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[Ryuuzaki's low voice is accented in a way that people from places other than the U.K. might think of as "generically English," and when the message begins, his tones are pleasant and measured without being effusive.]
Hello, everyone.
The Ingress has brought us to the Moira from any number of places. When I meet someone, I can't say whether our similarities will outweigh our differences, or vice-versa... when you're this far from home, even small commonalities can seem important. It's led me to be curious about the broad strokes of everyone's backgrounds.
[A pause, as he approaches his real question.]
What can you tell me about the government in the place you came from before this? Both the form of government and, if possible, specific names of leaders.
If it wasn't your original home, I'd be interested in hearing about that, too, even down to what year it was for you.
If you'd prefer to answer privately, that's all right with me. I can promise you my discretion.
Thank you.
Hello, everyone.
The Ingress has brought us to the Moira from any number of places. When I meet someone, I can't say whether our similarities will outweigh our differences, or vice-versa... when you're this far from home, even small commonalities can seem important. It's led me to be curious about the broad strokes of everyone's backgrounds.
[A pause, as he approaches his real question.]
What can you tell me about the government in the place you came from before this? Both the form of government and, if possible, specific names of leaders.
If it wasn't your original home, I'd be interested in hearing about that, too, even down to what year it was for you.
If you'd prefer to answer privately, that's all right with me. I can promise you my discretion.
Thank you.
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[He omits the vaguely passive-aggressive smiley face that he feels an urge to include, since he doubts that someone from 1904 is likely to process it as intended.
His primary interest isn't whether or not the history overlaps so much as how he can find out whether or not anyone has heard of van Rijn without actually mentioning van Rijn, but since he's allowed historical commonality to be seen as part of his purpose, he leans in that direction.]
What do you think of England's government? It isn't the Kaiser.
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[Not that he cares overmuch about muggle England's politics when he can barely be bothered to follow word from their Ministry of Magic either, but he assumes it's a vague enough answer to suffice. Government frustrations are, at least, seemingly universal.]
Too lax in areas it oughtn't be, overbearing in others. Nothing short of a mess, but I suppose that's hardly new.
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What would you tighten up?
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[Though maybe if he knew what he'd become in a decade, two, he'd still find a way to forestall the end of it.]
The bureaucracy is backward. It would have to be retooled from the ground up, but that's a ridiculous notion, isn't it?
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Most bureaucracies are backwards, but I'm not sure that retooling them from the ground up is often feasible. Reforms tend to be more typical than complete overhauls.
What would keep it from merely becoming another unwieldy bureaucracy?