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When the majority of the posts here show disdain for one person (Leo), shouldn’t that cause you to take a step back and think hard on that? And no, the blame is set on the leadership of those 2 respective AAs. One of them ‘cheated’, the other called for your disbandment after their friends got banned. No one outside of your community called for you to disband. In fact: https://imgur.com/a/y7uYHrG We attempted to give you room so your community could figure out what to do.

The Commonwealth is Now Proudly Sponsored by The Coca Cola Company. I know this is shocking, but I'll do my best to explain; as we all know, Alex doesn't care about anything but money, knowing this, we at The Commonwealth knew if we wanted to quickly win the war, we had to give Alex a lot of money, but where were we to get a lot of money? This is where the gracious folks at the Coca Cola Company stepped in. The Coca Cola Company, if you didn't know, make and sell a wide variety of very delicious drinks. They agreed to sponsor our admin bribe if we took control of the Lime color bloc at some point and changed it to advertise the amazing taste of their extremely popular beverage: Sprite. We of course immediately accepted and the rest is history. For the record, all it took for Alex to accept our deal was a total of $4.99 and a two liter of Sprite. Because of this, we were able to pocket the rest of the multi-million dollar deal, and we plan to use the money to translate Australian magazines to English in order to use them to recruit the British into our new upcoming, TOTALLY LEGAL AND LEGIT, alliance, "Enjoy the Great Taste of Coca Cola," otherwise known as EtGToCC. Thank you for your time. Signed For The Commonwealth - Malleator : Soon to be Fired Deputy Minister of Machines and Growth For The Coca Cola Company - James Quincey : Chief Executive Officer Please note that Alex did not accept any bribe, The Commonwealth is in no way affiliated with the Coca Cola Company, and this entire thread is a lie/satire that has been disavowed and disallowed by the entire government of The Commonwealth, yes that includes Malleator. Thank you for your patience and please vote Sprite for best color bloc name. Love you. ❤️

To echo the other sentiments, few people are happy to see BK dead. I won't be shedding any tears for Leo, I doubt many will. Just as you called BK home, I have called SK home for nearly 10 years. You can understand, then, how alliances on our side reacted to Leo stating his goal was to drive our members to delete, and our communities to disband. But BK itself? BK was probably one of the most beloved alliances in the game. For years, you had the most upvoted posts, highly regarded discords/IRCs, and often won most popular posters. They memed a lot IC but aside from NPO, few considered it toxic. You were just a bunch of folks laughing and having fun, pleasantly free from the sort of OOC grudges found in other groups. The sort of grudges that consumed your later leadership. It's worth noting that many of the people posting here are your former allies, and even some old members and leaders. It's not some circlejerk from longtime BK haters. SK and I have had a funny roller coaster relationship with BK through the years. We started off as allies when BK was first created nearly a decade ago in Project Terra. We started as enemies here on Orbis in the VE war, and flopped back and forth ever since. Allies in Oktoberfest/168, enemies in Silent; allies in Trail of Tiers, enemies in Ayysalmic Crusade; allies (albeit strained) in Knightfall, enemies again in this war. Through it all I always enjoyed the general BK community. Memeing on the forums and Discord. All the BK Stronk posts, Biel's reminders to disband and join BK. Maybe if Leo didn't start taking that last joke seriously, I could have enjoyed BK the government too. So I'm not happy to see BK disband. It's like watching an old friend fall in with a bad crowd and slowly lose themselves and their life. I have only contempt for those that led us to this moment. But as for the old friend, I will remember the good times, and wish they could have lasted.

Literally only one person in our coalition leadership stated "getting rid of BK/NPO" and that was Sketchy after NPO lied to us and joined the war, without any treaty to tie them into such. Basically showing that their word is worthless (How amusing that they kept that up, all the way up to their talk with the Admin of the game). And even after Sketchy stated such, numerous of our leads stated that isn't the goal of our coalition. Including myself. If we wanted to remove an alliance from the game, we would've done so a long time ago. There were multiple times where any of our alliances could've sat on another alliance for an extended period of time till they disbanded or left. NONE of us have ever done that or made it our goal. So please, Epi, kindly stfu. On the other hand, multiple times throughout the years - people have often spoke ill of Leo or wished BK would turn around and be the fun alliance they once were under Strum/Yoso's reign. This isn't new.

