2020 A Brave New World (OPEN, OOC/Sign-Up/Reboot)

[Jordslag]

I dunno what to write. Nothing much to do as Greece and Jordan... Sell weapons to people maybe, but nobody wants my Arabic weapons...

Scientific/economic/cultural advancement? World Cup of some sport? Greek film star goes on cocaine-fueled rampage in Salonika?

First of all, a World Cup would be a very bad idea. The last major sporting event Greece held, the Olympics, cost the country about 12 million dollars. Doing that would realistically cause massive protests. Also, I think I could do the first one for Jordan, but to make it long enough to meet RP standards, I would have to have a weapons Sale too.

[Rephesus]

India will host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Mumbai.

[Mailam]

India will host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Mumbai.

According to real life, it should be Japan in Tokyo.

[Jordslag]

SOMEBODY! PLEASE! BUY MY ARABIAN WEAPONS! THEY ARE AWESOME!

[Rephesus]

India will host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Mumbai.

According to real life, it should be Japan in Tokyo.

They already did the bid? Damn.

Anyway, I don't think the Japan player will have an issue with it, but if he does we can work it out.

[Cymrea]

A few semi-IC notes to my fellow players:

- The U.S. will not be sharing or selling the F-22. The F-35 will be made available on a case by case basis, but Canada, the UK, Israel, and Japan may consider themselves as buyers. South Korea may also be included, to be determined.
- American drones of every kind will be treated in the same way as the F-35.
- No American technologies produced after 2015 are permitted to other nations without explicit consent.
- No American equipment is permitted to other nations unless they have been sold/acquired in RL. Everything else can be negotiated on a case by case basis. This includes Vietnam's carrier (we'll talk).

That should cover it for now.

I am back.
So, in the old one, I negotiated with Zatak for the carrier for 2.5 billion, with upgrades and repairs to make it seaworthy.

If you'll but peek at my first IC post...

Also! I have added the American diplomatic stances to each nation in this RP. Yours can be found by clicking the link in my signature and scrolling down to the Department of State. I have assumed no pre-existing alliances as of yet. I didn't want to presume for your nations.

[Jordslag]

I am back.
So, in the old one, I negotiated with Zatak for the carrier for 2.5 billion, with upgrades and repairs to make it seaworthy.

If you'll but peek at my first IC post...

Also! I have added the American diplomatic stances to each nation in this RP. Yours can be found by clicking the link in my signature and scrolling down to the Department of State. I have assumed no pre-existing alliances as of yet. I didn't want to presume for your nations.

Wait, why is Jordan only Cordial? Jordan is, like THE friendliest Arabic country to the west in all areas except trade. Jordan and Britain are great friends, especially after the Arab-Israeli wars stopped, and America is the country with the fourth Friendliest relations to Jordan. Because of this, the Arabian League has repeatedly tried to kick Jordan out, but Iraq and Yemen won't allow this. So, yeah. I think you should put it in Blue.

[Toishima]

That was some worrying downtime.

What was this about India trying to steal our Olympic hosting? >__>

How about n o p e

[Marsisian]

What the heck happened?

[Cymrea]

Wait, why is Jordan only Cordial? Jordan is, like THE friendliest Arabic country to the west in all areas except trade. Jordan and Britain are great friends, especially after the Arab-Israeli wars stopped, and America is the country with the fourth Friendliest relations to Jordan. Because of this, the Arabian League has repeatedly tried to kick Jordan out, but Iraq and Yemen won't allow this. So, yeah. I think you should put it in Blue.

That's real life. This is an RP. Your opinion is always welcome, but I will decide what my nations diplomatic stances are. Unless you'd like me to tell you how to run your country?

[Ptolemais]

Alright, just got home from work, what have I missed? Posting is happening first thing tomorrow, too tired tonight, just give a rundown of anything that has happened.

[Marsisian]

If you'll but peek at my first IC post...

Also! I have added the American diplomatic stances to each nation in this RP. Yours can be found by clicking the link in my signature and scrolling down to the Department of State. I have assumed no pre-existing alliances as of yet. I didn't want to presume for your nations.

