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The Bonstocknian government has allowed elections to take place in the Bonstocknian colony of Maropian Coast, for the post of Governor. Citizens will be allowed to choose which of two cantidates shall be thier Governor.

Lee Xiang Zhou, People's Liberation Party

"I believe we must work to make this colony independent! Our government, our role in Bonstocknian politics, are all a dshonest fabrication by corporate overlords bent on making us serve them. I say we rise up! Shun the Bonstocknians and their corporations! All power to the proletariat!"

Seen as a communist, Lee served with distinction during the First Asian War. He is 47 years old, and has published a radical pro-independence news paper, the Independence Daily for years, after he was fired from his factory job for organizing a union.

Johan Hu, Bonstocknian Capitalist Moderate Party

"Maropian Coast has grown prosperous under Bonstocknian rule, and that prosperity will only increase. Our economy is one of the best in the world, and maintaining the status quo will only make it better."

Many see Hu, a longtime factory manager known for employing children to make cars, as a lackey of Corporate Bonstock. He is 59, and divides his time between his penthouse in Port Yuko, Bonstock proper, and his mansion on a private island off the coast of Bonstocknian Taiwan. He promises stablity and status quo.

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The Xiannese government has endorsed Lee.

Imperial Communique
To: Maropian Coast
From: Imperial Courts of Foreign Affairs

The Emperor himself is disgusted by the one Lee Xiang Zhou for his rebellious and distructure points of view, and wishes Johan Hu the best in winning the election.

The Invincible Empire of Roach-Busters endorses Johan Hu.

ooc: be careful who you vote for...

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Need more candidates.. you kinda have limited our options, I know it may be a US thing (with a two party system) and my deal with getting lots of candidates may be a Canadian thing (multi-party system) but our options are really limited.

Need more candidates.. you kinda have limited our options, I know it may be a US thing (with a two party system) and my deal with getting lots of candidates may be a Canadian thing (multi-party system) but our options are really limited.

I make it hard. Either you get Maropian independence and a nuke-crazy commie, or you get a corporate aristocrat who oppresses the people and keeps it part of Bonstock. Both are evil, you decide which is the lesser evil.

Yes, it is a US thing, I'm American, so there are influences there. So choose... there is no third option! Unless you vote for Ralph Nader, but he has no chance anyway, so you'd be throwing you're vote away.

Wow.. how did we get onto the topic of Ralph Nader? LOL... I've already voted, so now its time to go wash my hands of the mess.

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The United States of Wolf America has endorsed Hu.

-Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jane Wastons (http://www.freewebs.com/wolfamerica/Jane%20Wastons.JPG)

The Chuang-Han Government will endorse Lee, but we hardly recognize these elections as legitimate. Before making any official decision, we'll wait for _Taiwan's reply.

OOC: Oh boy. You guys don't know Bonstock like I do. Whenever he talks aboubt communism in a positive way, assume something fishy is going on. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see MC gain independence so that Sino, Taiwan and Bonstock can all struggle to regain it. however, that would mean the People's Liberation of Bonstock (or something) will get support from newly communistm MC, which will need to struggle with Bonstock to get free.

However, bad news for me that Hu might cut off relations with me, since I'm a socialist state, but I don't see anything Bonstock can pull off with Hu besides cutting off relations with me. At least, nothing as drastic as independence.

IC: Having long evaluated the situation, Zecro has come to a descision. We will endorce Lee, not because we agree with his policies, but because Lee will set Maropian Coast free, giving rise to communist parties within Bonstock, thus sending Bonstock proper into (another) civil war. Need i remind you, gentlemen, the havoc the latest civil war caused in Bonstock. Also, Maropian Coast would become less secure of foreign attack without the power of Bonstock backing it up. Moreover, should Maropian Coast gain independence, we feel that technological advancements that were once limited to our alliance would be passed on to other countries, namely Sino and other Asian countries. An alliance between Maropian Coast and Sino and Taiwan, coupled with the inside information Maropian Coast could provide, would make Bonstock a sitting duck in a wide ocean.

