NationStates Jolt Archive

Blackwood nodded to the servants as he entered the convention centre on the Sunset Isles. Behind him, the limousine was driven into the garage. Outside the complex, the sound of waves hitting the beaches roared through the small city, and in the distance flags of the Imperial navy waved in the air. He smiled as he passed one of the topless native servants, once more congratulating the hundreds of Ministers of Foreign and Colonial Affairs and Trade who had seen fit to rule over their subjects without replacing their culture.

He loved being in the Sunsets. Here, there were no bossy Roanians poking their noses into everything, no Aguans condemning him for immorality, no Altarans complaining about the exploitation of workers. A Derricksman's dream. There were only the natives, the Imperial Governor, and the Imperial Sunset Isle BattleFleet...

and *them*. Though, of course, properly, they didn't exist. As he reached the convention floor, and directed men to set things up, he could see in a distant harbour the flags of Ardan vessels, and those of the assorted...Metus embassies. He nodded as he applauded the wisdom of his Prime Minister.

Social Democrat though she was, she knew what the Imperium needed. And she, like him, did not see it with the Menelmacari. As he observed, he recited the mantra of all Imperial Foreign Ministers. "Walk the tightrope. For on one side lies honour, but weakness; on the other lies strength, but dishonour..."

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Blackwood checked off a couple of letters, and then sent them to the people whom the Melkori Ambassador had advised him of.

[code:1:567537d56f]TO: The METUS Council
FROM: Charles Blackwood, Minister for Foreign and Colonial Affairs and Trade
RE: METUS Admission

It has been decided by the imperial council that the greater interests of the Divine Imperium of Novar Ohan would be met with a better rapproachment with the METUS nations.

This nation has been a member of various METUS-aligned organisations or successors to former incarnations of those organisations in the past, and it grieves us immeasurably that we might in future need to wage war against our allies of times past.

With that in mind, I ask that representatives of the METUS Council come to the sunset isles so that we may discuss something of mutual benefit to all parties.[/code:1:567537d56f]