Total War 2125, round two.

[Emperor Demonking]

The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom are unusually miserish when it comes to giving to charity, the argument is that its better to invest for both the investor and the receiver. Some money does go to charities though.

A letter is sent to all known nations.
"The United Kingdom think it would be useful if the world leaders or their proxies came together and talk. We feel that such and idea would have both a social and economic benefit for the nations involved. We have organised a time and place for this event that would take place in England. We hope you come."

[Earl of Purple]

UAF

A letter is sent back to the UK, and it assures them that President John Mbatu will be at the event in person.

The UAF also donates money to the GIAF, but not much stating that the amount supplied is all that can be spared from the rebuilding of the economy of the Africa. It also offers to supply doctors and a military escort for the work in Africa.

[DeafnotDumb]

Zion

A letter is sent back to the UK, saying that Solomon Grey will be available for the event and approves of the plan as a good basis to start better relations between countries. It informs them that Solomon will be going to the event with the goal of forming economic links with more countries.

Zion donates no money to the GIAF, stating that it would not benefit Zion.

GIAF:

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You will know that Zion has refused to donate any money to your cause, worthy as it is. I will not change my opinion on this. However, if you are materials or labor at the end of your donation drive, Zion and it's industries will be happy to sell them to you at a slightly lower price than usual. If you are interested in buying from us, reply to this letter.

Signed, Solomon Grey.

[curtis]

A letter is sent to the United Kingdom.

"I, Craig Portula, are happy to attend your meeting."

GIAF

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"We will donate no money to your cause, but you may have any power or fuel you need at no cost."

[puppyavenger]

ON behalf of GIAF, Sir Francis Grant thanks all donaters.

Zion

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Thank you for the offer, we'll most likely need some for the Increased African effort

GEC

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Thank you, the fuel is greatly appreciated.

[Kiren]

S.A.G.A.

GM ONLY

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I can't do anything until I get that information JJ.

[Copacetic]

A Return letter arrives in the UK.

James Noel will serve as Proxy to the King, and will arrive shortly.

[Odin the Ignoble]

Globo Corp

Globo Corp has recently announced it's first trade embargo in a decade. Globo claims that the government for the nation of Quin, in northern China, has tried to repeatedly to gain control of company assets illegally. Globo officials have been close liped about the specifics, but are urging other nations of the world to join Globo in this embargo. Globo has already begun pressuring many of its suppliers in the area to follow their example.



Emmanuel Buffet, CEO of Globo, has also announced that he will be attending the UK conference. It is believed that he will be attending to help garner support for the embargo, but Buffet was unavailable for comment.

[Emperor Demonking]

The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom Investor's League seems to be selling the shares they have in the MOTUI and in [Innis Cabal's nation]. The United Kingdom are also testing their satellites.

GM

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They're going to test their satellite controlling powers on one of their own sattelites.

Nobody

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Hello. How are you?

[Greystone]

Emperor's Palace

The next morning comes around and the happy parents find a small golden letter right next to their newborn daughters head...

Its said:

My friend, I would like to congratulate you on your good fortune. May she live long and honor your family.

With the letter was a beautiful, hand carved ivory doll, with hair made of silky substance. The little girls tiny hands are already wrapped around it as hard as possible.

The parents aren't sure if was a real gift or subtle reminder.... they could get anywhere.

[Innis Cabal]

Khao continues to research on the benifits of gene minipulation against the forces of biological and nuclear warfare.

Troops are sent to the boarders of the Khao Empire, mobilized and ready.

A trade and defense agreement is signed with the New Tibet after much diliberation.

[Greystone]

Brisby’s Lair- Training Room 6PM.

Kara Fang prowled around her target, hands weaving in a circle as she focused her entire attention on her enemy’s hands. Her blood red cat suit whispered softly across skin and muscle as she glided dangerously around her blond haired opponent.

A sudden flash of movement had her bringing her arm up to block an impact that would have smashed into her temple. She countered, rolling forwards on the mat, her fingers extended into a claw, ready to slash at the stomach muscles of her attacker.

Her attacker back flipped. The speed of her reactions, making Kara seem like she were standing still. A naked foot whistled through the air and slapped against Kara’s side, making the dark haired woman cough as the air left her lungs.

She back-peddled, her hands gripping the foot before her opponent could pull it back. She fell to her knees, muscles snapping her into a twisting roll along the mat. With a slap and cry of escaped breath, her opponent fell, her leg trapped under Kara’s body weight.

Her victory was short lived. A hand smacked into the back of her neck, the side of the hand impacting precisely against Kara’s pressure points and she fell backwards, pain shooting up her spine. Rolling, her opponent slammed a fist into her stomach, making Kara grunt.

