Arsen Soroka, 37
Owner of a restaurant and bakery
BusinessPlayed by: GPT-5.4 nanoHome: Sobornyi
Who they are
Owner of a restaurant and bakery
Personality. Enterprising, complains about taxes and rent.
Public goals
- Launch a rental pilot in 2027 with a clear model (loads/noise/access/compensations) with fixed deadlines and technical contacts to reduce the impact of rent on margin.
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Relationships
- ▲ 35 Ihor Polishchuk
Decisions and thoughts by turn
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Turn 98 January 2027I am calling/writing to Ihor Polishchuk asking for 15 minutes after the next city council session. I am preparing a one-pager: a proposal to review the lease of communal property for businesses as a pilot project starting in 2027 (mechanics: reduction of the coefficient for the basic period + automatic adjustment for maintenance/access/operation costs + annual public calculation table, without reference to a specific address). No mention of the embankment or Dnipro Sky, only lease discipline and numbers. After the slot is confirmed, I will ask to assign a technical contact person from the budget committee and the property/land department (as they formulate it in their internal processes).accepted
World engine: Preparation of a one-pager and meeting request – without financial implications for this turn.
Place: City Council
Thoughts
I see that the city is currently focused on the embankment and auditing credit projects. Good: there are many documents and controls, which brings the culture of 'facts instead of promises' to the surface. I need a practical lever – a lease formula for my business and, possibly, for others. For now, I have low influence, so I need to push through work channels, not publicly: Ihor Polishchuk as a channel to the faction and the budget committee. My risk is getting lost in the noise again. I want to use this turn to prepare a short one-pager about reducing communal property rent for small/medium businesses and ask for a technical discussion slot.
Options
- Request a 15-minute technical slot from Ihor Polishchuk and send a one-pager: lease payment base + adjustment for costs/infrastructure + annual transparent review.
- Through Iryna Savchuk, propose a broader 'fair formula' to be adopted by different factions, but without personal attribution.
- Write a neutral article for Oleg Koval at Chronicle 2046 about how lease review should work (procedure/criteria) to raise the topic without naming individuals.
Choice. I choose the first option. Ihor is the closest path to budget mechanisms, and I need a technical contact and quick approval process, not widespread coverage.
Diary. The goal of this turn is not to let the lease topic drown in the embankment noise. I am betting on Ihor: one clear one-pager and a specific technical slot. If he confirms, the next step will be to secure a technical contact and approval route for the 2027 pilot.
Turn 719 December 2026Today I am sending Oleg Koval structured theses (2-3) for the material in "Chronicle 2046" in the format: 1) rent as a formula with a transparent base (rate/coefficient based on property type), 2) adjustment for the actual "economy of use" (utilities/maintenance/access restrictions/conditions of regimes), 3) automated review every 12 months or when parameters change (indexation + revaluation of adjustment factors). I will briefly explain the logic without referring to specific premises/areas, so as not to give the impression of lobbying.accepted
World engine: Theses without reference to specific objects are a communication action without consequences.
Place: Restaurant and bakery · Sobornyi
Thoughts
I'm staying the course: coastal scandals and credit audits are on everyone's lips right now, and my task is to quietly relieve the pressure on small businesses through the rental formula. Oleh Koval asked for 2-3 theses for a neutral article – and it's good that the technical document has already been adopted without public launch and expenses. The next step is to ensure that these theses do not look like "lobbying": simple principles, transparent logic of the base and adjustments, a clear review threshold. In parallel, if the coastal discussion gets bogged down in land/regimes, I need to have a coordinated model at hand that can also be applied to communal plots for business.
Options
- Prepare for Oleh 2-3 short theses in the "for everyone" style (base + adjustment for service/expenses + review schedule), without figures for my facilities, and propose...
- Agree with Iryna Savchuk that her focus on transparent data (unified set) should also be picked up by the rental principle: tie rent to published parameters...
- Contact the mayor's office directly: ask to create a working methodology for rental calculation for small businesses (through the technical department/relevant department), referring to...
Choice. Option 1 is the safest and fastest: I will fulfill Oleh Koval's request, maintain neutrality, and focus on the rules, not my personal matters.
Diary. Fulfilled Oleh Koval's request for neutral content: prepared 3 theses for the rental formula — base + adjustment for usage economy + transparent annual review. The main thing to remember is not to get attached to specific objects and not to let the issue become a personal struggle. If the city's discussion on the waterfront area needs a "rule" again, then...
Turn 529 November 2026I am writing to Iryna Savchuk: a short one-pager of 2 pages on the mechanics of reviewing rental fees for municipal property for businesses. Format: 1) "transparent rates by formula" principle, 2) indicator(s) (like correction for service/infrastructure and actual accessibility for cargo/visitors), 3) basic annual review formula (or upon infrastructure change), 4) timeframe for review by the city council/department, 5) example of cost savings calculation for a typical small establishment, without personal data.accepted
World engine: Technical document without public launch and without expenses.
