Sunday Meetings

Every Sunday evening at 19:00 PM, Gale, the mayor, holds a town meeting in Peach Plaza. Some of these meetings are more important than others, and for these important meetings, Gale usually sends a reminder letter the morning of the meeting. These meetings may include cutscenes, gifts, and story-related information. It is always a good idea to attend these meetings.

## Introducing the Player

Before the first Sunday Meeting, Gale will send you a letter that says:

 We have an important announcement at tonight's fireside meeting in Peach Plaza, please try to make it! 19:00 sharp!
In this meeting, Gale addresses the Panbat infestations happening lately, the upcoming Bridge to Amber Island and Dee-Dee projects, and the fact that you, the player, have moved in to town and are working as a Builder.

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  Gale: We've been having lots of panbat sightings recently. I know they're cute, but still, don't go near them. They're dangerous!
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 I've asked the Civil Corps to try something to scare them off, but I'm not holding up much hope.
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 We all know what a panbat infestation's like. Sometimes, I wish we had a tank.
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 In other news, we've decided to proceed with building a bridge to Amber Island. A builder has already been picked for this project.
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 Also, we are in preparations for the construction of the Dee-Dee transportation system, I'll be securing the funding over the coming weeks and pick a builder soon. Any donations are welcome!
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 Finally, we have a new builder in town this week. (He/She) lives in the old workshop outside the city gate. Let's all give a warm welcome.
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  Higgins: What?! How come I didn't hear about the bridge? When was this?
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  Tody: Oh! Now I finally get to fish there!
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  Martha: He's asking for money again.

## A String of Thefts

In this meeting, Gale announces that the Bridge to Amber Island is complete, that commissions for the new Dee-Dee will be available soon, and that an investigation into recent thefts has been launched:

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  Gale: I have several items that I want to discuss today. The first is that thanks to the efforts of Builder (Player), we now have a bridge to Amber Island. I would advise people not to go into the cave just yet as there are some unruly creatures inside. I plan on opening up the cave as a tourist attraction eventually.
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 Since the last fireside meeting, I have obtained enough capital to commission the construction of 5 Dee-Dee vehicles to form the Portia transportation system.
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 We're in the process of visiting the Builders in our town to get them signed up on this project. When this system is complete, Portia will enter a new stage of rapid expansion and become a beacon of development in the Free Cities. I hope that everyone looks forward to it!
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 In other news, we are aware of some thefts this week. These actions will not be tolerated in our town! We will investigate this to the end and capture the perpetrator!
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  Martha: Must be Huss and Tuss again.
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  Higgins: These idiots never give up.
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 They stole my favorite book!
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  Martha: And my wheel of cheese.
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 And one of my socks!
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  Gale: I hear you, I hear you! We will get to the bottom of this as soon as possible! Arlo will be spearheading this investigation, so you folks can rest assured!
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 That's all for this time, y'all have a good night. Come up and get some of Sophie's pumpkin pie if you want.

## Investigation Complete

In this meeting, Gale announces that the investigation into the recent string of thefts has concluded:

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  Gale: I'm pleased to announce that we've found the culprits for the stolen items. It appears to be a band of bandirats hanging around town. Fortunately, they have been dealt with by (Player) and the Civil Corps, so I'd say this current ordeal is at an end. We have some of the items recovered in my office, come and see if your item is among them.

