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Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Federal Republic of Canada
Wednesday - Septemeber 7, 2005 1145 HR

The streets of Downtown Vancouver were full of all sorts of individuals as they headed in all different directions to their destinations as they took every morning to head out early for their lunch hours, or heading home after the morning shift. The people, were busy with their own lives.

Jeremiah Taylor stopped suddenly as he felt the paved sidewalk began to shake under his feet as he looked over to the person beside him, "Earthquake."

The tremors started to get worst as rubbles from the skyscrapers above them began to shake terribly as parts of them fell on people and vehicles on the street. The streets were in chaos as they tried to look for the closet place for safety as the glass windows of the shops bursted out at them, cutting them severely.

Within moments Vancouver laid in shambles.

Presidential Press Room Emergency News Response

The Press Secretary held her head up as she tried, as she thought of the many people who were killed on the West Coast, the people of Vancouver and Seattle and the rest of the cities and communities that have been effected, she cleared her throat, "Earlier at eleven forty five this morning, the West Coast has been hit by a number 9.8 on the richter scale. The President has called for a national state of emergency, Canadian Forces across the nation will be sent to assist in the situation to stop the looters. DART will also be sent. The President has alerted me that we'll be asking for assistance from the following nations, Pacitalia, Jarridia and the rest of the West Wood Alliance."

(OOC: Others are also allowed to post, you can either roleplay your name or establish a character within the cities of Washington State and the Province of British Columbia along the West Coast.)

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((OOC: When you say "roleplay your name," you're talking about your nation, correct?))

In its attempts to create a better world, the UNA was a while ago offering aid to any nations who needed. This hand of help is now stretched out to your country. We currently have our troops deployed, so we cannot help in that way, but we can provide some substantial humanitarian aid to you. This will take the form of a large military field hospital with staff, medical supplies, food, water, temporary shelters and clothing. A disaster team will also be sent to the area to clean up and rescue people who may be trapped under rubble.

Given the word we will begin to gather these supplies and send them to you. You could expect these within a few days due to our stockpiles of most of the items.

OOC: Yes... name = nation.

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Initial Statement on behalf of the Ottoman Alliance

The Ottoman Alliance has heard of the horrible earthquake in Canada and are working towards releasing vital food water, and monetary funds to assist the people of Canada with disaster relief. If needs be troops may also be dispatched to help with search and rescue, or law and order. We hope the President of the Ottoman Alliance will release these funds soon.

Imperial Palace, Risban

Emperor Scorpius sat in his office, going through a large stack of papers on his desk. Things in the Grand Imperium had been looking dim recently, what with all the upheavels and chaos in the government. Thus, he did not get a chance to watch the news as he usually liked to. An aide hurried into the Emperor's office, bowing before informing him of the tragedy in Canada.
"My God," said Scorpius, dropping the pen that was in his hand. "Get me Julia. I want to write a response."


Telegram to the Federal Republic of Canada
I am sorry for the loss of life in your nation. An earthquake of this magnitude is horrendous...
The people of Risban and I are sympathetic for you. Last year, a volcano erupted in the Copmol Bay area of the Grand Imperium. There has never been word of a volcano in Risban before, and we were totally unprepared. Seven thousand people lost their lives, many of them tourists. The disaster affected my entire empire. However, we survived.

As long as the people hang on to hope, you can survive. You can rebuild.

I am offering to deploy two hundred Imperial Guardsmen to help find survivors. The Risban Red Cross will also go to Canada with over a thousand workers. We will donate one billion dollars in aid, and health packets as well.

May God be with those who are still stuck in the crumbled cities.

Most Sincerely,
Emperor Robinson Antares Scorpius
Empress Nora Courtney Scorpius




Vancouver
Adrian Lesath coughed as he opened his eyes, dust flying at the force of the cough. He blinked several times, looking around, feeling incredibly dazed. For a moment he couldn't hear a thing, and all that he saw was rubble, gray dust, and some fires.
Sitting up, he cried in pain, holding his head. However, he could not even hear himself cry. All he heard was a horrible ringing in his ears. He tried shaking his head, halting once it caused too much pain. He stuck one finger in his hear, not noticing the blood on his hands as he attempted to clean his ear out, desperate to make the ringing stop.
Adrian was a native of the Grand Imperium of Risban. He had been in Vancouver on a business trip, representing the Scorpius Corporation. He had been downtown, attempting to make a trade deal with a Canadian firm. He was walking beside a skyscraper when the quake hit, talking on his cellular telephone. All the Risbanian could remember was the low rumble and the ground beginning to shake; he dropped his cell phone, staring in horror down at the cement ground as parts of the sidewalk and street began to roll up and crack. Then, the next thing he knew, there was a loud crash and everything went black.

