Curtis walks out into the streets and gathers the attention of the crowd.

"I have had several questions put to me recently about Los Angeles and the rules that govern it. I have directed those questions to our LA rules but still more questions return. Most of these being a result of rule additions or amendments that have been made as the project has developed. The amendments are all in the original discussion but it seems many are too lazy to look for the answers they seek so I have had a couple of conversations with other Godfathers and the general consensus was that it would be in the best interest of clarity to republish the full, amended rules. That was they are all as easy to find as it is possible to be. 

I must start by re-stressing one primary point:" 

This is NOT a competition! There are no prizes and nothing to be won. There will be no comparisons, score keeping, finishing line or anything of the sort. 

"This poster contains the amended rules and a couple of updates. We discussed ways to keep the appeal and lively nature of LA in tact. We have seen a lot more stability in that town that originally imagined and so we had some conversation about ways to ensure that excitement and appeal for the potential arrival, remained. There have only been one or two very small actual changes to the rules. The rest is simply a complete list of all the rules gathered from the original announcement and subsequent conversation." 

​He then turned and gestured to the new sign that two guards had just finished hammering to the wall. 

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Los Angeles

The Wild West

Amended Rules 1:6

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Los Angeles exists with none of the conventional rules about governance. It is open to any entrepreneurial spirit with balls enough to go and set up there. Once someone has ranked to Wise Guy and is ready to immediately rank to Made Man, or higher they are eligible to move there and set up their own crew. They have the opportunity to go into LA and try to make a stand for themselves. 

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Inside the city

• Anyone wishing to leave their current life and start a crew in Los Angeles will need express permission from their crew leader to do so. Their leader in turn will need to inform the rest of the community of the individual's move to Los Angeles and in so doing, ensure they are not shot for being rogue before they even get started. The new Crew Leader must also make an announcement in the streets before setting up.

• All Crews will be restricted to a 20 man HQ. Anyone exceeding this limit for longer than 24 hours, will be shut down.

• Each new Crew leader will commit to a minimum of two weeks upon entering the city. There will be no 'dine-and-dash' leadership. Anyone found disbanding and leaving LA without good reason (like being shot to fuck by the existing crews) within their two week mandatory period, will be hunted and killed by the external community. 

• When recruiting, all LA Crew Leaders will ensure that their new associates are fully aware of the restrictions and differences involved in joining an LA crew, as opposed to a conventional established family. 

• There will be no Godfathers in Los Angeles. The highest rank anyone will attain and hold will be Don. Anyone attempting to take the Godfather rank will be removed.

• As an isolated city, the leaders in Los Angeles will not have any say in the governance of the external community. They will not participate in meetings of city heads and will have no say on policy making of any kind. They will be completely isolated in this respect.

• Anyone wishing to take up residence and establish a crew in Los Angeles will be subject to negotiation with the crews already there. By words, wars or whatever. 

• There will never be more than 2 crews per district. If a 3rd emerges and does not attempt to take down one of the existing 2 within 24 hours, it will be removed by the other existing LA crews. If this does not happen it will be seen as willful negligence on the part of the district in breech of the limit and the entire district will be removed by the Godfathers and other members of the outside community.

•  The rules of the city will only be those implemented and enforced by the crew or crews in power at the time. As regimes change so will the rules they wish to enforce. All LA crew will always respect the rules of the external community. At all times.

• The external community will not be interfered with in any way. Any attack on a member or crew from the other cities will result in full scale retribution from the offended crew and (if they so chose) their district and possibly even the rest of the community. Retribution will only be dealt to the crew that perpetrated the transgression. No other crews in Los Angeles will be affected. 

• All members of the existing community outside the city limits will still be permitted full freedom to travel, trade and hunt in the city of Los Angeles. No restrictions or interference will take place toward members of the other cities. 

• All members of Los Angeles crews will be allowed to travel, trade and hunt in the external community as normal, provided they adhere to the laws of each city.

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Outside the city

• None of the external community will interfere in the events of Los Angeles. The participants will have no protection, help with firepower or other assistance, from any of the established families outside the city. 

• There will be no taxes or fees of any kind taken from any crew leader in LA by any of the standing Leaders outside of that city. This is not about profit or gain for anyone outside of Los Angeles. 

​Looking back at the crowd Curtis takes a sip of his coffee before finishing up.

"As you can see, most of the rules remain the same with just additional lines of clarification. There are only a couple of new points and those are not really new, they are just gathered from the other conversation. We hope this condensed version of the rules allows greater ease for those wishing to learn more about the city.

The best of luck to you all!"

Listening intently, Louis ponders his understanding of the West Coast cities and if it coincided with the Godfathers governance of LA.

"Interessante, Godfather Curtis.

"I have a query about the west coast which doesn't deserve it's own speech, however you may be able to help. I suspect it may be indirectly related to the LA project anyway."

