HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 OOC: It's kind of funny how so many people are jumping all over the space race, when they don't even know that much about the people they're going to be space-racing against.IC: It had been almost two months since the storms first cleared, and it was business as usual in Varangia. The disappearance of the storms had been put down to a shift in a long-term weather pattern, set up, the scientists had decided, by anomalous wind and water currents. There was some speculation in the streets as to when the waters beyond the storms would be explored - there was no question that it would be done eventually, but there was always the possibility that the Queen would hold out for some special occasion to actually get the job done.In the meantime, the Varangians farmed potatoes, caught fish, and occasionally killed each other with sniper rifles over matters of honor, unaware of the other civilizations across the ocean from their home. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) OOCI believe now would be a good time to start in the first motions of the myth arc.IC [General]The nations of the world had begun to meet each other; it was inevitable. No doubt their scientists were scrambling about with questions; what long term effects would the clouds leaving have? Would plagues break out? How would the environment react? Why did they go away, and so quickly? Why were they there in the first place? And of course, many of those questions would never be answered fully. Best that it was that way.Any radar installations would detect that a meteor shower had begun across the planet; small asteroids mostly, many burning in the atmosphere while a few impacted. No causalities or property damage was reported, but people who found the rocks noted some odd things; mainly, the fact that the rocks were cold, even though they should still be molten hot from their trip through the atmosphere. Second, the rocks looked like they were solid aluminum; an astronomical oddity in space, and the fact that they had gotten through the atmosphere untouched and cold was something that was down right disturbing.OOCAlright guys, these things will be happening about monthly; some special event will take place, and you guys get something special from it in limited supply. What you do with it is entirely up to you. This time around you get refrigeration rocks; they feel and look like aluminum, but they have the special property of never having their temperature raised above 5 degrees Celsius. This comes with a catch; thanks to the conservation of energy, that energy has to do something, and the energy is emitted as low-level radiation. So if you're going use it for refrigeration, I suggest you cover it in lead. I'd say you guys get ten kilos of this stuff each; it sucks in the ambient heat pretty quickly, so you could use it as a heat sink or a fridge or whatnot. Edited February 11, 2012 by Sweetroll Thief Alex Humva Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara White Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 IC: The Aquileonese reaction was varied--some companies took meteors they could get and sent them to their private labs, while the governments siezed most of the meteors and began analyzing them. It didn't take long for them to realize that the rocks emitted radiation, and they were quick to warn the public.Quietly, the meteors were shipped away to be stored until a good opportunity presented itself.~+~Meanwhile, a military development team made a startling discovery: certain materials were capable of absorbing radio waves. The information was instantly classified to the highest level and compartmentalized under a rotating code name and passcodes, and a development team was set to finding ways of developing the best ways to make aircraft invisible to radar.OOC: Beginning development of stealth technology, 20 IP. ETA May 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: It should be noted that meteorites generally aren't that hot, actually - if they don't burn up when entering the atmosphere, what reaches the ground is just sort of lukewarm.Also, I'm going to go ahead and assume that radioactive elements that could never really be used for an effective nuke exist in slightly higher quantities than those that could be used for that.IC: Given the average temperature of the ground in Varangia, the curious properties of these meteorites were not noticed until an attempt was made to analyze one with a mass spectrometer - when the machine tried to vaporize a portion of the meteorite, it didn't. No vaporization, no melting, the metal wasn't even glowing.Based on the average Varangian understanding of physics, that should have been impossible. The air wasn't hot, nothing touching the metal was hot.When conventional physics fails, the next step is, rather obviously, to unconventional physics. Two decades prior to this, a material that had been dubbed "Thorium" had been found to produce a curious fogging effect on x-ray plates, and some had theorized that this fogging was due to the release of energy-laden particles from the material. Given that the meteorite wasn't giving off heat, it wasn't giving off light, and it wasn't vaporizing like it was supposed to, the scientists at the Royal Academy decided that this