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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: February 01, 2024, 04:30:39 PM »
The Finals

Mens Final

Abertone 0-0 Achkaerin (AET FT 0-0 Abertone win 4-3 on penalties)

Mens Third Place Playoff

Lodja 1-2 Nya Aland


Womens Final

Achkaerin 2-1 Rokkenjima
 
Womens Third Place Playoff

Theocracy of Kaitaine 3-0 Lodja


Mens Blind Football Final

Valen 1-0 Mktvartvelo

Mens Blind Football Third Place Playoff

Abertone 2-1 Rokkenjima


Womens Blind Football Final

Medusalin 2-0 Theocracy of Kaitaine

Womens Blind Football Third Place Playoff

Achkaerin 3-2 Abertone

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The Plot To Destroy Rokkenjiman Democracy
« on: January 31, 2024, 11:08:59 PM »
"Your mother learned from your grandfather." Gemma said smiling "You're going to learn from me." she walked up next to Asuna "The katana is one of the most lethal blades on Mundus, it's light, flexible, a little short compared to other swords but also what we call a one and a half handed blade meaning it can be wielded with two hands but also handled with one. So do as I do." she held her wooden sword out in front of her "Dominant hand here, that allows either your arm or your wrist to control it. When you go with two hands your other hand goes lower down the handle, if you've ever handled a sledgehammer it's a little like that but this is lighter." she waited a moment "Now treat the blade as an extension of your arm and swing from one o'clock down to seven." she showed the swing and was copied by Asuna "Now do it again but step into it. Footwork makes it a whole lot easier, it adds more force it also moves the impact point of the opponent." she moved around behind Asuna "Again." she watched as Asuna continued to swing "Now vary the direction and see what it means for your footwork. You might learn something if you keep this up."

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The Setting Sun (Open RP)
« on: January 30, 2024, 10:09:25 PM »
This was one of those events that, due to external factors, had played havoc with the diary in Valtheim - what had originally been pencilled in as on the Empress's calendar was now the responsibility of Sakura Sheppard, probably after the Empress the most experienced diplomat Achkaerin had. She was the official representative, wearing a black dress she walked up to the Imperial Palace glad that it was a relatively short distance, so less chance of her health problems causing issues. Like the rest of the Azurewinds she was familiar with some if not all of the Daitojin Royals and would hopefully be a welcome face to proceedings, she did have something that needed discussing but that would wait until later at that point her focus was on other things. Greeting Hisato she expressed the Achkaerinese condolences before proceeding where directed, this was going to be a long day and a hard one.

Arriving not long after Sakura were an unusual and perhaps unexpected quartet - the Taira sisters Kae, who was Gowu's representative to the Ardian Assembly, and Hana the other two were the Soga siblings the younger sister Juhani and her older brother Sasuke. All four wore the traditional black robes and black cloaks, red lining for the Taira's and dark blue for the Soga's. As they held the position of Daimyo, or head of their respective clans (or rather what was left of them after the latest Toshikawan Civil War) Kae and Sasuke had their clan's respective ring of office on them, Kae's hung on a chain around her neck while Sasuke's was on his finger both a mixture of silver and gold, a ruby on Kae's and a sapphire on Sasuke's. The political relationship before the two clans was reasonably straightforward the Taira's had been one of the 'big four' clans in Toshikawa alongside the Nekhaga's, Yoshimo's and Miroma's of which only the Yoshimo's still held sway in Toshikawa but that was purely ceremonial now, the Soga clan was one of the clans that had traditionally been allied to the Taira and the two clans retained that closeness to the present day.

Approaching Hisato the quartet paused letting the Grand Steward register, if he hadn't already, the echo of Daito's past standing in front of him. "I hope we're not about to create a scene but we couldn't stay away." Kae said "I appreciate I'm not the Shogun but as we come from a particular way of life I bring the condolences of the samurai." she took a moment "Speaking of and I know this is a little bit on the list of questions you probably weren't expecting, what would you like us to do with our weapons?" she indicated the swords they had, katana's, wakizashi's and tanto's - as samurai the four were almost obligatorily attached to their blades though they had chosen to leave their bows, arrows and quivers at home. "If you're agreeable we'd like them for the procession but we'll defer to your preference."

