Does anyone remember what that protest was for? It was to get a /chair animation so the rpers could sit in a chair. Trust me, you wouldn't want Merlask championing causes
she was pretty disinterested unless it had something to do with bards or rping. After reincarnating into Tolero on the other hand, she has to take all these things into consideration and aggregate them, even if they are things she doesn't personally have opinion on. (not that she doesn't have a past life feat that enables her to periodically fold up origami chairs and set them on people's desks)