Have questions about good ol' Skyhooked? Ask away here.

[Catsfern]

do you export drugs or do you only produce them for domestic use.

[Skyhooked]

"Ya' mean recreational? Yes indeed! Some fine cannabis goes for export to other places. And other lighter drugs too. Most countries ain't open minded, so this goes to black market. What? We just wanna make pleasure more available for the people."-Shawn Bjornson.

[Arstotzzkka]

Do you guys have chicken tendies?

[Skyhooked]

Do you guys have chicken tendies?

"We have tanks, we have bombs, we have guns, we have chicken tendies too! In almost every fastfood joint! Well... only few joints have any tanks actually..."-Local.

[South Reinkalistan]

"Heyyy! I'm OC Monti Tchu, Royal Elite Corps - gotta say, huge fan of you guys. When I'm retired, I'm gon definitely go over there and bomb something for shits and giggles. That's allowed right? But whadda you guys think 'bout good old Reinkalistan?" - OC Monti Tchu, Royal Elites.

[Skyhooked]

"Heyyy! I'm OC Monti Tchu, Royal Elite Corps - gotta say, huge fan of you guys. When I'm retired, I'm gon definitely go over there and bomb something for shits and giggles. That's allowed right? But whadda you guys think 'bout good old Reinkalistan?" - OC Monti Tchu, Royal Elites.

"Well, just make sure ya' won't bomb someone, or someone's property to pieces, cuz this is impolite. Just use your common sense to determine, if ya' can blow it up. We are a very polite society, dear guest. As for your venerable Reinkalistan... so far, we don't hate ya', and don't even dislike ya'. We just have different mentalities, thus we don't exactly understand the god-king thingy on a spiritual level."-Beach bartender.

[Skyhooked]

"As we all know, the festival gonna start soon, Now, for sure."

[Adalzica]

Recreational nukes?

[Skyhooked]

"Sorry, but nope, except mini-nuke charges. Nukes kill thousands of innocents and irradiate and destroy valuable loot. We do have many ICBMs, but they are for MAD deterance."-Man-at-arms.

[Nouveau Quebecois]

From: Office of the Premier, Greater Montréal Region, New Québec.

Sent: November 2, 1995.
To: Skyhooked (Residence Undefined)

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Regards, Government of the Skyhooked, or appropriate representative.

Allow me to introduce myself as Adjutant-Commandant Vince D. Lagare of Quebec's finest. It is my honour and pride to be communicating with men who understand vice as much as I do. As an avid smoker and routine drinker, I am often ostracised by my colleagues, and I personally feel comfortable approaching Skyhooked with the following offer.

As of late, the Sûreté du Québec has been slow in development. Though it's historical roots go far back as the 1800s, our very recent Secessionist Incident has forced the organisation into massive reform, where yours truly takes the reigns. At least a division of it. The paramilitary has since grown from it's humble few thousand or so officers to just short of a million. That million is divided into a wide range of paramedics, firefighters, search & rescuemen, police officers, royal guards, airmen, seamen, and infantry soldiers.

I am personally responsible for overseeing the Special Forces division of that million, including espionage agents.

To waste not more of your time, I would like to reach out to the Skyhooked Militia with the offer of "joint-training exercises". Espionage agents have to be proficient in a wide variety of skills, from card-games, alcohol tolerance, drug tolerance, and an overall resistance to the many vices that admittedly flow through your nation with little to no regulation. Convincing my secretaries to fetch me such contraband in Quebec would be a near impossibility, let alone enough that it would be worthwhile, effective training for my agents, but if I were to send, say a team of a dozen or so to Skyhooked, where they won't be followed by even the bravest Quebecois Missionaries... Let's just say new doors open up for me.

Of course your own will be paid handsomely and highly for their services, provided my agents are allowed to bring home a few souvenirs for myself.

I am of high-enough rank that all communications you return to me will reach my desk directly. For our eyes only. I hope to hear from Skyhooked soon.

~ Adj-Commandant de SdQ, Vince D. Lagare.

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[Skyhooked]

Regards, Government of the Skyhooked, or appropriate representative.

Allow me to introduce myself as Adjutant-Commandant Vince D. Lagare of Quebec's finest. It is my honour and pride to be communicating with men who understand vice as much as I do. As an avid smoker and routine drinker, I am often ostracised by my colleagues, and I personally feel comfortable approaching Skyhooked with the following offer.

