The Cola Wars (OOC/Sign-Up)
Vanteland
30-04-2008, 00:25
In a distant nation, isolated from the international stage in all ways, the ultimate Corporate War is being brewed. Two transnational corporations, the Dyspepsi-Cola Company and the Cloaca-Cola Company, are gathering against each other in the unknown nation of Anderia. Though they've been trying to get the 12.6 million population of Anderia to support them more than the other, but the populace lies strictly divided.
So, after two years of fierce competition, one genius at the Cloaca-Cola Company suggested sending soldiers to eliminate the foe. Seeing the Cloaca-Cola forces mobilizing, Dyspepsi did the same. Soon afterwards, the government folded into anarchy, as their House of Representatives was divided, and thus fell. Following this, the population shifted dramatically, migrating to the Dyspepsi and Cloaca-Cola sides of the island, both at opposing sides of the island. Fourty percent of the prewar population went to either side, with the remaining twenty percent also dividing evenly into refugees and a Communist guerilla force.
So, we need people for Dyspepsi (RL equivalent=Pepsi), Cloaca-Cola (RL equivalent=Coca-Cola), and the Commies. Also, if you're nation has particularily strong feelings towards one or the another, we can also have three supporters for any side. Also, if you're like me, you can get involved with some Corporate action. Hostile takeovers indeed.
The RP takes place a month before the war, when the companies start getting desperate and mobilizing. Things like putting Coke into Cloaca-Cola to get its drinkers addicted would be done. Once we have all the people, the RP will start, and this will become the OOC thread.
Cloaca-Cola: Greston (Supporters:)
Dyspepsi-Cola: Logan and Ky (Supporters: The Pink and Purple, South Thasland)
Communists: British Londinium (Supporters: DBL-Vetalia, The Property, British Lodninium)
Others: Buy & Sell Inc./Mountain Beverages Co. (Vanteland), Angoaran Mafia, Cocaine Cooperative (TSS)?
I'll be Coke or an ally of Coke and possibly get my Mariju Cola into this.
The investment banking firm DBL-Vetalia and various other financial companies allied with it will be supporting the Communist rebels as a way of weakening both of the major competitors, enabling them to achieve a successful leveraged buyout of both firms.
South Lizasauria
30-04-2008, 01:31
Can I be the FT invader that wants to turn everyone into Root Beer lovers? :p
British Londinium
30-04-2008, 01:31
I'd join, but I'd like to be my government trying to maintain a central neutral zone, like a UN interdiction force or something.
The Property
30-04-2008, 01:39
Ill join up, but I am a communist... No better side then the red side.;)
Ill join up, but I am a communist... No better side then the red side.;)
This should be interesting...a group of investment bankers and communist guerillas on the same side.
Vanteland
30-04-2008, 01:58
I'd join, but I'd like to be my government trying to maintain a central neutral zone, like a UN interdiction force or something.
No. How about, instead, you don't play your government, and instead play one of the companies or the Commies. Having a neutral force would be too appealing, you see, and that's why I don't want one.
Everyone else, accepted. Except for The Property and South Lizasauria. TP, You're a little inexperienced, so I'll just have you as a supporter. SL, I don't want FT, but feel free to have an MT root beer corporation.
Logan and Ky
30-04-2008, 02:14
Can I rp as the Dyspepsi company?
Vanteland
30-04-2008, 02:22
Can I rp as the Dyspepsi company?
You may.
The Purple and Pink
30-04-2008, 02:22
Yeah, I'd like to play some sort of role for Dyspepsi. Although I've only got one RP post up, I think you'll find it satisfactory enough.
Mokastana
30-04-2008, 02:25
This should be interesting...a group of investment bankers and communist guerillas on the same side.
to quote lenin:
when it comes time to hang the capitalist, they shall sell us the rope
South Thasland
30-04-2008, 02:34
Could you put me in as a tentative Dyspepsi-Cola supporter?
Vanteland
30-04-2008, 03:45
ST and TPAP accepted as Dyspepsi Cola supporters.
British Londinium
30-04-2008, 04:02
Meh, book the Londinian Royal Army Black Watch Division (Nyquist) as on the Commie side.
Aye can i opreate as a criminal organization who supplies drugs and weapons to the companies and communists or supply mercanaires
Third Spanish States
30-04-2008, 07:22
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8681/cocacoladv5.jpg
May I Join?
I know it's hard to believe, but the people who sell this are socialists, really. And it's a cooperative, not a corporation. Of course, they could pull a stunt to "liberate the oppressed people of Anderia from capitalist and stalinist pigs", they have a small part of the military too. What? Yes, Third Spanish States is a socialist place where military forces are controlled by private companies, the only difference being those are cooperatives rather than corporations.
They would pretend to support the commies. But as there is no mention whether they have an would be Stalin among them or not, I can't ensure what will happen, and whether this "support" will actually be a sort of Trojan horse or not.
Vanteland
01-05-2008, 00:59
All applications accepted. I am now officially closisng all applications for anything other than Cloaca-Cola supporter.
Logan and Ky
01-05-2008, 01:38
ooc: btw im probably going to be gone tommorow... its not for sure yet though...
Vanteland
01-05-2008, 03:58
ooc: btw im probably going to be gone tommorow... its not for sure yet though...
I don't think it's going to be starting tomorrow, anyways. Probably I'll start it on friday, after I make the map.
Vanteland
02-05-2008, 03:24
Bump
British Londinium
02-05-2008, 03:29
Who's playing the actual Communists? If there isn't anyone, I be them as well as myself...
Vanteland
02-05-2008, 04:06
Who's playing the actual Communists? If there isn't anyone, I be them as well as myself...
It seems I overlooked that. Would you like to play as supporter of the Communists as well?
British Londinium
02-05-2008, 04:08
It seems I overlooked that. Would you like to play as supporter of the Communists as well?
Sure, I can do both. Make coordination easier, at the very least.
Vanteland
02-05-2008, 04:24
Sure, I can do both. Make coordination easier, at the very least.
Done. Now, if someone doesn't sign up for Cloaca-Cola by the time I'm on tomorrow, I'll do it myself. And no, my corporations wouldn't have any regrets of killing some fanatics to get the serious products from having both of these companies under Mountain Beverages, Inc.
All for my Invisible Empire.
Vanteland
03-05-2008, 04:21
IC thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=555873)'s up, peoplez.
Vanteland
03-05-2008, 22:13
OOC: BL, the fighting hasn't started quite yet. The RP starts the month before the fighting, to get in some of the traditional corporate warfare. The Communists may be getting prepared, but not ready to attack yet. And certainly not with their own sovereign territory yet.
Yeah, the map is set slightly in the future.
British Londinium
03-05-2008, 22:36
Ohh. Well, then, er, postpone that post...