NationStates

Kenmoria wrote: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?

Union of Albandrite Socialist Republics wrote: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.

Cat-Herders United wrote:

Allanea wrote: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.

Lux Pulchrae wrote: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

Big Gunz Interweb wrote: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

Shwe Tu Colony wrote:Noodles

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

Union of Albandrite Socialist Republics wrote: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.

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

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

Allanea wrote: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 wrote:

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

Oh OK thanks :D

Allanea wrote: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 wrote: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 wrote:

Caracasus wrote: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 wrote:

Big Gunz Interweb wrote: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!

Rivienland wrote: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 wrote: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 wrote: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?

Posteastan wrote: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.