third reflection -- gathering data;

[monochrome_mirror]

I need information, City.

My work is all that I am. I was created, and I exist now, solely to serve one purpose, and once that is expired, so too will my life. With that in mind, I am going to apply myself to the greatest extent, to the City and to its problems at hand. I am searching for the answers to the following questions, and will likely have more in the future:

Does the City have a rigid medical on-call system? With instant communication, are there facilities for rushing the injured to hospital facilities?

Insofar as there is a police force, is there a way to draw their attention to crimes? Do they have ways of reaching the crime quickly, or are they slow and on foot?

Are there systems in place to restrain those who have been driven to madness or violence by curses?

Are there capable persons who can assist those who have been damaged mentally by curses and/or other occurrences here?

Who in the City actually knows magic? For the magically powerful, are there counters should they be cursed or turn criminal?

Are there any monitoring systems here, either magical or technological?

Is there a database of City residents, with contact information should they choose to give it?

Do the City deities discourage organization and break up groups?

Are there any combat protocols in the City, for settling disputes physically should the participants desire to, or is that done on  a case-by-case basis?

Are there any public factions that I should know about? Is territory claimed in the City, aside from individual businesses or homes?

Has there ever been a formal legal system in the City? Not a police force, a formal judgmental system.



I will post more as I think of them, but right now, I believe that is enough. A bit scattershot, but I am trying to determine the strength of the City's intelligent infrastructure.

Thank you.

Comments

[mortemscintilla]

[ Well aren't you just a bundle of questions. ]

All I can tell you is that the City's 'intelligent infrastructure' swings between semi-effective and nonexistent, Miss. Especially the sectors that are handled by the Citizens, not the Deities. With people coming and going, it's not uncommon to lose half your staff overnight. And to mess up any forms of structure as a result. Things are generally, um, played by the ear here.

[ A pause, before he asks, more curiously, ] What purpose were you created for? If you don't mind my asking? Are you some sort of an information archive?

[monochrome_mirror]

That is...unfortunate but not unexpected. I've heard of the phenomenal turnover rate here among the City's residents, and it must make life very difficult for anyone trying to keep structure here. Even so...perhaps I should speak to Penny, since her work is to meet newcomers, and see if she can take stock of the new citizens' skills and abilities.

I am created to ensure that justice reigns among the sentients of my world, and that all souls are fairly weighed and allocated to their afterlives after death. While I cannot pursue the second here, the first is applicable anywhere.

Therefore, here, I would endeavor to sort out the areas of the City that are unfairly structured or particularly harmful, and establish some amount of order such that the overall moral behavior of the place is increased. Also, frankly, I wish to undo some of the pain that the local deities have built into the system, and while I am unsure if that is possible, I have worked with other gods before. (Ah, one could call me a god, but a very specialized one.)

I expect that when all sentient life in the mortal universe has expired, I too will disappear, for while I am immortal and spiritual, if I have no souls to arbitrate or oversee, I have no reason to exist.

[mortemscintilla]

Miss Penny might be more help, yes. [ Although not all newcomers reveal the full spectrum of their abilities. Hei certainly hasn't. It's never in your best interest to show all your cards. He absorbs her explanation on a thoughtful nod, his eyes pretend-widening. ] That's ... [ A mouthful. But an interesting mouthful. Although she's hardly the first -- or only -- god here. She may find some of her efforts at cross purposes with her fellow godlings. For some, the very idea of justice or structure is offensive. ] You, um, mentioned moral behavior. What standard would you judge that by? Morals are pretty relative things.

[ He's trolling you, Shikieiki. But fear not, it's very gentle trolling. ]

[monochrome_mirror]

I have an instinctive knowledge of my world's moral code, but alas, I am not in my world at all right now. I am doing what I can to accumulate information on the City so that I can make adjustments as I need to.

Hmm...I would not say they are so relative, as the embodiment of their enforcement.

[Have a light, knowing smile. She understands humor, even if she isn't very good at it... ^^]