RULER: Peridot | EX-CONSORT: Carnelian -- NEW CONSORT: TURQUOISE

[dramatispersonae]

"As a ruler, I have many responsibilities, and one that I am -- at least, to the best of my knowledge -- relatively known for is my willingness to hear people's cases and provide some form of legal ruling on them. It has always been important to me to be fair, merciful, and kind. Of course, I need not do this all by myself.

In this game, I will present to you some suits and ask you to discuss between yourself and the team you are partnered with to rule on their situations and their requests."

Guinevere finishes speaking, and you find yourself in a tent with one other team.

RULER: PERIDOT
CONSORT: CARNELIAN

((OOC: For various reasons, I need to move along the teams reeeeelatively at the same pace at various points, so there may be occasional delays for some teams. I apologize in advance if this happens!))

Comments

ROUND 1

[dramatispersonae]

A wealthy man has gone away to war and left behind his wife. It has only been three months and the war isn't over, so he isn't expected to return yet, but all her neighbors have been receiving letters and money from their spouses and she has received nothing, and her marriage contract gives her no rights to the wealth of his estate until he dies. She has sent letters to the front and received no information at all, nor have any of her attempts to learn more of his situation brought any news. She can only assume that he has died, and in light of that, wishes to both keep his estate and remarry a man of her acquaintance. Should she or should she not be permitted to either or both of these?

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

DECISION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

This is depressing . . .

Re: DISCUSSION

[kneejerk]

. . . what kind of game is this?

Re: DISCUSSION

[itsjustafayz]

Uh...

Re: DISCUSSION

[kneejerk]

No kidding.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

. . . A-Anyway . . . I think three months is too early to sign the estate over to her completely, but she should get to use it to keep supporting herself.

Re: DISCUSSION

[itsjustafayz]

I agree.

Re: DISCUSSION

[kneejerk]

Yeah. Or at least, there should be something that could help her out.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

[nodding]

Something more final can be decided on when she gets word back from the front. They've got to say something eventually.

Re: DISCUSSION

[itsjustafayz]

So like... maybe she can get an allowance from the estate every month until the husband gets back in contact or she finds out he's dead? So she can't spend all his money in the meantime, but she won't starve.

Re: DISCUSSION

[kneejerk]

Sounds disorganized if you ask me...

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

It's a war . . .

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

That sounds like a good plan. What about wanting to marry someone else?

Re: DISCUSSION

[kneejerk]

Yeah . . . I know. I bet it's not any less frustrating though especially if you see everyone else receiving things. Hopefully, this will end well.

Re: DISCUSSION

[itsjustafayz]

Uh... I don't know about that.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

I hope so too . . . but I think it's just hypothetical.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

It's . . . a big deal, so—maybe she should wait until there's news from the front?

Re: DISCUSSION

[kneejerk]

She should wait a little longer . . . just because if it turns out he's alive, it'll be messy.

Re: DISCUSSION

[itsjustafayz]

Yeah, she should wait.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

Imagine how guilty she'd feel . . .

Re: DECISION

[crueltobekind]

We've decided that she can't claim ownership of the estate but should be allowed an allowance from it until word one way or the other arrives from the front. Likewise remarrying should wait until word arrives.

ROUND 2

[neverhesitate]

Three months pass and the war comes to an end.

Her husband returns from the war. He finds himself at quite a loss; his wife is still his, but quite unhappy with him and in ownership of parts of his property by rule of the crown, which has overridden his marriage contract. This time, he brings the case -- unfair loss of property and violation of legally binding contracts. Who owns the property that was granted to her? For elements invested, who owns the gains? By rights it should be his, but it was handed over to his wife, and yet it was only meant to be handed over on his death. This is a legal mess. He was too busy to write, he claims, but there's no reason to assume him dead. How do you rule on this?

DISCUSSION

[neverhesitate]