After further consideration, and review of my previous decision (see relevant topic here for reference), I believe I made a mistake in this case. I didn't realize the volume of money and resources being taken into Vacation Mode. Per my previous ruling, taking a large sum of money and resources from an alliance bank and going into Vacation Mode is against the rules. When you deposit money and resources into the alliance bank, you generally give up your right of ownership over them. They no longer belong to you, but to the alliance. To be clear, if you want to maintain sole ownership of money and resources (for the purpose of taking them into Vacation Mode), you should keep them in your nation. Discussing my change in ruling with @Do Not Fear Jazz, I offered him the choice of me either ending his Vacation Mode early, or returning the money/rss to the alliance bank from which they came. I am not enforcing a punishment here because this was the result of my mistake and no fault on the part of @Do Not Fear Jazz who did make every reasonable effort to follow the rules. They have selected to return the alliance bank funds and remain in VM, so I will be returning those contents shortly. I understand this may be frustrating to the 3 nations who had declared war on @Do Not Fear Jazz, probably with the intent of looting some of those contents, but it is important to me that I get this decision right.

The Council is proud to bring you Combating IQ Gaslighting: Guinea Pig Special Edition Part the Third: NPO did nothing wrong There are many more screenshots in Alex's report, including those showing that NPO leadership lied repeatedly when confronted and deleted incriminating evidence, but I believe I've proven my point here. Further, a common attempt at muddying the waters is that all of this refers to a novel and not a scanlation of a manwha (WMMAP is a novel that was adapted into a manwha), which is what Alex referred to in his report. This is an attempt to obfuscate and also not relevant to this incident. While there are further references to the distribution of translations of the manwha in these and other screenshots, this will be saved for the next part. The distinction between whether a translated manwha or novel was distributed is nonexistent. Further, whether any of the accused parties themselves committed copyright infringement is also not at issue here. The fact remains that exclusive access to content was given in exchange for becoming a passive resource farm for GWPC, and through them NPO. This is a clear violation of the rules and therefore Alex is not only justified in, he has an obligation as the administrator of this game to take action. @Chief Wiggum since there's been a lot of vitriol surrounding this topic, I would ask that all discussion be redirected to either the announcement topic or a separate thread.

