Imperium Offtopicum XXIII

[Ailedhoo]

The Combine will like to declare we have believe the Oceanic Trade Federation to be harbouring terrorism. We know the terrorists of the Fellowship and the militants in Somalia have foreign sponsors; these are clearly connective!

We henceforth pick option 3: continue our part in SOPAN-X while co-operating with the People's Temple against the OTF and set forth a motion for SOPAN-X to join us in a coalition of the willing against the terrorists of the Oceanic Trade Federation.

Together we can have peace!

 

[Double A]

EMPORER ADONIS DEFERS TO HIS FRIENDS WHO MADE THE BIG BOAT WITH HIM

 

[NinjaCow64]

The Combine will like to declare we have believe the Oceanic Trade Federation to be harbouring terrorism. We know the terrorists of the Fellowship and the militants in Somalia have foreign sponsors; these are clearly connective!

We henceforth pick option 3: continue our part in SOPAN-X while co-operating with the People's Temple against the OTF and set forth a motion for SOPAN-X to join us in a coalition of the willing against the terrorists of the Oceanic Trade Federation.

Together we can have peace!

From: Oceanic Trade Federation
To: That Dumbo Zeimer

This is nonsense. The Oceanic Trade Federation has sponsored neither of these groups. If we had, they would have entirely occupied your nation by now. The Oceanic Trade Federation calls upon the international community to recognise our superiority in all things and reject the obvious lies of this buffoon. Retract your claims or we will consider this an act of war.

 

[Ailedhoo]

Would you believe the lies of terrorism sponsors like the OTC? You are with us or against us. We can declare a war on terror if we have to. Order and peace can be only set if we have the terror sponsors to justice.

 

[NinjaCow64]

Would you believe the lies of terrorism sponsors like the OTC? You are with us or against us. We can declare a war on terror if we have to. Order and peace can be only set if we have the terror sponsors to justice.

From: Oceanic Trade Federation
To: You utter fools
CC: Princess Sasithorn, Katsuyoshi Shogunate

Very well. The Oceanic Combine will die by our mighty hands.

We recognise Princess Sasithorn as the rightful Queen of Siam. Feel honoured by our recognition and our willingness to cooperate in military matters.

 

[Ailedhoo]

We have send a list that could have spared you; you just had to surrender some rotten apples instead of throwing the entire basket into the Pacific.

I guess we have to restore order... we will declare a peacekeeping operation in the Trade Federation.

 

[Ailedhoo]

In that case prepare our forces for New Guinea...

 

[Marcher Jovian]

The Oceanic Combine’s aggressive warmaking in Siam and joint attack with the People’s Temple against the Trade Federation renders any cooperative exercises with them utterly inappropriate at best and intensely dangerous at worst. The Caribbean chooses Option 1.

 

[Thorvald of Lym]

I'm glad you dump this on us after orders lock.

 

[Crezth]

THE ULTIMATUM OF THE MIGHTY GREAT SUÀN

THE GREAT SUÀN HELPS GUARANTEE PEACE, PROGRESS, AND PROSPERITY
IN ASIA AND BEYOND, AND IS RESPONSIBLE BY VIRTUE OF BEING POWERFUL
WITH USING THAT POWER TO PROTECT THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD
FROM THE CRIMINAL USURPATIONS OF THE ENEMIES OF THE FUTURE.

RESOLVED
THE GREAT SUÁN ISSUES THIS ULTIMATUM TO
THE OCEANIC COMBINE.

By the penstroke of the Lord Protector of the Ministries, and the Celestial Imperial Seal which is affixed, the Oceanic Combine is commanded to:

Cease all correspondence and reject all political overtures and notions of support with any and all entities assuming any form of sovereignty over Thailand, and

To withdraw any and all of its government agents operating within Thailand with the knowledge of the Oceanic Combine, and

To withdraw any and all military personnel, and sell or destroy all physical assets otherwise stranded within Thailand immediately.

REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH THIS ULTIMATUM,
will result in a
Declaration of War
by the Great Suán upon the Oceanic Combine,
with the express purpose of expelling the Oceanic Combine and its allies from the region.

You have 24 hours.

​

 

[Sonereal]

The People's Temple will withdraw its demands of inspection of Hawaii and cooperation with the Combine.

 

[Ailedhoo]

The Combine is questioning the leadership of China's wisdom: there are no Combine troops in Siam and our only prime issue was to ensure two members of the royal family were treated in legal humanity.

If you attack us we will take it you then plan to invade Australia? We are going to have to call Argentina, who have a defence pact with...

As for the Peoples Temple: how cowardly.

 

[Danwar]

The Republic of Ethiopia shall declare that it is in the best interest of both sides of the conflict to resolve this without bloodshed, and, if need be and agreed upon by all sides, we are willing to act as unbiased mediators to ensure that a brutal war does not break out in the region.

