Reference:DRC Discussions forum/Update on Phil

December 18, 2003 - Dr. Watson

Rand Miller contacted me via KI this morning, asking me to come to one of the ‘hoods. There was a group of people gathered there asking about Phil Henderson. I told him that I could spare a few moments and did so.

They asked where Phil was. I told them that we obviously were not going to reveal his location at this time. I assured them that Phil has not been harmed in any way, and explained that we’ve known Phil personally a lot longer than any of them have, and just want to be sure that Phil is OK, as well as to hear his accounts of the past year.

They were upset about our taking Phil by force, and I tried to explain the situation – that we’d done our best to get Phil alone to talk with him over the past weeks and had been unable to talk with him without Douglas’ interference.

They wanted assurance that Phil was unharmed, and agreed that Rand could serve as a witness. At our earliest opportunity following that meeting, I took Rand to Phil, so he can verify that Phil is being well looked after.

As for certain recent outbursts in Ae’gura – the blatant disregard for the DRCs construction barriers halfway up the Great Stair – that won’t help new areas be approved any faster, in fact, just the opposite.

And finally, to those who are complaining about the DRC and our methods – that we’re too slow and have done too little to help the recent arrivals: if you’re serious in your complaints, feel free to not use any of the Books with DRC stamps on them. Maybe you’ll get a better idea of how much we have provided for you.

Dr. Watson