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On the balcony of the building known as the "Home Office", stands two major figures in the once well known country. The first is of Athena, the once Sub-Leader of the United Socialist States of Darkskye. She is dressed in a simple brown suit, and stands looking around in front of the microphone. Next to her, dressed in all black, a pistol belt around her and complete with a microphone in her ear is the leader of the still intact Red Cell Mei Ling. Her arms are folded over her chest as she peeres out of towards the crowd.

The balcony was well dressed, the new flag of Darkskye hanging behind them both. The crowd below was very anxious to hear the words, the first official adressing of the new Darkskye. The crowd was dotted with people from every walk of life, all waiting for the new announcement to come from their new leader. Military officers and Red Cell members also attended, keeping watch and security. Though, it was still a glorious day in the new history of the country.

Athena moved up to the mic and tapped it several times, making sure it was on. She looked back at her long time friend Mei Ling and smiled. Mei Ling of course nodded back to her. With the backing of her friend Athena would begin the speech to the country and to the world.

"United people of the lands of Darkskye and the people of the world, we would like to announce that the new revived lands of Darkskye have taken a step back out onto the world stange. From this point on, the people of Darkskye are once again united and are once voice. Taking the place of the former leader Stryiker, I, Athena, will do my best to serve each and every one of you, to lead our nation to peace and prosperity and to become a major influence on the world stage. We thank the nations that have helped us through the dark times, and now would like to repay them.

Let it be known that today we stand together as one nation, as one people. From end to end, border to border, each living creature in our lands and even the fabled fighting sloth of the jungles of Darkskye are once again protected by a united nation. We look forward to cooperation with the rest of the nations of the world. Thank you, and let this day be a moment in Darkskye history that we may never forget!"

Cheers went up in the crowd and in countless homes and streets in Darkskye, the nation that once was torn apart was put back together after a long and overdue wait. The people were finally ready and willing to work together and achieve what the lands had not seen in so long, peace.

Athena walked back through the flag draped down and into the main office. She plopped down upon the chair at her desk and spun around, giving out a big sigh. Mei Ling was quick to follow, closing the balcony doors behind her. "What did you think?" Athena asked the room, which consisted of only three people at the moment.

"Security was good...seemingly went off without a hitch in the woodwork." Mei Ling spoke out, placing her hand on her hip.

"I meant about my speech hun." Athena spun around to look at her.

Across the room in a high tech spinning chair, surrounded by moniters and wires of all sorts sat the Intelligence Officer of Darkskye, a man wearing a funny sort of headgear that allowed him to work easier. "I thought it was good. Broadcasted to every which way country that wanted to hear it boss." Hack spoke. He spun his chair around and went back to monitering the news channels, which were all covering the speech and the party in the streets.

"Thanks Hack."

Mei Ling moved across the room and glared at the new channels. "Well...what now?" she asked, crossing her arms once again as she watched some pretty girl report the news.

Athena turned her chair and placed a hand on her desk, looking at the news that was broadcasted over at Hack's station.

"Well...we got a country to run..."


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OOC: Hi everybody! I'm Darkskye, a nation from LONNNNNGGGG ago, just got re-activated today. Its good to meet ya all and I hope to have friendly relations with you all!

((OOC: Welcome back! I know quite a few older nations are quite excited that you came back! =) ))

OOC: Yay! Bing! Tag because the damn search thing has been screwed! Sleep is for sissies!

(Edit) Some backstory would be nice, too ... did you have a civil war or something?

((LOL Thanks! I know, I'm suprised they even remember me!

Backstory to follow, I'm still working on the details of my 200 something day absence...ya know...countries that were much less populated then me are now like...2 billion LOL. Ill get something figured out. Right now it's a major civil war))

Athena turned once more and sat at her desk. Her arms went up to her face, almost as if she was splashing cool water upon them. Outside, the cheers and party in the streets could be heard...yet...her mind flashed back to much darker times, the times before today.

