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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The Plot To Destroy Rokkenjiman Democracy
« on: February 11, 2024, 04:23:05 PM »
"That's the plan." Gemma said pulling Asuna up "Though tomorrow we may start with teaching you how to kick a soccer ball." it wasn't that much longer before the pair were climbing up into the treehouse for the night.

In Valtheim Elena Walsh sat in her flat watching the security footage that Hazel had sent over, she was reading over her notes according to all information so far found and that which was archived this was a routine operation to repair an internal bleed in Beatrice's uterus it wasn't an eyebrow raising complication, what was odd was the consent form turning up on the laptop in Rowe's storage unit. Suddenly she leaned forward "What the..." she said looking at the screen "But that's... nothing to do with an internal bleed. You've got to be kidding me." she picked up her phone and called Rion.

When morning came around Gemma and Asuna rowed back from the island, Serenity was waiting for them "Your dad's here." Serenity said looking at Asuna "And when you're done Michelle wants to assess you and then with a bit of luck we can breathe a whole lot easier." she giggled as the smiling Asuna practically sprinted inside
"Such a daddy's girl." Gemma said following after Asuna.

That, as far as Serenity was concerned, really should have been that Asuna hopefully back on the straight and narrow, focus could shift back to dealing with the threat posed by this conspiracy but then Rion walked through the door.
"You need to see this." Rion said
"Ok." Serenity said following Rion into the kitchen "What is it?"
"My people went through some security footage from Pyrena last night." Rion said handing Serenity an electronic tablet "What do you see?"
"What's the surgery?" Serenity asked
"Emergency repair of a bleed in the uterus." Rion said
"She had a miscarriage so that sounds like dealing with a complication." Serenity said
"I agree but keep watching." Rion said

Then Serenity saw exactly what Elena had seen the previous night "Holy..." she said "Is that?"
"Harvesting Beatrice's eggs?" Rion said "Yes."
"But why?" Serenity asked
"Remember the question we asked a year or so ago about Kyoko?" Rion asked "Why out her?"
"Because if they didn't we would." Serenity said "Charles didn't want to expose Kyoko he was forced to because once Rokkenjima had no heir apparent we pull Kyoko out. And with Cecelia back it would have been substantiated."
"You wanted to know their endgame I think we've found it." Rion said
"You know what you need to do then." Serenity said "Anything else?"
"Every doctor, nurse and orderly involved in that procedure is dead or presumed dead at least according to records." Rion said "I call that suspicious."

Serenity sighed this was going to be a rough day she could feel it "Euphy." she called
"Yes?" Euphy asked coming into the kitchen
"We need to go to Pyrena." Serenity said "Val can watch the kids."
"Are you taking Asuna and her dad?" Rion asked, Serenity's eyes went to where Michelle was making her morning cup of coffee
"If I drop the metaphorical bombshell on Asuna right now how's she going to react?" Serenity asked
"She's tough, despite her own self doubts, give her a demon she may run a mile, give her something to look forward to and she can take it." Michelle said
"How bad is it?" Euphy asked
"When it comes to bad it's not her I'm worried about." Serenity said "But I can't ignore that this impacts her, so she's got to be told."

"Do I tell Kado?" Rion asked
"You tell him to get himself to Pyrena and you don't promise him dinner." Serenity said
"I do not flirt with Kado how many times?" Rion said
"For you intellectual debate is flirting." Michelle said

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: Intent To Appeal Perjury Conviction
« on: February 10, 2024, 11:39:39 PM »
Serenity sighed "It's practically eight years on and Achkaerin still has a naval operation in Nueva Ardia working to catalogue and identify every dead body from the genocide, estimates say thirty three million people died, it happened not just on your watch but Evanthe's as well she was CTO secretary general at the time. But despite all of the recriminations we'll never know how many died before the mentorship and how many died during it. What I do know is that in 2017 you, Lt Foster, Commander Conway and myself sat in a room together and you changed your witness statement and that the prosecution then used that statement to expose the extent of Charles's involvement and due to that Charles, Sumire and Lancaster got life sentences.

I'm not your lawyer but I can predict the first question you get asked if the Court agrees to hear the appeal and it's 'did you have a phone conversation with Kyle Barren yes or no?' If you're not able under oath to truthfully answer 'yes' to that then you need to tell that attorney that Lucius found for you to stop right now and if you're telling me you can't remember then this has to stop now otherwise you are lying to a court and you're risking punitive measures against you for wasting a courts time, Asuna got told this when we negotiated your house arrest conditions we're gearing up to prosecute war crimes related to the Kalasin affair time is at a premium and the last thing we need is it getting bogged down in hearings that won't go anywhere. And if you can answer 'yes' truthfully then you need to be able to explain and substantiate why the Imperial Decree differs from your 2017 statement."

