LU 79 - Space 14

## Candidate Speech for Mayor

> *"Ladies and Gentlemen of spawn town,*
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> *Thank you very much for allowing me this wonderful opportunity in your beautiful state here in the great heartland of Spawn. It is an honor to speak from this podium, in this town square, where so many events, both small and large, have taken place and at times have changed lives.*
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> *I am a simple man with a leadership position in a not-so-far kingdom and a solid understanding of the role and what comes with being in it. When I was younger, I learned a very important lesson in the lowest point in my life that has guided my life ever since: “Always fight for what you believe in, and never stop until you win” That epiphany stuck with me ever since then, and still dictates my actions today.*
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> *Now, I bet all of you are wondering “why are you running for mayor of the spawn town?” That’s a good question, and perhaps there’s no solid way to answer it. Or perhaps there is a proper way to answer it. Either way, it’s a good question and I’m glad it was raised.*
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> *Our town here is very much so in a state of confusion and disarray. The sheer lack of stability and order makes a man like me wonder why no one has done something until now. My view on this situation is clear: it is happening, and it will continue to happen until someone puts a stop to it. Some people believe we should invest our efforts into stabilizing the economy and the stores that fuel it. Some people believe we should maintain order through good choices and even better actions. Some people believe we should standby and allow the town to fix itself overtime. I feel blessed to live in a town with so much hope and optimism for its future.*
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> *The state of this town is in flux. Every single day, the tensity of this place goes up or goes down or even stays the same. If elected mayor, I will put all of my efforts forward to change all of this for the better, and make sure I leave this town better than it is. If elected mayor, I will create prosperity both economically and socially, and where there is prosperity, I will create better-ness.*
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> *Let us take actions that will make people safe from anything or anyone that could jeopardize our safety.*
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> *Let us take actions that will make people happy and healthy, or perhaps allow them the opportunity to achieve it.*
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> *Let us take actions regarding the stability of this town.*
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> *And let us move boldly so that our children and our children’s children can look back and say, “I’m glad they moved so boldly on this, that, and the other.” And to answer your question of why I’m doing all of this, the answer is quite simple: I want to launch this town into an age of stability, prosperity, unity, and overall excellence.*
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> *Thank you all, and have an amazing rest of your day."*
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## Lore Update

Today was the big day, the day the speeches began. Seeing as I was in the top three for voting, I lined up to go first. However, vice seemed eager to go first, so I gladly let him. After his whole speech, Beanser walked up and arrested him on the spot. I watched in glee as my only competition in this election was walked straight into a jail cell *again*. I took the stage and delivered possibly my greatest speech ever; the crowd applauded me, so I must've done something right. After me, Ophello was supposed to go but decided to postpone his speech date to tomorrow, which was fine by me. Speaking of Ophello, he approached me after my speech and approached me with an offer: whoever wins in the second round, the loser becomes his second in command. He wrote up a contract and showed it to me, but after reading through the terms I said that I'd think about the offer instead of signing the contract. After he walked off, I got bored and decided to go talk with vice. Turns out some Frezz guy was in front of his cell, apparently upset and confused at the arrest. I decided to worsen vice's mood for fun and tell Frezz why he's in jail; it's safe to say the guy was pretty mortified to ear about what happened with Hallthorr. He got real upset at vice, and demanded to know why he didn't learn about this sooner. I understood why, to avoid this from happening, but vice explained it in a very sugar-coated way. Then vice went on this emotional monologue about how sorry he was and how he felt guilty for what he's done; his speech had so much unheard-of emotion that I almost felt bad for the kid... almost. I decided to leave vice to rot in his own sorrow by taking Frezz out for a drink. Turns out the only bar in town was closed for the night, so we just chilled outside. Ophello came back to chat with us, and Frezz took this chance to show us something secret and special. After a long walk, we ended up at some stone building underground, where we were promised to see a few "wardens".

Sure enough, after going through some rooms we saw one of them in a cage with some "sculk sensors"; I guess you learn something new every day. Frezz had more of these, which more than impressed me considering how hostile and strong they seemed at first glance. We also made a pit stop at some gladiatorial arena, where Frezz had a battle-ready warden in the middle of it. He explained that not even a maxed out set of netherite could take down this beast, which only impressed me more. I pulled Frezz aside and told him that if he voted for me, I would make sure to implement these things into my defense system. The offer intrigued him, and he said he'd think about it. After that and some more small talk, Mira showed up and joined in on the conversation. Then Frezz offered to show me something special, which Mira seemed less than eager to let me see. Despite their worries, Frezz took me anyways. He took me to this cyan flower, which was way too big for my liking. It had a secret entrance which we jumped down, and we explored the inside. The whole interior reeked of the shard, on top of the presentation and overall eeriness to it, I couldn't help but begin to panic. I brushed it off as claustrophobia but I was freaking out. Then we went to the heart of it, and I saw someone very *interesting*: Morphious. The man seemed incredibly drunk, and greeted me warmly. I knew this guy reminded me of someone, but I couldn't put my finger on it; then it hit me: this guy has uncanny similarities to that zinnia character Illios is friends with. So, I took a shot in the dark and asked the guy if he knew of a zinnia, and he froze. After staring me down, he asked why that info concerned me, to which I said I was simply curious. He explained that he was zinnia's kid, which raised more questions than it answered. Frezz brought up how I should help him and Morphious grow and expand this flower (which he called a tree), and my offer was that if I agreed to this it wouldn't harm the town.

Morphious didn't like the idea, but Frezz pushed for it. The ghost reluctantly agreed to it, so after some solidification Frezz and I went back to Mira and Ophello. When we got there, something was off. Mira seemed incredibly uncomfortable when I walked in, and was squinting at me at times. After Frezz and Ophello took off, I held Mira back and asked what their deal was. Turns out Ophello told them that I used to work with vice, which put them off. I understood the confusion, so I explained that I worked under vice's alias "Dr. T." and that he essentially hid the whole Hallthor thing from me for four years. Mira seemed to regret being afraid of me almost instantly, and expressed her sympathy for my made-up situation. Then I walked off, making sure to ask Mira for a vote and a therapy session. I look forward to working with Frezz, but Ophello I wasn't too sure about; especially his disdain for the wardens made me unsure. Oh well, I guess only time will tell how our partnership turns out.