[SUBMITTED] Like A Bull In A Dàguó Store

[Singapore no2]

[desc] While attending an art exhibition of museum pieces lent by the Empire of Dàguó held in @@NAME@@, one of your more butterfingered advisors admiring the pottery on display accidentally dropped an ancient Dàmíng dynasty vase, shattering the precious artifact. As a result, the noctoriously hot-tempered Holy Emperor of Dàguó is demanding to be financially compensated, and is threatening to enact sanctions in retaliation if you fail to comply. Nervous state officials are now scrambling to prevent the situation from escalating into a full-blown diplomatic crisis.

[validity] Valid for nations with courts and no compensation suits and valid for nations without courts

[validity] Only valid for nations with courts and no compensation suits
[option] "His Majesty is severely displeased and wishes to be recompensed," proclaims the High Eunuch of the Dàguó Imperial Court, reading intently from a ceremonial scroll. "That Dàmíng dynasty vase was an irreplaceable artifact of great national importance, and to lose it is a severe blow to our cultural heritage and history. You must hereby introduce a proper legal avenue for our virtuous and benevolent ruler to extract a small compensation of a few million @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ in restitution. We will not pursue this matter if we are properly compensated."
[effect] the number of bankruptcies is rising as compensation suits return to the courthouses

[validity] Only valid for nations without courts
[option] "His Majesty is severely displeased and wishes to be recompensed," proclaims the High Eunuch of the Dàguó Imperial Court, reading intently from a ceremonial scroll. "That Dàmíng dynasty vase was an irreplaceable artifact of great national importance, and to lose it is a severe blow to our cultural heritage and history. You must hereby extradite your advisor to Dàgúo, so that @@HE@@ can properly be sued in one of our completely impartial state courts, situated in the Forbidden Capital, for a small sum of a few million @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@. The advisor's grave error cannot be overlooked, and has to dealt with appropriately."
[effect] state officials and museum employees can be often found toiling in overseas debtor prisons

[validity] Only valid for nations with courts and no compensation suits
[option] "I can't afford that!" wails @@RANDOMNAME@@, the advisor in question, also knocking over a priceless Moltovean ornament while entering your office. "Oh, oops! Anyways, there's a good reason why compensation suits are outlawed — if we had them, citizens and organisations alike would be at the mercy of greedy claimants, and nobody would dare sell their wares due to the risk of being sued. Instead, I suggest that we should just issue a state apology to Dàguó and simply hope for the best."
[effect] @@NAME@@ offers only empty apologies for its past transgressions

[validity] Only valid for nations with no courts
[option] "I can't afford that!" wails @@RANDOMNAME@@, the advisor in question, also knocking over a priceless Moltovean ornament while entering your office. "Oh, oops! Anyway, giving foreign countries free reign to charge law-abiding citizens - such as myself - in their kangeroo courts would be a worrying development. In light of this, we should establish a court system of our own, so that every @@DENONYM@@ will have proper legal representation, regardless of their financial situation. And honestly, I think that issuing a state apology should suffice. I didn't do anything that wrong after all."
[effect] @@NAME@@ offers only empty apologies for its past transgressions

[validity] Only valid for nations with courts and no compensation suits
[option] "I have a better idea, one that won't cost us @@AN@@ @@CURRENCY@@!" claims @@RANDOMNAME@@, the State Treasurer, likely proposing yet another ridiculous way to cut expenditure. "Instead of allowing time-consuming compensation suits and maintaining wasteful court systems, we could just decide who wins what based on a literal duel. The claimant and the defendant will fight to the death, and whoever survives gets the other person's stuff as remuneration for wasting their time and as spoils of war! In our scenario here, we'll either get rid of that incompetent advisor or that snobbish emperor. A win-win, really, since none of them are actually helping us."
[effect] armed thugs are allowed to beat up random strangers and seize their possessions as 'they won fair and square'

[validity] Only valid for nations with no courts
[option] "I have a better idea, one that won't cost us @@AN@@ @@CURRENCY@@!" claims @@RANDOMNAME@@, the State Treasurer, likely proposing yet another ridiculous way to cut expenditure. "Instead of having to implement and maintain wasteful court systems, we could just decide who is in the right based on a literal duel. The opposing sides will fight to the death, and whoever survives gets the other person's stuff as remuneration for wasting their time and as spoils of war! In our scenario here, we'll either get rid of that incompetent advisor or that snobbish emperor. A win-win, really, since none of them are actually helping us."
[effect] armed thugs are allowed to beat up random strangers and seize their possessions as 'they won fair and square'

[desc] While attending an art exhibition of museum pieces lent by the Empire of Dàguó held in @@NAME@@, one of your more butterfingered advisors admiring the pottery on display accidentally dropped an ancient Dàmíng dynasty vase, shattering the precious artifact. As a result, The Holy Emperor of Dàguó is demanding to be financially compensated, and nervous state officials are suggesting permitting compensation suits as a legal recourse.

