Waai Fu

Archive IV

Is everyone here? First off, let me congratulate all of us here in Human Resources on a job well done. This past month has been stellar, and I think we've all earned a nice meal. On me, as always! Now then, I have something to discuss, pertaining to the exchange agreement between Lungmen and Rhodes Island. The first round of applicant review falls on us. We do very important work here! Even those of you most familiar with Rhodes Island's regulations will sometimes get confused by some wording or something, right? I know there's one line, hm, it's pretty long in the original, but paraphrased—— 'Should an operator fail to meet the needs of Rhodes Island, regardless of motivation or action, they are ineligible for onboarding. Conversely, should an operator appear with an origin or background subject to some scrutiny, as long as they meet our needs and strictly abide by our rules, they remain eligible...' Something like that! The original text is very dry and very long, so I won't go over it all right now. Does anyone feel the need to ask 'why?' Let me provide a simple example. Say there is some remarkable individual who comes highly recommended, with a remarkable set of personal ideals. In order to see their ideals realized, they sacrificed many people, destroyed entire cities, and ultimately succeeded. No matter how great this individual or their ideals, Rhodes Island cannot accept them. We would be nothing but a platform for such a person. Then we have another individual, who has their share of problems. The things they do and the ways they do them may seem a bit unreasonable to us. This person submits a resume to Rhodes Island.—— Sit down! I know you're all eager to say 'we already have a lot of operators like that!' And there are indeed some! Think for a minute how many things happen each and every day in the many cities of the world. Can we settle them all ourselves? When an operator subjectively plans an action that would harm Rhodes Island's ideas, that operator is immediately expelled. When an operator intentionally violates Rhodes Island's rules and regulations, that operator may be eliminated before they can cause material harm. Even if! Even if the regulations are as they are, Rhodes Island has never once done such a thing, we have never seen such an action. Oh, not counting private wire connections. You can blame Closure for those! The adjudication of whether or not an operator is eligible is dependent on his will, not his rap sheet. Rhodes Island has the ability to observe and study its operators while also maintaining its rules and regulations. At Rhodes Island, some operators are at last able to achieve what they'd always hoped to do. As long as we maintain contact with them, we will respect their choices, within reason, and never force them to act against their own will. Sometimes, when there remains no other choice, such a thing may come to pass. I hope everyone understands this, just as they understand the Infected, and Rhodes Island's mission statement. For all candidates, the most important thing is to find them their place at Rhodes Island, and to acknowledge Rhodes Island. We must adhere to this in processing the applicants under this exchange agreement. Understood? Ah, of course, the Waai Fu girl we just approved is perfectly fine. '——When one is committed to constant reflection and tempering of his ideals, we are willing to serve as his forge. The bumps in this road, whether mine or yours... We will cross them together with our operators.' I hope you all appreciate this quote from Theresa. ——Record of ■■■'s lunch meeting.