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| The Genial Auditor | |
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| Category | Story Event |
| Type | Story |
| Data ID | 292534 |
The Genial Auditor is a Sunless Skies Story Event.
Story description[ | ]
His office is pokey, its walls lined with leathered books. The Clockwork Sun glows in the window, rose-gold in the smog. His window box holds a spray of decorative fungus. He sits behind his heavy, many-drawered desk. "Well! What can we do for you today?" His wispy mutton-chops quiver, eagerly.
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Area: Limbo
Frequency: Always (100%)
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| Ask what the Ministry does, exactly
He puffs out his cheeks. Clearly, he has a speech prepared.
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A craftsman
"A mill makes grain. A factory makes – I don't know; socks and so forth. We, Addressed As(SpeechFormal), make Britishness. A priceless commodity here in the heavens. It must be cradled, nurtured and nourished. Without it, we would lose ourselves."
He looks out of his window, unsettled. "We are very small, do you see? And the sky is so very big."
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| And who determines what constitutes Britishness?
A relevant question.
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An honest answer
"Why, we do. In consultation with the most impeccable sources:" He indicates the beautiful books on his shelves, with a smile. "Spencer. Tennyson. Blake."
Paine? You ask. Hardy? Mary Prince? "No," he frowns. "No, not them."
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| How does the Ministry pursue its task?
You have heard of their zeal. Of furnaces to which inappropriate books are committed. Of 'corrections' to venerable works, like Shakespeare and the Bible. Of their printing presses, rattling out endless public information posters.
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Methodology
"Firstly, with the truth. Which is not, I must make clear, the same as 'facts'. Facts can point at anything, but the truth is straightforward. It puts us on the right path.
"Secondly, by respecting and preserving our traditions. They are not quaint. They are not outmoded. They are tried and tested! After all, they brought us here, didn't they?"
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| What does the Ministry consider an enemy
What threats imperil Albion?
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A long list
"Oh, the obvious, of course. Revolutionaries. Rebels. Strikers. The morally depraved. Those who besmirch Her Renewed Majesty's good name (God save her)."
He rubs his chin, thoughtfully. "But there are newer, more seditious dangers, too. We stand in the vault of heaven, and we must defend our way of life against the enticements of the new. A thing is not more precious because it is strange. People forget that."
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| Return to business
You bid him a good day.
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Busy, busy
"Toodle-oo!" He calls after you, turning his attention back to a fresh manuscript on his desk. He tuts, and takes out a pot of black ink and a heavy pen.
The Ministry of Public Decency
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