Those were violent times, as she could taste the smoke and feel the blood on her hands...those were the violent times she hoped to erase. Her mind's eye floated back to the killing they all witnessed, and the brutal primitave war they all fought...together as brothers and sisters...against brother and sisters.

Her memories were interupted as Hack's voice came into her head, "Yo...Athena...phone call."

She looked around and shook her head and looked around, then gazed at the red phone on her desk. Indeed it was ringing. She placed her hand on it and picked it up...

((Yeah...workin on that back story...just a teaser of some sorts...civil war ya know?))

Lord Alkanphel stood in the center of his study, his chin tilted down in thought. Slowly, he paced to the other side. 'Another Menelmacari sycophant has shown up. SATO's got another bitch to throw around, it seems. I wonder... what do we know about them?'

His reverie was ended at that instant by Warlord Althalon knocked on the door. Alkanphel rose to bid him entry, and the two men exchanged salutes. "Ah, always a pleasure to see you Konrad."

Konrad nodded as he took his seat. "Well, they claim to be socialists. Who knows for sure: it's one of those deals where the country has the name "Socialist" in the party. You know how that is-- nine times out of ten its just there for show. We're betting that's the case, since they seem to be rather closely allied with the Noldor. A lot of what we can guess about them really depends on how their country works."

Alkanphel shruged, finally taking his seat opposite Konrad. "We'll find out more. Find out where they stand."

***
Public Diplomatic Transmission
Point of Origin: Angband
Destination: Darkskye

"Greetings, Athena. I am Warlord Konrad Althalon of Lord Melkor's Imperium. I have been dispatched on behalf of my Empire to formally invite a delegation from your country to the city of Ali'Staan for a diplomatic visit. We would be most honored to host a delegation from Darkskye, as your name is carried quite well. We hope you'll take us up on this."

Melkor, Lord of Darkness
He who Arises in Might
Emperor Eternal of the Imperial Dominion of Melkor Unchained, Lord and Master of Arda
http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~darion.c.smith/melkor.jpg

Hack spun around in his chair as the other's looked over the message from the country. The point of origin stated, Angband.

Athena blinked and took a step back. Mei Ling crossed her arms once more...it was becomming a habbit. None of them really knew what to say, it was the first real contact with the world stage players.

"Hack," Athena spoke, "What do we know about them?"

Hack cracked his fingers, followed by his neck, and moved his hands to the keyboard on his lap. He spun around and typed in a bunch of things, bringing up several windows on the moniter.

"Lets see...big country, big military, big player. That's pretty much the summary. Look for the cliff notes soon."

Mei Ling stared at the initial transmission, something didn't feel right to her. It was her gut feeling...and she had learned to trust her gut. "Now look at this...the guy who send's it call's himself Warlord...yet invites us to a diplomatic visit. I find it somewhat ironic."

Athena laughed for a moment, "You're right. That is ironic."

Mei Ling shook her head, "It just feels somewhat strange, don't you think?"

Athena, "Well...we have to take our chances. Remember, we are essentially new all over again...Hack, lets send something back to them eh?"

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RE: Public Diplomatic Transmission

"Hello and greetings to you Warlord Konrad Althalon. This is Athena, leader of the country of Darkskye. We are pleased to hear from your Empire and would like to begin the process of friendly relations, and we feel that a diplomatic visit to the city of Ali'Staan would be an excelent first step towards this goal. Unfortunatly, I will not be able to attend in person, but will be sending a member of the new government in my place. I regret not being able to attend, but due to matters urgent to my government, I am unable to. However, it will be our pleasure to be sending another representative over, and thank you for your invitation.

Virtute et armis,
Athena"

The aging Rune Forumwalker grins as he reads the report about the nation of Darkskye in his office. He looks up at his assistant and is silent for a moment. He didn't think this would ever happen, but it did. He still couldn't believe it.