[validity] Only valid for nations with courts and no compensation suits

[option] "His Majesty is severely displeased and wishes to be recompensed," proclaims the High Eunuch of the Dàguó Imperial Court, reading intently from a ceremonial scroll. "That Dàmíng dynasty vase was an irreplaceable artifact of great national importance, and to lose it is a severe blow to our cultural heritage and history. You must hereby introduce a proper legal avenue for our virtuous and benevolent ruler to extract a small compensation of a few million @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ in restitution. The advisor's grave error will be forgiven if we are properly compensated."
[effect] the number of bankruptcies is rising as compensation suits return to the courthouses

[option] "I can't afford that!" wails @@RANDOMNAME@@, the advisor in question, also knocking over a priceless Moltovean ornament while entering your office. "Oh, oops! Anyways, there's a good reason why compensation suits are outlawed — if we had them, citizens and organisations alike would be at the mercy of greedy claimants, and nobody would dare sell their wares due to the risk of being sued. Instead, I suggest that we should just issue a state apology to Dàguó and simply hope for the best."
[effect] @@NAME@@ offers only empty apologies for its past transgressions

[option] "I have a better idea, one that won't cost us @@AN@@ @@CURRENCY@@!" claims @@RANDOMNAME@@, the State Treasurer, likely proposing yet another ridiculous way to cut expenditure. "Instead of allowing time-consuming compensation suits and maintaining wasteful court systems, we could just decide who wins what based on a literal duel. The claimant and the defendant will fight to the death, and whoever survives gets the other person's stuff as remuneration for wasting their time and as spoils of war! In our scenario here, we'll either get rid of that incompetent advisor or that snobbish emperor. A win-win, really, since none of them are actually helping us."
[effect] armed thugs are allowed to beat up random strangers and seize their possessions as 'they won fair and square'

Dàmíng is a reference to the Ming of China

[Shwe Tu Colony]

Orange words are suggestions, orange ellipsis are removed phrases, underlined words are comments.

[desc] While attending an art exhibition of museum pieces lent by the Empire of Dàguó held in @@NAME@@ ..., ...one of your more butterfingered advisors admiring the pottery on display accidentally dropped an ancient Dàmíng dynasty vase, shattering the precious artifact. As a result, The Holy Emperor of Dàguó is demanding to be financially compensated, and nervous state officials are suggesting permitting compensation suits as a legal recourse.

[validity] Only valid for nations with courts and no compensation suits

[option] "His Majesty is severely displeased and wishes to be recompensed," proclaims the High Eunuch of the Dàguó Imperial Court, reading intently from a ceremonial scroll. "That Dàmíng dynasty vase was an irreplaceable artifact of great national importance, and to lose it is a severe blow to our cultural heritage and history. You must hereby introduce a proper legal avenue for our virtuous and benevolent ruler to extract a small compensation of a few million @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ in restitution. The advisor's grave error will be forgiven if we are properly compensated."
[effect] the number of bankruptcies is rising as compensation suits return to the courthouses

[option] "I can't afford that!" wails @@RANDOMNAME@@, the advisor in question, also knocking over a priceless Moltovean ornament while entering your office. "Oh, oops! Anyways, there's a good reason why compensation suits are outlawed — if we had them, citizens and organisations alike would ... be at the mercy of greedy claimants, and nobody would dare ... sell their wares due to the risk of being sued. Instead, I suggest that we should just issue a state apology to Dàguó and simply hope for the best."
[effect] @@NAME@@'s government offers only empty apologies for its past transgressions

[option] "I have a better idea, one thatwon't cost us @@AN@@ @@CURRENCY@@!" claims @@RANDOMNAME@@, the State Treasurer, likely eagerly proposing another ridiculous way to cut expenditure. "Instead of allowing time-consuming compensation suits and maintaining wasteful court systems, we could just decide who wins what based on a literal duel. The claimant and the defendant will fight to the death, and whoever survives gets the other person's stuff as remuneration for wasting their time and as spoils of war! In our scenario here, we'll either get rid of that incompetent advisor or that snobbish emperor. A win-win, really, since none of them are really helping us."
[effect] armed thugs are allowed to beat up random strangers and seize their possessions as 'they won fair and square'

[Singapore no2]

Thank you very much, Shwe Tu Colony!

