Is it possible to gain some order from the current percieved chaos?

The day had been beautiful, birds singing, children playing gaily in the street people nodding and smiling each other happily going about their business, that was until a small draft of wind brought in an ill feeling. A looming sense of foreboding suddenly seemed to engulf the populace, their eyes suddenly down cast and a sense of paranoia began to pervade. A dark cloud came from nowhere blocking out the sun increasing everyone's unease.

Without any one seeming to notice a grotesquely garbed clown with a horrifically painted face was standing on a podium, baleful eyes seeming to look everywhere and at everyone at once. The clown began to smile and the people fell silent.


"An ancestor of mine once posed an interesting question to the masses, the question was overlooked I am here now to try and create some order in what is seemingly becoming chaos.

Chaos is bad for business, what's bad for business is bad for me and the city which is my home.

It would seem the crewleader's amongst us need to grow into our shoes a little more.."

The Clown pauses slightly and looks down at his oversized winkle pickers and smiles..

"Some more so than others, but I digress. It would appear to me that ill feeling and chaotic like behaviour is becoming more and more prevalent as the hours go by, never mind the days. This chaotic behaviour, slandering this person, accusing that person speaks well of the energy that is still here running along. This energy is like the tide it can never be stopped but our job as a crew leader is to channel it so it becomes a force...

The clown stops and looks around at the crowd, a bird dares to start its song....

BAAAAAAMMMMM!!!!!

Before any had time to blink the bird was nothing more than a ball of feathers floating above the branch it sat on, the oversized magnum that had magically appeared in the clowns hand quickly disappeared into his voluminous pockets.

"I want everyone's attention and your input would be greatly appreciated. Lets get some order back into these streets we all love. So..."

"What is the best way to ingrain a behaviour into a person? Not something you want to extinguish, but something you want to foster.?"

"Now I myself suffer from what some people have recently diagnosed as an obsessive dysfunction, I do not think this is dysfunctional at all but allows me to see things others would usually overlook as trivia or un importance.

The first and most popular response to this question would, I assume, be reward! But ask yourselves if one of us is constantly rewarded would we not become bored? Would the task we are striving to achieve not become mundane and obtuse? Surely we would grow fat, weary and become bored with our existence? The answer I think myself is intermittent reward?

The better examples of this here in our world are prevalent for all to see, the hitters amongst us are rewarded, but as we all know of late those rewards are inconsistent. Gun Malfunctions are rife, sometimes resulting in death. Another Prime example is our incessant need to gamble: if we always win at a game, the game becomes boring for us. But if we only win some of the time, it can become addictive.

Or its like earners whining to their crew leaders / godfathers. The behavoir crew leaders hate the most from their family, but the earners can't help themselves - not because the whining always works, but because it sometimes works. The unpredictability makes it irresistible for us."

A voice shouts from the crowd "That's Crazy!"


"Not here! Not by definition: the behavouir of the majority is NEVER crazy!"

This brings me futher into my deliberations and searching for the order in chaos. How can we ever hope for order when at our core we are irrational beings? If we were rational we would expect rational, predictable behaviour from our peers. This world of our can NEVER be called predicable, however here in lies my conundrum and why I have come to ask you your opinions:

Even if there is no pattern, we convince ourselves that there is some underlying logic to it all.

It is when our logic fails that we resort to our most basest form, we kill, we lie and we cheat. We force the pattern to our will but then is that a rational way to succeed.

How is it possible that we can foster some rationality into our lives and groom the next generation amongst us to behaviour that's fits with our chosen 'organised' profession?

The dark cloud moves away from the sun and the atmosphere warms, unknowingly everyone looks skyward as the suns rays promise them a sense of security that had just been ripped from their minds... They look toward where the clown was once standing and he has gone.

These streets have descended into complete madness boss, needs changing and i hope someone can figure something out

Bud looks up to the sky and sees that its dark. Then notices the Clown speaking. Bud walks up to the front.

I agree with you Mr. Clown. If theres chaos, then things are unorganized. If things are unorganized,

then we are unorganized. But we are an Organized Crime Syndicate. We need structure.

Bud looks around, seeing he probably has everyone lost. He smiles and chuckles abit.

