Ottawa

<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Ottawa</default></title>

<image source="image"></image> <header>Basic Information</header> <image source="map"></image> <label>Type</label> <label>Location</label> <label>Inhabitants</label> <label>First Appearance</label> </infobox>Ottawa is a major city in Ontario, and the capital of Canada.

Geography/Description

Ottawa is located in eastern Ontario, about two hours from Montreal and five hours from Toronto. Alyssa describes Ottawa as boring.<ref>“Ottawa.  Ottawa’s boring.” - Stolen Away 2.8</ref>

Ottawa Council

The Ottawa council is highly bureaucratic, comprising of six chairs of different colour each with an Other behind it.<ref name=":0">Lucy watched from what she could only call the stands as five of the six people at desks that formed a ring in the recessed area of the dark room raised hands.  Each chair was occupied by a practitioner. Behind each chair was an Other.  There was one that looked like a very fat, exaggerated ghoul, a bogeyman in rusted armor, a fae dragon thing, a dryad with a tree planted beneath the seat, a sword piercing the ground with jewelry draped from the handle and guard, and a woman wrapped in shawls and fishnet, greasy hair obscuring her bowed head. - Excerpt from In Absentia 21.4</ref> These people act as an intermediatry, deciding policy which is then rubber stamped by the Lord.<ref>“For the time being, the current holder of the black chair is sitting in.  The man who would normally be among this council’s six primary seats is away, the Lord prefers to operate with this council as an intermediary submitting paperwork to rubber stamp.  This is a process,” the woman in the crimson chair said. - Excerpt from In Absentia 21.4</ref>

Known chairs

• Crimson Chair
• Azure Chair - obese ghoul
• Blackest Chair
• Glass Chair - fae dragon
• Green Chair

Theres one additional chair as well as a bogeyman in rusted armour, a dryad, a sword covered in jewlery and a women wrapped in shawls and fishnets with greasy hair.<ref name=":0" />

Every so often the people rotate to a different seat but the Others remain where they are.<ref>“Change of seats.”

Each of the people sitting in chairs stood, moved one seat to their right, and sat.  All seemed prepared for it.  Some had papers in wide open leather folders that they slid to the next spot.  The Others remained where they were.

“That’s one full rotation of tabled motions - Excerpt from In Absentia 21.4</ref>

Residents

• The Lord of Ottawa agreed to prevent her subservients from interfering with Jacob's Bell, at Sandra Duchamp's behest.<ref>"I’ve had a short discussion with the Lord of Ottawa, and she is on board, keeping her subservients at bay.” - Damages 2.2</ref>
• Alyssa is from Ottawa.
• Behaim<ref>“It’s a hard veto, I don’t need to explain myself.”

“It helps if you do, Behaim.” - Excerpt from In Absentia 21.4</ref>

• Master Course<ref>“Master Course, sitting in shadow of the blackest chair?” - Excerpt from In Absentia 21.4</ref>
• Mr. Harpdeep<ref>“Mr. Hardeep?  Photocopies.”

The Indian man rose from his seat, approaching. - Excerpt from In Absentia 21.4</ref>

Trivia

• Alyssa's opinion that Ottawa is boring is common among Canadians and internationally.<ref>"Most Boring City In Canada Award Goes To Ottawa" in The Huffington Post Canada.</ref><ref>"'People see you as boring:' City branding guru brings tough love to municipal summit" in The Ottawa Citizen</ref>
• Wildbow grew up in Ottawa.<ref>[https://www.parahumans.net/f-a-q/ "F.A.Q." on Parahumans 2</ref>

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