Veeci Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) Ooc: First things first, I apologize for all the late replies. School.Thanks Alex for fixing the color key! :DAlso, is Fighty still going to be playing?OOC: *Carlun: A single-celled animal roughly the size of a cat, native to Calinar and popular as pets throughout the republic, due to their transparent cell membrane and visible, colorful organelles, as well as functioning as a water purifier.I'm going to have fun dunking those in hypotonic solutions. Cytolysis here I come. *evil grin*(@1-10 Meeting) Ic: "We personally agree with the proposed charter but the final desicion doesn't lay in our hands. Viisas Laki, the High-Minister of Law & Justice must decide."(1-2) Ic: Viisas, after receiving a message from the 1-10 representatives finished up the remaining discussion with the Natsirt and departed for 1-1.(1-36) Ic: The Leben's single Tinte class ship, loaded with fighters, left for 1-1.(@1-40) Ic: The delegates, unaware of the events occurring in 1-10, strapped on their rebreather parasites as the ocean water began to puddle around their feet. Two guards accompanied the representatives as they trudged through the rising tide towards the designated exit.(@1-44) Ic: The single Forschung craft arrived in the system and began to search for signs of civilizations. Edited November 19, 2011 by Veeci Imagine, a room, awash in gasoline. And there are two implacable enemies in that room. One of them has nine-thousand matches. The other has seven-thousand matches. Each of them is concerned about who's ahead, who's stronger. - Carl Sagan Formerly Vorox Chief.
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: Ladies and gentlemen, the designated villains have arrived.IC: "We fear many things, but no branch may be judged until it has grown. We will wait to pass judgment on the Syrrinx, but if any force attempts to destroy without proper cause, we will do all in our power to stop them."Admittedly, that wouldn't be much for a while yet, but the first mobile ship of the fleet was nearing completion even as they spoke. We will remember - Skies may fade and stars may wane; we won't forget And your light shines bright - yes so much brighter shine on We will remember - Until the skies will fall we won't forget We will remember We all shall follow doom
Necro Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: Wait, wait, there's war? Who, where and why?IC: "Culture or not, I don't like this whole subrace thing. One of your subservient races could prove themselves ten times more capable than you, but they'd still be nothing more than followers. I don't like it, even if it stays out of our society.""I still think you're making a bigger deal than you should over it. If they're happy with it, what's the problem?""They're happy because they don't know they had other options.""So we assume. Have we honestly known them for long enough to make a proper assessment of their culture? It doesn't seem ideal, I agree, but if it's working, at least study it before going to war over it.""Putting that aside, on your note of the war being fought here instead of there, that won't work. You can't win a war by sitting on defense, you need to fight back or else they'll keep whittling away at you. At some point, we'd have to go and make that big journey. And it's still something I don't like the logistics of.""What if the Syrrinx come here, get destroyed, then we attack back? All hypothetical, of course.""Then they have ample time to rebuild. Twelve lightyears is not a short distance, Osled.""Regardless, overall, these are fairly reasonable points. We asked the Syrrinx more than one question though, and we're here to do the same with you. Why wouldn't we want to fight you? If the Syrrinx aren't a factor, what reason would it be a bad idea to go to war against you?"
Alex Humva Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 IC [Location: 2-5. Identity: Head Admiral]The fleet shimmered into existence outside of 2-5, the fusion drives of the Natsirt fleet powering online and coming to a full burn; railguns began charging and machine guns began being cooled. On the Last Breath of the Enemy, the Head Admiral buckled his harness as the blast doors closed over the crystal screen, feeling the inertia as the fusion engines roared to life. Clicking a helmet on over his head -standard issue; you couldn't have depressurization killing you-, he didn't active the life support, keeping the visor up. He called the fleet back on the screen, issuing orders quickly; all weapon batteries were to be opened, all weapons warmed and ready for combat. The fleet was to disperse into three sections; the medium sized vessels making an upside down V in the front, his ship in the middle, with the small ships flying in same formation but above and below the vessels, the races mixed throughout the formation. Then he turned on the FTL boosters, sending a transmission to the alien homeworld."This is the Grand Admiral of the Trilateral Alliance of Planets speaking, as well as the Head Admiral of the Confederation of Planets. You are ordered to give up your colonies along the Great Passage; your people will be assisted in this effect and given ample time to leave. For specifics we wish you to leave what our starcharts call 1-40, 2-1, and 2-4. This is your homeworld; we do not expect you to leave. If you do not comply, we will destroy your fleet, your shipyards, and then we will ask you politely again."He gave it a moment to sink in."Your move." 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) OOC: I hereby dub the TAP the Terrorist Alliance of Perniciousness, for their unprovoked invasion of the peaceable Alizarin homeworld in system 2-5.Seriously, though, isn't it a bit early for blitzkrieg? Edited November 19, 2011 by The Shadows Out of Time We will remember - Skies may fade and stars may wane; we won't forget And your light shines bright - yes so much brighter shine on We will remember - Until the skies will fall we won't forget We will remember We all shall follow doom
Alex Humva Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOCWell, we had it coming I guess.Thanks Xom, you told me to be a ****, I became one, and now it feels horrible.I just wish Power didn't mysteriously vanish the moment I posted this. 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong
Xomeron Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) >too early>blitzkriegSomeone who didn't know you would think you didn't know what blitzkrieg was.New Rule: Anyone who invokes Godwin's Law by making deliberate parallels to Nazis, Fascist Italy, or WWII Era Imperial Japan will have a -1 Industry penalty for three days. Calling someone Hitler or a Nazi(even jokingly) is -2 for one week. Edited November 19, 2011 by King Of Shadows That being said, thag thag thaggity thag thagness.-Rover "A memo was sent to Astaria asking if it would at all be possible to make a flying goat.""The Astarians responded that making a goat fly would be trivial; making it land safely would be another matter entirely."
