The phone rang on fs' desk and he quickly picked it up.

"It is done." a voice on the other end said.

fs smiled as he set the phone down.  He grabbed his hat and coffee as moved out to main street.

Hello, all.  I understand that there is a call for more transparency and information from our leaders, so I hope that I can offer some of that.  I understand not all will agree or think that I'm not telling the truth but I will tell you what I know and believe.

Firstly, I would like to take a quick second to say rest well to Cheetara, Cirilla, Dawson, Scratchy, and any other of the fallen from these actions.  It was unfortunate and unnecessary.  I hope that your families are able to flourish on these shores again.  Also I please ask that you refrain from shooting anyone left alive tagged from their families: School of the Cat, Kaer Seren, Ghost Cavalry, Senokot Speeders.

Next, I would just like to state what happened was not internal fighting, it was a failed power move driven by bad information.  I was going to lay out a bit more of how I saw the situation unfold, but I believe Goku did a great job of summarizing that down the street if you're interested in that.  I was obviously upset at the losses, but we as a community cannot stand by when someone takes these kind of actions.

This brings me to my next thought, a big thank you.  There were a lot of people that hopped in to help do many tasks and make sure this situation was dealt with.  So again, a big thank you to everyone involved.  A special shout out to luciano_lucky (aka luciano_TheGod).

As for where we go from here, I don't have an answer for that right now.  We will come together as a community to help decide what is hopefully best for not only rebuilding Las Vegas, but continuing to grow our world as a whole.

I hope that this satisfies most questions. I won't be going into arguments about whether you believe me or not, but I will be happy to answer any questions I can.

fs grabs his coffee and steps to the side.

Well, the most obvious conclusion to all of this is that it is time for Pearadise, and I'm just the lil pear to do the job. 

Polio had heard this particular voice numerous times so he knew it meant something serious had happened, he was all ears.

As FutureStealer finished, Polio wasn't really looking for answers as nothing definitive was in place, the news about Las Vegas was still raw and unexpected.

We have witnessed plenty of unnecessary bloodshed which could have been avoided had a few more conversations been held before the conspiracy theories leaked out to the whole country. 

We have lost some good people today, we have lost a great city and it will be very difficult to rebuild.

Hopefully the leaders and community will come up with something that will allow some fresh blood to enter Las Vegas thus in turn giving them the opportunity to make Las Vegas great again! The city deserves it.

They will need time and also help from the other cities and as a community we can't afford to lose any more, if we do, it could lead the way to city closures which is not what we want or need.

I fully expect the community will come up with a plan that won't be rushed but will be one that has the potential to rebuild and offer prosperity under the guidance of the cities far and wide.

After not asking anything in particular, Polio put forward a question that would hopefully engage a few.

Do we need members of the community to put forward a potential candidate or candidates to run the city or is it for the heads of the cities to decide who goes and when as after all it is those who have the experience and know how on how to run one!

Do we need members of the community to put forward a potential candidate or candidates to run the city or is it for the heads of the cities to decide who goes and when as after all it is those who have the experience and know how on how to run one!

Sincerely we haven't had much time to discuss, so I've got no specifics.  But I can say the GFCs will come together to figure out what we feel is the best way to proceed.

I think we can all be pretty confident about at least one of the districts going to a lil green pear. It would be a shame to miss out on Pearadise, and the opportunity for Pearadise is calling. 

I'm glad myadsf fatherew Tutte made alive

I just wanted to do a quick follow up here as you'll like have heard/seen that LV is starting to be refilled.  With it being so close to LA and considering their amazing efforts for clearing the issue, luciano_lucky was asked to take charge with the rebuild. I would like to, once again, thank luciano_lucky for acting quickly and decisively.  I, personally, am very excited for LV to regrow once again.  Congrats to all the new leaders.

Thank you for your humble tone FutureStealer, if it wasn't for the efforts of everyone - things might of ended up different, so i appreciate your support in the leaders i've chosen to sit at the table, I'm sure they'll do Las Vegas proud.

Thanks for coming out and thanks for clarifying what we all expected.  Yes, Goku most definitely had a good explanation.

I am glad that Las Vegas was quickly refilled and we can carry on.

What an absolute crock of shit, to be perfectly blunt about it. You'd make an awesome Politician FutureStealer, they are almost as full of shit. The sheer number of congratulatory mails that Isabella received following her removal of the Kin of Goku and that useless excuse of a GFC from CLS, hands and other GFs tells a completely different story from the ass kissing piece you have put out into the world. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Mr Gold, more like Mr Salt, tip if you agree (please)

Wow! The only thing more powerful than my simple but devastating quip may be the generosity of my anonymous benefactors. Here's looking at you, fellers. Mr Salt is dead, and I am risen. 