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Press Offices / Re: Achkaerinese Press Office
« on: January 29, 2024, 01:13:57 AM »

Statement on the Rokkenjima/Kusan Situation

The Achkaerinese Government welcomes the decision of the Rokkenjiman Empress to stand down the use of military force against Kusan. We would however respectfully point out what we presume is an error born of inexperience on the part of the Empress she stated "I've heard the pleas of Ri Sang-Hee, she says she is an innocent woman, that the state she leads is innocent; I will allow her the time to prove that both are in fact true." This is surely in error as Rokkenjima is signatory to the Uppsalla Convention which embodies Article 7 of the MCUR which states "2. Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law." In effect the Empress of Rokkenjima having accused, or rather charged, Kusan with complicity in the terror attack on Pyrettania would appear to be seeking to place the burden of proof on Kusan, who in the context of Article 7 are entitled to the presumption of innocence. The burden of proof is not on Kusan, the burden of proof is on Rokkenjima. It is not for Ri Sang-Hee to prove that Kusan is innocent it is for Rokkenjima to prove that Kusan is guilty, Rokkenjima has so far failed in that respect and we would strongly advise a clarifying statement in this regard.

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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: January 28, 2024, 04:16:17 PM »
Womens Blind Football Semi Final Results

Medusalin 1-0 Achkaerin
Theocracy of Kaitaine 2-1 Abertone

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: A Matter of Inquiry
« on: January 28, 2024, 12:30:11 AM »

Kado I will file this under the list of conversations that we never had, however allow to be very clear my assessment of what you have provided as well as the assessment of my counterparts agrees that you have evidence that the nuclear material sourced for the terrorist attack in Pyrettania came from a nuclear reactor in Kusan. However that does not meet the required standard for you to implicate the Government of Kusan in this as there is no evidence of complicity presented. You have to be able to show that someone in a position of state authority in Kusan ordered the movement of the nuclear material or was aware that such movement was happening, you have shown neither. Absent that information any military strike on Kusan is questionable and as this would very likely be the first shot in a war it would place every Achkaerinese, Daitojin and Preorian soldier in Kalasin in jeopardy through no fault of their own.

Present the evidence that shows complicity on the part of the Kusan Government or stand down the military response until you have something concrete in that respect. I am communicating this as a courtesy but you should be aware that your Empress has received the same concerns from her aunt.

Rion.

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The Plot To Destroy Rokkenjiman Democracy
« on: January 26, 2024, 02:00:14 AM »
Kayleigh looked from Evanthe to Emerson "Ok what don't I know?" she asked
"My office." Emerson said "Better to do this privately." he led the way back inside the Imperial Palace and once the trio were inside he looked at Kayleigh "That's a picture from the 2001 Constellation Ball in Gowu. In the days of the Federal Republic, the Constellation Ball became how the Anselmo's were introduced to wider society, like a debutante thing."
"Evanthe's being in 2001?" Kayleigh asked
"Yes." Emerson said "We... shall we say had intimate relations that night, the type with consequences."
"I assume based on you not having a daughter that you lost the child?" Kayleigh said, Evanthe nodded "A then sixteen year old having a fling is hardly leverage, but it's a piece of this."


On the island Gemma smiled as she finished lighting the campfire "Ok then." she said before tossing Asuna a wooden training sword "Michelle likely thinks you have a Freya obsession, there's a right way and a wrong way to channel her." she picked up her own wooden training sword "The wrong way is to ask 'what would Freya do?' when you're sat making command decisions, end of the day she's broadly speaking a frontline soldier, she's got experience and training that you don't - she's a soldier not a politician and you don't have the experience to see the domino's falling. The right way is to look at her work ethic. And you might even learn a little about to defend yourself."

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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: January 25, 2024, 04:55:56 PM »
Mens Blind Football Semi Finals Results

Valen 2-1 Abertone
Mktvartvelo 1-0 Rokkenjima

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: Kusan to Achkaerin
« on: January 24, 2024, 10:28:18 PM »

At midnight on the 25th January 2024, the Achkaerinese military will conduct an orderly pull back of those units deployed to the border region, this will not constitute a total withdrawal from the region owing to military operations in progress prior to the deployment remaining ongoing - to put it bluntly we don't wish to see terrorists wanted for crimes in Kalasin hopping across a border into another state where the trail could easily be muddied or go cold. The pull back shall see our forces pull back to their previous positions. This is an order that has been issued in good faith, we will expect that no later than 48 hours after the order is implemented that Kusan forces will also withdraw to a respectable distance thus deescalating the situation. Should the Kusan pull back not occur then you are advised that the Achkaerinese forces will be issued orders to re-deploy back to the border region.