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: Hahahaha, I was just saying you should at least have a clear reason to hate your enemy before you blow them up.Speaking of which, Alex, the warmonger routine is very entertaining, if it's any consolation. We will remember - Skies may fade and stars may wane; we won't forget And your light shines bright - yes so much brighter shine on We will remember - Until the skies will fall we won't forget We will remember We all shall follow doom
Necro Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: I'm still confused. Who, what, where, and why is there war?
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) OOC: All three TAP member states have invaded 2-5, the Alizarin (TPtI) home-system. They are demanding that the Alizarin hand over three of their worlds, and threatening to burn their fleet and industrial complexes to the ground if they fail to comply.It would be a brilliant move but for how well-liked the Alizarin are in Sector 2. Edited November 19, 2011 by The Shadows Out of Time We will remember - Skies may fade and stars may wane; we won't forget And your light shines bright - yes so much brighter shine on We will remember - Until the skies will fall we won't forget We will remember We all shall follow doom
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: Trilateral Alliance of Planets, officially. Composed of Alex's, Kothra's, and Akaku's factions. We will remember - Skies may fade and stars may wane; we won't forget And your light shines bright - yes so much brighter shine on We will remember - Until the skies will fall we won't forget We will remember We all shall follow doom
Necro Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: And the motive? Just 'cuz, or is there a rationale?
Xomeron Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 They want the systems surrounding the IL. Basically, land and strategic control. That being said, thag thag thaggity thag thagness.-Rover "A memo was sent to Astaria asking if it would at all be possible to make a flying goat.""The Astarians responded that making a goat fly would be trivial; making it land safely would be another matter entirely."
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: Yeah, basically. Land-grab through intimidation and brute force.I'm sure they'll be very popular. I'm just sad that I don't have any popcorn. We will remember - Skies may fade and stars may wane; we won't forget And your light shines bright - yes so much brighter shine on We will remember - Until the skies will fall we won't forget We will remember We all shall follow doom
Necro Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: Sounds like something I should be concerned about. Any way to find out about it without metagaming?
Alex Humva Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOCNo, not until anyone sends an FTL burst.Ladies and gentlemen, what have I done.Now if only Power would get on to respond... 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong
Toast of Awesomeness Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: Oh god- Now I'm gonna be pulled between two fights.Great.Who wants to help me and TPTI? :PIC: With our engines, that distance can be covered in less than a day. They would not have time to rebuild. Should we have to attack, we would force them down.As for why you would not want to fight us? While our fleet is not huge, our worlds are fortresses, and any of them, but especially Treanu, would pose a difficult nut to crack. Another factor- the Syrrinx are far away, and with such warlike behavior, I can see them turning on any "ally" to make their nation more powerful. My nation would be a close, strong ally, and together we could watch each other's "backs" so to speak. We could become powerful, together, and aid each other.IC: May this day be remembered. Now, would you like to stay a while and experience our world, establish an embassy, or anything else of that nature? Or will you be taking your leave of us? Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast.
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: TPtI's time is about 5 hours ahead of mine, he may well have clocked out for the night. We will remember - Skies may fade and stars may wane; we won't forget And your light shines bright - yes so much brighter shine on We will remember - Until the skies will fall we won't forget We will remember We all shall follow doom
Alex Humva Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOCDarn; and tonight was the only night of the week I was going be on for a while... herpaderp. 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong
Necro Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 IC: "Don't factor the Syrrinx into your answer. We're not looking for why we don't want them as an ally, we're looking for why we don't want you as an enemy.""It was one sentence out of the entire statement. Stop nitpicking.""I'm sorry, I thought it was our job to dissect these things and make the best decisions for the entire race. I suppose I'll have the docking crews stop fueling ships then.""Either way, moving on, if you don't have a navy, we'll basically be protecting you from the Syrrinx, correct? What benefit would those Natiru casualties have for us? We don't take putting our lives on the line lightly."
