone. After fiddling once....then twice with the lock, the screen lit up on her face. "Ohhhh dear..." She frantically started typing.

Zykeal Lane "Let's have it in December", he murmured snarkily to himself as he overheard Fio's words as he listened to music.

Rage and Shadow Perhaps he could, but he decides to turn back to the council meeting.

Rhiannon Brock ::The response to Eregor's wink was a quick flash of a three fingered shorthand in sign::

FioHelston "I am moving the meeting ahead one week to December 3rd, to give everyone some space between the meeting and WinterFest, which begins on the 9th."

Caroline Granger Rocking gently as she murmured to her son, currently hidden beneath the blanket draped over her shoulder, Caroline looked up as Fio announced the date of the next meeting/dinner party. Hopefully she'd manage to stay more than an hour this year.

FioHelston "As we did last year, this will not be a business meeting. I will be hosting it at my home, as a way of thanking the council members for their hard work this year."

Marc Franco ::The word 'Winterfest' caused him to give a bit of impromtu applauding. Boozing and parties....it was always good for business.::

NorseLady Chuckles at Franco's applause.

Eregor ::he returned the signing to Rhi with a smile::

Roland *Roland starts at the sudden applause. Look what you did....he blotted his letter! Long-suffering sigh.*

Audrey Horne ::Her phone starts vibrating in her back pocket and she shoots all and sundry an apologetic look, but there's a grin reserved for Franco. Then she glances down at her phone, then to Saffron, then back down to her phone and shakes her head.::

Steve Armstrong Steve had to resist the temptation to say something, perhaps ask a question, but wisely kept silent.

Rachael Douglas Lips flatlined while she took notes lefthanded on a clean page in her notepad.

Q&A and Conclusion

FioHelston "So. This brings us to the question and answer segment of the evening. I will open up the floor for any -serious- questions about tonight's agenda from the public."

King "Secret Santa?" Leaning over some. Said to Candy.

Candy Hart "Between who?" Said low back to King.

Steve Armstrong The machinist raised a hand.

Caroline Granger With a faint wince, Caroline turned her attention back to her son, bringing him back out from under the blanket and laying him against her shoulder to rub his back. This, of course, put him looking straight at the people gathered in the rest of the Hall as he burped and dribbled spit up down his mother's back.

King Shrugging. "I could be yours, you be mine."

FioHelston She may have said a little prayer before calling on, "Mr. Armstrong?"

Candy Hart "Real secret that."

Icer1978 :;She was lte and she knew it, but something had come up at the lair that hd needded to be dealt with first. Horned head canting to Fio.::

King "just gotta' act surprised." She'd then perk up some and pay attention to the Q&A. Audrey Horne ::She glances back at Candy, her eyes not nearly as glassy as they had been. One corner of her mouth ticks up but quickly falls back down and the turns her attention back to the front.::

Rhiannon Brock ::She turned her attention to Steve::

Candy Hart "Or make the gift very surprisin." That sounded dangerous. Candy looked toward the Q&A session.

Steve Armstrong "Have heard a few rumors spread around about a member of the Watch who lost his life durin' the whole Sunderton mess and a fund to see to his burial, and family's well being. Do we have contact info on where donations can be sent to?"

Rage and Shadow A little nod to the blue dragon. Then back to face front.

Rhiannon Brock ::She gave an upnod to Aunt Icer::

Icer1978 :;A nod to Victor and Rhiannon, then ice blue eyes fell onto Steve.:;

FioHelston "Thank you for that reminder. Yes. Watch officer Myles Bevins lost his life during the course of the Sunderton evacuation. Donations to his memorial fund can be made in his name at the New Haven Watch Station."

Candy Hart A glance toward Rachael.

Katt A mental note was made there as she glanced off to Steve then Fio.

Rachael Douglas Shielded sapphires flicked to Steve. "Oui." Attention flicked to Candy, and dip of raven haired head to her.

Roland *He writes a note in the corner of his first-draft letter.*

Rhiannon Brock ::She jotted down the information and took a deep breath::

Ebon Ilnaren ::he made a note of his own to stop by the New Haven Watch Station soon::

Audrey Horne ::She frowns.::

Marc Franco ::He leaned towards Caroline's bag mouthing the word 'cloth' with a questioning finger point to the bag to confirm there was one in there and it was okay for him to dig through her bag before he went ahead and did it.::

FioHelston Her eyes panned across the room, looking for any other raised hands.

Steve Armstrong "Got it. Thanks." His dipped his bearded chin in a nod.

Rachael Douglas Scarred features retained their outward calm while she took notes.

Rhiannon Brock ::She raised a hand::

Candy Hart A flick to the edge line of her lips in return. She looks back to the Q&A.

Icer1978 ::She was quiet, head bowing a moment for the word of the fallen.:;

LadyAjaBird ::darts a glance in Shy's direction. Just a quick one. No risking another round of giggles::

FioHelston "Yes," to Rhi.

Caroline Granger Too late, Caroline realised what Marc was referring to, guessing what the warm wet feeling on her shoulderblade was as she nodded to him. She mouthed "feel free" at his gesture toward her bag, trying hard to keep her smile from growing too big. There was always something.

Zykeal Lane Singing along to the song that was currently playing in his head, he was quietly saying "As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I ripped his tongue from his throat and left him gasping for breath." a little drum beat was padded on his thighs by a few fingers.

Rhiannon Brock Regarding the land grant issue, there's a firm, Harker and Hall that might willing to do it pro bono in association with Battlefield Park. When will the requests for bidding be made open for the public"

NorseLady She continues to stand tall and silent; still being good. And she knew that Aja glanced her way. Nei need to worry about giggling, truly.

Saffron Jensen-Lefevre Saffron slipped herself into her coat, transforming into a little fuchsia Jawa for a bit, once she'd pulled the hood over her head.

Steve Armstrong Finally pushing off from the wall, Steve casual walked over to Zykeal and finally leaned over to stare down at him. "Hey, dipsh-t. If you're not gonna be silent, or productive, why don't you get up on your feet and do everyone else a favor by movin' your ass on out of here, huh?"

FioHelston "Sometime in the next two weeks. My priority right now is ensuring that the RBF situation remains contained."

Marc Franco ::A burp cloth was gently dug out of the bag and with the ease of a man who had done this before — a surprisingly many times in fact — he cleaned up the line and gently blotted at the baby's mouth.::

LadyAjaBird ::the pirate and the Viking now behaved themselves....at least till the meeting was over...then all bets were off::

Steve Armstrong "And it's sad when, of all people, I gotta point out when someone's bein' a douchebag."

Zykeal Lane It was simple to ignore the retard that spoke to him, his ears ablaze with the music.

Rhiannon Brock ::She nodded:: I'll inform them.

Koyliak ::Curiously watches Franco with the baby for a moment::

Caroline Granger The little head turned toward him as he wiped up the mess, the youngest Granger blowing bubbles at his new pink-haired friend as Caroline murmured a thank you to Marc. She really had to remember about protecting her own clothes from her son's startlingly thick dribble.

Rachael Douglas Notetaking paused to allow gloved hands to lightly be brought together in applause for Steve's actions. Notetaking resumed.

Katt Her eyes shifted over to Steve. Shaking her head she frowned a bit at Zykeal for being..well...an arse but..what did she expect. A little smile was sent to Steve as she stood and inched seats to her brother.

Rhiannon Brock ::She looked to Steve, no, not touching that one, but her cousin was likely going to get an earful later::

FioHelston "If there are no other questions," pursing her lips at something other than the discussion at-hand, "then I hereby adjourn this session. Goodnight, everyone."