Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God [OOC]

[Uan aa Boa]

Uan aa Boa, am I correct in saying that the journalist has arrived in Posteastan? Or has she boarded a plane somewhere else, on a flight bound to the country?

She can be there whenever you're ready for her. Are there any others?

[Caracasus]

Bugger. I knew I forgot something!

Kenmoria, if it helps you please go ahead and post. I am certain I posted about the laughing elephant not going so yeah if you are waiting for people please go ahead and assume Caracasusian journalists are there.

[Lux Pulchrae]

I know I was just busting balls at the commune but are showers actually communal too? What ISN'T first off cause that list might be shorter.
I really don't know how your society works. I'm just as lost as my characters. Plus they wouldn't dare leave their clothes to be washed in a country they can't trust, so the hamper issue isn't really a big one, but the intention is still there I suppose.

Also, they're leaving first thing in the morning, and if the IC calendar is somewhat in real time with ours, it's corresponding with the Catholic liturgical season of Lent, which means they would be fasting so breakfast wouldn't be an issue either.

[Caracasus]

Not given it any thought really but hang on...

Washing up is when you clean the pots, pans, cutlery etc. After a meal...

[Lux Pulchrae]

Well yeah, I get that. I'm just talking about showers.

[Caracasus]

Hm. Seems unlikely outside sports and gymnasiums to me. Like I said, I never really gave it that much thought.

It's interesting because I've always had the theme of culture shock for people visiting other countries from Caracasus and vice versa.

[Big Gunz Interweb]

Hello I'd be interested to participate in this thread but I'm a newbie would you guys be okay with that? I saw respected National and International Roleplaying writers like Allanea and Caracasus and I'm scared if I'll not be as good as them I want to participate because they're posting here

[Allanea]

To be clear, as I understand, this RP is actually intended for new roleplayers.

My presence here is less important, ICly, than the outsized presence of my posts may make it appear.

[Posteastan]

I'm going to need a quick recap of what's happened so my rewrite post is caught up to speed with all the crazy stuff that has happened so far. Because this is going really fast.

Can someone take care of that? I can't. There are also some summaries up already a few pages back.

Ideally what you need is not frigates but some manner of armored PT boats. Just saying.

I suppose I could get a few of these Gepards.

Yes, agreed. They work. Sending military without the approval of those controling the ports would also be an invasion.

Oh no, just wondering where'd he'd been. Haven't seen him in a while, maybe at the end of a bottle or something. You know what? The Royalist administration is stretched super thin, they're either out of the country or held up somewhere else. We might try and beat the 'government' at their own game and throw our hat in the election, even though it might be extremely rigged by both Tavitian and Telinburg regimes

That's good. I somehow missed it. You want your own elections? You can rig them all you want the only problem would be to invite people to monitor the elections than it would be a bit more difficult. If the Royalists want to participate in the People's Chamber elections that's something different. Or elections in Telinburg and Leozina?

Hello I'd be interested to participate in this thread but I'm a newbie would you guys be okay with that? I saw respected National and International Roleplaying writers like Allanea and Caracasus and I'm scared if I'll not be as good as them I want to participate because they're posting here

That is what the RP is for. You are more than welcome to participate.

Noodles

Sure, why not. I am going to put up something for you. If you want to open restaurants, why not. Just go ahead.

[Shwe Tu Colony]

Sure, why not. I am going to put up something for you. If you want to open restaurants, why not. Just go ahead.

Really now? Didn't expect the restaurant idea to be taken that seriously but if we can find a way to make it reasonable I'll work with it. That said, it'll just be one restaurant.

[Caracasus]

I'm going to need a quick recap of what's happened so my rewrite post is caught up to speed with all the crazy stuff that has happened so far. Because this is going really fast.

The last bit was where you were going to bomb the guard but didn't, right? Okay, will try to fill you in.

1.Kaljaran navy and IDS - a security company hired by Construction Enterprises threatened nuclear war, causing the Boani naval vessels to stand aside and let them land.

2. Çonstruction enterprises is holding a press conference.

3. Kielersmoor is currently experiencing a general strike as protestors clash with government on the government's handling of aid and dual use supplies in Posteasten.

4. The battle between the Syndicate and Alleana contines to be viscios and brutal.

5. Cat herders united has found itself torn between pro Kolvce sepratists and volunteers and others. However they continue to support the sepratists with material supplies and volunteers.

6. The two main royalist factions continue to provide material and expertise to the royalists.

7. Various factions in Posteastan (sorry, don't have space for the precise details though would suggest that anything Posteastan posts is absolutely required reading if you want to catch up) have consolidated power, made alliances with each other and started imprisoning people en masse.

