Arc 1, Thread 1: Red Ink (Kendal)
((Extended policis roll: 9, 9, 8, 6, 5, 4 & 2.
29 + 10 + 10 + 5 =54))
Before heading to the venue he did do some personal grooming and put on something official yet slightly celebratory. Backstage he thanks everyone for their trouble and replies to Xene with a smirk, "Reserve the music for later dramatic effect, in case I fuck up and everything goes to shit have some Benny Hill ready for me." While at the same time trying to ignore additional distractions like some hotness in the audience.
Speaking in front of a crowd was a big and his favorite part of his job so doing it again after some time was actually very welcome change to the draining office work.
His entrance and opening lines are to explain the two main points of what he is talking about today, he is here to make an announcement and to make a promise, to his constituents first and foremost, but also to the living fleet. He also nods to certain people in the audience and thanks for all of their interest and time.
He takes the utmost care of the way he says what he is about to say so it wont be interpreted the wrong way and make it as hard as possible to twist his words against him later, using the speech he wrote earlier as a skeleton and building meat on top of it as he goes.
Firstly he lays some context, as he will be on the news network there will be some (many) who don't know who he is or what he stands for, so shortly reminding everyone that his main focus is in well-being and equality of opportunity for everyone, be it human, demon, exalt or god they are all in this journey together and his job and calling is to make sure we get to our destination united as a fleet.
And in these trying times he makes the promise, that he will stand, and keep standing for everyone in this fleet to have the right and privilege to live as they see fit without any fear of persecution based on what you are. Also to do everything in his power to enforce fairness of justice and swift action against those who plot against the well-being of the fleet as long as he stays in office.
After that he leads his speech into the actual announcement by saying "Why did I tell you all this? it's because there has been a major change in my personal life that will majorly affect all these things what i just said and my ability to make them happen, so not to keep you all waiting..."
And so comes the time for the good old flashlight-from-forehead-trick and the opportune planned lighting in the room will make the sunlight stand out even more.
Then it's time for the more poetic part where he explains how he was blessed with a celestial exaltation into an Eclipse cast Solar not so long ago and he wanted his own supporters to be amongst the first ones to know and that his focus will not suddenly switch to follow some agenda from core or command, rather keeping his old job in focus and that he will need all their support to stay in office as long as possible. Not addressing the whole loophole shenanigans right there and there, just pointing out that he has at least this term to make as much good happen as he can.
Finishing words, "It seems that fate saw potential in me and gave me a chance to do great things, but alas i can't do it alone, I need all your support and encouragement to make my, no, OUR dreams a reality and ensure our future as we float through the cold uncaring void to our new home at the edge of space, to make so we make it there as a united living fleet. That is all I have to say for today and i thank you for your time, Raines out."