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Jakkonia wrote:Anna couldn't help but blush even harder as she watched Sophie panic as she called her Madame. Quickly apologizing.

"S-Sorry! I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable..."

She went silent for a second, watching as the girl sat down. Anna noticed a seemingly guilt ridden look on her face, feeling bad for her. She merely laughed though as Sophie started going off about how sorry she was.

"Sophie... I made my career off of getting to know each and every person who talked to me. Trust me, you haven't ruined anything."

Her smile became warm as she looked at the woman. She was really pretty, captivatingly so in fact. Though of course Anna remained professional, she didn't need to be forelocking around in a relationship or anything when she had work to attend to.

"Apologies if any of us made this weird or anything." Anna seemed somewhat guilt-ridden herself, though that was her nature. Outside she was sweet and strong but inside she was rather unconfident and always felt out of place. Kingsely looked over to Anna, seeing her face in seeming confusion between feelings of embarrassment and happiness that he couldn't help but snicker a little. He was a smart man, even though he was the recent loser of the last election. He knew what was happening, just not where it was going.

"I... I guess..." My tentacles backed out and now they could see my face. It was still red, blushing intensely, but slightly less than before. Now I looked at her again. Those golden eyes, I don't know why, but they just hooked me. I only was in love with her eyes... and her hair... not her! No, not me, sir. Not me. I don't like girls at all. I just haven't met the right guy yet. Suddenly, I feel like something's... off. It... didn't take me too long to notice that I was just smiling. Softly. While I looked at her beautiful red hair and gorgeous golden eyes.

Oh man, oh man. This can't be real, it's just all a dream... A very surreal dream. I need to collect myself. Relax, goddamnit! Don't look more of a clown than you already look! You got this. You will make it true, go home, and have a very good story to tell any... boy... you want to talk to. Yeah. Any boy...

I kept smiling and just shook my head when Madame West apologized. "No, you did not make anything weird, I swear! Just... things that happen when you meet people for the first time, you know?"

My face was still red and I was still blushing. And the soft smile I had wasn't going away as I looked at her eyes, unable to look away from them.

Jakkonia

Oopsidroppedmyrightsburg wrote:@Bucksden
My leader's name isn't Mr. Ravioli, it's Ravi Olé. Mr Olé.

that was a joke, to be frank
the pun was not lost on me, and i felt like saying that

Ventus Prime and North italian union

Oopsidroppedmyrightsburg wrote:
The Banquet of Bystanding Belligerence

Order Up
The man in the white suit scribbled the orders of the representatives onto his notepad
Then, he spoke, "We hope the food will be more than satisfactory to the enclave of excellency held before me." He released a half-hearted smile as he glanced around the room.
Ravi uttered words that made the man freeze,"You can bet that if it isn't up to standards I'll have the chef's head."
The waiter froze, staring towards the floor... The representatives from other nations looked towards Ravi with no words. It was silent, nobody spoke a word. Ravi did not acknowledge the cold air, merely sat there and looked around. "I'm joking of course!" He began laughing loudly, with passion. The waiter began to chuckle as well, then Ravi stopped. He stared at the waiter for a few seconds, "Don't you have a job to be doing?" The waiter exited the room with haste.

Frigid, Frosty, Freezing
Ravi glanced around the room, he appeared to be judging the others. He appeared calm, but sweat ran down the side of his head. The air was cold, and the temperature was too. "Antonios of the great Cymiopolis, I'm pleased to make your acquaintance once again. I'm sure you're wondering how I manage to be here, given the events that occurred at the last banquet, but some questions are better left unanswered. Nonetheless, I thank you for returning to the great Oopsidroppedmyrightsburg. Gentleman, ladies..." he glanced towards the Bucksdenian leader, "droids..." He glances around the room, analyzing the walls and the floor, he turns towards the door and motions one of the guards looking inside. The guard begins to shut the door, the building rattles as the door slams shuts. Ravi slowly pulls the briefcase out and places it on the table. He takes his time as he opens the lock, watching for movement from the others. The briefcase clicks, a beep is heard, then it pops open. Ravi reaches inside and removes a smaller briefcase, this one made of metal. He places this under the table, and goes back to the first briefcase. He pulls out small pens, they appear to be made of gold. He passes them out to each representative, names of the leaders engraved on each.  He then places the excess pens back in the briefcase solemnly, with a slowness to his movements that appear saddened. "I apologise that the number of attendees was sub-par. I will shoot for a better number next time." He smiles, then continues, "Despite that obstacle, I aim to make great strides in this meeting," he looks towards Nationalist german empire, "great strides indeed."

Nobody Reads The Fine Print
He reaches back into the briefcase and removes three many-page documents. "This one here outlines a free trade agreement for anyone who signs. It keeps you bound to holding to the document, unless the nation commits an act against you or an ally. I assure you, this is for the best." He passes the document to North italian union. "Do not feel obligated to sign the document, it is purely optional."
He holds up the second document, this one is obviously thicker than the others. "This particular document, I do not expect many of you to sign. This outlines an economic and militaristic alliance with Oopsidroppedmyrightsburg. Do not worry, I take no offense to those who ignore this." He slides the document, once again, to North italian union, this document is notable, as opposed to the first one, which had well around fifteen spaces to sign, this one has a mere two.
He analyzes the third document and chuckles, then tucks it back into the satchel. "Your meals will be here soon, my dearest apologies for the delay. Also, do not worry about watching your tongue, the room is practically soundproof."

POTASHKAYA BANQUET HALL | Opressionopolis, Oopsidroppedmyrightsburg

Antonios wasn’t fazed by the joke, having already been briefed on the Generalissimo’s eccentricities by the Ministry of Intelligence. The mad man faked his own death during the last banquet for God’s sakes. Furthermore, good chefs were hard to come by in the Alaskan wastelands so it was unlikely harm was going to befall him.

As he received the documents and golden pen, he appreciated the gift and thanked his host, but sighed under his breath. Why would anyone in their right mind sign anything in this setting. It’s all wrong. Where was the intimacy of a one on one between leaders.

Taking a swig from his Potashkaya Premium Vodka, he outright rejected the military alliance and passes the stack of papers along, though he keeps the free trade agreement. After a thorough review, it is plain as day that the Potashkayans want to be part of the PanAmero Zone since the FTA is nearly identical to PAZ’s. He signs the document, passes it back to Ravi, shakes his hand and returns to his seat.

He glances at his watch and sighs. “Γάμω... We still have another hour until the real show begins, whatever it will be...” he says under his breath.

North italian union

New spiedska wrote:"I... I guess..." My tentacles backed out and now they could see my face. It was still red, blushing intensely, but slightly less than before. Now I looked at her again. Those golden eyes, I don't know why, but they just hooked me. I only was in love with her eyes... and her hair... not her! No, not me, sir. Not me. I don't like girls at all. I just haven't met the right guy yet. Suddenly, I feel like something's... off. It... didn't take me too long to notice that I was just smiling. Softly. While I looked at her beautiful red hair and gorgeous golden eyes.

Oh man, oh man. This can't be real, it's just all a dream... A very surreal dream. I need to collect myself. Relax, goddamnit! Don't look more of a clown than you already look! You got this. You will make it true, go home, and have a very good story to tell any... boy... you want to talk to. Yeah. Any boy...

I kept smiling and just shook my head when Madame West apologized. "No, you did not make anything weird, I swear! Just... things that happen when you meet people for the first time, you know?"

My face was still red and I was still blushing. And the soft smile I had wasn't going away as I looked at her eyes, unable to look away from them.

Anna laughed softly for a second as Sophie seemed very quick to apologize. She couldn't help but get lost in her beautiful blue eyes and red tentacle hair. Something about this woman was driving her mad and she had to find out what exactly it was lest she risk going insane.

"Yes... I would very much assume so...."

She kept her smile warm as she looked at Sophie, for a second leading to an awkward silence of some kind. She snapped herself out of it though as Kingsely began to wonder what the heck was going on, speaking to try and make the situation normal again.

"Well... if that is all then it was nice to meet you Madame Pearson...I-I mean Sophie..." She was beginning to stutter, her eloquent speech skills flying out the window for her as she talked to Sophie. Her face went totally red after she realized it though, embarrassed that she let herself speak with such inaccuracy. Amanda meanwhile looked up, seeing the spectacle and once again rolling her eyes.

"This is ridiculous...." she murmured. Anna, thankfully for Amanda, couldn't hear it though. She was too busy trying to rectify the situation.

"A-Apologies..." She said to Sophie, Kingsely at this point unsure exactly what to say or do with this anymore. He looked over to Sophie.

"Apologies for this, she is probably just tired or something." He then looked over to Anna who merely nodded in agreement, giving an awkward smile and laughing a bit.

