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Agent W

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  1. We didn't stay mil'd up because it benefits us more to be able to reap the economic benefits of being demil'd. Given the past actions of Clock chaining, we decided to enter into this agreement to manage the risks of Clock trying to chain. This is an insurance policy. Insurance protects you from risk. The vast majority of adults willingly pay for insurance even if they never have to make a claim. I have not said we're the victims. Nor do I think Clock is the "bad" guy. I do not see the world in such a black and white manner. I know that Clock is unhappy with this move. Your unhappiness with this move is valid, even if you are distorting my character.
  2. In case it is entirely clear at this point, let me spell some things out here for the broader community. During the lead up to the MO war, myself and Ataxia engaged in talks to de-escalate that conflict. This led to us getting cold feet approaching the blitz. In the Blackwater leadership server, BW leadership was debating the merits of going through with the hit. I relayed these concerns to Keegoz, and started a dialogue with him about it. Ultimately, I decided to offer Keegoz a deal that I thought would limit the negative externalities of such a hit. I asked Keegoz for a mutual guarantee not to aid HW in a hit against the other, and for plausible deniability if Clock did choose to hit Rose. At the time, and both my government, allies, and former allies can confirm this, Rose was not my concern, as I viewed them as a friendly entity. It was in this view that I wanted to ensure that the Rose-tS relationship wouldn't be trashed if Clock decided to hit them. I didn't want Rose to be hit, but I believed that Clock would hit them regardless of our involvement, and was correct in my assumption. Hell, as I mentioned before, I felt so icky about the whole thing that I even decided to tell Rose prior to the hit. During the time of the MO war, my biggest fear is that we would get hit by Hollywood. I understood that Hollywood was upset from Brawlywood, and wanted to try and avoid a repeat war. This is borne out by actions and words at the time, and I think Hollywood knew this at the time. Ultimately the MO war was unsuccessful at buying us cover from HW, which I think is fair to critique me for. Since I took over as FA Executive, I have had a strong working relationship with Rose, which ultimately allowed for the creation of Celestial. What motivation would I have had for trashing a relationship I had worked so hard to cultivate. Ask yourself, based on my relationship to Rose, why would I throw it away for Clock's benefit? It doesn't make logical sense. As for the current uproar over the HW-Celestial agreement, you can think of it as risk management and nothing more. HW and Celestial are strange bedfellows, with enough hurt feelings between the two to require years worth of therapy. The fact that this agreement could even get passed should tell you how seriously we viewed the threat of Clock deciding to chain. Ultimately, the ball is in Clock's court at the moment. The power to send this agreement to the shredder is in their hands. I do not desire war nor enmity towards Clock or its member alliances. You guys know where to find me if/when you guys want to engage in good faith dialogue.
  3. I am saddened by this. OWR were an enjoyable group, and Sval was the right mix of competent and compassionate. I hope that your community can thrive irrespective of your desire to play the game.
  4. Did you guys misread my intent that badly? Hopefully this should clarify.
  5. Desperation is a bad look for you, Keegoz. Leaking months old logs about a war long since litigated? Not to mention that you're telling the story wrong, as you usually do. Let me clear things up. Blackwater had concerns about going to war with MO under the pretense you wanted to use. We were getting to the point where we were looking to call off our hit. I approached you with a deal that might let us proceed with the war. You agreed to that deal, but as usual, you act like a scumbag. I found out when we signed Rose that you had leaked those logs to HW, and they had in turn made their way to Rose. Even back then you were acting scummy. Fortunately, because I know how you operate, I informed Rose of Clock's plan to hit them prior to the blitz. You can continue to dig your reputation into a bottomless chasym, though. I'll continue to sleep soundly at night. Also, just for funsies, apparently you have no qualms working with other spheres.
  6. I think this is the correct take. It’s a pretty unique agreement.
  7. I wonder what happened immediately after that war that may have caused this. Reflect on your actions before you ask me to.
  8. I didn’t peak in 2016, I’m still out here getting cuter.
  9. I’m well aware of history. It’s just lame that people are taking potshots on a party the thread isn’t about.
  10. An early contender for best DoW of the year.
  11. Friend, a lesson in FA. You don’t ever say the silent part out loud. What type of box? You selling Series X’s? Not sure why our name is randomly coming up. Though I do appreciate getting to live so cheaply in the heads of randoms. Old soldiers never die, and they don’t fade away. I’ve literally never seen someone go into a thread and fumble the bag this hard.
  12. Those are some high quality logs. Might build myself a desk. Maybe a log cabin? Please don’t drive food production down too much ok?