Now, he was sitting in a pile of rubble. He couldn't see anyone. Adrian Lesath stood as the ringing back to slow down. He took off his tie, putting it around his arms to stop a small gash caused by fallen rubble. It appeared that parts of the building had fallen on him.

Adrian looked around, desperate to find someone; desperate to know what had happened. Earthquakes were rare in Risban; Adrian had only been in one before, and it was a mere 5.2.
He looked around. Could it have been some type of attack instead? He did not believe that an earthquake would be able to do this.
Seeing someone's shoe-covered feet a few meters away, Adrian quickly stumbled over. He knelt next to the body of the businesswoman, shaking her gently. He turned her over to see her face; there was a large gash in her forhead. Feeling her pulse, Adrian gulped upon finding her dead.

He stood again, gazing around. Downtown Vancouver looked like a war zone. The ScorpCorp representative was quickly reminded of the images shown on the television after terrorists attacked several embassies and businesses in Risban City.
Adrian stumbled onto the street (or at least what was left of it), and looked around for someone.
For anyone.

The Grey Legions wishes to extend their sympathy to the nation of Canad_a and would like to send the 88th and 34th MASH units to the hardest hit areas, as well as a donation of $1,000,000 USD.

Lt. Gen. Komen

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Vancover, Canada

Marco woke up; insantly smelling the drywall and the concrete in the air that was kicked up by falling debris. He had been in a cafe, drinking his morning cup of coffee before the quake began. and he felt the coffee he had spilt on his shirt once the shaking had begun. He felt the drywall and dust that had stuck to the spilt coffee against his brusied chest. His shirt had been cut by somthing and he was bleeding, he tried to stop it with a napkin. He had never been in a earthquake before, hurricanes were a diffeerent story, he had experience many at his home in the Yucatan Province of Vietnamexico. He suddenly heard a screaming from insid the kitchen. He quickly rose from his feet and ran toward the wailing. He arrived to see a worker laying on the ground, scalded from ot water that had poured on him when he took cover from the falling cookware. Marco tried to turn on the facet, nothing, and so he grabbed the man and tried to find a way to get out of the cafe, looking for a crack in the wall or somewhere that he could get through...

Jayleinn, Utcheer; Palace of Angels Atrium

Queen Shelby sat quietly in her chair, reading a novel she had recently picked up from the national library. All around her the sun was shining, the air was cool, and the plants and flowers gently rocked in the cool breeze. She looked up for a moment, noticing that her Foreign Minister, Danielle Tobin, was heading towards her through the green lawn.

Danielly approached and bowed towards the superior queen, "Your majesty, I'm sorry to disturb you during reading, but the have a crisis," she said.

"It is quite alright, but what seems to be the trouble?" replied Shelby, cocking her head to the side, her blonde hair blowing in the breeze.

"A horrific disaster has occurred in Canada, one of our key allies. An earthquake of undocumented proportions has struck the city of Vancouver, and many other cities along their western seaboard. It is presumed that thousands are dead." said Danielle with a sort of awestruck tone.

Queen Shelby slipped back in her throne, her eyes moving rapidly around the atrium and the outdoors. She hesitated for a moment, trying to comprehend what was happening and direct her mind to the right course of action. She looked back at Danielle with a certain dismay in her eyes. "We will certainly be by their side at all costs. Utcheer is reknowned in the WWA for our hospitality and foriegn aid. We must do as we see fit, and that is to provide our aid. Our first order of business is to send the Canadan government a message of our intentions. The we should proceed to Westwood, Jarridia, and insure that the WWA is making efforts as well. I would also like to take a personal trip to Canada, and see the devastation for myself."

Danielle nodded, and took the notebook out of her purse and prepared to write the words of Queen Shelby.