"Y-Yeah... it is true that I didn't get much sleep last night." She said, her smile going back to warm and caring. She nodded in thanks to Kingsely for helping her out there.

New spiedska

New united carolinas wrote:Ariana smiled boldly at the copies, graced with the signatures of the leaders of Scherzinger. One of these copies would certainly go into the National Vault and Archive of the New United Carolinas to document this small yet significant historical moment.

There was no doubt that Ariana faced some criticism with her plans to form an alliance with Scherzinger. Even some members of the Carolinian Conservative Party were reluctant to make ties with yet another monarchy. However, although Ariana and Erwin differed virtually everywhere politically, there must be some bipartisanship when it comes to a peaceful existence.

Ariana, to maintain the same level of respect that Erwin had given her, half bowed at his invitation to the banquet.

"Thank you for your kind gesture. As I'll be here until tomorrow tonight, I'll be more than happy to stay and enjoy." Ariana said. Deep down in her mind, she knew to maintain some level of formality, as it was still a diplomatic mission. She was certain that being herself in this context did not mean kicking back on the couch wearing nothing but sweatpants and a T-shirt, drinking a can of soda while watching cheesy horror movies from Idiocarasia.

Before moving to the next room, Ariana's interest in what life was like in Scherzinger began to overtake her. "Erwin, Momo. Would it be too much to ask for a tour around ShangXiang? It'd be nice to see what the city looks like, the culture, and more." Ariana cautiously requested.

Her mind jumped back to the careful examination that the Scherzingerian citizens outside had seemed to be giving her. They were analyzing her, which made sense in her mind. But she was curious just how different their lives were from the Carolinians. And even deep down in her heart, she was curious about how the leftists in the country were. Not for any malicious intent, of course.

Erwin felt a certain pride in what he was doing here. He had never had a diplomatic meeting of this type and it was a serious undertaking from the start. He felt that being himself would be the most natural of approaches, and it seemed to have been the proper choice. He wondered how different things would have gone if he has acted overly formal like most monarchies of old. He was pleased nonetheless.

Erwin observed President Thompson as she looked over and (OOC I presume) signed the parchment (please correct that obvious powerplay if its wrong.). Hiei took one copy for Scherzinger, and left the other copy with Ariana for their records and whatever else they may wish to use it for.

Erwin admittedly expected some sort of picture to take place. In previous reads on diplomatic meetings, nations tended to take pictures of their events for the press and textbooks amongst other things. He was somewhat surprised that Ariana didnt even mention a picture, and admittedly was relieved by it. He was not a photogenic individual.

While they made their way towards the Grand Hall, he stopped when he heard Ariana address them both by name. He was somewhat surprised at this request. Nobody really took too much an interest in the nation, or its culture, or it's people. "Well sure, but ShangXiang is an incredibly large prefecture. I assume you just mean the capitol city though. I am happy to grant this request President Thompson. Though i must ask that if you have any questions or observe something that you believe needs improving, please let me know. The citizens dont always tell us every issue they have. We can only fix the ones they mail us about." Erwin said. "Would you like to do this before or after the banquet?" Erwin asked, turning around to speak directly to Ariana.

New united carolinas

The Anima City Times

First Polls Released: Iwatani With a Small Lead Against Schnee

The first polls for the upcoming January Election have just been released and Iwatani, the current incumbent, has a small lead, leading 44% to 42% for Schnee. Senator Ondor currently has 14% of the votes, based on over a hundred people who participated in the survey.

Schnee, a current Specialist in the Ventuan Army, was definitely seen as the potential front runner between herself and Ondor and many believe she will collect a lot of votes between current and former members of the armed forces. Iwatani, who currently has a 63% approval rating, will be running for the first time as she was formally placed as Chief of State during the Republican transition to the Alliance.

The election is still about five months away so anything can change but we will keep you updated on a weekly basis.

Kysikstan

Oopsidroppedmyrightsburg wrote:The Banquet of Bystanding Belligerence

Order Up
The man in the white suit scribbled the orders of the representatives onto his notepad

those who didn't order get the house specialty ;)
Then, he spoke, "We hope the food will be more than satisfactory to the enclave of excellency held before me." He released a half-hearted smile as he glanced around the room.
Ravi uttered words that made the man freeze,"You can bet that if it isn't up to standards I'll have the chef's head."
The waiter froze, staring towards the floor... The representatives from other nations looked towards Ravi with no words. It was silent, nobody spoke a word. Ravi did not acknowledge the cold air, merely sat there and looked around. "I'm joking of course!" He began laughing loudly, with passion. The waiter began to chuckle as well, then Ravi stopped. He stared at the waiter for a few seconds, "Don't you have a job to be doing?" The waiter exited the room with haste.

Frigid, Frosty, Freezing
Ravi glanced around the room, he appeared to be judging the others. He appeared calm, but sweat ran down the side of his head. The air was cold, and the temperature was too. "Antonios of the great Cymiopolis, I'm pleased to make your acquaintance once again. I'm sure you're wondering how I manage to be here, given the events that occurred at the last banquet, but some questions are better left unanswered. Nonetheless, I thank you for returning to the great Oopsidroppedmyrightsburg. Gentleman, ladies..." he glanced towards the Bucksdenian leader, "droids..." He glances around the room, analyzing the walls and the floor, he turns towards the door and motions one of the guards looking inside. The guard begins to shut the door, the building rattles as the door slams shuts. Ravi slowly pulls the briefcase out and places it on the table. He takes his time as he opens the lock, watching for movement from the others. The briefcase clicks, a beep is heard, then it pops open. Ravi reaches inside and removes a smaller briefcase, this one made of metal. He places this under the table, and goes back to the first briefcase. He pulls out small pens, they appear to be made of gold. He passes them out to each representative, names of the leaders engraved on each.  He then places the excess pens back in the briefcase solemnly, with a slowness to his movements that appear saddened. "I apologise that the number of attendees was sub-par. I will shoot for a better number next time." He smiles, then continues, "Despite that obstacle, I aim to make great strides in this meeting," he looks towards Nationalist german empire, "great strides indeed."

Nobody Reads The Fine Print
He reaches back into the briefcase and removes three many-page documents. "This one here outlines a free trade agreement for anyone who signs. It keeps you bound to holding to the document, unless the nation commits an act against you or an ally. I assure you, this is for the best." He passes the document to North italian union. "Do not feel obligated to sign the document, it is purely optional."
He holds up the second document, this one is obviously thicker than the others. "This particular document, I do not expect many of you to sign. This outlines an economic and militaristic alliance with Oopsidroppedmyrightsburg. Do not worry, I take no offense to those who ignore this." He slides the document, once again, to North italian union, this document is notable, as opposed to the first one, which had well around fifteen spaces to sign, this one has a mere two.
He analyzes the third document and chuckles, then tucks it back into the satchel. "Your meals will be here soon, my dearest apologies for the delay. Also, do not worry about watching your tongue, the room is practically soundproof."

North italian union Cymiopolis Bucksden Kysikstan Ventus Prime Nationalist german empire

Sal Crochek took the document for the alliance started to read it. Everything seemed good and he slowly grabbed a pen.
"I will sign it" he said as he started to write his signature but stopped to re-read it.
" This is good" he addeds before signing the document.
" here" he gave the document fir the alliance Ravi with a small smile. He thought to himself this wasn't bad it actually turned out good.

Nwi roleplay committee

Hello New West Indies! It is now August 2150 in the roleplaying year. Please check the following dispatches for updates!:

Current Roleplay

by Nwi roleplay committee

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C U R R E N T R O L E P L A Y

C O N T E N T S

Overview

    Current Time: May, 2042
    Average Tech Level: Modern Tech

Introduction and Origins

The 2020s brought chaos and uncertainty to the nations of the world. The combination of a global pandemic, eroding global supply chains, the Russo-Ukrainian War and a global recession brought the world to it's knees and led to the balkanization of global superpowers. Smaller nations weren't any luckier with military juntas making a comeback in an attempt to maintain stability through force. While Russia and China have slowly pieced themselves together by the 2040s, the once mighty American Empire has shattered along regional and socio-economic lines. While democracies are starting to see the line at the end of the tunnel, autocracies remain unchecked in the meanwhile until the West can renew its alliances.

A new world order is about to begin, and the new nations of the earth will seek to adapt and prosper, lest they perish into obscurity.

Roleplay

Real Life Equivalent

1 week

1.16 days

1 month

~5 days

1 season

~15 days

1 year

2 months


Below is a list of all possible events that could occur in the roleplaying world of the New West Indies. All of these events are determined by the Nwi roleplay committee. These events will effect the general direction of roleplay in some way, and we highly implore nations to keep them in mind when writing their roleplay posts.

Events are determined in one of two ways. The first way is through pre-established roleplay, which means that an event could be decided by a roleplay post written by a member of the New West Indies. If said post can garner a reaction from the international community, it will be announced as an event. How long the event lasts is determined by the nation(s) in question.