Cheryl Holmes
Minister for the Diplomatic Office

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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: January 24, 2024, 03:38:37 PM »
Womens Semi Finals Results

Achkaerin 3-1 Theocracy of Kaitaine
Rokkenjima 2-0 Lodja

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: Kusan to Achkaerin
« on: January 23, 2024, 01:09:37 AM »

As has been previously stated this is not a one way street. If you expect Achkaerin to help you create certain circumstances for you to save face then you most certainly are going to have to give something in return and that is an apology to General Fuji. You have been provided with publicly available information that you should have considered prior to making a statement that maligns a good mans name, you do not get to do that unchallenged and you do not get to not say sorry when shown that you are wrong. Lack of apology does not give anything other publicly than a negative impression and regardless of any private suggestions gives no reason for Achkaerin to act in any way other than how it currently is. It is worth noting that over this entire affair you have insulted Empress Serenity's niece, someone she regards as a brother in Emperor Eijiro and a seasoned military officer and you're only been asked for an apology in regards to the one that you can apologise to, a woman of your intelligence should be more than able to recognise where you can show your strengths in that respect without showing weakness and where we have already provided you with the reasoning. Given your choice of words in relation to the Achkaerinese flag you are certainly more than capable of controlling the narrative on your side of the equation.

Cheryl Holmes
Minister for the Diplomatic Office

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International Organisations / Re: Cultural Exchange Treaty Organisation
« on: January 22, 2024, 11:51:08 PM »
Achkaerin supports Kusan's application

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: Kusan to Achkaerin
« on: January 22, 2024, 08:45:21 PM »

One of the most common criticisms often expressed diplomatically by the Achkaerinese foreign office, ambassadors and even Government Ministers or leadership figures in respect of foreign nations is simply "You didn't do your homework", given the questions you are asking it would appear to apply to Kusan in this instance. The Foreign and Defence Policy Review 2017, a publicly accessible document that your foreign office or equivalent has access to, very clearly lays out the five circumstances under which Achkaerinese military intervention occurs:

Achkaerin has been attacked - this is self explanatory, an armed attack against Achkaerin will be responded to in a proportionate manner and we make clear that a nation has the right to self defence, if we are attacked we will strike back, we will eliminate the threat and we will make sure that those responsible face the consequences of their actions.

Achkaerin has been asked to step in - this would be comparable to action in Phuebra, we were asked to help stabilize the country by the democratically elected government. To be clear just because Achkaerin is asked to assist does not mean we will assist, any decision made in this respect is made having reviewed the evidence and in the case of Phuebra we saw a clear case of a religious fault line leading into a civil war with a coup taking place. Having seen that we determined that it was right to step in as requested.

Achkaerin is obligated by Treaty to intervene - this is straightforward as it covers stuff like mutual defence clauses so events such as the Seaforth Eugenics War and the War of the Enlightenment, under the CIS Charter we had an obligation to defend those nations and we did - this is the ground under which our presence in Kalasin falls.

There is an International Mandate for intervention - This would cover circumstances such as Marseilles and Uppsala, Achkaerin was not obligated by Treaty to commit to these efforts but did so following careful thought and deliberation of all the evidence and implications of such a commitment.

To not intervene would be abhorrent and or immoral - Simply put this is the Cult of Helus Genocide, when you have people being massacred because of skin colour, faith, sexual orientation or ethnicity even tribe identity it is not acceptable.

Had someone in your government taken the time to read that document, which I repeat is publicly accessible, they would have noted that Kusan presently fulfils none of the criteria therefore there should be no question of any aggressive intent on the part of General Fuji or the Achkaerinese military, the General is required as part of his responsibilities (as the Empress has made clear) to interpret and respond to actions that impact military operations that are ongoing under his command - the deployment of a foreign military force to an area bordering regions where units under his command are operating clearly is going to have an effect, which again your military leadership should have pointed out to you, if they did then you knew this was coming and you're raging about nothing, if they didn't then I question their competency.

