Nashtar, go to war? Yeah, ok. I suspect that'll be happening the monday after the Asgard vote Democrat and Prince Jorm finally kicks that Ecstacy habit...
No offense, Dahak, but he is a party b0i...
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Thirdfain wrote:Nashtar, go to war? Yeah, ok. I suspect that'll be happening the monday after the Asgard vote Democrat and Prince Jorm finally kicks that Ecstacy habit...
I've done it before. In case you've failed to notice, I've been trying to get Straha's attention with some juicy convoys for the pirates, but he's been going on and on about the ground war like the pirate fleet has disappeared. But you're right, I have no intention of declaring war on pirates. One doesn't declare war on criminals. One merely prosecutes them.
Nitram, you got what you want, or at least his word that you'll get it within the time limit. Why press the matter further? If you plan on coming anyway, like that sounds, you will not win and unfortunately for your defensive pact, you'd be the aggressor.
Rogue 9 wrote:Nitram, you got what you want, or at least his word that you'll get it within the time limit. Why press the matter further? If you plan on coming anyway, like that sounds, you will not win and unfortunately for your defensive pact, you'd be the aggressor.
Uhm, my post, two or three posts above that one.
I suggest you read it, explains why he made that post. As for winning, is it really necessary to risk that much over a dinky little planet? If you think so stick to it and see what happens...
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Rogue 9 wrote:Nitram, you got what you want, or at least his word that you'll get it within the time limit. Why press the matter further? If you plan on coming anyway, like that sounds, you will not win and unfortunately for your defensive pact, you'd be the aggressor.
Let's see. It's weeks from Etern space to Draconis, we're an aggressive, primitive, warlike society, and there's this magic thing called a Bluff. Of course, calling an Etern's bluff can be fatal when he decides to follow through, but I find it's fun to sword-shake and shield rattle.
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Yeah, but bluffing a jumpy nation-state with a threat to it's very survival is a good way to bring the whole world down on yourself. If China were to sail its SSBNs at the West Coast saying that they were going to vaporize San Franciso and LA, what do you think the U.S.'s reaction would be?
Rogue 9 wrote:Yeah, but bluffing a jumpy nation-state with a threat to it's very survival is a good way to bring the whole world down on yourself. If China were to sail its SSBNs at the West Coast saying that they were going to vaporize San Franciso and LA, what do you think the U.S.'s reaction would be?
If you're going to threaten, have the decency to do it in the IC thread. Otherwise, enough with the sword-rattling out of character. It will not influence decisions because.. Surprise surprise.. Those are IC.
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Thirdfain wrote:I don't know, but it certainly would NOT involve posting in the OOC thread.
*Shrug* I'm not the one being threatened.
Unless I'm mistaken the Draconis just (in-game) signed the mutual defense pact with you. Am I mistaken, or is this incident going to be Grandfathered out?
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'You're a bully putting on an air of civility while saying that everything western and/or capitalistic must be bad, and a lot of other posters (loomer, Stas Bush, Gandalf) are also going along with it for their own personal reasons (Stas in particular is looking through rose colored glasses)' - Darth Yan
Thirdfain wrote:Nashtar, go to war? Yeah, ok. I suspect that'll be happening the monday after the Asgard vote Democrat and Prince Jorm finally kicks that Ecstacy habit...
No offense, Dahak, but he is a party b0i...
I'll have you know that there is a Democratic party in the ASE, and they have all of three House Common seats. Does that count?
Thirdfain wrote:I don't know, but it certainly would NOT involve posting in the OOC thread.
*Shrug* I'm not the one being threatened.
Unless I'm mistaken the Draconis just (in-game) signed the mutual defense pact with you. Am I mistaken, or is this incident going to be Grandfathered out?
You're not mistaken, but until he's attacked there's not much I can do besides state opposition without starting the war myself, which is not a move I want to make at the moment.
Pablo Sanchez wrote:If anyone's wondering, the erroneous reference to the Draconis "Empire" was intentional.
As was the use of annex I assume?
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Thirdfain wrote:... Errr, I meant American 20th Century Liberal Democrat Party, ok?
Again, we have some close to them. It's just with social equality taken for granted the only issues they share with Democrats are the one's that get them labeled as quacks. (Of course that applies to a fair amount of political doctrine from the latter half of the 20th century).
Rogue 9 wrote:Straha, just to point out, Tortuga is in a pretty bad position to be just foisting a treaty on the Draconis Republic without negotiation.
Not really. The Tortugans have undoubtedly heard by now that the Draconis are operating under the sword of Damocles, and they're going to push for the best terms they can get.
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Rogue 9 wrote:Straha, just to point out, Tortuga is in a pretty bad position to be just foisting a treaty on the Draconis Republic without negotiation.
Not really. The Tortugans have undoubtedly heard by now that the Draconis are operating under the sword of Damocles, and they're going to push for the best terms they can get.
The conditions were a cease fire. All we need do technically is remove our troops, and leave the tortugans to fend the themselves. We are being NICE for offering them anything at all.
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