Mayor Erik City Resigns; Deputy Mayor Named As Replacement

Mayor Erik City resigned today as Mayor of City.

In a statement on a handwritten, internal memo the former Mayor Erik City stated, “I had a dream last night. I looked up from my royal slumber and above me the Deputy Mayor loomed with an evil scowl on his face. He held the key to the City that I normally wear around my neck. He raised it above his head, holding it with both hands as if to stab me in the chest and tear out my heart. I felt a thick gravity push into the ground as if his very desire to destroy me was attempting to flatten my soul. And then the Deputy mouthed the word ‘George’ and I realized this was a message.”

The former Mayor continued to explain his dream as a sign by saying, “I blinked and the figure of the Deputy was gone. I looked around and my chambers were still. I am one to dream in black and white but this visitation was deeply colored. I realized that if the people of City were to take control of City, they needed a profound gesture. A gesture like George Washington made when he stepped down from the presidency of the United States. Like George, I will yield power to set a tone of how power will be carried in City. After two rounds of City, I resign as Mayor.”

The former Mayor went on to name the Deputy Mayor as his interim successor. The former Mayor continued in his memo, “The Deputy is a bright man, I have stolen many ideas from him and he will be a strong leader through this time of transition. Be ready for a fight, as he may not yield the scepter as easily as I, now that he wields supreme power as a servant of the wise people of City. Good luck everyone. Crush your enemies!”

The former Mayor Erik City has left city on a spiritual retreat into Jungle.