Curia Hostilia - Consulate of Postumus/Crescentius

[Gaius Julius Civilis]

And yet he seeks to be elected for Consul by that same Senate. I think that young Ahenobarbus simply forgot that 'even no news is worth reporting'. However, if the senate wills it, I shall investigate the matter further. This could quite possibly mean I would have to go to the Province itself for a short time.

[stormer]

I say that Ahenobarbus be disallowed from running for Consul in absentia. He eithers doesn't go this year or he comes back and stands for it in person.

[Gaius Julius Civilis]

Why would we do that? It is not forbidden for anyone to run in absentia, unless for reasons that would also forbid it if the candidate were present in person.

[Hesus de bodemloze]

No Roman senator should be forbid to run for an office, this would be an outrage.

[stormer]

I said stand in absentia, It is ok if he stands in Person, but if you want him to stand in absentia then we have to vote on that.

[Ozy]

A letter from Sicily,

To the Senate and People of Rome,

The reason of this is to inform the House of the kidnapping of proconsul Sp. Herrenius, the governor of the Roman province of Sicily. The event occurred after the trial of an accused, condemned to death, and perpetrator of the crime, named Volcens Rutulus Invidius. Senator Herrenius was taken prisoner by the man, after Volcens's escape from imprisonment, forcing the Senator to take him to Rome. As of now, no news exist of the whereabouts of either the perpetrator of the crime, or his victim.

Letters have been sent to the Basilica of Rome so that the Praetors of the city can lead the investigation that should lead to the capture of Invidius, as well as te location, and survival of his hostage. Given the office of the man kidnapped, I have believed it necessary to inform the Senate of his disappearance.

Strength and Honour,

Marcus Didius Agrippa.
Tribunus Laticlavius of the Sicilian Legions.

[Gaius Julius Civilis]

I think that puts an end to our plans of temporarily putting the Proconsul of Sicilia in charge of the Punic Isles...

[M D]

Aulus enters the Curia and takes his seat...
"I must agree with the senator's point... No senator may be barred from taking or running for a public office."

[chaplain118]

The censor's ghost comes floating into the Curia

Youuuuuuuuuu will give me my state funeraaaaaaaaaaaal

[Raglan]

lol - i'd actually considered doing one of those (as PM its probably up to me) but the only material i could find on roman funeral pratices was like 12 pages long ...

[Elendil of Númenor]

Another ghost appears just behind the Consuls's chair.

"Dammit I write music for you up there, and you leave our bodies to rot on the Palatine?! Rome is indeed cursed! At least dig them away in your garden instead of just praying over them!"

[Raglan]

all right i will do a funeral, i don't want to be haunted by the ghosts of people that after the restart i won't know - lol

[Gaius Julius Civilis]

Pff, ghosts, when they start creating a portal through my tv I'll start worrying

[♔Jean-Luc Picard♔]

The long at sea Gaius Furius Aquilinus returns to the Senate and is dismayed at what he hears.
Do mine ears deceive me or is there talk of refusing a member of the Senate the right to run for office? Has the state of affairs changed so much in mine absence? I am truly dismayed that such a thought should enter a senator's mind, much less cross his lips. I should hope that this is merely a passing fit of madness from which you shall soon recover.

OOC: Ghosts? Seriously?

[Hesus de bodemloze]

The consul looks at the ghosts with a funny face and tells them to shut up as this is still the curia and no place for ghosts.

[Elendil of Númenor]

"And you sir, are not supposed to be consul any more!" said Celsus's spirit and glided through the Consul's chair and sat down.

OOC: No, not seriously, we're just letting out the steam before the restart.

[Gaius Julius Civilis]

Yay, does that mean I can bring my sword to Show and Tell?

[stormer]

Gaius Tullius conjures up a fireball and aims it at the ghost who evaporates and comes to sit back down on his seat. I'll get rid of him.

Hey Celsus, ain't you supposed to be in your tomb dude? coz if you ain't then I'll put you there. You gets meh?

[Raglan]

damn, Lucius thinks i give them a good funeral and this is how they repay us - well i shall ignore them because i don't believe in ghosts

[chaplain118]

Don't tell me whether I'm welcome here or not, I'm the Censor of Rome you upstart little consul!

As for you. I'll MAKE you believe in ghosts.

Proceeds to haunting.