Ahoy, Comraid! Even as they slipped into their moorings at port they could hear the commotion. Sounds of laughter and singing threaded together with slightly discordant violin music drifted across the bay towards them. Grand Admiral Zim stood on deck gazing inland toward what sounded like quite the party. “Lads” he said over his shoulder as the crew gathered on deck. “I don’t know about you, but it appears we are late to the party”. Admiral Ripper chuckled to himself behind his mask “Aye! But better late than never, I always say.” As a crew member lowered the gang plank, Zim yelled over his shoulder “Lads, and Ladies! It’s time for a bit of fun!!! We celebrate tonight, for you have earned it, but two days hence we sail!! You bilge rats had better be ready then! If you fall behind.....” “YOU GET LEFT BEHIND” the crew shouted as they jostled their way over the gangplank and down the dock towards town, First Mate Bocephus wagging and barking along side. As the crew approached, the sound of the party grew louder and louder until they arrived at the tavern. The Admiralty pushed their way forward through the crew and opened the door. They were greeted with a blast of sight, sound, and, unfortunately, smell. Pirates were everywhere singing, drinking, and playing dice. A few were dancing and several were in various degrees of undress participating in questionable things with the staff. Someone was swinging from the light hanging above the taproom, and some fool was trying (and fortunately failing) to set fire to the upstairs balcony. When the revelers noticed the Arrgh! Crew filing in, they slowly ceased their fun and stood, staring at the pirates as they entered. The music suddenly stopped and an uneasy silence filled the room. Both sides bristled at each other as hands strayed toward sword hilts. Both sides staring hard across the room. Zim searching through the crowd for threats noticed a familiar face across the room. A slow smile spread across his ugly mug as he put the name to the face “Dryad, it’s been a long time”. As Dryad recognized the speaker he returned the greeting “Ahh Zim, I see those navy jackals haven’t managed to get a noose around your neck yet, you filthy pirate!” “I could say the same about you and the national guard” replied Zim. Both leaders strode to the center of the room and exchanged a firm handshake. As if everyone in the room was holding their breath and could only now exhale, the tension in the room went out and everyone relaxed returning to their activities and the new arrivals shouting for ale and rum. “Let’s you and I get a quiet table and catch up.“ Dryad said, moving to a dark corner of the room. “You know” Dryad said after emptying his tankard. “With all this warfare going on between the two coalitions......there could be......opportunities for the, shall we say, industrious to make some coin”. “And of what industry do you speak?” asked Zim leaning into closer. “But, raiding of course!” said Dryad. “Of course!” Zim replied laughing. Dryad leaned forward, ”I have heard many sea stories of late about the mountains of booty the Arrghcrew has been hauling in”. “Similar stories are heard about Mythic” replied Zim. “Well” said Dryad, eyes beginning to glow with anticipation. “Imagine that instead of working separately, and in some cases against each other, we came to a...sort of.....understanding? “Of mutual benefit?” asked Zim, eyebrow raised. “Of course!” said Dryad laughing. “Well let’s get to the details then” smiled Zim leaning closer to hear more about the arrangement. The party gained momentum, both Mythic and Arrgh! crews began to bond over rum, sea stories, and other sorts of shared debauchery. It was a party of such magnitude, that to this day people still talk about in port. As dawn broke over the bay the party was still in full swing, and the two figures in the dark corner, heads together were still plotting their collective courses.......... ~ From the Chronicles of Cap'n @Critters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As it has been recognized that both Arrgh and Mythic follow a similar governing philosophy and support communities the members of which... pillage, plunder, rifle, and loot kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot extort, pilfer, filch, and sack maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack kindle and char, inflame and ignite burn up the city, are really a fright are rascals, scoundrels, villains, and knaves are devils and black sheep, really bad eggs are beggars and blighters, ne'er-do-well cads but are all loved by their mommies and dads … Arrgh recognizes Mythic as an Associate and makes a toast to all the future raiding and plundering to come. This does not imply the signing of any kind of a treaty between the two alliances that will remain paperless, but does signify their will to work together in an attempt to terrorize all the seas, lands and skies of Orbis. tl;dr: Arrgh and Mythic have decided to become raiding partners.

Buorhann: It never was our intention to disband you. In fact, here's a screenshot of us offering BK some peace and quiet just as we did with the rest of Colo B. Epi, only one post after Buo's: YOU ARE ALL FULL OF SHIT YOU STARTED THIS WAR TO DISBAND PEOPLE.

Well I am a man of my word. You'll get your 2 chapters in 3-4 weeks after we verify that your build and color are in compliance and you're in the proper tax bracket.

Wait.... you're a fellow Aussie? @Buorhann @ArcKnox Also the translation is, ;,p "There's a Kangaroo loose in the top paddock of whatever seppo (Seppo is slang for Americans, its short for Septic Tank, which is rythming slang for Yank and also cause Americans are said to be full of shit (Like how Americans say we don't have freedom cause we don't have gun rights). Don't take it personally its just typical banter) dreamed up this yarn (Highly exaggerated story). We Aussies speak the Queen's Lingo just fine, mate. (We speak the proper British English just with our Aussie twist, since unlike you Americans we aren't lazy f**ks who forget their 'u' in words like Honour, or Armour. ;,p)

Paperless doesn't have to mean neutral or isolationist. You can have friends based on relationships. Those relationships can also dissolve once those friendships go their separate ways. That is, in fact, one of the key tenets of being paperless. You move on from relationships that aren't working, you aren't bound by a silly treaty ad eternum. Too many alliances these days pick a sphere and sign an alliance and forget about them until war rolls around. The little ones do it for protection, the big ones do it to have pawns in their chess match.

