Harris steps out into the streets to address the masses.

Ladies and Gentleman. I come to you today to announce what will be happening with the city of New York later tonight.

Each city that is already established, will have one district within New York to auth into. Chicago will have Brooklyn. Detroit will have Queens. Philadelphia will have Staten Island.

Each city will send as many people to their respective districts as they see fit. They will then set up their headquarters within the city, and continue from there. No one person will have control of the entire city, or the district, that is for the people involved to discuss and come to an agreement over.

This will not be an experiment city. Most of us will agree that experiments are absolutely awful, and personally, I think they are the wrong way to go, especially for our situation. The way we are proposing New York is handled, will mean people who actually deserve to have their own family will get the chance, rather than any Tom, Dick, or Harry able to go and set up.

After they have set up, they will be their own district/city. There may be involvement from the outside cities, but there might not be either. There are no rules one way or the other, if they make mistakes, much like any other city, they will face the consequences of said mistakes.

The city is theirs to make what they want of it. Work together, or fight it out. The decision is theirs, the reaction, may not be.

Harris takes a brief pause before continuing to speak...

I would also like to wish Ladyfighter all the best as she becomes the first auth into Brooklyn from Chicago. This lady's bloodline has a wealth of experience which given the current circumstances I feel is needed now more than ever to help ensure New York again becomes the glorious city it has been so many times before.  

Congratulations Ladyfighter, I know you shall do a stellar job. 

And thus the cycle begins again..

Congratulations LadyFighter

Altair listens as Harris finishes his speech to ask his question....

" sir what is to be decided as to who the Godfathers will be within the districts of our own city? As it stands now you are the only GF in the game"

Altair, ChaosSpike is considered the head of South Side, Chicago while Lynch is considered head of West Side, Chicago.

Naturally, both men will obtain the rank of Godfather when they meet the requirements.  

As of yet, a head of the Suburbs has yet to be appointed but is something we shall be getting round to within the next few days.

Congrats Ladyfighter

Hyde began yawning. Jekyll would have thought of him rude.

The way we are proposing New York is handled, will mean people who actually deserve to have their own family will get the chance, rather than any Tom, Dick, or Harry able to go and set up.

Any Tom, Dick, or Harry? I seen plenty of them to be honest who have the potential to start fresh especially "for our situation" as you so eloquently put it. Nothing against LadyFighter, but I'm very against the next of kin given the opportunities that others deserve. Again, is she her mother? No. Same stock? Perhaps. Can you sit there and tell me out of the entirety if Chicago, you could not find one single valuable member worthy of the opportunity to be given their colors?

But like you said, this isn't an experiment. I guess you have put a lot of thought and effort into this brilliant idea. Now don't get me wrong, I like your idea, I just feel you lack the vision in starting on the right foot. Or have your hands influenced you in making this choice? No need to get upset, just figured you of all people considering your bloodline may have thought about new blood. 

This will not be an experiment city. Most of us will agree that experiments are absolutely awful, and personally, I think they are the wrong way to go, especially for our situation.

Yeah, experiments allowing new blood the opportunities and said given chances to lead and actually making a name for themselves are totally wrong. Actually, from what I recall, your bloodline complained at one point that the way those who participated in previous experiments were treated unfair. So Cpt-Harris-Godfather-Extraordinaire. Adapt from those circumstances and put a little effort into it. Use what you have learned and experienced first hand and do something for those who deserve it.

You could have a master plan, I could be completely wrong and if I am, I apologize. But what I wont apologize for is your two left feet.

And thus the cycle begins again..

Congratulations LadyFighter

Thank you blink, we all noticed it. 

I have to disagree there respectively. There has been quite a few new auths lately. I am one of them and am proof you can get there. I have been on these shores for many years and this is my first chance thanks to Harris. Subtle is as well and quite a few others standing around here. I remember seeing in the past other GodFathers authing the same bloodlines over and over and not seeing this much scrutiny.

There's always proof, it's in the pudding. But that doesn't change the fact that you've clearly missed the point. But I will get it for you cos I'm nice like that, that and I like repeating myself it seems.

Nothing against LadyFighter, but I'm very against the next of kin given the opportunities that others deserve. Again, is she her mother? No. Same stock? Perhaps. Can you sit there and tell me out of the entirety if Chicago, you could not find one single valuable member worthy of the opportunity to be given their colors?

Guess Dakine is up next, I'll have to check the obituaries and hire a detective to track down the next of kin of the leaders who have just passed and let them know the good news. No, need. I'll be as lazy as you guys and let you do it for me.

In fact, here's an idea, how about all of the old Philly leaders get their next of kin placed into leadership roles in New York now. We can call it, "Old Philly, New York" At least then, you've got a good reason to do what you're doing.

See the way the new districts are built I think its necessary that we have a mix of both. Someone who's done it before could assume the role of the head, and then you can auth cl's in that district around him/her. That way you have someone that has experience guiding everyone else as the cities build. 

As Chaos just said he's a new face. War changes things. Were back in rebuilding mode. Its safer to lay the first brick with some experienced hands before you start to build the rest of the house. But every leader has his own style, method of doing things. Thats what makes it fun. The different flavors from different districts...all adding to give us the MR experience. I am sure we are going to see some rising stars....its the way of war. Someone always outshines his reputation. And that will be that new auth...

