NationStates

TITLE:

The Visitor

VALIDITY:
airplanes allowed, no autarky

DESCRIPTION:
Brancaland, a longstanding international ally and trading partner of @@NAME@@, has issued an invitation to you for a formal state visit, and as part of the itinerary have planned an open top ride through their national park in a traditional moose-drawn carriage. However, security staff have expressed some concerns about this.

OPTION 1
"Have you heard of the Sons of the Maple?" asks your security chief, nervously checking behind your desk for hidden assassins. "They're a Brancalandian protest group who are unreasonably opposed to you and your state visit, and they've promised to throw a bucket of syrup over your head. Look, someone as important as you is always going to have enemies, and security is paramount. You should travel only in our own armoured vehicles, have your safety provided only by our own security services. It's a dangerous world - you have to be pragmatic."

OUTCOME:
@@LEADER@@ wears an armoured gauntlet when shaking hands with foreign leaders

OPTION 2

"According to the World Census, Brancaland is in the top 5% safest nations in the world," reassures your Minister for Diplomacy, stroking your shoulder soothingly. "You're as safe within their borders as you are within your own front room. We should show some trust in Brancalandian security arrangements, and some respect for their cultural traditions. Speaking of which, I have a pink-and-green heraldic woolen tuque that you'll need to wear, you know, just to be polite."

OUTCOME:
many predict @@LEADER@@ will come to a sticky end

OPTION 3

"Honestly, don't you have anything better to do than to holiday on the public purse?" complains working mum and socialist nationalist @@randomfemalename@@. "We've got problems enough at home for you to deal with. You should cancel all state visits for the foreseeable future, and pledge to remain in @@NAME@@, putting the needs of @@DEMONYMPEOPLE@@ first."

OUTCOME:
most foreigners can't name the leader of @@NAME@@

"According to the World Census, Brancaland is in the top 5% safest nations in the world," reassures your Minister for Diplomacy, stroking your shoulder soothingly. "You're as safe within their borders as you are within your own front room..."

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:Exactly. Though actually my thought process was that NS issues are packed full of people bursting into your office, kicking the door down, leaping out from behind furniture. Regardless of your nation's safety level, your office is one of the most threateningly unsafe places in the world.

Trotterdam wrote:

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:Exactly. Though actually my thought process was that NS issues are packed full of people bursting into your office, kicking the door down, leaping out from behind furniture. Regardless of your nation's safety level, your office is one of the most threateningly unsafe places in the world.

To be fair, few of those people want to do anything other than talk at you.

Australian rePublic wrote:Can't @@LEADER@@, just bring @@HIS@@ security along? And/or request extra Brancelandian security? I mean when the USA's vice president came to Australia, they closed a whole street off for him, with snippers and anti-terrorist training and everything. I've never even seen that kind of security for an Australian politician

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:

Australian rePublic wrote:Can't @@LEADER@@, just bring @@HIS@@ security along? And/or request extra Brancelandian security? I mean when the USA's vice president came to Australia, they closed a whole street off for him, with snippers and anti-terrorist training and everything. I've never even seen that kind of security for an Australian politician

Basically that's the crux of it.

Option 1 is the American way, option 2 is how most other nations do it. Though to be fair, US presidents do tend to attract more assassination attempts, so it's not undue levels of precautions.

When Trump visits the UK today he'll be bringing his own vehicles, his own security, his own mobile hospital, and so on.

Australian rePublic wrote:The whole bloody street was closed off when the American VP came, with snipppers and terrorist training and everything