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Announcement:

The Lady Serenity seeks a husband. A man worthy of being king to her Queendom as well as worthy of her and her people. Viewing of suitors will take place in the Royal Hall of Marie-Serena and though the final decision is the Lady's her closet consorts will be in attendance to advise.

We suggest that a picture might be sufficient to hike some of the leaders' hormone levels high enough to get the scrambling into your nation.

"Interesting," snorted the Marshal. Across the room, one of his counterparts lifted a brow, pulling his gaze from the newspaper he was reading. Folding the paper, he tosses it on the small glass coffee table and stands slowly. "What is it now?" asked Janos Hasek, tilting his head to attain a better view of the paper the Haradrim marshal was holding.

Yousef Rabani looked up and the Dunlending and grinned. He turned the paper over in his hand and slipped it to Hasek. "Same old, same old. Some Queen or some such wants a man."

Hasek snorted. "What? She getting tired of all the stable boys?" he asked, half joking. He read the request. It was unusually short.

Rabani shrugged. "I just hope she doesn't expect any of these suitors to carry around any pretenses. These things are always political marriages, made for power and little else," he declared. "And in light of this fact I think it just might be a good move for one of us to give it a shot." He picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip, eyeing the newspaper Hasek discarded a moment earlier.

Unnoticed until now, another Marshal cleared his throat, stirring on the sofa next to them. "Or, better yet, we could put up all of us. I know Sudani and Suharto aren't the best-looking men by any means, but it certainly can't hurt our chances, if this is what we really want," interjected Marius Hasek, Janos' brother.

Janos and Yousef had a laugh. "Sounds like an interesting idea, but I don't like the idea of sending all seven of us overseas to the same country. I generally feel pretty safe here, but there are a lot of terrorists who want us dead and I'm sure they'd be more than happy to take advantage of us all being in the same room at the same time and-" he thrust his fingers out, imitating an explosion. "Boom."

Marius nodded. "Alright then, so we send the three best-looking Marshals: Khaled, Yousef and I," he suggested, pulling himself to a sitting position on the sofa. He leaned forward and jabbed his brother playfully in the ribs. "Just kidding, you can come if you want," he added with a wink.

Janos snorted, and tossed the paper back to Rabani. It floated towards him, landing at his feet. Rabani made no effort to pick it up, but instead rose slowly. "I think we should discuss the matter with Captain Suharto."

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To: The Lady Serenity

On behalf of the Imperial Marshals, and indeed, on behalf of Lord Melkor's Glorious Imperium, I humbly offer three of my men for your consideration: Marshals Yousef Rabani of Far Harad, Khaled Sudani of Near Harad, and Marius Hasek of Dunland. I am confident that you will find all of them appealing, as I've been told by many that they're quite attractive [especially Marius]. But, alas, I am no judge of men, so I will, in good taste, leave the final decision to you. Transportation has been arranged, and they await only your blessing to depart.

Warmest Regards,

[signed, Narotama Suharto]

"Oh, bah."

Granny Slag's Homestyle Confections CEO Vivian Lee Lockheart laughed as she watched the news from within her wide circular office. She leaned back in her chair, licking her lips.

"So the leaders of the world once again insist on making this planet their personal meat market," she mumbled. "I swear, seems like every week there's a new sexy princess or queen or lady-in-waiting or Holy Goddess Elf Babe just waiting for the idiots of the world to fawn over her in exchange for wealth, prestige, power..."

Her eyes lit up. Her grin turned wicked.

Leaning forward in her chair, Vivian pressed the pager button for her secretary.

"Billy?" she said. "Get me Reggie."

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Dearest Lady Serenity,

I stumbled upon your photograph while I was perusing the news, and I must say that you are the epitome of loveliness. There is a glimmer in your eyes that speaks of freedom, of will, of a woman who knows what she likes and gets what she wants. I know this will not be an easy competition; however, to me, it is not a competition. Rather, it is a matter of love.

I cannot force you to love me, just as much as you cannot force yourself to love any other man who comes to your doorstep. Know, however, that I dream of wooing such a woman as yourself, of pulling down the stars for her, of giving her the moon wrapped in the splendourous dew of the seas... if that is what she desires.

I will see you at the ball, my dearest Lady Serenity. My heart longs for that moment.


Sincerely yours,

http://www.mujeractual.com/asdecorazones/brosnan/brosnan1.jpg
Mr. Liam Reginald Hammersmith

OOC: I have nevert posted apic here.. how do I do so?

IC:

This is a love quest. I have all the power I need now I want someone to share it with.

OOC: I have nevert posted apic here.. how do I do so?

OOC: Using BBC code--same as everything else here.

For example, here's how I posted the pic of Liam Hammersmith, a.k.a. Pierce Brosnan, up above:

[code:1:b019496fa2][img]http://www.mujeractual.com/asdecorazones/brosnan/brosnan1.jpg[/img][/code:1:b019496fa2]

Questions? No? Good.

OOC: umm what if its a picture from my computer? I'm reltivly compter slow so small words are good in explainations...

OOC: umm what if its a picture from my computer? I'm reltivly compter slow so small words are good in explainations...