Dearest Anthony Wittrock,

The nation of Utcheer is horrified by the devastation that has befallen Canada on this day. As we have seen in many recent times, tragedies shatter the very foundation of our society, and can bring ultimate destruction and humiliation to those closest to us. The people of Utcheer have you all in their prayers tonight.

Currently we are preparing to do all we can to further insure the safety of the Canadan people, and the Canadan nation. It is without a doubt our responsibility, no, our grand honor, to help our fellow humans.

Our course of action will first dispatch Utcheeri personnel to Vancouver and other cities, if you wish. We will send search and rescue teams, as well as, medical officers and crowd control.

I, personally am planning a visit to Canada, after first stopping into the WWA Government Center. I certainly hope that you will accept our aid and my visit. We can do much to help you, do not hesitate to ask. Our phone lines are always open.

Our hearts are with you,

Queen Shelby, Prime Empress of Utcheer

Eyes wide with shock, mouth slightly agape, Lord-General Drache shook his head, sighing, and sat down in his quiet office, pulling out a piece of parchment and a pen, and began to write.

To the leaders of Canada

I give you my most sincere condolences, having heard of the devastating tragedy which has struck your wonderful city. Having visited British Columbia a few times, and Vancouver itself once, I am deeply saddened to hear this news. If you should require monetary aid or goods, I would be most happy to supply them to the disaster area.

With regards,
Lord-General Drache
Emperor of the Dar'i'karan Empire

President's Office, Executive Building, Presidential Building Complex
Victoria, British Columbia, Federal Republic of Canada

The President was currently occupied with members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and members of the National Security Agencies of the Canadan Republic as he was there in great sorrow for those who were killed in today's greatest tradegy in Canada's history of natural caused disasters as they were going through preparations to send military in the worse off areas for the time being and to begin evacs to other locations.

The Director of the National Intelligence Agency, Mark Mosher cleared his throat as he raised his hand in proper fashion to recieve permission to speak on the current situations that went down the entire Canadan West Coast.

The President nodded as he gave the Director a hand gesture for him to begin the intelligence debriefing, "Go a head, Director Mosher."

Director Mosher nodded his head with a small smile as he handed the President over dossier filled with pictures that have been recently been taken by Canadian Monitoring Satellites, "Thank you, Mister President."

The President opened the dossier and took the pictures as he looked over them, the damage that occured in the Republic's major cities; Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, Delta, Everett, Seattle and Portland. The President went back to Richmond. The city on Island by nature was completely under water as he gasped for air.

The Director looked to the floor as he understood then looked back up at the President, "That was my same reaction, Mister President. The city of Richmond is completely under water after the tetonic plates shifted. The city's foundation was not a strong one, it was built in very soft sand."

He looked over to his Chief of Staff as he put the pictures back into the dossier as he handed them back to the Director, "Kiel, get me some media time on the press, I have to inform the people of this country what a lot of their friends, family and colleagues are currently going over.

"General Clark and Lieutenant General Paulson, I want you to send all avaliable personnel to the locations that have hit hard and coordinate their search and rescues with members of the National Security Taskforce and the Royal Mounted Canadian Police, immediately."

Both of the men nodded.

"You are dismissed, keep me up-to-date with progress."

The men nodded as the rest stood to their feet, "Yes sir."

"Good. Speak to you all soon."

The President wrote the following telegrams.


TELEGRAM COMMUNIQUE

TO THE EMPEROR OF RISBAN;

I thank you for your letter on the behalf of the Canadian people. We'll greatly appreciated and welcomed warmly by the Canadian Republic, your military will be organized to work with members of the Canadian Forces.

Sincerely in good faith,
President Anthony Raymond Wittrock



TELEGRAM COMMUNIQUE

TO THE QUEEN SHELBY OF UTCHEER;
I greatly appreciate your letter of warm, friendly relations and accept any form of humantarian aide from your great Queendom. We accept your assistance in great deal. You are more then welcome to fly here to Victoria, where I can join you to look over the damage after the Earthquake with you.

Sincerely in good faith,
President Anthony Raymond Wittrock



TELEGRAM COMMUNIQUE

TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL KOMEN OF THE GREY LEGIONS;

We welcome you for your financial and humantarian aide. We'll greatly appreciate that you assist us through today's tragedy by sending your MASH units.