Great Leader Alexavier Shwartzvald.

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soory, hw...

seconded... i'll announce the winner on saturday, hopefully.

ooc: hmm.. thats strange.. i though lee would win... guess not

ic:

Bonstocknian news broadcast:

"The race is now coming into the home-stretch... Hu is leading currently, can he hold it until Election Day?"

Lee! Lee!

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OOC:Wgoever voted Hu is an asshole. I mean it.

The Royal Family has endorsed Lee Xiang Zhou and the People's Liberation Party.

OOC:Wgoever voted Hu is an asshole. I mean it.

OOC: Precisely!

OOC:Wgoever voted Hu is an asshole. I mean it.

ooc: Wasn't me. I was actually gonna have fun with a communist, nuclear armed Maropian Coast!

OOC: You could always stuff the ballots or do some other dubious act to give the election to Lee... Why let Florida have all the fun?

OOC: You could always stuff the ballots or do some other dubious act to give the election to Lee... Why let Florida have all the fun?

ooc: Keep in mind, I never said anything about banning puppets from voting...

ooc: Wasn't me. I was actually gonna have fun with a communist, nuclear armed Maropian Coast!

OOC: Sounds good. I'll just crush the commies and neutralize the nukes.

This sounded so stupid. I'd say we threaten to invade Maropian Coast.

This sounded so stupid. I'd say we threaten to invade Maropian Coast.

Patience, my friend, is the way of the sniper.

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We put our votes behind Lee, because of the fun that would entail from a commie Maropian Coast.

We put our votes behind Lee, because of the fun that would entail from a commie Maropian Coast.

Yes, especially when you consider the Four Chinas aren't even Communist.

Xiaguo: Imperial with Socialistic tendencies.
Sino: Military Junta.
_Taiwan: Quasi-Democracy?
Chuang-Han: Imperial.

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hmm... i thnk i'll ive it a few more days... but Hu seems to have a good lead.

Lee (People's Liberation) 21 43.75%
Hu (Bonstocknian Capitalist Moderate) 27 56.25%
48 total votes

The tribe has spoken...

IC:

Bonstocknian Sattelite Television Broadcast

"...And this just in. With 43.75% of the vote, Lee is in second. Hu, with 56.25%, wins the Gubernatorial race in Maropian Coast. He will be sworn in next month (ooc: whenever I get on next time)..."

OOC: Hmmm, time to hire an assasin

OOC: Hmmm, time to hire an assasin

ooc: hmm... this may get interesting... hey, how bout you, Sino, _Taiwan, and Xiagou try arming and training guerrillas to rebel in Maropian Coast. We could make this a nice, bloody civil war.

ooc: hmm... this may get interesting... hey, how bout you, Sino, _Taiwan, and Xiagou try arming and training guerrillas to rebel in Maropian Coast. We could make this a nice, bloody civil war.

OOC 1: Bloody yes, but civil, no.

OOC 2: And learn to read you damn dyslexic Honky! It's 'Xiaguo' not 'Xiagou'! He ain't a 'gou' (dog)!

Hualien, Maropian Coast, Bonstocknian Taiwanese possessions

A large crowd gathered in the streets. Suddenly, motorcycle police came buzzing down the road, followed by four black limousines. They went at a rather quick pace, but slow enough to aim at. Which is why a 19-year-old former Maropian Defense soldier named Liang Hao was hidden in the top floor of an old warehouse with a stolen RPG launcher. He saw the limos approach. Taking his RPG launcher, he aimed carefully at the lead limousine. It came within range. He squeezed the trigger. The RPG went flying, hitting the lead limousine. It blew up. The other limos went around, and sped to top speed. Army soldiers guarding the roadway fired thier AK-47s wildly in every direction. Liang tried to fit a second RPG onto the launcher before the others got away. Unfortunatly, he was spotted. An MP-40 burst from a Maropian soldier found his throat. He died instantly. Governor-elect Johan Hu, having been in the 3rd limo, was unharmed.

