[ The lack of nuance there gets a small, amused huff. Unsurprising, given Akechi's take on electing Umbreon. ]
A lot of them can be. Power does things to people. [ And in ways he won't speak on, he gets it. ] But the mayor is a good man. A smart man too, but most people know him for his kindness. Always cared about everyone, no matter who they were or what they did.
[ He'd leave it there, but the contrast between King Cole and Ribombee is one he can't gloss over. ]
Story goes, he made sure everyone else stayed fed during a rough patch a long time ago. Almost starved to death for it. Been the mayor ever since. [ Then, a pang of resentment. ] Doesn't mean he's perfect either though.
[Fireheart pauses, flexing his claws in the ground while he's thinking this over.]
Bluestar was like that, too. She seemed like it, at least, I didn't know her for very long. Warriors always feed the Clan before they feed themselves, and Bluestar, um... got very angry at me when we met, for hunting in their territory when I was still a housecat.
[Bluestar also allowed one of her warriors to interrupt Fireheart's apprentice ceremony and attack him, but... Fireheart doesn't know that was unusual. Surely, that's just part of it, because it's still hard to imagine that Bluestar could make mistakes.]
He’s a good person. Whether or not he's a good mayor is debatable. A lot of things happened under his not-so-careful watch that left people... [ Forgotten. Struggling. Dead. ] Anyway, when I say he isn't perfect, I have my reasons. [ He sighs, clearly not wanting to get into it. ]
Maybe things are different with cats. Maybe you just never got to see another side of her. I don't know. But if there's one takeaway I can give you, just... don't blindly follow the leaders around here without asking questions first.
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A lot of them can be. Power does things to people. [ And in ways he won't speak on, he gets it. ] But the mayor is a good man. A smart man too, but most people know him for his kindness. Always cared about everyone, no matter who they were or what they did.
[ He'd leave it there, but the contrast between King Cole and Ribombee is one he can't gloss over. ]
Story goes, he made sure everyone else stayed fed during a rough patch a long time ago. Almost starved to death for it. Been the mayor ever since. [ Then, a pang of resentment. ] Doesn't mean he's perfect either though.
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[Fireheart pauses, flexing his claws in the ground while he's thinking this over.]
Bluestar was like that, too. She seemed like it, at least, I didn't know her for very long. Warriors always feed the Clan before they feed themselves, and Bluestar, um... got very angry at me when we met, for hunting in their territory when I was still a housecat.
[Bluestar also allowed one of her warriors to interrupt Fireheart's apprentice ceremony and attack him, but... Fireheart doesn't know that was unusual. Surely, that's just part of it, because it's still hard to imagine that Bluestar could make mistakes.]
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Maybe things are different with cats. Maybe you just never got to see another side of her. I don't know. But if there's one takeaway I can give you, just... don't blindly follow the leaders around here without asking questions first.