Sincerely in good faith,
President Anthony Raymond Wittrock



TELEGRAM COMMUNIQUE

TO LORD-GENERAL DRACHE OF DAR'I'KARAN EMPIRE;

Thank you for your acts of humantarianism, Lord-General Drache. I greatly apprecriate your assistance and you mean well. The Canadian Government accepts your aide.

Sincerely in good faith,
President Anthony Raymond Wittrock

After hearing of the disaster, Penpusher Prime Minister David Freedman was shocked and opened a meeting with his cabinet to discuss what our nation can do to help. After two hours of hot debate in the room, the Prime Minister decided to stick to his Foreign Minister's idea. The Penpusher Confederacy pledges £2,000,000 Penpusher pounds, or $2,947,200 USD. We also offer to send 1,500 hospital beds, 2,000 bottles of isopropanol (rubbing alcohol), 12,000 twenty-ounce bottles of drinking water, 4,000 large first-aid kits, 2,400 boxes of powdered milk, and 3,200 boxes of sterile latex gloves. The first aid supplies are being donated by Wallis-Sanford Corporation and the Harris Pharmaceutical Corporation. The rest is being donated from the Penpusher Confederacy's strategic reserve.

The President wrote another message to the Confederacy of Penpusher:


TELEGRAM COMMUNIQUE

TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE PENPUSHER CONFEDERACY;

On behalf of the government and people of the Canadian Republic, I, President Wittrock personally thank you for your humantarian commitments to my country in need. We accept your aide to assist our people. Thank you for doing us a solid, we'll return our solid when you call for us in assistance.

Sincerely signed in good faith,
President Anthony R. Wittrock

The Penpusher Air Force is requesting a rendezvous point, in order to land our aircraft, unload supplies, refuel, and head back home. As soon as you give us that information, the aircraft will be airborne.

The Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Canada responded to the reply from the Penpusher's Republic during his next meeting with the Secretary of the Interior:


TELEGRAM COMMUNIQUE

TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE PENPUSHER CONFEDERACY;

We have alerted the Department of National Defence to escort your planes through Canadian Airspace, we'll coordinate your flight path to Canadian Air Force Base (CAFB) Chilliwack. This city was not hit severely from the quake along the West Coast.

CFAB is ninety-nine point three kilometres (63 miles) away from Vancouver.

Approved Telegram by the President of the Federal Republic of Canada;
Sent by Brendan Clarkson, Aide to the President

Excellent. The cargo aircraft are now taking off, and shall arrive within your airspace in around 20 hours.

Colonel David Clayton
Channelview Air Force Base
1055th "Chicken" Wing
Commander

OOC: Whereabouts is your nation located? I am curious. :p

(( OOC: About 15,000 km from yours, in the case of this RP. ))

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OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE
MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS

The best wishes and prayers of both Republic and Empire are extended to the nation of Canada in this tiem fo great sadness.

It is with a spirit of goodwill and a compeltion to right the wrongs of this earth that the Constitutional Republic of Rotovia offers any service you may require at this time and in the future.

May the light of the ancients guide your path.

[signed]
Dr Sarah Hours
Minister for the Republic
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs

[signed]
President Dionysus Baccheus
Crown Prince of The Rotovian Empire
President of The Constitutional Republic

OOC: Rotovia, I am just curious. Have your nations been involved before in another roleplay? If so, can you debrief me? I am just curious.

The Dominion of Quadralowillton annouces aid:

AP - Earlier today Quadralowillton Prime Minister Andrew Chobaniuk announced a massive aid package of 10 Billion Quadralosons (11.3 Billion CAD) for the lower mainland are of British Columbia. The aid package was approved afer an emergency meeting of the nations Parliament. Prime Minister Andrew Chobaniuk was born in North Vancouver, BC. He said during his speech, "I owe everything to my home town and my birth country... I would not be the leader I am today without Vancouver as my home town, The people and ethnic diversity of that great city helped mould my mind to create the best possible conditions for my addoptive country... God Bless Vancouver." British Columbia Premeir Gordon Campbell released a short statement of gratitude this afternoon.

OOC: Rotovia, I am just curious. Have your nations been involved before in another roleplay? If so, can you debrief me? I am just curious.
OOC: Been involved with you? Possibly. I really do not remember. We are refering to two years of active roleplay, so my guess is as good as yours.