The limo approached the Maropian Assembly house, and Hu got out, walking briskly into the chamber. The chamber was filled with supporters, all of them rich factory owners, lawyers, doctors, and bureaucrats. He approached the podium. Standing there was none other then Lord Harald Gustavsson himself, who drawfed his Maropian counterpart. He said, "Please put your left hand on this copy of the Bonstocknian constitution and put your right hand in the air, and repeat the following words."

Hu stood and did as told. Harald continued, and Hu repeated, "On my honor, I do solemnly swear, to uphold and protect the Bonstocknian constitution, and the Maropian Charter, to the best of my ability, and to faithfully execute the office of Governor of Maropian Coast, knowing and upholding the rule of law, so help me God."

The chamber applauded. Harald shook hands with Hu, and then turned and left. Hu continued the celebrations late into the night.

OOC 1: Bloody yes, but civil, no.

Why not? Oh, well, not THAT civil...

OOC 2: And learn to read you damn dyslexic Honky! It's 'Xiaguo' not 'Xiagou'! He ain't a 'gou' (dog)!

Hey, its Chinese! I'm American! I don't respect any language other then English, and even then only American spellings and pronunciations.

A letter of congratulations is sent.

A letter of congratulations is sent.

OOC: Put your Gen. Zhang costume back on! That was incredibly OOC and too friendly towards a 'racial enemy'! Argh!

A letter of congratulations is sent.

A letter of thanks is sent back, with a request to visit Zhang to help settle differences between _Taiwan and the Federal Republic.

(Of course, Zhang is still angry at the espionage thing a while back)

The request is thrown into the dustbin.

Hey, its Chinese! I'm American! I don't respect any language other then English, and even then only American spellings and pronunciations.

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gives us american bitches a bad name... times like this im ashamed to be american, cause of crackhos like u... at least i respect other languages and cultures.

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"Hu won the election," Yuki remarked casually to Premier Kim. The two sat on the veranda of the Imperial Palace, watching the sunset.

Kim shook her head. "Probably rigged," Kim snorted. She had little respect for Bonstock, especially its military; she had served in the Japann war, and remembered full well that Bonstock had only gained the upper hand after breaking a truce, which was still a sore point for many Islandians.

Yuki shrugged. "At least it wasnt us who tried to assassinate the new governor," she said. "If it was, then we would have succeeded...and no one wouuld have known."

Kim laughed. "Typical Bonstockian work, to make it seem as if someone really did try to assassinate a leader," she said with disdain. "But still, we need to be wary of them."

"NOt fear them," Yuki said.

"No, not fear," Kim said. "But be wary. We laugh, we joke, but although they may be disrespectful in every sense of the word...they are Bonstock. And they are tricky."

Yuki nodded. "But if Maropian Coast decides to expand...."

"All of Asia will be at their throat," Kim said. "Perhaps we should mobilize forces....?"

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That night, submarines attached to Blue Group, patrolling the West pacific, was ordered to shadow ships in the East China Sea, particularly ship traffic headed for Bonstock and Bonstockian warships. No one was to fire unless attacked, however...

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gives us american bitches a bad name... times like this im ashamed to be american, cause of crackhos like u... at least i respect other languages and cultures.



ooc: PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!!

oh, all right, I was joking a bit. I'll admit I'm sometimes not proud to be an American myself. Especially with Iraq and Bush. So if anybody asks... Je ne suis pas americain! Je suis francais!

ic:

The Islandian submarines find a vast number of container ships, monotonously passing from Hualien, Maropian Coast, to Port Yuko, Bonstock. They carried iron from Bonstocknian mountains to be made into cars and other manufactured goods in Maropian Coast. Also, they find dozens of ultra large crude oil tankers moving from the Middle East to Bonstock and Maropian Coast. Most of the 12 active Bonstocknian carrier battle groups are currently in port, but at least 2 are patrolling in the seas between the Sakishima Islands and Maropian Coast, and two more within the islands themselves. Two more are in the Indian Ocean.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Maropian Coast:

"Look, foreigners see us as government puppets, out to look like an opposition party. We need to do something extrodinary. Something to put our goals and organization on the map."