Rune spoke up, "I want a report sent to the new nation of Darkskye telling the leaders of the changes to the old ISAF. I also want them to know that... The nation that created the region a long time ago will always be welcome."

OOC: Damn it's been a long time since I've did something like this. Chances of me continuing aren't that great though.

RE: Public Diplomatic Transmission

"Hello and greetings to you Warlord Konrad Althalon. This is Athena, leader of the country of Darkskye. We are pleased to hear from your Empire and would like to begin the process of friendly relations, and we feel that a diplomatic visit to the city of Ali'Staan would be an excelent first step towards this goal. Unfortunatly, I will not be able to attend in person, but will be sending a member of the new government in my place. I regret not being able to attend, but due to matters urgent to my government, I am unable to. However, it will be our pleasure to be sending another representative over, and thank you for your invitation.

Virtute et armis,
Athena"

Konrad looked over the response and shook his head. He would need to discuss this with Alkanphel of course, but as far as Konrad was concerned, he had learned what he needed to know. The response was terse, and the other nation's leader wouldn't even deign to attend. One does not lightly toss aside an invite from a world power such as the Imperium. By Konrad's reasoning, they'd been given the cold shoulder. A token diplomatic visit would be nice, but he knew in the end it would likely accomplish nothing. He shrugged. It's never bad to have another embassy around. The more contacts the better. Fiddling with his transmitter dial, he pondered returning the transmission. He stood up abruptly. 'No. He thought. 'I'm going to defer this for now. See if they pursue the matter..'

Melkor, Lord of Darkness
He who Arises in Might
Emperor Eternal of the Imperial Dominion of Melkor Unchained, Lord and Master of Arda
http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~darion.c.smith/melkor.jpg

ALTIMIT Broadcaster
Encryption: Standard
Broadcast type: Diplomatic
To: The United Socialist States of Darkskye
Return transmission band: Open
IDENT: Tsume Dragonis - Reploid Productions

Greetings, I am Tsume Dragonis of the Immortal Shogunate of Reploid Productions. Our nation was only newly stepping onto the world stage when your nation stepped down from said stage, so I fear our nations had no chance to interact. I am hoping we may be able to rectify this situation with your recent re-emergence.

That said, I would like to extend an invitation for you to send a diplomatic representative of your nation to come visit the Shogunate, in the interest of fostering friendly ties in the future.

I eagerly await your response.

With highest regards,
http://rpstudios.ian-justman.com/junk/CGgoods/tsume5.JPG
~Tsume Dragonis
~Secretary of Foreign Affairs
~Immortal Shogunate of Reploid Productions
<End Transmission>

It was looking to be a busy day in the Home Office.

Athena sat at her desk pondering, Mei Ling walking back and forth in front of Athena's desk, and Hack spun in his chair typing. They had just recieved another diplomatic letter, seemingly from a nation that was creating their own destiny when Darkskye fell into it's own. Now they wanted to meet.

Certainly the buisness of running the new country would have to be done from afar, diplomatic ties had to be maintained for the re-emerging country. And the first order of buisness...

"You know boss, in that fancy speech of your's you should have said we were no longer the USS of Darkskye...they all seem to remember the old name eh?"

Hack was of course mocking her. But then again...it was nobody's fault. Certainly in the old days before it hit the fan they were widly known as the United Socalist States...but no longer. She nodded...she should have said that. The new government was rebuilt from the ground up, and the name was changed to mark a turning point. The temporary name they came up with would be The Revived Lands of Darkskye...because that is exactly what had happened over the time away from the world stage. That is what was built up from the ashes...a revived land with a new purpose.

But...how would this get done? There was no response from the Warlord...something had to be amiss with him. None the less, she had promised friendly relations and would at least attempt to persue this.

"Alright...I've made my decision. Hack, send word to Tsume Dragonis of Reploid Productions, and tell them I would be glad to attend a diplomatic meeting to foster relations with their country."

