The Ever-Shifting Council
Last updated 2026-06-19
The Ever-Shifting Council is a Quality Time Trust Invite for Velina Airgid at Booastrum District.
Steps
- Meet up with Velina at CCD Square
Dialogue
- You meet up with Velina at CCD Square
- (Talk to Velina)
- Velina: You're here.
- Velina: CCD Square may be a public location, but it's a go-to hangout for officials and researchers who love to gather and brainstorm together.
- Velina: Many negotiations break down, many deals get made...
- Velina: I'm sure the endless scheming and squabbles around here are old news to you by now.
- (While following Velina)
- Velina: Allow me to lead the way.
- Velina: Legend has it, this sculpture symbolizes the first Bangboo to ever gaze up at the sky.
- Velina: Yet, ever since the moment Bangboo came into existence, they've always belonged to the sky.
- (If Velina is too far away)
- (Version 1)
- Velina: What's on your mind?
- (Version 2)
- Velina: Tired? How about we stop and rest for a while?
- (Upon arriving at the square center)
- Velina: We're here...
- (Talk to Velina)
- Velina: Hm? Looks like we just stumbled into a rather impressive speech.
- A Bangboo council member of considerable authority is making their views known to the public...
- Velina: A proposal forged from years of observations and hands-on experience, sharp, incisive, and hard to argue with... but the price is steep. Even if everyone is willing, it'll take concessions from all sides, and the end result will likely leave a lot to be desired.
It can make a difference.- That's already some kind of progress.
- Velina: Indeed. Reality's always been a rough and helpless road to walk, but that's no reason to attack the idealistic pioneers who dared to dream.
- You always think that.
- Pretty bleak outlook.
- Velina: Well... just some boring old advice from my own experiences. If everything goes well, great, but keeping your expectations in check means you'll be more prepared for the unexpected.
- Velina: The Bangboo council member's cause has real merit, and I don't mind giving my aid, but how far it goes ultimately comes down to his own determination.
- Said like a mentor!
- Velina: My motives aren't as pure as you might think...
- Velina: This proposal benefits the ESD just as much. Besides, having one more friend is always better than having one more enemy.
- Velina: I've hit walls in the council plenty of times myself. I understand where he's coming from. Extend a hand now, and the ESD may just earn another ally.
- What you're like at the council...
- I haven't had a chance to see it yet.
- Velina: The council meetings I hold... mostly handle collaborations with the city. None of it's particularly worth making noise about.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): With Velina overseeing things, the atmosphere at the council should be...
- Neat, orderly, and calm like the spring breeze?
Significant Trust increase with Velina Airgid- Velina: You're giving me too much credit. Even I can barely keep order.
- Velina: Besides, whether it's the sharp clash of wits in a heated debate or the undercurrents of something more subtle, neither needs to be kept in check.
- Velina: A surface-level show of unity only fuels the games played in the shadows. Most issues need to be brought into the light, out in the open for everyone to see; otherwise, the council loses the very purpose it's meant to serve.
- Do you ever get into arguments with people?
- I can't even picture it...
- Velina: I'd call it a "negotiation" rather than an argument.
- Velina: After all, politics is the art of compromise. If neither side budges an inch, even the loudest showdown will likely end with no progress at all.
- Velina: But most of the council members who've stood here had their own moments of being reckless and young... and I was no exception.
- Sharp words being flug [sic] back and forth in a duel of wits?
Trust increase with Velina Airgid- Velina: Debates exist to showcase both sides of an argument as efficiently as possible — a tradition the council has always stood by.
- Velina: Even if things sometimes inevitably go too far...
- Velina: But there's no need to worry. The title of Administrative Director of one of the Five Central Departments carries weight. I'll steer the conversation when needed.
- Your voice easily overpowering all dissent!
- Trust increase with Velina Airgid
- Velina: Heh, sounds more like Norma's style.
- Velina: Every time I take her to these events, I need to stay on my guard to avoid her offending anyone she shouldn't.
- Velina: News travels fast at these gatherings. Offend them in front of everyone, and word will spread across all of Roscaelifer before the day's half over.
- Velina: Our ace has quite the reputation in the council, you know.
- Velina: Council meetings come in many kinds: formal, semi-formal, informal, and each one calls for different strategies...
- Velina: Honestly, I much prefer a relaxed, leisurely tea party to any of that.
- Velina: There's no need to stand on ceremony there. Black tea alone has a way of easing tension and sealing deals that might never have happened otherwise...
- So black tea is just a cover?
- The tea parties are another form of the council meetings?
- Velina: I think you're misunderstanding. This is not an invite from the Administrative Director.
- Velina: You aren't just an honored guest of the Administrative Director, but also a guest of Velina's private tea parties.
- (Idle in free roam)
- Velina: Come to think of it, it's been a while since I last held a tea party...
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | The Ever-Shifting Council |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 百变议会 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 百變議會 |
| Japanese | 千変万化の議会 |
| Korean | 끊임없이 바뀌는 의회 Kkeunimeopsi Bakkwineun Uihoe |
| Spanish | Consejo cambiante |
| French | Le Conseil aux mille facettes |
| Russian | Переменчивое Собрание Peremenchivoye Sobraniye |
| Thai | สภาจำแลง |
| Vietnamese | Kỳ Họp Bách Biến |
| German | Vielgestaltiger Rat |
| Indonesian | Dewan Seribu Wajah |
| Portuguese | Parlamento Versátil |