While I don't have any particularly strong feelings as to whether it should stay or go, I do feel that it should be acknowledged by the NPCs of Waverly Bay, and lead to a potential mini-plotline.
I mean, let's face it: this is a pretty major change. Yes, it's off-shore, but it's still raising a structure of considerable size in the Bay. The locals may be used to Gem weirdness, but this is an awful lot for them to just... shrug off.
How is this going to impact the local businesses? What about the fishing industry? To say nothing of the fact that this could establish a highly dangerous precedent -- or at least, there's likely to be local concern about that. After all, if they can raise an entire structure like this out of the blue, what's next? Renting or buying a preexisting building is one thing, but this is on an entirely different level, and invites a lot of uncomfortable questions?
For instance: what if some other random Gem decides they're not satisfied with living in the Temple, and attempts to raise a castle? That may sound like an extreme concern, but from an outsider's standpoint, it seems more reasonable. They tolerate our oddities, but tolerance and understanding are entirely different concepts. Not to mention that we're still strangers to them.
So I feel like whether this structure stays or not, it really needs to be noticed. It just simply doesn't make any sense to me that the locals would just IGNORE this. Plus, it's a good excuse to bring Huey the Mayor's Aide back into play, or establish other NPCs. It's a great world-building opportunity!
Concerning the Colosseum...
I mean, let's face it: this is a pretty major change. Yes, it's off-shore, but it's still raising a structure of considerable size in the Bay. The locals may be used to Gem weirdness, but this is an awful lot for them to just... shrug off.
How is this going to impact the local businesses? What about the fishing industry? To say nothing of the fact that this could establish a highly dangerous precedent -- or at least, there's likely to be local concern about that. After all, if they can raise an entire structure like this out of the blue, what's next? Renting or buying a preexisting building is one thing, but this is on an entirely different level, and invites a lot of uncomfortable questions?
For instance: what if some other random Gem decides they're not satisfied with living in the Temple, and attempts to raise a castle? That may sound like an extreme concern, but from an outsider's standpoint, it seems more reasonable. They tolerate our oddities, but tolerance and understanding are entirely different concepts. Not to mention that we're still strangers to them.
So I feel like whether this structure stays or not, it really needs to be noticed. It just simply doesn't make any sense to me that the locals would just IGNORE this. Plus, it's a good excuse to bring Huey the Mayor's Aide back into play, or establish other NPCs. It's a great world-building opportunity!