Symphony D.
Deity
OOC: If I could get answers from the Democrats and Furians to PMs, it would be much appreciated. Also, the Nekomi never actually signed off on peace; still waiting for that too.
NiNES: A Broken Galaxy
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TerrisH
Mischief?
Peace signed. UPNCS officials are already at Rana, setting up and overseeing the vote for rana to decide if they want to remain part of the the star nation off nekomi, Join the UCP, or become their own Independent Star nation.
From: UPNCS
To: All factions
The UPNCS would be proud and delighted over the honor of hosting the proposed Agency.
Kozmos
Jew Detective
Alex with GTE shelved I assume our deal is still valid?
Symphony D.
Deity
TO: Wideband
FROM: United Systems Commonwealth
The U.S.C. cordially invites all willing factions to send representatives to the referendum on Rana to ensure voting remains untainted by corruption or scandal and the results remain fair and accurate.
TO: Democratic Autarchy of Huris
FROM: United Systems Commonwealth
The U.S.C. would like to tentatively lay claim to the system of Luyten, given the D.A.H. has apparently no desire to claim it at present, and states its intentions to establish a communications facility there in 0011AE if it has no objections.
FROM: United Systems Commonwealth
The U.S.C. cordially invites all willing factions to send representatives to the referendum on Rana to ensure voting remains untainted by corruption or scandal and the results remain fair and accurate.
TO: Democratic Autarchy of Huris
FROM: United Systems Commonwealth
The U.S.C. would like to tentatively lay claim to the system of Luyten, given the D.A.H. has apparently no desire to claim it at present, and states its intentions to establish a communications facility there in 0011AE if it has no objections.
Re: Luyten Claim
Very well, but we hope you don't plan on expanding any further towards our claims. Huris asks if its ships will have free travel through these two systems, as it is faster than taking the long route through the central system of our stellar nation.
OOC: Responding to PM now. And Luyten isn't on the planets list.
Very well, but we hope you don't plan on expanding any further towards our claims. Huris asks if its ships will have free travel through these two systems, as it is faster than taking the long route through the central system of our stellar nation.
OOC: Responding to PM now. And Luyten isn't on the planets list.
alex994
Hail Divine Emperor!
Erik Mesoy
Core Tester / Intern
Also complete deletion of the arguement (and symphonys points) before others (such as myseflf) can read it is classy.
Symphony deleted his own argument, so I haven't a clue what you're talking about.
Can't be bothered ripping further holes in your argument for a while either.
Symphony D.
Deity
OOC: Um, no, I deleted my statement of quitting, which is rather quite entirely different from my arguments. I did nothing on the GTE subforum, where my arguments have (not so very) mysteriously gone missing, which is what he's referencing, along with many other posts. Then again, I have copies, should I require them.
Erik Mesoy
Core Tester / Intern
OOC
"Galactic Technology Exchange
Topics 4
Posts 11"
but
"Our users have posted a total of 33 articles
We have 9 registered users
The newest registered user is BananaLee"
But enough of that, time for stories and getting back to the now-retconned NES.[/OOC]
We now return you to our regular newcast. The pressure for Nicholas Churchill to be put on trial immediately after his presidency ends continues to mount, although the Governancy is still against it. The ESIPA reports that it has completely destroyed the Necro-surfing ring, and eight persons are being prosecuted, with ninety more having been given warnings for Cyberland misconduct. The first round of voting for the next President has just concluded, and here are our bets on the top three candidates:
Erwin Macheas, developer of the Macheas Theorems, is a clear favorite due to his previous experience in the Governancy and his expertise in research. The recent debacle over the GTE has highlighted how important it is that the Emergents be able to develop their own, unrestricted technology.
Miriam Nille, no relation to the performer, is advocating an isolationist government policy where only private agents conduct trade. She's taken a lot of burn from Macheas, who says that isolationism will be retrogressive. However, Nille's tax reform of two years ago has left her with a strong contingent of supporters.
Our third nomination is for the magnate John Bellmere of Bellmere Industries, which was instrumental in the mining of the asteroid belt. Bellmere intends to implement similar policies on Chara and Alpha Centauri, thus making each Emergent system self-sufficient as well as capable of raising a military force, while making the Emergents as a whole one of the strongest powers in the galaxy in terms of production capacity.