## Introducing Ack

In this meeting, Gale introduces Ack as a new citizen of Portia:

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  Gale: Welcome everyone! So glad there are more folks joining us today than usual. Since you're all here for a singular reason, without further ado, let me introduce our newest citizen:Mr. Ack. Care for a self-introduction Mr. Ack?
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  Ack: Hello. I like to cook. Thank you.
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  Gale: Haha, okay. Like I stated in the letter, I hope everyone can welcome Mr. Ack with open arms. Some of you might be apprehensive about having a living relic roaming in our city, I just hope you all give him a chance. Mr. Ack has stated that he wants to work here as a chef. Now, Minister Lee has something more to add.
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  Lee: The Mayor and I had a long talk over the fate of this AI relic. I shared with him all of our concerns in allowing such a dangerous relic to live in our city. But the Mayor was adamant that Portia and the Alliance of Free Cities were all founded by outcasts, castaways, and refugees. We cannot, in our good conscience, turn away Mr. Ack.
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  Lee: However, we did come to an agreement that Mr. Ack will live with the Civil Corps for the foreseeable future, for his own protection and ours. In time, I am hopeful that Mr. Ack will be fully incorporated into our society.
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  Gale: Thank you Minister. Now, if anyone has issues with my decision, come and see me and we'll talk it through. That's all, thank you for coming!
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  Emily: So that's Ack.
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  Paulie: I still think he's an alien.
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  Mars: I don't like this one bit.
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  Lucy: I don't know, what if he goes crazy...
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  Toby: He looks so cool!
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  Martha: I'm not sure what to feel about this...
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  Russo: I'm going to trust Gale on this.

## The New Museum

In this meeting, Gale announces the upcoming Museum project:

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  Gale: As part of my plan to increase Portia's profile within the Free Cities, I've been considering the construction of a museum for our city. Thanks to a generous donation from one of our citizens, who wishes to remain anonymous, we now have the funding to make this happen! Starting next week, A&G Construction will begin preparations for the Portia Museum. I think it'll become a wonderful attraction for our city.
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  Lucy: Finally! I've been asking for this forever. My students will love this!
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  Martha: I wonder who paid for this?
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  Lee: I hope you know what you're doing Gale, I can envision many corrupted relics on display.
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  Higgins: More work for me!

## The South Block Project

In this meeting, Gale announces the upcoming South Block and Balloon Bonanza projects and introduces Mint to the townspeople:

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  Gale: TBD
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  Martha: That's wonderful!
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  Tody: Why Sandrock...there's nothing there but hot sand.
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  Higgins: Now this is a good business opportunity.
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  Martha: Where did you get the money to fund this?
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  Gale: Good question, my dear! The governments of both cities will fund this road together. During my time in office we have built up sufficient reserves, so the funding isn't a problem. This is a part of a grand plan that I've been building over the past year to make Portia a center for commerce and travel in the Free Cities. Allow me to introduce Mint; he's an engineer from Vega 5.
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  Mint: Hello.
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  Gale: He'll be spearheading the building of the road. The Builders in Portia and Sandrock will help bring this to fruition. We'll have a meeting tomorrow to discuss how we're going to go about it.

In other news, Gust has submitted a proposal for a hot-air park around the Duck Pond. Folks have been requested this for a long time, and it's finally on my desk! I'll be securing the funding for it as soon as I can as it fits into my overall plan for Portia. That's all for tonight folks. Come up and get your pies, courtesy of Granny Sophie.

