[quote]Citizens throughout The City have called for the Speaker's impeachment in recent days. The anonymous high priest's approval ratings were at an all-time low as of Sunday. Polls suggest that the Glimmer crisis, the range of shotguns in crucible matches, and the Speaker's failure to disclose any interesting story line were the leading sources of dissatisfaction among guardians. In an interview with our correspondent, the Speaker was asked to comment on what happened to the Traveler. "I could tell you of the great battle centuries ago, how the Traveler was crippled. I could tell you of the power of The Darkness, its ancient enemy. I could tell you 500 million dollar stories so cool they'd curl your hand cannon. I could tell you... but then you wouldn't buy the expansion packs." he said. Many guardians are not buying his excuses either. "I'm fed up with his pessimism," LadyKiller1517 said. "Do you know what he told me when I first met him? He said: 'The Darkness is coming back. We will not survive it this time.' 'Will not survive it?!' What the heck was I brought back to life for then?" Other guardians have noticed that the Speaker's moods vacillate rapidly from hopelessness to resilient courage. HotDog1135 explained that after he anti-climatically destroyed a few Vex in the Black Garden the Speaker was suddenly chipper again. "We are what remains of the Light, and we will not be stamped out," the Speaker reportedly said. One clan of Warlocks complained about the Speaker's recruiting process. "Sure, it seems like a good gig when you start out: you get to come back from the dead with space magic and cool guns, and levels are easy to come by. Then you reach level 20 and have to start collecting light to level up! What is that? There are so many problems here that all I want to do is whine all day on The Companion." Most defenders of the light agree that these types of guardians taint The Tower's social media sites and pollute the atmosphere of the new civilization. The Vanguard and the Speaker have seriously entertained the idea of exiling them all to the Vault of Glass, a move that would potentially increase the high priest's approval ratings. The towers resident badass, Lord Shaxx, said he would support the decision. The Speaker's detractors are enjoying the new sentiments. New Monarchy is attempting to capitalize on public's dissatisfaction with the Speaker. Their candidate, Cryptarch Master Rahool, started his campaign on Sunday by promising that everyone who supports him will receive Legendary gear. Experienced guardians know that the Cryptarch will most likely hand out Uncommon gear wrapped in Legendary wrapping paper. New Monarchy stands by their candidate, however, saying that his intricate knowledge of Earth's history will lead The City into another Golden Age. One expert says that it is impossible to tell with the Cryptarch. "He's too fickle. He could lead us into the Golden Age, he could even lead us into the Platinum Age. Personally, I think it's more likely that he would lead us into Stone Age." Stay tuned to #towernews for more updates.[/quote] Rasputin is the traveler