Of course, for the sake of our viewers and our democracy, we have a 24-hour program with detailed information on each of the thirty candidates on our subchannel 7. That's subchannel seven.
Erwin Macheas was in a public hospital, waiting for a chance to look for some friends. This wing of the ten-year-old hospital held the bodies of several hundreds or perhaps thousands of people hit by the Scourge. Most of them were so damaged that it was hard to identify them by sight, and the destruction of records meant that the majority were identified in several conflicting ways when using irises, DNA profiles, g12-scans, or even (oh, how old) fingerprints. None of the bodies in this wing appeared to contain 'people' in any sense of the word other than a strict biologist's, but they were still alive. From time to time, about once a week on average, one of them would regain sentience and have memories of its life, then try go back to society. Usually, though, they were still marked by their experiences, set too far apart to return fully to normalcy.
A holoclock marked the hour with a muted burst of light, and Erwin Macheas and three others in the lobby were given entrance to the grim rooms where bodies lay neatly in rows of beds.
"You are allowed to touch them," said the orderly accompanying the party, "but no use of force. The dispensers in each room have more sterile gloves if you want those. If they seem alive, no need to shout, all of them are being monitored constantly."
You forgot to mention that we'll be deluding ourselves, thought Erwin, strolling down the aisle. He couldn't recognize anyone. He felt sick. Most of the faces were turned away from him, or had closed or mutilated eyes, but a few stared blankly in his general direction. "Wake up, you!" Erwin shouted suddenly. "We want you back!"
No response. The orderly had disappeared. The rest of the party seemed to feel the same way as himself.
"murr" groaned one of the near-corpses next to Erwin. He didn't recognize it. He stared intently, eyes roaming across the two IVs and the multiple trackers which kept constant vigilance on the patient's status.
"Please tell me that wasn't a coincidence. Please tell me you heard me, friend." Erwin said intently. Who knows if we have a librarian here, a researcher, a general, someone with knowledge we thought lost to the Scourge? "I want you to wake up."
Again, no response.
Erwin walked to the side of the bed and pulled back the covers a little. Whoever this was, it had tattooed concentric circles of color around its nipples. Odd. He pulled the cover back and continued walking, then ran to the next room.
"Hello? I'm Erwin Macheas! Do any of you know me?" Erwin's eyes fell upon a hand with a familiar mark on it. Do I recognize that? He looked up to the face. It was unrecognizable - possibly burned or destroyed at some point in the past, now covered in the pink skin that characterized tender skin. I suppose the conditions in here haven't roughened it yet. Erwin reached for the hand with the ~ marking. It was perfectly warm like a human hand, even clasping his as though greeting him. "I wish there were a brass band in here to take my mind off the feeling that I'm really in a morgue," Erwin said aloud for the sake of breaking the silence. "Now, what's this on your hand, and where do I recognize you from? Could you be from my ex-university? Do you know me? I'm Erwin Macheas, probably one of the top researchers these days, trying to become President. We have a Presidency now, since humanity was shattered by -"
The body let out a soft sigh which could possibly be written as "eth".
"Yes? Was that a Yes?"
No response.
Erwin couldn't stand it any more. He left the hospital as fast as was dignified.
The patient didn't make a miraculous recovery the next day. But another one was heard to say "Erwin" a few days later.
Hard to know what's been deleted from a deleted post.
I think that the "Archive of Deletion" mentioned is actually a hidden forum, since:
"Galactic Technology Exchange
Topics 4
Posts 11"
but
"Our users have posted a total of 33 articles
We have 9 registered users
The newest registered user is BananaLee"
But enough of that, time for stories and getting back to the now-retconned NES.[/OOC]
We now return you to our regular newcast. The pressure for Nicholas Churchill to be put on trial immediately after his presidency ends continues to mount, although the Governancy is still against it. The ESIPA reports that it has completely destroyed the Necro-surfing ring, and eight persons are being prosecuted, with ninety more having been given warnings for Cyberland misconduct. The first round of voting for the next President has just concluded, and here are our bets on the top three candidates:
Erwin Macheas, developer of the Macheas Theorems, is a clear favorite due to his previous experience in the Governancy and his expertise in research. The recent debacle over the GTE has highlighted how important it is that the Emergents be able to develop their own, unrestricted technology.