[Allanea]

Correction: the war between the Syndicate and Allanea is briefly slowing down, mostly because - and Posteastan can confirm this or deny this if I am misunderstanding something - the Allaneans are running into the problem that they've blown up anything that could be feasibly targeted with their bombs and missiles within the boundaries of their military policy (i.e. the various Syndicate yachts/corvettes/armored vehicles/a large proportion of the command facilities). In addition some of the factions have asked us to stop the bombings and we've agreed.

It's not that there's not going to be more violence, yes there will be violence, but it'll momentarily be less explodey violence and more shooty-stabby-poisoney violence]

[Perhaps the bombings will commence again once the situation clears up. Who knows! ]

[Big Gunz Interweb]

That is what the RP is for. You are more than welcome to participate.

Oh OK thanks :D

My presence here is less important, ICly, than the outsized presence of my posts may make it appear.

Your nation is amazingly scary I want to buy some guns from your Export agency later we don't do slave or trafficking

[Caracasus]

Correction: the war between the Syndicate and Allanea is briefly slowing down, mostly because - and Posteastan can confirm this or deny this if I am misunderstanding something - the Allaneans are running into the problem that they've blown up anything that could be feasibly targeted with their bombs and missiles within the boundaries of their military policy (i.e. the various Syndicate yachts/corvettes/armored vehicles/a large proportion of the command facilities). In addition some of the factions have asked us to stop the bombings and we've agreed.

It's not that there's not going to be more violence, yes there will be violence, but it'll momentarily be less explodey violence and more shooty-stabby-poisoney violence]

[Perhaps the bombings will commence again once the situation clears up. Who knows! ]

Yeah course, cheers for the clarification! Was on mobile.

That is what the RP is for. You are more than welcome to participate.

Oh OK thanks :D

My presence here is less important, ICly, than the outsized presence of my posts may make it appear.

Your nation is amazingly scary I want to buy some guns from your Export agency later we don't do slave or trafficking

Sorry, would have replied sooner to your first question. Please don't be put off by me or anyone else. This is an RP that is broadly open to all. If you're stuck with where to start, I'd advise coming up with one character. They don't even have to be involved - you could for instance play the part of a nation interested in, but not involved with, the conflict and produce media reports on it. That'd be an interesting perspective that's been slightly lacking (aside from Rivenland's latest post) so far.

[Big Gunz Interweb]

Sorry, would have replied sooner to your first question. Please don't be put off by me or anyone else. This is an RP that is broadly open to all. If you're stuck with where to start, I'd advise coming up with one character. They don't even have to be involved - you could for instance play the part of a nation interested in, but not involved with, the conflict and produce media reports on it. That'd be an interesting perspective that's been slightly lacking (aside from Rivenland's latest post) so far.

Oh OK thanks Issues Editor character RP is our favorite yes we will start with one character

[Caracasus]

Sorry, would have replied sooner to your first question. Please don't be put off by me or anyone else. This is an RP that is broadly open to all. If you're stuck with where to start, I'd advise coming up with one character. They don't even have to be involved - you could for instance play the part of a nation interested in, but not involved with, the conflict and produce media reports on it. That'd be an interesting perspective that's been slightly lacking (aside from Rivenland's latest post) so far.

Oh OK thanks Issues Editor character RP is our favorite yes we will start with one character

Cool. There's always the OOC to help flesh things out.

Also, the issue editor thing only works on the got issues forum. I'm as in the dark as everyone else in this neck of the woods!

[Big Gunz Interweb]

Oh OK thanks Issues Editor character RP is our favorite yes we will start with one character

Cool. There's always the OOC to help flesh things out.

Also, the issue editor thing only works on the got issues forum. I'm as in the dark as everyone else in this neck of the woods!

Oh OK thanks :)

[Caracasus]

Eh. Maybe I should have sent the Laughing Elephant. I find writing their stuff funnier.

[Rivienland]

Also, unless I missed it, does Sir Alexandru have children? I would assume this would be an important factor, because, at least from my perspective, why would anyone support an aging claimant, who has no children, to rebuild a monarchy. Unless some nations have the idea of pulling an European strategy, and installing a different monarch to the throne eventually...

[Caracasus]

Posteastan, if you haven't given any thought to any royal children yet (because let's face it you can't think of everything) I reckon there should be roughly as many royal children as there are nations backing the royalists... maybe one less...

Just thinking in terms of adding new possibilities and drama.