Achkaerinese intentions towards Kusan presently do not carry any negatives though given that we have seen you openly invite a man that we regard as responsible for or party to acts of terror to a state event that is likely to change but as not as yet. It is not the responsibility of the Achkaerinese government to educate the Rokkenjiman Empress for the very clear and obvious reason that we do not determine Rokkenjiman policy, as Empress Serenity has pointed out the history was mentioned in the Covenant Address of 2006. Memes are a poor response, but I would also say that insults and name calling are equally poor responses. I would posit that childish antics are going to be responded to with childish antics and that reasonableness is going to be responded to with reasonableness, if Kusan wishes to engage on the wrongs of history then perhaps a more formal approach to the Rokkenjiman Government is required rather than berating them before they have the chance, I don't need to remind you that the current Rokkenjiman Empress hasn't been on the throne for a year and has spent most of that time dealing with the fallout left by her immediate predecessor.

However all this isn't one way, if you expect nations around Mundus to raise awareness then you must look at your own actions. The nation of East Moreland often uses the term "Deeds not words." Achkaerin's deeds are known and they are consistent from the first time to the most recent. Rokkenjima's may not be but you're not addressing a member of the Rokkenjiman leadership, given all the publicly available information at your disposal you know very well that there is no threat coming from our side of this. A full and public apology to General Fuji is expected and I strongly advise you to refrain from further inflammatory rhetoric as that has a tendency to get situations beyond the point of recovery, consider that the Mundus of 2024 is not the Mundus of 2004 and give people a chance before you condemn or dismiss them out of hand.

Signed

Cheryl Holmes
Minister for the Diplomatic Office

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International News Networks / Re: Achkaerin News Service
« on: January 22, 2024, 02:10:33 AM »


EMPRESS ADDRESSES KUSAN


By Roisin Shaughnessy: Chief Correspondent

Empress Serenity has responded to accusations levelled by the Government of Kusan against the nation, in a statement given under article seven of the Constitution she gave the following remarks:

"Mr Speaker I thank you for permitting me to make this statement, I promise not to take up too much of the Senate's time but I do believe it important that when accusations are made, especially when they are false, that they are robustly responded to. Let's start with the obvious General Kakashi Fuji is not an idiot he is one of if not the most experienced battlefield military commander on Mundus, any nation's military would be fortunate to have someone of his skill, professionalism and experience in their ranks and there are those that do. The chairwoman has called the deployment of Kusan forces basic steps to securing the security of its borders noting the turmoil that Kalasin is in. This may shock her but I agree with her in that respect, every nation on Mundus has the right to defend itself so when the Chairwoman says that the PDRK is reinforcing their borders because they perceive a spill over of said turmoil, I'm going to assume there's truth to that statement, I'm not sat in their meetings, I'm not in their chain of command, I don't determine their policy, I don't determine their doctrine. However by the same token of nations having the right to defend themselves when General Fuji sees a deployment of forces across the border he has to react to it because he is charged currently with the defence of Kalasin territory, if the Chairwoman and her leadership can perceive the situation in Kalasin as potentially spilling over then a seasoned military commander can certainly perceive a troop deployment across the border as potentially threatening, potentially aggressive and considering the rhetoric that went before from all sides concerned potentially if not probably provocative and escalating. Perception may not be truth but perception is what preparation and action is based on. Whether I like it or not the chairwoman has deployed troops, whether she likes it or not I agree with General Fuji deploying troops to mirror the Kusan positions it is a reasonable response. General Fuji is correct to imply that the reallocation of troops in this manner does take resources away from current operations which are counter terrorist focused - these are operations which are intended to prevent the very thing that she and her government are concerned about.

Now let me turn briefly to what I will politely refer to as the ill informed comments regarding Achkaerin's relationship with Rokkenjima. The Achkaerinese presence in Rokkenjima is limited to personnel who currently have responsibility for the safety of the Imperial family and before someone says it yes the Viceregent is Achkaerinese. That presence operates independently of influence from Valtheim, the Viceregent is not accountable to our Senate in the way of being a member of the Noble Moot would make him, that responsibility was deferred upon his appointment as Viceregent and will remain so until he no longer holds a position in the Rokkenjiman Government but as this point no one other than him can tell us when that may be. The Chairwoman stated 'the Achkaerinese an opportunity to impart upon the Rokkenjimans the importance of disavowing the actions of the Federal Republic instead of embracing them and whitewashing them from their history books.' Mr Speaker let's be clear this is an outright lie. I don't doubt that Rokkenjima hasn't disavowed the actions of the Federal Republic however I know very well that we have strongly recommended it on several occasions, I encourage both the Chairwoman and the Empress of Rokkenjima to read the Covenant Address of 2006 where my father, and the father of the then Empress though she didn't know it, strongly recommended such a disavowing. The Chairwoman may also be interested to know that the very man she has called an idiot was involved in the planning stages of the Anselmo restoration and made clear exactly the same thing. I don't know why Rokkenjima didn't pay heed to that but I do know that the matter was raised and here I am raising it again.

