Satinalia Fool Voting

[apologist]

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Baroness Frédérique Durfort-Lacapalette, Brother Jehan Mercier, and Valentine Nicasius Maxence Mérovée Olivier de Foncé
RECIPIENT: Everyone
WHAT: Deciding on a Satinalia Fool
WHEN: Now
WHERE: Everywhere
NOTES:These threads are made for jacking, and that's just what they'll do. One of these days these threads are gonna yeah okay never mind.

Inquisition! We have for you a list of nominees for your Satinalia Fools. We say Fools, plural, because we have many fine nominees and two crowns - we think they may be crowns. We removed them from the heads of statues in some temple or another. Perhaps they were symbols of shame rather than nobility? None of us is qualified to say, but the statues were very small compared to some others, and - [ an abrupt end to the rambling ] - we will assume they are close enough to crowns to crown Fools. Valentine has been testing them and looks very Foolish.

Two Fools, then. If they cannot cooperate we will give each one half of the courtyard during the festivities and they may, éventuellement, stage a battle between their kingdoms.

We have placed a box outside the tavern where you can place the name of the nominee you wish to support. Please only choose once. The Maker does not endorse cheating. If you do not believe in the Maker then whatever you do believe in likely does not endorse cheating, either, though, again, none of us is qualified to say. If you believe in a god that does endorse cheating, please find it in your own heart to practice restraint.

If you have any questions we are happy to answer them, of course! But first Freddie will read for you our list of nominees:

[ What follows are some remarks, prepared by all three of Our Heroes together but read in Freddie's sweet and perfect voice, concerning Adelaide, Alistair, Bruce, Iskandar, Raylan, Val, and Yvgni. ]

ooc | Nominee discussion is separated into comments below so people can talk about nominations in a semi-organized way. You can also post new comments though! If your character has questions or a write-in ballot option or something. In the meantime, VOTE HERE.

Comments

NOMINEE: ADELAIDE LEBLANC

[aventuriere]

A bit intimidating, she may take some of the joy from festivities. Her nominator suggests she might enjoy giving orders. Perhaps a bit too much, we would add - and that she is Orlesian indicates she will wear the title with dignity and graciousness, which is lovely but not at all what one desires in a Fool. We cannot be confident she would not order the feast to stop and return us all to work. We cannot be confident that the nobility and elegance of her presence, once enhanced by a crown, would not shame us all into being demure and restrained in our celebrations.

We cannot be confident that she would not be the most Foolish of all possible Fools, either, but we advise caution all the same.

[byblow]

Before I choose—how dignified are these crowns of yours?

[degenere]

You know, it is said that even the most foolish of crowns can be made to look dignified, depending upon which brow it rests.

So, then: how dignified is the lady's brow, would you say?

[byblow]

Excessively. Exceedingly? Exactingly.

So maybe she isn't the one for the job.

[degenere]

To the contrary. Now that you have assured me in such terms, I think I am interested to see what the brow would look like wearing this crown. After all: if someone is excessively dignified about their foolishness, that is nearly more amusing than a fool who caper and cuts about.

Let us conspire, monsieur.

[ungovernable]

Oh, I think she might surprise.

[degenere]

Is that so? Please, madame. Elaborate.

[ungovernable]

It would not then be a surprise.

[degenere]

But how can we know to vote for her if her credentials are all surprises? We must take you at your word?

[ungovernable]

I can only speculate - so what I have said is all there is to say.

[degenere]

So it is speculation, not a secret. Calling it a secret was to confuse me.

[fleurdesel]

Is there anything wrong with a dignified fool?

[ How this came about, honestly, she has no idea. But there are worse things than being the Fool. ]

[apologist]

That depends, madame, on the purpose the Fool's dignity serves during the celebration. Would it be used to sanction the revelers or to shame them?

[fleurdesel]

The purpose of the festival is to revel- to do one's duty as expected requires dignity. It is not the place of the fool to shame those enjoying themselves and as such, I would not.

[degenere]

But would you encourage?

[fleurdesel]

Of course. Why wouldn't I?

[degenere]

I don't know. Why wouldn't you? I am apparently meant to take your credentials as a matter of secret, a surprise, to be revealed to me later.

I only like secrets when I know them. When they are dangled in front of me, I lose interest. But if you can assure me that, if you were to win the crown, you would make such foolery and sanction any and all wild revelry that I might like to plan...

[fleurdesel]

Did you and your fellow not take part in the Snow War some months past? It's very conception and execution, though meant for morale, sprung from a singularly absurd conversation between myself and Ruby. As I encouraged that particular brand of revelry, so too would I encourage the same were I to be crowned.

[apologist]

I recall a great many rules being involved in that enterprise.