Revolution #2

[Behind The Mask]

Im gonna go ahead and send my orders in ASAP; I got a hurrican comin around and I'm not sure how much longer the internet will work for me, or even the electricity.

Hopefully its not to bad.

Nevertheless, I'll send in my orders and hunker down; see how much of my house, and my empire, survive through the whole ideal.

(Tried to keep things prim and tidy for ya though)

[bestshot9]

@Justo: Okay thanks man, got it but just couldn't reply. Still dunno why the PM box doesn't work.

[qoou]

Originally Posted by bestshot9

@Justo: Okay thanks man, got it but just couldn't reply. Still dunno why the PM box doesn't work.

Perhaps it's because you're not using an awesome web browser like Google Chrome?

[Lord of Elves]

Note to the mod: Since everyone seems to be talking about orders, I wish to clarify that I will send my orders as soon as a deadline date is approximated, that way I have maximum time to scheme my evil schemes.

[Karalysia]

myr ord ers noty knbc comijng ban anuthojng soon. yehbenme

[Agent 89]

Originally Posted by conehead234

to: Virginia, Delaware
from: Maryland
We propose an economic treaty to promote the growth around the Bay and the surrounding areas. Exact terms are up for discussion but Maryland wants to gauge interest first.

To: Maryland
From: Virginia

We apologize for having missed this earlier, but Virginia is indeed interested in some sort of economic treaty regarding the Chesapeake Bay area. Should you come up with some more details, we would be happy to consider them.

To: Spain
From: Virginia

We ask that you respond to our private inquires with all possible haste.

[Lord of Elves]

Originally Posted by Agent 89

To: Maryland
From: Virginia

We apologize for having missed this earlier, but Virginia is indeed interested in some sort of economic treaty regarding the Chesapeake Bay area. Should you come up with some more details, we would be happy to consider them.

To: Spain
From: Virginia

We ask that you respond to our private inquires with all possible haste.

Will Virginia address North Carolina's concerns regarding a southern customs union?

[Crezth]

Originally Posted by spryllino

No, I've sold them the very territory that they cut off. Now, if they, sometime in the future, do to me what they did to you in ABNW in the third update, then they will not cut my country in half but will instead cut off less than a tenth of my territory.

And now, no-one can contradict my claims to my Western territory either, and I can settle it just as I like.

And HINT HINT? What?

OOC: Please, continue ignoring TheLastJacobite. This irony is better than Orville Redenbacher for movie munchies.

Originally Posted by qoou

Perhaps it's because you're not using an awesome web browser like Google Chrome?

Hear hear.

[Terrance888]

I need my diplo back ASAP!!!

[bestshot9]

Originally Posted by qoou

Perhaps it's because you're not using an awesome web browser like Google Chrome?

I must now bow down to the might that is Google. Microsoft, you've failed me yet again.

[Karalysia]

To Punjab
From Zaman Shah Durrani

To the villainous curs who in their treachery rebelled against my late grandfather Ahmed Shah Durrani and my father Timur Shah, who raised their hands against their lords and the one true faith. You cursed pagan idolaters have given offense for the last time. Submit to me as a vassal and I shall spare your men slaughter, and I shall spare your wives and children slavery. Embrace Islam and bend your heads to Mecca and all your past crimes shall be forgiven.

Persist in your pagan follies and I shall break you. I shall shatter your gurdwaras and temples, I shall smash your idols, I shall slay your men and carry off your women and children, I shall make the Indus run red with infidel blood.

Submit and live, or resist in perish.

[Circuit]

As I was writing Lutte d'un Peuple [Struggle of a People], my mother suggested that I speak with my father, who had been a soldier during both the War of the Conquest and the War for Independence. In all honesty, I was none too enthusiastic about the interview; my father and I had never been particularly close. Whether he was working in the city, running the family business, or fighting in the militias, he had had little time for me as a boy, and in the time he did have, he was as aloof as a male lion. However, her reasoning was impeccable; my father had fought for the land he loved in two wars, and if anyone were familiar with the cause of the Quebecois, it would be him. He'd be a valuable asset to my book.

So one winter day I stopped by the family shop, my father behind the counter, stocking all his books (we owned a bookshop). When he turned to see me, he raised his eyebrow, undoubtedly surprised. I merely said, "Bonjour, mon père," and he nodded in acknowledgment. After a second of akward silence, he asked, "Can I help you, Alexandre?" I told him of the book I was writing, and told him that as part of my research, mother suggested that I interview him. He leaned over the counter, head dipped in contemplation, then motioned for me to take one of the crates on the floor in the main room to sit on. I did as he indicated, stepping behind the counter, and he sat on another crate opposite to me.

Pulling out my notepad and a pencil, I asked, "When did you come to Quebec?"

"I came here around 1748, when I was twenty-three years old, as a member of the French army. It was a small force, stationed in La Sarre, and the years up to 1754 were rather peaceful."

