Nachmere wrote:Asucki wrote:Ailtrain shook the king's hand and exchanged a pleasant smile with the queen and princess. "I must say that I'm happy to be here as well. You have a beautiful country, with, if I might add, equally beautiful food and drink. The weather could certainly be better, but it is summer, not much can be done about that. Regardless, I look forward to seeing our Third Company in action. We are a people very proud of our military, and our parade troops represent generations of tradition and quality..."
Before the ambassador could begin a longwinded spiel about the Asuckian military, one of the Junior Ambassadors tapped him on the shoulder and whispered something in his ear. Ailtrain's eyes widened just a bit and he jolted up. "Of course! How could I forget," he exclaimed, half to the other Asuckian and half to the king. Turning his attention fully towards the king, he continued. "The Asuckian government has seen fit to send us with a gift for His Majesty. I think you'll enjoy it very much." The leader of the delegation motioned to the others, who brought forth a wooden display box.
The box was made with a great degree of craftsmanship; the wood had been sanded down to the point where it was soft and smooth to the touch, the glass face was solid and comfortably set, and the inside was lined with cushioned red cloth. Inside was a bolt action rifle. Its barrel and Mauser-style action had been polished to be nearly reflective, and the wooden furniture had been treated with oil for a smooth, shiny finish. A rectangular brass plate on the buttstock read "Presented to His Royal Majesty David Kashat II, King of Nachmere, in the Year of our Lord 2022 in celebration of his 25 years of faithful leadership"
Having completed his task, Ailtrain smiled once more and spoke to the king again. "It's been a pleasure meeting you. I hope to speak more about our countries, food, and a great deal of other things in the future, but right now," he swiveled his head to look around at the diverse group of ambassadors and delegates from nations across the world, "I'd like to introduce myself to some of the others while we're all still together. Might not be able to find any of these folks again once the parade starts."
"This is an exquisite looking rifle. I am very happy to receive a weapon from you, it is a sign of true friendship. I have my own gift for you but for logistics purposes it was a bit unfeasible to bring gifts for so many delegates to the parade grounds. I can hardly wait for the reception, and I am sure the food and drink will be to your liking! Now enjoy the parade and try not to work too hard..."Lauzanne wrote:Nataliya Vantcheva had one leg crossed over the other, tapping her foot in time to an imaginary tune as the vehicle moved past a crowd of people towards the venue.
"Certainly beats my earlier assignment." Nataliya commented to the other passenger, Mister Illiesci.
"Well, I suppose working with your organisation has it's ups and downs. Remember, no fooling around."
"No fooling around, no snooping. Turn up for the nice party, watch the parade, check out some boats, leave." Nataliya replied, the vehicle coming to a halt as the pair left the black sedan.
Vasya Illiesci was a man of middle age and fair skin, dressed in an impeccable navy blue suit with a golden tie, his sense of dress as sharp as his features as he stood a full head above the lady accompanying him for the day. As if to contrast him, Nataliya was dressed in a soldier's attire, the breast of her green dress shirt adorned with two medals. On her shoulders were a single gold star, indicative of her rank as a Maior. The pants she wore were blue, a striking piece of attire with a white stripe down the side. She donned her large peaked cap when she left the vehicle, moving up to greet the King before the other vehicle arrived. The pair were the first to approach the King after the others had left, Nataliya saluting the man first, followed by Illiesci offering a hand to shake with both the King and Queen.
"Greetings, King David. This is my company for the day, Maior Vantcheva. How have you been on this fine day?"
The King smiled an amused and friendly smile. After half an hour of polished diplomats using correct language, the direct (if somewhat brash) address of "King David" was endearing. Not every country had a tradition of monarchy, and the King could tell from the tone and expression no offense was meant. Lauzanne and Nachmere had good economic ties at the highest levels of the military industrial complex after all.
" Mister...Illiesci! How nice to meet you! And Major Vantecheva, you as well. Did you know we will be parading the Sea Guardian system today? My Admirals are quite pleased with it, the Prime Minister told me they intend to order more, perhaps even the Army...In any case such things can be discussed with you by people more in the know than I. Please enjoy your stay in Nachmere."Imperial Haiti wrote:"No problem, says the Emperor, me neither. Yes, I get the thing, it is nice to see how everything has evolved from feudalism to busniess, isn't it? I will, with much pleasure, will you please go hunting with me, my lady? Yeah, I agree, shooting animals just for fun is something barbaric in my opinion. Now, changing topics, as you already know, there is a reception after the parade, so, would you please be so kind so to attend it with me? I really enjoy your company, and your beauty iluminates my day, and I would love to dance with you, says the emperor, kissing her hand again"
Aziza was not actually invited to the reception. Actually her mother was supposed to go with her father. But hey, why not? She has only been to the rose palace half a dozen times her whole life, and going as the date for an emperor seemed like an interesting time.
"His Majesty I will be happy to accompany you, certainly."
Great!-says the emperor in a cheerful way, so now, could you tell me a bit about yourself? He can't stop looking at her, it has really been, at least for him, love at first sight, however, he thinks he must behave himself like an emperor, and while he keeps greeting other arrivals and looking at the parade units ready to go, he thinks, however, that being used to hear people talking about him because politics or economy, it will be a nice change for him to hear people talking about him due to something that could make him as happy as he has ever been in life. Then, he looks to Aziza again and tells her, if you ever become my empress, will you be agree with having to choose a royal name, which by the way, would have to be in French, due to it being one of our two official language and the language of the Imperial Court and the elite/educated people? You, on the other hand, will have to learn Haitian Creole too, because even if people knows French and speaks its fluently, Haitian Creole, which is based on French, is the most spoken first language.