I'm on an indefinite leave of absence. I'm busy on things and I'm leaving Jaws to control Pardclinia.

Why did I even invite this weird royalty when I can just stay away from him? Colbert thought as he and the Pope ,who seemed slightly irate, waited for King Lapu in the hospital. The King probably posed for some selfies with the nurses or medical technicians who helped the King fix his wound, maybe that's what's taking him. This crazy king might just get more praises than his own actions. "Why didn't you protect the king's well-being!? Why didn't you do anything? You never know this man might just make or break this nation bla bla bla" He could almost hear his thoughts as he wrinkled his forehead.

The five minutes seemed like an hour, as he sat awkwardly with the Pope. He tried to start a conversation with him "So, if King Lapu confesses his sins to you, would you forgive him?" Realizing what he said, Colbert then added his statement. "I mean, of course you can't refuse, but if given the chance, would you?" The long-awaited royalty finally knocked on the window of the limousine they are in. "I'm sorry, but, I don't know what was on your mind that you did that thing. sigh I'm gonna be blasted by those keyboard warriors again, wouldn't I?" He remarked, as the King finally silently entered.

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The limousine finally arrived at the driveway of the Dersalacander Palace, much to the relief of Dominic Colbert. A guard, decorated with a few medals, opened the door for the two leaders. In front of the seven-foot tall door were several important names including Rarry Hoque, known for a few amusing political comments, and Dimitri Zubiri, the Senate President. The two visitors shook each of them. President Colbert, along with some of his personal staff and assistants, led the Pope and the King to a comfortable meeting place. The two sat down on a couch while the President sat on his own chair, something like a throne if he would be a king. On an intricately designed round central table is a large platter with a pastry almost 20 centimeters in height. "We call this The Pie. It's a meat pie stuffed with rabbit, duck, and deer meat. This is usually served during formal occasions so I think this is a great tube for you to try this." The President said as maids distributed posted to the guests. "While we're eating, shall I see what you have to offer?"

1. Nya Åland
2. Heyra
3. Final Irish Republic

In the dawn of social media and the Internet, fake news, hearsay, and rumors spread like wildfire. The wonders of lightning speed information and the opportunity to easily connect with everyone indeed came with a heavy price. Everywhere were reports of celebrities being caught cheating on their spouses to quarterbacks using steroids to the vice president's daughter's uncertain sexuality. It doesn't take a genius to say that the abhorrent act of sharing these untrue and damaging stories is morally unacceptable, to say the least.

Sometimes, there's a man who dares to challenge morality. A man who rebels for the sake of rebelling. However, in this particular context, the man may just be too stupid to comprehend the incorrectness of his words.  The fellow I speak of, a one Mr. Rarry Hoque, has quite a job in politics. He had the ear of the nation's commander-in-chief and yet he comes off as a man of poor education given his numerous press conferences.

In front of national television, as reporters, journalists, and bloggers eagerly lent their ears to listen to his wise words on the government's stance on fake news, Hoque cleared his throat and said, "Fake News is important to our society. Without it how can we learn what’s true news? If we don’t know what’s a lie, we also won’t know what’s the truth? We are a capitalist country; I say it is only fit to have a free market of ideas for they are like commodities, you know."

A short drive through Route 4  from the airport to the presidential residence followed the arrival of the leaders, who sat in the vehicle with Colbert. The vehicle was a black, slick limo which despite its age looked as if it was recently commissioned by Lundergaard Auto, the country's most prominent manufacturer of automobiles. Inside the limo, the three leaders discussed random topics comcerning the city of Sopranum as they passed through the excited crowd of peoples, surrounding Route 4.

King Lapu remarked about the statue of a short, balding, stout man who rode on what appeared to be a tiger whilst holding a bow and arrow. This man wore nothing but a pair of trousers and worn out shoes. "What a peculiar sight! Is this man truly remarkable so as to warrant a statue of himself? He seems to be a random jest," he said. Colbert chuckled and replied, "He is a myth. Or so I choose to believe. Many of the natives and provincial folks speak highly of him. They say he was a famed prisoner from a foreign land. By luck, they say, he found his way to the country. He rode on a tiger and terrorized the natives into giving him food and other provisions. Colonists dismissed them as silly stories to scare off children into going home by dark. Tigers are quite uncommon here, you know. " "Truly odd" replied King Lapu. "Seems like something that was improvised by a wannabe comedian for an unfunny stand-up routine." Colbert was speechless and released a small chuckle; he then turned to look at the furious crowd gathered outside. They were protesting King Lapu's usurpation of the Quintellan throne. Yikes, he thought.

