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The New Kalmar Union declares neutrality unless if a lot of money comes our way from one of the belligerent nations.
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Mathalamus
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the Roman Empire bribes the Kalmar union with a billion dollars and promises of preferential trading agreement.
Thorvald of Lym
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Well since everyone is RPspamming I guess I might as well toss in another page.
Kwang Jae-geun, CEO of BJGNB, has been called the most powerful man in Korea, and for good reason. As head of the country's foremost hi-tech corporation, he has access to the resources that can make and break political empires... and the company has an exclusive government permit to reverse-engineer every alien artifact it can dig up. Despite the churning of the rumour mill, there is yet no substantive evidence that Kwang himself is Super, but he is a talented inventor in his own right. During the invasion he exhibited a particular knack for deciphering the Other's technology, working under the secretive Office of Extra-Terrestrial Engineering not merely as project supervisor, but also as a ground-floor technician in the army's desperate bid to hoist the aliens by their own petard.
For his service, Kwang is lauded as a national hero, a distinction he neither treats lightly, nor indeed likes to invoke at all. Everyone that knows him characterizes him as an introvert, a man that invented his own spotlight yet takes great pains to stay out of its arc. Whatever his capacity for influence over parliament, his dealings with Seoul have always been at arm's length; less-scrupulous neoliberal colleagues would even say he is criminally squandering his power. Indeed, he has even been known to deflect government contracts to smaller companies, either out of genuine civic altruism or a calculated PR gambit.
But he still holds the lion's share.
Out of recognition of its technical expertise, after the war BJGNB was granted a monopoly license on Other-derived research and development, an agreement that practically guarantees the corporation's future. Kwang is also granted perennial defence contracts, although when not involving alien-derived weapons these are usually subcontracts for electronics infrastructure and command-and-control systems. Rival corporations, particularly overseas firms from Europe and Japan, have long charged that the relationship reeks of patronage and protectionism, that Seoul is using BJGNB as a proxy state corporation to throttle access to the wealth of technology it has derived from the alien wreckage. The public story: Seoul is merely retaining the best in the field, and overseas multinationals are jealous that their cities weren't pulverized by bits of Other mothership. In truth, the government will virtually bend over for Kwang; Seoul needs him and his company for a much less palatable and permanent project: finding (and, so they hope, killing) Hwayeombangsagi.
To turn the popular adage, it takes a super to catch a super. And for the past three years Korea has been under the menacing shadow of an elusive supervillain some claim is Class-X. The country has no supers of its own—at least, none willing to take up the gauntlet of national security—and given its nasty reputation as the "Bermuda Triangle of supers", foreign recruitment drives have received few call-backs beyond the suicidal. BJGNB is Seoul's best recourse, its proverbial blank cheque to alien research intended to facilitate development of a means to beat the super at his own game. And so, contrary to the public perception that Kwang abhors hobnobbing with the MPs, he holds a special seat next to the President's ear as Special Advisor on Superhuman Strategy.
Presently, Kwang, Seon, and the usual presidential retinue are seated at a small conference table as the CEO outlines his current research progress. "Small-scale testing has proven encouraging. We're still calibrating the sensor systems, but full-scale distribution should be ready by month's end."
"Good," the President mutters, passing the dossier back across the table. "I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that we start showing we can push back. The latest victim was practically a child; it's downright contemptible."
"It's a start, but hardly foolproof," Kwang says slowly.
"You said the scanners could pick up the signal up to a kilometre underground. That's far better than anything we have on hand."
"It can detect the C-K reaction, yes, and Hwa-yeom's projects employ C-K energy as their primary power, but Hwa-yeom may not be C-K positive himself."
"I thought all supers were C-K positive?"
"They may derive their powers from the C-K reaction, but that does not mean that they carry the C-K strain, much less an internal reactor. These sensors should help in locating his base of operations, but he might still be off the radar."
"So if he isn't C-K, what is he?" Seon frowns. Even in a world that's been acquainted with supers for three-quarters of a century, the President finds that virtually every meeting with Kwang reveals hitherto-unknown nuances.
"No-one that has found out has lived to tell," he grins ruefully. "There are rumours that he is not even superhuman, per se..."
"Yes, I've heard the stories, and I don't believe them. Even that bird-man Horus calls himself an alien. That Nazi opted for chimera genetics and now everyone thinks dragons and ghosts and the such have actually existed since the beginning of time."
"To be fair, given what we have seen in the super community, dragons and ghosts and the such are no longer implausible."
