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[The feed starts with Nathaniel sitting at his desk, contemplatively glancing toward a few papers- notes- as he considers his words carefully, before looking up, directly into the screen and beginning to speak.]

Shortly before his departure from Adstringendum, Colonel Roy Mustang resigned from his position of Ombudsman. As this was in the height of our last event, I decided to postpone the reelection until after the panic died down a little. Having kept up with the work, I can assure any potential applicants that the workload will not be overwhelming, and I would be pleased to assist in any way I can.

It should be volunteer basis only, and the next Ombudsperson should be elected from the pool of potential volunteers. I will warn everyone who applies- it is a demanding position. However, you will get the satisfaction of helping the community decisions, as well as the opportunity to listen to many different viewpoints. I would highly encourage anyone with an interest in peace and organization to apply. You may respond to this post with any signs of interest.

[A deep breath, and Nathaniel steeples his fingers.]

Furthermore, there are a few more things regarding this 'Police Force' that I would like to address. Firstly is the name itself- I believe that it detracts from our overall goal and gives a bad impression. We are not intent on policing the people at this time, we are only concerned with protecting them. While we do intend to lock up dangerous civilians, it is only out of concern for others; and in a case where the people are altered by an event, only for the duration of the event.

We are not here to control your lives; we are here to help you live them safely. For this reason, I suggest we change the name of our organization to the 'Protection Squad'. Any further suggestions will be welcome.

[Nathaniel pauses one final time, considering his next words very carefully.]

...there have been... concerns brought to me about my level of involvement in this Protection Squad. Some believe that my assuming Jean Louis' secretary position, as well as Cabal's research division and temporarily doing the Ombudsperson's tasks, that I have been attempting to... take everything over. [He swallows hard, but forces himself to keep eye contact with the camera.] I assure you all that this is not the case. My only concerns have been with upholding the integrity of our Protection Squad- keeping it organized, keeping it running smoothly. While I... realize that my work-oriented nature does not attain me much social approval, I would like to reiterate that I will answer any and all questions and concerns.

Additionally, I would like to remind everyone that positions in the protection squad are open and on a volunteer basis- I do the amount of work that I do for lack of assistants or other volunteers. Our research positions are desperately in need of people, as well as our communications, planning, and the patrols themselves.

[Nathaniel takes another deep breath.]

Thank you.

[And the feed is cut.]

[Text file || Updated as volunteers apply]
Please consider the following volunteers for the role of Ombudsperson:

Alphonse Elric
Hitsugaya Toushirou

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-29 06:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knew-anyway.livejournal.com
I appreciate it. Currently, Sokka is attempting to draw up designs for a potential marketplace- if you could help him, that would be lovely. I'll also send you a few text files of procedures after I organize them a bit more.

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-29 06:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hits-then-heals.livejournal.com
Sounds like a plan. Is there anyone that I need to get into contact with immediately other than Sokka?

By the way, my name is Haruno Sakura. I figure that might be important for the rest of the protection squad to know.

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-29 06:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knew-anyway.livejournal.com
Sokka would be the first person to start with- I'm sure he has people he's working with that he'll put you in touch with.

[He smiles.]

John Mandrake. I'll add you to the roster, miss Haruno. It's a pleasure to meet you.

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-29 07:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hits-then-heals.livejournal.com
Alright, I'll make sure to get in contact with him soon then and get started on planning.

It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Mandrake-san.

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-29 07:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knew-anyway.livejournal.com
Definitely. Feel free to ask the public about their thoughts as well- I've been trying to organize a craft event for weeks, but with my workload, I just can't get the public opinion on it.

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-29 08:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hits-then-heals.livejournal.com
I was thinking that once I get an idea of what Sokka has planned to maybe get all the information together and see what everyone thinks. That might be a good place for the two of us to start on this project, then we know how the public feels about it and we can go from there based on their opinion.

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-29 08:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knew-anyway.livejournal.com
Wonderful. Go right ahead- I'll try not to look over your shoulder about it, but if you have any problems, please let me know.

[He takes a deep breath. As much as he wanted to do ALL OF THE WORK, there was something to letting other people take care of it.]

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-29 08:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hits-then-heals.livejournal.com
I'll let you know if we need any help or if there are any changes that we decide to make once we get things settled.

[Don't think she didn't hear that, Nat.]

Is something wrong?

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-29 07:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knew-anyway.livejournal.com
Nothing. It's just- overwhelming, having this much response so suddenly.

[He smiles.]

It's nothing you did, miss Haruno, don't worry.

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-29 11:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hits-then-heals.livejournal.com
Well, it seems like you have a fairly good grasp on things for the moment, so you shouldn't be worrying about it too much.

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-30 03:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knew-anyway.livejournal.com
Thank you. It'll be a relief to not have to organize all of this myself.

[But only a slight one. He's such a workaholic.]

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-30 03:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hits-then-heals.livejournal.com
That's the whole point of delegation, isn't it? To divide the work and make it more manageable for everyone?

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-30 04:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knew-anyway.livejournal.com
I don't mean to-

[He ducks his head a little.]

-delegate. I'm not trying to be in charge, just- nobody else seems to be doing it, so...

[Video]

Date: 2011-11-30 06:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hits-then-heals.livejournal.com
If you need to take charge for the time being in order to get things started before a leader is chosen, I don't see a problem.

[Video]

Date: 2011-12-01 06:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knew-anyway.livejournal.com
You'd be the only one, it seems.

[A weak smile.]

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