"Be reasonable Mayor Cheng mam... I don't think that security cameras or the other security measurements you are requesting are necessary... I feel that it's too invasive to what students get up to in the halls of the school." Principal Damocles tried to argue with Mayor Sabine Cheng in his office at the school.
"You are entitled to your views and opinion but it is the opinions and views of myself and administration that they are to make sure things go running smoothly at this school. With how big it is; if an incident happens then we must know who is responsible and it should settle any quarrels that goes on and if by any chance there is an incident that needs to be cleared up... It should be cleared up... I want to make sure that things are secure and safe with my daughter coming to this school after the Summer." Sabine replied as Principal Damocles was going over the arguments in his head.
"But all these measures... How can we afford..." Principal Damocles said as Sabine shook her head.
"That's not a problem; we have made sure that there's plenty of money in your school budget for these measures to be implemented. There is plenty of time before the new term starts to have all these installed and implemented; any problems then call my office. If you are not by the term ends; then I will be sending someone to find out why and they will be very thorough." Sabine said with a polite smile but a firm tone of voice that made it clear that the matter was closed as far as she was concerned. She then left with Principal Damocles glaring hard at her.
"I understand that Mayor Cheng never paid attention to your 'offers' of doing favours if she was kind enough to make 'donations' to the school. That you have been unable to look the other way for wealthier students who need a less firm hand..." a representative of a mayoral opponent of Mayor Cheng said in a private meeting with Principal Damocles who was quite angry.
"Her policies forced onto my school are draconian... Plus her oh so perfect princess daughter being so beloved by the students... The one who doesn't like her and wished could take her down a peg unfortunately doesn't have any pull being a baker's daughter and her wealthy mother doesn't return my messages..." Principal Damocles replied as the representative then smirked.
"I have an offer for you; help us arrange for an incident to pin the blame on Ms Dupain-Cheng to use against her mother and when my employer is made mayor then you can look forward to private donations and hands off with how you run the school." offered the representative as Principal Damocles grinned.
During election time for Mayor of Paris; the opponents of Mayor Cheng would end up shaken and withdrawn near the end as Mayor Sabine would campaign hard with a smile on her face. Was unknown but when her opponents played dirty; she could be quite ruthless and put them in their place behind closed doors.
However when an upstart thought that she could be taken down by targeting her daughter; then the kid gloves were off and a public example had to be made. Because they thought that they were so brilliant and clever but the plan they ended up implementing; not only did it backfire but... They underestimated the mayor and how scary she could be...
Her opponent ended up so disgraced and terrified in her meeting him that he pulled out but Principal Damocles was left to the hounds so to speak and a look into dealings...
He was told by his lawyer to accept the plea bargain instead of prison or he would resign: fired from his job, barred from any school profession, any hopes of a lucrative retirement package gone, a restraining order barring him from going near her family, community service, house arrest that he had completed and a huge fine that he was still paying off to this day.
"Damocles... Back to work!" Mr Damocles' supervisor told him as he was sweeping the streets for his day job; he ended up glancing at the road leading to what used to be his school. Until it was taken from him near the end of the mayor's brat of a daughter's first year there... He was ruined and stuck doing this...
He never noticed a purple butterfly coming up to his broom and then a voice spoke to him saying "Street Sweeper; I am Queen Moth! You have suffered a fall from grace years ago that began at that school; I an help you take your righteous justice. But in return I want you to get two items from me; the holders of them will make themselves known soon enough!"
Mr Damocles replied "whatever you say Queen Moth!"