"Well, what do we have?"

"Skill, inginuity, and determination. Besides that, its not so easy to say."

Another voice intervened. "Well, one of the cells has enough explosives to fill a truck, we could always bomb the Bonstocknian Command center."

"That might just work. Then we take responsibility, and the whole world will know who we are, and what we stand for."

"All right. I'll have that cell activated

OOC: Aww... crap. This again. Anyway, I'm glad I'm Russian and not American. IC comments yet to be decieded, since I have no way of knowing either of those posted actions....

A car, seemingly of German make, pulled unassumingly up to the _Taiwan-Maropian Coast border station.

The Chuang (Zhuang) man in the drivers seat, seemingly alone in the car, gulped and got his passport and everything ready. A Border Guard asked for his information.

He handed it to him. Everything should have been in order, unless the Maropians had an unbelievable sense of intuition.

OOC: Go on, let him in the country! He's not a spy nor an assassin... But once you let him in the country... Well, you'll see. The answers lie in the word 'seemingly'

-Ottawa-

"It was obviously rigged!" The Hudecian MP for Vancouver South exclaimed to several members of the press who excitedly published his statement on the front pages along with other unconfirmed 'evidences' of the electoral malfeances commited by Bonstock in the Maropian Coast elections.

-Edmonton-

From the Hudecian Foreign Ministry, Securities Division, it was arranged for several messages to be delivered to Hudecia's most well hidden agents inside the Maropian Coast.

-Hualien-

Along with the morning mail came an odd envelope to the apartment of a seemingly normal Maropian businessman. He had been selected and hired by Hudecia several years ago, right after the Bonstockian Wars and had been 'sleeping' ever since then.

In the envelope was new instructions. He was no longer to be a 'sleeper' agent and was to try to identify anti-Bonstockian elements and enlist their support and obediance.

The border guard asked, "What country do you come from? What business do you have in Maropian Coast? How long will you be here? Are you transporting anything illegal, be it arms, drugs, or animals? Is there anyone travelling with you?"

There was quite an atmosphere of an uneasy border. The guard was in camoflouge, with a helmet and boots, and had an AK-47 slung over his shoulder. There were guards in a nearby watch tower with a machine gun aimed right at this traveller. Machine gun nests and observation towers were everywhere, and many soldiers manned them.

It was routine, however. It had been this way for twenty years.

Meanwhile, it was fortunate for the Hudecian agent that he had the mail personally delivered to him. Had it been sent electronically, the BSS would have known all about it. That would also be true if it had been sent in the actual mail, as the BSS regularly examined personal letters, despite the constitutional ban on that. Indeed, the BSS was largely considered to be above the law.

The Traveler looked a little flustered. "The D-dual Regency of-of Chuang-Han." He stuttered. "I'm here to visit my cousin, for about three w-weeks, who w-works at the Chuang Consulate here. No, no one is traveling with me and I have nothing but my clothing with me." He looked up and around at the various towers, you would think it was a warzone.

The man had known what to look for in drug runners. Stuttering, incoherant sentances, the like. But never did it cross the mans mind that he could be something else. Though Chung-han China, a nation considered friendly with Sino and thus an object of suspicion for the Federal Republic, did set off a small alarm bell.

"Sir, I apologize, but it is standard procedure for me to ask you to answer some questions for me. My apologies if this interferes with your trip. Anyway, what is your cousin's name, and in what city does he work? How long has he been in Maropian Coast? And, for security purposes, what is your name?"