As of late, the Sûreté du Québec has been slow in development. Though it's historical roots go far back as the 1800s, our very recent Secessionist Incident has forced the organisation into massive reform, where yours truly takes the reigns. At least a division of it. The paramilitary has since grown from it's humble few thousand or so officers to just short of a million. That million is divided into a wide range of paramedics, firefighters, search & rescuemen, police officers, royal guards, airmen, seamen, and infantry soldiers.

I am personally responsible for overseeing the Special Forces division of that million, including espionage agents.

To waste not more of your time, I would like to reach out to the Skyhooked Militia with the offer of "joint-training exercises". Espionage agents have to be proficient in a wide variety of skills, from card-games, alcohol tolerance, drug tolerance, and an overall resistance to the many vices that admittedly flow through your nation with little to no regulation. Convincing my secretaries to fetch me such contraband in Quebec would be a near impossibility, let alone enough that it would be worthwhile, effective training for my agents, but if I were to send, say a team of a dozen or so to Skyhooked, where they won't be followed by even the bravest Quebecois Missionaries... Let's just say new doors open up for me.

Of course your own will be paid handsomely and highly for their services, provided my agents are allowed to bring home a few souvenirs for myself.

I am of high-enough rank that all communications you return to me will reach my desk directly. For our eyes only. I hope to hear from Skyhooked soon.

~ Adj-Commandant de SdQ, Vince D. Lagare.

From: Stan Dixon and Casey James
To: Adj-Commandant de SdQ, Vince D. Lagare.

"This is the offer, we would agree to. We are about to host the Grand Festival, so there will be no lack of sin and vices for your men to resist. This will be a gruelling training regimen of sin-resistance, so prepare yourselves. And if you indulge too much, remember - Whatever happened in Skyhooked stays in Skyhooked. And of course you can bring souvenirs back home! This is what Skyhooked is for."

[Skyhooked]

"Attention! Grand Festival will start in three days!"

[-Astoria]

[aside] 'I totally forgot I even signed up to ask. Not the right time for this, but alright, so long as you let me get back to my sandwich afterwards...'
[to mic] 'Right, so I always wanted to know - what's your government's view on us, given that we're rather different in terms of letting people smoke, and so on?'
[aside] 'This OK? Alright, thanks...'
- Toby Hudson, bystander

[Skyhooked]

"Totally restrictive gun control is a sacriliege for our people, as we were severely oppressed once and won their freedom with blood during the revolution. Guns are sacred, as means to defend freedom and lives. And cigars... not as sacred as guns, but banning them is out of question.

Still, despite all restrictions, Astoria is a decent and civilized place with nice people and culture. So let's better focus on good and think of Astoria as a friendly country. We can handpick several arguments to persuade ya' to relax some of restrictions a lil' bit after all."-Shawn Bjornson

[-Astoria]

"Totally restrictive gun control is a sacriliege for our people, as we were severely oppressed once and won their freedom with blood during the revolution. Guns are sacred, as means to defend freedom and lives. And cigars... not as sacred as guns, but banning them is out of question.

Still, despite all restrictions, Astoria is a decent and civilized place with nice people and culture. So let's better focus on good and think of Astoria as a friendly country. We can handpick several arguments to persuade ya' to relax some of restrictions a lil' bit after all."-Shawn Bjornson

[aside] 'What? They just replied? Blimey, that was bloody quick...'

[to mic] 'Right, so it's mostly gun control that's a bit of a sticking point, yeah? Well, 's far as I see it, what the government's doing is trying to increase overall safety levels; guns are bit of a no-no here. Especially after that horrific mass shooting in Maxtopia a decade back... I mean, 100 people dead at once... really does make you think about it, ne?

Anyway, just got a bit sentimental about it - anyways, speaking of which, ever wondered why the black market's nonexistent here? That's right - we use other options at hand, rather than just going in like madmen and pumping everyone with several hospitals' worth of bullets, y'know. Then again, it's not like our armed forces don't have guns - of course they do, man.

Also, wouldn't really call guns of all things "sacred", or made "to defend freedom and lives", but hey, that's just me. I'd like to hear what you've got to "persuade" us that outlawing dangerous weapons is in any way immoral and wrong.'

[aside] 'Right, let's see how long they take to answer...'