The second way is through the Roleplay Committee itself. Certain events that affect no specified nations will be announced at random (such as recessions) OR at a pre-designated time (such as seasonal events). If the committee decides an event must start within a particular nation, the Committee will ask that nation for permission. For example, the committee may ask a nation on a fault line to roleplay an Earthquake. If the nation agrees, it will be counted as an event, and if the nation disagrees, the event will not be counted.

As previously stated, events of this nature can occur at random or in specific time ranges.

PLEASE do not ask the committee for certain events to begin.


C U R R E N T E V E N T S
  • Seasonal Events

    1. Dry Season: Northern Hemisphere

    2. Wet Season: Southern Hemisphere

    3. Cyclone/ Typhoon/ Hurricane Season: Indian Ocean (E.Africa/W.Australia),Indian Ocean (S.Asia), Oceania Pacific

    4. Monsoon Season: S.E. Asia-Australia

  • Other Events

    1. Civil War:Tsone (Roedthaffen) has become fractured among many different political factions.

    2. Civil War:China (The eastern radiance) has declared an irredentist war against the Turkic Union (Derwan), Korea and Mongolia with the goal of reannexing Xinxiang, Manchuria and Inner Mongolia respectively. Rumors of Beliya Rossiya considering to join the war againts Mongolia over Buryatia have been reported.

    3. War:The American Junta, a rump state of the former USA has declared war on the New united carolinas and the Commonwealth of Columbia (Jakkonia) following a false flag attack on it's own diplomatic envoys.

    4. Diplomatic Meeting: Patagonia-araucania hosts a mediation summit in Oshovia between the Americans, Columbians, Carolinians and Pacificans in an attempt to achieve a ceasefire between the American successor states

    5. Panamerican High Speed Rail Network Patagonia-araucania has proposed the construction of HSR lines connecting the metropolises of Southe and eventually North America. Work has begun on the Patagonian portions of the Pacific and Atlantic lines.

S E A S O N A L E V E N T S

Entire weeks or months where potential natural disasters can occur, such as Hurricanes or Wildfires. It generally affects certain areas in the world. Everyone hold your breath! Keep in mind that these are NEVER determined by roleplayers. HURRICANES, DROUGHT, MONSOONS, AND WILDFIRES can only be roleplayed in these timeframes, as they are the only times it'll really make sense.


Event

Influence Scale

Time Frames

Description

Dry Season/ Drought Season

Regional (Time-Dependent)

  • N. Hemisphere: Oct.-March

  • S. Hemisphere: April-Sep.

A time in which there is low precipitation due to the movement of the tropical rain belt AWAY from the hemisphere in question. This is particularly noticeable in the tropics. Depending on the general climate and development of a region, this could lead to sever drought and lack of water.

Wet Season

Regional (Time-Dependent)

  • N. Hemisphere: April-Sep.

  • S. Hemisphere: Oct.-March

A time in which there is high precipitation due to the movement of the tropical rain belt INTO the hemisphere in question. This is particularly noticeable in the tropics. Depending on the general climate, elevation, and development of a region, this could lead to excess water and thunderstorms.

Cyclone/Typhoon/Hurricane Season

Regional (Time-Dependent)

  • American Atlantic: June-Nov.

  • American Pacific: May-Nov.

  • Indian Ocean (E. Africa/W. Australia): Oct.-May

  • Indian Ocean (S. Asia): April-Dec.

  • E. Asia Pacific: April-Jan.

  • Oceania Pacific: Oct.-May

Time of the year in which there is an increased chance of a Cyclone or Hurricane occurring in a certain region. Hurricanes typically form and dissipate in the ocean, but certain hurricanes have the potential to touch down on land depending on it's path.

Monsoon Season

Regional (Time-Dependent)

  • SE. Asia-Australia Monsoon: Dec.-March

  • N. America Monsoon (Southwest U.S.): July-Sep.

  • S. Asia/ Indian Subcontinent: June-Sep.

  • W. Africa Monsoon: June-Sep.

  • E. Africa Monsoon: Jan.-March

Monsoon seasons are periods of large scale seasonal and wind circulation change, that can not only cause heavy rainfall, but also dry spells depending on the time. Harsh thunderstorms, followed by dust storms are common.

Wildfire/Bushfire Season

Regional (Time-Dependent)

  • While generally occurring during summer months, wildfire season can stretch for random amounts of time.

Areas with dry hot climates can experience naturally occurring wildfires during summer months. These fires can rage for days, weeks and even months depending on severity. Typically occurs in areas with dry grasses, trees and other plant life. Although a natural occurrence, the climate change caused by earlier nation's pollution often means fires will last longer.

N A T U R A L D I S A S T E R S

From earth-shattering earthquakes to hurricanes that tear houses apart, natural disasters have shown themselves to be destructive forces that should not be underestimated under any circumstances, lest you want widespread tragedy and death.


Event

Influence Scale

Description

Tornado

National

Strong, windy storms that typically touch down during summer months. Nations within/ containing a "Tornado ally" should be wary of these miserable, destructive storms.

Occurs in: North America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, East Asia, Himalayas, East Australia and Oceania, West Australia and Oceania, South American Pampas

Hurricane/ Cyclone/ Typhoon

National, Regional

A massive, moving storm that can ravage coastlines and even inland cities with their strong winds and massive amounts of rain. Hurricanes can last months without faltering, causing massive amounts of damage. It can lead to floods, and even create Tornadoes upon landfall.

Occurs in: North America, Central America, Caribbean, South East Asia, South Asia, Polynesia, Arabian Peninsula

Earthquake

National, Regional

The result of colliding fault lines. Nations along these fault lines better be wary, as earthquakes can occur at any time, at any level of severity. If a nation is not properly prepared, they can level entire buildings. In some cases, earthquakes can cause Tsunamis. Earthquakes can also be caused by anything that happens to cause a disturbance in a faultline, such as a big explosion.

Occurs in: Nations whos borders contain a fault line

Ice Storn/ Blizzard

National, Regional

Occurs in areas that experience incredibly cold weather in the winter months. It is incredibly dangerous for people to be out during a blizzard, and transportation becomes nearly impossible. Blizzards can freeze important machinery, summon hail, and even strand people.

Occurs in: Nations with high elevation, and/or significant distance from the equator.

Forest Fires/ Wild Fires

National, Regional

Happens typically in nations with dry climates. While a natural process that's actually good for the environment, sometimes they can get out of hand, and can cause damage to human settlements. It's advised that they be controlled and not put out.

Occurs in: Any nation with dense forests, coupled with poor wood resourcing practices or dry climates.

Drought

National, Regional

An event of prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or groundwater. May cause crop shortages and economic downturn as a result.

Occurs: Areas susceptible to low amounts of rainfall

Flood

National

Flood: an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land. Nations who experience cold snowy winters should be weary with river settlements during the spring thaw. May also occur as a consequence of tsunamis and hurricanes for coastal cities

Occurs in: Everywhere

Volcanic Eruption

National, Regional

A violent or slow ejection of molten rock, ash and steam pour through a vent in the earth's crust that leads to the destruction of land and structures that are in the path of lava flows and rain. Large amounts of ash in the right wind stream may disturb air travel.

Occurs: Fault lines with volcanic activity (Pacific Ring of Fire, certain Mediterranean islands, Iceland, etc.)

Locust Plague

National, Regional

While normally innocuous, these grasshoppers enter their swarming phase under the perfect conditions of a drought followed by rapid vegetation growth. These dense swarms stretching multiple kilometers lead to destruction of crops

Occurs: Area with rainy and dry seasons

Tsunami

National, Regional

A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances) above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.

Occurs: Regions near coastal fault lines

H U M A N - M A D E D I S A S T E R S
Humans are often times very destructive. Whether it be accidental or "accidentally on purpose," we're oftentimes behind the destruction and disasters that affect the places we call home.

Event

Influence Scale

Description

Environmental Degradation

Regional, Global

Humans damage the environment in lots of ways. Certain nations to a better job at managing it than others. But if the environment suffers massive amounts of damage, without much of an attempt to manage or preserve it, it's considered Environmental Degradation, which can harm everyone in some way.

Massacre

National, Regional

An intentional event of mass casualty. Whether it be protests gone wrong, governments killing their own citizens, deadly riots, or mass murder. Massacres are considered Terrorist attacks when it has a political motive, and aims to promote a specific rhetoric.

Accidents

National, Regional, Global

Accidents include everything from Plane Crashes, Nuclear Meltdowns, Building Collapse, Space Shuttle explosions, Oil Spills, etc. These events are usually case by case, and specific in nature. But their scale can vary heavily depending on who/ what is affected.