Alex Humva Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) IC [Location: 2-5. Identity: Head Admiral]A woman stepped up next to the admiral, frowning slightly. The admiral looked at her badge pinned on her space suit, cursing lowly under his breath."A Confederate Overseer?" The man scowled. "I wasn't informed of this.""They never are; you're provoking a war admiral. The Council was rather... torn over this decision. We could be stepping into a pile of hakagth here; the Council feels we need to have... a backup plan incase this turns south.""We're already neck deep in hakagth Overseer! There is no coming out of this!" The Admiral slammed a fist. "If you order me to commit warcrimes at least stick to them! The Council is a **** wishy washy pile of politicians who can't make up their mind!""We are not playing with mere nations here admiral, we are playing with the future of our race," the woman replied coldly. "Do not forget that over ten billion Natsirt are counting on you here. If you fail it could mean the end of our species.""We will never let that-""As we speak the civilian fleet is being prepped for evacuation; this is interstellar war, not planetary skirmishes. If we make a mistake here, our people will pay. My duty is to all Natsirt, not just the Confederation." Edited November 19, 2011 by Cartographer Alex Humva 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong
Toast of Awesomeness Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 IC: We do have a fleet, actually- however, at the moment we haven't been able to focus on increasing the size of it while we increase our worlds' defenses. They are nearly complete, however, and once they are in place we can begin building ships quite quickly, as we have a number of worlds with thriving economies to produce and support them. We will be able to produce a sizable fleet quite quickly, and this in turn would benefit you as our allies.Right now, however, while we don't have a strong enough fleet to counterattack with, our worlds are defended enough to turn back an attack, with the help of our fleet.As allies, we will share our technology and help you build your economies. For such aid, we would also be in your debt, and we are willing to compensate any losses you were to take- while loss of lives is irreplaceable, material losses we can aid you with. Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast.
Akaku: Master of Flight Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 IC: 10-1While Thadanox, and, for that matter, everyone, was still there, he decided to say "Since were all still here, I would like to call a private meeting of the TAP on matters happening.. elsewhere, that many of the other Thernian world leaders object to."--Akaku: Master of Flight "I've brushed with death so often I should start giving him high-fives while I pass." Recent Work: Return to Forum (2024) Friend's works: Terrible Comics (2016) | The Guardians of Gevra Nui (2017) | Reborn (2016) Older Work: The Legends of Taladi Nui (2017)
Alex Humva Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 IC [Location: 1-10. Identity: Captain]"Well, not going get more private than this, unless you wish the Leben to be excluded." The captain raised an eyebrow. "What about?" 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong
Akaku: Master of Flight Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 IC: 10-1"The Decision... To go to war with the species that reside near your homeworld. Is it neccisary? Alot of us dont tend to see it as moraly right, seeing as you would welcome a species such as our own into an alliance but go to war with another unprovoked."--Akaku: Master of Flight "I've brushed with death so often I should start giving him high-fives while I pass." Recent Work: Return to Forum (2024) Friend's works: Terrible Comics (2016) | The Guardians of Gevra Nui (2017) | Reborn (2016) Older Work: The Legends of Taladi Nui (2017)
Veeci Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) (2-5) Ic: In a brief flash of turquoise light, the miniscule Leben fleet popped into existence inside the Kuiper Belt of 2-5. The monstrous Tinte shimmered and disappeared from sight, its pigmentation cells covering its skin allowing it to blend in with the blanket of stars, asteroids, and nebulae behind it. The ships arrived just in time to see the Tap's fleet begin to close in on, presumably, the target races' homeworld.Abstaining from joining the TAP's forces, the Leben remained among the ring of debris, hoping they were undetected by the preoccupied Alizarin who resided within the system.Ooc:Leben Ships Present:[*]1 Tinte Carrier (Medium) (10 Abfangen Fighters)[*]2 Klein Boarding Craft (Small)[*]1 Forschung Research Vessel (Small) Edited November 19, 2011 by Veeci Imagine, a room, awash in gasoline. And there are two implacable enemies in that room. One of them has nine-thousand matches. The other has seven-thousand matches. Each of them is concerned about who's ahead, who's stronger. - Carl Sagan Formerly Vorox Chief.
