Today I’ve got this Issue on my Nationstates (nationstates.net)
Face Lift
After a prominent artist was arrested for attempting to chisel the historic frontage of a particularly ugly courthouse into a sculpture, architectural firms and aspiring artists have petitioned you to renovate crumbling government buildings.
I’ve encountered with many choices
1. “These old buildings are ugly and falling apart!” bemoans aspiring artist Sarah Stephenson, while painting nude artwork of you as a form of protest. “If you let artists redesign your buildings, even amateurs, I guarantee the future of our nation will be more colorful, creative, and interesting! All we need is your permission and lots and lots of paint!”
2. “Why trust these amateurs when you could hire real professionals?” asks world renowned architect and CEO of Barry & Associates Architecture Xu Fitzgerald, while making the final touches to a scale model display of a futuristic-looking CAPITAL. “As the head of the most experienced architectural firm in CAPITAL, we are the best choice for renovating the government buildings of our nation. Not only will we have great designs, we’ll only use the most modern materials available. Of course there is some considerable money involved, but think of your new fiberglass palace and futuristic office!” A beam suddenly falls down and destroys the model city, resulting in the architect letting out an anguished cry.
3. “Bah! In communist East Lebatuck, buildings redesign you!” exclaims a musky foreign dignitary, seen wearing the dullest of gray clothes. “Look, your buildings aren’t prettiest, but updating current aesthetics of building will keep loyal citizens focused on important thing, like harvest, parades and glorious leader. Private sector crooks or hack artist bring nothing but excessive monstrosities that lures people into decadence; only state itself should care for buildings. It be cheap and effective as well, all you need is plaster and portrait of yourself.”
4. “Why fix our buildings at all?” queries the eccentric curator of the CAPITAL National History Museum while punching a hole in your wall. “These old buildings are best enjoyed as part of history. Turn these moldy government offices and legislatures into a museum for all of NATIONSNAME to enjoy. We’ll of course need some flashy advertising and authentic historical artifacts to get people interested. People would pay good money to see the original draft of the constitution that has the word ‘suckers’ in it. Just think of the patriotism and tourism money when people walk through those old, hallowed hallways. Well, maybe more curiosity than patriotism.”
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Option 4. sounds nice so I choose it.
The result saids ‘CAPITAL has become the number one destination for urban exploration in REGION.’
In result, my nation get a boost of this qualities.
Culture
Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale 2.0%
Economic Output
0.61%
Average Income
0.61%
Intelligence
Quips Per Hour 0.25%
Tourism
Tourists Per Hour 0.24%
Public Education
Edu-tellignce® Test Score 0.23%
Scientific Advancement
Kurzweil Singularity Index 0.14%
Government Size
Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index 0.07%
Pacifism
Cheeks Turned Per Day 0.06%
And decline in this qualities
Taxation
Effective Tax Rate 0.24%
Obesity
Obesity Rate 0.40%
Sector: Manufacturing
Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index 0.60%
Business Subsidization
Gilded Widget Scale 0.61%
Welfare
Safety Net Mesh Density Rating 0.61%
Public Healthcare
Theresa-Nightingale Rating 0.61%
Public Transport
Societal Mobility Rating 0.61%
Eco-Friendliness
Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index 0.61%
Foreign Aid
Clooney Contribution Index 0.61%
Weather
Meters Of Sunlight 1.4%
Political Apathy
Whatever 3.1%
Wise choice.
