To: Imperator Aemilius Hosidius Geta
From: President Davis Johnson
Subject: Peregrino
Encryption: Classified
We will immediately load up the ship. It's location is hidden from the general populace to prevent word of it getting out to New Edom. It should take about a week to get to it's destination. If the situation gets worse, we may consider sending in military support, but for now, we will only send in weaponry.
Central Park, New York City, New York
Two mounted police officers patrolled the area around Central Park. Central Park was a tourist hotspot, and Manhattan's most popular park. The officers were on a simple patrol mission, to keep the area safe.
Within the officer's line of sight, a group of men and women had gathered. They didn't look like they were on tour.
"You ready for this? You are well aware we'll get in deep trouble for this, right?" One of the protestors, a busty blonde woman, says.
"Oh yeah, but it's for a good cause." The man she was speaking to, a muscular brown haired man, responds.
"Alright, everyone, let's start this!" The leader says. They all instantly strip off their shirts.
The officers noticed, but thought that it was just a protest for topless equality, which had become a hot topic once it was discovered that both men and women could go topless in New York City. Nevertheless, they paid close attention to make sure that was all that was going off.
To their surprise, the protestors took off their pants, then their undergarments, picked up picket signs, some of which read "Peregrino is New Edom's!" Or "Nudity is not oppressive". The officers instantly knew what was going on. The situation in Peregrino had caught the attention of various news networks, and a popular country-wide radio channel recently held a heated debate on whether New Edom owned Peregrino and if the compulsory nudity laws to be enforced on the island were oppressive or not. They instantly sprung into action.
"You can't do that here! This is a family-friendly park!" The first officer, Michael Jenson says.
"We have the right to protest here! Nudity is not harmful!" The leader says. The leader was an attractive ginger-haired woman, and to the officers' surprise, was actually famous supermodel Jamie DeSanta.
"Ma'am put your clothes back on, or we will arrest you and your group!" The second officer, Jack Alboro, yells back.
"This is our right! We do not need any permits to do this! A bare breast has never hurt anyone, and it will never hurt anyone!" DeSanta yells back.
That was just what the officers were waiting to hear. No permit.
"Dispatch, we have a potential riot breaking out near 59th Street West. About 50 people. Unauthorized protests, protesters stripped themselves nude at the southern end of Central Park, requesting back up." Alboro informs the NYPD police dispatch.
Meanwhile, Jenson tries to subdue the crowd, who are attracting a large amount of attention and stopping traffic. They ignore Jenson and try to cross the road.
"We'll see your backup at Times Square!" DeSanta yells. "Peregrino belongs to New Edom!"
Within seconds, police sirens are heard, and multiple NYPD cruisers stop at the intersection. The officers step out with handcuffs and approach the crowd. One officer is spotted with his hands near his gun, and DeSanta notices.
"Don't you dare shoot us!" She yells, making the whole intersection aware. A taxi driver gets out of his car and approaches the officer.
"Please, man, you don't have to do this! Don't shoot them!" He says.
"I'm not gonna shoot the bastards!" The officer yells back. "I'm just doing this so they don't make any funny movements. A nude body ain't gonna protect you."
DeSanta is subdued by an officer. The officer is promptly hit on the head by a female protester, and two others rush into the crowd. They're too late, and soon the whole crowd is beating the officer.
The officer who had his hand on his gun promptly takes it out and shoots at the pavement, startling the taxi driver and scaring multiple people out of their cars. Tensions bubble over, and soon the entire crowd is rushing towards the man who shot the gun. He retreats into his vehicle as backup arrives and multiple rioters are tazed.
"Violence is not the answers, my good people!" DeSanta yells at the crowd. "Please, stop!"
The entire intersection becomes a boxing ring, as various people step out of their cars, some stripping nude to support the protestors, and begin to either pull the naked rioters away, or to assist them.
Meanwhile on the other side of the East River, a group of people who support Peregrino prepare for their march across the Brooklyn Bridge.