- Toby Hudson, bystander

[Skyhooked]

"Really? You banned guns in your country, because some idiot in some pisshole decided to go mass murder? He might murdered them with an illegal gun, he somehow managed to obtain. Maybe ya' gonna ban all sweets in Astoria, because some dude on the other side of the world ate so much of them, that he died? Of course ya' won't. So why ban guns instead of cultivating resposibility with them? Guns can save one's life or deter violence. Besides, most guns can't score that kill count. Even with assault rifle, one gotta be a masterful gunslinger to make even quarter of kills at once. Of course ya' don't have to legalize all of them at once, just relax some laws... slightly. For a start.

As for black market... we didn't get rid of it. Instead, we have strong and robust black market net, which we control, so we can circumvent any sanction and smuggle large amounts of weapons to insurgents in dictatorship countries, and spread our influence."-Shawn Bjornson.

[-Astoria]

Note: the following IC reply may or may not be rather in line with one's OOC views.

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"Really? You banned guns in your country, because some idiot in some pisshole decided to go mass murder? He might murdered them with an illegal gun, he somehow managed to obtain. Maybe ya' gonna ban all sweets in Astoria, because some dude on the other side of the world ate so much of them, that he died? Of course ya' won't. So why ban guns instead of cultivating resposibility with them? Guns can save one's life or deter violence. Besides, most guns can't score that kill count. Even with assault rifle, one gotta be a masterful gunslinger to make even quarter of kills at once. Of course ya' don't have to legalize all of them at once, just relax some laws... slightly. For a start.

As for black market... we didn't get rid of it. Instead, we have strong and robust black market net, which we control, so we can circumvent any sanction and smuggle large amounts of weapons to insurgents in dictatorship countries, and spread our influence."-Shawn Bjornson.

*laughs hysterically*

'Oh my... I can't even...'

*breathes deeply*

'Riiight... I dunno if any of you lads have got a map, 'cause really? That's how we're going to debate upon this? Really? Pulling out the old "oh, just because some idiot in some faraway land did it", 'cause for your information, this so-called "pisshole" happens to be right next to us - ever thought about that, mate? Also, you might wanna know that the gun that that sick man used wasn't illegal - he bought it legally.

Why did I mention that massacre, you might ask? Because over there, they really love their guns, so much so that there were absolutely zero regulations on them - even kids, for heck's sake - were allowed to use them!

And I'll tell you another thing - for the love of heck, would you please spare me with your playing of the crap "would you ban something not dangerous over something actually dangerous?" card? We didn't reach number one in global safety rankings for nothing, buddy. We actually did something about it - and if by doing so we restrict the market for lethal weaponry to police departments and the armed forces - then so be it! No fur off the nose for us!

And thanks to our high levels of safety and almost nonexistent levels of crime, sadly for you that means that it'd take one about a thousand years, metaphorically speaking, to find any black market within our borders - so, like it or not, it works, and I see no reason to change it.

Then again, if you wanna push for less gun restrictions, I'd suggest you turn to the defence minister. You can send him a letter, or something.

But remember, like it or not, guns ultimately do kill people, and that's that.'

- Toby Hudson, bystander

[Skyhooked]

"Well, for us Maxtopia isa faraway land, and I didn't have a map on my hands, when I answered, cuz I was in a brothel bed that time.

And yes indeed, guns do kill people. All by themselves... See that scar on my right shoulder? That's a buckshot scar, I got, when I was suddenly jumped by a dangerous wild shotgun, when I was... Ummm... releasin' the pressure near a tree. Yeah, it was a really wild shotgun, running around by itself, it growled at me and shot me to protect it's sawed off pups. Did ya' actually belive that? No? Then why do ya' belive, that guns kill people? Bullets do. But seriously, that's people, who kill people with guns. We do have guns unregulated, and I have never heared of 100 victim mass murders in good ol' Skyhooked.

And do ya' wanna keep the safety rating that high forever? If ya' do... then put all dudes in cryostasis. There ain't nothin' that would hurt them there. But of course, that would be a lil' bit boring. Ya' know, that we prefere doing things chaotic and zany way, and that won't change anytime soon.

And you do realize, that I said, that I wanna persuade ya' just to relax your restriction a lil' bit, that doesn't mean, lettin' guns go unregulated. Remember, that cops and soldiers, under the fancy clothing and badges are the same as your regular citizens. I do belive, that if your nation managed to keep it's rating of safety that high, then allowing citizens to get guns after passing numerous safety checks and exams, plus mental health examination won't hurt your ratings even a lil' bit.

