First: the scientists all wanted to have their names attached to the articles so that they could further their careers. Although academia is even more exclusive in 2512 than it is now because of the emphasis on learning trades over science for the sake of science, these credentials could land them jobs with major corporations, especially once they landed on their resume. Right now, these scientists are sitting with their work unpublished. William would have likely met some of them while he was there, so he'd be putting their careers at risk.
Secondly, because of this, William will look like he was hired to "expose" this research. This simple act could diminish any credibility these scientists have, and may cost Daenerys' connections and job opportunities, as well. We'll add that these articles have been tabled because of censorship from the government for whatever reason, and William would not have been able to find out about them otherwise (as everyone at the lab would be very sore about it). Moving forward, we do suggest that you work with Kay on whatever you decide!
As for the third thing: following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the region, some of these—if not all!—scientists are likely dead. This means that William may be doing an insensitive thing, so we'd like to factor that in.
That said: we're really into this plot. Our proposal is that after William is rejected by both local and global news sources, he begins to look into other outlets—or even a blog—to try to get this information out there. In that time, the monster attack is going to happen. Following that attack, after having previously rejected him, these outlets are going to be far more interested in what William had to offer, and will even be eager to pay him. What William said hadn't been published would obviously be the UN's fault in some way, and it might lead to the UN once again failing to protect their citizens (on a global scale). Some of the same complications come into play (publishing without their permission, potentially causing consequences for Daenerys, publishing on behalf of the dead), so it's up to you to decide how William would deal with that.
Some questions we'd like to have answered would be:
1. Would William rush to get the articles out there via blog before the event hit? There is a different set of consequences that may come with this (the same problem of disrespecting the scientists' wishes, but also William himself being directly linked to it). Obviously, publishing them himself would be a case where the scientists would know who stole their research, so he might need to expect retaliation. Unfortunately, there's also the chance that William wouldn't get any traction because he hasn't built up an online presence, but we're assuming he'd do the legwork to get some clicks on what he put out there online. We're also assuming that he's looking to publish this for the entire world rather than just the Displaced—we weren't sure with your usage of the word "network."
2. Would William touch base with Daenerys about what he found and what he plans to do? We suggest you touch base with Kay regardless of what William does IC.
3a. Would he check to see if all the scientists got out alive before he published their work?
3b. If he checked in, would he get their permission?
Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or if we failed to consider an angle for you! We're hoping that we added some fun consequences and friction to this plot to make it an ongoing thing for you.
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There are three factors we'd like to bring up!
First: the scientists all wanted to have their names attached to the articles so that they could further their careers. Although academia is even more exclusive in 2512 than it is now because of the emphasis on learning trades over science for the sake of science, these credentials could land them jobs with major corporations, especially once they landed on their resume. Right now, these scientists are sitting with their work unpublished. William would have likely met some of them while he was there, so he'd be putting their careers at risk.
Secondly, because of this, William will look like he was hired to "expose" this research. This simple act could diminish any credibility these scientists have, and may cost Daenerys' connections and job opportunities, as well. We'll add that these articles have been tabled because of censorship from the government for whatever reason, and William would not have been able to find out about them otherwise (as everyone at the lab would be very sore about it). Moving forward, we do suggest that you work with Kay on whatever you decide!
As for the third thing: following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the region, some of these—if not all!—scientists are likely dead. This means that William may be doing an insensitive thing, so we'd like to factor that in.
That said: we're really into this plot. Our proposal is that after William is rejected by both local and global news sources, he begins to look into other outlets—or even a blog—to try to get this information out there. In that time, the monster attack is going to happen. Following that attack, after having previously rejected him, these outlets are going to be far more interested in what William had to offer, and will even be eager to pay him. What William said hadn't been published would obviously be the UN's fault in some way, and it might lead to the UN once again failing to protect their citizens (on a global scale). Some of the same complications come into play (publishing without their permission, potentially causing consequences for Daenerys, publishing on behalf of the dead), so it's up to you to decide how William would deal with that.
Some questions we'd like to have answered would be:
1. Would William rush to get the articles out there via blog before the event hit? There is a different set of consequences that may come with this (the same problem of disrespecting the scientists' wishes, but also William himself being directly linked to it). Obviously, publishing them himself would be a case where the scientists would know who stole their research, so he might need to expect retaliation. Unfortunately, there's also the chance that William wouldn't get any traction because he hasn't built up an online presence, but we're assuming he'd do the legwork to get some clicks on what he put out there online. We're also assuming that he's looking to publish this for the entire world rather than just the Displaced—we weren't sure with your usage of the word "network."
2. Would William touch base with Daenerys about what he found and what he plans to do? We suggest you touch base with Kay regardless of what William does IC.
3a. Would he check to see if all the scientists got out alive before he published their work?
3b. If he checked in, would he get their permission?
Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or if we failed to consider an angle for you! We're hoping that we added some fun consequences and friction to this plot to make it an ongoing thing for you.