Wait, why is Jordan only Cordial? Jordan is, like THE friendliest Arabic country to the west in all areas except trade. Jordan and Britain are great friends, especially after the Arab-Israeli wars stopped, and America is the country with the fourth Friendliest relations to Jordan. Because of this, the Arabian League has repeatedly tried to kick Jordan out, but Iraq and Yemen won't allow this. So, yeah. I think you should put it in Blue.

I completely agree with this.

[Cymrea]

Wait, why is Jordan only Cordial? Jordan is, like THE friendliest Arabic country to the west in all areas except trade. Jordan and Britain are great friends, especially after the Arab-Israeli wars stopped, and America is the country with the fourth Friendliest relations to Jordan. Because of this, the Arabian League has repeatedly tried to kick Jordan out, but Iraq and Yemen won't allow this. So, yeah. I think you should put it in Blue.

I completely agree with this.

Neat. Your opinion is noted. I will, however, continue determining my nation's diplomatic stances on my own, cheers and thanks.

[Cymrea]

Alright, just got home from work, what have I missed? Posting is happening first thing tomorrow, too tired tonight, just give a rundown of anything that has happened.

Honestly, not a lot. For some reason I was unable to access NationStates at all from like 1PM Pacific time, until about 11PM. No idea why or if others experienced something similar.

[Marsisian]

I completely agree with this.

Neat. Your opinion is noted. I will, however, continue determining my nation's diplomatic stances on my own, cheers and thanks.

Mm-hmm.... Was a smiley really needed there?

[Cymrea]

Neat. Your opinion is noted. I will, however, continue determining my nation's diplomatic stances on my own, cheers and thanks.

Mm-hmm....

In answer to your response before you edited it: the opinion required as much a response as it did being stated in the first place. I will reiterate that Jordslag's original assertion is based in real-world politics. And this - you may have noticed - is alternate history. The two will not always line up.

EDIT: I utilise smileys to indicate tone, since text conveys almost no nuance whatsoever. Particularly when I wish to indicate that I'm not angry or yelling or taking personal offence. Sometimes folks like to be reassured that the other person isn't taking things the wrong way.

[Marsisian]

Mm-hmm....

In answer to your response before you edited it: the opinion required as much a response as it did being stated in the first place. I will reiterate that Jordslag's original assertion is based in real-world politics. And this - you may have noticed - is alternate history. The two will not always line up.

Yep....

[Cymrea]

In answer to your response before you edited it: the opinion required as much a response as it did being stated in the first place. I will reiterate that Jordslag's original assertion is based in real-world politics. And this - you may have noticed - is alternate history. The two will not always line up.

Yep....

So you raise a question about the necessity of smileys, but make semantically null responses?

[Marsisian]

Yep....

So you raise a question about the necessity of smileys, but make semantically null responses?

My attention is focused elsewhere. And I would prefer it if a response was not given to this post.

[Ptolemais]

My attention is focused elsewhere. And I would prefer it if a response was not given to this post.

*responding intensifies*

[Cymrea]

So you raise a question about the necessity of smileys, but make semantically null responses?

My attention is focused elsewhere. And I would prefer it if a response was not given to this post.

Your preference is noted. But you don't get to make that choice for me either. If you don't want a response, you might consider not making a statement that provokes one.

[Marsisian]

My attention is focused elsewhere. And I would prefer it if a response was not given to this post.

Your preference is noted. But you don't get to make that choice for me either. If you don't want a response, you might consider not making a statement that provokes one.

Okay.

[Cymrea]

Your preference is noted. But you don't get to make that choice for me either. If you don't want a response, you might consider not making a statement that provokes one.

Okay.

Good. Moving on. I haven't been able to determine if NATO is a thing in this RP or not. Do you happen to know offhand? Or has alt-history rendered it one of those things affected by our butterfly effect?

[Marsisian]

Okay.

Good. Moving on. I haven't been able to determine if NATO is a thing in this RP or not. Do you happen to know offhand? Or has alt-history rendered it one of those things affected by our butterfly effect?

I don't know for sure, however, I do think it's the second option.

[Toishima]

NS was hit by a DDoS. It seems to be fine now.