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Note: This is open to Praetonia and Hamptonshire if they would like to join. Otherwise, it's a closed RP.

Basic Information about this RP
Now that the Second War of the Roach is being ignored, it creates an anomaly in that because Prime Minister Ell was assassinated during the war he now can be RPed as being still alive and governing. To do this, I have created a scenario that goes as follows.


In say, November 2004, Karagounis confronts Ell about his pro-RB beliefs, arguing that a relationship with RB is hurting other relationships with other strong allies (Karagounis is anti-RB). Ell dismisses him.
Next month, Karagounis begins using his hidden connections as a former mob boss (the government did not know he was ever in the Pacimafia) and comes up with a plot to remove Ell from power "for the good of Pacitalia".
Later in December, Ell begins to suspect Karagounis is up to something, and assigns a branch of the PCIC to investigate Karagounis' background, wondering why it's never been done before. PCIC unearths some damaging information, Ell and his wife begin a plot to figure out how to stop this.
The plan is sealed on both sides (Karagounis finalising his plot on Ell, Ell finishing his plot on Karagounis), Ell enlists the help of his aides but doesn't tell his cabinet of the plan (which, thankfully explains the reason they were still in their positions under Karagounis).
January 22nd rolls around (the day that Ell was killed in the war RP) and Ell pulls the plot at dinner, taking the sleeping drug trichlorolhydrate with the knowledge of his wife and aides. Karagounis takes power as expected.


What happens after that can be played by ear, but I do have some ideas. Otherwise, we can start it soon.

OOC thread: click here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=406306)

OOC: I am glad to be one of the main members of this RPG, I am just posting in here OOCly so I have it subsribed in my threads so it'll be easier for me for access.

TAG...and chance I can be involved?

No, but thanks for the interest. Only Pacitalia and her allies at this point. :)

From now on, any OOC comments should go in the OOC thread.
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=406306

*tag* for the time being.

President Mike Sarzo was sitting at his desk in the Gray House office where he did much of his work. Deciding to surprise him, First Partner Jay Tyler brought in a plate with broiled salmon, rice, and broccoli that he had the executive chefs prepare for him.

"Whatcha doin, honey," Tyler asked.

"Watching a speech."

"You really do work too hard, Mike."

"It's a lot of work running a country."

"I'll give you that. Who's speaking."

"Nikos Karagounis."

"Oh, the Pacitalian dude," Tyler said.

"Yeah."

The two men sat and watched while Sarzo began to eat his favourite meal. Before long, however, Sarzo scowled at the television.

"What do you think of him?"

"Um, I haven't met the guy yet, but he doesn't seem too bad," Tyler said. "Why?"

Almost under his breath, Sarzo muttered, "well he's no Timothy Ell."

Raising his eyebrow just slightly, Tyler motioned to the meal.

"You'd better finish that. It's getting cold."

Prime Minister Timothy Ell sat in his office on the top floor of the New Prado, fumbling through his papers frantically like a dog searching for a lost bone.

"Dammit, where is that file folder on the terrorist spy from the ALM?" he said to himself.

The door opened with a creak and a triple-knock. Nikos Karagounis, the senior deputy Prime Minister, poked his head in.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

"Looking for the file on the ALM spy."

"Ah, I see. Look, we need to talk."

Ell looked at Karagounis with suspicion. After JDPM Lisa Lomas was killed, things had been on high alert.

"What about?"

Karagounis closed the door and walked toward the chair in front of the desk with his hands behind his back.

The New Prado - PM Ell's office

Nikos brought his hands in front of his body and relaxed them. Ell saw that the fists contained nothing and he sat back in his chair a little, removing his finger from the red switch under his desk. Karagounis sat down, the leather of the chair crunching and rustling as his fine-thread suit pushed onto it.

"Well, with all due respect, I have to say that I disapprove of your stance on Roach-Busters."

Ell's face went from one of slightly bemused relief to that of basic irritation and uninterrable confusion. "What do you mean, my 'stance' on Roach-Busters?"

Nikos sat up and began to raise his voice. "Everything, Tim! Why the hell do we have to be so positive-thinking for them? They're tyrants, fascists, oppressionist basketcases with a false sense of security and a megalomaniacal leader! Surely you can't think of even ONE reason to justify this friendship to the Pacitalian public!"

"Yes, this is true that they do have a problem with civil rights and that J.L. is a bit of a crazed man, but our friendship with Roach-Busters has nothing directly to do with politics," Ell said in a calm, rational voice, trying his best to patronise Karagounis. "Our nations share the common goal of existing in a better environment with good jobs and a high standard of living. J.L. and I go back many years as well."

"That's all fine and dandy, but again, how can you justify the friendship of two people in front of nearly two billion Pacitalians?! It just doesn't make sense."

"Whatever, Nikos. Truly, whatever is all I have to say. I'd be happy to continue listening to your criticisms of the way I run this government, but if any of that would take place, it would be when you're no longer in a position of authority in this country. Do you understand?"

Nikos paused and muttered. "Fine."

"Good. Get out of my sight."

"Yes, sir," Nikos said with an exasperated sigh. He got up and left the room, closing the door rather loudly.

Ell shook his head in disgust and went back to his papers.

"Where the hell is that file?!"

[one minor foul language thingy, but otherwise nothing]

Three days later

"All right, ladies and gentlemen, this is the biggest speech of the month, so let's get it together and keep it together! Thirty seconds to air!"

Director of Afternoon News Programming Aprilla DaMarco sat in the centre chair in the control booth, watching as the timer counted down to the beginning of the half-hour special newscast based around today's hastily-called press conference/speech by Senior Deputy Prime Minister Nikos Karagounis.