OOC: In that case, you'll have to upload it to the Internet. You can find any number of uploading services online, though I like this one. (http://equinox.homelinux.net/public/uploader/) Easy to use, and fairly effective.

If you'd like me to explain this to you in a way that doesn't bog down the forums, telegram me. I have AOL IM; I'll help you out.

Ok lets see if this works....

http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfolders/upload5/night.jpeg

[OC: it didnt at first, since you apparently hit enter after the first image tag, and again after the URL. click 'edit' to view the proper format. I fixed it for you.]

OOC: thankies.. now view my portrait beauty!!!

To: Her Royal Highness Queen Serenity of the Queendom of Marie-Serena
From: Reprisals Military Concepts Corporation

"Greetings in the name of Reprisals, Ascension, and the Emperor,

We have been made aware that you are seeking a suitor, and we would like to offer one of our own high ranking officials as a possible candidate. We are one of the largest and fastest growing Corporations in all of Ascensia, and are the principle supplier of arms and trained military personal to both the Ascensian military and most of the other large Ascensian corporations. Our candidate is Johnathan Reprisals, our Corporation's CEO-for-life. His qualifications are quite extensive. His leadership has taken our company from the 15th largest in the country to the 3rd. Under his guidance we have absorbed two corporations larger than ourselves through his brilliant hostile takeover strategies. Before becoming a part of the Reprisals Corporation, he served as a minister in the Ascensian government, advising the Emperor himself on military and financial issues on occasion. He has the fortune to be a landed Marquis within the Empire, his father having been granted the title for outstanding service to the Ascensia during her Civil War, who passed away seven years ago. We await your reply.

With wishes of Ascension
Sandra Reprisals, Vice President of Foreign Neogotiations"

A picture accompanies the message of a man in a stylish black suit of the cut in fashion just before the first world war. He has dark hair and eyes and a strong chin that accents his swarthy complexion well.

To: The Lady Serenity
From: Vrak Diplomatic Corps
Subject: Possible suitor

Please consider Paul, the third son of the fourth wife of our Noble King Vrak the First. While Paul may have few redeeming qualities, he is fiercely loyal to his friends and is fairly easy to maintain. He also has a voracious sex drive, as the five Discordia handmaidens can attest to (which he build a small temple in his private estate for their services).

But we should caution you. Paul is rather…large...since he is a walrus. But he is also fairly rich and enjoys some of the privileges of the Vrakian nobility. Enclosed is a picture for your perusal. He is also right-flippered and has a proclivity for clams.

http://www.hallbeach.com/hall-beach-images/the-walrus.jpg

Thank you again for your consideration and we look forward to hearing from you.

To: Vrak Diplomatic Corps
From:The Lady Serenity
Subject: RE: Possible suitor

Umm as lovely a walrus as Paul appears to be I am only accepting humanoid applications right now... Though I do have a sister who might be interested in such a thing....

To: Vrak Diplomatic Corps
From:The Lady Serenity
Subject: RE: Possible suitor

Umm as lovely a walrus as Paul appears to be I am only accepting humanoid applications right now... Though I do have a sister who might be interested in such a thing....

To: The Lady Serenity
From: Vrak Diplomatic Corps
Subject: Sister

Paul would be overjoyed at the thought of meeting a woman that would truly care about him and who can look beyong mere appearances. Of course, we perfectly understand your preference for humanoids. It's just that Paul hasn't had much luck within his own species and he is a bit of a wild one at heart.

We shall pass along the news to Paul and await any further arrangements that can be made between the interested parties.

Ambassador Amadeus rushed into the ballroom holding the notice from Lady Serenity, including her picture. "Ywain! You've gotta see this," he glowed at the Lord Prince.

Lord Prince Ywain accepted the note with a smile, read it, and haded it back to Amadeus. "Invite her to the ball, 'Deus. I want to meet this woman." He turned back to the band, still practicing for the night's performance, and lit a filterless cigarette.

Amadeus laughed. "Cyb will be glad you've found someone else to howl after..."

Ywain smirked and pitched his lighter at Amadeus, who ducked and caught it, before retiring to write the invitation.

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Lady Serenity:

The Lord Prince Ywain of The Dominion Voidstate requests your presence at tonight's Independence Ball. He has expressed an interest in meeting you after having seen your offer. Please join us for this fabulous celebration, at our embassy.

Sincerely,
Ambassador Amadeus Parnell

*makes the arrangements and sends her sister to Paul wishing them both a long life. One of her consorts runs up to her with a letter which tunrs outy to be an invitation to a ball*
Humm well then.. we shall have to see how things go here before we commit ourselves don't you think Sylvie?

*she turns to her close consort*
"Yes M'Lady, many have turned up from all over the kingdom, and many are still arriving.. you cannot just leave them here... that would mean being a bad hostess. The gods don't look to kindly upon that sort of thing you.. bad luck and all...

"Sylvie.. you talk too much. write back a letter telling them I cannot make it at this time due to my own guests, but assure him that afterwards he may join us here as our most welcome guest and partake in all the celebratory things that will be taking place."