I guess things work a little differently in rural towns. We didn't really even have a government where I lived- Gongaga wasn't even big enough to have a mayor. Everyone just sort of helped each other out and chipped in to look after the village. The only outside involvement we had was Shinra, since they owned the reactor that gave us electricity.

[In a way it's more and less restrictive. He'll have to ask her more about Cocoon, though, now that she's mentioned it.]