Mei Ling paused and looked at her. "You're going?! Don't you have a country to run? And what about that warlord's invitation?"

Athena smiled a wicked smile, "That's why I'm going to send you hun. If he's a warlord...he's certain to just love you."

If Mei Ling's jaw could unhinge, it would have hit the floor. "You're not serious."

"Dead serious. Hack...send the Warlord another message that we have an envoy ready to go at any moment."

Mei Ling protested by placing her hands on her hips next to the side arm that hung off her hip. "I hate you."

Athena smiled, "It's an order."

Mei Ling sighed and tosses her hair back, "That means I have to..."

Athena smiled once again, "Thats right...you better pull out that pretty red dress..."

Annie smiles curiously, swinging her legs over the edge of Rachel's desk.

'Darkskye? I thought that was cut up and annexed?'

Rachel nods, 'Well, so did everyone else, but we've got government-level transmissions being reported by sats...Encoded stuff, too.'

'And what's the Supreme Commander's take on it?'

Rachel smiles, 'That External Affairs should contact them and offer our freindship, along with an embassy...We've got a few good diplomats who're completely wasted around here and would make great ambassadors...'

'Like you?'

Rachel smiles.

Federal Address to the United Socialist States of Darkskye

The Federation is happy to see that Darkskye has emerged from it's long period of uncertainty, and we would like to offer an exchange of embassies.

Rachel Knight, Speaker for the Department of External Affairs.

[OOC: And welcome back!]

All had been quiet in that corner of the world. Quiet for a long, long time. Longer than the Federation Space Naval Forces had existed, even.

But that corner of the world was no longer quiet. In fact, a large number of transmission were showing up on scanners. They would be forwarded to SigInt, and perhaps decoded, but it appeared that someone might have reappeared on the world scene.

A nation known as Darkskye.

Scanner Tech Sharp thought that sounded ominous, but carried out her job anyway.

Transmission were recorded as long as the S.P.S. Imperator was within line of sight.

But based on the activity, though, S Section of the Intelligence Division retasked one of the hundreds of HA observation satellites, swinging it over to monitor the situation.

If the situation appeared to be truly important, perhaps a message would be sent to this nation which had reemerged after hiding for so long. New friends were always useful, and new enemies a bad thing.

So perhaps contact would be made.

But unfortunately, no one was incountry who could make the decision. Well, the Minister of War could, but why would he? He knew not how to open diplomatic communications. So the decision waited, until at least some high ranking diplomatic officer or the President returned.

It shouldn't be long at least.

"Perhaps we were wrong," mused Althalon, reading over the reply. "I guess they did respond.

Lord Alkanphel turned and took the report. Looking it over carefully, he grunted. "Keep an eye on their president. See if she goes anywhere else. Like, say, Reploid Productions? Surely Athena would pander to the more liberal nations..."

Althalon nodded. "I think it's pretty obvious at this point that Darkskye isnt a 'fringe' state of SATO. We dont even know if they're in, to be honest, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least. It doesn't particularly matter, at any rate. If they're not, they might as well be, as Menelmacar would likely rally SATO to Darkskye's aid in a time of crisis."

Alkanphel nodded and leaned back in his chair. "Suffice to say our missive was a success. We've been able to infer a lot with only a handful of tranmissions. Reply and tell them to send their delegate to Ali'Staan when i pleases them."


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Tightbeam transmission
Point of Origin: Angband
Destination: Darkskye
Format: Text

We are most please to hear back from you this quickly on the matter. I must extend a personal apology for not having been here sooner: I was delayed by other business. Lord Melkor has authorized your delegation to visit Ali'Staan. We rather look forward to your visit.

Melkor, Lord of Darkness
He who Arises in Might
Emperor Eternal of the Imperial Dominion of Melkor Unchained, Lord and Master of Arda
http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~darion.c.smith/melkor.jpg

"Interesting, but I've never heard of this country..." Kail orders a search through the DNS intel files. They only come up with rumors and speculation, along with a dates of activity that predate DNS by decades.