Serenity took a moment before stretching in her chair "I can't be seen to help you because I am likely to get called as a witness in the event of a hearing, so I can't advise you to get Lucinda or Hazel to make an appointment for Melissa Bird to go down to Pyrena. I can of course as your sister recommend you see your daughters therapist."

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International News Networks / Re: Achkaerin News Service
« on: February 10, 2024, 05:12:38 PM »


ADMIRAL RANKIN SPEAKS ON LATEST ANSELMO APPEAL


By Olivia Moore: International News Correspondent

Admiral Rankin (pictured above), the Judge Advocate General, has given an interview, while much of the content concerned the upcoming war crimes trials relating to Kalasin which were described as "still in the evidence gathering stage, it's always tricky when you have multiple parties involved, accusations hurtling everywhere and to try and see what the case was pre conflict in some instances but above all we need to get it right we're looking at prosecuting new ground. But we've been here before and we have the most professional and best trained legal staff working on it."

The Admiral was then asked about the latest appeal lodged on behalf of Beatrice Anselmo to which he said "Everyone has the right to appeal, however that's not how appeal processes work if you're going to appeal something then you have to show relevant grounds for the appeal. Kanda Takeo has not done so, the perjury matter isn't about what happened between February and May in 2016 it's about a sworn statement given by Beatrice Anselmo in August 2017 which she later contradicted in February 2018 and when asked stated that the February statement was the truth that is textbook perjury and if memory serves she got a hefty fine for it which is an appropriate sentence for the crime of perjury. The verdict is sound, the conviction is sound and trying to shoehorn a second rerun of the Andean Genocide trial into what is an open and shut procedural matter is an absurdity."


GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE AI BILL


By David Woods: Political Correspondent

The Achkaerinese Government is to introduce a bill concerning Artificial Intelligence to the Senate in the coming days, the much anticipated Bill named the Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Act (2024) will detail the laws regarding AI, the focus was explained by Minister for Science and Technology Katherine Deed (pictured above) who said: "Our focus with this legislation is around how artificial intelligence is used rather than what we use it for, we're phrasing it that way because the nature of the beast is that AI reacts to a task it has been set, if I ask an AI to generate an image it'll do that within the parameters I set, if I ask it to write a sermon for my dad to preach it'll do it, point is there is a person inputting the query and that is the person with the guiding mind. So at this point the intent of the person doing the data inputting is what's important, they may have innocent or malicious intent but it is their intent not the intention of a computer entity, hence why we're focusing on how AI is used rather than attempting to limit what artificial intelligence can do."

THREEPEAT FOR THE VIXENS


By Mark Watson: Sports Correspondent

While the Achkaerin's mens team succumbed to penalty shootout heartbreak in the mens final the womens team came from a goal down to beat Rokkenjima 2-1 in their final and achieve an unprecedented threepeat in the history of Mundus international sporting competitions. Falling behind to a shock goal ten minutes in, the Vixens rallied and under the watchful gaze of manager Clarissa Quinn they went on the attack, continued to play their possession style of football and asserted themselves on the game - the equaliser came with twenty minutes to go, a well timed through ball from Ciara Ryder found Sandy Lane and the winger fired home into the roof of the net. The winner came with two minutes left on the clock, some intricate play saw Prissy Salem break clear through the Rokkenjiman defence, she got the ball around the keeper and while she was brought down in the attempt striker Holly Swift was there to put the ball away and seal the victory. Speaking following the medal presentation Clarissa Quinn spoke with the press saying "It was one of those games, you could feel it through the whole match it was going to be a whole lot closer than we'd have liked, credit to Rokkenjima they set up well, they got us on the counter and then made it very difficult to break them down, but we stuck at it we kept trying to run them and we started to create the space that we needed to get our goals."

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The Plot To Destroy Rokkenjiman Democracy
« on: February 10, 2024, 02:14:19 AM »
"For?" Gemma asked twirling her wooden blade "I'm not some overconfident amateur, we train with these day in and day out." she blocked the first swing Asuna sent her way, and then another and then another "Not bad but you're just swinging you're not fighting." she parried another strike "I can read your strikes, you're repeating the same moves over and over again that's just lashing out. Cool head is what you need" she sidestepped, tripping Asuna with her foot and knocking the wooden blade from the Empress's hand with her own "A fight is about more than just the sword, it's about your body, your opponent and your surroundings." she had the point of her wooden blade at Asuna's throat "Food and then bed I think."