Alex Humva Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) IC [Location: 1-10. Identity: Captain]"And my government would appear to agree with you; or at least, half of it. It was one vote that has ordered this fleet. The Confederation Council is torn at the moment; no shots have been fired though. If the Kalarii agree to back down my government will retreat however. In my personal opinion this war is a mistake; we cannot risk starting a war that could burn out of control. We know nothing of the aliens on the other side of the Great Passage. We must attempt to rectify this problem before we start a war that could potentially destroy us." Edited November 19, 2011 by Cartographer Alex Humva 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong
Xomeron Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) OOC: You've declared war and invaded another species' land, threatened them with economic and military annihilation.STAND BY YOUR BLOODY WORDS!Also, one ground rule: There are no "good guys" or "bad guys"; this is grey and gray morality, pure and simple. Everyone is good from their own point of view. Edited November 19, 2011 by King Of Shadows That being said, thag thag thaggity thag thagness.-Rover "A memo was sent to Astaria asking if it would at all be possible to make a flying goat.""The Astarians responded that making a goat fly would be trivial; making it land safely would be another matter entirely."
Necro Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 IC: "In-theory then, now would be the best time to attack; later we'd have to deal with a navy as well as planetary fortifications.""Assuming we go to war at all.""The Syrrinx didn't exactly mince words.""Either way, give us more detail. More explanation of the compensation - it's as important to know what we're fighting for as it is to know what we'll have to patch our wounds."
Akaku: Master of Flight Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) OOC:Chill out dude, diffrent species in diffrent places have diffrent opinions, who said all our races agreed on w/e?We never said were backing out of this, were simply IC'ing that some of our people have there doubts.now please, I understand you want to keep things fair and orderly and all, but at least watch things play out a bit before you jump to conclusions.I joined this game to have fun ICing epic space battles, not to be stuck with the politics again for the entire time >_>--Akaku: master of Flight Edited November 19, 2011 by Akaku: Master of Flight "I've brushed with death so often I should start giving him high-fives while I pass." Recent Work: Return to Forum (2024) Friend's works: Terrible Comics (2016) | The Guardians of Gevra Nui (2017) | Reborn (2016) Older Work: The Legends of Taladi Nui (2017)
Necro Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: You've declared war and invaded another species' land, threatened them with economic and military annihilation.STAND BY YOUR BLOODY WORDS!Also, one ground rule: There are no "good guys" or "bad guys"; this is grey and gray morality, pure and simple. Everyone is good from their own point of view.OOC: What, are we not allowed to say "good guy" and "bad guy" anymore? Everyone's the good guy from their perspective, but not allowing anyone to apply the terms would make the characterization a bit cold and unrealistic.
Xomeron Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: I've spoken to Alex, he's got me satisfied you're comitted. That being said, thag thag thaggity thag thagness.-Rover "A memo was sent to Astaria asking if it would at all be possible to make a flying goat.""The Astarians responded that making a goat fly would be trivial; making it land safely would be another matter entirely."
Toast of Awesomeness Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 IC: Besides payment in titanium and gold, assuming you find those materials valuable, we will use our shipyards and resources to reconstruct any ships you lose in our defense- not fighters, but battleships, capital ships or dreadnoughts that you lose, we will remake for you. While we can defend ourselves decently, we need time to better prepare our fleet for a counterattack. This is where we need your help. Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast.
Necro Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 IC: "So then in the event we require it, you'd lend us your facilities and such as much as you would yourself?"OOC: In other words, if I need to borrow industry points to fight the war, I could use yours?
Akaku: Master of Flight Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: Commited to Attacking, or commited to getting out of attacking? Because as far as im concerned its the former.Just wait until TPTI gets back on; depending on how he responds, you'll see --Akaku: Master of Flight "I've brushed with death so often I should start giving him high-fives while I pass." Recent Work: Return to Forum (2024) Friend's works: Terrible Comics (2016) | The Guardians of Gevra Nui (2017) | Reborn (2016) Older Work: The Legends of Taladi Nui (2017)
Xomeron Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) No sharing IndustryFormer Edited November 19, 2011 by King Of Shadows That being said, thag thag thaggity thag thagness.-Rover "A memo was sent to Astaria asking if it would at all be possible to make a flying goat.""The Astarians responded that making a goat fly would be trivial; making it land safely would be another matter entirely."
Toast of Awesomeness Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: I'll build the ships with my industry points, but it'll take yours to upkeep them.IC: Yes, to our best ability. We would not let you go unrepayed for such a help- and in the future, we will help should you require aid. Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast.
Xomeron Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 OOC: No. Building ships does not consume Industry Points. Just upkeep. But it starts costing Industry the moment you start building it. That being said, thag thag thaggity thag thagness.-Rover "A memo was sent to Astaria asking if it would at all be possible to make a flying goat.""The Astarians responded that making a goat fly would be trivial; making it land safely would be another matter entirely."
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