D I S E A S E
Disease is something we all have to deal with in real life, so no doubt it can occur here as well. All the Medicaid in the world might not be able to prevent a sudden outbreak.

Event

Influence Scale

Description

Epidemic

National

A generally infectious disease that has spread within a particular region WITHIN one country. This is a cause for concern, and can turn into a Pandemic if it grows too fast.

Pandemic

Regional, Global

A disease that has already spread across an entire nation, and has reached other countries. Typically requires a global effort to stop. This will cost billions in medical care, and can potentially kill thousands or even millions if the disease is deadly enough.

P O L I T I C A L E V E N T S

The world has made sure that actions by a few prominent political or military figures ripple into big events that could very well change a nation, or continent, forever.


Event

Influence Scale

Description

National Elections

National

A nation gains a new leader via democratic processes.

Uprising/ Revolution

National

When civilians revolt in protest of their government(s) in order to protest a policy, government system, or leader. These can be peaceful or violent, but typically only affect the nation in question. Can lead to political coups.

Coup d'état

National

A nation gains a new leader via civilian overthrow.

Death of a Leader

National

A leader of a nation passes away due to any cause. This can often times cause reactions from the International community, especially from the nation's allies. But ultimately the nation in question is the most affected.

Terrorism

National, Regional

Terrorist attacks are violent, intentional attacks on civilians or property, committed by a an individual, group, or organization in pursuit of political aims. Usually affects particular nations and regions, but can cause an international response if necessary.

Expansionism

National, Regional, Global

When a nation attempts to aggressively expand it's territory, wealth, or influence via aggressive tactics. Generally occurs due to nationalistic ideologies and strongman leaders. Will almost always result in a negative reaction regardless of who it affects.

War

Regional, Global

When two or more nations engage in armed combat for various reasons and interests. If a war is big enough, it can affect all nations in some way or another, including neutral ones. War can cause a variety of events to occur depending on the situation.

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S P O R T I N G E V E N T S

Being everyone's pastime even during the days where we inhabited in caves, sports are still going strong with hundreds of millions engaging in this beautiful art daily. These events are determined by our soon-to-be sports dispatch (WIP).


Event

Influence Scale

Description

E C O N O M I C E V E N T S

Thousands of business-suited people across the world eagerly watch the line of the stocks market and rejoice if it is going up, and scream if it is going down. The world of Economics is so diverse, everything can affect it; Likewise, it can affect everything.


Event

Influence Scale

Description

Trade War

National, Regional, Global

When two or more nations/unions start adding trade barriers/tariffs, and continue to escalate them.

Hyper Inflation

National, Regional, Global

When prices for basic goods become so high, that they become unobtainable for most people. Generally caused by decrease in currency values.

Deflation

National, Regional, Global

The opposite of Inflation, in which prices for basic goods drop tremendously, which leads to lower customer spending. Companies will generally attempt to slow deflation by slowing production, which leads to layoffs and salary reductions

Mass Unemployment

National, Regional

Can be caused by a wide range of situations. When a large amount of people working in a particular industry/ particular nation lose their jobs. This can be catastrophic depending on the scale, as not only will their be less work getting done (production and services), but less money flowing in and out of the economy as well.

Economic Boom

National, Regional

A period of time in which a nation or region experiences higher GDP, low employment, rising asset prices, and high inflation rates. Can occur for a numerous amount of reasons.

Wartime Economy

National, Regional

A short-lived boom in economy during times of war. Caused by increase in manufacturing and even trade between nations. Though these affects can wear off shortly after war. For nations who lose a war however, post-war economy can be awful.

Current Major Storylines

Description

NWI History Timeline

A compilation of the major points of history for each nation in the region

The Union of Nations

Ongoing international politics

Past Storylines [Not Updated]

Description

1st Dunharrowan-American War

2061 - Dunharrow declares war against most of the former United States. Loses to an international coalition.

2nd Dunharrowan-American War

2065 - An international coalition declares war against Dunharrow after reports of massive WMD production. Within a decade the Dunharrow Empire falls into many City States.



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North italian union and New spiedska

Jakkonia wrote:Anna laughed softly for a second as Sophie seemed very quick to apologize. She couldn't help but get lost in her beautiful blue eyes and red tentacle hair. Something about this woman was driving her mad and she had to find out what exactly it was lest she risk going insane.

"Yes... I would very much assume so...."

She kept her smile warm as she looked at Sophie, for a second leading to an awkward silence of some kind. She snapped herself out of it though as Kingsely began to wonder what the heck was going on, speaking to try and make the situation normal again.

"Well... if that is all then it was nice to meet you Madame Pearson...I-I mean Sophie..." She was beginning to stutter, her eloquent speech skills flying out the window for her as she talked to Sophie. Her face went totally red after she realized it though, embarrassed that she let herself speak with such inaccuracy. Amanda meanwhile looked up, seeing the spectacle and once again rolling her eyes.

"This is ridiculous...." she murmured. Anna, thankfully for Amanda, couldn't hear it though. She was too busy trying to rectify the situation.

"A-Apologies..." She said to Sophie, Kingsely at this point unsure exactly what to say or do with this anymore. He looked over to Sophie.

"Apologies for this, she is probably just tired or something." He then looked over to Anna who merely nodded in agreement, giving an awkward smile and laughing a bit.

"Y-Yeah... it is true that I didn't get much sleep last night." She said, her smile going back to warm and caring. She nodded in thanks to Kingsely for helping her out there.

Wait a second. Did she just... Did she just refer to me as Madame? Madame? No... I'm just going crazy. Maybe I'm focusing on her hair and eyes too much... I look back at her, and I feel like I'm looking at someone... cute. That doesn't mean I'm into girls, though. Hopefully not... but the more I look at her the more I think of a cute person. Why does everything have to be so complicated?! I don't get it at all! I try to breathe again, albeit slowly this time. Very slowly to not hyperventilate... after all, why would I not hyperventilate?! I just got addresses as "Madame Pearson" by the goddamn Prime Minister!

I began to relax a bit. Hopefully it meant that I was trusting her more...

I heard Amanda say that this was ridiculous or whatever, but I didn't give a damn about what she thought, so I returned my sights to Anna's face while I played with my fingers to pass the time. I chuckled when she mentioned her lack of sleep, because I was exactly the same in that regard. I didn't get good sleep at all... I mean, videogames aren't going to play themselves.

"So..." I said, with a significantly more confident tone being present in my voice. I felt like I was at home in my usually extroverted self. "Um... so... let's order some food and... have a chat! Yeah!"

Jakkonia

Nwi roleplay committee wrote:Hello New West Indies! It is now August 2150 in the roleplaying year. Please check the following dispatches for updates!:

Current Roleplay

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C U R R E N T R O L E P L A Y

C O N T E N T S

Overview

    Current Time: May, 2042
    Average Tech Level: Modern Tech

Introduction and Origins

The 2020s brought chaos and uncertainty to the nations of the world. The combination of a global pandemic, eroding global supply chains, the Russo-Ukrainian War and a global recession brought the world to it's knees and led to the balkanization of global superpowers. Smaller nations weren't any luckier with military juntas making a comeback in an attempt to maintain stability through force. While Russia and China have slowly pieced themselves together by the 2040s, the once mighty American Empire has shattered along regional and socio-economic lines. While democracies are starting to see the line at the end of the tunnel, autocracies remain unchecked in the meanwhile until the West can renew its alliances.

A new world order is about to begin, and the new nations of the earth will seek to adapt and prosper, lest they perish into obscurity.

Roleplay

Real Life Equivalent

1 week

1.16 days

1 month

~5 days

1 season

~15 days

1 year

2 months


Below is a list of all possible events that could occur in the roleplaying world of the New West Indies. All of these events are determined by the Nwi roleplay committee. These events will effect the general direction of roleplay in some way, and we highly implore nations to keep them in mind when writing their roleplay posts.

Events are determined in one of two ways. The first way is through pre-established roleplay, which means that an event could be decided by a roleplay post written by a member of the New West Indies. If said post can garner a reaction from the international community, it will be announced as an event. How long the event lasts is determined by the nation(s) in question.

The second way is through the Roleplay Committee itself. Certain events that affect no specified nations will be announced at random (such as recessions) OR at a pre-designated time (such as seasonal events). If the committee decides an event must start within a particular nation, the Committee will ask that nation for permission. For example, the committee may ask a nation on a fault line to roleplay an Earthquake. If the nation agrees, it will be counted as an event, and if the nation disagrees, the event will not be counted.

As previously stated, events of this nature can occur at random or in specific time ranges.

PLEASE do not ask the committee for certain events to begin.


