a second debate [Marree]

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a second debate [Marree] Jan 27, 2019 20:26:39 GMT -5

Post by Kire on Jan 27, 2019 20:26:39 GMT -5

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They had agreed to meet somewhere more private. The last thing either of them needed was to have it bandied about that they were talking. Of course, it wasn't always a bad thing for the district to see cooperation between mayors, but there would always be those individuals who see collusion in every gesture. She had made the meeting's pretense out to be the learning of each other's policies and a discussion of where the district needed some help. However, it served a second purpose for her: she was sizing up the competition.

She knew Cove Merrick would most likely be doing the exact same thing, but she felt she might better be able to adapt with the knowledge. Besides, she could always press him for details about Althea Perch - who he had gone tet-a-tet with in the debate.

She sat down at the empty table - seems she had arrived first - and fixed her eyes on the door. The moment Cove stepped inside she caught his attention. Before he had even sat down she was already asking a question. "Do you really think a memorial to the dead is necessary?" His speech had included some things she agreed with, but that was not one of them.

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a second debate [Marree] Jan 27, 2019 21:09:08 GMT -5

Post by * on Jan 27, 2019 21:09:08 GMT -5

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Cove Merrick

Word had gotten to him, from the bird herself, that a meeting with the other candidate was at hand. Cove thought hard about it, thinking that if this candidate was anything like Althea Perch, then he was going to have nothing but his ass handed to him with insults and candied words. Only problem with meeting this one was that he had hardly any previous engagements and their debate was among that of another district. Hardly enough to debate their own home's needs when it comes to someone else's district.

As he stepped into the door, he felt his hands tense up as a motion caught his eyes and he noticed Farzaneh immediately. He gave her a nod, grinning while making his way effortlessly accross the way to meet her. A hand extended and the greeting was only returned with an immediate question. Something that he had mentioned in his opening speech and without a doubt, he answered without a hitch.

"Of course it is necessary. Why wouldn't it be?" He sat down getting comfortable in the chair before moving forward. "We want to take pride in our district and if we want the mental health of those that have lost to wander into the seas and to be taken out with the tide, we need to keep the moral up. This is the first, and only year, that we brought both of our tributes back, one being a victor. What are the odds? The memorial will show that there is going to be hope. That everything we fight for year after year... well, it's good for them. Grieving, is also a natural part of life. What are your thoughts on that?"

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a second debate [Marree] Jan 27, 2019 21:30:26 GMT -5

Post by Kire on Jan 27, 2019 21:30:26 GMT -5

[attr="class","shirahorizontal"]shira farzaneh

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[attr="class","shira"]Ready as she was for a private debate, he answered without hesitation. Perhaps he had practiced that one for the cameras. She nodded politely, listening to what he had to say even if it didn't convince her. The past was never something she had focused on. With her, the future was everything. She was always going bigger, aiming higher. Looking back just reminded her of how far down she had been. Now, though, she was climbing.

"The past shows us our mistakes." She watches his face, searching for emotion. While she did feel things - happiness, sadness, frustration - she would never let it make decisions for her, especially for something as crucial as this. "Yes, losing loved ones and friends is hard but it is part of the society we live in. We can honour the dead by learning from their failings."

She isn't sure if this hillbilly surfer is cut out for life as mayor. What she knew of the debate informed her that Althea was readily able to handle him, though as the wife of a past mayor she did have an edge - or at least her tongue did.

"Dedicating resources to inscribing the names of people who have already been immortalized by the Capitol is a waste." She is perhaps harsher than she should be, but she wants to see how he reacts. Maybe this lax beach bum man will show a bit of backbone. "We're better off training the kids so they'll actually return."

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a second debate [Marree] Jan 27, 2019 22:54:29 GMT -5

Post by * on Jan 27, 2019 22:54:29 GMT -5

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Cove Merrick

Shira's voice broke his statement in half. The past was only showing our mistakes and she was looking at the memoir of the past tributes as a wasteful thing. Resources wasted for something he felt was needed and something he wanted to contribute whether life as a mayor would be his. Nothing ever happened by lingering on the past, that much was fact, but to learn from it and accept it, was something that this candidate didn't want to do.

"How do we learn from them, if we don't make sure we remember them. There are plenty of kids that barely even know who they were. If you don't think of their mistakes as a positive reinforcement, how will they see how they failed in the games to make sure it's not recreated in a future games?" Cove's head shook in disappointment. This candidate who wanted to be mayor was almost as bad as Althea was. Neither of them saw his point of view, but in the end, would he want to go against someone who had the same views as him or let the people of the district see the differences between each candidate.

"Training the kids to return is like asking them to only know one way of life and then get kicked in the rear when they don't get picked. Do you see the difference between me and you already? I take it you were a hardcore career, parents only saught to teach you how to fight, but what happened after you were aged out? Did you know what to do with your life at that point? How to adapt to the district? That's what I want to fight. Fight that stigma that only careers are special and make education as important so they don't have to think they wasted their lives for nothing."