Miriam Nille, no relation to the performer, is advocating an isolationist government policy where only private agents conduct trade. She's taken a lot of burn from Macheas, who says that isolationism will be retrogressive. However, Nille's tax reform of two years ago has left her with a strong contingent of supporters.
Our third nomination is for the magnate John Bellmere of Bellmere Industries, which was instrumental in the mining of the asteroid belt. Bellmere intends to implement similar policies on Chara and Alpha Centauri, thus making each Emergent system self-sufficient as well as capable of raising a military force, while making the Emergents as a whole one of the strongest powers in the galaxy in terms of production capacity.
Of course, for the sake of our viewers and our democracy, we have a 24-hour program with detailed information on each of the thirty candidates on our subchannel 7. That's subchannel seven.
Erwin Macheas was in a public hospital, waiting for a chance to look for some friends. This wing of the ten-year-old hospital held the bodies of several hundreds or perhaps thousands of people hit by the Scourge. Most of them were so damaged that it was hard to identify them by sight, and the destruction of records meant that the majority were identified in several conflicting ways when using irises, DNA profiles, g12-scans, or even (oh, how old) fingerprints. None of the bodies in this wing appeared to contain 'people' in any sense of the word other than a strict biologist's, but they were still alive. From time to time, about once a week on average, one of them would regain sentience and have memories of its life, then try go back to society. Usually, though, they were still marked by their experiences, set too far apart to return fully to normalcy.
A holoclock marked the hour with a muted burst of light, and Erwin Macheas and three others in the lobby were given entrance to the grim rooms where bodies lay neatly in rows of beds.
"You are allowed to touch them," said the orderly accompanying the party, "but no use of force. The dispensers in each room have more sterile gloves if you want those. If they seem alive, no need to shout, all of them are being monitored constantly."
You forgot to mention that we'll be deluding ourselves, thought Erwin, strolling down the aisle. He couldn't recognize anyone. He felt sick. Most of the faces were turned away from him, or had closed or mutilated eyes, but a few stared blankly in his general direction. "Wake up, you!" Erwin shouted suddenly. "We want you back!"
No response. The orderly had disappeared. The rest of the party seemed to feel the same way as himself.
"murr" groaned one of the near-corpses next to Erwin. He didn't recognize it. He stared intently, eyes roaming across the two IVs and the multiple trackers which kept constant vigilance on the patient's status.
"Please tell me that wasn't a coincidence. Please tell me you heard me, friend." Erwin said intently. Who knows if we have a librarian here, a researcher, a general, someone with knowledge we thought lost to the Scourge? "I want you to wake up."
Again, no response.
Erwin walked to the side of the bed and pulled back the covers a little. Whoever this was, it had tattooed concentric circles of color around its nipples. Odd. He pulled the cover back and continued walking, then ran to the next room.
"Hello? I'm Erwin Macheas! Do any of you know me?" Erwin's eyes fell upon a hand with a familiar mark on it. Do I recognize that? He looked up to the face. It was unrecognizable - possibly burned or destroyed at some point in the past, now covered in the pink skin that characterized tender skin. I suppose the conditions in here haven't roughened it yet. Erwin reached for the hand with the ~ marking. It was perfectly warm like a human hand, even clasping his as though greeting him. "I wish there were a brass band in here to take my mind off the feeling that I'm really in a morgue," Erwin said aloud for the sake of breaking the silence. "Now, what's this on your hand, and where do I recognize you from? Could you be from my ex-university? Do you know me? I'm Erwin Macheas, probably one of the top researchers these days, trying to become President. We have a Presidency now, since humanity was shattered by -"
The body let out a soft sigh which could possibly be written as "eth".
"Yes? Was that a Yes?"
No response.
Erwin couldn't stand it any more. He left the hospital as fast as was dignified.
The patient didn't make a miraculous recovery the next day. But another one was heard to say "Erwin" a few days later.
23 h to deadline and 3 of ~11 orders in. 
