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Mogar

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only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
-T.S. Eliot

 

 

The Los Angeles City State had continued to make progress, the population were relatively indifferent to the idea of joining a nation with a capital halfway across the world, but on the other hand, the Imperium was one of the few nations left, and realistically the strongest. The process for the French territories to be annexed had continued but a North American holding would be far more risky for the Imperium to undertake, Several harbors would begin the process of expansion to be used as Imperium naval bases, as well as airfields within the territories. Care was taken to not overstep into Northern California, in respect to Cascadia. Imperium construction companies would begin the lengthy process to bring Los Angeles up to the same specifications as the rest of the Imperium, a task that would take decades. For now though, preparations were made for the Crown Prince to arrive and personally negotiate with the local governments to transition to Imperium territory.

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Now, the Imperium may have its own plans for Southern California, but the Cartels had their own plans, and the Imperium encroaching upon their territory could be deadly or an excellent opportunity, depending on how the cartel handled it. East Asia produced most of the world's opiates, marijuana, and just about every drug imaginable besides cocaine. The American Cartels on the other hand, produced plenty of cocaine but had experienced plenty of trouble actually penetrating the East Asian markets due to their technological advantage over the rest of the world, it was fairly easy for the Imperium to detect any cargo that was not meant to be there with a simple scan. and a lead lined container tended to draw attention to itself due to the reality of such a container being perfect to sneak a nuclear weapon into a city with millions. 

Sal Buenrostro was upper management within the american cartel. He had hoped to become a boss one day but as it stood he was unable to progress further up the ladder. Until he had heard of the Imperium's Crown Prince traveling to the Los Angeles area to personally negotiate with their local governments. This sparked an idea in the older gentlemen, why not simply travel to Tokyo and meet with their own Cartels. The various Asian criminal factions had been united for decades, and it was an open secret in the underworld that the Imperium government did not have much concern for their activities so long as there was no violence. The rare cases of violence were met with brutal force on the part of the police and government agencies. Sal booked a ticket to Tokyo to do the same the Crown Prince would be doing. He didn't know it, but his civilian craft would cross the Pacific at the same time the Crown Prince did, the planes paths nearly intersecting just west of Hawaii.

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