After discussion with Bullroarer I deleted my previous message. Instead of Kotoku I would like to claim Gashmere.
For the moment, I'd actually like to ask that the Gashmere seat remain empty/untended. Part of this is due to my plot's coming focus and my content push to flesh out the Kodian Civil War. Kodian presence in Yamataian affairs would have very likely dipped to minimal, as their own personal issues warrant a lack of political stability to properly establish a proper Senator (in my personal belief).
I'd like
@Wes to chime in, but hope that
@ArsenicJohn understands my point in this. Beyond asking, there's little much I can do to stop people from picking up the Kodians as well. I only want their civil disarray to further push their current isolation as the conflict draws in to make the spout the Shinpi takes there to show and get some solid work done within the so-far-unused civil war. That said, I'm outta dis Yamatai thread. You guys can
panda-r on and do this whole government thing. If you do me the solid, I'll lay the groundwork for someone to either create a "hero" of the war to rise as a senator or end up creating an NPC to do so if the interest isn't carried to fruition by someone like AJ.
So hopefully you peeps can not fight and junk over this. It seems a lot like this sort of RP type has failed consistently in the past, with most people not doing these boring jobs, but getting the chance to help facilitate it and keep my image for Shinpi's story-run straight seemed like a good reason to blap in.
Edit
I'd not mind manning a senator from Anisa.
Now this... I actually would prefer not to happen for similar reasons. I'd not seen it, but this is a world I personally want. Unlike Gashmere, which I intend to only visit and flesh out (which is why I'm willing to flex on it), I plan to center one of my plots entirely around Anisa. While I'd rather not have to do it, I'd prefer to control a Senator for Anisa rather than have to work with someone I've had problems getting along with in the past. This is the most simple and respectful way I can put it, as I genuinely would not want to be pushed into further issues of disagreement when I'm already handling a plot on Anisa. So I guess this is me asking
@Wes if it'd be fine if I could reserve the Senator role on Anisa, although I would rather it not be seated in a similar instance.
I just don't want to potentially face leaping through hoops just to RP the plot I've had set-up/readying for some time on Anisa, all for the sake of someone coming in with a Senator (which is a pretty important position on a world with SAINT activity).
Smol Edit #2: When I say unseated, it should be obvious I just want it to not be a player-controlled NPC. The roles obviously still exist, but I want them to have no one directing them/their neutral state allowing those with a plot to handle them versus someone who isn't connected (for example) being able to control the Senator + the planet in trickle-down.