TerrisH
Mischief?
will get mine in soon. other matters first though
Nylan
Characters Welcome
orders away
will have a story up some time, but right now I feel rather saddened and uninspired, so it won't be for a bit
will have a story up some time, but right now I feel rather saddened and uninspired, so it won't be for a bit
11 h to deadline and 6 sets of orders are in.
The Capellan Broadside
1 C-Bill 1st Day of Nambi, 9YM
Pleasure Ship Disaster Kills 73
In a difficult turn of events, the Golden Globe pleasure circus vessel CPC Gumby exploded upon leaving Capellan space. Preliminary investigation has shown that the most likely cause was an accidental reactor breach although sabotage has not been written off. With the recent Fugle Revolt in the Black Hills Ghetto, accusations and fingers are being pointed towards the Black Hills Fugle community. Of the 73 aboard who died, 3 were Benalian citizens on their way back to Benalia. It could be considered fortunate that the month of Nambi was a low period for pleasure tourism and the Gumby was almost devoid of passengers. Gumby Investigation Chief Inquisitor Mark Atoa said in a press conference today that the population "should not fear [the possibility of a] Fugle terrorist plot".
A memorial service will be held in the Central District tomorrow at 8 hours past star-rise.
Probe Into Late Succubus
It's keel may have been laid down a year ago, but there is still no sister ship to the CSS Incubus. In spite of new drone machines and the Sovetski Soyuz orbital facilities making its ballet around Capella IV, the Succubus is only half-finished. With the recent injury (and possible write-off) of the CSS Incubus, several groups including the Citizens United for Non-civil Total Spending have called for more military spending to complete the Succubus as soon as possible to maintain a solid defence of Capella.
In reply to this, Defence Minister Brandy Schnapps announced that the Succubus was delayed due to "upgrades of a secret nature" and the spending will be done "when the time is right."
BUSINESS - Pleasure Firm Runs Unique Business Model
It started with Golden Globes, now another entrepreneur is pushing for a no-frills pleasure service within and without Capella. Based off the new Errai colony, Stelios Arnault announced the launch of a new pleasure company called Supermarket. This pleasure firm is new in that the entertainment is provided for free to any and all customers. The catch?
Customers provide the rights for Supermarket to market holovids of their activities. Arnault believes the pleasure-starved Colonials and Emergents would jump at the chance to have said free entertainment and announced that he will invest 4 million C-Bills into the project.
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OPINION - Fugle Outside World Proves Unworthiness
Why is it that I hear other factions outside Capella - whom don't even bother communicating with our government desire war against us? Why is it that I hear the Fugles, some of which even put silly appendages like tails and cat-ears (those are ULTRA-FUGLES) want to fight us when we don't even bother thinking about them? This is absolute proof that ugly people are useless and deserve the worst treatment possible, I say we should round up Fugles (especially those tailed ones) and send them to work in the elerium mines - using hand-tools.
- Man In The Know
SPORT - First Capellan Games Report
It was just two days ago when the three-week long Capella Games closed with the usual splendour expected from such a grand event. Capella City garnered the most gold medals with Cartania Province and Visique Province coming close behind. <more on next page>
Kozmos
Jew Detective
I feel totally lazy to write a story, apologies. I have the ideas, but not the willpower to bother constructing it into something that can pass as readable.
Symphony D.
Deity
OOC: Sent. Some stories later, maybe.
All orders are in for the active players. I sure hope GN will get better soon, in the mean time I will NPC him (no implosions). And please give a hearty welcome to our newest player, MadDogOfMI. 
Since work is a bit busy right now, I can more or less promise you no update until Saturday. In the meantime, there's still time for stories, there's been a significant drop lately...
Since work is a bit busy right now, I can more or less promise you no update until Saturday. In the meantime, there's still time for stories, there's been a significant drop lately...
Nylan
Characters Welcome
What's this I hear? New player?
Huzzah! I am no longer the n00b of the bunch
story(s?) up in a bit, I finally feel motivated to write after a rather unfun last few days
Huzzah! I am no longer the n00b of the bunch
story(s?) up in a bit, I finally feel motivated to write after a rather unfun last few days
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