C U R R E N T E V E N T S
  • Seasonal Events

    1. Dry Season: Northern Hemisphere

    2. Wet Season: Southern Hemisphere

    3. Cyclone/ Typhoon/ Hurricane Season: Indian Ocean (E.Africa/W.Australia),Indian Ocean (S.Asia), Oceania Pacific

    4. Monsoon Season: S.E. Asia-Australia

  • Other Events

    1. Civil War:Tsone (Roedthaffen) has become fractured among many different political factions.

    2. Civil War:China (The eastern radiance) has declared an irredentist war against the Turkic Union (Derwan), Korea and Mongolia with the goal of reannexing Xinxiang, Manchuria and Inner Mongolia respectively. Rumors of Beliya Rossiya considering to join the war againts Mongolia over Buryatia have been reported.

    3. War:The American Junta, a rump state of the former USA has declared war on the New united carolinas and the Commonwealth of Columbia (Jakkonia) following a false flag attack on it's own diplomatic envoys.

    4. Diplomatic Meeting: Patagonia-araucania hosts a mediation summit in Oshovia between the Americans, Columbians, Carolinians and Pacificans in an attempt to achieve a ceasefire between the American successor states

    5. Panamerican High Speed Rail Network Patagonia-araucania has proposed the construction of HSR lines connecting the metropolises of Southe and eventually North America. Work has begun on the Patagonian portions of the Pacific and Atlantic lines.

S E A S O N A L E V E N T S

Entire weeks or months where potential natural disasters can occur, such as Hurricanes or Wildfires. It generally affects certain areas in the world. Everyone hold your breath! Keep in mind that these are NEVER determined by roleplayers. HURRICANES, DROUGHT, MONSOONS, AND WILDFIRES can only be roleplayed in these timeframes, as they are the only times it'll really make sense.


Event

Influence Scale

Time Frames

Description

Dry Season/ Drought Season

Regional (Time-Dependent)

  • N. Hemisphere: Oct.-March

  • S. Hemisphere: April-Sep.

A time in which there is low precipitation due to the movement of the tropical rain belt AWAY from the hemisphere in question. This is particularly noticeable in the tropics. Depending on the general climate and development of a region, this could lead to sever drought and lack of water.

Wet Season

Regional (Time-Dependent)

  • N. Hemisphere: April-Sep.

  • S. Hemisphere: Oct.-March

A time in which there is high precipitation due to the movement of the tropical rain belt INTO the hemisphere in question. This is particularly noticeable in the tropics. Depending on the general climate, elevation, and development of a region, this could lead to excess water and thunderstorms.

Cyclone/Typhoon/Hurricane Season

Regional (Time-Dependent)

  • American Atlantic: June-Nov.

  • American Pacific: May-Nov.

  • Indian Ocean (E. Africa/W. Australia): Oct.-May

  • Indian Ocean (S. Asia): April-Dec.

  • E. Asia Pacific: April-Jan.

  • Oceania Pacific: Oct.-May

Time of the year in which there is an increased chance of a Cyclone or Hurricane occurring in a certain region. Hurricanes typically form and dissipate in the ocean, but certain hurricanes have the potential to touch down on land depending on it's path.

Monsoon Season

Regional (Time-Dependent)

  • SE. Asia-Australia Monsoon: Dec.-March

  • N. America Monsoon (Southwest U.S.): July-Sep.

  • S. Asia/ Indian Subcontinent: June-Sep.

  • W. Africa Monsoon: June-Sep.

  • E. Africa Monsoon: Jan.-March

Monsoon seasons are periods of large scale seasonal and wind circulation change, that can not only cause heavy rainfall, but also dry spells depending on the time. Harsh thunderstorms, followed by dust storms are common.

Wildfire/Bushfire Season

Regional (Time-Dependent)

  • While generally occurring during summer months, wildfire season can stretch for random amounts of time.

Areas with dry hot climates can experience naturally occurring wildfires during summer months. These fires can rage for days, weeks and even months depending on severity. Typically occurs in areas with dry grasses, trees and other plant life. Although a natural occurrence, the climate change caused by earlier nation's pollution often means fires will last longer.

N A T U R A L D I S A S T E R S

From earth-shattering earthquakes to hurricanes that tear houses apart, natural disasters have shown themselves to be destructive forces that should not be underestimated under any circumstances, lest you want widespread tragedy and death.


Event

Influence Scale

Description

Tornado

National

Strong, windy storms that typically touch down during summer months. Nations within/ containing a "Tornado ally" should be wary of these miserable, destructive storms.

Occurs in: North America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, East Asia, Himalayas, East Australia and Oceania, West Australia and Oceania, South American Pampas

Hurricane/ Cyclone/ Typhoon

National, Regional

A massive, moving storm that can ravage coastlines and even inland cities with their strong winds and massive amounts of rain. Hurricanes can last months without faltering, causing massive amounts of damage. It can lead to floods, and even create Tornadoes upon landfall.

Occurs in: North America, Central America, Caribbean, South East Asia, South Asia, Polynesia, Arabian Peninsula

Earthquake

National, Regional

The result of colliding fault lines. Nations along these fault lines better be wary, as earthquakes can occur at any time, at any level of severity. If a nation is not properly prepared, they can level entire buildings. In some cases, earthquakes can cause Tsunamis. Earthquakes can also be caused by anything that happens to cause a disturbance in a faultline, such as a big explosion.

Occurs in: Nations whos borders contain a fault line

Ice Storn/ Blizzard

National, Regional

Occurs in areas that experience incredibly cold weather in the winter months. It is incredibly dangerous for people to be out during a blizzard, and transportation becomes nearly impossible. Blizzards can freeze important machinery, summon hail, and even strand people.

Occurs in: Nations with high elevation, and/or significant distance from the equator.

Forest Fires/ Wild Fires

National, Regional

Happens typically in nations with dry climates. While a natural process that's actually good for the environment, sometimes they can get out of hand, and can cause damage to human settlements. It's advised that they be controlled and not put out.

Occurs in: Any nation with dense forests, coupled with poor wood resourcing practices or dry climates.

Drought

National, Regional

An event of prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or groundwater. May cause crop shortages and economic downturn as a result.

Occurs: Areas susceptible to low amounts of rainfall

Flood

National

Flood: an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land. Nations who experience cold snowy winters should be weary with river settlements during the spring thaw. May also occur as a consequence of tsunamis and hurricanes for coastal cities

Occurs in: Everywhere

Volcanic Eruption

National, Regional

A violent or slow ejection of molten rock, ash and steam pour through a vent in the earth's crust that leads to the destruction of land and structures that are in the path of lava flows and rain. Large amounts of ash in the right wind stream may disturb air travel.

Occurs: Fault lines with volcanic activity (Pacific Ring of Fire, certain Mediterranean islands, Iceland, etc.)

Locust Plague

National, Regional

While normally innocuous, these grasshoppers enter their swarming phase under the perfect conditions of a drought followed by rapid vegetation growth. These dense swarms stretching multiple kilometers lead to destruction of crops

Occurs: Area with rainy and dry seasons

Tsunami

National, Regional

A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances) above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.

Occurs: Regions near coastal fault lines

H U M A N - M A D E D I S A S T E R S
Humans are often times very destructive. Whether it be accidental or "accidentally on purpose," we're oftentimes behind the destruction and disasters that affect the places we call home.

Event

Influence Scale

Description

Environmental Degradation

Regional, Global

Humans damage the environment in lots of ways. Certain nations to a better job at managing it than others. But if the environment suffers massive amounts of damage, without much of an attempt to manage or preserve it, it's considered Environmental Degradation, which can harm everyone in some way.

Massacre

National, Regional

An intentional event of mass casualty. Whether it be protests gone wrong, governments killing their own citizens, deadly riots, or mass murder. Massacres are considered Terrorist attacks when it has a political motive, and aims to promote a specific rhetoric.

Accidents

National, Regional, Global

Accidents include everything from Plane Crashes, Nuclear Meltdowns, Building Collapse, Space Shuttle explosions, Oil Spills, etc. These events are usually case by case, and specific in nature. But their scale can vary heavily depending on who/ what is affected.

D I S E A S E
Disease is something we all have to deal with in real life, so no doubt it can occur here as well. All the Medicaid in the world might not be able to prevent a sudden outbreak.

Event

Influence Scale

Description

Epidemic

National

A generally infectious disease that has spread within a particular region WITHIN one country. This is a cause for concern, and can turn into a Pandemic if it grows too fast.

Pandemic

Regional, Global

A disease that has already spread across an entire nation, and has reached other countries. Typically requires a global effort to stop. This will cost billions in medical care, and can potentially kill thousands or even millions if the disease is deadly enough.

P O L I T I C A L E V E N T S

The world has made sure that actions by a few prominent political or military figures ripple into big events that could very well change a nation, or continent, forever.


Event

Influence Scale

Description

National Elections

National

A nation gains a new leader via democratic processes.