Kara dodged the foot that flew up and tried to hook around her neck. Her hand lashed out, the flat of it snapping down onto the inner muscle of her opponent’s leg with a crack. As her opponent let out a cry of pain, Kara followed through, her own fist smashing into her enemy’s jaw, her foot slamming into her opponent’s chest.

Both rolled, springing upright, and Kara’s smile turned vicious as she lunged at her opponent once more.

Her blond opponent moved smoothly to one side, the back of her elbow connecting with Kara’s spine and overbalancing her so that she staggered forwards. The blond woman crouched as she overbalanced, her leg sweeping out in a vicious arc, intent on knocking Kara over.

The Mistress of the blood Jade grunted with effort and she bent backwards, her muscles screaming at her as she jumped into a standing back flip. It was her opponent’s turn to overbalance, and as she fought to regain it, Kara’s foot whistled round to collide with her head. She fell face down on the mat.

Using her advantage, Kara gripped her opponents blond hair and held it tightly, while her right lag slammed into the small of the woman’s back. She pulled on the hair and pushed with her leg, eliciting a whimper of pain.

“Surrender!”

The blond woman nodded and Kara let go of her hair, her opponent falling forwards and rolling with a grunt. “Interesting counter.”

Kara grinned as her bodyguard fell back against the mat and she paused over her body, Sweat trickling down her face. She smiled. “How was that?”

Shia nodded and ran a hand across her forehead, wiping the sweat onto her black combat slacks. “Good. Very good. Anticipation, judgement and counter. You are improving.”

“What level would you say I am now?” Kara slid off her sister and strode across to a fridge. Sliding the door open, she pulled two bottles of chilled water from inside and threw one to Shia. “More importantly, when will I be as good as Shona?”

Shia, already drinking her water deeply, coughed. “As good as…”

“Shona, yes.” Kara sipped her water and sighed as her sister continued to cough violently. “I take it that the answer is ‘a long way off’.”

Shia stared at her sisters annoyed expression. Even I, after all my training am not as good as Shona.

“You are good.” Shia replied, careful of her sister’s mercurial nature. “However, would you say you are equal to me?”

Kara scowled. “Not yet… I will not lie to myself, far from equal!”

Shia sighed and nodded. “She is one of the best martial artists in the world, perhaps second to The Lioness. I could not beat them one on one. So...”

“That means I am far from matching her in combat.” Kara muttered. Her hand that gripped the water bottle convulsed, splashing water across her cat suit. “A shame.”

“Mistress, why did you ask me that?” Shia frowned. “ You cannot challenge her to a fight, not Shona. We need her, Mistress!”

“Yes, yes… but part of me wants to face her in combat. To show her that my shame,” Kara pointed to the front of her cat suit and the hidden scar. “Will not be repeated. You know how much this shames me, Shia.”

Her sister nodded. She knew that she had been one of three people to see that scar in the Jade. Out of the three, she was the only one who remained alive. “Yes. But you cannot face her, especially not now.”

“I know that!” Kara snarled. “I can dream however. Besides, maybe one day… when Shona is older and has outlived her usefulness as an assassin, I can finally take my revenge and face her in combat… Face her in combat and win, so that her broken body can sate my hatred!”

Shia moved backwards slightly, as Kara’s face curled into the mad beast she knew lay hidden. Sometimes, I wish I never knew I had a sister.

“Yes… but she is vital to your pla-“

“I know!” Kara’s eyes blazed and Shia bowed her head. “I know she is vital to take over the Jade, I know how useful she will be with Kim Finate! I know for I devised the plan. But I hate her Shia, never forget that!”

“I will remember in future.” Shia nodded, sipping her water once more.

Kara’s anger cooled as quickly as it had come. The dark haired woman sighed. “Anyway… I require a status report. Have you located her yet?”

Shia nodded. “Yes, and she was exactly where you thought she would be, Mistress. According to our recon teams, she has been seen with Finate.”

“And what of Shona now?”

Shia bit her lip. She had traced Shona to her new living arrangements, a bed shared with this Lioness. For her, that was a problem. The Blood Jade did not agree with her own personal idea of honour. If she had any choice in the matter, Shona would have been left alone.

Such thoughts will get me killed, as Kara has said often enough. Remember, for the Jade, only success brings honour. An enemy alive is a shameful thing for us… we must kill for the Jade, we live for the Jade, and we follow… the Jade.

Still, as Shia glanced up at her sister and sighed at her curious expression, she wished otherwise. She told all...

[DeafnotDumb]

Two letters from the desk of Solomon Grey were taken and sent of on separate routes, each stamped with the seal of Zion and with the special flowing handwriting that only comes through long practice or a special kind of inbuilt gentlemanly arrogance.

Khao:

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I see that you have entered a war. Presumably you will need supplies and weapons. For payment, Zion can manufacture these for you. Payment in trade materials is open for discussion.

