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Prelimenary Code of Conduct
Hello, Winter Soldier Minions! Below is our preliminary Code of Conduct. Please vote yea or nay and/or make suggestions for changes.
Thank you to Minions Cloak, Cyber, Dismay, Judicator, Kirashea, Prestige, Shockwave, Tag, and The Ever-Changing Shadow for your contributions! If I missed anyone, please let me know so that I can give credit where credit is due.
I. Basic Rules
When in doubt, these rules take precedence:
a. Treat others as you wish to be treated. Whether we are dealing with each other, our enemies, or innocent bystanders, treat others with respect. We are all just doing our best.
b. What happens in the Winter Soldier Minions, stays within the Winter Soldier Minions. It takes trust and courage to join a group such as ours. For the success of missions and safety of our members, do not spread anything you learn.
c. Respect others’ privacy. It is a personal choice whether to unmask even among other minions. Please honor your fellow minions’ choices.
Dismay: No problems as of yet.
II. Treatment of Enemies
a. Do not kill enemies.
b. Do not maim or permanently damage enemies.
c. Follow rules II.a and II.b even if escape becomes otherwise impossible. The Winter Soldier Minions do not leave their own behind and you will be freed quickly.
d. If you incapacitate an enemy, make sure they can easily be found and retrieved by others in order to receive any necessary medical assistance.
e. Rules II.a and II.b may only be violated under extreme circumstances.
i. Extreme circumstances include enemies that threaten civilian life and extinction-level events.
ii. Any violation of these rules must be voted on and achieve unanimous agreement by all minions to be carried out.
Judis: *gives an acknowledging nod to (a), (b) and (e) in particular* I will endeavor to keep this in mind.
III. Treatment of Non-Combatants and Innocent Bystanders
a. Do not involve non-combatants and innocent bystanders during battles.
Dismay: *aloud* But what of the treatment of bait and hostages, Winter Soldier, Sir? It directly violates subsection (a). Will it be filed under a different set of rules? *takes notes*
b. Protection of civilians supersedes any immediate villainous goals. There will always be another day.
c. Hospitals, schools, cemeteries, and supermarkets are neutral zones.
Dismay: *reading (c)*...cemeteries?
Judis (who recommended said subsection): *dryly* Necromancers and re-animators. And any who dare to violate neutral territory, will be dealt...with extreme prejudice—
Dismay: No killing.
IV. Scientific (and other) Research
a. Informed consent of any test subjects is paramount.
Judis (evidently quoting someone else): *strange nostalgic smile while reading subsection (a)* Consent is everything.
Dismay: Fond memories?
Judis: ...And a not-quite old friend, yes. *hums what may possibly be the creepiest rendition of 'Mama Will Always Love You'℗*
Dismay: *mutters* 'Friend', that's a 'sweetheart' face you're wearing there, old man. *pauses. studies Judis' list of recommendations for the lab* Meat hooks, bone saws, cryogenics, morgue, harpoons...? It's a lab. Not a torture room or an infirmary.
Judis: Are they not all the same?
Dismay: Absolutely not. *blinks* The more I learn about you, the more I think I don't want to know.
b. Experiments must be scheduled ahead of time. This includes submitting safety and emergency evacuation plans.
c. Follow basic lab safety.
d. Do not teleport into a lab unannounced.
e. Do not eat an experiment.
V. Break Room and Other Common Areas
a. These areas belong to all of us. Treat them with respect.
b. A Rock – Paper – Scissors tournament will be held weekly. The winner chooses which division is responsible for cleaning the break room and other common areas for that week. No division can be chosen for cleaning duty twice within the same calendar month.
Judis: ...What is Rock – Paper – Scissors?
Dismay: *scrolling through Wikipedia* Rochambeau. It's a game of choices. Like Sabre-Blaster-Fist.
Judis: Ah. Tele-Teke-Nadru. Crusader and Rattler are undisputed masters when playing these. *narrows eyes in distaste*
c. There will at minimum one non-villain related team-building event a month. Attendance is compulsory.
Judis: *perks up at (c)* Cake Day.
Dismay: Cake Day? What does Cake Day have to do with games?
Judis: Nothing. But I shall endeavor to ask the Soldier of Winter for a monthly or weekly Cake Day. For a planet named after dust, they have an abundance of recipes. And my spice cake is worth killing over.
Dismay: *skeptical* Really.
Judis: I guard my recipe jealously—Damascena, in particular, had been hounding me for centuries. *sniffs* Only one other individual has ever been worthy of learning it. None of my teammates know.
Dismay: Good for you then.
d. No touches Kirashea’s food. No one.
Dismay: *squints at (d)* Now, how come only Kirashea has a 'no one touches my stuff' rule? We all have pet peeves too. I don't like it when people leave their weapons just lying around waiting for anyone to trip over them or something. Or having really long and wordy mission reports.
Judis: Speaking from experience, young one?
Dismay: You have no idea. Do you have any?
Judis: None at the moment, no, and ultimately unnecessary. I tend to get even, eventually. *leaves to make chocolate-dipped bread-sticks*
Dismay: Naughty human. *takes note, murmuring* Observation: Never engage Judis in games like Rock – Paper – Scissors or chess and the like. He is an asshole who can straight stalemates several times in a row. I think he does it on purpose. No. *scribbles some more* He does do it on purpose.