Roma V
13-02-2008, 03:58
Feburary 12th, 2008. Emperor Queaus of the Republic of Roma V comes before the Senate of Roma V to give a new type of address. One based off of the "State of the Union" address Presidents of the United States often present in their final months in office. He has called it the "State of the World" address and he seems fairly confident his will go down in history as the first, and greatest. We present to you tonight, a live-feed from the House of the Senate on the "State of the World" address...
(The room is half mooned shaped. One side is occupied by rows of stone bleachers. The other, a small stage with a podium at the front. At the sides of the stage are Praetorian Guard. In the seats are the members of the Roman senate.)
(The 150 Senators rose from their seats and applauded as Emperor Queaus approached the stage. Smiling and waving warmly to each one. When he had reached the podium, all in the room shouted in unison: "Hail Queaus!")
(The Emperor smiled kindly and waved them all back into their seats. They did as he commanded, and slowly sat back down)
"Good evening brothers, Senators of the honorable Roman Senate. I come before you tonight to bring to the attention of yourselves the state of the world we currently reside in. We stand in the very building our ancestors addressed the problems of the Republic and the Empire with. One that has survived the sands of time which blow ever faster these days. And the sands bring with them change. Both good and bad and some not even noticeable. Change that is inevitable. Change that determined the fate of our predecessors. Change that will soon decide our own fate."
(The Emperor changed papers and cleared his throat.)
"These are dangerous times we live in. The infinite resources of the world that our ancestors once reaped are now writhing away. The sun, whose rays once signaled the coming day, now signals the coming doom. Betrayal. Deceit. Deception. All are our enemies. Enemies also of the very thing we seek to represent. Democracy. But Democracy is not only threatened by the ways of the world, but its arms. We read the ancient texts of old, describing the horrors of war and plague. But they have not seen a world where your foe can wipe your nation off the map with a single unstable atom packed into a jet-propelled casing. They have not seen the terrible wake of destruction and disease left behind by a missile carrying anthrax."
(The Emperor reaches over and takes a sip of water from his glass and continues.)
"The world is torn by civil wars. Some for the righteous cause. Others to provoke pandemonium. We too derive our creation from civil war. But our cause we righteous. We fought to unite under a banner that signaled a place that would promote true and pure democracy. Our fight was won. And I stand before you today as proof that dreams can become reality with the determination and support of other minds. For the dream is a heavy bucket of water, and one mind cannot carry it alone. It must have the aid of other minds seeking to bring about the same outcome for it to be successfully placed atop the dinner table for the people to drink from in whatever moderation they please."
(The Emperor clears his throat and moves onto another paper.)
"And so brothers and sisters of the world. My kin! Senate of the Roman people! I stand before you and plead with you to unite. For we all have a common dream. A dream that leads to salvation. And this salvation can only be achieved with the like-minded support of other peoples to become reality! Roma V is here. We will be a bastion for the dreams of man! We will not produce these heartbreaking weapons of mass destruction! We will not tremble in fear before the foes of Democracy and their weapons! We will stand strong against the crushing waves of time that would wither us away into history! We are the beacon that beckons the dreams of man to come! If you are a dreamer, and you are out there, we are here. And we are waiting for you."
(The Emperor took a sip of water, and bowed his head in respect to the Senate.)
"Esto perpetua. Repubblica di Roma V."
(He stepped off the stage and the Senators rose. Cheering and clapping for him as he exited.)
("Hail Queaus!" they chanted.)
(The room is half mooned shaped. One side is occupied by rows of stone bleachers. The other, a small stage with a podium at the front. At the sides of the stage are Praetorian Guard. In the seats are the members of the Roman senate.)
(The 150 Senators rose from their seats and applauded as Emperor Queaus approached the stage. Smiling and waving warmly to each one. When he had reached the podium, all in the room shouted in unison: "Hail Queaus!")
(The Emperor smiled kindly and waved them all back into their seats. They did as he commanded, and slowly sat back down)
"Good evening brothers, Senators of the honorable Roman Senate. I come before you tonight to bring to the attention of yourselves the state of the world we currently reside in. We stand in the very building our ancestors addressed the problems of the Republic and the Empire with. One that has survived the sands of time which blow ever faster these days. And the sands bring with them change. Both good and bad and some not even noticeable. Change that is inevitable. Change that determined the fate of our predecessors. Change that will soon decide our own fate."
(The Emperor changed papers and cleared his throat.)
"These are dangerous times we live in. The infinite resources of the world that our ancestors once reaped are now writhing away. The sun, whose rays once signaled the coming day, now signals the coming doom. Betrayal. Deceit. Deception. All are our enemies. Enemies also of the very thing we seek to represent. Democracy. But Democracy is not only threatened by the ways of the world, but its arms. We read the ancient texts of old, describing the horrors of war and plague. But they have not seen a world where your foe can wipe your nation off the map with a single unstable atom packed into a jet-propelled casing. They have not seen the terrible wake of destruction and disease left behind by a missile carrying anthrax."
(The Emperor reaches over and takes a sip of water from his glass and continues.)
"The world is torn by civil wars. Some for the righteous cause. Others to provoke pandemonium. We too derive our creation from civil war. But our cause we righteous. We fought to unite under a banner that signaled a place that would promote true and pure democracy. Our fight was won. And I stand before you today as proof that dreams can become reality with the determination and support of other minds. For the dream is a heavy bucket of water, and one mind cannot carry it alone. It must have the aid of other minds seeking to bring about the same outcome for it to be successfully placed atop the dinner table for the people to drink from in whatever moderation they please."
(The Emperor clears his throat and moves onto another paper.)
"And so brothers and sisters of the world. My kin! Senate of the Roman people! I stand before you and plead with you to unite. For we all have a common dream. A dream that leads to salvation. And this salvation can only be achieved with the like-minded support of other peoples to become reality! Roma V is here. We will be a bastion for the dreams of man! We will not produce these heartbreaking weapons of mass destruction! We will not tremble in fear before the foes of Democracy and their weapons! We will stand strong against the crushing waves of time that would wither us away into history! We are the beacon that beckons the dreams of man to come! If you are a dreamer, and you are out there, we are here. And we are waiting for you."
(The Emperor took a sip of water, and bowed his head in respect to the Senate.)
"Esto perpetua. Repubblica di Roma V."
(He stepped off the stage and the Senators rose. Cheering and clapping for him as he exited.)
("Hail Queaus!" they chanted.)