Basically, what im saying is I understand and agree one-hundred percent.

I wouldn't really say the streets have descended into chaos, I much prefer to say it has too 'excited'.

Amongst your rambling Clown, I would like to spew some of my own shit on the streets themself.

With new change and regime amongst new rules to abide by, it would seem people have taken freedom of speech a little too far. The last couple of days there has been way too much shit spewed onto the streets. There needs to be a bit of balance and order come into force. I am fed up with wasting time listening to worthless speeches and even more shitty replies. I am fed up of seeing people 'echoing' what others have said, how about some fucking originality? I am fed up with seeing associates being dis-respectful to button men and even leaders themselves.

I love seeing the streets buzzing with life but please make it worthwhile!

Either chaotic or "excited" there are a lot of things being done in the streets that in all sense should not be allowed. However, people here as well as in other alleys of the streets are beginning to notice this and discuss this. And talking about the problem is the first step into correcting the problem ourselves. (I feel like Dr. Phil saying that but it's true.)

To address the point of crew leaders not having the feet to be able to fill the shoes left behind from previous regimes... This will correct itself in time. Leaders will have to learn how to lead from example and from mistakes that have been made in the past present and will be made in the future. Remember, most of those that have power have only had it for a few weeks, or months at best. All we can do is support and have faith in our respective leaders. Which is what we all should be doing anyways.

What is reality is reality is but an illusion?  

I myself recite the following questions or statements whilst I go about my daily business.  It keeps my head straight.

“The only time they appear human is when you have a knife at their throats. The instant you remove it, they fall back into animality. Obscenity.” 

“I would never say, to justify a lapse in principle, "I am only human"--as though that were some kind of justification for weakness, moral weakness. Flesh and blood is much, much stronger than fools believe.” 

“Everyone in prison has an ideal of violence, murder. Beneath all relationships between prisoners is the ever-present fact of murder. It ultimately defines our relationship among ourselves.” 

“I cannot be critical of an infant whose only possible source of nourishment can be found in the dugs of a wolf.” 

Creeper pauses and makes sure he really has his thoughts all together before responding to his Bosses speach.

Well if I wanted to get somebody to really grow into a certain type of behaviour. Either it be some behaviour they usually seem to show or something they don't. I would never extinguish how somebody acts. People are the way they are. You can either deal with it or you can not allow them in your family. But to try to extinguish who they are is just something I can't do.

In order to make their good behaviours grow I would give them tasks to influence these behaviours and try to make them show more. Make the person act that way when with something productive. What else would you really do? Reward? That is just foolish. You are training them to expect something in return for any work they do. 

Do I believe people don't deserve rewards for hard work? No. But to reward them for every little thing or to just train them like you would a dog isn't the way to go. Some may do that and it is your choice. But I would never do that.

People come up with many ways to help others flourish and do great things. But the best way to do that is to make them feel important by giving them tasks and things of that nature. 

If you're a leader I'm sure you all have your own unique ways of helping your members show their greatest features and talents. You will always come up with a way to help your family behave in the right way and perform better than others.

All I know is that I motivate myself to behave and perform the best I can using my better talents. 

Great speech Boss, I'm glad that we have some new speeches that aren't crap spewing from somebodies mouth or just pure chaos. It is good to see such a speech and hopefully some stability will come to this community and the streets.

"It is when our logic fails that we resort to our most basest form, we kill, we lie and we cheat. We force the pattern to our will but then is that a rational way to succeed."

A very good question. We have been going by similar rules such as these for years and years. Starts to become a habbit and engraved into your head.  I wouldn't say these traits always results in chaos.

"How is it possible that we can foster some rationality into our lives and groom the next generation amongst us to behaviour that's fits with our chosen 'organised' profession?"

I would say after seeing such a big change around these streets that its about time for more communication and having cities working together to make a change. Its not a secret or conspiracy that leaders of the eight cities are having meetings to discuss a future plan and get ideas. I would say thats a damn good start to a change. Ive also noticed a lot more visits and new faces flocking the streets with stories, ideas and competitions. Communication goes a long way,it could always change many lives to live for something new and meet new friends and allies.

SpaceCowboy tips his hat and starts heading to the nearest liquor store.