NationStates Jolt Archive

The Grand State House -- New Bethesda, Markov -- 6:30 MST

Three black stretch limousines pull up to the main entrance of the statehouse. They are greeted by six heavily armed marines and hundreds of civilians waiting to enter the state house.

The marines signal to the drivers of the limos that the passengers are clear to exit. The automated doors open and ten gentlemen in suits climb out. Among them is formar Admiral John Stillen. As he get out of the limo, he waves to the cheering crowd. The marines hurry Stillen and the other government officials into the state house. No one has been granted permission to enter yet...so the large building is empty. The marines lead the men down the main aisle, up on to the stage and then backstage to a large meeting room.

The meeting room was bustling with people. The marines disperse into a security stand-by room. A tall, brown-haired woman with glasses approache the men.

"Please, have a seat. They will begin letting the press and civilians in shortly."

The men sit down around a large table with the Markovian presidential logo engraved into it. The woman also takes a seat. She places a large manila folder on the table and begins shuffling through papers. The men talk amongst themselves. The woman takes out a packet of papers and hands them to Stillen.

"Mr, President", she said looking at Stillen,"That is your speech for tonight. Look it over and add anything you think may be neceesary. There is one major change we made to the program since we last spoke."

Stillen looks up from the papers.

"Yeah, we found out just a short time ago that the E-Tek corporation has finished one of their major projects. It will be unveiled after your speech.", She said hastily.

Stillen's facial expression shifted.
"Uh, I don't think i would know what to say---he was interrupted

"The CEO of E-Tek will come on stage and present after you're done. Don't worry, everything will fall into place.", the woman explained.

The woman picks up her folder and got up from the table.

"The program will start in approximatly 45 minutes. At that time, somebody will start the introduction and you will come on stage."

The woman turned and walked away.

Stillen decided that he didn't want to look over the script. He was too excited and he knew that he would improvise anyway. This would be his first address to the people of Markov as president.

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A man in a suit walks up to the podium in the center of the stage. The audiance falls silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen," he paused," The President of The Republic of Markov!"

Stillen quickly tidied his hair and began to walk on stage. A large Markovian flag rolled down in place of the red curtain.
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The audiance clapped and again, fell silent.
Stillen approached the podium and put his script on it knowing he wouldn't use it. He looked up noticing all eyes were on him. The country was watching him.

"Hello,",his voice echoed throughout the room,"Tonight I address you as The President of The Republic of Markov. Today is a very influential day in the history of this great country. Today marks a new beginning. Today, there is no longer a corrupt socialist government in control of this country, but a stable capitalist government of which I am it's leader."

The audiance applauds wildly.

"Today,", he clears his throat,"The stock market opened for the first time in three years. Our unemployment rate in falling like a stone and the strenth of our military is now up to pre-war levels. Our great country is on the path of improvement. I promise you, there are many better days in store for Markov. No longer will the people be taxed at unfair levels, no longer will this country go to war for false reasons,"his voice grew louder," no longer will the people who worked so hard to make this country what it is not have a say in politics.

The audience applauds shortly again.

"In the days ahead, we will strive to strenthen foreign relations with our friends and enemies. We will establish new trade agreements and new economic policies. Our economy will soar within the next 10 years. All pre-war national projects will be continued on lower budgets to cut taxes. Mark my words.....Markov will again rise to be a major world superpower. It will take time but it will happen!"

There is a loud standing ovation.

"As you know, Markov is a scientifically driven nation. It is this urge for new technology that has been the soul of the country for years. Mr. Alex Lanning, CEO of the E-Tek corporation, known for it's technological advancements will now present to us, as a testimate of Markovian ingenuity their lastest product."

There is a short applause.

Mr. Lanning walks on stage and shakes hands with Stillen. Stillen walks off stage.

"For years the E-Tek corporation has supplied Markov with nearly every bit of military equipment they use. From the armor, to the munitions, to the naval vessels, to the aircraft. Tonight, I would like to present to you the latest from our Aerotech department: The MF-98 Super Phoenix air superiority/multirole fighter."

Lanning presses a button on the podium opening the floor of the stage up. The MF-98 rises out of the floor on a platform.
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There is applause.

"With nearly 12 years in the making this fighter has turned out to be everything we had hoped for. It is the first Markovian aircraft to incorporate variable geometry wings with mission adaptive wings and still have stealth capabilities. The MF-98 was designed as a possible contender to the New Empirian F-125 Gyrafalcon and we believe it lived up to it. More details will be relased regarding this fighter in the future. Thank you."

Lanning walks off stage as there is another standing ovation.

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This is my website: http://www.freewebs.com/markov

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Kessler rapped his fingers on his hardwood desk. Things were just getting better and better around here. The Allaneans: assholes. They'd be dead soon. As usual, the media was overhyping the losses. 'Bomber Force suffers 75% casualties!'. What the media didn't mention was the fact that they had been attacked by- and killed a few, as well- 250 Allanean fighters. The stealth systems worked flawlessly. Not one fighter sent up until the missiles were raining down. But nevertheless, the incident overshadowed the good things about life in the UCSNE: 20% tax rates, the highest GDP per capita in the reigon, and the New Empire Allied Credit was valued at over twice the USD. And to top it off, perhaps the most powerful nations on the seas, Doujin, was now an APTO member.

And now the rivals to the UCSNE: the Markies, were back. How much of a threat was yet to be seen. The nuclear missiles of New Empire all found Markov in the top target lists, there was still 4 satellites passing over Markov a day, on average. He lifted his hand to forward the news to Feener Plains, but chuckled, knowing that they were already analyzing it as he sat there.

Feener Plains 'Target Range'
AKA Dreamland

Underground sat the assets of New Empire's Area 51. It was a conspiracy theorist's dream, or nightmare. Mind and thought controlled weapons systems: Not quite, but it had been done here. Energy weapons: Microwaves and lasers had been functioning there for years. Space Fighters: The S/F-72, the only squadron in the nation, was based here. Not quite a hyperspeed capable shield protected system, but it was good enough.

Colonel Alfred Helman, who was head on the YF-125 and still head on all F-125 developments, snorted a bit as he listened to the Markovian hype. The F-125 had undergone numerous updates, many of which Markovian spies could not access, simply because the UCSNE hadn't come up with them! CSMJ Anti G suits allowed for better manuvering, _Taiwanese NPI meant that the Markovian active stealth, which was likely still inferior to a recently upgraded Pallas Athena, was useless. The new Kotterdam/UCSNE developed TARGETS would be a big shock to the rest of the world's air forces. There were many homegrown elements to the F-125 design as well, and quite simply, the MF-98 was a late comer. Taking 12 years, longer than the F-125 had been in development by four years, it began design as a counterpart to the F-109D super tempest. That, and the fact that it wasn't until recently that CAP developed upgrades were released to the public only a month ago. The Markovian's couldn't match the capabilities of the F-125, quite simply because until very recently, outside a few design rooms and the secured hangars of the UCSNE, the capabilities didn't exist.

But Helman knew optimisim didn't last long, even when the odds were vastly in it's favor.

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OOC: and New Empire, my god...do you always have to spoil my moment of glory by criticizing the hell out of whatever i do?

OOC: Dude, it's all IC. Just reminding you that most aircraft don't take 12 years to develop, and that I just released the Gyrafalcon only a few NS years ago.

Like I said in the post, he's being optimistic.

President Maybury wishes to tell Markov that we are extremely glad to see the vast improvements in Markov.

*BuMp*

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*BuMp*

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Dimmimar wishes to acquire some of these fighters for test-runs...

They aren't being distributed yet.

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