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OOC: Man that was so funny! :D, I'm liking the brute force and aggression, not quite what the SDL should be promoting, perhaps?

IC:

"You know what, Isaac?" Tiberius Starblayde read the communique from Falcania to Crystilakere three times over, just to make sure.

"What's that, my Lord?"

"I love how other nations completely fail to use any kind of diplomacy in situations like this. 'Do what we say' is such a fun way to conduct international affairs."

"Indeed," Isaac chuckled, "saves on paper and effort, at least."

"Put Falcania on the list, will you?" It was almost an off-hand statement from the Starblaydi Lord-Protector.

"Don't concern yourself with that, my Lord." Isaac tapped his temple. "I'm way ahead of you."

OOC: What'd he do now?

"Crystilakere isn't going anywhere," he mused to himself, "so the Sarzonian's have a problem with Falcania moving their people in. Right?"

The evidence was undeniable. Crystilakere's government had always had the deciding vote in Diamindokere's government, but now there wasn't a government in the radioactive island. What, precisely, were the nations going to do?

"I'll expect Sarzonia to back off, actually," Lord Chisoko - Foreign Minister - probably knew these people a little better than most, "they won't want to rock their new alliance boat too much, and 'King' Falcon won't back down, the arrogant shat fite."

K'van laughed, Isaac didn't often come close to swearing, so he must have strong feelings against his Fatness. Highness. Whatever. Still, it was certainly a dilemma, and Starblaydia didn't have any Naval assets in the area. They kept, as a matter of fact, quite a large gap in between their fleets and those of Sarzonia. Wouldn't want two strutting, territorial navy-bulls waving their male sexual organs around near each other, now would you?

[OOC: I said that OOCly. That wasn't President Mike Sarzo saying that, that was the player saying that. Don't put words in my character's mouth please.]

Sarzo scowled when he saw the reports.

"Looks like I'm going to have to make my case a bit more clearly," he said to no one in particular. He called Vice President for Naval Operations Kathy Bunhall.

"Kath, Mike. I need you to send two Carrier Action Groups to the area near Diamindokere. As close as they can safely get without being affected by the nuclear waste or violating Crystilakere's sovereign waters."

"Mike, what are you doing?"

"It seems our words aren't getting through."

"Mike, King Falcon has called off his operations."

"Maybe so, but he's still eying that island and as far as I'm concerned, that island is Crystilakere's property. It's an abject case of imperialism which I'll never tolerate."

"Mike, you're going to risk getting us into another war! And with a SDL country when we're trying to hold House hearings about getting into that alliance."

"If Nyssa gets admitted into this alliance, it's not one we want any part of," Sarzo said brusquely. "If this alliance is just going to let Falcon creep onto territory that belongs to our southern neighbours and so close to our own, it's not one I want Sarzonia to join. If the House ratifies that charter, I'm vetoing it."

"Mike!"

Sarzo looked back with firm resolve. Sarzo normally never vetoed a treaty ratified by the House of Delegates; in fact, no one remembered his ever doing that. Treaty ratifications were always considered a formality; if the House of Delegates passed it, it was considered a done deal. The treaty looked like it would pass with the simple majority needed to ratify it, but getting a two thirds vote to override Sarzo's veto looked unlikely.

"Kathy, send the groups. And have General Santius send a division from the Third Incorproated Army to the area."

"Mike, that could be viewed as an act of war."

"It's not an act of war," Sarzo said. "We're not firing a shot. We're there to observe. If Crystilakere lets Falcon have Diamindokere, we're going to leave him alone. But if Crystilakere opposes Falcon's land grab, so are we."

This post has been edited by Sarzonia on Oct 20 2005, 09:53 AM