A New Nation (Character/Political Party RP) - IC

[Neo-Chicago]

A New Nation - IC
OOC
Senate
Database
Chaos Edition

The Year Is: 2019

- President Andrews hesitantly makes a deal with a media conglomerate (Empire Enterprises) to tax those also focusing on the services they sold by 5% extra. He proceeds to tweet about it on Twitter, something the conglomerate is less than happy about. This tax is colloquially known as the 'Competitor Tax'.

- An unknown terrorist group (Black Phoenix) blacks out all of the lights (not other electronics, though) in Jamestown for several seconds.

- President Andrews orders then-General Dunn to create a taskforce to find the terrorists, although specifies to NOT spy on the citizens of Columbia.

- Columbia purchases 38 Charioteer tanks from Finland.

- President Andrews disbands the taskforce as they'd found no evidence pointing to any single terrorist group, little over a month after the taskforce was created.

- A Colonel in the Columbian Military is attacked by a group of unknown assailants armed with guns after uncovering evidence implicating the Black Phoenix.

- Columbian Soldiers storm the home of the aforementioned colonel, apprehending the attackers and wounding or killing many of them. The Colonel survives, but has sustained many injuries.

- President Andrews appoints his cabinet, selecting one cabinet member from each party show as to not show favoritism, not even to his own party.

- A military recruiter by the name of 'Qualters' is brutally murdered by Black Phoenix operatives in his own home, in an attempt at torture gone wrong.

- The Black Phoenix terrorist group goes into hiding, having not been seen since. Few of its operatives were captured, and those who were committed suicide so they couldn't be interrogated.

- President Andrews replaces the 'Competitor Tax' on corporations that had been enacted about a year before with a 5% tax on all major corporations.

- Senator John Highshore and Radical Left Party member Maria Stawski, who had been having occasional sex at a hotel, are caught by Maria's ex-husband, James "Jim" Stawski. Jim shoots John and Maria, being arrested in the lobby of the hotel.

- President Andrews gives an empowering speech, and declares that he will seek election.

- The elections are favorable for both the Pioneer Party and the Progressive Party. The Liberty Party receives no votes, and is removed from the Senate, replaced by the Radical Left United Front, having an equal number of seats to the Pioneer and Progressive Parties. The National Civic Faction also gets some seats, although not as many as the other parties. President Andrews is reelected, running unopposed.

- A fire caused by an explosion claims much of the Progressive Party's headquarters, killing 184 within the building.

- The leader of the Liberty Party shoots himself in the face, and the Liberty Party subsequently falls apart.

- Secretary of Defense Dunn (formerly General Dunn) forms a counter-terrorism division for the military, as well as a special forces division. One of these two is made out of the former militias that roamed about Columbia. These militias are forcibly integrated into one of these divisions.

- The deadliest disaster in Columbian history occurs, with a sandstorm of epic proportions killing 927 Columbian citizens, and destroying the Grand Columbian Arena as well as several other buildings on the outskirts of Jamestown.

Some years ago, in 2013, the great nation of Columbia (NOT Colombia) was founded by James Nicholas Andrews, an eccentric American billionaire, in the uninhabited region known as Bir Tawil. He modeled this nation off of the early United States, and pledged it to be a nation that put their people's wishes first and foremost. Shortly after the founding of the nation, wealthy citizens of countries all across the world jumped at the chance to take part in the creation in development of the nation. Initially, there was a single party, known as the Pioneer Party as its shortened name, that embraced the ideals of Manifest Destiny and making one's own way. Aside from that, it was a moderately conservative party, and continued as the majority party for some time. Near the beginning of the nation, another party sprung up, the Progressive Party, led by one Xavier J.T. King. This became the largest left-wing party of the new nation, akin to the American Democrats in many ways. Now, two years later, with only two years remaining of Andrews' initial term, development of a few cities has been mostly completed, and roads to and through those cities are completed. However, the nations faces many trials and tribulations near in its future, with the ever-growing water problem, rebel insurgents (the most notable of which being the Black Phoenix), tensions with nearby nations, and perhaps most dangerous of all, the chance that the next person elected is a dictator. What will you become, and what will you make this nation?

