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[trueempress]

[It's one of the little girls again.]

Tell me, if you would, of your rulers. Your kings and queens, emperors and empresses, presidents and prime ministers. Who decides the fate of your country and inspires your loyalty? Or, perhaps not.

On another personal note, who would suggest a weapon suitable for a girl ten years of age?

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[cullscuttlefish]

I suppose I'm as qualified as anyone. I'm the heiress to the throne back at home, but that doesn't necessarily mean a whole lot. When the time is right, every heiress is expected to challenge the Empress, Her Imperious Condescension, for the throne. No one has succeeded in a very, very long time. She's the last one.

The system where I'm from is very harsh. It's a caste system based on the color of one's blood. Red and brown are low, purple is high. I wanted to change it, more than anything.

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[trueempress]

How does the Empress rule? What is the treatment of the lower castes as things are now?

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[cullscuttlefish]

To say she rules with an iron fist is putting it lightly. She's a conqueror, out to expand her territory to the ends of the universe. She kills anyone who dares disagree, sending her brigades of Archeradicators and Threshcecutioners to thin out the population of anyone who doesn't believe as she does.

The lower castes? Culled as soon as possible, unless she can use them. When she does, it's...it's cruel.

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[trueempress]

That's horrible. I sincerely wish for your ascension to the throne as soon as possible.

[soulsborderline]

The major states around in my world are almost all representative democracies. Germany and the EU, the US, Japan, Russia...there's plenty of military dictatorships in the parts of the world that got hit harder by Second Impact, but most of them have been bombed into nothing by now.

[trueempress]

Is that an effective form of government for you?

[soulsborderline]

People aren't still starving en masse or blowing each other up, mostly, so I guess so.

[trueempress]

You have no higher aspirations for the state of your country than that?

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[sandma]

Guns.

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[trueempress]

Guns?

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[sandma]

Guns. Did they have those where you're from?

[myblimpisbigger]

[Well this is awkward.]

In my country, I am the ruling power.

[In my dream I am the tyrant, it is me.]

I would like to think that I inspire loyalty, but I am not so naive. I keep my people alive and in return I ask that they keep the assassination attempts to a reasonable number. Thus-far it has worked rather well.

[trueempress]

There is something to be said for that - besides keeping them alive, how is the quality of life in your country?

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[thanklesswork]

If you mean politics, those don't matter anymore where I am. An old man helps us out with the know-how back home, these days.

Try a pistol. Or a pike, if you don't mind sharp sticks.

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[trueempress]

How can they not matter?

A pistol is a type of gun, isn't it.

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[thanklesswork]

Ain't any city left to be in charge of.

And yeah, it is. It's handy if you can't handle much recoil or weight but need something good 'n proper.

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[princesszero]

Keeping a good distance is the best when you are smaller sized.

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[trueempress]

I have every intention of doing so. It's a pity I'm without magic here.

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[princesszero]

Then you should consider guns.

I heard they had those here as well.

[pucelle]

The king I served was given his right to rule by God's word; I merely followed His instructions in ensuring his ascension to the throne. [Sure the standard of the time was that kings were given their power by God, but not many had girls that had God-given visions as proof.]

[trueempress]

It is the divine right to rule that inspires your loyalty?

[pucelle]

In a way, yes. So long as it is as God commands, I will follow with unwavering loyalty.

[caliberill]

On a technical about the fate, the president. For the loyalty part, a friend.

Why the interest? [He stumbles for a moment: ten years old? What has he gotten himself into, and how?] Ah-- How tall are you?

[trueempress]

I see. I've met someone who inspired great loyalty from his friends.

To answer your question, as the empress and apostle it's worth my interest, and that is frankly none of your business.

[caliberill]

Yeah? What was he like?

Oh well-- [He makes a small face.] It was gonna help with my answer for the question.