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Hofburg, Lavenrunz

Empress Joanna is wearing a formal gown; her hair is carefully arranged like a crown on her head. She is sitting on her throne and making a televised address. From faint ambient sounds (coughing, shuffling) it can be discerned that others are in the room with her.
Glancing up, her electric blue eyes looking right at the camera, she says,
"Loyal subjects, friends and allies:
Today I am making an important announcement. I believe it is my duty to formally resign as Secretary-General of SATO. When this organization was formed, it was in order to prevent the outward aggressions of Iesus Christi and the Reich. I believe that the fact that we have accomplished this is a foregone conclusion.
What we have also accomplished is the creation of a very successful alliance, which has stood the test of several conflicts now. More nations seek to join SATO by the day. This is a testament to what we have done.
Times change. And the nature of war remains the same but the means by which wars are fought changes. It is time that we had fresh leadership with new perspectives.
Lavenrunz' contributions to SATO will remain, and our relations with our allies will not change save in this regard: I will no longer lead the alliance.
Happy times, and times of testing took place during my tenure as Secretary-General, and I will miss the position. But I am also glad to leave my successor a winning team to work with.
May God bless you all."

When he was told the news Mike McKay, the Celdonian Foreign Minister, simply nodded and thought "damn". SATO was certainly mistrusted, but Lavenrunz were respected and seen as a stabilizing influence. Certainly better than some of the alternatives.....

OOC: I'm not replacing her, Cel, if it makes ya feel better. ;) Sticking with Military Supreme Commander, I am.

IC:

Sirithil watched the announcement with a touch of sadness. She knew it was coming; had for weeks. But hearing it actually done, made official... well, it was the end of an era.

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Elentári of the Eternal Noldorin Empire of Menelmacar
Chancellor of CENNA
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"It's official"

"She shall be missed"

"Yes. In this case, that is not a hollow phrase. She was the backbone"

"Will the rest of the body find a replacement?"

"Probably. We shall see"

~Council thoughtstream

"Sato's head has been lopped off?"

"Essentially, yes sir, metaphorically speaking."

"I don't need metaphors. He was a good friend. Just give me the facts."

"Well, Lavenruz Emperor stepped down, and it looks like some sort of power shift within that organisation..."

"Oh, SATO. Yeah, I've heard of them. I thought you meant Sato Nakamura. Come back when you've got something more interesting."

"Yes, sir."

"And I want some coffee too. Get me coffee."

"Yes sir, right away sir."

Some random conversation in a tall building in NSC...

Headquarters of the South Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Wim Kok, the Knootian delegate to the WBO and SATO paused for a moment to watch Joanna's speech.

Pity, he thought. This will be a blow to the organisation. Joanna always was a thoughtful woman and a moderate influcence.

As soon as the speech had finished he resumed reading the documents on the election of the new Secretary-General. Not that there was a real choice involved for the Knootians - their support for a candidate was determined already - but it never hurts to be informed...

OOC oooh SATO... this is going to be interesting :)

Victory to God, the failure of SATO and its leadership has been total,The Empress of Lavenrunz goes into the nighttime of her shame and cowardice.Shame will follow her to the grave.
In honor of of SATOs total defeat at the hands of the people of God and this final blow to the dignity of Lavenrunz, the channel islands [whitch are now under NorthStar control] are being renamed the 'victory islands', praise be God for it was he who grant the Reich soverienty via the Ieno war.
Let these islands and the entire 'liberated' nation of St Dominic be witness to SATOs weakness.

Mular Vikiram