Now the President grins. "Well, let us stick to technological conundrums for now. At least we know how those work."
"Indeed, Mr. President." Kwang collects his papers. "Do you need anything else?"
At that moment an aide enters the room, and with the token show of apology, swiftly makes his way to the President's side. The businessman can just overhear the man whisper "War", "Constantinople", and "break down". Seon nods and the aide retreats to the background. He turns apologetically to his guest. "No, Mr. Kwang, that will be all for now." Both men rise to their feet and exchange a bow.
After Kwang leaves the room, Seon beckons the aide forward as he addresses his staff. "Rome and Yugoslavia are going to war." A round of exasperated groans follow. "What are our contacts in Europe?"
"I believe that's Tae's department, Mr. President."
"Then get Tae on the line. Time is of the essence."
Kwang Jae-geun, CEO of BJGNB, has been called the most powerful man in Korea, and for good reason. As head of the country's foremost hi-tech corporation, he has access to the resources that can make and break political empires... and the company has an exclusive government permit to reverse-engineer every alien artifact it can dig up. Despite the churning of the rumour mill, there is yet no substantive evidence that Kwang himself is Super, but he is a talented inventor in his own right. During the invasion he exhibited a particular knack for deciphering the Other's technology, working under the secretive Office of Extra-Terrestrial Engineering not merely as project supervisor, but also as a ground-floor technician in the army's desperate bid to hoist the aliens by their own petard.
For his service, Kwang is lauded as a national hero, a distinction he neither treats lightly, nor indeed likes to invoke at all. Everyone that knows him characterizes him as an introvert, a man that invented his own spotlight yet takes great pains to stay out of its arc. Whatever his capacity for influence over parliament, his dealings with Seoul have always been at arm's length; less-scrupulous neoliberal colleagues would even say he is criminally squandering his power. Indeed, he has even been known to deflect government contracts to smaller companies, either out of genuine civic altruism or a calculated PR gambit.
But he still holds the lion's share.
Out of recognition of its technical expertise, after the war BJGNB was granted a monopoly license on Other-derived research and development, an agreement that practically guarantees the corporation's future. Kwang is also granted perennial defence contracts, although when not involving alien-derived weapons these are usually subcontracts for electronics infrastructure and command-and-control systems. Rival corporations, particularly overseas firms from Europe and Japan, have long charged that the relationship reeks of patronage and protectionism, that Seoul is using BJGNB as a proxy state corporation to throttle access to the wealth of technology it has derived from the alien wreckage. The public story: Seoul is merely retaining the best in the field, and overseas multinationals are jealous that their cities weren't pulverized by bits of Other mothership. In truth, the government will virtually bend over for Kwang; Seoul needs him and his company for a much less palatable and permanent project: finding (and, so they hope, killing) Hwayeombangsagi.
To turn the popular adage, it takes a super to catch a super. And for the past three years Korea has been under the menacing shadow of an elusive supervillain some claim is Class-X. The country has no supers of its own—at least, none willing to take up the gauntlet of national security—and given its nasty reputation as the "Bermuda Triangle of supers", foreign recruitment drives have received few call-backs beyond the suicidal. BJGNB is Seoul's best recourse, its proverbial blank cheque to alien research intended to facilitate development of a means to beat the super at his own game. And so, contrary to the public perception that Kwang abhors hobnobbing with the MPs, he holds a special seat next to the President's ear as Special Advisor on Superhuman Strategy.
Presently, Kwang, Seon, and the usual presidential retinue are seated at a small conference table as the CEO outlines his current research progress. "Small-scale testing has proven encouraging. We're still calibrating the sensor systems, but full-scale distribution should be ready by month's end."
"Good," the President mutters, passing the dossier back across the table. "I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that we start showing we can push back. The latest victim was practically a child; it's downright contemptible."
"It's a start, but hardly foolproof," Kwang says slowly.
"You said the scanners could pick up the signal up to a kilometre underground. That's far better than anything we have on hand."
"It can detect the C-K reaction, yes, and Hwa-yeom's projects employ C-K energy as their primary power, but Hwa-yeom may not be C-K positive himself."
"I thought all supers were C-K positive?"
"They may derive their powers from the C-K reaction, but that does not mean that they carry the C-K strain, much less an internal reactor. These sensors should help in locating his base of operations, but he might still be off the radar."