IC: Hudecian spying techniques were still relatively primitive but they had sent the mail by a 'special' courier, so to as avoid the normal screening processes.

(OOC: tell me if this would get by your security: Hudecian businessman enters the country with regular luggage, drops the letter(s) at a prearranged spot where it is picked up by another agent who delivers it to the house with the normal mail. The letter is coded so even if you get it you would have to decipher it.)

IC: Hudecian spying techniques were still relatively primitive but they had sent the mail by a 'special' courier, so to as avoid the normal screening processes.

(OOC: tell me if this would get by your security: Hudecian businessman enters the country with regular luggage, drops the letter(s) at a prearranged spot where it is picked up by another agent who delivers it to the house with the normal mail. The letter is coded so even if you get it you would have to decipher it.)

ooc: yeah, that gets by my security all right.

The passenger gulped. "M-my cousin is Lieutenant Fan. He is the Military Attaché at the Embasy... I mean Consulate... And he has worked there for about three years. M-my name is Fan Lee."

The soldier called over to another. "Hey, run the computer and see if their is a Chuang Han military attache in a consulate here!"

"All right. Name?"

"Fan. Lieutenant."

"We'll look for it."

The soldier turned to the man. "Sorry, just standard procedure. Verifying your 'credentials.' Can I see your travel papers?"

A Xiannese agent was sent to, Buttocks or whatever the name it was.

The Xiannese agent was to travel there as a tourist. His briecase only has a notebook, some clothes, and necessary needs. Once into Buttocks, he would stay at the embassy for the necessary information and then sent directly to the city where he has planned a meeting with some foreign..nationals.

Call me Xiaguogou again and Ill beat you to the poo. Xia(Down, Bottom) Gou(Dog), you just called it a Bottom Dog, or in a better definition, A Country of Dogs which are looked apon. Say it again, and Maropian Coast is mine.

At the airport, the Xiaguo (ooc: come on... its just a typo) agent is subjected to a quick BSS inquiry, as everyone entering Bonstock is. They ask, "Who are you? What are you doing in Bonstock? Where in Bonstock are you going? How long will you stay? Why are you coming?"

Of course, this was merely standard, and anyone could pass while lying, provided they played professional poker. But still, the agent was given a card, as all citizens and aliens were, which needed to be displayed whenever the user made a purchase or passed a toll booth on the highway. To not have it would be the grounds for arrest, and jail time. If anyone were of a particular interest, their location could be pinpointed by the BSS quickly and efficiently.

The Computer file on Lieutenant Fan came up...

Full Name: Fan Ping San
Age: 38
Vocation: Enlisted. Lieutenant of the Chuang Armed Forces, appointed in service of Exterior Affairs.

Profile: Born November 4th 1972 in Bose, Guangxi, Chuang-Han China. Failed at his school studies, and dropped out to help run the family business at age 13. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the Armed Forces so he could further his postponed Education. Graduated with honors, majoring in the field of Politics. Was appointed to service in the Ministry of Exterior Affairs at the age of 25. Served as Military Attaché at Chuang Consulates in Canton, Hong Kong, Taipei. Currently serving as Military Attaché at the Consulate in Maropian Coast.

"Oh, sure,"As she reache dinto her pocket. She was calm, as this was not the fist operation, however, the first in Bonstock. She is however, a graduate from Bonstock. A close friend of Jo Jin Ju, and Mr Xia, she was one of the classy ladies with the heart of secrets.

