For the 2175 elections, the people of Durus were not only voting for the
people they wanted to lead them. There were certains laws and projects the
current administration wanted everyone to decide on. One of these projects
proposed that the city start rebuilding all of the towns that they lost during
the final battles of the war against the monsters, and afterwards, when the
remaining structures were all pulled together into the city of Aljabara. By
this time, there were already several outposts built away from the city.
Before powerful builder Andromeda retired, and later died, she agreed to help
people spread out into new communities. There was nothing wrong with these
towns, but some thought it might be nice if they went back to their roots, and
honored their history. They weren’t intending to break Aljabara apart, but
construct new buildings where they were once standing. It wasn’t necessary,
but it could be kind of cool. This would be yet another symbolic gesture, to
signify the rejection of the former Republic, and a return to the glory of the
Mage Protectorate, though with more democracy. Polls suggested that it would
be a tight race, because not everyone was convinced. Sure, these towns were
part of their history, but their downfall was no less part of that, and some
were worried people would forget that. If they just ignored the last eighty
plus years of their past, and made it look like it would if it had not
happened, were they doomed to repeat their mistakes? No one was really worried
about who their next elected leaders would be. The incumbents were fine, and
their competition was fine. They weren’t going to end up in some kind of
fascist state because of them, so the 2175 elections were more about debating
the reconstruction issue. People from both sides made arguments in the
streets, and in more organized forums. The news was dominated by the topic,
and everybody had their own opinion. The more people talked about it, the more
they realized that this was far more complex than just a single yes or no
response. Some of the original town sites were already being used for other
things. Ladytown was already built on top of Hidden Depths, and even though
that had a history of its own, it was still standing and still going. The
original Springfield was already being revitalized, the Earthan refugee camp
that came up after the Deathspring was built right next to where Shieldon used
to be, and they were already starting construction near Watershed. In reaction
to these arguments, the vote was scrapped, in favor of a more long-term
approach. They would still consider doing this, but they weren’t going to be
able to figure it all out by the time election day rolled around, so the next
administration would be in charge of solidifying whatever plans they were
going to go through with. One thing was for sure, they weren’t going to remain
exactly as they were. They were absolutely going to build new outposts, so it
was just a matter of what and where, and whether they would have anything to
do with the old towns. This didn’t mean they wouldn’t make any decisions at
all when it came to the reconstruction effort. Everyone agreed that they
wanted to move forward with the completion of Town Sixteen, which was famously
unfinished by the time the war ravaged the lands. They just needed to know
what to call it. The people chose Gimura.
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