Constitution

Map:

Rules:

1. No godmodding. Plain and simple. For instance, don't say the outcome of the presidential election. You can say who you vote for, and you can control elections within your political party as long as no one else is in it.
2. If you leave, could you tell me why? Not really a rule, I just want to improve my RPs in the future.
3. I know this is vague, but don't do anything ridiculous. I don't want to see your character buying the United States for a U.S. five dollar bill early in the game.
4. The magic of convenience does not exist here. If you want to, for instance, stage a coup, you need intense preparation. Where do you get the guns? How do you get all of the people on your side? How do you avoid the government finding out about you? How do you plan the coup? etc.
5. You can have multiple characters, but know your limits. Don't play as every person in the Senate (if there is one) for instance.
6. Try not to get too off-topic on the OOC. I'm pretty lax, but I have limits.
7. If you're planning on taking a vacation, or just aren't going to post for a while, please tell me. Definitely tell me if you're leaving permanently, so I can kill your characters.
8. Lastly, if there's something I haven't mentioned here, but you think it would be a bad idea, or should be against the rules, you probably shouldn't do it. At least check with me before you do.

Senate Composition:

Pioneer: 50 seats.
Progressive 33 seats.
RLUF: 33 seats.
NCF: 17 seats.
Coptic Futurist: 17 seats.

The Current Government (Next Election: June 28th, OOCly):

President: Xavier J.T. King - [PP]
Secretary of Foreign Affairs: - Olive Durand - [PP]
Secretary of the Interior: - Jessica Hughes - [PP]
Secretary of Finance: - Jackson Wright - [NCF]
Secretary of Justice: - Isaac Dougall - [NCF]
Secretary of Defense: - William David - [PP]
Secretary of Education: - TBD
Secretary of Health and Welfare: - TBD
Secretary of Energy: - TBD
Secretary of Transportation: - TBD
Secretary of Urban Development: - TBD
Senator: Sofia Church - [PP]
Senator: Dakota Douglas - [P]
Senator: Damion Mershal - [PP]
Senator: Craig Miller Louis - [P]

Political Parties:

[P] - The Party of Pioneering and Settling - led by James Nicholas Andrews.
[PP] - Progressive Party of Columbia - led by Xavier J. T. King.
[A] - Aristocratic Union for the Advancement of Yeoman and Gentry - led by Dietrich Williams von Staubsburg.
[IP] - The Imperialist Party of Columbia - led by Angus Knox.
[N] - The National Civic Faction - led by Solomon Daniels.
[R] - Radical Left United Front - led by Nicholas Darkmoon.
[U] - The United People of Columbian Libertarianism - led by Victoria Jäger.
[NR] - National Revival Party - led by Lewis Bryant.
[W] - The World Self-Government Liberty Composition - led by Jackson Foharrister.
*[RA] - Red Army Faction - led by Jean Karl DeCinque.
[C] - Coptic Futurist Party - led by Andrew Shafik.
**[H] - The HYDRA Party - led by Petr Nicholay Anatolevich Barlev.
[CP] - The Cultural Preservation and Expansionist Party of Columbia - led by Markus Mercier.

*Largely seen as a terrorist organization.
**Believed by many to be a terrorist organization, although not officially declared as so by the government yet.

[Marsisian]

Northern Military Base
Jabal Tawil

An officer walked up to the new soldier, a Chief Warrant Officer. He saluted him and shook his hand. "Welcome, my name is Captain Rockwell and I know you're a new soldier here. Chief Warrant Officer, perhaps? Anyway, I know you have previous military training, almost everybody here does, but you're going to have to learn new things if you're going to command a tank squadron. Here are the tanks we use." The captain pointed at one of the Charioteers he would be commanding.

"You'll be commanding the 3rd Tank Squadron. Most people call them the Grapefruit Squadron. No idea why, apparently people like to call our units after fruits. Another officer should be with you momentarily to teach you how to use these tanks properly. See you later, Chief."

[Republic of the Cristo]

Dezmond Noble, a high ranking member of the Pioneer party, was walking through Pioneer Party HQ. He was contemplating his future in Colombia, and what he may be able to bring the people of this nation. If only they listened to him.

[Icrum]

Victoria yawned as she sat on one of the seats in the foyer of the Capitol. She returned to the Capitol to have another meeting with the president about, what she called, the "Competitors Tax". Her friend still hadn't set up shop in Columbia, and Victoria wanted her friend to set up shop in Columbia as Victoria felt that it would help Columbia. Mostly because they produced just about anything that was needed. As Victoria waited, she opened up her book and began to read it.