invisible energy might be worth a try.The meteorite was put in position, the mass spectrometer was set up, and an x-ray plate was positioned nearby. When the experiment was over, and the plate was examined, a plainly discernible fog was visible - evidence, the theorists announced, that the meteorites converted heat to the same invisible energy emitted naturally by rare materials like Thorium.Within the week, the meteorites that fell on Varangia had been rounded up and, to the knowledge of the public, the meteorites disappeared. At the Royal Academy, however, scientists were hard at work trying to find a use for this new material.OOC: Varangia, alas, didn't have a Marie Curie who got cancer from spending too much time close to radioactive material, so they have no idea that radiation is harmful. 'swhat happens when radioactive materials are curiously scarce on the planet. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOCYeah, me and Koth kinda-sorta agreed that the rocks just give out x-rays and small amounts of other EM radiation like microwaves and gamma rays. Not enough to be deadly on first contact but prolonged exposure isn't too great. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Rover, I was hoping you'd go on a tangent about how it breaks thermodynamics, but whatever.ANYWAYIC: The temperature of these rocks from the sky was discovered to be most curious, and under the Consul's orders, they were to be procured and studied at an isolated government research centre. In the case that civilians had already gotten their hands on some, they could either purchase a research permit, or have the rocks taken by force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Oh, the rocks are ridiculous and farcical, but the dude running this RPG didn't go on and on at the beginning about how it was supposed to be hard sci-fi, so I'm pretty apathetic about it. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOCAlso, I'd like to point out that when I do chose to bend physics until it screams for mercy, it'll be in limited supply. I don't like mass production of things that bend physics, but in limited supply they're fun to mess with. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Bid Ful Araed Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 IC: Several things were happening on Arctungaad. Laanstreiker tanks were being constructed in all the provinces for protection of the homeland. These odd aluminium meteors had landed and were being gathered. And the boats searching the seas had reached another island. They were broadcasting a signal to let any occupants know they were thereOOC: Closest neighbour is island 5, which I believe is you Rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Dancing Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) OOC: Brown, I guess. =PAlso, the properties won't even be noticed until experimentation, as the environment of Slacia is usually less than five degrees Celsius. =P Well, properties besides the radiation. The Slacian Union/Preparation for World Domination and/or PeaceIC:The rejection was somewhat expected. Either way, as long as the Stans didn't show aggression, the terms of coexistence would be fine. PVC most definitely intrigued the Slacians. It was a durable material, and they saw many possibilities for its usefulness.The Slacians welcomed by the nations of Kiserre and the Seasgate Empire docked and immediately went to work translating. In the latter empire, they gratefully accepted the spices and the dictionary and presented their own book of words.~•~The space program had begun. Industry was thriving, the people were excited. In only five or so years, give or take, they would have the prestige of landing a craft on Luna, earth's moon!~•~The only strange properties noted in Slacia were the properties of radiation. Still, the government sent out an order that all citizens to find a meteor must immediately tell officials. Radiation was radiation, after all. Plus, aluminum was a very useful metal, so having a much of rocks made of the stuff seemed ideal.However, from the few samples sent to laboratories to study the radiation - and the much larger amounts sent to forges - , the other properties were found. In hours upon the discovery, the government demanded more experimentation and immediate requisition. Whatever these rocks might be they had exceeding potential. Thus, the ones upon which experimentation wasn't being conducted were stored in a lead bunker.A small, civilian aircraft was sent to check the nearby massive continent to see if more meteors fell there. Edited February 11, 2012 by Toa of Dancing Quote This is a signature that describes me as a person. Lazy, dry, and overall just a procra... *insert placeholder signature here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOCOooh, someone's sticking their fingers into the main continent. Initiate... the HUMVA PROTOCOLS(aka nothing at all)IC [slacian Scout]The scout found nothing but sprawling sand and gravel beaches, with a forest that pushed deep inland. They'd never find anything in there, from air or land.[standast]The meteors were, as all meteors were, taken by the Standast government. In general the Stans didn't trust anything about space, and they never noticed the cold properties, thanks to them being so far north five degrees Celsius went without notice. It was stowed away in some warehouse, a slice of it taken and put on a waiting list for experimentation. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Yup. Island 5.IC: The first reaction to the appearance of a foreign vessel was complete and utter confusion - as far as the Varangians knew, the world was comprised of their little archipelago, the ocean, and that was pretty much it. The idea of people from elsewhere in the world was just as foreign as the people themselves.The second reaction was made evident with a transmission that, to the foreigners, would be just as incomprehensible as their own transmission was to the Varangians. Based on the patrol boat moving away from the port, it could be inferred to either be an invitation to land - with the patrol boat serving as an escort - or a warning to go away - with the patrol boat serving as the incentive for listening to the warning. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Dancing Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 The Slacian Union/Preparation for World Domination and/or PeaceIC:Finding nothing, the civilian pilot flew back to his homeland. When he reported the lack, the governmental officials waiting for him were disappointed. Still, they had what they had. However, the thought of the continent itself became suddenly apparent, and a group was immediately called for settlement of the foreign land.OOC: In other words, I'm gathering a settler group. All population growth is halted. Quote This is a signature that describes me as a person. Lazy, dry, and overall just a procra... *insert placeholder signature here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) OOCWait wait, three and a half years to the moon?Mate, you got your estimates a bit off. Assuming you put all your IP possible, which you've already begun on units so that's not possible, it takes two months. That equals to 60 days. Multiply that by 30 days, divide, and you get a number much closer to five years. But you have to use the 200 option, unless you want to mothball your new stuffs, which takes three months, or about 8-9 years ingame.And I'm a derp at my own game. The max IP anyone has right now is 150, meaning it's the four month option, or five months for you. Edited February 11, 2012 by Sweetroll Thief Alex Humva Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Dancing Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: ...Stupid brain and lack of calculation abilities. XD Edited, then. Quote This is a signature that describes me as a person. Lazy, dry, and overall just a procra... *insert placeholder signature here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 IC: The Kiserrais explorer craft, having went off in all directions, eventually discovered the lands of other nations. And then something else, more than an island. A stretch of land that went on and on, no matter how far the ships travelled. This most peculiar phenomenon was reported back to the mainland by one of the ships, as radio would not effectively reach across miles of ocean.OOC: The ships found the Anitalians and Slacians, who had already been greeted by the Union, and now the Syressans, the Varangians, the Stans, and the Aquileonese.IC: And then another thing was found adn reported: the two small islands that were fairly close to Kiserrais shores were inhabited. Newly inhabited. People could be seen on the islands, but very little was visible in the way of structures aside from basic tents and neccesarry prefabricated facilities. The Kiserrais on the ship could make out an emblem on nearly all everything, and while they could not recognise it themselves, this too was reported back to the homeland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Quick question - where did the Slacian space program come from? The time it took us to reach the moon from the point we decided to go there isn't the whole story - we spent decades just getting rockets that were good enough to put something into space. That's one of the biggest reasons the Varangians aren't going nuts over space - the research to get a rocket with enough power behind it to propel something into space is expensive, and this is a society that hasn't even built an airplane yet.Rocketry was helped along by long-distance wars, which I guarantee you nobody here has had. For wars on these islands, launching a missile at the enemy is ridiculous compared to just driving a tank over there and hitting them with your sword.Unless somebody decided around the mid-1800s "Yup, we're going to go to space one day, better get on perfecting rocketry now", having a good enough space program to get to the moon in five years raises an eyebrow or two on my end of things. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Dancing Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) OOC: Part of the premise of this game is that entry into space has already been achieved by a few of the nations. As the Slacians are loosely Russian-based, it would make sense for them to have a space program. They saw the stars, they wanted to go into space. Rocketry and other space-related sciences developed from there. And it will still take the same amount of time for the Slacians as anyone else to get an in-game space program going. Edited February 11, 2012 by Toa of Dancing Quote This is a signature that describes me as a person. Lazy, dry, and overall just a procra... *insert placeholder signature here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Yeah, I get that it's part of the premise, but it's still a bit silly, because none of us have had any reason to develop a space program.The USA and USSR both had international competition to drive them into space, because curiosity doesn't pay the bills. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara White Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Like storms isolating us and refrigeration meteors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyMetalSunshineSister Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) OOC:...Fair point.Time to get Mystery Science on this RPG, before I lose my mind. Edited February 11, 2012 by The Shadows Out of Time Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast of Awesomeness Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: ....What all have I missed? Haha, and anyone need an IC? Quote Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Bid Ful Araed Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 IC: The Waalrusaan boat stayed where it was as the patrol boat approached it. While they couldn't understand the spoken language, you could tell a lot from body language. If the foreign crew made shouty noises and shook their hands it would be a sign to go away, but if they were inviting then they could land and attempt further contact.You know, in retrospect, they should have brought a dictionary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Dancing Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Refrigerator rocks fell from the sky. See here. And also, a Slacian diplomatic ship should be at your place, and I believe there's one other waiting.The Slacian Union/Preparation for World Domination and/or PeaceIC:More searching over this newly opened planet revealed two more inhabited lands. Thus, Slacian diplomatic ships were sent southwest to the newly-discovered nations of Varangia ad Waalrusaan. Quote This is a signature that describes me as a person. Lazy, dry, and overall just a procra... *insert placeholder signature here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) OOC: Yeah, I get that it's part of the premise, but it's still a bit silly, because none of us have had any reason to develop a space program.The USA and USSR both had international competition to drive them into space, because curiosity doesn't pay the bills.OOCAnd here I pull out the excuse that will be brought up everytime something should happen but wouldn't be fun.Aliens did it.Good day.Also, I'mma going say that on Sunday, unless otherwise requested by the player, everyone has met everyone and has basic linguistic skills with them. Meanwhile, it's time to continue with the Humva Master Plan; completely ignoring one's military to set up their infrastructure.IC [standast]Electrolysis was a pretty useful thing; giving you pure oxygen, hydrogen, and chlorine gas, it could be used for everything from balloons to rocket fuel to chemical warfare. There had been a few oceanic rigs in the past, but it was decided now would be a good time to begin a mass buildup, presumably to aid in a new fangled idea called 'hydrogen fuel cells'; a concept unlikely to see production for decades but science could never be stopped. Using the justification of chemical warfare once again funds were cut from the military budget, and there was much gnashing of teeth.OOC25 IP devoted for ONE week to mass build up of oil powered oceanic electrolysis rigs.Oh, and guys, remember, uninhabited main islands and/or islands with peeps who haven't posted yet are still surrounded by storms, thus making their scouting impossible. Edited February 11, 2012 by Sweetroll Thief Alex Humva Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast of Awesomeness Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Alright, my three bases should be going alright.IC: The Slacian diplomat was greeted, and brought into the city of Ankara, at the southern tip of Anitalia.OOC: So, who have I met already that I can understand? Quote Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOCIdunno, I know you can understand Standast (Standastish? Stanish? Stan?) pretty good now, so if you want to do anything up north that'd be possible.Speaking of which...IC [standast]While the military was having their budget rearranged, a full battalion was sent to a small island scout planes had found off the Standast coast. It was close to the massive continent, and would serve as a good staging point for the northern area of the continent.OOCSending a battalion of troops to D18 to construct a base. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast of Awesomeness Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) IC: Standast was contacted, and a meeting was requested between the leaders of their two nations.OOC: And I claimed those three islands, so y'all stay off. Edited February 11, 2012 by Toast of Awesomeness Quote Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOCClaim any islands near Standast waters and you'll be seven different kinds of screwed. It's in the Standast foreign policy.IC [standast]The delegates at the embassy were informed that the Minister and President were currently preoccupied, but that their ambassadors were always ready to discuss international arrangements.OOCThe Stans really don't like putting their leaders in this sorts of negotiations unless relations are exceptionally good or it's really important. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast of Awesomeness Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 IC: The ambassadors bowed, touching their turbans, and left.OOC: Shall we assume embassies exist?And my islands are the one to my left and the two a bit south. Quote Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOCYeah, I know.As to the embassies, yeah, because if they can stamp out Walmarts in a week, I'm pretty sure a simple embassy building could be done in a Strith month. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast of Awesomeness Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Are we trading yet? Lol Quote Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOCYou can trade whatever whenever you want dude, there's no restriction on it or anything. It's ingame effect is dependent on just what you're trading and how much effect it'd have, because I want to keep it to where trading is cool to do but doesn't leave people who don't want to deal with the extra math in the dust. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast of Awesomeness Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Oh, okay. Haha.Well how can I improve my relations with your guys? Quote Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOCUmm... well, there's years of peace, trade relations, not being a ****, that sort of thing. Cultural sharing maybe? Assuming your guys have film projectors there could be a decent movie sharing. Oh, and you could sign a deal with one of the corps, Real Dreams, for my planned trade commodity; lucid dream machines. The research and buildup is still in progress but you'll get it soon enough. In a real week I'll have electrolysis rigs so I can start trading stuff like hydrogen and chlorine. No doubt whenever the UN forms I'll get a protest saying that I'm polluting the oceans because of my rigs but we can worry about the long time side effects of that later.So lemme see... I currently have IP devoted to a manned space program, a corp for a trade commodity, and electrolysis rigs, all national projects. I should really get my tech refined and done so I can start building a military.Oh yeah, and try not to go to war with anyone. That typically aids in international relations. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 IC: A plan was concocted by the Union government to help fund advancements in both civilian and government digital communication.25 IP devoted to computer R&D over the next two months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast of Awesomeness Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Right, haha.IC: Requests were filed by Anitalian film and music companies, as well as restaurant chains to begin operations in Standast.In addition to these, under the Sultan's directive, the embassy filed for a pact of non-agression. Quote Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 IC [standast]The requests were noted and accepted, with the restaurant chains being given import regulations regarding their food. The last thing the Stans wanted was some strange foreign food causing an epidemic. The non-aggression pact was put on a waiting list however, the Stan diplomats stating their want to sign multiple non-aggression pacts with multiple nations at the same time, so they wouldn't be seen as being biased.Meanwhile, many Stan pop culture icons were speaking about the world they had found, and to say the least the media was abuzz. Notably, the many different religions of the world; dozens of theologians were working away, trying to figure out how the many gods of the other nations fit into their pantheon. The common view was that they were all the same gods, but viewed differently in different ways. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OOC: Consul sounds too much like Council so that when I say them right next to eachother it sounds silly, so I'm changing it to Premier.IC: After nearly a month of debate, the Premier and his council came to the agreement that the Anitalian presence on the islands so close to the homeland was a threat to the peace of Kiserre, and that they must be removed. As the Kiserrais had not yet allowed any embassies to be established on their soil, a message was sent by plane to Anitalia reading:To the honourable Sultan of Anitalia,Your nation has a military presence on islands under the jurisdiction of Le Pays de Soleil. No permission was given for you to have such a presence. Remove your forces or suffer the consequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast of Awesomeness Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 IC: "To facilitate your request, please state which island you are referring to. No inhabitants were found on any of the islands we have constructed bases on. However, we would be perfectly willing to share the islands. Is this agreeable to the honorable Kiserre?" Quote Well, would you just look at that? I'm a piece of toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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