Nowhere Place
02-10-2004, 00:11
President John Dunn sat in his office chair in the Presidential Residence. The window behind him looked out on the bustling streets of Fantasy, Nowhere Place. The camer turned on, and the international began.
"Nations of the world, The Democratic Republic of Nowhere Place has commited itself to a rather ambitious project, one that could potentially make or break our economy. We will attempt to bring an asteroid out of the asteroid belt, bring it into Earth orbit, and mine it for raw materials. We may not be the richest or most advanced nation, but we are determined. We like to see things through until they're done. However, we know it is better to have others help us. This is where you come in, world. If you contribute funds, technology, and/or manpower to this cause, we will let you mine the asteroid with us. Nowhere Place is not doing this only for itself, but for the good of all nations. Our experts estimate that the mission to retrieve the asteroid itself will cost about 15 billion dollars. Obviously, that does not include the costs to mine or defend the asteroid. This mission will be long and dangerous, but well worth it in the long run. We thank you for your attention, and thank all those that answer our call."
(OOC: To clarify on "limited future tech", I mean nothing with warp drives or shields. This counts out most Star Wars and Star Trek tech. If this proves to be a problem, please say so OOC.)
"Nations of the world, The Democratic Republic of Nowhere Place has commited itself to a rather ambitious project, one that could potentially make or break our economy. We will attempt to bring an asteroid out of the asteroid belt, bring it into Earth orbit, and mine it for raw materials. We may not be the richest or most advanced nation, but we are determined. We like to see things through until they're done. However, we know it is better to have others help us. This is where you come in, world. If you contribute funds, technology, and/or manpower to this cause, we will let you mine the asteroid with us. Nowhere Place is not doing this only for itself, but for the good of all nations. Our experts estimate that the mission to retrieve the asteroid itself will cost about 15 billion dollars. Obviously, that does not include the costs to mine or defend the asteroid. This mission will be long and dangerous, but well worth it in the long run. We thank you for your attention, and thank all those that answer our call."
(OOC: To clarify on "limited future tech", I mean nothing with warp drives or shields. This counts out most Star Wars and Star Trek tech. If this proves to be a problem, please say so OOC.)