[Neo-Chicago]

President Andrews, Executive Office, Jamestown

President Andrews woke up with a start. He had fallen asleep on his desk, at some point in time, and now his secretary, Sarah, was standing right in front of him. He had been having the strangest nightmare, something to do with riots and someone named Aedan. He dismissed it, however, regaining his composure.
"Sir, are you alright? I brought you your morning coffee..." she told him, with something of a worried look. The early morning light shone through the drapes over Andrews's window, and the office was in quite a state of disarray. "Also, there's someone here to see you. She says her name is Victoria." Sarah added, after thinking.
"Thanks." the President told her, taking a swig of coffee. The coffee began to work its magic immediately, and made him feel much more alert. "Send her in." he told Sarah, before she nodded, and left without a word. Shortly afterward, a woman walked into the room. "Hello, what is it that I can do for you?" the President asked, taking a sip of his coffee. It tasted awful, his secretary kept making it with milk and no sugar, instead of sugar and no milk as he liked it.

[Icrum]

President Andrews, Executive Office, Jamestown

President Andrews woke up with a start. He had fallen asleep on his desk, at some point in time, and now his secretary, Sarah, was standing right in front of him. He had been having the strangest nightmare, something to do with riots and someone named Aedan. He dismissed it, however, regaining his composure.
"Sir, are you alright? I brought you your morning coffee..." she told him, with something of a worried look. The early morning light shone through the drapes over Andrews's window, and the office was in quite a state of disarray. "Also, there's someone here to see you. She says her name is Victoria." Sarah added, after thinking.
"Thanks." the President told her, taking a swig of coffee. The coffee began to work its magic immediately, and made him feel much more alert. "Send her in." he told Sarah, before she nodded, and left without a word. Shortly afterward, a woman walked into the room. "Hello, what is it that I can do for you?" the President asked, taking a sip of his coffee. It tasted awful, his secretary kept making it with milk and no sugar, instead of sugar and no milk as he liked it.

"Well, as I hope you know, there is a tax on corporations besides Empire Enterprises. Now, I feel that impedes on many corporations how are either better, or feel that this would make a great place to start. I'm requesting that you remove the Competitors Tax. Also, my friend Werner Stein sends his regards and this letter in hopes that it will assist in you getting rid of this tax." Victoria explained, handing the President the letter.

[Neo-Chicago]

President Andrews, Executive Office, Jamestown

"No, you misunderstand. That tax only applies to corporations that offer the same services as Empire Enterprises. They're a record label, if I'm not mistaken, and also a media conglomerate. Your friend's business wouldn't be affected by it at all." President Andrews told Victoria, offering a reassuring smile. He wasn't particularly sure just how someone could make the mistake of thinking that all business besides Empire Enterprises would be taxed extra. Such a tax would be ludicrously corrupt, so it was lucky that the terms for the Competitor Tax were not that. "Anyway, besides that, the tax is only going to be around until our nation can get on its feet." he added, longing for the day when the Competitor Tax was removed.

[Republic of the Cristo]

Dezmond had made his way into his office. He soon dozed off. * ring ring, ring ring* The phone came alive for him and burst him from his sleep. He had had a crazy dream about Skeletons and Phoenix's. He picked up the phone. " Hello?" His secretary Mrs. Jefferson was on the other line " yes your wife called and was asking if you would make it home tonight." David though for a moment. Then spoke " tell her yes, but it may be late." He then hung up. He knew what he would have to do in order to win a position in this nation. He grabbed the mouse to his computer and opened up his bank account. On it, he saw 750,000 dollars. This was his personal rainy day money that he had been saving for something. If he was going to win the election, he would have to start spending. He then opened up another screen, and googled the phone number of Empire enterprises. He rang up the number, waiting for an answer.

[Icrum]

President Andrews, Executive Office, Jamestown

"No, you misunderstand. That tax only applies to corporations that offer the same services as Empire Enterprises. They're a record label, if I'm not mistaken, and also a media conglomerate. Your friend's business wouldn't be affected by it at all." President Andrews told Victoria, offering a reassuring smile. He wasn't particularly sure just how someone could make the mistake of thinking that all business besides Empire Enterprises would be taxed extra. Such a tax would be ludicrously corrupt, so it was lucky that the terms for the Competitor Tax were not that. "Anyway, besides that, the tax is only going to be around until our nation can get on its feet." he added, longing for the day when the Competitor Tax was removed.

