Ardus

I was not discussing what MK should do. The Kingdom is doing precisely what it should be doing in respecting the desires of its allies, which is what I assume prompted this thread. You're dim if you think fear of sanctions is the sole cause. I had a lengthy post written up here explaining why you're wrong, but I want you to be wrong and I want you to act on it. Please, please make my day. And 1337's day. And the day of every Shroomer who desires a phase of combat they, and every intelligent mind, knows they'd win. They won't start it, but they'll damn sure enjoy it.

A sanction war against MK alone would wholly benefit MK; their activity would be decisive in comparison to the vast hordes aligned against them. A sanction war in retaliation against the entirety of Competence for the acts of MK against HoT and Mogar would only sour relations between potentially non-hostile components of each coalition. If eQuilibrium chooses to retaliate with sanctions regularly, it would only be the latest in a long line of extraordinarily stupid decisions. I therefore encourage you to do so.

Heil Feanor Heil Lum Heil Pure Paradoxian Skull Shape

I am here to quash all the rumors and set facts to the record. I do indeed shit gold.

You've played this less than I have and frankly that makes you a better person. :( Congrats!

I am not a member of MK, nor did I have any role in the authorization of the sanction, nor did I have any role in this apology. Frankly I find this entire debate to be mind numbing and beneath me. I merely appeared to prod here and there. I have succeeded. The Peace Mode Champion[sup]TM[/sup] is ever victorious!

You cannot claim to be a simple player of the great game and forgive the tortfeasor only to then seize faux-outrage and condemn his friends for his own act. Further, no, I am not surprised that you are doing a poor job of asserting moral outrage.

If this were any more transparent, I'd be obligated to put up a sticker to make sure little old ladies didn't accidentally run into it and hurt themselves.

Trixie shows up and you rebuff her. Truly you have learned nothing about friendship.

Have NPO represent you at the sanction negotiations; maybe it'll turn out better.

[16:00] <&Brehon[NPO]> We are putting an official DoW up against TOP today. Oh, hey, that was right classy of him to give us forewarnin... [16:01] <&Brehon[NPO]> Clerical clean up and to be sure, quite frankly those fighting on your front aren't alone when it comes to negotiations lol

I have tasted TOP Shelf Tears[sup]TM[/sup]. They are indeed cool, lightly salted, refreshing, and deeply invigorating. However, whatever it is you are drinking is not TOP Shelf Tears[sup]TM[/sup]. I encourage you to call your local poison control hotline immediately. You may be drinking expired Pacifican Baby Garum with swapped labels.

the jig is up

"Always" is a powerful, encompassing word that should be used sparingly, if at all. I trust Brehon to be Brehon, and that's trust enough when playing the great game.

I hate to butt into a collateral matter like this, but I for one strongly support the forward motion of this peace train. People all over the world, join hands~

I find your distrust of us flattering and your implicit condescension of others refreshing. A fine return to form for the Imperial Office!

I am confident your allies would not have abandoned AI and that the proceedings would have been communicated to them in a timely manner, as they must have been given that we are now all here talking about them. Evidently you are not so confident. That is very strange.

You should not confuse surprise and amusement for fear. For the duration of this conflict, the DR/NPO has been the relatively well-run side of the coalition. So when you approach us with explicit concerns about the absence of AI from discussions initiated by [i]your allies[/i] and use that as a partial, if not complete, reason to insert yourself into the front, it leaves us shocked and very entertained. It demonstrates a lack of confidence in those alliances on the front against us, either militarily or diplomatically or both. It is a return to the sort of controlling arrogance of days since past, when the greatest advocate for opposition to Pacifica was Pacifica herself. That is a terribly silly thing to do in a war where your coalition is already less than cohesive. Your allies were doing a fine job of handling their affairs. They offered a resolution very favorable to themselves. TOP replied with one we think is more fair to our interests. It was declined. As I'm sure you are aware, that is generally how negotiations work, running through the offer-counteroffer cycle until mutual assent of the parties is reached. At what point in the process were you disadvantaged? Unlike you, I feel very comfortable making assumptions based on the loyalty and competence of my allies. If I were not, they simply would not be my allies.

You're late. The catering has already left and the liquor is long since imbibed. It's kind of you to try and take everybody's keys so they can't drive home, but they were arranging for cabs so it's really just unnecessary.

While I'd like to lay claim to disbanding TOOL to fatten my villain portfolio, I can't. TOOL decided to disband of its own accord and approached MK about it, what with the war and all. They decided to disband and I agreed to have any outstanding obligations relieved if/when they did so.

won't somebody please think of the [s]children[/s] fillies

People still steal guides?

I'm renaming this the "The Tier We Control Is More Important Than The Tier You Control" War.

The House is strong.

I was nothing less than courteous from the day DH/NPO ended, a span of time including two romps over Dos Amigos and this abortion of a war you generously call "a beatdown." I was courteous to Pacifica, IRON, Valhalla, BAPS, and Dark Templar for the duration of that period. I am the very embodiment of nobility.