## Introducing Mali

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  Gale: Hello everyone! We have a lot to talk about today, so let's get straight into it! This here is Mali of the Flying Pigs, she has been sent by the Alliance government to inspect the ruins around here. She's here to discover if there are any more Old World creatures running about. I think we would all agree that the last run-in we had was especially dangerous.
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  Martha: We should have done this a long time ago! Think of the children!
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  Mars: Are there reason to suspect that there are more corrupted machine out there?
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  Toby: Are you really from the Flying Pigs?!
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 Let me, Mr. Mayor. First, hello everyone, I'm Mali. I want to point out that there is no evidence that there are more dangerous AI machines out in the ruins around Portia, so there is no need to panic. Everything's fine! Your Civil Corps team have done a bang-up job of keeping everyone safe. At the same time, we need to be careful so that we don't have a repeat of the incident in the Eufaula Desert.
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 My job here is to systematically check through all of the known ruins in these parts for any serious danger. Together with the Civil Corps, we will also be investigating any unexplored ruins. That's all from me. Does anyone have any questions?
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  Gale: Just so that we're clear, I don't want people heading into the ruins lookin' for trouble! Especially you Toby! Inspector Mali's work with begin immediately. There is no need to worry citizens, let the professionals do their work.
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  Mars: Wow! Is that Mr. Musa?!
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  Higgins: What's he doing here?!
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  Jack: He's only the richest man under the sky.
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  Gale: Ahem, yes, yes, as everyone can see, this is Mr. Musa. As I was saying, the road to Sandrock and South Block has been a tremendous success. Our city's income has gone up and we're getting a lot more visitors. Mr. Musa arrived here a few days ago, having heard about our initiative. After a discussion with me about the projects' progress, he has decided to invest a significant amount of money to help us with the harbor upgrade.
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  Higgins: Oh heck yeah!
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  Tody: ...What?
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  Mei: Big news!
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  Gale: You want to say a few words? Mr. Musa?
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 You guys can drop the honorific, just call me Musa. Umm, this is actually my third trip to Portia. Last time I came, I was just passing through as a visitor. I saw the potential here, with its abundance of ruins and green pasture. But it was so out of the way that it really wasn't a great investment opportunity. I think that may be changing. I like what your city's doing. By upgrading the harbor, I think Portia can really elevate its status among the Free Cities. I hope that this is just the beginning of our cooperation together.
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  Gale: Thank you Mr. Musa. We're still ironing out the last details. Once that's done, I'll let everyone know about it! That's all for today, thanks for coming!

## TBD

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  Gale: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming out tonight. We have a very important topic to discuss today, so let's get straight to it.
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 Yes, Tody burned down a warehouse under construction at the harbor. Yes, he did it because he wanted to make a point. Was his point valid? Yes, of course. Should he have expressed his opinion the way he did? Well...
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 We're a close-knit society, a society based on law and order, a society better than the ones that existed during the Age of Darkness - or at least that's what I'd like to think. When our community has disagreements, we should air it out, talk about it and compromise. That's the type of community I want my Portia to be.
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 We all know Tody, he's hardworking fella who likes his peace and quiet near the ocean. But what he did was wrong and he will be punished according to law. We cannot allow such behavior in Portia.
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  Mars: Sigh, that's too bad, he's a good guy.
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  Paulie: He shouldn't have done that though.
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  Lucy: At least no one was hurt.
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  Gale: Because he's shown regret and no one was hurt during this incident, I will be lenient. You all selected me as the mayor to make these tough decisions, and I'll see it through.
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 Now that we've addressed the rhino in the room, let's talk about the reasons behind Tody's impulsiveness.
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 Upgrading our port will damage the environment around the harbor. There's no way around that. Tody is correct that the ships traveling through will cause pollution.
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 When I made the decision to cooperate with Mr. Musa on this project, I believed that the benefits outweighed the negatives. This still holds true today. The port will bring real benefits to our citizens: more goods, more income, higher quality of life. Therefore, I still think this project should be completed.
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  Petra: I agree.
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  Presley: I'm with you on that one.
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  Nora: What about the environment though?
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  Gale: Good question. I plan to establish a natural reserve on Starlight Island and its surrounding waters after the harbor has been completed. We should strive for a balance between using the world and protecting it. I'm certain Minister Lee would tell us that failing to do so will lead us to disaster.
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 Anyone disagree?
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  Emily: A balance is needed.
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  Higgins: That was a convincing speech.
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  Toby: I guess we're all done then! This was a long meeting.
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  Martha: Hush you.
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  Gale: Okay then, we'll proceed as planned. If anyone has questions about the Starlight Island Sanctuary, please come and see me. That's all for this meeting, good night everyone.
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 My goal for Starlight Island is that we'll leave it as is, no development at all. Maybe a ferry to get some people there to enjoy mother nature, but nothing permanent.