Removing his hat and stubbing out a smoke, Louis tips his head in a respectful greeting.

"It is my understanding the the east coast cities are renowned for having a tougher environment to 'cut your teeth' on. Chicago and Detroit offer the security of never being too far from home. I recently travelled back from the west and no number of smoking hot air hostesses could make that journey pleasant.

"What does the west coast offer our business? Or, with all respect to our friends who work in the two cities, is the easier environment and LA project directly linked to introduce those who wish to try their hand at running a famiglia?"

"Godfather Curtis. As you can assume it is almost every man's dream of running their own crew eventually. They know that if they work hard and fly right they may be given the opportunity. I think now would be a good time to let the masses know what the benefits are for setting up in the Wild West."

Smokes his cigar as he waits for an answer

They know that if they work hard and fly right they may be given the opportunity.

The benefit is just that. Instead of hoping for an opportunity to be given to you, you can ask to go out on your own. It is a rare opportunity in itself to be given the chance to set up.

As Curtis has mentioned time and time before there are no prizes or perks given for moving out to LA.

Turning to LouisGato.

"The city offers the same functionality to outsiders as any other populated city. Empty cities can be harder to organize crimes in etc. LA being populated just means both west coast cities are full and functioning. Something that helps enable all forms of business."

He then turns to Caolan.

"The opportunity is the same as it always has been. At the risk of repeating myself I'll state again; This is just a chance for those who wish to try their hand at making their mark on their own. Without normal support or backing from a city. 

Some get frustrated with family life, others feel they are always overlooked, some just want the thrill of uncertainty and others thrive on the danger of conflict. This city is for every man and woman out there that craves a more unhinged and lawless life. You will have to operate within the restrictions laid down but outside of these simple rules, anything goes. I encourage you all to read the information carefully before considering LA as an avenue for your life. It is a chance to lead but it is not and will never be leadership in the full and conventional sense. The restrictions that are imposed will remain.

If you are sitting around wanting your own family but it doesn't look like you will ever get that chance, LA could provide an avenue toward reaching that goal, even if it is on a somewhat limited basis. Its entirely the choice of the participant. No one is pushing anyone to do anything here."

Britney is walking through the streets and notices Godfather Curtis, speaking once again about LA. She remembered hearing about the wild west from her mother and was advised by her that is was a great place to visit but if you ever decided to live there just be careful. So she listened to what the Godfather had to say at the end he pointed to a sign that a couple of guards were pinning to the wall. Curious she decided to go over and check it out. After reading it she decided to speak up.

"Now I just wanna say a couple things about LA, my mother was one of the many that never truly saw this project working out. I know yes there has been a couple speed bumps along the way but that goes with about everything in life. By the looks of it though seems with all the rules that have been set fourth and the willingness of the participants to follow the rules has made this I would say a successful project. Bravo to all of those that decided to venture out there and maintain a stable living and bravo for the council who has set fourth and followed their own laws."

Britney gives a small golf clap before heading off.

Gollum, who was scaling the walls of New York city, came across the speech that Curtis was giving about the wild west. With the beauty that there was no interference from outside the city unless a rule was broken it seemed that they were free to do whatever they felt necessary to provide for their city. As he stood there slightly above the trashcans, he enjoyed being hidden by those barrels of stench, he began to wonder about the vacant city. With his thoughts looming he asked a question about Chicago. 

Curtis, masters i wants to asks you a questions about Chicago as well. I know this is off topic of the Wild West but if there is nothing going on in Chicago will we see a similar event take place? The only reason i shares this is because i thinks i have a funs idea for the master!

Gollum crawls creepily past Dr_KennethNoisewater and politely looks up at Fear who was also in attendance before continuing on.

The reasons i ask Masters is if there is nothing special being planned on there it might be fun to do something here as well. Maybe something even a little more spectacular! Somethings thats not been seens by anyone ever before! 

Tyrionlannister looked quite disgusted at the creepy mobster who was recently made and darthvader couldn't stop smiling at the bald headed big eyed monstrosity. It probably reminded him of himself in a strangely disordered way, the dark side. 

Again, if there is nothing going on what if master implemented the same rules as LA but designed a hybrid city. Creating a few families by having one representative from each city entering. Then after getting the ball rolling anyone who wanted to join had to have one member from each city before they set up as well! 

Curtis notices the familiar skin and bones of Gollum and smiles.

"Gollum. There are on going conversations happening about Chicago. As of this moment there is no desire to open that city to the kind of project we currently see in LA. We think one city is more than enough for this type of venture. Chicago's future is likely to be much more conventional. It is a great city, a massive part of our mob history and as such we want to see it populated with very strong individuals. There will be movement in that city, right now however, I can't give you an exact date."

TonyCosta sits and reminisces the passion and joy of which his late ancestor had about his time in this project.