Uprising/ Revolution

National

When civilians revolt in protest of their government(s) in order to protest a policy, government system, or leader. These can be peaceful or violent, but typically only affect the nation in question. Can lead to political coups.

Coup d'état

National

A nation gains a new leader via civilian overthrow.

Death of a Leader

National

A leader of a nation passes away due to any cause. This can often times cause reactions from the International community, especially from the nation's allies. But ultimately the nation in question is the most affected.

Terrorism

National, Regional

Terrorist attacks are violent, intentional attacks on civilians or property, committed by a an individual, group, or organization in pursuit of political aims. Usually affects particular nations and regions, but can cause an international response if necessary.

Expansionism

National, Regional, Global

When a nation attempts to aggressively expand it's territory, wealth, or influence via aggressive tactics. Generally occurs due to nationalistic ideologies and strongman leaders. Will almost always result in a negative reaction regardless of who it affects.

War

Regional, Global

When two or more nations engage in armed combat for various reasons and interests. If a war is big enough, it can affect all nations in some way or another, including neutral ones. War can cause a variety of events to occur depending on the situation.

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S P O R T I N G E V E N T S

Being everyone's pastime even during the days where we inhabited in caves, sports are still going strong with hundreds of millions engaging in this beautiful art daily. These events are determined by our soon-to-be sports dispatch (WIP).


Event

Influence Scale

Description

E C O N O M I C E V E N T S

Thousands of business-suited people across the world eagerly watch the line of the stocks market and rejoice if it is going up, and scream if it is going down. The world of Economics is so diverse, everything can affect it; Likewise, it can affect everything.


Event

Influence Scale

Description

Trade War

National, Regional, Global

When two or more nations/unions start adding trade barriers/tariffs, and continue to escalate them.

Hyper Inflation

National, Regional, Global

When prices for basic goods become so high, that they become unobtainable for most people. Generally caused by decrease in currency values.

Deflation

National, Regional, Global

The opposite of Inflation, in which prices for basic goods drop tremendously, which leads to lower customer spending. Companies will generally attempt to slow deflation by slowing production, which leads to layoffs and salary reductions

Mass Unemployment

National, Regional

Can be caused by a wide range of situations. When a large amount of people working in a particular industry/ particular nation lose their jobs. This can be catastrophic depending on the scale, as not only will their be less work getting done (production and services), but less money flowing in and out of the economy as well.

Economic Boom

National, Regional

A period of time in which a nation or region experiences higher GDP, low employment, rising asset prices, and high inflation rates. Can occur for a numerous amount of reasons.

Wartime Economy

National, Regional

A short-lived boom in economy during times of war. Caused by increase in manufacturing and even trade between nations. Though these affects can wear off shortly after war. For nations who lose a war however, post-war economy can be awful.

Current Major Storylines

Description

NWI History Timeline

A compilation of the major points of history for each nation in the region

The Union of Nations

Ongoing international politics

Past Storylines [Not Updated]

Description

1st Dunharrowan-American War

2061 - Dunharrow declares war against most of the former United States. Loses to an international coalition.

2nd Dunharrowan-American War

2065 - An international coalition declares war against Dunharrow after reports of massive WMD production. Within a decade the Dunharrow Empire falls into many City States.



Produced by the New West Indies Roleplay Committee
Published: March 3, 2020 (Original Version: Janurary 4,2019)
Updated: September 2, 2021

Primary Administrator: Jakkonia, Ventus Prime, The sakura nippon

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oh god oh fucc i haven't even made which candidates are gonna postulate for new spiedska's general elections HAVE MERCY ON ME

Ventus Prime and Kadiya

The linked Union of Nations dispatch doesn't work

Jakkonia

New spiedska wrote:Wait a second. Did she just... Did she just refer to me as Madame? Madame? No... I'm just going crazy. Maybe I'm focusing on her hair and eyes too much... I look back at her, and I feel like I'm looking at someone... cute. That doesn't mean I'm into girls, though. Hopefully not... but the more I look at her the more I think of a cute person. Why does everything have to be so complicated?! I don't get it at all! I try to breathe again, albeit slowly this time. Very slowly to not hyperventilate... after all, why would I not hyperventilate?! I just got addresses as "Madame Pearson" by the goddamn Prime Minister!

I began to relax a bit. Hopefully it meant that I was trusting her more...

I heard Amanda say that this was ridiculous or whatever, but I didn't give a damn about what she thought, so I returned my sights to Anna's face while I played with my fingers to pass the time. I chuckled when she mentioned her lack of sleep, because I was exactly the same in that regard. I didn't get good sleep at all... I mean, videogames aren't going to play themselves.

"So..." I said, with a significantly more confident tone being present in my voice. I felt like I was at home in my usually extroverted self. "Um... so... let's order some food and... have a chat! Yeah!"

Anna couldn't help but blush as she heard Sophie's laugh, it was so pretty and eloquent sounding. She clearly was a charmer even if it was unintentional on her part. Anna noticed the mood shift on Sophie, going from being nervous and timid to being rather confident and excitable. She couldn't help but to continue smiling warmly.

"Of course." She said, her voice soft and happy. Kingsely knew Anna was quite Young, the youngest Prime Minister ever in fact, so of course she would have such emotions still. The Waiter came by to take orders, once he finished Anna looked over to Sophie.

"So? Sophie, how are you enjoying Saint Marks? I assume you are in your final years since you do look a bit older..." She paused for a second though, quickly correcting herself.

"I-I mean you look older in comparison to the other students! Y-You are still very young... v-very pretty in fact!" Anna covered her mouth, unsure of what the hell she just said. Kingsely's eyes grew wide for a second, looking over to her in confusion. Anna calmed herself down.

"Apologies once again... I just didn't want you to take me calling you older as an insult, that's all." She gave a smile but in her head she was utterly guilt ridden, how could she do that? The Prime Minister calling a woman old... surely this will make its way to the media.

Cymiopolis

Nationalist german empire wrote:
Though the Emperor bared no grey hairs, he did have some disfigurements. A large scar running down his forehead to cheek, lining over his left eye. His hand was covered with a sort of glove that blended in with his black robes. It could only be guessed to be damaged in some way.

“Of course no! If anything, I should be apologizing to you. It was my administration that failed after all.” He replied. He cleared his throat before continuing, “Yes, we can discuss business in my study. I find it to be one of the most comfortable and relaxing rooms within this palace, reason being is that this was converted from an old military outpost used ages ago.”

He motioned for them to follow. He lead them through Spire, which revealed some of its old history. They passed what appeared to be old barracks, armories, and war rooms. Finally, on one of the top floors was Zul’s study. Inside was filled with a massive library, artwork from ages passed, and a desk with five chairs.

“Please, sit.” Zül said, taking his own seat.

Running With the Devil pt. 4
VOLK - The Spire | Volksstern System, Nationalist german empire

As the men both took their seats, the Doge couldn’t help but admire the Emperor’s study. He couldn’t quite pinpoint the architectural style, but never the less, they seemed to have similar tastes.

“I am curious as to why His Imperial Highness wished to have this audience. While it could simply have been an apology for the devastation caused by the rebellious elements in the Imperial Star Fleets, you could’ve have simply wiped your hands clean since the responsibility is not entirely your own. Further more, financial compensation is not needed. The rogue admirals clearly wanted to make a nation of their own considering they rapidly rebuilt all that was destroyed. Hell, our colonial infrastructure on Callisto, Antiope Minor and Hippolyta have been upgraded and are now the gold standard among Terran space colonies. No... you and your nation desire something more from us and you’ve peaked my attention”, the Doge said with a smirk.

He reached over for his brief case and pulled out a bottle of Amarone fella Valpolicella and two glasses.

“Care for a bit of wine?”, the Doge inquired.

Nationalist german empire and North italian union

Jakkonia wrote:Anna couldn't help but blush as she heard Sophie's laugh, it was so pretty and eloquent sounding. She clearly was a charmer even if it was unintentional on her part. Anna noticed the mood shift on Sophie, going from being nervous and timid to being rather confident and excitable. She couldn't help but to continue smiling warmly.

"Of course." She said, her voice soft and happy. Kingsely knew Anna was quite Young, the youngest Prime Minister ever in fact, so of course she would have such emotions still. The Waiter came by to take orders, once he finished Anna looked over to Sophie.

"So? Sophie, how are you enjoying Saint Marks? I assume you are in your final years since you do look a bit older..." She paused for a second though, quickly correcting herself.

"I-I mean you look older in comparison to the other students! Y-You are still very young... v-very pretty in fact!" Anna covered her mouth, unsure of what the hell she just said. Kingsely's eyes grew wide for a second, looking over to her in confusion. Anna calmed herself down.

"Apologies once again... I just didn't want you to take me calling you older as an insult, that's all." She gave a smile but in her head she was utterly guilt ridden, how could she do that? The Prime Minister calling a woman old... surely this will make its way to the media.