Alternately if enough of you are sticking around, I would encourage the BK members to create a new alliance and keep the community alive. If you enjoyed your time together, there's no reason you can't open a new chapter. Otherwise, I'm sure all alliances would welcome new members, but its certainly an option worth considering.

Pirate King Monkey approves this paperless alliance, may this venture bring you many riches! BTW: Don't forget ur weekly tribute payments to the Pirate King.

All your gov got banned and all your allies committed suicide! Boy, you sure showed us who's boss!

I can already see the fruits of this partnership

Can anyone translate this? I'm offering 3 manwha chapters.

This isn't the whole log. Here it is, for full transparency and context: It's clear that this log that's been trotted out by NPO over and over again was cropped to make it look better for them. This conversation opened with "I have an interesting question about fairness philosophy, so I'll use an extreme example" And following up with "What would your gut reaction be?" I agree with others in this thread who have stated I should have been more careful with my words. However, given the context, I don't think my answer was inappropriate. Had I known what was going on at the time, I would have implemented a change like I did when I found out, kicking inactive nations to Gray much sooner than 14 days to solve the problem mechanically. Finding out what was going on months later and having to compiling evidence, ban players, and create such a mess was never the solution I had desired. The fact of the matter is that I did not understand what was going on. I just knew that the players weren't bots; they were real accounts run by real people. I didn't know what manhwa was, and I never dreamed that such a scheme could or would be implemented, especially to such a degree. And, as I pointed out in my report, the reason for that is because the GPWC members were actively discouraged from participating in the usual communication channels of the game and were told to keep the manhwa stuff secret. @HeroofTime55's response sums up my opinion on this pretty well: My interpretation and enforcement of the rules is that things that exist for the purpose of the game (game-related Discord bot, alliance flag, nation flag, custom graphics for the game, etc.) are okay to trade for in-game money.

Actually the admin was asked to either clarify the rules and compensate Bjorn for the inconsistency, or to stop being dumb and enforce the rules as per his prior precedent. He did neither, and uses the hilariously weak of excuse of "I didn't realize how much there was." Incompetence should not be relevant factor into properly executing the rules.

"Sorry... Blockaded..."

NPO, I'll say, has a much classier banme than GOONS.

Yep i named those. whats the issue? are you a nazi or a fascist @LordInfinitius? Guilty conscience maybe? Every one of my cities is a political statement about this game and the toxic community that infects it. a game i played for over 4 years before it was destroyed by inept management and simpering toadies begging for advantages they didnt deserve because they were incapable of achieving greatness on their own

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Arrgh! Nice to see a mutiny every now and then.

The appeal is denied, but please see: https://forum.politicsandwar.com/index.php?/topic/28112-bank-vm-sorry-raiders/&do=findComment&comment=453077

There's a kangaroo loose in the top paddock of whatever seppo dreamed up this yarn. We Aussies speak the Queen's lingo just fine, mate.

Part the Fourth: Manwhas? What Manwhas? Anna was involved in the distribution of Manwha outside of this Raws are the original, untranslated comics Sawateam is a group that translates these types of comics. Why they are involved with the GPWC to be "poked around at" is unknown.

Your arguments are being addressed, but I can't stand by any longer and watch you use whom so incorrectly. Whom is the object of a sentence (object of a verb or a preposition, most commonly used after a preposition). Who is the subject of a sentence. Ex. For whom are lying? Ex. Who are you lying for? The subject of a sentence is that noun that is "doing" the action. This can be determined by asking who or what is VERBing. Ex. NPO is cheating. WHO is cheating? NPO. NPO is the subject. The object of a sentence is the thing that the verb is being done to. So you can ask what is being VERBed. Ex. NPO is ruining the game. What is being ruined? The game (the object.) Who is ruining the game? NPO (the subject.) The object of a preposition is that which follows a preposition, for a full list of prepositions and a song to learn them, go here. Ex. NPO threw a temper tantrun along with their friend BK. WITH is the preposition, "their friend BK" is the object of the preposition. So we could substitute "their friend BK" here with a variant of whom such as: NPO threw a temper tantrum along with whomever sympathizes with cheaters. Carry on.