"TechNation, as is the name of the company, also does record labels. The only thing they haven't done really is make buildings. Yet." Vic said, feeling that sometime in the future, TechNation would be in control of almost everything we own. Like China but in the years far ahead. Maybe 3010. Who knows.
"But I did have an idea to balance things out. How about we tax all large companies 5% so that way, no one feels discouraged in setting up shop here because it's a tax that all corporations have to pay. Also, isn't it already corruption when a business gets the government to tax other corporations that offer the same services as them. i may be crazy, and I'm German so who knows, but I think that it's already bad." VIc then explained.

[Protestant England and Germany]

Colonel Dietrich Williams, commanding officer of the 1st ROTC division at New Jamestown University and leader of the AUAYG, was not happy. "CADETS!" He yelled as he crested the hill in the center of campus to see his ROTC Cadets loafing around instead of drilling like he told them to do. The cadets were scared shitless of him and he knew it, when they saw him go from walking to a full fledged sprint, they knew they were in for it and made the mistake of running. Dietrich smiled, "Still a bunch of scared little rabbits!" he thought as he ran down each of 20 cadets under his command, tackling them and dragging them to the hill he just ran down. It took five minutes to catch all the cadets and Dietrich was not going to let this slide. "I will have you all know that I am very disappointed in you. I leave for five minutes and instruct you all to work on drill, and I come back to see you dicking around, acting like this is some High School Study Hall. WELL GUESS WHAT! IT ISN'T AND I AIN'T SOME LIMP DICK, PANSY LOVING, HIGHSCHOOL COMMUNIST WHO IS GOING TO LET YOU GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING! I AM YOUR COMMANDING OFFICER AND YOU WILL DO WHAT I TELL YOU AND YOU WILL LOVE IT AND BEG ME TO DO SOME MORE! AND GUESS WHAT YOU LAZY ASS MONKEYS ARE GOING TO DO!" One of the cadets, a scrawny freshmen named Bashir Wilkins made the mistake of asking what. "I am glad you asked Cadet Wilkins, BECAUSE YOU ALL WILL BE DROPPING UNTIL MY ARMS GET TIRED. STARTING WITH THE LEFT AND MOVING TO THE RIGHT!" As he finished chewing out his Cadets, his aide, a short bulldog faced Sergeant came running down the hill. "Sir, I have orders from the Dean. He said 'You are to present your cadets to the faculty and donors next Monday, at the annual Faculty Dinner'." Hearing this put him in an even worse mood. "YOU HERE THAT ASS CLOWNS, YOU WILL BE AT THE ANNUAL FACULTY DINNER AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE WILL BE DRILLING ALL WEEK, WEEKEND AND ALL DAY ON MONDAY IF WE HAVE TOO!" He turned and stormed off to his office leaving the sergeant regretting ever giving Col. Dietrich the order. The sergeant sighed and took over discipline of the cadets. "COME ON, I CAN DO MORE PUSH UPS IN MY SLEEP!"

[Terrelis]

King Towers, Jamestown
Alex King entered his office after leaving an important meeting with his Senior VPs. The Media and Entertainment Divisions had seen a great increase in profits, and the electronics division was slowly picking up steam with almost double digits increase in E1 Tablet sales but the E2 laptops weren't selling too well. Business was good and he was loving it. His phone rang directly in his office which meant Emily, his secretary was out for lunch. He answered the phone, "this is Alex King, CEO of Empire Enterprises, how may I help you."

[Republic of the Cristo]

King Towers, Jamestown
Alex King entered his office after leaving an important meeting with his Senior VPs. The Media and Entertainment Divisions had seen a great increase in profits, and the electronics division was slowly picking up steam with almost double digits increase in E1 Tablet sales but the E2 laptops weren't selling too well. Business was good and he was loving it. His phone rang directly in his office which meant Emily, his secretary was out for lunch. He answered the phone, "this is Alex King, CEO of Empire Enterprises, how may I help you."

" Hello, this is Pioneer party whip Dezmond Noble. I am sure that you are aware of the up coming elections. I was wondering if I could buy some time for an advertisement or two." Dezmond placed his feet up on the table. If he had to, he could start his old investment game again. When he was a younger man, he had quite a way with numbers and had amassed a couple thousand. He stopped because he grew to disdain the companies he had been working with. He would start that up again if he had to, and obviously with new partners.

