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Coheed: fair. Look, I'm not going to pretend I could do your job. When Shinji isnt around, you're chief dog around here. You make all the big decisions. Approving bills, signing off on the allocation of major funds... It's nervewracking to even think about. But you know? Thats one thing that no one can take from you. You have power and say-so that no one else can compare to other that President Akamura himself.

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That’s the thing. It’s an awful look for a president to be MIA the way Shinji always is. He needs to focus on his own people.

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Who's to say he isnt? The man eats, sleeps and lives EDB. Even when he's away, he constantly finds ways to stay in contact in some shape or form. Do you remember the last time he told you about being on a vacation?

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She tends to do that, doesn't she?

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Mm. I don't really feel so, myself.

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He should be here. It's terrible form.

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I do agree with you on that. His precence here alone leads to more things getting done.

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If he ends up making us look incompetent, we’re finished come election cycle.

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That, I disagree on. You have a position you can leverage to your advantage, here.

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No matter what I do, Shinji leaving all the time reflects horrible on his administration.

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Considering the fact that he's delivered on over 95% of his promises from his election, I cant really say that the public hates him. Tbh, the only people that this looks bad to would be other governments, and us.

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It’s not a matter of promises, it’s a matter of looking weak or flaky.

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Which we proved with the Great War that we arent. Right now, everyone across existence is struggling with the amaranthine. We aren't the only ones.

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People don't think like that. It doesn't matter if we don't look strong and meet their needs today.

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I will admit, you always seem to put your best foot forward with the EDB. But sometimes you think a little bit too much into it. The other governments aren't focused on us, and shinji's working a deal with the IA to establish trade routes between us and them, establish a good will. That'll work in our favor if we ever need a little extra firepower.

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It was more of a joke.

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Ah.

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Let's go. Before it wears off.

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Mm. It should last quite a while.

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Voting power, not trade power is the problem.