Capto Iugulum

[Milarqui]

To: Brasil
From: Empire of Spain

In fact, the liberals asked for our help, and they asked us for 40 EP. As you can see, our intervention was far smaller than what could have happened. Also, the best thing Brazil can do is for its warships to abandon the Mediterranean as soon as possible, and to not engage in the same behaviour it had in their way in.

Also, a friendly reminder in that we hardly trade with you, so your threats to embargo us would have little consequence.

To: United Kingdom
From: Empire of Spain

Sorry, but we do not recognise you as a nation that can impose us penitence. 15 EP are more than enough to pay for anything. Anything superior to that is just you and Brasil being unreasonable and warmongering.

 

[Luckymoose]

To: Brasil
From: Empire of Spain

In fact, the liberals asked for our help, and they asked us for 40 EP. As you can see, our intervention was far smaller than what could have happened. Also, the best thing Brazil can do is for its warships to abandon the Mediterranean as soon as possible, and to not engage in the same behaviour it had in their way in.

Also, a friendly reminder in that we hardly trade with you, so your threats to embargo us would have little consequence.

TO: Spain
FROM: Brazil

The Suez Canal is blocked, your merchants cannot access the far reaches of your empire without going vastly over budget. The most powerful nations in South America embargo them, the British Empire embargoes them, and the Spanish will starve. We cast thee to the wolves.

TO: Franco-Burgundian Confederation
FROM: Brazil

We extend the embargo to you for threats against our sailors in Naples.

 

[Milarqui]

TO: Spain
FROM: Brazil

The Suez Canal is blocked, your merchants cannot access the far reaches of your empire without going vastly over budget. The most powerful nations in South America embargo them, the British Empire embargoes them, and the Spanish will starve. We cast thee to the wolves.

To: Brazil
From: Empire of Spain

You need not continue, you had already demonstrated that, for you, diplomacy is a dirty word. Frankly, your behaviour is not what we expected from a civilized nation.

 

[theDright]

To: Empire of Spain, Franco-Burgundian Confederation
From: Republic of Argentina

Detaining the Brazilian fleet from returning home would be a violation of international principles governing the freedom of the seas, as well as innocent passage of ships through territorial waters. The Empire of Spain has been given no reason to believe that the mere passage of Brazilian ships through the Straits is a threat to Gibraltar's people or property. Any violent action on the part of Spain would thus be an act of war, and entirely their fault.

 

[Crezth]

To: Empire of Spain
From: United Kingdom of Great Britain

Your attitude is one of haughty arrogance and privileged indifference. Your actions almost cost the Colombian people their country - had your faction won, the new Colombia would be little more than a puppet to your whims. This is exactly why the United Kingdom and Brazil acted to keep Colombia neutral, that no matter the outcome, they would command yet their own destiny. 200 EP is barely enough to satisfy an attempt to rob the Colombians of their nation.

 

[Milarqui]

To: República de Argentina
From: Empire of Spain

We have already stated we will let them pass. However, we have many reasons to believe that their passage through the Straits of Gibraltar is fraught with risks for Spain, because they have many times stated their hatred of Spain. Not to mention, that the Brazilian ships had nothing to do in the Mediterranean that could not be done with a smaller fleet, or even with just merchant ships: from the moment they initiated the crossing of the Straits in their way to Naples, it has been obvious that it was all an attempt to provoke a war while casting themselves as the victims, especially considering the obscene and antagonizing actions of their sailors as they did so.

To: United Kingdom
From: Empire of Spain

You are one to talk about arrogance and indifference. You seem to think that, just because you say so, we will pay for things we have not done.

We would have not forced Colombia to be a puppet, they would have been regarded as our friends. They would be free to act in whatever way they wanted.

Honestly, if this is what the Union Jack Party has to offer to the world, I pity the British people for voting them.

 

[spryllino]

To Brazil
From the Confederation

We never, indeed, made any threats against your shipping, contrary to anything that you might believe; and we are mystified as to why we would be held responsible if the Spanish detained your fleet, which they apparently are not going to do anyway. But very well, we are not particularly bothered by your absurd notion that it is in any way in your interests to exclude us from trading with you.

To the Netherlands, Denmark, Scandinavia, Russia, Austria, Genoa, USA
From the Confederation

The Brazilians are very much out of order and are trying their hardest to cause international chaos, as you can undoubtedly see. We call on all of you, our allies or not, to place an embargo on Brazil until they behave more reasonably.

