Invitation to Council Event!

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Name: Ozymandias
Date: Backdated to 08/02
Format: text

The Mirrorbound Council cordially invite all within the city of Aefenglom to attend the official opening of the community garden in the western residential district! The event will begin the morning of Aguril 8th and end in the evening on Aguril 9th!

Seeds/saplings to be supplied for a small fee to support future projects and events related to the garden, but gardening tools shall be made available for free. Attendees are also welcomed to bring their own supplies, including both food and ornamental plants! Beautify the garden by painting plant holders and support local fauna by constructing birdhouses and feeders!

Both days shall feature opportunities to learn more about the local flora and botanical magic! Attendees are also encouraged to take advantage of the outdoor kitchen and learn to prepare meals from ingredients that will be grown within the garden. Bring a blanket or use one of the provided tables and chairs to have a picnic to unwind! Drinks will be provided.

Questions regarding this event may be directed here. Those interested in volunteering their time for the event may reach out to the Council at their office within Parliament. Opportunities include assisting with the aforementioned educational workshops, managing sales of seeds/saplings, and breaking down the event at its end.

The Council hopes to see each of you there!

((ooc: feel free to use this post to pre-mingle and make ic plans if so desired! ozy will not be responding to everything and will only be responding to questions. no need to sign up on an ooc level if your character wants to volunteer as you can feel free to include that with any top-levels or threads you do. the mingle log will be upon the 8th!))

Comments

Un ma voice.

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[This is relevant to the farming fae's interests! Gotta play it cool though, even if he might hear a slight buzz as her wings flicker. ]

What kind of plants will you be growing there?

voice; un: ozymandias

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The hope is that the garden may be used for a variety of purposes!

We shall be providing seeds and the like for fruits and vegetables as well as herbs for cooking and alchemical purposes. But we do not want to limit ourselves there. The space is also meant to serve somewhat as a park for those in the residential district. So, we are also seeking flowers simply meant for viewing!

[stopfen]

That sounds...[too good to be true, to be honest] Nice.

How are you able to arrange something like this? I know you said council, but wouldn't it still need money from somewhere?

[Attack on Titan...The land where most the council-type people are assholes and a nice public thing wouldn't be funded.]

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[Ozymandias doesn't bear even the slightest inkling that she is a bit wary of where all this is coming from, but still views the questions as fair ones to ask for those not as involved with the Council.]

The motion that was drafted by the Council members included setting aside a small amount of funding to address the initial costs of beginning the garden. Prior to the motion being brought before Parliament, they secured suppliers willing to sell the initial supplies at a low cost, and in particular, Giorno Giovanna began looking for suitable locations as well as seeking support and interest from local neighborhoods.

So, the funds themselves come from the city of Aefenglom, but other aspects come from the relationships those who created the proposal developed themselves. But any funding moving forward shall come from the community itself. Hence why we are selling seeds for this event. A small amount of funds shall go a long way to ensuring the long-term well-being of the garden.

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So...The people are paying for it?

[Head tilt. That's what it sounded like.]

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The Council shall only provide support to its maintenance from an administrative perspective, but otherwise, it shall be up to those who choose to utilize it to care for it. It belongs to them, not the Council or Parliament.

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I see... What happens if those pixies come back? My garden was doing pretty well until they arrived. Now I don't have a crop.

[Can you tell how much she's still seething about that with her flat voice?]

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[...Not particularly.]

As I said, the funding shall be for its long-term well-being. Should something like that occur to the garden, then that money shall be funneled back into its restoration.

[stopfen]

[That gets a hum. Acceptable.]

And they're not going to suddenly build on the land?

[fulgency]

Of course not. To be frank, the land that was selected has not been used in quite some time. There is little reason for that to change now.