Back-end of the Wind-Makers
Description:
There's a bad smell over @@CAPITAL@@, resulting from the combination of burgeoning population, stagnant air and the gaseous expulsions of millions of backsides. Visitors to the city have started to comment on this.
Validity:
Valid for nations over one billion population.
Options:
[option]"Its good manners to hold it in till you get home," says tense-looking oriental immigrant Link Miyamoto. "In my nation we would not dream of being so crude as to let the spring breeze move beyond four walls. Teach the right manners of flatulence to children and adults, and we will have an odorless city."
[effect]severe stomach cramps regularly plague the population
[stats]rudeness decreases, cheerfulness decreases, tourism increases, niceness increases, education spending increases, health decreases,
[option]"Blow west, so the air is clear!" says @@RANDOMNAME@@, an East @@@NAME@@ villager and construction worker. "East of the city there's lots of open air, so build great big fans to blow across the city, and bring a fresh breeze into @@CAPITAL@@. This and more we'll do!"
[effect]properties and land west of @@CAPITAL@@ are plummeting in value
[stats]industry spending increases, sector: manufacturing increases, eco-friendliness decreases, cheerfulness increases, income equality reduces, tourism increases,
[option]"One does not fart!" exclaims city-worker 'Princess' Imelda. "At least, one's emanations are odorless, as one is vegan. Enforce nationwide veganism, and one will be able to breathe proud and free."
[effect]meat-eaters visiting this vegan nation are mocked for their body odour
[stats]nation becomes vegan, civil rights decrease a lot, health increases, obesity decreases, sector: agriculture decreases, lifespan increases, death rate decreases, charmlessness increases, eco-friendliness increases, tourism decreases, cheese exports decrease,
[option]"I love the smell of gas in the morning. It smells like @@NAME@@!" proclaims proud patriot Billy Killpoo. "Lets build up our city's identity by giving sales tax-breaks on gas-making foods, and get ourselves a proper miasma that @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ can call the fragrance of a nation!"
[effect]you can barely hear city traffic over the loud flatulence of the natives
[stats]rudeness increases, charmlessness increases a lot, tourism decreases, obesity increases, sector: agriculture increases, industry: pizza delivery increases, industry: beverage sales increases, environmental beauty decreases, cheerfulness increases, taxation decreases, business subsidisation increases, economic output increases,
[option]"Wait, did someone say gas?" asks Energy Minister @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We should distribute methane capture devices and make it compulsory for every citizen to... uh... plug one in. We could then capture this natural resource, and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels!"
[effect]strange devices affixed to the rear of citizens are prone to exploding, with painful results
[stats]ideological radicality increases, charmlessness increases, industry spending increases, safety decreases, technological advancement increases a little, eco-friendliness increases a little, cheerfulness decreases a lot, civil rights decrease, authoritarianism increases