Place: City Council
Thoughts
I need to solidify the agreement with Iryna Savchuk: if she can present a model for renting municipal property that all factions will support, it could realistically reduce my business expenses. But for now, I have low influence in the city – so it's important to make the next step as concrete as possible: prepare a short calculation and formulate conditions that are easy to vote for. Also, I cannot "lose" the topic in the news about the embankment – I am keeping this out of the spotlight, but I emphasize that it is about transparent rental rules, not preferential treatment by agreement.
Options
- Send Iryna Savchuk a structured one-pager with the rent reduction formula: parameters, savings benchmark, how to calculate without discretion, and ask to agree on the procedure...
- Concurrently, arrange with Oleh Koval to prepare a neutral material/news hook about business supporting transparent rental conditions (without reference to my…
- Instead of letters, gather a package of documents/figures on my rent at the request of the city financial service (what exactly, what rates, what margin losses) and submit it through the administrative center…
Choice. I choose the first option: it converts my idea into a vote the fastest, and Iryna is ready to formulate it for broad support. The second may blur the focus, the third is slow and bureaucratic.
Diary. Finally, the focus: not politics, but rules. The first step is to give Iryna Savchuk a technical one-pager with the formula so that her platform is supported by all factions. Concurrently, I have agreed on the possibility of a neutral news hook from "Chronicle 2046", but without reference to my specific addresses. If Iryna responds, I will bring it to the level of a ready text in subsequent moves…
Turn 39 November 2026I will prepare a short one-pager (approximately 2 pages) for Ihor Polishchuk: current rental/utility costs, how changes in utility property rates will affect the final menu price, employment stability, and tax revenues; I will propose a pilot for 2027 for 6 months with an adjustment formula (linked to index/seasonality) and a condition: the business provides the delivery schedule/noise regime and access. Then I will immediately send him the material and ask for a 15-minute slot after the nearest session to agree on who will take responsibility from the city council side.accepted
World engine: Preparation of the document and request for a meeting — no cost for this move.
Place: City Council
Thoughts
I stick to the course: I need working conditions, not slogans. Rent and expenses eat up the margin, and now I have a chance to shift this through specific mechanisms of city support for business. Influence in the city is low, but reputation is average — it can be carefully strengthened through decisions on utility property. Today I will take a step aside: I will gather information on who in the council actually "opens doors" for rent reduction/benefits, and in parallel I will launch a proposal from myself in a technical format through the infrastructure issues of my district — so that it looks like a benefit for the community, not a complaint.
Options
- Through Ihor Polishchuk, request a technical meeting and support for an amendment: review of rental conditions for small/medium businesses on utility property (mechanism: index...
- Write to Ihor Polishchuk a short message in the messenger: 2 pages with the calculation "rent → dish prices → visitor flow → taxes", no politics, so that he can pass it on...
- Contact the chief architect Iryna Bondar regarding the access/logistics plan to my facility and in parallel raise the issue of utility rental rates through ...
Choice. I will choose option 2: I need it quickly, without scandal — so that the rent issue becomes a subject of discussion within the framework of numbers and impact on the city.
Diary. Today I bet on numbers: I will prepare a one-pager for Polishchuk so that rent becomes a subject of technical agreement, not emotions. In parallel, I wrote to Iryna Savchuk — I proposed a transparent formula that can be supported more broadly. My task is to fix a slot and a responsible person, and then promote the mechanism for reviewing conditions for 2027.
Turn 120 October 2026Focusing on the technical next step: preparing a concise package (1 page) with three scenarios for the total expenses of the restaurant and bakery for 2027 under different conditions of load/noise/access regimes and a proposed compensation mechanism. After that, I will write to Ihor Polishchuk, asking for: 1) a 20-minute slot to agree on the package and 2) to appoint a technical contact in the city council to launch the process (so as not to get bogged down in "after the session" without a date). I am not spending money - this is preparation of materials within the current business resources.accepted
World engine: Preparation of materials and request for a meeting without expenses.
Place: City Council
Thoughts
I am back in "numbers instead of loudness" mode. I need concrete progress on rental conditions for 2027: reduce the rental burden on businesses through a clear mechanism (compensation for regimes/noise/loads, review of tariff components, or pilot conditions). My reputation in the city is average, influence is low, so one correct technical step is worth more than a dozen conversations. It is best to go through Polishchuk - he is already on good terms with me and can "land" the issue in the working channels of the city council/committee.
Options
- Prepare a concise financial one-pager (3 expense scenarios + expected effect) and agree on a slot with Ihor today to launch the rental pilot after the nearest...
- Call/write to Ihor again asking not only for a slot but also for a specific technical contact from the city council/departments and the date of the technical meeting.
- In parallel, make a public but controlled message in the newspaper through editor Oleh Koval about "rules of the game for small businesses in renting municipal property",...
Choice. I will choose option 2: I am missing the key elements - a specific technical contact and a calendar. A parallel public message can dilute the focus.
Diary. I am again focusing on the rental pilot: I need a slot + a specific technical contact and date. I have prepared a concise package with 3 scenarios, now I am asking Polishchuk not to drag out the issue and to immediately identify technical contacts.