In the next few days I will be meeting with President Kaikaew where I expect most of the conversation to be about the post war situation in his country and what assistance Achkaerin may be able to provide. Kusan has the opportunity to form part of that but it must recognise that if they desire a minimising or complete removal of the coalition force in Kalasin, which based on the rhetoric appears to be the case, then creating perceptions which increase the timescale is not helpful to anyone. I suggest the chairwoman apologise to General Fuji, I suggest she downscale that military deployment and I suggest that she let the coalition forces do their jobs."

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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: January 20, 2024, 10:52:57 PM »
Mens Semi Final Results

The Ardian Memorial Trophy Match

Abertone 2-0 Lodja

The Albion Memorial Trophy Match

Nya Aland 2-3 Achkaerin

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International News Networks / Re: Achkaerin News Service
« on: January 20, 2024, 10:49:46 PM »


GENERAL FUJI ON PROVOCATION AS TENSION RISES


By Olivia Moore: International Affairs Correspondent

As tensions around the northern side of the Matilda Channels, General Fuji (pictured above) the commanding officer of Achkaerinese forces in Kalasin has spoken about the situation saying:

"It's absolutely pointless amount of sabre rattling that is not going to achieve anything except the opposite of the expressed intent. The Kusan government will be aware of the terms under which Kalasin surrendered to the coalition forces, specifically that the Kalasin military largely a separatist militia engaging in terrorism was disarmed, therefore when Kusan mobilises a military force to the border how is that to be read? It is a needless escalation, it has to be read as a provocation and it has to be read as Kusan threatening Kalasin, that's why we're now forced to mirror that Kusan deployment because our duty is to protect the Kalasin people, we're engaged in making sure that the terms of the surrender that lay out the path forward are met and once they are met then the coalition is under those terms withdrawing its forces, that's all public information that the Kusan Government has access to and I would also remind the Kusan Government that the Achkaerinese military conducts its operations to treaty provision. Coalition forces will not be in Kalasin a moment longer than the governing authority, which defers to whomever is elected in February, likes. If Kusan wants to see that withdrawal happen sooner rather than later then quite simply they need to stop giving the governing authority reasons to ask us to stay - mobilising military units, missile tests, and now an air force scramble following apparently a drone incursion, these are all part of provocative snowball surrounding this and it all amounts to reasons why we'd be possibly asked to stay. Dangerous rhetoric and dangerous actions will not see a resolution here and they certainly won't take our eyes off what our responsibilities are. If the Kusan government thinks that putting military forces on a border with a nation that has no substantive military of its own isn't a provocative or threatening act then they are welcome to consult any one of the many military commanders across Mundus who will tell them that it can be interpreted in that manner, we as the forces presently responsible for the territorial integrity of Kalasin must perceive it as a threat and act accordingly this is why Achkaerinese military units have been deployed to mirror the Kusan units positions. I suggest Kusan begin to deescalate this situation by standing down those units, remove the perception and let us do our jobs, because the sooner those jobs are done and the better the circumstances the sooner the coalition forces are not in country."
 

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The Plot To Destroy Rokkenjiman Democracy
« on: January 20, 2024, 07:06:34 PM »
"I have no idea yet." Kayleigh said looking at Alex "But someone had it, so it's important, why? That's the unknown but we'll get there." she knew where she'd be going next in this regard if it was at Pyrena then a call to Hazel was in order.

It was actually hard to tell who was more caught off guard by the photograph - Evanthe or Emerson "You've got to be kidding me." Emerson whispered looking at the picture, "That's the constellation ball in 2001 right? That's that night... But is that really leverage? Talk about confusion."


Rion sighed "We can't have things outside of our control." she said "I'll deal with that, meanwhile you just focus on those arrests and set our trap. We get two pieces off the board and we get control of this situation back, and that is what we need if we're going to tackle Rowe at the end of this." she headed for the door "And for goodness sake let's keep in mind where this is likely to end up." walking out of the door Rion took out her phone she needed to make a call.