At Pyrena Hazel was making her way down into the medical wing of the Castle, it was another disused room with plenty of covers over things but it wasn't anything hidden under the sheets that she was looking for no she was looking for something else and upon seeing the small black dome on the wall she smiled and put her phone to her ear "Found it, now let's hope the digital records are there." she said before heading back up the stairs and going to what had been the security control room once upon a time, entering the access code she had she brought up the archive and input the date - 20th January 2007. To anyone who had been there at the time this would undoubtedly be nostalgic as familiar figures could be seen on the various security footage images from that date, finding the one for the operating theatre she brought it up and took a quick look at it "Ok I've got it, Beatrice Anselmo in the operating theatre at Pyrena. Sending it over to you now."

At Commonwealth House Serenity finished doing the washing up and looked at Michelle "So what do you think?" she asked
"She's got an identity crisis that's for sure, she doesn't know how to be the Empress of Rokkenjima so she's struggling with all the moral issues." Michelle said "She wasn't ready and the responsibility for that lies at her parents door. Beatrice had seven years of learning and experience, taught by your father before she restored Rokkenjima's monarchy, you had nine years active royal service before you were crowned, David's started Rhiannon young, she's got years and she's not a teenager yet. Point is you, David, your dad, Beatrice, Eijiro etc all were prepared for the moment the crown was put on your head, Asuna has had none of that. Think about it how many times did you go to a summit and it was always Beatrice or Evanthe?"
"No future planning." Serenity asked
"More the shadow of giants." Michelle said "Asuna's got a rough deal to be honest, her mother's always going to be this pivotal figure in Rokkenjiman history, restoration of the monarchy, rebuilding a country, huge diplomatic figure. Add in Evanthe's international record and Emerson Ravenswood's record as Viceregent and that's three people she'll never measure up to and that's playing on her subconscious. Normally I'd smash the illusion but we're talking about her mother."

"So what are you going to do?" Serenity asked
"Help her figure out who she is." Michelle said "She's got to break free of the shadow or it's all for naught."

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: Intent To Appeal Perjury Conviction
« on: February 09, 2024, 11:35:10 PM »

I remind the Appellant that all convictions pertaining to Beatrice Anselmo were handed down by the Uppsalla Convention Court and that appeal of such convictions requires leave of that court, the appellant may seek that if they wish. However as the Prosecuting Authority I urge the court to refuse to grant leave. The Appellant is confusing two separate matters and no new or credible evidence pertaining to the specific matter of perjury has been presented. The facts of the case do not support the argument of the appellant they hinder it, I suggest the appellant either present evidence specific to the matter of perjury or abandon the appeal attempt.

Lieutenant Nell Foster
Judge Advocate General Corps

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International Organisations / Re: Association of Dauntel and Shaw Nations (ASDN) HQ Thread
« on: February 09, 2024, 09:27:40 PM »
Isabella Watson sat back in her chair, thinking over what she'd heard so far and she wasn't impressed.

"Miss Giana is correct, with rights come responsibilities what you're essentially asking for is to be included in our trade and travel arrangements but not to be included in the security arrangements because you don't trust us with that. Why then should we trust you to you have access to a market without any responsibility thereof? Trust is not one way it is mutual. When this organisation was founded it was founded on the foundation of friendship, mutual trust, mutual cooperation and a shared desire to do something to foster goodwill in the region. At present there is no observer membership status, the creation of such a status would require a vote of this council and this Mr Ambassador is your opportunity to convince us to create that status, so far I'm not inclined to do so. The security arrangements are very simply a commitment to do all that is reasonably possible to avoid armed conflict with other members - this is something every nation on Mundus does in respect of every other nation on a daily basis it affirms that military force is a last resort. The intelligence sharing is standard fare and has the caveat as Miss Giana explained, no member is required to share intelligence if they believe so doing would compromise their own national security for example. Agreements to comply with the Fair Seas Concordat is again standard practice because there is nothing to very little that any nation could do in their own waters that runs afoul of that document when acting as the coastal state. The final point makes very clear that the members will not allow another nation to use their territory as a launchpad for a first strike or similar military operation.   That you are prepared to say that you cannot rule out a circumstance where you would be prepared to allow another nation to use your nation in such a manner is concerning. That implies you bear ill intent toward nations in this room, I don't see where the problem lies, it smacks of you wanting access to trade and travel without wanting to give the guarantee. You're in effect asking us to make a decision on faith, the very thing you're saying your nation doesn't do, so perhaps Mr Ambassador you could tell me why we should trust you on faith when you are clearly not reciprocating?"

