[OOC] [No More Signups] MT / PMT Tensions in Kostane

[Azmeny]

So do I understand that correctly, the Azmen ship is empty?

Yup, just one man left. The captain himself. He made sure everyone else got off.

[Eusan Federation]

This is honestly a surprise win for the ISD and the EF too. I expected this to go long, truly. Instead the EF got their reputation as peacekeepers, and increased popularity within another ISD nation. Literally everything they could’ve asked for. No permanent losses to troops either, certainly some injuries but nothing some repairs can’t fix.

[Azmeny]

This is honestly a surprise win for the ISD and the EF too. I expected this to go long, truly. Instead the EF got their reputation as peacekeepers, and increased popularity within another ISD nation. Literally everything they could’ve asked for. No permanent losses to troops either, certainly some injuries but nothing some repairs can’t fix.

Have to hand it to ya, you’ve done well. Both in winning this and also pressing for reform anyway. Continue this and you, not I will be an NS superpower.

[Kostane]

This is honestly a surprise win for the ISD and the EF too. I expected this to go long, truly. Instead the EF got their reputation as peacekeepers, and increased popularity within another ISD nation. Literally everything they could’ve asked for. No permanent losses to troops either, certainly some injuries but nothing some repairs can’t fix.

Have to hand it to ya, you’ve done well. Both in winning this and also pressing for reform anyway. Continue this and you, not I will be an NS superpower.

Of course, actually peace negotiations may be a bit difficult here.

[Eusan Federation]

Have to hand it to ya, you’ve done well. Both in winning this and also pressing for reform anyway. Continue this and you, not I will be an NS superpower.

Of course, actually peace negotiations may be a bit difficult here.

Naturally. How many positions in Kostane are elected, in the lower levels of government? Roughly speaking.

[Arakhkhar]

This is honestly a surprise win for the ISD and the EF too. I expected this to go long, truly. Instead the EF got their reputation as peacekeepers, and increased popularity within another ISD nation. Literally everything they could’ve asked for. No permanent losses to troops either, certainly some injuries but nothing some repairs can’t fix.

Old Order Status:
In shambles!

[Azmeny]

This is honestly a surprise win for the ISD and the EF too. I expected this to go long, truly. Instead the EF got their reputation as peacekeepers, and increased popularity within another ISD nation. Literally everything they could’ve asked for. No permanent losses to troops either, certainly some injuries but nothing some repairs can’t fix.

Old Order Status:
In shambles!

Old Order Azmeny Status:
In shambles!

Seriously, feel free to delete my country from existence if y’all want. I don’t care anymore. If you sanction me to the Stone Age, I accept. If you invade, I’m fine if the CSL isn’t involved. I don’t want to have others hurt for my actions.

[Kostane]

Of course, actually peace negotiations may be a bit difficult here.

Naturally. How many positions in Kostane are elected, in the lower levels of government? Roughly speaking.

Each city has local representation and regions have governors, but this is all a technicality. Admiral James Port is technically just one of three High Officers who was elected just before the civil war. The other two radicalized in the civil war, while Port led a neutrality front that eventually united Kostane. Since then elections have not been held, so Port has seized absolute power. Port serves a 10-year term as a high officer, and declared a permanent state of emergency that authorizes him to have direct control over the entirety of the nation.
Relevant documents:
See section IV
See the High Officer Elections

[Arakhkhar]

Old Order Status:
In shambles!

Old Order Azmeny Status:
In shambles!

Seriously, feel free to delete my country from existence if y’all want. I don’t care anymore. If you sanction me to the Stone Age, I accept. If you invade, I’m fine if the CSL isn’t involved. I don’t want to have others hurt for my actions.

Eh. I wouldn't really like to do that, though. Your presence on NS is a net gain.

[Eusan Federation]

Old Order Status:
In shambles!

Old Order Azmeny Status:
In shambles!

Seriously, feel free to delete my country from existence if y’all want. I don’t care anymore. If you sanction me to the Stone Age, I accept. If you invade, I’m fine if the CSL isn’t involved. I don’t want to have others hurt for my actions.