Leaked footage of NPO winning the game:

Someone must be mad that was not invited to the party. Arrgh had Associates in the past while remaining always paperless. Thanks for reading.

Aye, it gave birth the best MilCom in the history of Orbis. First to 100+ bln net damage in a single war by an AA, and still maintaining the military prowess today even as our numbers dwindled. Thanks for the sacrifice bruv. Reducing the old growth to ashes gave birth to new life. o7

I'm glad BK is disbanding, but not for the reasons being mentioned in this thread and behind closed doors. With BK disbanding an old established alliance is leaving, the government leading it -- its friends and enemies -- will fade off. Those who remain have the chance to start their own alliances, join other alliances, become possible active and future leaders. When TEst disbanded after getting our butts stomped in "Papers, Please" and I removed myself from the political community, 3 new alliances sprouted up in our wake, one of them, Knights Templar, is still here today. When old established alliances die it gives a chance for new alliances to take their place and this is a good thing. So BK, I smile as you burn into ash but not out of hate, but for the possibility of what you ashes will grow into.

Hopefully the next game's admin will let you and your allies cheat so you don't have to quit when one of you gets caught. I'd hate for you to have to play legitimately like everyone else, and stay and face the consequences when you don't.

And to think that your most significant accomplishment will be how efficiently you gutted your own alliance after failing to destroy all of our communities. Good riddance, Leo, and my best wishes to the remnants of BK.

Let us know when you decide to ragequit that one too

When you're on the frontier, in the vanguard, leading the way, life is never easy. The first brave Acadians were among the few to stride across the newly born world, and make it their own. They excelled, dominated, left an indelible mark on history for all time. All know who we are, and what we have done, what great works have been wrought. No man, no nation, no army could defeat them. Unfortunately, some enemies lurking in the deep woods are far more than mere men. Strikingly absent from the "report" cobbled together by the crook calling himself our admin are details. Details of how he maliciously manipulated the facts and game rules, and treated NPO like dirt while lying to their faces. This was not even his first offense, no, but merely the bloody crescendo of a vicious campaign to drive them out of the mess this world has become. We have seen this, and more in our time here. NPO are not those first dauntless few, they are not our oldest friends and allies, yet they were among those few who supported Acadia at our lowest moments when friends were in short supply. When news of this betrayal reached us, the Colonial Council gathered, and reached one conclusion. The great work must be abandoned, we cannot go on. We cannot in good faith continue to enable the toxicity, cheating, and worse that has doomed so many today. Change will come to Acadia, beautiful and deadly in all its many forms. Many of us will be embarking on the next ship away from here, to boldly go on a new adventure wherever the winds will take us. Some of us will remain to keep the lights on, and my final request is that we be left alone to sort out our business. Our discord will remain open forever for all Acadians and allies to gather and share a few moments together. Acadia endures, good luck to you all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On a personal note, I've spent a fair chunk of my life here with you all, met a lot of people, and had a lot of wild times - good and bad. I'll always treasure that, if nothing else about this mess. Been thinking about it for a while, so now is as good a time as ever. Far too many people to thank for making it worth sticking around, and PnW doesn't deserve such a fine community. I'll be around here to finish up some things and then on Discord if you know where to find me. Always remember why you're here, and leave some breadcrumbs out if you have the time. - TheNG

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"the admin did what I asked but didn't punish the person I hate enough" Get over yourself sweetie

Well if he closes it, some of the random NPO members that have never posted before until ordered to do sowill never get to share their opinion on what a bad man alex is for removing a bunch of cheaters and their rss farm thus leading to more catcalls about bias from waaaaaaaaaaaaaay in the back of the room.