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The Emperor and the Regent (Tanith & Daito)
« on: February 07, 2024, 02:52:29 PM »
OOC- just for clarification Tanith is being asked to mediate between Rokkenjima and Kusan, not Fusan which is Daito’s new name. I believe there’s a little confusion here which is likely down to names sounding similar but Daito’s nation isn’t party to the dispute that Tanith has been asked to mediate.

Hope that clears things up.

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: A Letter to Matthelon (Ach and Matthelon)
« on: February 06, 2024, 04:28:33 PM »

To: President Daina Testruvial of the Matthelon Confederation

The Achkaerinese Government is delighted to accept your invitation and looks forward to a bright future of friendship between our nations. Our delegation will consist of Empress Serenity, her cousin Princess Cerys and Minister of Foreign Affairs Richard Chambers. The Empress has expressed great interest in attending the football match between Loyalsenn FC and Aristaqua Athletics and plans to be joined by her two young daughters and partner for that event.

From

Cheryl Holmes
Minister for the Diplomatic Office

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The Setting Sun (Open RP)
« on: February 04, 2024, 10:15:50 PM »
Forty five minutes, Sakura's mind raced as she recognised the opportunity that had landed in her lap, she'd expected to see Rokkenjima show up she hadn't expected to see President Kaikaew and General Okuda there. After making a quick phone call she approached the two men "While I imagine it's expected that these what are we now... thirty five minutes are used to talk with our hosts, I thought it wise to take the opportunity to say that on behalf of my cousin I'd like to have a conversation with the two of you, well at least partly with the two of you. However I suspect it will take a little while longer than this time before our walk. Perhaps some point later?" she inquired.

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Sporting Hub / Re: Cycling season 2024 OOC
« on: February 04, 2024, 09:52:53 PM »
Team name: Phoenix Cycling Team
Nation: Achkaerin
Gender: Womens
Riders:
1. Sammy Lawson [All Rounder]
2. Zoe Carpenter [Time Trialist]
3. Melanie Parker [Domestique]
4. Niamh Fernley [Climber]
5. Chihaya Lei [Sprinter]
6. Maria Cairns (U25) [Puncher]

Team name: Embers Development Cycling
Nation: Achkaerin
Gender: Womens
Riders:
1. Lina Lei [Time Trialist] (U25)
2. Aveline Lei [Climber] (U25)
3. Jennifer Porter [Climber]
4. Evelyn Lane [Climber]
5. Primrose Collins [Domestique] (U25)
6. Sabrina Pacer [Puncher] (U25)

Team name: Sparks-Phoenix Cycling
Nation: Achkaerin
Gender: Womens
Riders:
1. Bronte Mariner [Climber] (U25)
2. Ada Carson [Sprinter] (U25)
3. Helen McKenna [Time Trialist] (U25)
4. Abigail Barnes [Time Trialist] (U25)
5. Georgina Miller [Domestique] (U25)
6. Vivian Adams [Domestique] (U25)

By way of explanation the three womens teams form part of the same family - With Embers and Phoenix-Sparks being development teams and by implication feeder teams for the Phoenix Cycling Team

Team name: Phoenix Cycling
Nation: Achkaerin
Gender: Mens
Riders:
1. Andrew Mason [Puncher]
2. Daniel Longbridge [Climber]
3. Timothy Coulter (U25) [Sprinter]
4. Paul Newcombe [Time Trialist]
5. Luke Riley (U25) [Climber]
6. Dean Carter [Domestique]


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Diplomacy and Events / A Letter to Matthelon (Ach and Matthelon)
« on: February 04, 2024, 01:13:00 AM »

To: President Daina Testruvial of the Matthelon Confederation

I hope this letter finds you well. I'm writing this letter on behalf of the Achkaerinese Government in the hope that you may be interested in a meeting between our nations, we are both nations of 'the north' so to speak and I believe there's a love of certain sports that our nations also share. It has always been Achkaerinese policy to seek out friendship and cooperation with our fellow nations, and we hope we can make another friend in Matthelon.