We’ll see what happens. The EF is against invading, while Derez is in favor of it. That’s what I can say about my nations.

[Kostane]

Old Order Azmeny Status:
In shambles!

Seriously, feel free to delete my country from existence if y’all want. I don’t care anymore. If you sanction me to the Stone Age, I accept. If you invade, I’m fine if the CSL isn’t involved. I don’t want to have others hurt for my actions.

We’ll see what happens. The EF is against invading, while Derez is in favor of it. That’s what I can say about my nations.

I wouldn’t want to delete any of my enemies. I always need a rival in order to increase military spending.

If that rival is broke though, I can still create a figure of a rival.

[Eusan Federation]

Naturally. How many positions in Kostane are elected, in the lower levels of government? Roughly speaking.

Each city has local representation and regions have governors, but this is all a technicality. Admiral James Port is technically just one of three High Officers who was elected just before the civil war. The other two radicalized in the civil war, while Port led a neutrality front that eventually united Kostane. Since then elections have not been held, so Port has seized absolute power. Port serves a 10-year term as a high officer, and declared a permanent state of emergency that authorizes him to have direct control over the entirety of the nation.
Relevant documents:
See section IV

See the High Officer Elections

So it’s actually a lot like the EF in terms of regional authority. Which means the EF may press for moderate restoration of power to more regional authorities. Anocracy go brrrrr

[Azmeny]

Old Order Azmeny Status:
In shambles!

Seriously, feel free to delete my country from existence if y’all want. I don’t care anymore. If you sanction me to the Stone Age, I accept. If you invade, I’m fine if the CSL isn’t involved. I don’t want to have others hurt for my actions.

Eh. I wouldn't really like to do that, though. Your presence on NS is a net gain.

Well, no. I personally feel with a lot of these wars, where the CSL has been involved all I’ve done is deter new players joining, by defeating countries and just not being very nice. You, with the ISD and its promise of non interference actually have done something good. You’ve looked out for the “little guys” of NS, who would otherwise be left at the mercy of bigger players.

All I’ve done is bully and intimidate people while running away from any fight with a near-peer adversary.

[The Daeva]

Eh. I wouldn't really like to do that, though. Your presence on NS is a net gain.

Well, no. I personally feel with a lot of these wars, where the CSL has been involved all I’ve done is deter new players joining, by defeating countries and just not being very nice. You, with the ISD and its promise of non interference actually have done something good. You’ve looked out for the “little guys” of NS, who would otherwise be left at the mercy of bigger players.

All I’ve done is bully and intimidate people while running away from any fight with a near-peer adversary.

I disagree with that. Most interventions aren’t your fault, to be honest.

[Kostane]

Eh. I wouldn't really like to do that, though. Your presence on NS is a net gain.

Well, no. I personally feel with a lot of these wars, where the CSL has been involved all I’ve done is deter new players joining, by defeating countries and just not being very nice. You, with the ISD and its promise of non interference actually have done something good. You’ve looked out for the “little guys” of NS, who would otherwise be left at the mercy of bigger players.

All I’ve done is bully and intimidate people while running away from any fight with a near-peer adversary.

That’s all any alliance every does. The difference is that the ISD and such have no real commitment to values besides their own defense, so any sort of person saying “they’re imperialist” would be like “well… yeah, so?”

[Eusan Federation]

Eh. I wouldn't really like to do that, though. Your presence on NS is a net gain.

Well, no. I personally feel with a lot of these wars, where the CSL has been involved all I’ve done is deter new players joining, by defeating countries and just not being very nice. You, with the ISD and its promise of non interference actually have done something good. You’ve looked out for the “little guys” of NS, who would otherwise be left at the mercy of bigger players.

All I’ve done is bully and intimidate people while running away from any fight with a near-peer adversary.

For real though, at least about your point of the ISD. Got me into NS, and the EF is already becoming relevant after its first war. Seriously appreciate Volkovograd, Arakhkar, and all the other ISD members.

[The Daeva]

Well, no. I personally feel with a lot of these wars, where the CSL has been involved all I’ve done is deter new players joining, by defeating countries and just not being very nice. You, with the ISD and its promise of non interference actually have done something good. You’ve looked out for the “little guys” of NS, who would otherwise be left at the mercy of bigger players.