Michelle half smiled "I'll tell you tomorrow after I've read it." Michelle said as Gemma came over having spent the last couple of hours packing up the rowboat.

"Shall we?" Gemma asked putting an arm around Asuna and taking her down to the boat, once they were both in Gemma started to row the wooden craft across the lake toward the small island "Peaceful isn't it? A little bit noisier than the last place I went to for the calmness, but a fair bit warmer as well." she glanced over her shoulder to check their position "And let's hope we don't ruin your aunts rowboat."

The island itself was small but it was what Astrid and Lisa liked to call their hideout, there was a treehouse, a campfire and a few other things scattered around. "So sleeping bags up in the treehouse and I'll start the fire?" Gemma asked tossing the sleeping bags at Asuna "Hey you got to work if you want to eat kid."


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Introductions / Re: New member Matthelon
« on: January 19, 2024, 03:34:48 AM »
Welcome. As Daito has said if you’ve got any questions or need help, do ask there’s usually a couple of us around to help answer. Looking forward to seeing you in the RP

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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: January 19, 2024, 12:40:34 AM »
Womens Blind Football Quarter Final Results

Medusalin 2-0 Nya Aland
Achkaerin 3-1 Floodwater
Theocracy of Kaitaine 1-0 Daito
Abertone 5-2 Themyscira

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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: January 18, 2024, 01:19:41 AM »
Mens Blind Football Quarter Final Results

Valen 2-0 Nya Aland
Abertone 2-1 Medusalin
Achkaerin 1-2 Mktvartvelo
Rokkenjima 4-2 Ui Cenneslaig

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International News Networks / Re: Achkaerin News Service
« on: January 17, 2024, 11:24:11 PM »


SENATE STARTS NEW YEAR WITH DEFENCE QUESTIONS


By Penny Noble: Defence Correspondent

The Senate has reconvened following its break for the festive period, it had been scheduled to resume business with debates relating to committee appointments however events elsewhere on Mundus prompted the Leader of the Senate Chamber and the Senate Business Committee to adjust the schedule and bring forward questions to the Minister of Defence Adam Sheppard (pictured above). In a prolonged session the Minister answered questions across a variety of issues including the following:

Can the Minister update the Senate on the status of Achkaerinese forces stationed abroad?

"I thank the member for his question. Our forces remain stationed abroad in Phuebra, Kalasin and Vaguzia in accordance with our treaty obligations. We continue to ensure that the fledgling Phuebran military is trained to the highest standard, our counter terrorist operations based out of Vaguzia continue to see success and our forces in Kalasin continue to keep the peace there. We do retain the capability for further military deployment should it become required."

What is the Government's response to the testing of missiles by Kusan?

"The Government has taken note of the tests and will be monitoring further developments as and when they happen. I will inform the Senate that the Achkaerinese navy has in relation to the tests of the Harbinger 5 and 6 missiles reported multiple successful catch and claw operations, this level of success has been verified by the MDI. In addition Cerberus platforms positioned in Gowu also conducted successful operations in relation to this matter."

Does the Minister anticipate a swift set of prosecutions in relation to the Kalasin conflict?

"As the Senator knows we have members of the Rangsitpol regime, separatist military and terrorists in custody they will have their day in court. I will not comment beyond that so as to not prejudice any proceedings that may occur but to answer the Senators point I do hope that we see them brought to trial more expediently than the Andean Genocide prosecutions were."

What is the Ministers response to circumstances concerning Rokkenjima?

"The situation in Rokkenjima is being monitored, we are liaising with our allies and partners on the matter and hope to have a clearer understanding of the situation soon."

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Convention Centre / Re: CETO Festival 2024 Scholars Meeting
« on: January 17, 2024, 12:21:25 AM »
Doctor Donna Steele had to crack a smile at Marcus's words the two of them had been there ten years earlier in Avalon at the first meeting of the scholars and now here they were for the latest, it wasn't just Donna present for Achkaerin Melanie Bell was also there.

"It's hard to believe it's ten years since the first time did this." Donna said "When this organisation was created the criteria for admission of sites was also determined one of which is that the site must have significance beyond its own borders to quote the treaty 'sites which are of interest to more than one nation'. When I look at this application that aspect is wafer thin. I think our Daitojin colleague should explain how this site has significance in other nations, yes it's a war memorial, yes it commemorates a horrific act that is historical but then again by that argument one could say that the village of Halsteads in Seaforth is equally as deserving of this status. I don't think the presence of names alone does enough. So as I've said I'd like our Daitojin colleague to elaborate on how this site has significance in other nations."