"So if he isn't C-K, what is he?" Seon frowns. Even in a world that's been acquainted with supers for three-quarters of a century, the President finds that virtually every meeting with Kwang reveals hitherto-unknown nuances.
"No-one that has found out has lived to tell," he grins ruefully. "There are rumours that he is not even superhuman, per se..."
"Yes, I've heard the stories, and I don't believe them. Even that bird-man Horus calls himself an alien. That Nazi opted for chimera genetics and now everyone thinks dragons and ghosts and the such have actually existed since the beginning of time."
"To be fair, given what we have seen in the super community, dragons and ghosts and the such are no longer implausible."
Now the President grins. "Well, let us stick to technological conundrums for now. At least we know how those work."
"Indeed, Mr. President." Kwang collects his papers. "Do you need anything else?"
At that moment an aide enters the room, and with the token show of apology, swiftly makes his way to the President's side. The businessman can just overhear the man whisper "War", "Constantinople", and "break down". Seon nods and the aide retreats to the background. He turns apologetically to his guest. "No, Mr. Kwang, that will be all for now." Both men rise to their feet and exchange a bow.
After Kwang leaves the room, Seon beckons the aide forward as he addresses his staff. "Rome and Yugoslavia are going to war." A round of exasperated groans follow. "What are our contacts in Europe?"
"I believe that's Tae's department, Mr. President."
"Then get Tae on the line. Time is of the essence."
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KaiserElectric
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I'm delaying the soft lock for 24 hours in light of the recent war declaration. Have fun kiddies!
Mathalamus
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no point to delay it...
Mathalamus
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Roman Navy
the Roman Navy is a fairly large branch of the Roman combined arms forces. basically speaking, there is about 150 combat capable ships and many support ships including small attack ships, with thousands of marines and troops. they also have strong anti air, and air support coming from land.
Roman Army
the Roman Army is divided into twenty Armies of 25,000, plus one Emperors Guard, which has 50,000. so, yeah the Army size is actually 550,000, but the Emperors guard are tasked with the defense of where ever the Emperor happens to be. they can be in combat operations when its truly necessary, though.
the military has everything necessary to split into hundreds of sectors, in case Constantinople is taken. they have orders to basically delay Yugoslavia as much as possible. it is also true in case of a nuclear attack.
Roman Air force
there are hundreds of planes available in the Empire, but relatively few of them is actually read yo fly at a moments notice. more of them are being readied to fly, since we are at war.
the Roman Navy is a fairly large branch of the Roman combined arms forces. basically speaking, there is about 150 combat capable ships and many support ships including small attack ships, with thousands of marines and troops. they also have strong anti air, and air support coming from land.
Roman Army
the Roman Army is divided into twenty Armies of 25,000, plus one Emperors Guard, which has 50,000. so, yeah the Army size is actually 550,000, but the Emperors guard are tasked with the defense of where ever the Emperor happens to be. they can be in combat operations when its truly necessary, though.
the military has everything necessary to split into hundreds of sectors, in case Constantinople is taken. they have orders to basically delay Yugoslavia as much as possible. it is also true in case of a nuclear attack.
Roman Air force
there are hundreds of planes available in the Empire, but relatively few of them is actually read yo fly at a moments notice. more of them are being readied to fly, since we are at war.
christos200
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There is because some people do actual planning.
GreekAnalyzer
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Declare War on Yugoslavia. All forces to help our Roman Friends
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Since Yugoslavia belongs to the ECU, which consists of a defensive alliance, we will impose sanctions on Scandinavia, cut off trade and diplomatic ties and declare war if they do not step down. We ask the rest of the ECU members to do so, showing our solidarity to those that wish us to be seen as weak and divided.
(( I ask for the deadline to be moved if Scandinavia does not accept, as I need to plan as well and it is well beyond midnight now ))
(( I ask for the deadline to be moved if Scandinavia does not accept, as I need to plan as well and it is well beyond midnight now ))
Mathalamus
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im pretty sure it doesn't work that way. yugoslavia is the aggressor. one of your own members is the aggressor. therefore the ECU has no right to do any of that to the Kalmar Union. if you insist on doing it, we will support the Union.
Robert Can't
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We embargo Scandinavia, Yugoslavia and Rome
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Vinsin Vancore denounces the chaos serving Scandinavians and has publicly declared that we are shipping arms such as grenade launchers to Yugoslavia so they can be used as a defensive weapon against the Scandinavian scum.
We also join the embargo against Scandinavia.
