With the rise of the sun, so too does the smiles of everypony in Squeeheart. The foundation of their nation is this very day, December 21st. Almost all businesses are closed, and the ones that aren't have their own gimmicks to celebrate this national holiday. This day will be especially grand with demonstrations from military officials, who have recently been receiving overwhelming support by the Monarch. Marching parades in every city, zeppelins in the skies firing off their fireworks, propaganda posters decorating almost every wall, and to top it off the Monarch has plans later on in the week to reveal among visiting nations her new foreign policies. It remains unknown to the public exactly what her goals are, but they are certain future military intervention is inevitable.
Despite the army numbers soaring as of late and causing criminal activities to sink, the worries of consequences bring fear among political analysts. These critics suspect any use of the military will lead to forming enemies with terrorists or worse, other nations including possibly the visiting countries for this weekly celebration. The Monarch rest assures the populace the chances of striking now would be foolish, but there is still heavy criticism considering nopony even knows what her exact plans are.
Outside of Applecore, the capital city of Squeeheart, is a flat area of land to the Southwest. A military base called Saddler Fort has been established and has several political officials around here. Said officials are awaiting the arrival of foreign leaders and ambassadors, who will join them aboard a train off to visit Monarch Jazz Squeeheart in her home up the mountains to Applecore. The ambassadors are to arrive specifically at this base, as the land is flat and wide enough for any airborn vehicles to land safely. The land is also elevated high enough and close enough to the ocean so foreigners arriving by waters may reach this location quickly as well.