GIAF:

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What kind of materials do you want to order for your Increased African effort? Payment in trade materials is open for discussion.

[Innis Cabal]

A reply is sent to Zion from Khao.

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We would greatly apperciate that. We will trade what ever you wish for further support of arms and men if you can spare them. Name your price and we will pay it

[DeafnotDumb]

Khao:

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You may give Zion cash in exchange for up to five strike forces- our army is small but extremely highly trained and efficient. My commander has approved the purchase, under the condition that after the war all survivors are to be returned to Zion.

[Innis Cabal]

Khao

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We agree to those terms. We shall send further directions when we can. The money will be sent upon delivery.

[Earl of Purple]

UAF

Zion

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Hello. Would you like to become an honourary member of the UAF? By joining, you will receive our support if there is war, and we will also supply you with any African resources you require.

[DeafnotDumb]

Zion

UAF

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I'm interested. First, tell me what is required of Zion if it joins your league.

Khao

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The workers of Zion shall wait for your directions.

[Earl of Purple]

UAF

Zion

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Military support if necessary, and sharing of technologies.

[DeafnotDumb]

Zion

UAF

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On consideration, I will accept your terms and join your collation. May I also suggest Trade Treaties and the lowering of taxes on imports from our respective countries?

[Earl of Purple]

UAF

Zion (& GM)

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Trade treaties and import tax lowering are good ideas. They are agreed conditions.

[The_JJ]

New turns stats up, events post up here:


Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. Well. It's been an intresting few months to say the least.

Remember, three months ago? The new year's special? Hope for peace? Yeah, well, so far, things aren't looking to good.

Aside from the as yet unexplained incident in the UK, there were... attacks on SAGA and the MOTUI arms depots, rioting and industrial sabotage in the border areas of SAGA, jungle fights breaking out in South America, and a distubing military build up on both sides of the Khao-MOTUI border.

First, let's talk about the attacks in SAGA and the MOTUI. On the screen behind Yasmine's desk a shaky handheld camera captures a plume of flame rising into the night sky.

Both series of strikes, just weeks apart, showed a similarity in pattern. Weapons depots were blasted to pieces, tanks blown up, and well... you get the point.

Now the most intresting mystery to come out of this is who made the attacks. Now, we've had a tip, and we went and verified. Check this out.

Now the screen shows the archives of an internet forum, posted the day before the second of strikes in MOTUI.

Anon: "We need to take more direct action."
Guyfawkesthefifth: "Like what?"
Nohbody: "He/she/it had a point. All these DOS attacks don't really do much."
Guyfawkesthefifth: "Again, what else should we do?"
Anon: "Some thing meaningful."
Guyfawkesthefifth: "Right, like what!?"
Anon: "Do I have to spell it out? Ah, well, you'll see. We've been inspired. Just remember, sic semper tyrannis."
Nohbody: "...dude, that fkin' bodes."
Guyfawkesthefifth: "Yeah. WDWD?"
Nohbody: "I dunno"

Here via sattelite to provide us some comentary is Mr. John Doe. Your thoughts? Now the screen projects a man with a blank white mask over his face.

Hello, everyone. the voice says through a modulator. Now, I'm not certain what you want me to say. We ofthe Legion are not a monolithic block. We've schismed before, over far more trivial things that how far to take our activites. However, most of us would not advocate 'direct action' as an answer.

But could this... splinter group really be behind that attack?

I don't know, Mrs. Tayib. Possibly.

You aren't being very helpful Mr. Doe.

I'm doing my best. Look, we aren't some hivemind supergroup. In fact, we're far more fractious than any group on this earth. That's the point. We are everyone, anyone. If one member chooses to do something than they will.

Yasmine sighs Alright, I'll let it go. Thank you for your time. On to the main show! Tonight, to talk about the changes to the world, because that's all new and we're all about the news. Rioting and these overt attacks aside, some other things did happen, I'm just hard pressed to remember.

Ah yes, my own backyard, how could I forget? There is laughter from the crowd. The country of Zion has joined the African Federation. Exactly how much autonomy they will keep is still up in the air. Heh. Kinda feel like I'm sitting between the hammer and the anvil here.
Speaking of alliances, whoever raided the UK was flirting with economic disaster, as they have signed a mutual defence pact with the GEC.

Now, on to sports I suppose. Mags?

[dresdor]

A voice sounded on the loudspeaker. It was a rarely heard voice, but everyone stopped what they were doing and listened. "Begin Operation Ground Shaker."

Immediately crews set to work. Heavy bombs were mounted on all available mechs except the training forces (which were already being dispatched to another mission). As soon as the bombs were loaded, the mechs and drones took off, flying for the edges of the Antarctican continent. Explosions could soon be heard in the distance. Operation Ground Shaker had begun.

