Town Meeting

[john-adams-1776.livejournal.com]

John awoke at his usual early hour on the morning of the town meeting. He dressed with slightly more than usual care in his suit of clothes from home, broke his fast with a light meal, and headed to the Golden Horseshoe to ensure that things were the way he wanted.

The chairs and small tables were already perfectly arranged, but John dragged a podium he found backstage out to the front of the curtain. Then he bustled about in the kitchen area setting out drinks and whatever small snacks he could find back there.

Before long, interested citizens began filing in and he went up to the podium. There was no microphone because he'd never heard of such a thing, but John Adams never had difficulty making himself heard.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome. If you would please pick up any refreshments you'd care for and take your seats, we'll begin in just a few minutes."

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[kzadbhat.livejournal.com]

Carrot turned to the young man when he was spoken to-- one of the 'superheroes.' Ankh-Morpork didn't have anything similar, with the exception of the famous 'heroes' of the disk whose dealings with the law almost always seemed to involve drunken tavern brawls. Still, the heroes here seemed like good people, if young.

"Of course," he said pleasantly.

[hawaii-kid.livejournal.com]

Kon grinned back at him for a sec, then looked the way of the doors. "Not to bad-mouth your friend there, or anything, but that is exactly what I want to not see in a cop. But I really like what you and Mr. Adams up there were saying about you guys investigating how to get out of here and why people disappear." He was scared to death of Rose or Tim disappearing, now.

"Also, if there's trouble... which there could be easy, and I don't show up quick, just yell. There's not enough room in this park for me not to hear you. I answer to 'Superboy' and 'Kon' fastest, though 'help' always works."

He shrugged again. "Just wanted to get that out there."

[kzadbhat.livejournal.com]

Carrot wasn't anything if he wasn't loyal, and he liked Leon, but he could definitely see what Kon was talking about. Leon's impulsiveness and temper could cause trouble. "I intend to speak to him," Carrot said simply. "But I also know that Detective Orcot is ordinarily far more professional."

He nodded and smiled. "Thank you. We don't have-- metas, you called them? Where I'm from, there are just humans, trolls, dwarfs, and undead. So I have limited experience in that area, but I'm grateful."

[hawaii-kid.livejournal.com]

"Alright. Well, I get kinda hot under the collar when people try and keep me from doing my job, so I guess I understand it a little," Kon had to admit.

"Trolls and dwarfs and undead? Man, that's got to be wild. What about like, magic users?" He really thought that sounded kind of cool.

"Sure. Anytime."

[kzadbhat.livejournal.com]

"It's certainly interesting," Carrot said cheerfully. "Before I came to Ankh-Morpork, I had barely even met any humans, so it took some getting used to. And yes, we had witches in Lancre where I was born and there's a university of wizards in Ankh-Morpork. But it's somewhat rarer for the Watch to have to get involved with them."