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Convention Centre / Re: Uunveiling The Vale - CETO Festival 2024
« on: January 16, 2024, 11:49:20 PM »
Where had the time gone? That was the question running around inside Serenity's head, it didn't seem like a decade since she, King David and others had sat in a room in Northfort and crafted the very treaty that underpinned the CETO and yet it was ten years ago. The arrangements for this from the Achkaerinese perspective had been somewhat interesting, those familiar with Achkaerinese royals turning up at festivals knew well that they viewed such things as a family occasion in this instance it was no different Serenity was accompanied by her two daughters Astrid and Lisa as well as her girlfriend Euphy. Having been to a few of these sorts of things before it was calculated that such an event presented diplomatic opportunities which was why the elected head of the Achkaerinese Government Michael Williams, the Consul, was in attendance. Rounding out the Achkaerinese attendees were two people who'd potentially be quite busy at the festival Doctor Donna Steele, the first chair of the CETO, and Melanie Bell arguably Mundus's most noted Archaeologist and quite likely one of the youngest as well. Donna and Melanie would be participating more in the Scholars meeting that was scheduled.

Arriving on the roof of the hotel, Serenity blinked against the sun light for a moment, making a mental note to apologise to the Morelander's when she saw them for ruining their reputation for punctuality, and approached Aurora. "Veiled One." she said choosing the title rather than the name as she presumed that to be the appropriate etiquette for first contact so to speak "I thank you for the invitation and as the then girl who hosted the first of these festivals I thank you for hosting this festival, it's been far too long since the last one. May I introduce my family and the rest of Achkaerin's delegation." she went down the line introducing each person and then nodded to Michael who handed Serenity a leatherbound book.

"This is a gift to mark the occasion." Serenity said handing the book to Aurora "It's what you could call a factbook of obscure Mundus trivia, it was put together by Achkaerinese schoolchildren to mark ten years of the CETO, it's got information on different nations, recent history, some things that people may laugh about, things that are rarely known. I think there's a reference to King David's stag night and a beer bike in there and a Panda breeding program as well. I hope you like it."

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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: January 13, 2024, 11:46:15 PM »
Womens Quarter Finals Results

Achkaerin 5-0 Valen
Mktvartvelo 1-3 Theocracy of Kaitaine
Abertone 2-2 Rokkenjima (AET FT 1-1 Rokk win 3-2 on pens)
Tytor 1-2 Lodja

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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: January 12, 2024, 09:47:18 PM »
Mens Quarter Finals Results

Abertone 3-1 Valen
Daito 1-2 Lodja
Nya Aland 1-0 Tytor
Rokkenjima 0-3 Achkaerin

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Map / Re: Claiming Your Spot on the Map
« on: January 11, 2024, 04:25:07 PM »
New Map:



Removals

The following nations have been removed:
  • NQF
  • Ezithea
  • Kishon
  • Democracy

Additions

The following nations have been added:
  • Medusalin
  • Valen
  • Eboracum
  • AUS
  • Quintelia

The next map update will be the annual map purge

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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: January 10, 2024, 04:54:11 PM »
Womens Last Sixteen Results

Achkaerin 4-0 Kalasin
Valen 2-1 Semelberg
Medusalin 1-3 Mktvartvelo
Theocracy of Kaitaine 3-0 Ui Cenneslaig
Abertone 2-0 Reenberg
Rokkenjima 3-3 Neu Uburzis (AET FT 2-2 Rokkenjima wins 3-1 on penalties)
Daito 2-3 Tytor (AET Ft 2-2)
Lodja 2-1 Nya Aland

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Sporting Hub / Re: MFA World Cup 2023 -Abertone - IC
« on: January 08, 2024, 06:39:07 PM »
Mens Last Sixteen Results

Abertone 2-1 Floodwater
Valen 2-2 Medusalin (AET, FT 1-1, Valen win 3-2 on penalties)
Daito 3-0 East Moreland
Lodja 1-0 Themyscira
Nya Aland 3-1 Neu Uburzis
Tytor 2-0 Reenberg
Weibenwald 0-2 Rokkenjima
Achkaerin 3-1 Mktvartvelo

