NationStates Jolt Archive

Slowly the glistening spider extended leg after terrible leg as it climbed up the intricate and nearly invisible web. Above it was a tiny fly spasming within the torturous threads. With each twist and flick it wrapped itself further and further in. The monstrous spider finally reached the fly. Its jet black fangs sank into the fly, it stopped moving instantly. Then in a fluid action the spider began to cover the fly in silk as its posion liquified the internal organs. It would feast that night.

This horrific spectacle had a witness. A man by the name of Ben Gailbraith. He was one of the top scientists in the Infinite Crucible's eco-weapons program. It was recently created and was focused on turning nature into a weapon. This was there first project, spider silk. Spider silk was five times tougher than steel and more flexible then rubber. If it could be turned into armor, it would make a mockery of kelvar. Soldiers could move in it like they could in a silk shirt and it would be able to stop shots that kevlar buckled under. It would be the ultimate armor. The project had yet to be announced and was currently on black funding, but all that would soon change. For the time being though he looked back to the computer screen. They were lucky. They were hardly starting from scratch.

The spider's genome for silk creation had already been found and if one looked hard enough could be found within the scientific world. Right now, they had to find the way to best produce the silk. Spiders were carnivors, they weren't like silk worms. If you put 10000 in a room and came back a week later you would have one bad ass spider remaining. He smiled, when the project was announced the funding would increase and the team could really make some headway.

OOC: Alright this has not been announced to other nations adn the public yet, so no one will really know. I just wanted to get it started though. Oh and for anyone who thinks this is not possible, just do a google search on spider silk armor.

The dark sky cried its tears to the land below. It wept for all that happened within this nation. The grandness of the upper city hid the decay that ate at its feet. In the dark alleyways, gutters, and sewers hundreds lived in blind poverty. It was once said that only one things was shared by everyone in the Infinite Crucible, and that was faith. Faith in the Emperor. In another instant the cloud bawlled again, a tear falling. This tear fell onto the face of Herbert Lilae.

Herbert gripped the glossed podium now slick with rain from the dark sky. Rivers flowed down his dark black overcoat. Before him a few dozen reporters stoof shivering in the freezing rain. The utter grey was broken only by the quick flash of white from a camera, and the red of the record light. He opened his mouth.

"Citizens of the Infinite Crucible, today is a day of celebration"
A few reporters sighed internally with these words. How could this cold wet gloomy day be one of celebration.
"Today we reach back to nature, and get more in touch with our roots"
A few hearts around the nation flew up at these word. The enviormentalist movement had stopped years ago when the rivers began to run black, they felt little else could be saved.
"Today marks the founding of the Eco-Warfare ministry"
A puzzled look shot around the reporters.
"Ecological warfare... it is the future. Nature has been around a lot longer than we have, and we need to repect its power and wisdom... and use it against all those that would threaten the Emperor!"
"This ministry will try to find ways to turn nature against our foes."
"They have alrady begun their first project."
The crowd looked up intently.
"Spider silk armor"
Once again the reporters looked puzzled, save a few who knew what this meant. They were smiling.
"Spider silk it five times tougher and stronger than steel and more flexible than rubber. With armor of this material our nations armed forces would be safer than ever."
"Currently we are trying to find ways to mass produce spider's silk, and we are coming closer each day to a workable solution. Soon we will have some of the best armor in the world..."
With that his creaking bones moved back into action. He slowly turned around and walked back towards the inside of the ancient building. Behind him pictures flashed. And the sky wept.

((OOC: Waves his little "We've got something better!" flag, and tags the thread before running away. ;) ))

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The following is an open telegram:

To the esteemed potentate of the Infinate Crucible:

You have demonstrated your technological competance by creating this "spider silk armor", as you call it, without help from any larger nations. We already have a superior product, but nevertheless we respect this advancement and would like to have you work for us. We will teach you how to make our silksteel interwoven with carbon-40 armor (a.k.a. "buckyball-silk") and pay a negotiable fee to you if your eco-warfare department will share its technological findings with us, and allows us to use them in our products. We believe this arrangement is mutually beneficial, and would be surprised if you were to deny it.

