I know you have no love for Bretonia, and you are likely about to shut this off. Please, hear me out.
The Gauls never intended to honour their agreement with you. I'm sorry, I know it is tough to face something like this. I am struggling right now. I wouldn't come to you if I had any other choice, but now I must plead that we set aside our differences and join forces to combat the bigger foe. I cannot guarantee anything in the aftermath, but if I have to hand deliver your requests to the Queen, by god I'll do so.
Oy's Blodwyn O'Driscoll, un' oy's been tasked boye deh Council o' deh Republic o' Dublin tae answer yer message.
Un' aye, dhat's how tis called nowadays, mostly fer disambiguation, me guess.
* The woman paused for a few seconds, lowering her eyes before looking at the communicator again . *
M'well, oy dunno how tae say it... Let's say tis... interesting, that would be the word... interresting, tae finally make yer aquintence, Ma'am.
So as we unnestood, yese Armed Forces would request deh Republic's assistance tae wage war against deh Kingdom o' Gallia, is dhat so ?
Dhat made oos wonder, how deh situation in deh Kingdom o' Bretonia be. Maybe dhat be a question ye could answer oos, Ma'am.
Deh Council also wondered whoy it wasn't deh Government o' Bretonia dhat did contact deh Republic, radher deh commander in chief o' deh Armed Forces.
Anyway, oy's 'ere tae deliver deh Council's answer afte' all :
So, deh Republic o' Dublin do agree to open talks whidh deh Kingdom o' Bretonia 'bout deh Madder Issued.
Thank you for responding. And thank you for your willingness to talk, I understand how strange this must seem.
The situation right now is.. troubling. We know the Gauls will not be happy with our outright denial, and we know New London is the target. Some may disagree with our approach, but over the years we have seen the brutality and barbarism they have treated their citizens with. One news report of a public execution stand out in my mind, and I cannot allow that for the people of Bretonia.
As for why I have contacted you rather than the Government, that is due to the state of emergency I have enacted. The result of this is members of the Cabinet and both Houses of Parliament are moved to a secure location. We are starting this effort for civilians too. This is not a situation I hoped I would ever find myself in. Unfortunately, things don't always go to plan.
As for my request, whilst I would appreciate additional firepower on the front line, I will not assume to ask you and your people to lay their lives on the line. Whilst a working agreement that would have us on the same side would be ideal, I would be happy to accept a non-aggression pact for the duration of the invasion at the least. Whatever you decide, I will have Admiral Wildcat defend your people to her fullest extent for as long as we can.
As I said in my initial communication, I can't guarantee anything. Whilst I have emergency powers for the defence of the House, I am still limited in what I can do. I promise I will at least vouch for you where I can, the War Cabinet affords me that luxury, and should you ask me to deliver a list of requests to the Queen herself, I'll add it to the Agenda of our next meeting. She is the true Commander in Chief of these Armed Forces.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to send me them. Thank you for your time.
In defence of the Realm,
Michelle O'Brian, Admiral of the Fleet, First Sea Lord
Bretonian Command
Tank ye fer yer toime un' deh possibility tae ask ye some questions. Fer indeed ere are many dhat have been raised.
Oy s'pose deh first wun would be 'bout ye, un' 'bout what ye can o' cannae do.
As ye mentioned afore ye enacted deh state o' emergency. Roight ?
Furdher, ye explained tae oos, dhat whoile ye got dhoses famous emergency powers, ye's still limited in what ye can do o' nay.
So we're naow wonderin' what doses powers be, un' what be doses limits ye talked 'bout.
As we see tings, ye , deh fleet admiral o' deh armed forces, has been granted some sort o' extra military powers fer deh defense o' Bretonia in dhis perticular situation. But we ain't shure dhat doses be including political powers, o' e'en economical wuns.
Hence aour questions 'bout deh Bretonian government nay contactin' oos instea o' ye.
We also supposed dhat ye were nae granted dhoses political powers, 'cause ye added lader dhat ye did have tae refer tae de Queen o' deh War Cabinet.
We's still also wonderin' oif deh Bretonian governement dhat has been moved tae a secure location, as ye mentioned, had still any powe' ; o' whoile deh state o' emergency be enable, tis aboslutly powerless, un' tis only ye , deh War Cabinet un' deh Queen who be holdin' all de powers.
