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NPC 070:
Miranda, Member of the Great Council[+bye +job +name +signed]
This is a lovely, earthy woman with a warm smile.
"Word has spread quickly of thine arrival, Avatar! Welcome!"
"Hello, Avatar," Miranda says. "Nice to see thee again."
name{
"I am Miranda."
}[-name]
job{
"I serve on the Great Council. Today we are working on a bill of law. When I am not here in the castle, I am kept busy with a young child."
}[+child +bill +Great Council]
Great Council{
"The Great Council supports Lord British in the legislation of Britannia's laws. I am honored to be one of the three women serving on the Council."
}[+women -Great Council]
women{
"I am particularly concerned about women's duties and privileges and their available opportunities in the land. Our history has been kind to women in general, but there is still room for improvement."
}[+improvement -women]
improvement{
"More women could hold public office, for one thing. And I would personally like to be rid of those scantily-clad women in heroic fantasy paintings."
}[-improvement]
child{
Miranda smiles. "Yes, my son's name is Max.
"He is probably in the Royal Nursery.
"He's right here! Say hello to the Avatar, Max."*
<Max> "Hi. I'm a funny boy!"*
"He's quite precocious.
"I wonder where he could be...
"He is quite obviously his father's son. Perhaps thou hast met him? Raymundo -- the director of the Royal Theatre. We believe Max will be quite a performer when he's older."
}[-child]
bill{
"Inwisloklem and I are drafting a bill which would make illegal any distribution of waste products in Lock Lake, near Cove. The lake is quite defiled."
[+Cove]
"I would like to speak with thee about the new bill we are drafting. Please come to the Council Chamber during normal working hours and we shall talk."
}[-bill]
Cove{
"Art thou travelling to Cove?"
yes{
"That is good news! Perhaps thou couldst do us a great favor. We need this bill delivered to Lord Heather in Cove. He must read it and give us his approval by signing it. I know thou hast far more important things to do than running errands, but it would be greatly appreciated. Wilt thou do it?"
yes{
"Wonderful! Here is the bill. Please bring it back to me when it is signed. And we thank thee."
"Thine hands are too full to take the bill!"
}else{
"Oh. All right. We know that thou art very busy. We shall find another way to deliver the bill. Thank thee anyway."
}
}else{
"Thou wilt not be travelling to Cove at all? Well, all right then. Never mind."
}
}[-Cove]
signed{
"Didst thou have Lord Heather sign the bill?"
yes{
"Excellent! Let me see it."
"It looks in order! We thank thee, Avatar!"
"Wait, where is it? Thou dost not have it. I hope thou hast not lost it. Thou shouldst go and find it. 'Tis an important document!"
"Wait! Where is it? Thou dost not have it. I hope thou hast not lost it. Thou shouldst go and find it. 'Tis an important document!"
"But thou hast not had the bill signed! Please do so, as soon as possible, if thou wouldst."
}else{
"Oh. Well, the next time thou art in Cove, perhaps thou wilt find time to see him."
}
}[-signed]
bye{
"We shall see thee again soon, I hope, Avatar."END
}