And... if I tried to ban guns in Skyhooked, people would have me impeached the very same minute and I would have to obey their will."-Shawn Bjornson

[Zitravgrad]

"Long time no talk, Mr. Bjornson. You see we have been rather busy over here. But with me being my usual self, I shall forward you a meme."
*posts a meme*
"You see, uh, it's a joke poll asking which out of three main Zitravgradian leaders do you prefer the most. Your choices are the suave sociopathic dapper Premier, the oddly casual and cat-loving yet methodical Prime Minister and the hyper-religious but pacifist Grand Prince. Yes, it's a meme because no matter who you vote, they three are still our leaders. But pick one anyway. Of course, i voted the Premier, and not because he is my cousin or anything."
- Fyodor Alexeyevich Svaskov, Vice-Admiral of the Zitravgradian Navy

[Skyhooked]

"Well, well, well... I admit, that I wanna just vote all your triumvirate and then drink good ol' vodka with ya' all! Just to know all of ya' a lil' bit better and make several diplomatic interactions between Skyhooked and Zitravgrad. However, if ya' insist, that I pick only one of them... I'll go with Premier! I know him a little bit better, than the rest."-Shawn Bjornson

[Skyhooked]

"We may look like a bunch of teenagers, who are hanging out, while their parents are away, but we are actually more self-reliant and responsible dudes!"

[Saranidia]

“Would your militia ask some of it’s members to volunteer for officer training in Saranidia?* we wish to develop an alliance.”
- Lieutenant General Ahmed Al-Awaqir





We are a Muslim country but don’t force our religion on others.
Alcohol and cannabis are not prohibited by the government and the governments’ law on consensual non-commercial Zinah(adultery etc.) only applies to Muslims.
In addition members of minority religious beliefs such as Shia Islam, Christianity, the Refreshment Cult and Atheism are protected by law.

[Skyhooked]

“Would your militia ask some of it’s members to volunteer for officer training in Saranidia?* we wish to develop an alliance.”
- Lieutenant General Ahmed Al-Awaqir





We are a Muslim country but don’t force our religion on others.
Alcohol and cannabis are not prohibited by the government and the governments’ law on consensual non-commercial Zinah(adultery etc.) only applies to Muslims.
In addition members of minority religious beliefs such as Shia Islam, Christianity, the Refreshment Cult and Atheism are protected by law.

"They we gonna come and rock on your sandy soil! C'mon dudes, muslims wanna see our techniques of awesomeness! They are as effective as they are flashy! We, that buncha of 200 militia dudes, are volunteerin'! Where Los Lince Azul warband gonna have to deploy? We are willin' to exchange our styles anywhere! We appreciate your willingness to accept our lifestyle, so thanks for that! Oh, and our fellow militiamen from Foxstone "Metallic vigil" warband, and "La clique radical" from Petit Lyon gonna join ya' too!"-Militiamen commander.

[Catsfern]

Of all the guns in the world why did you chose the current one to be featured on your flag.

[Nouveau Quebecois]

From: Office of the Premier, Greater Montréal Region, New Québec.

Sent: December 2, XXXX.
To: Skyhooked (Undefined Address)

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Regards, Anarchic Leadership of Skyhooked.

It is well-known fact that the Quebecois love their culture, language, history, and tradition, but the nation and its people also understand that it is important to not be lost in the past when the world moves ever-forward in time. Our fine-taste and love for high-society living dates back to our historic roots with the Second Empire lifestyle under Napoleon III.

This year, planned since February of the same, our annual Bal Noël De Montréal, or in English, The Montreal Winter Ball, will be hosted in our refurbished National Assembly and Town Hall of the Old Montreal Region, with grand spectacles of entertainment and beautiful architecture to truly exemplify and capture the cultural and artistic integrity of Quebec.

Attached in this letter are all resolving details.

Please do consider this our formal invitation to the Skyhookedian. Our historic festival dating back to 1534 which has previously been a strictly Francophone event will now be gifted for two months to the social-elites and representatives of Skyhooked.

We hope to have you in Montreal. We are wholly confident the beauty and magesty of our city will capture Skyhookedian acclaim.

~ Premier of New Québec, Reverend Cédric Lésage.

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