Should Scandinavia continue their ill leaded aim against Yugoslavia by not revoking their declaration of war then we will be forced to honour our alliance with Yugoslavia and declare Scandinavia fit for invasion as a means of counter attack against a warmonger. We ask the United Kingdom, Germany and Panama for permission to use their ports for logistical benefit as a means to countering the Norse threat. We will though give Scandinavia the chance to repent and to beg for forgiveness; the Gethic Hand will show mercy if Scandinavia deserves it.
We also join the embargo against Scandinavia.
Should Scandinavia continue their ill leaded aim against Yugoslavia by not revoking their declaration of war then we will be forced to honour our alliance with Yugoslavia and declare Scandinavia fit for invasion as a means of counter attack against a warmonger. We ask the United Kingdom, Germany and Panama for permission to use their ports for logistical benefit as a means to countering the Norse threat. We will though give Scandinavia the chance to repent and to beg for forgiveness; the Gethic Hand will show mercy if Scandinavia deserves it.
Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
(psst, if the Kalmar union wishes to back off, we shall, of course, understand.)
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That would be a wise move; backing off from the matter of Yugoslavian liberation of Turkey from a lack of sovereign leadership would benefit Scandinavia in the long run. Rome is dead; Scandinavia should focus on the survival of itself.
Robert Can't
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Oh I'm embargoing Vancore as well because the UK believes his band to be a rouge state and not worthy of international consideration
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The United Kingdom is a weakening state under the whims of chaos it seems? Go ahead with your embargo... we embargo you too in response!
Our power is enough to consider ourselves more than a simple state; indeed we bring law and order as a state should, as well as ensuring internal peace. Our disdain for Rome is due to its failure to remain sovereign, for it has given up sovereignty when it though about selling its capital. Our actions towards Scandinavia is simply honouring our allaince with Yugoslavia.
We will continue to take part in CERN and hope our scientists continue to work alongside British scientists; should Britain have any threats to this then they should note that we are prepared to work with CERN over the matter.
KaiserElectric
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The Soft Lock is live! Hard lock in 24 hours.
christos200
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Yugoslavia is puzzled why Scandinavia wants to cause a Third World War over a punishment of Rome by Yugoslavia due to the fact that they did not keep their agreements.
From: Yugoslavia
To: Germany
As you have seen, we are not the aggressors. The Romans themselves proposed without any pressure at all the selling of their capital, we agreed and took the responsibility to shield their sovereignty and give them economic aid, but they broke the treaty and want war.
We are merely upholding justice. We do not wish an annexation of the entirety of Rome but rather a takeover of a region for which we have paid, we have taken a great amount of responsibility and which was given to us by Rome. Rome, and indeed no other nation, should be allowed to break treaties on a whim. International agreements should be upheld or they lose their meaning.
However, Scandinavia, a country that does not border our region, has no interests in Rome and has stated before that it does not care about the country itself but about money, has intervened against Yugoslavia.
This is an act of pure aggression and we ask you to uphold our defensive alliance and declare war on them (on Kalmar, not Rome).
From: Yugoslavia
To: Germany
As you have seen, we are not the aggressors. The Romans themselves proposed without any pressure at all the selling of their capital, we agreed and took the responsibility to shield their sovereignty and give them economic aid, but they broke the treaty and want war.
We are merely upholding justice. We do not wish an annexation of the entirety of Rome but rather a takeover of a region for which we have paid, we have taken a great amount of responsibility and which was given to us by Rome. Rome, and indeed no other nation, should be allowed to break treaties on a whim. International agreements should be upheld or they lose their meaning.
However, Scandinavia, a country that does not border our region, has no interests in Rome and has stated before that it does not care about the country itself but about money, has intervened against Yugoslavia.
This is an act of pure aggression and we ask you to uphold our defensive alliance and declare war on them (on Kalmar, not Rome).
Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
wrong. i changed my mind. well before the soft orders lock. frankly, we were very very considerate of you and you repay us by completely losing your mind and declaring war. you are the aggressor here. i had every right to cancel the deal. its my nation.
ibet if you bribed the Kalmar Union into the war, you would be singing a different tune. and yes, you DO wish for the annexation of Rome. you said you want to remove me from the game. that is annexation. (and iw oudlnt even work, i woudl just rejoin...)
its only a broken treaty if the treaty lasted at least a turn. it did not. and besides, we have a right to break treaties. in my mind, treaties are conditional, not absolute. i would rather others also view it as conditional as well, because it makes more sense than absolutism.
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