"Twenty!"

"Set 1, ready 1, let's go, folks. Good show? Good show."

"And move to 1, standby red, and set. Standby camera 1, in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and up on Red."

The timer ceased at the exact time that the clock struck four in the afternoon, and the opening animation rolled.
This is PNN, the world's #1 news source. Now, a special report - here is Niles Parker.

"Standby 1, take 1."

Niles began to speak.

--Good afternoon, Pacitalia. Today on PNN, a special broadcast straight from the New Prado Press Room. Senior Deputy Prime Minister Nikos Karagounis is about to make a speech, unexpected by even those in the government, which means there might be something very important to be told here. We'll transfer you live now where Signore Karagounis is about to start.--

"Cut 1, take remote source 8."

Instantly, the feed switched from the spacious, modern PNN studio to the open, cavernous, cement-block New Prado Press Room and Karagounis was signalled to begin speaking.

"Hello, Pacitalians, near, far and regardless, dear to me no matter where you may be at this time. Today, I come to you with a grave story. It involves your leader, one who would hold a friendship with another man, a tyrant at that, over protecting you. Yes, that's right. Prime Minister Timothy Ell, considering his friendship with the Roach-Busterian dictator more sacred and more important than you. I'm sure you are sceptical, but there is nothing else I can say to assuage your disbelief of the situation except to say that I spoke with him personally a few days ago, trying to ask him about his views, but he stubbornly told me to leave his office, even after my peaceful attempts to see his side of the argument."

Nikos paused, took a short sip of water, and continued.

"There is quite a bit you can do. Speak out, hold rallies against this atrocity. Surely, you didn't vote for Ell so that his friendship could continue with J.L. in this context. I beg Pacitalians to do this, we must teach him a lesson. I feel terrible that I have to speak this way, but I, as well as most of you, feel betrayed by this very situation, and I want it to end. The Prime Minister must cease relations with Roach-Busters both personally and diplomatically, or else we are doomed. If he can't do this, he is a terrible leader. Plain and simple. Thank you for your time, Pacitalia."

The press assembled there clapped and frantically attempted to get questions from Karagounis but he walked off the stage and through a door to the side.

DaMarco breathed in sharply, as did most of the others in the control room. "Jesus Christ. He did NOT just say that." She crossed herself, then suddenly, came to her senses. "Uh, cut back to 1. Standby 1, take 1."

Niles quickly wiped the shocked look off his face and said, "We'll be right back."

The closing animation ensued. Then, all hell broke loose.

OOC: Mature language warning. If you're easily offended, stop here.

Sarzo was sitting down drinking a cup of coffee waiting for a Cabinet meeting. At Tyler's behest, he slept in and spent the morning relaxing. He sat down to watch a postseason review of the Sarzonian national football team after its 1-0 loss to Total 'n Utter Insanity during the World Cup finals.

As the show ended, anchorwoman Rachel Carlsen broke in with an announcement.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the senior deputy prime minister of Pacitalia, Mr. Nikos Karagounis."

As he watched in horror, Karagounis launched into a tirade of personal invectives against Timothy Ell, the prime minister and a close friend of his.

"What the FUCK is this?"

"Uh, Mike?" Taylor walked into the office with a look like he had seen a ghost.

"Not you, Jay. It's that asshole Karagounis. That bastard fucking stabs Ell in the back, lies through his ass and tries to start a fucking riot. I swear to God, if I ever meet that bastard in life I'm going to be backing heat."

"What did he say?"

Sarzo pressed the TiVo button to replay the relevant part of the speech.

"Oh my God. What are you going to do?"

"What's it look like?"

Within 10 minutes, Sarzo was at the podium in the press room at a hastily-arranged press conference.

"I'm sure many of you have witnessed the horrible character assassination of Pacitalian Prime Minister Timothy Ell by Senior Deputy Prime Minister Nikos Karagounis. We strongly condemn those ill-considered words spoken by a man who is in a position of leadership among his people.

"Mr. Karagounis, you are no leader of men and you are a terrible example to set for your people on the national or international stage. I hope I never have to deal with the likes of you in any kind of capacity."

With that, Sarzo turned and stormed away from the podium without asking questions. He was already late for the Cabinet meeting and he wanted the dramatic image of him turning his back on Karagounis to sear through the airwaves.

CANADIAN NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY HEAD STATION OF OPERATIONS
Timiocatio, Pacitalia

Lyle Thomson was a high-ranking profile member of the Canadian Intelligence Community who had worked in Pacitalia since the late eighties after the foundation of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service and later after the split up of Canada moved to the Federal Republic of Canada to resume his old post.

He sat reclined in his office as he watched Nikos Karangouis' conduct his speech against Prime Minister Timothy Ell. After Nikos' outburst against the current Prime Minister in power of the Pacitalian Government. Lyle under orders of the regulations of the Canadian National Intelligence Agency conduct an investigation and place him on their watch list for a possible security threat.

Lyle Thomson picked up the phone as he dialed the extension for Field Agent James Gracin and his group to conduct a watch on Nikos.

"Gracin here, what can I do for you?"

"This is Thomson, Mister Gracin. Are you watching the television on the Afternoon News program?"

"Yes."

"I want you to conduct an investigation and a watch on the Senior Deputy Prime Minister. It appears that his recent public relations work is a security threat to the current Pacitalian-Canadian relations. If this continues, what is next?"

OOC: So, this died pretty quickly. That's sure nice.

Tag

Josh, I think this thread might not survive the day. I might just RP now as though Ell is still the prime minister, but I'll have a new cabinet without Karagounis.