"Hm..." He sends out a tightbeam transmission.

/Transmission to Darkskye command structures/
As we have never had previous contact, we wish to begin what we hope will be a fruitful reationship for all involved. In the near future this would probably be best served by the establishment of embassies in both our great nations.

We hope to hear from you with all due haste,
Kail Peters,
President/Captain of DNS
\End Transmission\

Sirithil had known.

Indeed, she had been one of the first to know. She had been watching the lands that had been Darkskye since the day of their initial collapse, even when all else had turned away; and when things were pulled back together again, the Elentári had known less than half an hour later. Siri prepared a dispatch; she pondered briefly over the first line of it, since Athena had not provided a title. Finally, she simply wrote it without one.

Communiqué to the Revived Lands of Darkskye:

Greetings, Athena, and congratulations on the restoration of your realm. It is Menelmacar's hope that Darkskye will reach once again its heights of old, and we will be glad to help in making it so. I would like to visit Darkskye soon; it has been a long time, too long, since my last visit, on the day of Mei Ling's funeral...

Sirithil stopped there, and thought back. Indeed, there was long history. Mornahossë and Red Cell had often trained together, learning many things from each other; in fact, Red Cell had been just about the only elite force Siri could think of that had capabilities approaching and - in the case of certain operatives - even matching those of the Menelmacari Shadow Force. She remembered the funeral, when she had spoken a eulogy for a woman she had deeply respected but never met. She remembered the wedding in Daemonesu, when she had gifted to Jia Li the gravitic frigate Daughter's Wrath, and when the schism within Red Cell had arisen - and been bloodily resolved, partially at her hand. She remembered the Daemonese Civil War, when although apparently dead, Mei Ling had made her presence... if not known, perhaps felt. The cooperation in so many ventures; the wars where the two nations fought at each other's side, the GUDA satellite net they had built together, still feared; the space station in which both had been partners, still flying. There had been few greater allies to Menelmacar than Darkskye.

Valor and arms. Such was Darkskye.

She continued writing.

...and I would love nothing more than to meet with you and yours again, and to discuss possibilities. Please respond soon.

Sincerely,

http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/sirithil/sirithilnosfeanor.gifLady Sirithil nos Fëanor
Elentári of the Eternal Noldorin Empire of Menelmacar
Regent of Lavenrunz, Chancellor of CENNA
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Storm Skypeace comes bursting into Tsume's office, printed missive in hand. "Hey, boss, got a reply- Darkskye's leader-type person, what's-her-name, Athena, sent a response that she'd be glad to attend a diplomatic meeting here!"

The black and purple mechanical dragon looks up at the excited diplomatic lackey. "That alone wouldn't explain your hyperactivity."

"Uh, well, yes, there's some stuff milintel picked up on and sent along to DipCom. Seems that Darkskye has also been contacted by... well..." Storm fidgets under Tsume's fixed gaze. "... far as we can tell, Arda has also voiced an interest in them- milintel detected encoded transmissions between them, but did not take the time to attempt to crack the encryption."

Tsume tips his head in contemplation. "Arda, huh? Melkor's people, I assume?" At a nod from the diplomatic lackey, he continues. "Interesting, but I don't see it as a cause for concern at this time. We have little information on Darkskye- what little we do have points to their having been quite the force on the world stage. It isn't that surprising to think that nations of every stripe are interested in finding out where they currently stand. Let us tend our own fires, and not go poking at others. Darkskye's government will address Arda as they see fit- what they do is not our business, and I for one, am well enough content to just leave Melkor's ilk to themselves. As for Lady Athena's visit... Send Darkskye's people a message that we can receive them in New Pegasii City at their convenience."

"Hai, I'll get right to it, Tsume." Storm half-bows and hastily ducks out of the room to follow his superior's orders.