Velocity Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 To begin this I simply must lead with a Merry Christmas to all of CN! If you don't celebrate Christmas, then Happy Holidays! If you don't celebrate the holidays either, you're probably a watery tart that has no fun. Over the recent months of war and for quite a long time before that it has been a pleasure to work with our amazing friends in NATO. We have been holding onto this upgrade for a quite a while now, to Smitty's misery (sorry not sorry) and a lesser extent, my own. With that said, it is my pleasure to announce the following treaty upgrade. Septentrio Autem Quod Murus PREAMBLE All parties involved in this treaty are to remain sovereign and shall not be governed by the other party. They shall remain separate unless stated in another treaty. This treaty acts to bind the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Freehold of the Wolves in a state of mutual defense, recognizing our alliance's friendship and commitment to one another. The parties involved will henceforth be referred to as NATO and FTW. Article 0: IT’S ALL FIRINGLINE’S FAULT NATO and FTW agree that FiringLine is always at fault. They also agree that while not much better, Velocity is decidedly better than FiringLine. ARTICLE 0 #2: HOUSE BANNERS NATO and FTW acknowledge each other’s sovereignty. Both signatories agree to aid in the protection of said sovereignty and freedom as an alliance. ARTICLE 1: IT’S CALLED “MAKING PEACE” NATO and FTW agree not to attack, or commit actions of espionage on the other signatory. Such actions are regarded as a breach of this treaty. A breach of this treaty will be seen as revocation of said treaty. ARTICLE 2: A THREE-EYED RAVEN NATO and FTW agree to share all relevant information of worth. It is agreed that this information shall not be falsified, or changed in any way, to mislead the other sihnatory. Such falsifications shall be regarded as a breach of the treaty. ARTICLE 3: CALLING THE BANNERS Any declaration of war upon either NATO or FTW is considered an act of aggression on both. Both NATO and FTW agree that should the other come under attack, it is mandatory that all available aid, be it military, financial or diplomatic, will be made available should it be requested. Each signatory also has the option of joining a war declared by the other signatory. ARTICLE 4: MASTERS OF COIN NATO and FTW agree that they will endeavor to contribute financial aid to the other party. Such aid must be within the limits of reality, and not without reason. Such requests for financial aid shall be placed in the other signatory's embassy and the leader shall have to acknowledge the aid request. An acceptable reason must be stated, or the requested aid may not be given. Aid requests may be rejected at the discretion of the other signatory with justified reasoning. Any aid requests made under false pretense shall be viewed as a breach of this treaty. ARTICLE 5: PARTING WAYS To cancel this treaty any time, the leader of the canceling party must inform the other signatory's leader. Following the notice of cancellation, a 96 hour grace period shall begin, during which neither party may breach any article of the above treaty. Signatories: Freehold of the Wolves: King - Dark Lord Sauron, The All-Seeing Monarch Hand of The King - Pjk11, the sentient Taco Regent - Velocity, only in charge sometimes, probably Council of Lords Lord of State - Velocity, like FL but slightly improved Lord of War - CodArk2, Autocorrect Expect Lord of Economic Affairs - Bowlzahoy, who is definitely not our second robot Lord of Internal Affairs - Smitty, Alliance Archivist, Master Wiki Editor, Lord of GIFs, and Master of Annoyance North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Devo, The Stat Lord - Triumvar Warden, The Treaty Flexer - Triumvar SteelersFan, The Steelers Fan - Triumvar LennyNKarl - Chief Justice, Royal King of NATO There are many who would argue that being old is not so gold. Having talked extensively to those that take pride in being the Old Guard, I think I am officially qualified to say that being old is great! Within CN there are very few alliances I have talked to that I would say are on par in terms of cool with our new friends in the Old Guard. The irony of me being the one to post this is not lost, I hope. In the spirit of older things, I used a pixelated FTW flag and an older, lower quality OG flag, all upsized. Old Is Gold Again PreambleThe Old Guard and the Freehold of The Wolves, henceforth referred to as OG and FTW respectively (or "the signatories"), wish to confirm their new and enduring friendship and shared commitment to each other, and make sure that being Old stays Cool. Article I – SovereigntyThe signatories and their respective member nations recognize and respect each other's sovereignty and political independence. The government of both signatories will do their best to aid in the protection of each other’s sovereignty and freedom as an alliance. Article II – No Canes To Be SwungFTW and OG will refrain from espionage and the threat or use of force against each other and will settle all disputes between them by peaceful diplomatic means. Both signatories and their members shall act politely and in a friendly manner to each other at all times, and especially will refrain from using their canes as weapons. Article III – I’ll Let You Know If Kids TrespassIn signing this agreement, both signatory alliances recognize that communication and intelligence is the foundation of a strong and enduring relationship. Both signatory alliances agree to productive inter-alliance communication and the sharing of intelligence. Article IV – Mutually Defended LawnsThis Provision hereby dictates that if either of the signatories find themselves directly attacked by a foreign aggressor, or their lawn being trespassed, the other signatory is, upon request, required to join the war against the foreign aggressor within a reasonable time. The attacked signatory of this agreement has the right to waive such assistance if they feel it is not necessary. If one of the signatories goes to war because of other treaty obligations, they may request military or financial aid from the other signatory, who is encouraged but not obligated to provide that assistance. Article V – Throwing ShoesWhile recognizing each other's independence, this article allows either signatory of this treaty to request the aid of the other in their offensive wars in the form of coming in to fight with their shoes flying. If a request for aid is received the signatory that received it is encouraged but not required to join the war. Article VI – TerminationIf either signatory wishes to terminate this treaty, they must privately inform the government of the other signatory at least one week in advance. Signatories: Old Guard: Arminius Triumvir Freehold of the Wolves: King - Dark Lord Sauron, The All-Seeing Monarch Hand of The King - Pjk11, the sentient Taco Regent - Velocity, only in charge sometimes, probably Council of Lords Lord of State - Velocity, like FL but slightly improved Lord of War - CodArk2, Autocorrect Expect Lord of Economic Affairs - Bowlzahoy, who is definitely not our second robot Lord of Internal Affairs - Smitty, Alliance Archivist, Master Wiki Editor, Lord of GIFs, and Master of Annoyance As I said at the start, Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays (or both)! Now go on, scram! Get back to your parties or whatever else you have going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nishiyoshi_mha Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 Congrats! Nice Christmas gifts for you both. Sad to see Billy Mays. Miss that guy. Better than sham wow though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blamange Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 Firingline is indeed at fault, I don't know why, but it just seems to help to balance out the universe. Congrats on the ties, both old and new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobwebbyarc6 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 In times of war and of peace, I sleep well knowing we come together to blame FL. The only amendment I would like to see is something about nuking FL, but I guess we all can't have the cake and eat it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canik Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 o/ NATO o/ OG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewie Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Great to see this Lines being secured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firingline Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Quote They also agree that while not much better, Velocity is decidedly better than FiringLine. @Warden @dev0win it appears that FTW made an alteration to the treaty after you guys signed it, because I know you did not agree to this text! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty256 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) @Velocity, I noticed a couple of grammatical errors. They would not have happened if I was the one that posted it. Anyway, I am glad to FINALLY to see this done. Anyways, Edited December 26, 2022 by Smitty256 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocity Posted December 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, Smitty256 said: @Velocity, I noticed a couple of grammatical errors. They would not have happened if I was the one that posted it. Anyway, I am glad to FINALLY to see this done. Anyways, I spent 15 minutes fixing where you used “opposing side” instead of “signatories,” so they probably stem from those alterations (or me typing on the dark where I couldn’t see my keys super well lol) 1 hour ago, firingline said: @Warden @dev0win it appears that FTW made an alteration to the treaty after you guys signed it, because I know you did not agree to this text! That clause of the treaty was agreed upon a while before you joined NATO, this has been in the cooker for a while 😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilweirdward Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Truly a fantastic Christmas present! Congrats to two amazing allies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterChief Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Into the Frozen Tundra we go! Down the slip and slides of forever year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrinkledStraw Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 But I thought our side was fractured and divided and didn't really like each other. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrash Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 This is nice to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anhur Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 I enjoyed fighting alongside FTW and our interactions with Devo! Glad to be associated with you both! o/ FTW o/ Nato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cydonian Knight Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Roll Velocity Err... uhh... Congrats FTW, NATO and Old Guard! o/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cydonian Knight Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 16 hours ago, CrinkledStraw said: But I thought our side was fractured and divided and didn't really like each other. Cheers! If you look at our own alliance right now there seems to be some fractures here and there 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy95 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 22 hours ago, Velocity said: Article 0: IT’S ALL FIRINGLINE’S FAULT NATO and FTW agree that FiringLine is always at fault. They also agree that while not much better, Velocity is decidedly better than FiringLine. While this does give FL more credit as a nuisance than he deserves, I definitely laughed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Sponge Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 18 hours ago, CrinkledStraw said: But I thought our side was fractured and divided and didn't really like each other. Cheers! some of us don't like each other 😠😠CrinkledStraw😠😠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firingline Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Jazzy95 said: While this does give FL more credit as a nuisance than he deserves, I definitely laughed. I can't wait until June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterChief Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, firingline said: I can't wait until June. What is in June? I literally said a random date and now everyone is throwing it around 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonyk5 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) damn 2 treaties in one, never thought I'd see that. Pretty cool, and have a happy new year my FTW frens. Edited December 27, 2022 by Jonyk5 random emoji i didn't put there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrinkledStraw Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 18 hours ago, Electron Sponge said: some of us don't like each other 😠😠CrinkledStraw😠😠 This is entirely too fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapleo Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) On 12/26/2022 at 12:43 AM, CrinkledStraw said: But I thought our side was fractured and divided and didn't really like each other. Cheers! Edited December 28, 2022 by Kapleo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrinkledStraw Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Three days for that masterpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapleo Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, CrinkledStraw said: Three days for that masterpiece. Glad you liked it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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