To Argentina
From the Confederation

Don't be absurd. International shipping laws? Where did you conjure that ridiculous (OOC: and completely anachronistic) idea up from?

 

[Mickzter97]

To Brazil
From Portugal

We see this act of yours as a pathetic excuse for a false sense of power. Shame on your country.

 

[spryllino]

To Portugal
From the Confederation

Will you join our proposed embargo then?

 

[Milarqui]

To Brazil
From Portugal

We see this act of yours as a pathetic excuse for a false sense of power. Shame on your country.

To: Kingdom of Portugal
From: Empire of Spain

We are glad that you are more sensible and intelligent than your American cousins.

 

[Nuka-sama]

OOC: I for one must applaud the consistency of Spanish diplomacy for the past eight decades and how their diplomats use their tried and true tactics. They always work! Afterall, when I'm called an idiot, it really makes me rethink my entire diplomatic stance. I mean, wanting independence from Spain after I've been recently conquered, taxed, exploited, and don't even speak the same language? UNTHINKABLE!

 

[Crezth]

To: Empire of Spain
From: The United Kingdom of Great Britain

Let's not fool ourselves. What you call a "friend" is really just any nation that will act on your bidding at your whim, such as your convenient lapdog in the Confederation.

And spare us your pity: we have no need of it from murderers and tyrants.

 

[Luckymoose]

TO: Franco-Burgundian Confederation
FROM: Brazil

Your calling on of nations we have no relations with, USA and Russia, and bringing them into an embargo against us is hilarious. We will suffer not. Your defense of Spanish actions to destabilize peace in South America is clear to the world now, as is your defense of Spanish aggression towards Naples. This isn't a playground where children fight over candy, this is the big league and we hope you're prepared to accept your tyrannical allies and their actions.

TO: Portugal
FROM: Brazil

When we fought alongside you against the Spanish years ago we were friends. Our royal family is one, that you have forgotten. You're betraying your brothers, when we fought hard to protect you from those very tyrants you now snuggle with.

 

[Mickzter97]

To The Confederation
From Portugal

Yes, Portugal will join the embargo.

To Spain

Ha! Thanks.

 

[theDright]

To: the Confederation
From: Argentina

We are sure that whomever wrote that letter must be ill. We of course refer to the customs of the freedom of the seas that prohibit interference between another nations ships except in times of war, particularly granting innocent passage through territorial waters. We don't live in a world of pirates and privateers anymore. (OOC: I know that a complete international treaty wasn't drawn up until the 20th century, but the customs of the freedom of the seas and admiralty law are centuries older. Since we don't have privateers anymore it seems, I had assumed that such a concept had gained legitimacy in the last two centuries.)

 

[Milarqui]

To: Empire of Spain
From: The United Kingdom of Great Britain

Let's not fool ourselves. What you call a "friend" is really just any nation that will act on your bidding at your whim, such as your convenient lapdog in the Confederation.

And spare us your pity: we have no need of it from murderers and tyrants.

To: United Kingdom
From: Empire of Spain

The Confederation, our lapdog? You should retire from politics and work as a comedian. That was a very good one. Remember that we very recently discussed over the matter of Naples.

The same could be said of Brazil in regards to you. However, for us, it is quite difficult to understand who is the lapdog in here.

The only one fooling itself is you. Clearly, the recent choice of government has done naught but help the United Kingdom to regress in time.

Also, if you have no need of pity from murderers are tyrants, why are you saying it to us?

 

[spryllino]

To Britain
From the Confederation

A convenient lapdog that is in an alliance with more funds available than either Spain or Britain, that has the best army in Europe, and which heavily criticised Spain's Sicilian policy?

To Portugal
From the Confederation

We thank you and hope that more nations will join us in our endeavour.

 

[Nuka-sama]

OOC: If someone asked me about my third favorite part of this nes, I'll say that it was Portugal and Persia reversing decade long policies on a whim

If someone asked me my favorite part of the nes, I'll say it was someone trying to create "Captain Persia" comics unironically

 

[Mickzter97]

TO Brazil
From Portugal

Your act is stupid. Your friendship is but a memory holding onto a rope about to break.

 

[Luckymoose]

TO: Spain
FROM: Brazil
CC: Great Britain, Argentina, Triple Alliance

Our alliance presents the following ultimatum: Spain pays 150 EP to Colombia, over two years if it pleases his highness, or war in defense of our allies that have been molested.