Republic of Penguinian Astronautia wrote:President Wells entered his office in the floating city of Atlantis, 10 miles of Tokyo bay. His computer displayed a multitude of work for the day. "H-bomb this, H-bomb that," he muttered. When will the madness ever end? Ah, the day's work. Defense minister Admiral Yamada was waiting in the meeting room. "We recommend some sort of action to gain control of New Guinea. Perhaps we could work out some sort of diplomatic agreement. Some sort of trade." "I would suggest the creation of an embassy in Caleon, perhaps then we can work out an agreement." said the Minister of State.
"Of course, said Wells. In the mean time, let us deploy the Borneo Battleship group, to show our vigilance in the region. Perhaps we should prepare defenses In Eastern Indonesia. We don't want them to take it the wrong way."
"Well then, we will proceed as you suggest," remarked Yamada.
"What do you recommend about the H-bomb fiasco?" asked the minister of peace.
"Just make a standard don't destroy the world remark at a press conference. That should cover it."
And that was that. The PR chief contacted him as he watched over political motions and reviewed launches returning from Shackleton and Aristarchus base. All was going well in space, the L5 base and its naval yards under construction, LEO gateway opening for business next year. The corporate people even wanted him to make and apperance there, for the first West Pacific Mars Mission in 2031. Maybe he would. For now, there were a few new steps to the strategic plan. To open, there was a plan for a tour that would head to America and Iran, pitching Pacific help building the border wall, a bridge over the Long Island sound, new programs to widen harbors,and, of course, finally building bridges over the strait of Hormuz, and the bridge to Qatar from Arabia,in addition to new initiatives pushing harbor improvements, and the SC maglev. What time to be alive.
OOC: Reminder that New Guinea is under jurisdiction of Michael Waltrip, which is an autonomous region that controls itself diplomatically in anything pertaining exclusively to them. In this case, you'd be wanting to talk to them.