[Terrelis]

After Andrews Twitter stunt he was surprised that the Pioneer party had the audacity to be calling him to advertise on his network. "Mr. Noble, I don't know whether you are aware but relations between me and President Andrews, your party leader aren't that great right now. How much exactly are you willing to pay for this spot?" He wasn't just going to give them an advertisement spot out of generosity, they were going to have to pay a little more than the progressives.

[Republic of the Cristo]

" 100,000 dollars for 15 seconds." Dezmond was shocked. " Twitter stunt? I am afraid I have not heard."

[Terrelis]

" 100,000 dollars for 15 seconds." Dezmond was shocked. " Twitter stunt? I am afraid I have not heard."

"Well that's not a discussion Id like to have and $175,000 and the spot is yours but it'd be after 9PM as all other spots are taken. Consider this a favor but don't get used to it."

[Republic of the Cristo]

" 100,000 dollars for 15 seconds." Dezmond was shocked. " Twitter stunt? I am afraid I have not heard."

"Well that's not a discussion Id like to have and $175,000 and the spot is yours but it'd be after 9PM as all other spots are taken. Consider this a favor but don't get used to it."

" Hmmm." Dezmond stroked his chin. " Make it 6 P.M. and I will pay double."

[Neo-Chicago]

President Andrews, Executive Office, Jamestown

"Well, nothing says that your friend's corporation is any better, but I'll enact the tax on every corporation if it'll be fair. If that's all, I'd like to return to my work." President Andrews told Victoria. "By the way, follow me on Twitter, if you haven't already. All the details on my job, except things that terrorists could use." he told her as she exited the room. Afterward, he began typing away at his Android phone. Satisfied, he clicked "Send". He was just five characters short of 150 characters.

[Terrelis]

"7:30 and you have yourself a deal, of course you'd have to come to the studio for filming unless the adversity enemy is already filmed in which case you can send it to our media division." Alex was surprised the man was willing to pay double he must really want to get elected and he liked that about him. That was the drive that every politician needed, willing to do anything to get what they want. His phone buzzed and he saw a Twitter notification. The President had made yet another tweet about empire, so he made a tweet of his own.

[Republic of the Cristo]

"7:30 and you have yourself a deal, of course you'd have to come to the studio for filming unless the adversity enemy is already filmed in which case you can send it to our media division." Alex was surprised the man was willing to pay double he must really want to get elected and he liked that about him. That was the drive that every politician needed, willing to do anything to get what they want. His phone buzzed and he saw a Twitter notification. The President had made yet another tweet about empire, so he made a tweet of his own.

(Image)

" Deal. When should I come by the studio?" Dezmond was satisfied in a hollow kind of way. Apparently he would be having to reinvest after all.

[Marsisian]

Jamestown Campus

General Dunn was walking around looking for Colonel Williams but he had stopped to watch when Williams berated and abused the men under his command. Sickened, Dunn went to put a stop to it. Walking up in full attire with a dirty and scratched up coat, he had a very angry aura surrounding him. "Colonel Williams," he said, "the men under your command are not playthings or toys to be pushed around. They are human beings. I understand your desire to make them tough soldiers but ease up on them a little, Dietrich."

[Terrelis]

"You can come over anytime before 10Pm and we'll start airing the advertisements tomorrow," he looked at his clock and saw the time, "I'm sorry Mr. Noble but I have to go. If you have anymore questions or concerns you can call our Media Division. Have a nice day and I hope all goes well with filming." Alex hung up the phone and went to the conference room adjacent to his office. The screen had already been set up for the conference call with the CEOs of Patriot Arms, a small arms manufacturing company, and HealthCorp, a growing healthcare and medical supply corporation, who both planned on making a move to Columbia.

[Protestant England and Germany]

Jamestown Campus

General Dunn was walking around looking for Colonel Williams but he had stopped to watch when Williams berated and abused the men under his command. Sickened, Dunn went to put a stop to it. Walking up in full attire with a dirty and scratched up coat, he had a very angry aura surrounding him. "Colonel Williams," he said, "the men under your command are not playthings or toys to be pushed around. They are human beings. I understand your desire to make them tough soldiers but ease up on them a little, Dietrich."