 

[NinjaCow64]

Crisis Update (3) – 2102​

Pact of Valparaíso in Crisis: SOPAN-X is just one of the initiatives put into threat by the Combine's belligerence. In secret negotiations, representatives of the Argentine Republic and the Oceanic Combine met Valparaíso in to create a comprehensive treaty of military, economic, scientific and political cooperation between the two powers. Representatives within the Argentinian government are concerned that treaty would obligate them to join in the Combine’s wars. The treaty could still be withdrawn at this point, but it would represent years of diplomatic work down the drain and would annoy a lot of powerful people in both countries. Perhaps it is time for renegotiation of the pact.

@Reus @Ailedhoo
OPTIONS:
1. The treaty is no longer tenable. Burn those bridges. (+2 Fate Points for both the Argentine Republic and the Oceanic Combine, no bonuses from Pact of Valparaíso related actions, minor (2) stability consequence “Eloi Annoyed by Valparaíso Collapse” taken in both countries)
2. It is time for emergency renegotiation. (+1 Fate Point the Argentine Republic and the Oceanic Combine, no bonuses from Pact of Valparaíso related actions, a good faith effort must be made to renegotiate the pact next turn or a penalty will occur)
3. No renegotiation is needed. The treaty shall be signed. (The Pact shall be signed as is)

 

[Crezth]

The Lord Protector of the Ministries of the Great Suàn sends personal commendations to the representatives from Argentina, for their clear-headed and clear-sighted counsel. We can only hope the Oceanic Combine agrees.

@Ailedhoo : To the Oceanic Combine: Dispatch all your affiliations with the royal personages of Thailand. The issue does not concern you - we shall take the matter in hand if the need for that becomes apparent.

 

[Ailedhoo]

We are unsure of the Trade Federation taking on the matter but we will be open if they promise not to fund terrorism.

The Siamese Tigers have already been unleashed: to put it bluntly if we leaved we will already left our mark...

 

[Crezth]

Well, the maid can't start cleaning until the children have left the room.

 

[Ailedhoo]

We will need to check with the Princess and deliver her the news...

 

[NinjaCow64]

Crisis Update (4) – 2102​

End of the Siamese Succession Crisis: A characteristically stiff Combine news presenter announced the death of Princess Malai on the Oceanic News Network. Her death was blamed on poisoning by persons associated with “known terrorist organisation the Fellowship”. J.R Tolkien, the pseudonym of the leader of the Fellowship, declared that the Fellowship was not behind the assassination and that it was most likely Zeimer’s fault. He further noted that if the Fellowship was in the position to assassinate people dining within Zeimer’s own residence, they would have just killed Zeimer at this point.

Prince Sakchai agreed with this sentiment, declaring in a press conference that Zeimer was “an enemy of the Siamese royal family” and that “all Oceanic military attaches would be executed immediately for treason”. Unknown to Sakchai, the Oceanic Intelligence Agency had snuck in an agent into his inner circle to keep an eye on him. This agent was fanatically loyal to Zeimer and was so enraged by Sakchai’s words that he shot him multiple times in the head, killing the Prince instantly. The agent was shot moments later.

With the death of both of their leaders at the hands of the Oceanic Combine, the Siamese Tigers turned into an angry and disorganised pogrom determined to kill any Oceanic citizens and any suspected Oceanic sympathisers. Of course, there were countless civilians caught in the crossfire. By the time Siamese and Japanese forces secured the region, it was too late, the population was decimated, and the cities were in ruins.

The Siamese War of Succession is over. Princess Saisthorn is the undisputed heir to the throne, at this point coronation is just a mere technicality. Yet this comes at an enormous personal cost to both the Princess and the nation. Vietnam, the country’s most populated region, has been devastated. And now Princess Saisthorn must bear the weight of the Siamese Crown alone, she is now the only living member of the primary branch of the Siamese Royal Family.

(NPC diplomacy incoming shortly)

 

[NinjaCow64]

From: Nusantara
To: Provisional Authority of Siam, Princess Saisthorn
CC: New Kalimantan

With the news of Princess Malai's and Prince Sakchai's untimely deaths, Nusantaran peacekeepers will withdraw from Siam. We recognise Princess Saisthorn as the only legitimate ruler of Siam.

We still consider ourselves to be in a state of war with New Kalimantan, but not with any other nation.

From: J.R Tolkien (The Fellowship)
To: World

We would once again like to emphasise that we had nothing to do with Princess Malai's death. This was clearly Zeimer. Let this be a lesson to the world, Zeimer will kill even his most trusted allies when they become inconvenient. We call upon the nations of the world to punish Zeimer for his cruelty towards his own citizenry and his interference in the affairs of foreign nations.

From: Oceanic Trade Federation
To: Oceanic Combine

See how powerful our Merchant Fleet is? We have not even fired a shot and you are already killing each other in fear of our might! This is your last chance to surrender, give us New Zealand and we will not destroy you.