Please consider this. An affirmative reply would be appreciated.
[signed]
CEO Johnathon Tetragammaton
The Resi Corporation

This is a reply to the telegram

To Johnathon Tetragammation CEO of the Resi Corporation:

We are deeply humbled and honored by your offer. We believe that this could become a powerful relationship, and because of that we accept. I do not believe any fee is needed for our services, merely a small royalty on all items sold by you with our technology. This will ensure that should we do well, we will get justly rewarded, and should we fail you will not have to pay un-reasonable ammounts. We hope that this is the beginning of a great and powerful relationship.

(signed)

Deparment Head Herbert Lilae
Department for Ecological Warfare

This is a reply to the telegram

To Johnathon Tetragammation CEO of the Resi Corporation:

We are deeply humbled and honored by your offer. We believe that this could become a powerful relationship, and because of that we accept. I do not believe any fee is needed for our services, merely a small royalty on all items sold by you with our technology. This will ensure that should we do well, we will get justly rewarded, and should we fail you will not have to pay un-reasonable ammounts. We hope that this is the beginning of a great and powerful relationship.

(signed)

Deparment Head Herbert Lilae
Department for Ecological Warfare
To Department Head Herbert Lilae, D.E.W., the Infinite Crucible:

Then it shall be so. Attached to this telegram are the specs for the buckyball-silk armor, and specs on that which is needed to keep it in optimal shape. Buckyballs, as you may or may not know, are artificially created carbon-40 superdiamonds. Made from the very substance that we are, these buckyballs are unique not only in their unsurpassed durability but in their crystalline structure, which can act as a compacitor of sorts. This means that:
Due to it being a superdiamond, it's durable like nothing else
It collects energy from a direct energy attack due to its structure, which can then be harvested for your own use with the proper tools (specs included)
Again, due to its crystal structure, it refracts all of the handheld lasers encountered to date, and some of the less powerful artillery lasers
When individual buckyballs (carbon-40 molecules) are woven together with silksteel, you get all the benefits of carbon-40 with all the flexability of silksteel. As would be expected, buckyball-silk is slightly less fluid than silksteel, making it feel more like a cotton shirt than a silk shirt for a standard suit. Suits can be made with a higher-than-avarage buckyball count to protect from up to medium artillery lasers, but these are expensive and have the feel of tough denim.
As for the business end of all this, CEO Tetragammaton suggested a 20% cut of profits made from your inventions be donated to you, because we'll be doing the manufacturing and implimentation, which are a bit more costly than the actual R&D. Again, should you be unsatisfied this is still open to negotiations.

H.J. R-Washu, Head of R&D
The Resi Corporation

To H.J. R-Washu, Head of R&D

We believe that a 20% cut is completely logical and agree to the terms of the agreement. Any future inventions/ discoveries made by the Eco-Warfare Deparment will the specs telegrammed to you. We hope that this will be a long lasting and highly profitable relationship to both our nations. We have one request though. We would like to restrict certain nations from purchasing our weaponry. This is to make sure our weapons do not fall into the hands of our enemies. This list will be short, and only has one name on it now.

Hataria

Hataria may purchase anything else, but not anything we give you the specs for. If this seem too extreme we can discuss it.

(signed)

Deparment Head Herbert Lilae
Department for Ecological Warfare

To Deparment Head Herbert Lilae, D.E.W., the Infinate Crucible:

This additional term is acceptable, and we'd be more than happy to comply. Thank you for doing business with Resicorp, and may you have a long and prosperous future.

CEO Johnathan Tetragammaton
The Resi Corporation

OOC: *cough* A Buckyball is Carbon-60. At 40 Carbons, the ball is not stable.

OOC: *cough* A Buckyball is Carbon-60. At 40 Carbons, the ball is not stable.
((OOC: Eh, I realized that while reviewing my products in my store and seeing Carbon-60 there. However, I'm lazy and didn't feel like editing multiple posts and didn't think anyone would catch it. Sue me. :p ))