We are quite happy to send a delegation south to your nation or if you wish we are happy to make the necessary arrangements to host a visit from your nation. Do please let us know your preference.

In friendship

Cheryl Holmes
Minister for the Diplomatic Office

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Convention Centre / Re: Bride of the Emperor - IC Thread
« on: February 04, 2024, 12:16:58 AM »
The two Achkaerinese candidates, Catrin Waterstone and Poppy Locklyn had had a surprise waiting for them as they'd settled in, their primary reason - their orders so to speak for even being involved in this contest had mainly revolved around keeping a safe eye on Sophia Anselmo from within the contest, in short undercover work, however that was no longer their job as the Princess wasn't there so a minor adjustment had been made, they didn't have to think as much on the security mentality they could in fact now proceed with their secondary things and actually see how they fared in the contest, the odds of winning were the same as anyone else, if they won then this was the shortest job they'd probably ever have, if not then it was nothing ventured nothing gained. They did have one advantage, they were used to working together, they had a team ethos and while they were fairly certain that this was a contest that had the potential to get nasty albeit that depended on individual personalities they weren't about to stick the knife in each other.

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International Organisations / Association of Dauntel and Shaw Nations (ASDN) HQ Thread
« on: February 01, 2024, 06:36:52 PM »
Quote
The ADSN Declaration (Dunwich Declaration) Dunwich, 16th November 2023
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The nations of the Dauntel Sea, Rokkenjiman Sea and Strait of Shaw

MINDFUL of the existence of mutual interests and common problems among countries of the Dauntel and the Straight of Shaw and convinced of the need to strengthen further the existing bonds of regional solidarity and cooperation;

DESIRING to establish a firm foundation for common action to promote regional cooperation in the Dauntel and Straight of Shaw in the spirit of equality and partnership and thereby contribute towards peace, progress and prosperity in the region;

CONSCIOUS that in an increasingly interdependent world, the cherished ideals of peace, freedom, social justice and economic well-being are best attained by fostering good understanding, good neighbourliness and meaningful cooperation among the countries of the region already bound together by ties of history and culture;

CONSIDERING that the countries bordering the Dauntel and Strait of Shaw share a primary responsibility for strengthening the economic and social stability of the region and ensuring their peaceful and progressive national development, and that they are determined to ensure their stability and security from external interference in any form or manifestation in order to preserve their national identities in accordance with the ideals and aspirations of their peoples;

AFFIRMING that all foreign bases are temporary and remain only with the expressed concurrence of the countries concerned and are not intended to be used directly or indirectly to subvert the national independence and freedom of States in the area or prejudice the orderly processes of their national development;

DO HEREBY DECLARE:

FIRST, the establishment of an Association for Regional Cooperation among the countries bordering the waters of the Dauntel, the Rokkenjiman Sea and the Strait of Shaw to be known as the Association of Dauntel and Shaw Nations (ADSN).

SECOND, that the aims and purposes of the Association shall be:

1. To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavours in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of Dauntel and Shaw Nations;
2. To promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries of the region.
3. To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in the economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields;
4. To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities in the educational, professional, technical and administrative spheres;
5. To collaborate more effectively for the greater utilization of their agriculture and industries, the expansion of their trade, including the study of the problems of international commodity trade, the improvement of their transportation and communications facilities and the raising of the living standards of their peoples;
6. To promote shared Dauntel-Shaw studies;
7. To maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existing international and regional organizations with similar aims and purposes, and explore all avenues for even closer cooperation among themselves.

THIRD, that the Association represents the collective will of the nations which border the Dauntel Sea, Rokkenjiman Sea and Strait of Shaw, to bind themselves together in friendship and cooperation and, through joint efforts and sacrifices, secure for their peoples and for posterity the blessings of peace, freedom and prosperity.

FOURTH, that the Association is open for participation to all States which border the Dauntel Sea, the Rokkenjiman Sea or Strait of Shaw who subscribe to the aforementioned aims, principles and purposes.
(a) Any prospective member of the organisation must be admitted by majority vote of the membership

ARTICLE ONE: THE COUNCIL

1. The Council shall consist of ambassadors representing each of the member nations, each member shall have one vote on any matter.

2. Any member may propose a matter for debate, all votes on resolutions are by majority vote unless determined otherwise by the Council.

3. Only a resolution of the Council may amend this document.

ARTICLE TWO: TRAVEL

In order to ease the movement of citizens throughout the ADSN region members of the ADSN agree to the following measures.

