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2/2: Miranda vs. Mr. Scott

Miranda, to Peter Ashe, in 209: "You destroyed our lives! You caused our exile! Thomas died in a cold, dark place… […] What do I want? I want to see this whole goddamn city, this city that you purchased with our misery, burn. I want to see you hanged on the very gallows you've used to hang men for crimes far slighter than this. I want to see that noose around your neck and I want to pull the fucking lever with my own two hands!"

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Mr. Scott, to Flint, in 204: "I know Eleanor's argument. And I know why you think it is weak and I do not disagree with you. Her judgment about Captain Vane has never been right. But because she is compromised, it does not necessarily follow that she is wrong. I fear that to take that fort will be to divide this island in a most dangerous way. To force men to take sides against each other at a time when our very survival demands the very opposite. I fear that if we go down that road, by the time Spain or England arrive, they will find their job done for them. They will find Nassau has destroyed itself. The world changes. It is inevitable. Perhaps the only thing that is inevitable. If it were me facing this decision, I would make peace with that. I would teach myself to see Captain Vane as an unfortunate but unavoidable change in our landscape. And I would ensure that we all live to see the sunrise again tomorrow. Were it me.

1/2: Mr.Scott vs Julius

Mr. Scott, to Madi, 306: “Those men rose to their stations because they are peerless when it comes to shaping the world to their will, in creating a narrative and wielding it to compel men's hearts and minds. But the most compelling story requires a villain at its center. And if either Captain Flint or Mr. Silver sees the other as a villain… or worse… us as that… then all is lost. They are of great value to us, but they must be managed by us to avoid that outcome. I wish… you and I had not been so separate all those years. I wish I could have found a way to be a better father to you. But over time, I was determined to leave you something behind, to give you the one thing that no one could ever take away… and that would make you strong enough to understand their world, interact with their world… wage war on their world. But if their identity lies in their stories, I wanted you to know them so that when we are ready to call them enemies, you would be ready for it. The villain makes the story. So to manage our current partners, we must ensure that we all agree at all times who our common villain is."

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Julius, to the Maroon Queen, 407: "I have fought alongside these men. But I did it so that I might find security. But what they are now arguing for... does not sound like security to me. Nothing is lasting. But months, years, that is meaningful and it can be had here. You now have the resources to have it here. There is a treasure in the ground here. It'd purchase whatever is needed to survive. [...] No one changes the world. Not like this. Not all at once. The world is too strong for that.

mr.scott, julius, miranda

Polls will go live Friday, February 24th, at 5:00 PM EST. You can find them here.

Competitors:

Mr. Scott: "The villain makes the story." (306) VS Julius "No one changes the world. Not like this." (407)