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The Plot To Destroy Rokkenjiman Democracy
« on: January 08, 2024, 12:50:21 AM »
The Achkaerinese embassy was where the cloned drive of data from Rowe's unit had been taken, it was here that Amy Taylor a poacher turned gamekeeper in the cyber world so to speak was in the process of attempting to decrypt what data they had. "Someone's not messing around." she said as she typed command after command "Multiple layers of encryption, some of this is more secure than others. I don't even know the file names."
"So we have no idea what's on here which means we have to take it as it comes?" Joe asked
"Pretty much." Amy said "And so far I've only got two things, take a look." she brought the first up on her computer screen.
"That looks like a medical consent form for a surgical procedure in January 2007." Robyn said "Look at the patient name."
"Beatrice Anselmo." Joe said "Must have been a routine thing, but why's it here?"
"I don't know yet." Amy said "This is like doing a jigsaw without knowing the final image or shape of the pieces."
"Where did she have it done?" Joe asked
"2007 it's probably the medical wing of Pyrena." Robyn said "Still needs the consent form for obvious reasons though."
"So what's the other thing?" Joe said
"This." Amy said bringing up what looked like a photograph of a young Evanthe "It's off a Gowu newspaper website, it's got the date 10th January 2001 on it."
"Well that's no mystery, that's the Constellation Ball date." Robyn said "But again why's that important?"
"There may be more pieces of the puzzle I can get at with time but I think we need to ask people questions." Amy said


At the Imperial Palace the task of asking those questions had fallen to Kayleigh, well via a phone call anyway, stepping out of the Palace while Alex was still on the phone she approached Evanthe first and handed her a copy of the photograph "This just got pulled off of something we think's associated with this whole mess." she said "I don't know what the heck it means but if you do then it's quite likely important." she left that with Evanthe before approaching Alex as he finished the phone call "Your Highness can I ask you about this?" she handed Alex a copy of the consent form "It's a medical consent form for surgery you signed as your wife's next of kin. Can you tell me who did it and what the procedure was?"


Rion half smiled "Your Empress's press release may have been strongly ill advised because it puts everyone involved in this conspiracy on notice and gives up the element of surprise but it does mean there is now an expectation of action. She didn't name names but she's made it clear what's going on, we don't have any evidence against Rowe, we don't have any evidence against Stanley and we've not really got anything on Groves, ignore Stanley and Rowe" she was writing down a list of names including Groves, Rika Miyano, Ito Tomatsu and Yuriko Faust as well as several other names of other people. "Arrest them on suspicion, bring them in for questioning whatever works for you. They're mostly high profile enough that it may put our conspirators at ease, they may think they've got cover." she tapped the paper "Once they're detained split them up, put them in different places, make sure you have the only list of who is where. If this Rika Mayano is two's company three's a crowd in terms of Stanley then he may enlist Seagull to find out where she is. If there's one thing to remember about criminal enterprises's it's that you should never let emotion cloud your judgement, she may be his weak point and that may be what we need to flush Seagull out. Meanwhile having Groves on the list as well as other Centre Party figures such as Faust makes it look like we're looking at this as a remnant of Ofdensen and not what it actually is. The ones you trust, can be informed and will hopefully play along, when all's said and done those not involved can be released without charge while those party to anything criminal can face justice and the whole thing just looks like the criminal justice process."


Gemma didn't take Asuna's hand, she grabbed her wrist and pulled the Rokkenjiman Empress into a hug "Shut up." Gemma whispered "Doesn't do me any good to hold grudges, my job is to know you and as my soul is bound to yours I believe that logically I know what you mean. Apology accepted." she gave Asuna a kiss on the forehead, just as she'd done almost a year earlier after rescuing her, looking at Serenity she smiled "Any objection if I take miss Starlight here and spend the night on that island?" she continued giving Asuna a slight tickle.
"You'll need to take food with you over there, plus the sleeping bags and stuff for a fire but yeah feel free." Serenity said "She does however do her homework first."
"Michelle?" Gemma asked
"I agree." Michelle said, it would undoubtedly help Asuna to have a little fun and it would give Michelle herself time to compile her thoughts so far before tackling the next steps with Asuna.

"Give me a couple of hours to get things together while you do your homework." Gemma said

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International Organisations / Re: Cultural Exchange Treaty Organisation
« on: January 05, 2024, 10:31:17 PM »
Achkaerin supports the application of Gusano

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