1. There shall the the establishment of a four path system for visas. These shall be the Short Term Visa, Business Visa, Educational Visa, and the Temporary Worker Visa.

2. The Short Term Visa shall be available to any individual who books return or onward passage via any means at least 30 days before the date of travel. So long as these dates are no longer apart than 60 calendar days then the individual may enter visa free so long as the receiving nation do not believe that the person poses a risk to the security or good order of the nation. Holders of this visa may not undertake any work while staying in the receiving nation.

3. The Business Visa shall be available to any individual who is travelling on business purposes. To obtain this an individual must have a guarantor from a business within the receiving nation. This visa shall allow an individual to remain in the receiving nation for 180 days and they may undertake paid employment while based there. This type of visa may not be renewed for 90 days. Should the receiving nation believe the individual is a risk to security or good order of the nation then entry may be stopped.

4. The Educational Visa shall be available to any individual who has obtained confirmation of the offer of an educational course within a receiving nation. This visa shall cover the entire duration of the course and will permit the holder to a maximum of 20 hours per work employment during their course. Should the receiving nation believe the individual is a risk to security or good order of the nation then entry may be stopped.

5. The Length of the above visas may be increased at the discretion of the receiving nation.

6. Any individual breaking the conditions of any of these visa programmes is liable to deportation and may be banned from travel to the receiving nation indefinitely.

7. The home nation shall take all reasonable steps to ensure anyone deported and banned from travel is prevented from returning.

8. In the event of an individual traveler in one nation being believed to be responsible, whether individually or as a conspirator, for criminal actions within the jurisdiction of another member state, the individual shall be extradited subject to the following being provided to the visited nations relevant authority.
a) Evidence of the wrongdoing
b) An understanding that the individual will receive a fair trial in a court of law

9. There shall be no obligation for the visited nation to extradite an individual to the death penalty.

ARTICLE THREE: TRADE

In order to effect more prosperous trading oppurtunities the nations signed as members of the ADSN agree to the following measures.

1. Any export to a member nations shall be accompanied by a declaration that the export abides by all local laws. To ensure compliance the receiving nation may carry out any non-destructive test on any product arriving at their nation. Any product deemed to be not incompliance with local laws or not accompanied by a decleration shall see a fine of non more than 5 times the value of the consignment paid by the exporter.

2. On the anniversary of the signing of this document each member nation shall produce a list of tariffs to be paid by all member nations. Those tariffs may be set on any goods or items the nation wish. The tariffs set by each nation must be at a level lower than for any nation with which they do not have a current trade agreement with.

3. This agreement does not prevent member nations making their own trade agreements.

4. Any item with a value of less than $1million exported to a nation for temporary use shall be permitted to enter tariff free so long as it is for a period of less than 30 days.

5. ADSN nations agree to allow operations by businesses from other ADSN nations on condition that those businesses operate following local laws concerning taxation, employment, health and safety and environmental matters.

ARTICLE FOUR: SECURITY

In order to make the region a safer place for all nations members agree to the following.

1. That they shall first and foremost consider their regional neighbors as friends and as such shall do all that is reasonably possible to avoid armed conflict with them.

2. In order to protect citizens of all nations any intelligence gathered by one nation that would indicate a likely threat to another is to be shared in a speedy manner. Should a nation believe that by revealing this intelligence it would place its own safety or operations in jeopardy then they are excused from sharing this intelligence.

3. Each nation shall maintain in their embassy a military attaché who shall share relevant military details with their host nation so long as doing so does not infringe on the attaché's own nations security.

4. Nations hosting military exercises shall, so long as it is safe to do so, advertise via the attaché system the size, scope and nature of these exercises at least 3 days before they begin. They shall ensure all relevant notices to shipping and airmen are made in good time.

5. Nations agree that they shall take no action to prevent or interfere in exercises or movements of another nation so long as it does not impose on their own waters as laid out in the Fair Seas Concordat.

6. Nations agree that under no circumstances will they knowingly allow a third party nation to utilize their territory, waters or airspace to conduct a first strike or similar operation against another member nation.

DONE in Dunwich on the 16th of November, 2023.

Signatures

Members
  • The Empire Abertone
  • The Empire of Aosta
  • The Empire of Daito
  • The City Gowu (Snowflower Hold)
  • The First Empire of Rokkenjima

OOC - thread for any required internal ASDN communication and any further ideas, discussions, membership applications etc.

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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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