"I... am enjoying it just well." I snickered, and smiled genuinely. It wasn't a smile brought about by awkward social interactions or anything like that, no. It was an actual genuine smile. I enjoyed her presence quite a bit. Don't know why, but I did...

"I like the University. And I like the people in it. They are just so cool!" now that I think about it, should I tell her what I'm majoring in? Or wait for her to ask? I want this convo to continue on and stuff, so I'm going to wait until she asks me.

I became slightly confused when she mentioned my age, nobody called me "old" like that before but I'm sure she didn't mean it to like... tell me I'm old. Old as in if I looked anything more than 23. But I noticed she began panicking, so I grabbed her hands in order to calm her down a bit. "Hey! No! Don't worry... it's fine! I know what you meant! Also..." I stopped for a bit. She called me beautiful and I began blushing. Oh God... "Thank you. I think your hair is pretty, too."

She profusely apologized, but I kept a smile on my face just by staring at her beautiful hair. My brain wanted to twiddle my fingers around her hair so bad...

"No! No, it's fine... again, I understand what you meant! And I didn't take any offense to it. Don't worry, Madame West..."

Jakkonia

New spiedska wrote:"I... am enjoying it just well." I snickered, and smiled genuinely. It wasn't a smile brought about by awkward social interactions or anything like that, no. It was an actual genuine smile. I enjoyed her presence quite a bit. Don't know why, but I did...

"I like the University. And I like the people in it. They are just so cool!" now that I think about it, should I tell her what I'm majoring in? Or wait for her to ask? I want this convo to continue on and stuff, so I'm going to wait until she asks me.

I became slightly confused when she mentioned my age, nobody called me "old" like that before but I'm sure she didn't mean it to like... tell me I'm old. Old as in if I looked anything more than 23. But I noticed she began panicking, so I grabbed her hands in order to calm her down a bit. "Hey! No! Don't worry... it's fine! I know what you meant! Also..." I stopped for a bit. She called me beautiful and I began blushing. Oh God... "Thank you. I think your hair is pretty, too."

She profusely apologized, but I kept a smile on my face just by staring at her beautiful hair. My brain wanted to twiddle my fingers around her hair so bad...

"No! No, it's fine... again, I understand what you meant! And I didn't take any offense to it. Don't worry, Madame West..."

Anna liked seeing that Sophie was seemingly enjoying herself. She didn't know exactly but she liked it when Sophie was comfortable and happy, it made her feel warm inside. Amanda grumbled slightly when Sophie said that the people at Saint Marks were "nice people" and all. Anna could agree with Amanda honestly, the children of rich bureaucrats taking from the poor of the nation. Even so Anna remained silent on it, merely smiling.

"That's great to hear!" she said with a smile before the awkwardness began. Though something would happen that would somewhat shock everyone at the table, but Anna most of all, as Sophie grabbed onto Anna's hands to calm her down. It was common for Anna to get somewhat flustered in private, going on long tangents to try and fix a word she said or a phrase that was taken out of context. Though nobody had ever really calmed her down like this before, it was nice... really nice. Sophie's hands were soft, delicate almost.

Anna responded when she said her hair was pretty.

"T-Thank you.." she said, smiling awkwardly at her. As Sophie tried to reassure her Anna merely stopped talking and listened.

"O-Oh... I see.... well thats good... very good..." Anna couldn't shake the smile of her face as a blush started to form. This was going to be very interesting. Kingsely motioned to Amanda, the two of them getting up to go talk for a second, leaving Sophie and Anna alone at the table for a minute.

Jakkonia wrote:Anna liked seeing that Sophie was seemingly enjoying herself. She didn't know exactly but she liked it when Sophie was comfortable and happy, it made her feel warm inside. Amanda grumbled slightly when Sophie said that the people at Saint Marks were "nice people" and all. Anna could agree with Amanda honestly, the children of rich bureaucrats taking from the poor of the nation. Even so Anna remained silent on it, merely smiling.

"That's great to hear!" she said with a smile before the awkwardness began. Though something would happen that would somewhat shock everyone at the table, but Anna most of all, as Sophie grabbed onto Anna's hands to calm her down. It was common for Anna to get somewhat flustered in private, going on long tangents to try and fix a word she said or a phrase that was taken out of context. Though nobody had ever really calmed her down like this before, it was nice... really nice. Sophie's hands were soft, delicate almost.

Anna responded when she said her hair was pretty.

"T-Thank you.." she said, smiling awkwardly at her. As Sophie tried to reassure her Anna merely stopped talking and listened.

"O-Oh... I see.... well thats good... very good..." Anna couldn't shake the smile of her face as a blush started to form. This was going to be very interesting. Kingsely motioned to Amanda, the two of them getting up to go talk for a second, leaving Sophie and Anna alone at the table for a minute.

"Yeah! See? It's all good between us! No beef!" My smile was still there, with no signs of leaving. I was still blushing a bit, but it was barely noticeable. I was still holding her hands, they felt soft... and nice. They felt like touching a very soft pillow. It felt nice.

The two other people for some reason left for a second but I barely noticed it as my eyes were locked with Madame West's. It felt like... watching pure gold. But instead of gold, it was her precious golden eyes. I wanted to talk to her, see if... nevermind. Too early to determine that... the food arrived, and I was happy since I could eat a good Spiedskan-style fish pizza. I didn't know what she ordered, though.

"So..." I said before munching on the pizza. "Anything you want to tell me? Orr..."

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New spiedska wrote:"Yeah! See? It's all good between us! No beef!" My smile was still there, with no signs of leaving. I was still blushing a bit, but it was barely noticeable. I was still holding her hands, they felt soft... and nice. They felt like touching a very soft pillow. It felt nice.

The two other people for some reason left for a second but I barely noticed it as my eyes were locked with Madame West's. It felt like... watching pure gold. But instead of gold, it was her precious golden eyes. I wanted to talk to her, see if... nevermind. Too early to determine that... the food arrived, and I was happy since I could eat a good Spiedskan-style fish pizza. I didn't know what she ordered, though.

"So..." I said before munching on the pizza. "Anything you want to tell me? Orr..."

Anna barely even noticed as the other two left, too busy paying attention to what Sophie was saying. She smiled warmly towards her as she assured her she was fine.

"I-I see..." It was clear that Anna came from a much more formal background than Sophie did, her speech patterns and usual mannerisms reflecting the pristine nature of the West Family overall. Even so though she was found by the people to be relatable, her undying kindness and determination for them is what got her where she was today. A fighter for the working class that came from the one-percent, what are the odds of that.

As the food arrived Anna noted the pizza sat before Sophie and before her sat a plate of Arancini, little fried rice balls that she found herself loving from young age. She looked up to Sophie as she spoke, seeing if there was anything else she wanted to say. Anna blushed once more for a second, unsure how to answer.

"Um...." She didn't know how she wanted to put it, she wanted to see this person more. She was just so interesting. Though they just met and she didn't want to seem weird.

"Well... this might be a bit odd.. but I think you're... you're a very interesting person..."

She didn't know where she was going with it until she remembered about something that she needed to do. She needed a helper around the office, not necessarily an assistant or anything but someone to help her with her workload. Thankfully the job didn't really involve much when it came to politics and it would allow for Sophie to make some money and allow for Anna to get to know her better.

"I-I would like you to come work for me... a-as sort of an Office Manager... now it doesn't involve much on politics so there is no worry there... I would like to get to know you more though.... It would be an honor to work with you." She smiled to her somewhat warmly and yet a bit awkwardly as well as she handed her a notebook, simply all it was was a few pages on what the job would entail and there was a bunch of blank pages behind it for if she decided to take the job. This was a bit unorthodox and all but Anna would make sure she got her way through it easily. Besides she was pretty sure the two would spend more time talking than anything else.

"O-Of course no need to answer now... you can take a few days if you want..." She looked quicly back down at her food as Amanda and Kingsely returned. Kingsely nodded the notebook by Sophie and smirked, he knew exactly what Anna was planning. Amanda meanwhile didn't care, sitting back down and wondering why the rich girl was still there.

Jakkonia wrote:Anna barely even noticed as the other two left, too busy paying attention to what Sophie was saying. She smiled warmly towards her as she assured her she was fine.

"I-I see..." It was clear that Anna came from a much more formal background than Sophie did, her speech patterns and usual mannerisms reflecting the pristine nature of the West Family overall. Even so though she was found by the people to be relatable, her undying kindness and determination for them is what got her where she was today. A fighter for the working class that came from the one-percent, what are the odds of that.

As the food arrived Anna noted the pizza sat before Sophie and before her sat a plate of Arancini, little fried rice balls that she found herself loving from young age. She looked up to Sophie as she spoke, seeing if there was anything else she wanted to say. Anna blushed once more for a second, unsure how to answer.