While I can applaud any capitalist endeavour similar to this, I have a hard time believing Alex would be fine with the ads and advocating for one of my favourite over-priced cancer-sticks, which you´d need to do in this game for such sponsorship to happen. Soft drinks while arguably as dangerous to one´s health as cigarettes are just weirdly more accepted in western societies.

also let me get this straight, you're claiming that he couldn't of possibly legitimately earned all that money since his nation was founded? do your alliances not pay you wages for your service????????? talk about indentured servitude SMH

Some members did stay in the game and moved to other alliances, but it seems like a good amount of members I know either deleted or went into perma VM. Unfortunately it does seem like a decent amount of members really did quit, because BK is the only real alliance that they know. Most of them rarely interact outside of their alliance, if at all, so they will take what their leadership says at face value. They only see the OWF and the rest of the community as toxic and actively hostile towards them, an image that is propped up by people like Leo. When all that you’ve been fed is that false image for two or three years, you won’t be so willing to let it go. I was part of BK at two different points, one back in early 2017 during the Trail of Tiers. Leo was still low gov FA at the time, and I remember posting on the OWF and joining different alliance channels before. Eventually Curu and Leo told me to avoid interacting with the outside community because it was a hostile and toxic circlejerk dominated by EMC. I won’t be surprised if that image continues to this very day.

You're absolutely right, Leo should've respected his AA enough to do that with a little dignity instead of being a snarky little shit about things.

Except that the very words were that it was not illegal behavior. So no, they didn't. And this is why the rules change is so essential. If it is stated the only permitted transactions for an in game benefit must occur through the purchasing system of the site.. you can't be any more clear than that. You guys do what you want, I am only here to hang out. I have no real love of my nation here.. it just is. I am only telling you how you can prevent this mistake from recurring and make Alex's job easier. By making sure the rules are in an unquestionable state as to their intent with no loop holes, which is what my suggestion does, everyone's life gets a little easier.. those seeking compliance and rules adjudicators. Or you can let this partisan crap show keep going and make no improvement and likely see repetition from future parties as this slowly fades from the forums.

You made multiple statements regarding "destroying the game" right around the same time that a group of players posted malicious and libelous reviews. You've also stated you're leaving the game anyway. Why would you want to be unbanned?

'We give you money so you are stupid to ignore and support our cheating.' Why does this remind me of something about military aid and Ukraine and Biden and Crowdstrike and other words I don't understand...

"We would be happy to send a representative. I'll have one of our silvers assigned to your embassy along with his support staff." he nodded to the apparently very late arriving delegation from Salazarstan. "There are some things to note that may be unusual to you and your societies. Here, bipeds are not permitted to fly unless it is by aid of a dragon. We will, of course, exempt foreign airlines who choose to operate at our hubs. This law has been in place since the war of Peril during which our race was almost driven to extinction. You will find no human pilots in our society for this reason. We do have a space program however, which permits a very select, elite, and specially chosen few to fly in order to take advantage of their low mass bodies." He nodded to Rep. Walters. "I agree. I think we do share a lot in common and have a lot to offer each other. The more I appreciate your presence today. If any of you have any drafts or proposal power, my people have entrusted me totally with treaty management. I know it make take some of your nations time to clear your documents by your representative bodies, but we have nay that limitation in this realm." The grounds keeper got the box open and brought it tom Maelstrom. Inside was a dagger made of some form of meteorite or asteroid material. Maelstrom smiled and looked to Chance, "You may tell the CEO that her gift is much appreciated. She knows my affections well." He quietly put the dirk in a compartment of his suit where he kept side arms. He'd study it later and scan it to make sure nothing inside was some form of bug.

Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky were secured after the flood came through the gates. The throngs of Empire flooded the lands til they filled to capacity. ##Back on Bob, all languages spoken between the dragons is the growling, snarling, and hissing letters of the tongue of High Draconic. While periodically punctuated by more recognizable syllables it was worse than German for its use of heavy consonants and perhaps the ultimate in growl-ly tone.## The Emperor prepared to cross. He was 353 years old. His beloved, Koudoawaia Vortex, at 307, would be joining him. Maelstrom checked on his parents, Emperor Emeritus Stratus Vortex, who was well into his 700s, and his beloved MidnightTempst Vortex who was into her 660s. They were ready to cross. They were nearing the end of their lives, but they had no choice. Outside, the sky was growing brighter every day as enormous amounts of energy were being pulled back to the center of the birthplace of the universe. The planets' overall surface temperatures were soaring. They brought through the records of the Empire on a set of crystalline disks that were powered by photons and of enormous storage capacity. As they were departing, they knew there would be some staying behind who simply would not leave the homes they had always loved. Maelstrom turned to give a farewell address to his people in their beloved language, High Dragonic. Translated: "My beloved, for in this dark time, all must feel the need of a companion. My beloved people. Those of you who are strong enough to brave the end of all things in this universe, I wish you peace in your final coming days. You understand more than any of us, the value of your remaining time and your lives. You have sufficient provisions supplied to last you well beyond the inevitable, so eat, drink, be merry, love and be loved. We will miss you all, and know that your legacy will live on through us who go before you. Our heart breaks knowing the separation this will bring, but perhaps the Creator will see fit to unite us some day. As of this time, any who were under contractual obligation to any entity are free from all legal and debt bonds. May your gods watch over your souls." With that, he stepped through the portal into a new world. ##Virginia## "So where are we, General?" The Empress asked as she looked around at the strange new land, her black and white tuxedo patterned scales glinting in the strange yellow light of their new star. "They call it, Virginia." Furyion replied as his crimson scales cast a blood shadow across the ground from the refracted light. "The humans have been very productive in this land. Roads are pretty well built. We're learning of their world from them rapidly. They have introduced us to quite a few things since we've been here. We've already found adequate replacement for our munitions powders and explosives in the caves in this mountain range. There are also some nice chasms and cave networks that would make some relatively comfortable cities for us." MidnightTempest put her hand on her daughter-in-bond's shoulder. "I think it's lovely, the change in sky is quite interesting." "I'll still miss home." Koudoawaia sighed, her visage dour. Maelstrom shook his head gently at her distress and wrapped a wing over her. "It will be alright. We will thrive here." Furyion was handed a dispatch. "Hrmm.. seems this world does have sovereign powers. A hominid nation called the Faraway Realms has requested proof of the disaster from which we have originated." He looked to Maelstrom. "The reports seem to indicate their technology is approximate parity to our own.". "Send them the press video of the changing sky in time lapse and the readings from our deep space satellites showing the cosmic background radiation being red-shifted to extremely high frequencies. Let them see the constellations and stars that are not their own. Have our astronomers do a complete write-up. it's not like any information from that universe will be relevant soon. It's collapsing at near-luminal velocities." The Emperor instructed his general. "Yessir, I'll relay it to our science council immediately." He saluted with his right fore-leg across his breast to his shoulder with a moderate bow. ##At the border outpost## A lone, unarmed, human infantryman would cross the Brent Spence bridge to present the report to officers on the other side in a black briefcase. He would ask if they would like any message relayed on his return. The case would contain an optical laser disks. Some things where trans-dimensional so long as what we called "light" existed. CDs were one such phenomenon. It was in unencrypted hexadecimal, though how to read the content may take some time to decipher. Even the spare operating system disk included would be useless as it would be incompatible with most earth systems as there was an entirely different industrial standard. ### This post is complete with final content edits. Grammatical edits may occur later if errors discovered. ## @Just Monika

Tarsk saw the Archons reaction towards the child and was somewhat relieved. Inwardly he thought, nearly as brutal as our Emperor. The dragon crawled back across the bridge in its armor and when it rose gave instructions to lower arms and move out. They had the rest of the former Kentucky territory to absorb. Word and video of the dragons activity in the region began to pop upon global public internet services where permitted. But Inter-dimensional empires being established in anarchic regions is just conspiracy theories... right? ##Soundtrack for the world's rising awareness##