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    A Treatise on the Current War

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    On 8/23/2021 at 7:00 PM, Agent W said:

    As for your inquiries, they are accurate, but lack context. We told you honestly why we were mil'd up, and even gave you specifics for our mil order. It was TKR that chose not believe us. For someone who proclaims not to lie, I'm not sure why you didn't take the honest truth at face value. You came to us, the day we had planned to blitz, and asked us to speak about demil'ing. Both Harry and I agreed to speak on the matter, but then got no further response from Benfro. At that point, we had no other choice but to roll with the plan to neutralize the threat.

    Perhaps instead of focusing on the fact that there was a minimal attempt at communication, you should look in the mirror about the failings of those communications. Just because conversation happens, doesn't make it anything of value.

    You do realize that I reached out unknowingly on the day of your blitz and what I received back was several hours later, and a half-assed "I'm around now" followed by several more hours of silence? I explicitly said I was hoping to get Rose, t$, and SRD/me in one space to hash out a de-escalation plan. Your claim that you had no choice but to act is flagrantly false; @Harry Flashman at least had the gall to reply to me and lead me to believe that Rose wasn't involved - that's a topic for another day - but you couldn't be bothered. There was a proposal for three parties to be involved in talks, the same three parties at war now, and you two were already in comms. You knew we weren't conspiring with anyone else, but are playing the "we didn't have another option" card, which is weak.

    What was your plan? To go along with our proposed demil then simply not comply and whack us once we dropped our agreed upon units? I have no desire for a Cold War, but that's how you are making it sound. This war was long in the making. I'm not fussed over the actual warring, it is part of the game. But don't pin it on a lack of response on my part, nor on a lack of communication on TKR or HW's part. We made a tangible effort to open pathways that were not responded to. I just had the genuine bad luck timing of reaching out on your pre-planned blitz day, as the prior outreach via larger embassies was "oh no we are just focused on other threats" which is a bold faced fallacy.

    Unless @Agent W has some other doctored screenshot, attached is what exactly went down, in totality.

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    The Sixth One, The Best One?

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    Dear Orbis Friends, Colleagues, Peers, and Acquaintances,

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    I come to you with a very important update: Today marks the sixth (yes, sixth) birthday of The Knights Radiant. As we enter our seventh year, we would love for you to join us in celebration of all of the happenings of the last year. This has marked my first full year after couping politely displacing @Adrienne, and it has been marked by two wars, two spheres, and lots of friends new and old. TKR and our members are proud of the growth we have seen on Orbis, and hope you can continue to join us in celebration of this place.

    We have high hopes for our continued growth and fun in the coming year, and we hope to see you on our Discord, your Discord, our forum, @BigMorf radio, our private Slack, or via carrier pigeon soon. Without further ado, the best birthday song I know:

    @Benfro out. My personal birthday wish is for my theme song never be heard from again. Love y'all.

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    In Light of Recent Events

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    As one of the original recipients of these logs and someone very close to the situation, I chose to let my actions speak louder than my words, with TKR's immediate removal of our protection of Micropock first in line. TKR gave MP a chance when nobody else would take them in as a protectorate and they worked well with us during our time together, but TKR does not stand for this type of rhetoric and actions were taken immediately to distance ourselves.

    That said, Kim/Seb, Sverige, and Yami have all faced significant consequences in both losing their AA home and being marked as toxic and unwelcome elsewhere going forward - we would all mourn the loss of our AAs, as they are our community and what makes this game fun and interesting. (Even if some AAs are not as...couth...as others) We see KT's acceptance of them as furthering their identity as a group that condones OOC hate and action that does not have a place in Orbis.

    It was very much appreciated for @Akuryo to share the information she had with TKR, and I believe we acted in the way she intended. However, it is entirely unrealistic for her not to expect any consequences of her own for what was said in these logs. This is far more than infiltration and sharing of findings; there was significant willful and active participation here, even with a posted claim to an almost immediate change of heart. She made abundantly clear to me in DMs that this was a planned attempt to assassinate the characters of Seb/Kim, Sverige, and Yami, using the OWF as a medium, and shared with me to allow TKR to distance ourselves prior to posting. The leak of the logs somewhat prevented her from going on the offensive, and shifted the spotlight onto her actions or lack thereof. Thanks to @Leftbehind for stepping forward to clarify what has happened behind the scenes there as well.

    TKR has no role or goal in IC intentions of weaponizing these logs beyond the acknowledgement that politically, the removal of MP from TKR's sphere hurts us as fighters especially in any potential upcoming conflict. Whether or not this was conscious or intentional, this release hurt TKR's small sphere more than any others. The belittling and condemning of @Akuryo for her role in the logs is warranted, in my belief, and does blur the IC/OOC line, but is largely self-inflicted. Her immediate prior actions to condemn others for even remote association with these types of actions and verbiage reflect projection and a lack of basic awareness of consequences for actions of her own.

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    Finally, in a strictly OOC note, the game is a better place with characters like @Kevanovia, @Prefonteen, and @Keegoz in it. These forums are more engaging, conversations are more fun, and they help to add the spice and entertainment to an otherwise pretty bland game play. I also know that can be tiring and frustrating to be in those types of roles, as you oscillate between center of attention and villain for actions taken to have fun. Regardless of views of in-game actions (yes, poaching is bad, period, because it removes people from the AA and community...see commentary above in IC section), the banter and lack of predictability are what make this space interesting, especially without the monolithic void that was present for a few years. 😉

    Thanks to all that come here with a willingness and intention to enjoy themselves and allow others to have fun as well. My DMs are always open to hang out and have a beer together.

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