Dietrich was stunned to here the voice of his CO behind him. "General Dunn!" He exclaimed and snapped to attention. "Sir, I had no idea that you were observing my ROTC Cadets. I do not mean to be hard on them, but they lack the discipline that they should demonstrate as Cadets of the Columbian Army. Also, sir, the reason why I am particularly hard is because they disobeyed a direct order to practice drill and then ran when I approached, Sir"

[Military Democracy of Birtonia]

Northern Military Base
Jabal Tawil

An officer walked up to the new soldier, a Chief Warrant Officer. He saluted him and shook his hand. "Welcome, my name is Captain Rockwell and I know you're a new soldier here. Chief Warrant Officer, perhaps? Anyway, I know you have previous military training, almost everybody here does, but you're going to have to learn new things if you're going to command a tank squadron. Here are the tanks we use." The captain pointed at one of the Charioteers he would be commanding.

"You'll be commanding the 3rd Tank Squadron. Most people call them the Grapefruit Squadron. No idea why, apparently people like to call our units after fruits. Another officer should be with you momentarily to teach you how to use these tanks properly. See you later, Chief."

CW-5 Isaac Hidalgo
Northern Military Base
Jabal Tawil

Isaac waited around for a few moments until a captain had walked towards him. He returned the salute and listened to what he had to say. The officer had explained to him that he was in charge of a tank squadron, yet of course he had to conduct some training on the tanks he was to command. The officer pointed at one of the tanks, Isaac took one look at it and thought to himself "Jesus mother of god those are ancient, I'll need to talk to my senator to get some better equipment.."

Isaac was informed he would be the commander of the 3rd Tank Squadron, Grapefruit. He had laughed at the name as the officer walked away, while waiting for his instructor he ordered a nearby private to fetch him a grapefruit shaped stencil and some paint.

[Marsisian]

Northern Military Base
Jabal Tawil

An officer walked up to the new soldier, a Chief Warrant Officer. He saluted him and shook his hand. "Welcome, my name is Captain Rockwell and I know you're a new soldier here. Chief Warrant Officer, perhaps? Anyway, I know you have previous military training, almost everybody here does, but you're going to have to learn new things if you're going to command a tank squadron. Here are the tanks we use." The captain pointed at one of the Charioteers he would be commanding.

"You'll be commanding the 3rd Tank Squadron. Most people call them the Grapefruit Squadron. No idea why, apparently people like to call our units after fruits. Another officer should be with you momentarily to teach you how to use these tanks properly. See you later, Chief."

CW-5 Isaac Hidalgo
Northern Military Base
Jabal Tawil

Isaac waited around for a few moments until a captain had walked towards him. He returned the salute and listened to what he had to say. The officer had explained to him that he was in charge of a tank squadron, yet of course he had to conduct some training on the tanks he was to command. The officer pointed at one of the tanks, Isaac took one look at it and thought to himself "Jesus mother of god those are ancient, I'll need to talk to my senator to get some better equipment.."

Isaac was informed he would be the commander of the 3rd Tank Squadron, Grapefruit. He had laughed at the name as the officer walked away, while waiting for his instructor he ordered a nearby private to fetch him a grapefruit shaped stencil and some paint.

The instructor arrived and started to teach the new Chief about the tanks. "This is the FV4101 Charioteer Tank Destroyer, designed and built by the United Kingdom in the early 1950s. These might seem very old to you but we got a good deal from the Finnish for a lot of these things with upgrades to update it to the latest technology and weapons available. Remember, the T-34 was invented long before this and yet people still use that. The T-55 was also invented around the same time as this thing, and look at that tank! The interior is very high-tech, as we've installed all-new equipment in it and a very new 105mm NATO-standard L7 gun." The instructor continued to show Isaac around the tank, how to command one, and how to properly maintain one. Meanwhile, the private came back with the things he had asked for.

[Military Democracy of Birtonia]

CW-5 Isaac Hidalgo
Northern Military Base
Jabal Tawil

After a couple of hours worth of familiarization with the tanks, Isaac had to admit he was impressed. "Alright yeah you're right, the outside doesn't look like much but the insides fuckin high speed" he remarked while looking onward at the row of tanks. "So then, when's the first live fire? Gotta know how to handle them under the stress of combat right? I want every tank ready to go and firing by tonight!" he said excitedly.

"Thanks Private" he said taking the paint from the young soldier. He slapped the grapefruit stencil on the turret of his tank and began painting it a dull burnt orange against an Olive Drab Green background. He then thought about what to name his tank and became lost in thought.