All I’ve done is bully and intimidate people while running away from any fight with a near-peer adversary.

For real though, at least about your point of the ISD. Got me into NS, and the EF is already becoming relevant after its first war. Seriously appreciate Volkovograd, Arakhkar, and all the other ISD members.

Well, I don’t know about that. Volkovograd in particular is a real piece of work. The nerve of that guy!







(If you don’t know, I am Volkovograd…)

[Arakhkhar]

Eh. I wouldn't really like to do that, though. Your presence on NS is a net gain.

Well, no. I personally feel with a lot of these wars, where the CSL has been involved all I’ve done is deter new players joining, by defeating countries and just not being very nice. You, with the ISD and its promise of non interference actually have done something good. You’ve looked out for the “little guys” of NS, who would otherwise be left at the mercy of bigger players.

All I’ve done is bully and intimidate people while running away from any fight with a near-peer adversary.

It's funny...
I've actually went out of my way to be as totalitarian and evil as possible, and ended up somehow stabilizing world politics.

[Eusan Federation]

Well, no. I personally feel with a lot of these wars, where the CSL has been involved all I’ve done is deter new players joining, by defeating countries and just not being very nice. You, with the ISD and its promise of non interference actually have done something good. You’ve looked out for the “little guys” of NS, who would otherwise be left at the mercy of bigger players.

All I’ve done is bully and intimidate people while running away from any fight with a near-peer adversary.

That’s all any alliance every does. The difference is that the ISD and such have no real commitment to values besides their own defense, so any sort of person saying “they’re imperialist” would be like “well… yeah, so?”

The EF is a weird exception to that. At first I wasn’t going to join but then I realized how interesting a morally concerned nation in the ISD might be. And now the Novalira incident happened and now the EF is pissed off at the “old order”.

[Eusan Federation]

For real though, at least about your point of the ISD. Got me into NS, and the EF is already becoming relevant after its first war. Seriously appreciate Volkovograd, Arakhkar, and all the other ISD members.

Well, I don’t know about that. Volkovograd in particular is a real piece of work. The nerve of that guy!







(If you don’t know, I am Volkovograd…)

I do know, lol. The Daevans materializing in the boardroom gave that away…

[The Daeva]

Well, I don’t know about that. Volkovograd in particular is a real piece of work. The nerve of that guy!







(If you don’t know, I am Volkovograd…)

I do know, lol. The Daevans materializing in the boardroom gave that away…

Bah. Reality deviants, the lot of them.

[Arakhkhar]

I do know, lol. The Daevans materializing in the boardroom gave that away…

Materializing Daevans will never not be funny.

[Azmeny]

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For real though, at least about your point of the ISD. Got me into NS, and the EF is already becoming relevant after its first war. Seriously appreciate Volkovograd, Arakhkar, and all the other ISD members.[/quote]
You know what? The CSL was like that when it was way, way smaller, almost a year back now. Got a lot of people into NS RP, and for a while we were the freedom fighters against KTO hegemony.

I miss that original energy, that kinda positive vibe that we were doing the right things and making great progress. Now it all seems a bit hollow, like that old phrase. “Die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.”

[The Daeva]

I do know, lol. The Daevans materializing in the boardroom gave that away…

Materializing Daevans will never not be funny.

Kingfisher actually mentioned the Grigori were hunting them down, so, I guess they are sorta kinda canon. Maybe.

[Kostane]

snip.
For real though, at least about your point of the ISD. Got me into NS, and the EF is already becoming relevant after its first war. Seriously appreciate Volkovograd, Arakhkar, and all the other ISD members.

You know what? The CSL was like that when it was way, way smaller, almost a year back now. Got a lot of people into NS RP, and for a while we were the freedom fighters against KTO hegemony.

I miss that original energy, that kinda positive vibe that we were doing the right things and making great progress. Now it all seems a bit hollow, like that old phrase. “Die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.”

You could always roleplay a collapse of the CSL because of imperialist tensions or something.