IM - WILL YOU JOIN IN OUR CRUSADE?

[weneedasign]

[For the past few days people might have noticed Enjolras in the mess half - or rather haven't noticed him at the mess hall. That's because Enjolras hasn't been eating there. Sure, he's made brief appearances - long enough to grab a plate of food before going outside. 

At first it was because the weather had finally seemed to make up it's mind, but sitting outside eating had given him an idea.

Or rather... Reignited a certain idea. 

He sends out the rainbow sometime in the morning, a frown on his lips. It should be clear to anyone he has thought long and hard about what he's going to say.]

A few of you might recall an attempt to protest the ridiculous rule that we can only sit with our families at meals. [Or, y'know, remember how poorly it ended.] I believe enough time has passed, enough to do something about it again.

More and more of us come, all from different pantheons, and the continue rule that we can only sit with our cabin - while it makes sense for us Greeks - hardly makes sense for everyone else. The Romans before coming here lived with their cohorts, they ate where they pleased I believe. [Feel free to correct him on that if he's wrong.] The Egyptian's have nothing like this outside of their Nomes and the Norse... Well most of you I believe didn't know about any of this until Hera appeared to you.

We have been told we must continue to adapt, to work together. And while it may seem small to some - prohibiting us from forming new bonds and strengthening friendships through meals meant for family - weakens us. Not only that, it's pushing our system upon those who have never lived that way. 

[He pauses, taking a breath.]

I'm not a fool as to repeat last time. My suggestion for how to go about doing this would be eating outside.

[He's still not sure what Hera's punishment was meant to accomplish, but he's wise to keep that to himself.]

I'll be by my cabin for anyone who wants to discuss this with me. 

[And with that he dismisses the rainbow.]

Comments

[always_right]

{Stiles steps in, but it's obvious he's not very comfortable there. He's barely at ease in his own cabin with just Edmund around, he's only been an only child and has lived in a single parent household for over half a decade. He's not used to so many people around. Or so many different people.}

So, lunch table revolt. How are you running it?

[weneedasign]

[Enjolras will tell you, living with people and discovering you have siblings is incredibly different. Enjolras is still getting use to all the people he lives with now.]

The plan as of now is taking our food and eating outside on blankets.

[always_right]

And that'll help, you think? I haven't been here long at all, so I'm not sure what other attempts have been made.

{He twists a chair around and sits in it, leaning forward intently with his elbows on knees.}

[weneedasign]

We attempted doing something similar last year, but instead of going outside we ate inside on the blankets instead of at the tables.

It didn't work.

[always_right]

What makes you think outside instead of inside will do better than whatever happened last time? Seems like it's the same move to me. Unless there's something different about the power of whoever the enforcer is when you take it outside?