  13. All of you together, like Iron Lords.
  14. Happy birthday, Carthago. May you continue to grow fat from strength.
  15. Agreed on that one. Whatever people want to make of the politics, Grumpy has been a resounding success, and you cannot tell the story of P&W without them. Congrats on the milestone, y’all.
  16. It’s an illogical leap. You can choose what you choose to believe, doesn’t make it true. Your argument is “neither of the tiers we’re stronger in matter.” I suppose cherry picking does make the mental gymnastics easier to perform. Don’t blame me for the death of multipolarity, that ship was in disrepair due to the moves of others. Were the two smaller spheres just supposed to be happy with the prospect of being non-competitive with others?
  17. Are you implying that the mega-whale tier and 0-20 tier don’t matter? That’s not very nice of you. Where did I make any comment about how a war with Clock would go? It seems you believe that because I don’t intend to pursue a war with HW, that I intend to pursue a war with Clock. That’s a pretty big assumption.
  18. Don’t you think that HW adding TI and Clock adding Voodoo forced us to consider how to remain competitive? I think what’s being misunderstood here is just your final point. The option to straight up merge BW/MHC was there, but that’s not what we did, because that sort of move would have done what everybody is accusing us of. Both Rose and tS had to make some tough decisions on who to ask to be a part of this sphere, so doing a straight up merge would’ve been the easy route. Your name is coming up a lot, considering nothing about the OP has anything to do with you. What I’d argue is more hypocritical is this. Your alliance leader defending Rose against HW because of your own accusations of them being a hegemony then deciding to join that same grouping after a catastrophic misreading of reality.
  19. My rhetoric has been pretty clear. This move doesn’t change what I’ve said about HW in recent history. The cycle of tS fighting Grumpy endlessly was hopefully ended by this past war. I mean that. As for other spheres, I hope that we can build strong relationships as well. We didn’t found and immediately hit anyone, so I see our relationship with others as being neutral for now. You’re right to some degree, but I’d posit this move was a direct answer to the additions by both Clock and HW. Both blocs added significantly to what they already had, which was certainly nothing to scoff at to begin with. During the last war, many claimed that it was fair due to how many nations were in Blackwater. We’ve still got less now, but at a tiering that is different.
  20. This move has nothing to do with Grumpy. My position on Grumpy has not changed. I do not seek another war with HW. What we have now is tripolarity. You very well know that had things remained the same, Rose/BW would have been the 3rd and 4th most powerful spheres to Clock/HW. I understand that you're mad that this move makes your job harder, but spare me the moral grandstanding. Maybe you should look inward before complaining. I'm not the one who went on a signing spree prior to this move happening. Also, i'd love to bring up this. We are strong in the 20's-30's, but weaker on both extremes. Calling this Quack 2.0 is propaganda that is not based in reality.
  21. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” There once was a galaxy so full of luminous stars, one filled with the hope of the young. In this starry commune, two of the brightest found each other. They were Altair and Vega. Vega was a dashing young thing, the most vivid of all. When she made her way through the endless night, fate struck. A dazzling glow rang out, and out of it came forth her match in brilliance: Altair. For a time, the two stars shined together, strengthening each other in their glow. However, the forces of the universe are immutable. As the years passed, gravity weighed down on the two, and they drifted apart, thinking it their final farewell.. Bereft, Vega wept, and the universe felt her sorrow. But some magic remained, and in her grief, she felt a tugging force. Vega was being pulled back. In a blaze of colors across time and space, Vega and Altair were reunited, now joined by new friends–Andromeda, Gemini, Lepus and Lupus. All smiling, all shimmering. Perhaps this galaxy can hope again. tl;dr: Celestial is born. /s/ The Syndicate: Chief Global Strategist: WANA Chief Financial Officer: Vemek Chief Operations Officer: Lucas Chief Security Officer: Shiho Rose: Emperor: Lucianus High Justice: Vexz Horizon Guard of Foreign Affairs: Harry Flashman Advanced Syndicalist Mechanics: Aiya Redarmy House Stark: King in the North: Ataxia Stark Hand of the King: Samani Stark Baker Street: Holmes: Big Mac Watson: Thoma$ Mrs Hudson of Self Defence: PeelsJ Mrs Hudson of Rentals: Sir Isaac the Gray Mrs Hudson of Housekeeping: Basebond The Dead Rabbits: JaxTeller, Boss Aggeremid, Underboss Dark Mulligan, Underboss MrGross, Bosun Arnason, Bosun
  22. It's just the secret of improv, friend. I yes and'd you!
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