"What did you do in the War of the Conquest?"

"I was stationed at Fort Niagra in 1759, and helped defend the fort in the battle there."

"Could you describe what happened?"

"The British Army landed in a marsh outside the fort on July 6 of that year, and lead both British and Iroquois against us. We were under Captain Pouchot, who directed our efforts to defend the fort against the enemy. But the odds were against us. There were only about five hundred of us, and our Iroquois allies abandoned us upon the British arrival. We fought and fought hard against the British, even managing to kill one of their commanding officers. We held out hoping that a relief force would soom come to our aid, but when they were defeated, we had to surrender on the 26th. We had managed to hold our own against the British for twenty days, but couldn't make it. We were captured and held prisoner until the end of the war."

"What happened afterwards?"

"After Quebec City surrendered and New France was signed over to the British, I was permitted to live in Montreal. There, I found your mother, Dorine Devereaux, and married her after starting the business. We lived here peacefully, though I never accepted British rule. I have never felt that the anglophone should rule the francophone, although I didn't do anything about it. We were married, had Pierre, and then had you in 1766, followed by your brother Jacque."

"How did you get involved in the War for Independence?"

"We heard rumors first of the rebellion in the British Colonies, and then that one of the armies, lead by General Montgomery, were coming up north to liberate Quebec. When I first heard this, I grew very excited. I felt that this was the chance to liberate these lands, to liberate the francophone, to grow up in a nation where my sons wouldn't have to become British subjects. The British did there best to keep rebellion from stirring in Montreal, but I met in groups with other former soldiers, and we pledged that if Montgomery were to capture Montreal, that we'd form a militia and fight with the Continental Army. And so we did."

My father grew rather animated while speaking, a twinkle in his eye growing, and I felt that his heart was truly enthusiastic about the liberation of Quebec. What struck me most, though, was a reason I had never heard from him for joining; to keep his sons from growing up in a land ruled by anglophones.

"What did you do after that?"

"We marched with the army to Quebec, and there held the city under siege, with Montgomery's army, Arnold's army, and with the Quebecois militia. The city was clearly overwhelmed, and Governor Carleton was forced to surrender it quickly. Thus Quebec was liberated."

A broad, proud smile was across my father's face, a smile I had not seen before. I asked, "What did you do then?"

"I remained a part of the Quebecois Militia, helping to secure control as the Continental Army moved south to fight against the British in the colonies. I remained a part of the militia till victory in 1780, at which point I returned home. By then you were becoming a man, and the store had been closed for some time, so I had to work to return the business to what it had been. I wished I could have spent more time with you, but I had to, in order to pay for your food. We wouldn't have been able to survive on the little money your mother made while I was gone."

My father seemed to be reaching out to me, his eyes looking deep into mine, and I realized how I had been too assumptive about my father, and how aloof I may have been to him. Pressing on with the interview, I asked, "What do you think of the future of Quebec now, as a member of the United States?"

His face soured. "Quebec has little in common with the anglophones to the south. I don't think that they are like the British, and I don't think we'll have another war. But if we are to progress, we can't continue to live under their laws. We must be completely independent."

At that, I thanked the old man. My father died before Lutte d'un Peuple was published, but at least I felt assured that if he had had the chance to read it, he would have approved.

(From the Memoirs of historian Alexandre Bouchard)

[Swissempire]

EQ, Brighthouse is the enemy. I have been unwillingly in their thrall for far too long. Run now, while you still can! You await a future of random internet outages, unexplained on-demand movie outages and error codes that their customer service reps claim don't exist even though THEY ARE CLEARLY POPPING UP ON YOUR SCREEN.

If I have to spend one more day waiting hours for a technician to show up, only to have him unplug the cable box and tell me to wait a while and plug it back in, the Funj will be in a perpetual state of war with those future motherfckers and their damn cable company bullsht.

/anger over, but that was totally in character.

[bestshot9]

Nice story Circut, will there be more selections from the memoirs?

[Justo]

OOC: More news from EQ.

EQ: 48 Hour order deadline warning. PM diplomacy won't be answered any further for this update.

@Karalysia: Punjab says no.

[Circuit]

Originally Posted by bestshot9

Nice story Circut, will there be more selections from the memoirs?

Perhaps over the course of time...thank you for the compliment.

[Abaddon]

Originally Posted by EQandcivfanatic

All right, I have responded to all Private Messages sent to me, and while I have managed to use the interweb at the library, this time, I'm out for reals. According to Bright House, they claim they could have us hooked up tomorrow, but I'll believe it when I see it.

No, you havn't!

[Luckymoose]

Current flag of the State of Georgia.

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[1stcitizen]

Originally Posted by Luckymoose

Current flag of the State of Georgia.

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Well I can top that...

The Great Seal of State of New Jersey

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State Flag of New Jersey

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His Majesty, Richard Howell, Governor of the Great State of New Jersey

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[Abaddon]

titles above the spoiler please..