FULL NAME:Lai Shan, LEE
NATIONALITY:Xiannese
OCCU:Tour Guide, Er Hai
AGE:26
ADDR:Er Hai Rd, Er Hai City,
North China Embassy
C Building, 2nd Floor Room 7
78092, Yunnan province


PRO:Born August 8th, 1984 in Qingdao, Shandong Province in the People's Constitutional Government of China. A middle class child of the LEE family, moved from Qingdao to Taiping. A Graduate of the University of Bonstock, and a major in Asian Political Science at the University of Taiping. She was enlisted in the Taiping National Guard. She was sent to Chuang-Han for studies and have since quited the National Guard. She is now a Tour Guide in Er Hai, Chuang-Han. She currently resides in Er Hai, Chuang-Han and works as a writer in the Xiannese Embassy Newspaper.

"Sir, the file checked out. He's telling the truth, I think."

"Good." The soldier turned to the traveller. "Sir, I want you to take this," as he handed a small ID card to the traveller. "You need it whenever you pass a toll booth, or whenever you make a purchase without cash. Also, here's a bumper sticker for your car for use at toll booths. It's easier." He handed the bumper sticker off, and allowed the car to continue.

ooc: well, I always call it the University of Port Yuko, but its good enough

ic: The BSS agent looked at the lady at the airport. "Hey, I remember you! You were in my Political Science class at the University of Port Yuko! Lee Lai Shan, right? I'm Gus Wiglafssen, remember?"

The car drove through the border crossing, Lee took a sigh of relief and wiped seat from his brow. He pulled over before he got to the Consulate so as to put the Bumper Sticker on. He put the ID in his trunk, weary that it may contain listening devices.

The car moved on until it got to the Consulate. It pulled into the garage and stopped. A man walked up to the passenger door and opened it. "Ah, good to see you again!"

"Hello cousin!" The driver made a movement as if he were signaling his cousin something. His cousin handed him a piece of paper which read
The Consulate is bugged, resort to the careful plan.
Lee smiled and pointed at the passenger seat.

"Do you need help with you bags?" Ping San said.

"Yes, thank you."

Ping San pushed the passenger seat forward, Lee got out of the car and did the same on the driver's side. They both unlatched small hidden clasps at the base of the back-seat very quietly. "Yes, you get that suitcase there!" Lee said rather loudly.

They pushed the Seat up a couple of feet, and from the hidden compartment underneath the seat, crawled out a woman. She smiled at Ping San, they quietly put the seat back into place.

"Okay, lets go to my office cousin! We can have a drink and discuss things!" Ping San gestured to Lee and the woman.

The woman stepped out of the car, making sure only to put her feet to the ground when Lee did. They walked carefully in unison, so that any very sensitive bugs would only pick up two sounds of footsteps, Lee's and Ping San's. The woman even made certain to only breathe when Lee was.

When they got up to the office Ping San rushed to his desk. "I've made arrangements for you at the Imperial Hotel. It has a lovely view of the downtown area. Right near a bunch of well designed Government offices, including the new Governor's." Ping San getting some documents out of his desk. "Here's the information on it." He put several papers down on his desk.

"Now, lets relax and discuss things." Ping San sitting down and gesturing Lee to sit down. The woman remained perfectly still, carefully reading the papers Ping San had left out on his desk. She remembered to breath only when Lee was, every 5 seconds. Ping San and Lee carried on with Chit Chat.

OOC: I don't know if you would have had anyway of detecting the woman hidden in the backseat. She had no metal on her. But do tell if you did have a way... I suppose I should have said what I was going to do, then do it. :(

ooc: They might detect that, but I'll reveal the big secret to every Bonstocknian and Maropian conscript: A thousand bucks can make a soldier do anything.

Especially in Bonstock, where you get a Ph.D. in computer science, get an IT job, and still qualify for food stamps.

ic: There were many beautiful office buildings. If you ignored the tenements and factories below. The streets, away from the glistening downtown, were filthy, and the air was thick with automobile factory output. People walked around, a collection of child laborers, thieves, whores, and other scum. The rich, with their posh, air-conditioned offices, were nowhere to be seen here.

I'm back from vacation. Want to pick this up again?

ooc: all right... lets see wut happens