The Dominion of Quadralowillton annouces aid:

AP - Earlier today Quadralowillton Prime Minister Andrew Chobaniuk announced a massive aid package of 10 Billion Quadralosons (11.3 Billion CAD) for the lower mainland are of British Columbia. The aid package was approved afer an emergency meeting of the nations Parliament. Prime Minister Andrew Chobaniuk was born in North Vancouver, BC. He said during his speech, "I owe everything to my home town and my birth country... I would not be the leader I am today without Vancouver as my home town, The people and ethnic diversity of that great city helped mould my mind to create the best possible conditions for my addoptive country... God Bless Vancouver." British Columbia Premeir Gordon Campbell released a short statement of gratitude this afternoon.

OOC: He isn't Premier... nor is he Governor... he's Lieutenant Governor. Christy Clark is Governor. :)

Where is QWKTN?

OOC: Been involved with you? Possibly. I really do not remember. We are refering to two years of active roleplay, so my guess is as good as yours.

OOC: Okay then... what alliances have you been affiliated with in the past?

OOC: Quadralowilltonialfgafdg? That's one hell of a name.

OOC: No kidding.

Quadralowillton is Located in the Pacific Northwest and is alligned with the Northwest Alliance

OOC: Okay then... what alliances have you been affiliated with in the past?
OOC: The Rotovian Pact (obviously; made up of Aztec National League, Prespolis and Myself), The Coalition Against Slavery, Nations for Peace (aka anti-Coalition Againt Rotovia Alliance). That's all I can remember, I'm currently unafilliated.

OOC: Any previous alliances that you have been apart that has been Anti-WWA at all? Ah... Pacific Northwest.... you got to be more specific. I do not know of your alliance either.

OOC: We've been part of a couple of alliances (neither are major) -- the "Anti-Communist League" and the "Mecklenburgovian Intraregional Treaty Organization", which is a small regional pact. But I'm not very active here.

OOC: Anyone if you are up for it, please add me to msn and/or aim.

MSN - anth(atsymbolgoeshere)theanthzone.com
AIM: theanthzone

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Dear President Wittrock of Canada,
A terrible attack by mother nature has occurred on your western coast, and in times like these it is all we can do help one another. I realize that we have had no diplomatic relations so far and that, as of yet, nobody in Canada has probably even heard of the Roman Empire of Streleheim. However, I would like to offer condolences on behalf of the people of Streleheim and the Rhomanii Church. We are prepared to give whatever aid is needed; be it money, food, or security. As you read this, I have authorized "Operation Quake," a joint-force operation by the Royal Air Command and the Emergency Operational Forces. The operation mainly consists of these forces being deployed in and around Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland, and being placed under the direct command of yourself, the Canadian President. This taskforce will consist of the Emergency Operational Forces units Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Theta being placed under your command. Each unit comprising of 1,000 men, totalling 4,000 soldiers. Also part of the taskforce will be 500 of the Continental Army's Field Hospital Corps. These soldiers will be transported by 50 of the Royal Air Command's C-46A Air Transports. These will also be placed under your control, for search and rescue missions, supply drops, etc. All we need for "Operation Quake" to commence is your permission. The taskforce has already been dispatched over international airspace and will be arriving on the Canadian Western Coast in a matter of hours after your consent, if it is granted. We would also like to donate the equivalent of 5,000,000,000 USD towards the relief fund. I regret that this is all we can offer at the moment. We hope to see Canada enjoying better times some day in the near.

Peace be with you,
His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Constantinius Castamir III, Caesar Basileus Augustus, Imperator Romanorium Germanorium et Graecorium, Protector of the Highlands, Sultan of Haradistan, Defender of the Rhomanii Catholic Faith, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Elect of God, Lord of the Rhomanii

The President read over the telegram that had been sent to him by the Roman Empire of Streleheim. The message was perfectly worded, word by word as he smiled and folded his hands. He nodded his head as he took a piece of paper out of the drawer of the large maroon furnished desk as he began to write the telegram to be sent off;


To the Majestic Emperor of Rhomanii;

I, the President of the Canadian Republic greatly honour your message to my office. Your empire's "Operation Quake" will join members of the Canadian Forces in assisting Canadian citizens.

After the national disaster has been cleared and things are turning for the better. I'll like to create a series of diplomatic sessions with one another to establish proper relations between our great nations and our citizens.