I'm well aware of the dangers of a false step; to simply propose something of this nature publicly without ample preparation would be to pull back the curtain to reveal an empty stage. The last thing I wish to do is to create chaos in the process of proposing a path to order. However, for lack of a more expedient approach, the only action I've been taking is to persuade people on an individual level. More than one person has noted the obvious pitfall to my approach, though none so far have objected to the basic theory.

I agree that our lack of leadership is problematic. Worse still, there are those among the kidnappees who I fear might attempt to take the role of leader by force if the need for leadership were made too obvious -- Gilgamesh, for example. Subtlety is vital to avoiding all-out war in the process of introducing structure.

[While he's firm, Edgeworth doesn't seem to disapprove of the continued argument.]