[Lux Pulchrae]

Correction for the Villi personnel, there are actually four assigned security guards, making the crew at the island six in total.

Also now I got to stop and think of where to start first. Sir Alexander, the Nationalists warning, the Kolvce problem, etc. making it worse going to Villi, hindering administration.

Also, unless I missed it, does Sir Alexandru have children? I would assume this would be an important factor, because, at least from my perspective, why would anyone support an aging claimant, who has no children, to rebuild a monarchy. Unless some nations have the idea of pulling an European strategy, and installing a different monarch to the throne eventually...

Posteastan, if you haven't given any thought to any royal children yet (because let's face it you can't think of everything) I reckon there should be roughly as many royal children as there are nations backing the royalists... maybe one less...

Just thinking in terms of adding new possibilities and drama.

This whole "Royal children" was one of my next subplots coming up lol. Looks like we all got a similar idea.

>Royalists wants totalitarian control with no freedoms.
Who ever said this? Nothing but propaganda, it's even been compromised that the monarchy would be constitutional so working things out with either pseudo-government(most likely Telinburg) would be in the realm of possibilities. People seem to be overlooking the monarchist aspect of Lux Pulchrae and only focus on its fascism.

AND THERE ARE NO DEATH CAMPS. NEVER STATED BY ANYONE ANYWHERE. I mean I'd get it if it was anti-royalist propaganda but does anyone actually believe this?

POST: Also, how many forces would you estimate the militias have? Because the detachment to Lux Pulchrae was 500 soldiers plus some maintenance, medical, and clerical personnel. I'm sure able some bodies men can be conscripted along with the Moralists that surrendered, how much would you figure from them?

Maybe my king should pay a visit again

[Caracasus]

You can't beat a good old game of 'assassinate the heirs to the throne that you don't like'

[Rivienland]

Pull off the Red Wedding pt 2 except this time the red is symbolic of a communist plot

And the original plan might have been to marry someone to the heir of Posteastan because diplomatic marriages are always fun!

EDIT: Also, I believe Posteastan already posted the same narrative, World Capitalist Confederation.

[Uan aa Boa]

AND THERE ARE NO DEATH CAMPS. NEVER STATED BY ANYONE ANYWHERE. I mean I'd get it if it was anti-royalist propaganda but does anyone actually believe this?

Towards a New Order

Rain beat down hard on the compound, running through gutters and pooling where the large, concrete tank traps had been placed. It washed through the grime and grit of the brickwork, eating away further at already crumbling mortar. Even as far away as they were from the chemical dumps and permanent refuse fires of the forgotten North, the rain was taking its toll on the facades and limestone cladding of the buildings. A construction barely six decades old looked to be nearer two hundred.

The newly equipped royal forces had a grim task in front of them, though there was no doubting the authenticity of the lists handed down to them. Each testimonial, each record of evidence carried with it Balan or Valaska's personal stamp of approval. Shivering in their greatcoats they marched out to the waiting trucks.

Four to a truck, each truck could carry twenty or so in the back. The handles inside that would allow people to open the vehicle had been sheared off and great chains clanked against the door. Spot welded to the roof of the truck hung chains. From these, the suspects would be manacled.

They passed over the suburbs of the city like angels of death. The same scene to be repeated again and again in towns and villages across Royalist controlled territory. Here was a man whose house contained communist literature. There was a woman who had tried to agitate fellow workers into strike action. A teacher, a lawyer. Both suspected by colleges of harboring Bolshevik thought.

The strangest sign they had come across had been reports that secret Ninedayist cells communicated with one another by use of elephant statues placed at various vantage points in windows. Before today, the royal forces had no idea how many Ninedayists there were in the country. It seemed that almost every house in six had a statue of an elephant or two on some streets. The offenders were duly arrested and placed in the trucks.

Doors began to slam shut on streets when the trucks were spotted, children dropped their games and ran for the dubious safety of their homes. Occasionally someone would resist, though not as often as had been expected. Usually a swift application of force was enough to subdue the suspect. The soldiers rarely had to use their guns but orders were orders and those who resisted got two in the back of the neck right in front of their houses.

They didn't ask, because people in their position never do, exactly where the end destination for the suspects was. All they knew was that once the suspects were arrested, they were to deliver them to the nearest precinct. From there it was simplicity itself to hose down the back of the truck and drive out once more. They had orders, they had lists, and they had jobs to do.

Pula was being absolutely straight up with your guys.

[Lux Pulchrae]

A precinct is not a death camp though, it's just detainment. No one's is mass murdering these people or creating big over exaggerated death machines ala Auschwitz