JJ's Eyes Only

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SAGA has agreed to trade energy weapon tech for the Limited HOVER technology on my tech 1 mechs. As per our alliance agreement, MOTUI's training forces are raiding Globo Corp's HQ and assets (Only whatever remains of their 2 squads). They will return to MOTUI after this mission.

Additionally I am selling 2 squads of tech 1 mechs and training for their forces to Khao in exchange for genetic engineering technology.

My spymaster would also like to try to contact this underground terrorist force of hackers and try to negotiate an alliance. Mechs would go a far way towards helping their efforts.

My mechs are strategically bombing the ice sheath of Antartica trying to melt and break free as much as possible. My goal is to raise the sea level around the world. Once I can upgrade my mechs with energy weapons this will go faster.

[The_JJ]

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Okay, military transfer to Saga, energy tech to VREE, military transfer to Khao, gengineering to VREE, yada yada.

You are unable to contact the hackers. You putter around forums but nobody you find will admit to involvement in the group.

[Innis Cabal]

The deilvery had been taken, wisked away to private

On the boarder, more troops began to gather.

To The JJ

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Khoa scientiests begin to evaluate and run tests on the new mechs, seeking to gain the ability of mass production as swiftly as possible

[Copacetic]

Christopher Ackhart was not Pleased. Not at all. The Recent uprising in attacks on his military depots were the least of his worries. It seemed the world was out to get him. And it probably was. Summoning the Desk Screen with the touch of a button, he raps a a sharp report at the figure on the screen. Have you completed it yet. Yes Sir. Then what the Hell are you waiting for? Begin Immediatly!

And Hundreds of Miles away, More Troops Gathered, like am approaching storm.

JJ's Eyes Only

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Begin Mass-producing Mark I Mechs for Wholesale Military Destruction.

[Greystone]

Blood Jade HQ

Grand Master Nichen looked at the world map in genuine interest. It seemed to be unraveling at the seams. Tracing the world with a finger he found the points of interest.

He placed his finger on the Khao-MOTUI border, then moved to Europe, then South America.

A feral grin crossed his face. War profiteering was the easiest form of business.

JJ only (because I nobody has a higher espionage, nyah)

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The Jade focus on the hot military regions. Black Market weapons and tools of war are sold to all sides in conflicts. Also contraband such as drugs. Anybody who wants out, or protection, are charged exorbitant fees.

Any and all buyers, as long as their money is good, are accepted.

Drugs, very powerful drugs both illegal and prescription, and other contraband are created in Globo Corps.

The regions of focus for profiteering include the Khao-MOTUI boulder, the Solaris Rebellion, South America, Europe (especially around the SAGA border)

[LongVin]

Continunation of Purchasing property

The Nordic League has announced that it is going to continue to finance the purchases of businesses and tracts of arable land in France and now will be expanding into the Iberian peninsula searching for new businesses to invest in.

Expansion of technology base

Additionally, the Nordic League is launching a major push to purchase as many privately operated scientific and medical research companies as possible in the next few months.


Spy operations Attn: JJ

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The external security bureau is going to begin spreading rumors within the French and Spanish stock markets about the profitability of certain key corporations as well as creating fake scandals concerning them in a bid to drop their prices to make them easier to take over as well as crashing the economies of the two nations in order to make them more suspecitble to the Nordic League overtures.

[LongVin]

@Greystone

A cafe in Santiago

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Gustav Freiberg sat at a table in the small cafe with his laptop computer and cup of coffee in front of him he waited for his guest to arrive.

[DeafnotDumb]

Naseem paused the recording: the figure of Yasmine froze in the middle of a sentance, her mouth open and forming a sentence. Naseem turned to Solomon. "As we know, our intrepid reporter here is very popular. That's in our interest, as her dislike of many of the expansionist countries is sympathized with by the general population. But notice how Zion is mentioned, too. We could pay with that, try and increase our popularity. I believe you do not need me to tell you what strategies we can play out from here, sir."

Solomon nodded. "Good work, Madame Naseem. I can take over from here. Before I go, however, could you hand this to the others? I think they have a right too to know what's going on." Solomon hands a folder on his desk to Naseem. "Your instructions are in there, too."

UAF

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I am pleased with our economic treaties so far- may I suggest we take it further. I suggest we look towards research treaties- domestic researches only, I am afraid, for I will not trade my military power.

Also, if you have a stockpile of drugs that you have captured from the morally dubious people in your countires, I will buy it from you.

For JJ:

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-The offer of an interview with Naseem or Solomon will be extended to Yasmine. She will be told that the interview will be completely open, and any questions may be asked without permission needed from Zion.

- Solomon will ask after the status of his drug stockpile.

- I would like to check out the opinion of the people of Zion regarding legalizing drugs via my espionage agents going undercover as civilians. I will also ask them to keep an ear out for any constantly repeated complaints about my government, to see if there is anything that needs to be improved.