[Australian rePublic]

Communist China Dagou is a theocracy now? Either case, where's the man who wants to go back in a time machine and buy a new one?

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Oddly enough, despite being based around China, precedent does suggest that there is a Holy Emperor of Daguo. (see 610)

[Singapore no2]

Yeah. Dàgúo is Socialist with absolute monarchist rule Chinese characteristics.

National Bolshevik Marxist-Monarchism/s

[Australian rePublic]

Oddly enough, despite being based around China, precedent does suggest that there is a Holy Emperor of Daguo. (see 610)

Hmmm... interesting

[Trotterdam]

Dàguó has a mashup of characteristics from the modern People's Republic of China and the older Imperial China of a few centuries ago.

[Jutsa]

Dàmíng dynasty

[Singapore no2]

So... any more changes?

[Jutsa]

@@NAME@@'s

I believe CWA's told me that it doesn't quite work for nations ending in s, or ss,
so maybe changing it to "the government" in the effect of option 2 would be better?

Also, how come this issue couldn't exist for nations with courts?

[Singapore no2]

@@NAME@@'s

I believe CWA's told me that it doesn't quite work for nations ending in s, or ss,
so maybe changing it to "the government" in the effect of option 2 would be better?

Removed any mention of the government.

If this is unsuitable, I can simply change it to @@LEADER@@ instead of @@NAME@@.

Also, how come this issue couldn't exist for nations without courts?

A country without a court system would likely not contemplate such a drastic action.

Simply restoring compensation claims in a country that has courts is a more believable scenario.

I have no problems with removing that validity, should others agree with this change.

[Singapore no2]

Any comments?

[Singapore no2]

Actually, I have an idea.

Nations without court systems wouldn't have compensation suits, as they are part of a legal process.

Thus, I could simply modify this issue validity to nations without courts and nations without compensation suits.

Dàgúo could demand a restoration of the court system, if there is none.

That would kill two birds with one stone.

Any comments on this proposal?

[Jutsa]

It's an interesting proposal, but I don't think Dàguó would care too much about your court systems - just their compensation.
On the other hand, one of your people could say that they should be compensated, though it'd be a lot easier if you had a court system...

In fact... would it be possible to give compensation, just without the legal paperwork? And, also, would it be possible for other nations to want you to go through their court systems if you don't have one?

My apologies if I'm having some trouble figuring it out; my mind's not at the most... optimal.

[Singapore no2]

My own proposal has been implemented.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Nothing wrong with this issue, another solid SingNo2 production.

My only worry is that it seems like a contrived story created because the title came first, and just doesn't ring true as a proper national dilemma.

Still good enough to make the Pool, but not quite as tight as some of your creations.

[Singapore no2]

My only worry is that it seems like a contrived story created because the title came first, and just doesn't ring true as a proper national dilemma.

What would make this seem more legit?

Any advice?

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Not really. Just seems like a dilemma that the diplomatic core would deal with, and LEADER would only step in to offer "heartfelt apologies" and to say "and action is being taken to review the events".

[Singapore no2]

Not really. Just seems like a dilemma that the diplomatic core would deal with, and LEADER would only step in to offer "heartfelt apologies" and to say "and action is being taken to review the events".

Should I make Dàgúo more belligerant and easily offended to justify @@LEADER@@ stepping in?

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Maybe. I guess some serious threats from Daguo would make LEADER have to take notice.

At the same time though, any narrative that could logically end in war between the two nations would be problematic for continuity with existing issues.

[Singapore no2]

Maybe. I guess some serious threats from Daguo would make LEADER have to take notice.

At the same time though, any narrative that could logically end in war between the two nations would be problematic for continuity with existing issues.

Merely advanced it to trade sanctions.

This will hopefully avoid any continuity gaps.

[Singapore no2]

Any suggestions?

[Singapore no2]

Eh, submitted.

[Fauxia]

Eh, good luck