OOC: General Jaws agreed to let me use his character

The Pardclinese Minister of Trade and Commerce, a recently appointed thirty-something woman by the name of Christine Lancaster, sat straight up and listened to the words of President Colbert. "This affair about the Ardia railway... A golden opportunity, ain't it? I always love making new friends. That's one thing Macarrouio lacked: willingness to expand horizons", said Colbert. "Macarrouio again, jeez" Christine thought. Did she flay his dog alive? Perhaps she took a huge, musty dump on his favorite cup of Cooper's? The hell is Colbert's problem with her? Every single time a social issue is discussed among them, Colbert always found a way to bash Macarrouio and her controversial administration. She wasn't a great leader, yes, but everyone's mother knew that.

"You'll negotiate with Empress Evanthe on my behalf concerning this matter. Don't forget to mention about the electronics. We're talkin' a beneficial trade deal here, right" continued Colbert.

"Indeed. Good luck with your meeting with Quintella and the E.S."

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Christine knew well how to address this matter. She has had five boyfriends at this point. Most of the relationships ended amicably as she desired for she had a knack for negotiating with others. She knew the exact buttons to push to get what she wanted out of particular matters. On one occasion, she could be an aggressive, tough cookie while, other times, she was charming and collected. "This is quite challenging though", she thought to herself. She had never been to the place before; however, she was excited at this prospect. At least it wasn't the same ol' schtick; it has been a while since she went to another country.

To King Lapu and Pope Peter II

His Excellency, President Dominic T. Colbert, would like to invite you to the Republic of Pardclinnia for diplomatic talks to strengthen the relationship between our nations.  Having been recently elected, our President is ecstatic to discuss about our country's economy and other major social issues in which your glorious nation may help in finding a solution - or at the very least alleviate our predicament. He hopes to further progress our country into a better future, especially in the wake of his predecessor's administration.

Your visit shall last for 10 days. All travel and lodging expenses would be handled by the government. Time will be allocated for leisure activities and sight seeing. The Pardclinese government hopes that you will be able to observe and enjoy the real Pardclinnia in your 10-day visit.



Yours truly,


Rarry Hoque
Presidential Spokesperson

Nation Name:- Pardclinnia
Type of government:- Democratic-Republic
GDP per capita:- $11,543
Population:- 175,000,000
National Service: Y/N if yes how does your system work. Y, voluntary for both genders from 18 to 45 years old for at least 5 years

What if any military threats does your nation face? None really

What is your nations landscape like? Mountainous north, flat south

How technologically advanced is your nation? Modern, like Spain

Historically how has your military been used? War for independence, civil wars, possibly the Mhorish thing

What is your nations current foreign policy stance? E.g emerging from isolation / Building trade connections/ worried about the monster coming over the hill etc. Building trade connections

Policies	Stance
Drugs Law	Pharmaceutical drugs lightly regulated, recreational marijuana legalized, other drugs are illegal
Same Sex Marriage	Illegal
Education	K-12 curriculum
Property Ownership	Anyone
Voting	17 And above can vote. Elections are every 5 years
Prostitution	Illegal
Freedom of the Press	Private-owned
Freedom of Movement	Free, People with criminal records and warrants of arrests, depending on the gravity of offenses, are prohibited
Abortion	Illegal
Health Care	Some private-owned. Health insurance given by the government
Gun Laws	Agree thorough evaluation, people 21 years old and above can buy non-automatic guns. The police are given their own firearms
Internet Neutrality	Free
Business Ownership	Average of 5% tax depending on the size of the company
Marriage	At least 18 years old female and 20 years old male can marry

You're going to need to resubmit this as the territories Y77, Y78 and Y81 are already occupied by Mountjoy.

Oops, I meant the Orange ones, not yellow. The numbers are still the same.

I'm new to this whole thang. Found about this through my good friend General Jaws. I will probably spend little time here since I got stuff to do.