"Um...." She didn't know how she wanted to put it, she wanted to see this person more. She was just so interesting. Though they just met and she didn't want to seem weird.

"Well... this might be a bit odd.. but I think you're... you're a very interesting person..."

She didn't know where she was going with it until she remembered about something that she needed to do. She needed a helper around the office, not necessarily an assistant or anything but someone to help her with her workload. Thankfully the job didn't really involve much when it came to politics and it would allow for Sophie to make some money and allow for Anna to get to know her better.

"I-I would like you to come work for me... a-as sort of an Office Manager... now it doesn't involve much on politics so there is no worry there... I would like to get to know you more though.... It would be an honor to work with you." She smiled to her somewhat warmly and yet a bit awkwardly as well as she handed her a notebook, simply all it was was a few pages on what the job would entail and there was a bunch of blank pages behind it for if she decided to take the job. This was a bit unorthodox and all but Anna would make sure she got her way through it easily. Besides she was pretty sure the two would spend more time talking than anything else.

"O-Of course no need to answer now... you can take a few days if you want..." She looked quicly back down at her food as Amanda and Kingsely returned. Kingsely nodded the notebook by Sophie and smirked, he knew exactly what Anna was planning. Amanda meanwhile didn't care, sitting back down and wondering why the rich girl was still there.

I raised my eyebrow, confused. She was the one being stuttery now... reminds me of myself from a few minutes ago. What did she have to say? Of course I'd listen to her attentively, I liked how pretty her voice was. I won't take my mind off of it. As she began to speak, she mentioned something about being odd. Something about being odd? What! No! She couldn't be odd. She's a sweet lady, I doubt she would say anything odd...

As soon as she said "You're a very interesting person" I felt my hearts stop for a second. W-What? It's only been like... a half hour and... she called me an interesting person. What does that mean? Am I interesting to her in a good or bad way? What about a neutral way... this is all so complicated. But she herself said I was interesting! Does she want to analyze me... like I'm just an statistic... or maybe in a good way? I have to stay optimist, but... why would she think of me positively? I'm just a uni student that plays videogames! Nothing more!

I stared at her, completely confused. I still didn't know what she meant by interesting. Hopefully it was in a positive manner, because I'm just a uni-

What.

Did she just ask me.
To work.
For her.

Oh my God, oh my God. Office manager? What?! No. THIS IS A DREAM! It has got to be... Oh God. What do I say to this? What the hell do I do? Oh man... I just stood there. In... well, shock. What else?! The PRIME MINISTER just offered me a job! She just offered the person who is perhaps the least qualified out of the entire restaurant a job in an office!

I rested my head on my hands while murmuring "What do I say..." all over and over and over again. My mind... it was just paralyzed. Hella. I guess... I could give it a try.

"I guess... I could do that." I said, with a notable gap between the two parts of my poorly-constructed sentence. "But I have to be on the uni full-time... what do I do?"

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New spiedska wrote:I raised my eyebrow, confused. She was the one being stuttery now... reminds me of myself from a few minutes ago. What did she have to say? Of course I'd listen to her attentively, I liked how pretty her voice was. I won't take my mind off of it. As she began to speak, she mentioned something about being odd. Something about being odd? What! No! She couldn't be odd. She's a sweet lady, I doubt she would say anything odd...

As soon as she said "You're a very interesting person" I felt my hearts stop for a second. W-What? It's only been like... a half hour and... she called me an interesting person. What does that mean? Am I interesting to her in a good or bad way? What about a neutral way... this is all so complicated. But she herself said I was interesting! Does she want to analyze me... like I'm just an statistic... or maybe in a good way? I have to stay optimist, but... why would she think of me positively? I'm just a uni student that plays videogames! Nothing more!

I stared at her, completely confused. I still didn't know what she meant by interesting. Hopefully it was in a positive manner, because I'm just a uni-

What.

Did she just ask me.
To work.
For her.

Oh my God, oh my God. Office manager? What?! No. THIS IS A DREAM! It has got to be... Oh God. What do I say to this? What the hell do I do? Oh man... I just stood there. In... well, shock. What else?! The PRIME MINISTER just offered me a job! She just offered the person who is perhaps the least qualified out of the entire restaurant a job in an office!

I rested my head on my hands while murmuring "What do I say..." all over and over and over again. My mind... it was just paralyzed. Hella. I guess... I could give it a try.

"I guess... I could do that." I said, with a notable gap between the two parts of my poorly-constructed sentence. "But I have to be on the uni full-time... what do I do?"

Anna looked up when she said yes, though it seemed more like a careful yes than anything else. Of course she would have some concerns with Saint Marks though, thankfully as a high ranking member of the government she could manage to shift around a few things to make room for Sophie to work for her.

"W-Well since I am the Prime Minister I am able to meet with your administration and settle that out... w-which honestly isn't that hard. I know those guys quite well." Her voice was still somewhat stuttery, though she was very excited to work with Sophie.

"I-I am glad you have decided to take this opportunity." She said, her smile returning. Kingsely looked over to Sophie with a smile.

"Welcome to the team Mrs. West, glad to have ya." He was having a ball with the events before him, he loved meeting new people anyways as well so this would be a good chance for him to become even more social than he already is. Amanda meanwhile looked over with suspicion to Sophie. She thought Sophie could be plotting something, she would need to make sure Anna was protected. Besides the Prime Ministers office is a massive Penthouse like Suite that takes up the entire top floor of the Pretannian Spire, home of the Executive Office. All four of them would be working on that floor.

As the Lunch went on Anna would think about what exactly she would have Sophie do. She can't just sit around and talk the whole time. No... of course! She could just do simple things. Moving Files around, getting coffee, etc... perfect! Hopefully things would go well in the future with this.

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Jakkonia wrote:Anna looked up when she said yes, though it seemed more like a careful yes than anything else. Of course she would have some concerns with Saint Marks though, thankfully as a high ranking member of the government she could manage to shift around a few things to make room for Sophie to work for her.

"W-Well since I am the Prime Minister I am able to meet with your administration and settle that out... w-which honestly isn't that hard. I know those guys quite well." Her voice was still somewhat stuttery, though she was very excited to work with Sophie.

"I-I am glad you have decided to take this opportunity." She said, her smile returning. Kingsely looked over to Sophie with a smile.

"Welcome to the team Mrs. West, glad to have ya." He was having a ball with the events before him, he loved meeting new people anyways as well so this would be a good chance for him to become even more social than he already is. Amanda meanwhile looked over with suspicion to Sophie. She thought Sophie could be plotting something, she would need to make sure Anna was protected. Besides the Prime Ministers office is a massive Penthouse like Suite that takes up the entire top floor of the Pretannian Spire, home of the Executive Office. All four of them would be working on that floor.

As the Lunch went on Anna would think about what exactly she would have Sophie do. She can't just sit around and talk the whole time. No... of course! She could just do simple things. Moving Files around, getting coffee, etc... perfect! Hopefully things would go well in the future with this.

I blushed instantly when she called me Mrs. West. She just told me that she would arrange things with my uni but I didn't care. She called me... Mrs. West. I'm not even sure if this is a dream or something more than that. This doesn't feel like a dream but it also... does. Why? Well, now it didn't matter because I was now officially working for the goddamn Prime Minister of Pretannia. Wow...

S-She was glad to have me? Madame West was glad to hav- oh it was the other dude. Okay. I just nodded at him, and said thanks out of respect. I don't know, him congratulating me doesn't have the same spark as her congratulating me. Why does my brain decide to play with me like this, man? Why does my brain react positively when it's a girl but not when it's a dude... even though I'm straight? Yeah...

But my hearts started racing again when I turned my sight from Madame West to... the other girl. Yeah. I waved at her, awkwardly. I wanted to ask her if everything was ok, but I just couldn't bring myself to do that.

Jakkonia

OOC post:

New Sistonia: *annexes Mongolia and Tibet with the consent of the natives*
International Community: *anger noises*
Sakura and Kadiya having just conquered Manchuria and SE Asia respectively with force:
('•-•) (•-•')

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Kadiya wrote:OOC post:

New Sistonia: *annexes Mongolia and Tibet with the consent of the natives*
International Community: *anger noises*
Sakura and Kadiya having just conquered Manchuria and SE Asia respectively with force:
('•-•) (•-•')

well I mean
it's more like
New Sistonia: *annexes Mongolia and Tibet with the consent of the natives*
Literally only austranasia: *anger noises*

Oopsidroppedmyrightsburg, positioned in Alaska and surprisingly lacking in a space force, has expanded. With use of military force, eastern Russia has been rescued, with minimal resistance. In these new lands, construction of nuclear reactors has already gone underway and citizens are being "transferred." This is merely informing those who may be neighboring.

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