Mr_Gold, of the blood of Isabella, you keep referencing these mails and such completely glossing over the fact that those same CLs, hands, and other GFs saw to your demise not long after that. Perhaps it has not got through your extremely thick skull yet, but it's quite obvious that those messages were predominantly facetious in the hopes of placating you into dropping your pro that day. Alas, it did not happen immediately and the longer it went on, the bigger your head grew along with your ill sense of righteousness. Perhaps a some of them were genuine - you got your lies out into the streets quickly, and I'll never attempt to call myself universally liked - but those were definitely outweighed by people trying to get you to feel safe in your completed betrayal.

If anyone should be ashamed of themselves, it is you.

No one is going to say the Goku bloodline is universally liked.  In fact - I'd say he has a good handful of people that don't like him, and would manipulate whomever they could to kill them.  It's just unfortunate that such a long, unpredictable and hardworking godmother's run was ended by enemies of someone that pulled the puppet strings and caused such roguery out of her.  She got played, and betrayed the daughter of the only person that ever allowed her to reach that status.

I'm glad the mud-slinging has (or hopefully has) returned to the streets; it's certainly much better than reading the same-old same-old as has been the case looks like.

I must admit, definitely not how I'd thought Vegas would eat it. Takes a lotta crazy for this to come out of nowhere and even more so for the massive loathing one or more parties seem to be showing off, heh.

 but it's quite obvious that those messages were predominantly facetious in the hopes of placating you into dropping your pro that day.

 If that makes you feel better/secure to think or believe Goku you are delusional. Maybe 3 tops of the messages had the intent you speak of. Those would be FS, quiet and Lucciano. And possibly one other whom I will not name because I feel he is not a likely candidate of which you speak of. The rest was pretty much the population that you and the above mentioned consider nobodies. 

As a matter of fact, messages are still pouring in. Keep in mind the actions to wipe out LV was not on the late Isabella's hands. It is the actions of the same folks who want complete control. And per your words Isabella was a pain in the ass by said people. And it is not about the regime nonsense that worm speaks of because if this were the case, we would not be witnessing the wash rinse repeat that we have seen over the years. Yes, some can turned on by their so called friends but put right back in place by the ones who turned on them. Thus, keeping control and boring the rest the people that surround them. Then we constantly hear from the likings of you how you and others do not want to be a CL, yet you and the others become one every run. A vast majority of the time when good decent CL's are authed they are simply set up to be used temporarily. 

If it is the goal of keeping the cities active, why are so many wiped out? To name a few, Mr Diobolik, Alexia, Mai, Isabella, Rocco, and I can go on. 

Isabella had a great and fun run. If being a pain in the ass means she had the ability to wake up a city lounge with some bump on the logs of CL's, the willingness to teach, the necessity to reach out to each and every one of her crew members daily, the willingness to help sustain the rat races to help the little guy trying to build regardless of what crew they were on (I did not need to build), to share perks with those who cannot afford it to make their time more fun, drop thousands of credits, over all supportive so be it. 

You seem to go with whichever way the wind blows. I almost feel sorry for you. 

I did not want to leave the great IceCola out of one of the well established CL's who was growing with an active crew. And since I am back to remind you of this I will also say you fucked up again by not placing already well established CL's in LV. Like Polio for example. But we know why that did not happen. 

Painintheass, the best thing you can do right now is move on to your next experience here and learn from the one of your mother's.  

There's nothing to be gained here by arguing with people that have already made up their minds.  Instead, find a family, enjoy their company and understand that it all moves on to new beginnings eventually if you have the time and drive to enjoy it. 

Contrary to what you may believe, people always respect a power move, even if it ends terribly.  They don't, however, respect people that come to the streets to air out their grievances in angry tirades (unless someone with power agrees with what is said) or people that find ways to create distance between themselves and the people they should be having positive communications with.  

Comparing your mother's run to everyone else's, how active they were, how much they helped other people and created activity - while VERY important aspects of this thing of ours - they pale in value comparison to the long game that is networking and right now you are working against yourself and any future your blood line could have in this thing of ours.  

The only thing that drives this world are consequences and it is the people in this thing of ours that creates them.  A person that understands this reality is a very successful mobster and a person that does not understand this is forever isolated. 

quiet I am more amused by your shared thoughts on the situation both past and current. I know for a fact you found Isabella to be a pain in the ass long ago. I am starting to think that really means "a threat" and that is just dandy. 

It was well known Paradise LV would perish after the threat was removed swiftly. A decision was made rather to die for nothing we will die for something.  Your foolish mail to Isabella said as much. It was really the mentality of a kid coming from you.  It was because of your mail I decided on my own what needed to be done. Sadly, Isa's urge to stop a few seconds to smoke was a poor decision on her part. Or Luciano would be dead. We recognize your hands across America theme very well. That was also confirmed in one of your boring war rooms.