08-04-2023, 23:03:48 PM
Lucky the Stationmaster
Lucky is a very smart cat! ... Unfortunately, a very smart cat is still not super brilliant compared to any sapient animal. Still, he'll try his best! Or maybe he'll just run around incoherently in the general vicinity of the files and someone will project their own intent onto him and everyone else will just go with that because it's easier than waiting for something clearer. Definitely one of those two things.
1. The first city is a recent addition ... struggling to recover from the invasion, and is receiving a lot of aid funds to get rebuilt, only to see most of them embezzled.
Lucky knocks a coin onto this city's file, indicating the most obvious choice, the Comptroller. If there's an embezzlement problem, the coup needs to get in on that and make sure the stolen funds go in the right place.
2. The second city is a relatively minor town ... this recent purge is the first time it's been looked at in years.
Lucky looks at this city's file and yowls annoyedly, in a manner that might be addressed to a Town Ombudsperson. Small towns are notorious for their drama, and having a spy there will place them in a perfect position to direct the flow.
3. The third city is middling in size and in all ways perfectly average, with the exception that it's been in the Alliance and the Coalition before it for decades, and has not once even slightly been trouble.
While sitting on this file, Lucky bats at the nearby computer and starts up a propaganda video, suggesting a Regional Media Director. A town this obedient will surely believe anything they hear, including any little "slips" that undermine the Alliance's propaganda.
4. The last of the cities is large and important ... effectively a lost cause...
With only one file left, Lucky pounces on one of his favorite toys, a little plushie of a Gopher. ... Er, a Gofer. Since whoever goes to this city is going to be surrounded by loyalists, they're not going to have much room to maneuver, regardless of their position. A role like this will make them seem unimportant, not worth paying attention to. It will also provide them with opportunities to sneak in little acts of sabotage when an opportune moment arises.
1. The first city is a recent addition ... struggling to recover from the invasion, and is receiving a lot of aid funds to get rebuilt, only to see most of them embezzled.
Lucky knocks a coin onto this city's file, indicating the most obvious choice, the Comptroller. If there's an embezzlement problem, the coup needs to get in on that and make sure the stolen funds go in the right place.
2. The second city is a relatively minor town ... this recent purge is the first time it's been looked at in years.
Lucky looks at this city's file and yowls annoyedly, in a manner that might be addressed to a Town Ombudsperson. Small towns are notorious for their drama, and having a spy there will place them in a perfect position to direct the flow.
3. The third city is middling in size and in all ways perfectly average, with the exception that it's been in the Alliance and the Coalition before it for decades, and has not once even slightly been trouble.
While sitting on this file, Lucky bats at the nearby computer and starts up a propaganda video, suggesting a Regional Media Director. A town this obedient will surely believe anything they hear, including any little "slips" that undermine the Alliance's propaganda.
4. The last of the cities is large and important ... effectively a lost cause...
With only one file left, Lucky pounces on one of his favorite toys, a little plushie of a Gopher. ... Er, a Gofer. Since whoever goes to this city is going to be surrounded by loyalists, they're not going to have much room to maneuver, regardless of their position. A role like this will make them seem unimportant, not worth paying attention to. It will also provide them with opportunities to sneak in little acts of sabotage when an opportune moment arises.
Lucky washes his face imperiously.
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