misterbrief | 6th Taunt

[It's been a few days since Father's Day. And he got a really nice surprise from his daughter that he never thought possible. Bulla training and honing her skills and power, it really meant something to him; so he's flipping his journal open now since Luceti played a large part of it. He's not even angry this time.]

It's come to my attention that a good number of you had a hand in the gift I received over the weekend. I will say I'm impressed- the lot of you have done the impossible with my daughter Bulla and it most certainly paid off. So for that...[His voice trails off, since saying these sorts of things isn't exactly natural to him.] For that I am grateful. I know a good portion of the time we are safe inside this barrier, but you must understand that I worry for her safety regardless.

So I suppose this is the part where I ask something else not so specific. The gift I received was for your Earthling holiday Father's Day. I've never put much stock in such things, but this last weekend certainly has changed my mind about it a little. Is this something you also observe in your own worlds? And if so, what is it that you've done or would do that you would consider worthy of your father?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I don't really have any way to know just what you think your reality has or not. So don't come at me if I assume you should know some pretty basic things.

[Even Kevin probably dimly realizes the world is split into separate countries. U.S.A. being the best, he'd shout loud enough, of course.]

It's only basic for your existence. We have a king, and he rules the planet Earth. And he's not even a human. Don't ask me how that came to be.

He probably doesn't do a worse job than some of the leaders I know.

[Daria's faith in politics, let her show you it.]

Doesn't it seem a bit weird to you that someone supposedly rules a whole planet though?

Absolutely not. That dog rules Earth and my father ruled ours, so it's not surprising to me in the least.

Interplanetary politics must be a lot like the U.N.

[That time, the likely unknown reference is intentional. For trolling purposes.]

[If she was aiming to make him more angry, she certainly got it. He is visibly much more annoyed.]

I doubt anything from your universe could compare. [Yeah, he's not asking what the U.N. is because he really doesn't give two shits.] I'm sure you've managed to travel the stars from that bedroom of yours that you can't seem to move out of.

[This is a resounding success, really. Is that a faint smirk on her face in the picture window? (Probably.)]

It's a world... organization. [She can't really call it a government.] It shouldn't take too much to imagine each country has its own ideas about how everything should be run.

That's why you solve that little problem by having a king. Then there isn't a question anymore nor any room for preposterous squabbles of how things are run.

A lot of countries found out kings didn't work so well. They fought wars to get rid of them. I don't think you'll convince them all to like it again. Or decide on the same one.

Really? Then their king wasn't worthy of ruling if he was overtaken. If they don't have a king then how in the galaxy are they to rule themselves? [He's never known anything except monarchy his whole life.]

Everyone chips in and votes to decide who the leaders should be.

[She only misses a beat before honesty adds] It doesn't always work well, either. Any system has flaws. But at least this one puts a little power in hands that aren't supposed to deserve it just because of which womb they came out of.

[He blinks. He's not really familiar with a system like that, but he's heard of it. But, those planets? They didn't stay under their own governing system for long after he'd arrived on the planet.]

And what exactly is this called? Some sort of idiotic popularity contest to elect the one that hands out the most candy? Heh.

It's called an election. But you're pretty much spot-on for the definition.

The trouble with most political systems is that they can work in theory, but then they involve people.

6th Taunt | Video

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]