Its all about small steps...   

I'm pretty sure Subtle's ancestors have seen an auth or two in their day.

A collective groan could be heard around these streets when the news of the two 'newly authed' crews started to filter through. While I agree that there have been some who have been given the chance to start a family for the first time recently, I still feel that either a bit of imagination or balls could perhaps have prevented what seems like the inevitability that this world will revert back to the way it was before the war. 

If the newly-authed kin of these ex-crewleaders have proven themselves worthy of leading in their own right then that would be acceptable to the masses. But to most I'd says it all just sounds like a broken record.

After spending the day killing bums Mikala takes a walk down the streets.

Thank you for the announcement about Ladyfighter. A little disappointing not to hear about other auths before they purchase a HQ.

Firstly, My heartiest congratulations, LadyFighter. Good luck with all your endeavors in the Big Apple.

Now, onto the tangent on which conversation has disappeared into... Well, yes the cycle seems to have begun again but is it really fair to blame the leaders? In these times, when money is short, most of the people walking around with an Insane amount of Bodyguards surrounding them are the aforementioned kin of dead leaders. So,what is a person responsible for auth to do? Waste a lot of time trying to BG up someone whose ancestors have never gone bold or just auth these members of bloodlines who have the protection necessary to set up and stay set up without any fear of a roguing ending their lives?

I personally don't believe this is up for debate. The Godfather has spoken, LadyFighter is to assist with two other respectable mafioso in rebuilding New York.

If there was someone else worthy or capable of the honor, then they would be in New York. If not now, then in their future.

That being said, I wish LadyFighter the best of luck on her new endeavour. 

I understand the dislike in old kin's who already had their spot light getting the same chance again but if these people prove they deserve it then why should they be overlooked? Clearly Ladyfighter has proved to Cpt-Harris that she deserves this chance to be in the spot light again and we all are judging her for her past kin? Her past kin was extremely successful and proved to be a huge reason for why the war was won for Chicago. There is no reason to trash her for the opportunity given.

With that being said, Congratulations Ladyfighter, you are an old friend of mine since I actually believe you first started here and have molded in to a success story. Your kin have been amazing in the opportunities given to them and I have no doubt you will follow in their footsteps.

Good Luck my friend!

There is no reason to trash her for the opportunity given.

She hasn't been trashed for the opportunity given, but now thinking about it. Perhaps she and some others should be. Here's another good point, we tend to blame the leaders for their choices in auths. We blame them for the recycling of the same bloodlines. But the issue here isn't with authing a bloodline that's had their time. The issue is with authing someone whos father/mother has just passed away. Literally dead and still decomposing and their son/daughter entering this life of crime and setting up an HQ, overlooking others.

So the issue wasn't with Ladyfighter, the issue for letting this happen was with Cpt-Harris. But after having to hear what you've said Lex_Luthor you've made me realize another valid point. The blame should be shared by Cpt-Harris, Ladyfighter as well as Alucard for accepting and being a part of this cycle instead of a solution to it.

Congratulations Ladyfighter. This is a well deserved position as equally as it is an incredible honour. I wish you the best of luck in restoring New York to its former glories.

What if they feel they are a solution to the rebuilding of this world Jekyll? There kins were great successes in the city they came from so why wouldn't they be this time? There is a good amount of people up in bold right now that their kin is still "decomposing" and yet that does not really stop them from being a great leader.

Not to sound like an ass but sometimes the best leaders are the past leaders, people who prove themselves multiple times and lets not forget this NY is not a competition. They are sending these people to rebuild New York. That in itself is a task and one that should not be taken lightly.

I don't think anyone is doubting the successes the "new" auths will have in their in respective city. The point is that we'll just go back round in the same cycle of auths for the next however long with nothing changing/no new blood being introduced.

I'm not sure why an auth has to be IWP Vladimir? If anything i think it's worse that they were selfish enough to IWP themselves when the fortifications of their crew weren't even IWF. Unless this auth has been 5/6 days in the making? In which case how anyone can say they deserve it (note them and not their father/mother) is beyond me when we have't heard or seen a single thing from them?

Well, considering quite a large number of the auths who weren't IWP'd up in the aftermath of the last war were gunned down by 'The Brotherhood', I would say it is advisable to set an IWP up as a crew leader.

As for said people IWP'ing themselves, well, we all have our own opinions about that.

Also, who are we to question what they have done to deserve it? The person issuing the auth, in this case, Godfather Cpt-Harris, seems to think that LadyFighter has done enough(yes, Ladyfighter the IWP Capo and leader of the 'Ndrangheta The Ancient Leprechaun Edition and not Ladyfighter the IWP Godmother of South Philly) so.. irrespective of any of our personal opinions on the matter.. I see no point in questioning the auth, their IWP etc etc.

I would have liked to have seen an announcement before the second auth as well but these are two solid auths. Paul Klint and Ladyfighter will do and excellent job. Congrats to them both.

I don't see this as recycling Philly though. Lets remember that Ladyfighter's kin fought to free Philly and was an intricate part of that success. I commend her kin for that.

Hopefully we will see people who deserve chances now since we are beyond the "auth anyone made+" phase.