Oif we's askin' all doses questions, tis fer reasons. Deh firs' wun would be oif we got tae deal widh Bretonia, we should unnestand how it works un' perticulary dhis state o' emergency.
Deh secund wun' be obsviously, oif we's talkin' tae deh person who's entitled to do doses talks, un' nae someone who'd be used as a fuse boye deh government , deh Queen o' whoe'er, in order tae nae respect what dey promoised, oif dey promoise anytin' at all.
Roight.
* The woman paused as she cleared her throat *
Naow, ye talked 'bout Admiral Woildcat defendin' aour people as long as she, o' maybe deh Armed Forces could...
M'well, eidher tis Freya o' Evyn who's dhis admiral, we supposed t'was deh 6th Defensoive fleet ye were talkin' 'bout.
Un' oy mussay, it would be a quare idea. Oy dunno...
* The woman hesitated again, lowering her gaze and frowning. A clenched fist pressed on her lips, as if she were thinking. At some point she resumed her speech *
Roight ! * Blodwyn joined hands as she stared again at the communicator *
'Ere, in Duhblinn, such a tin' loike havin' deh sixth Fleet defendin' aour people would be perceived as havin' aour oppressors "protectin'" oos... Unnestandable as in controlin' oos, in a colonialist way, aloike a foreign military powe' would do.
Fer example, t'would be similar tae say havin' Gallic valors "protectin" Bretonian civilians un' militaries.
Oy do hope ye do realoize what it means fer oos.
Naow, on a strategic point o' view. Oif we did unnestood well, ye's hopin' fer an agreement widh deh Republic o' Dublin, in order tae get aour help defendin' New London, o' at least some sort o' non-aggression pact, tae be able tae defend New London in a bedder way, eidher boye havin' deh Republic o' Dublin joinin' deh Kingdom o' Bretonia in yer war 'gainst deh Gallic Crown, o' nae havin' tae waste a part o' yer forces foightin' deh forces o' deh Republic, roight ?
So, aour question would be : whoy nae usin' more oyer forces tae defend New London, loike using diroictly deh sixth fleet, among odhers, tae do so. Un' whoy it hasnae been done afore when Leeds could be defended ?
So, dhat was deh firs' questions raised in deh Republic since so far, e'en oif some odhers will be expressed soon 'nough due tae recent e'ents.
Tank ye again fer yer toime un' fer listenin' .
Slán agat !
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(03-31-2010, 11:48 PM)Sprolf Wrote: That is the crux of the matter.
If you aid us, and you aid them, you are the enemy.
If you do not aid them, you are worthless outside of extortion potential.
If you aid us, you will be treated with respect.
My apologies on the delayed response. I did not wish to leave you waiting, but the most recent developments of the war have demanded my attention. I'll try to go through each of your points, and hopefully answer your questions in a little more detail.
I suppose the best explanation of the "Emergency Powers" is that I am, within reason, granted the power to do utilise assets of the realm to the best of my ability for the defence of it's people. I'm afraid, as this is a point I fear you may eventually ask, I can not sign over Dublin to you. I would be removed from my post for such an act. I will explain this in further detail, as another of your questions relates to it, later on within this communique.
As for your assumptions, largely you are correct. My additional powers relates mostly to the military, however I am given some leeway in adapting laws, and I have selected officers versed in the economical side of things to ensure the smooth operation of military and civilian shipping. In effect, this allows us to fast track many hurdles that we may face.
In terms of political powers, yes, this still resides with the houses of parliament, though of course they are working much slower than normal due to security concerns. I still refer to the War Cabinet and Queen through choice. The Queen is my commander, and I defend this house in Her name. Out of respect, I keep Her appraised of the situation and treat all Her suggestions and concerns with the deference and respect they deserve. Sometimes, my conversations with Her Majesty have given me the clarity of thought to find another avenue to our goals. I value Her counsel infinitely.
Rest assured Ms Driscoll, we are united in this front. I will not be used as some scapegoat to wriggle out of any deals we make. I speak with the full authority of Bretonia and her leadership.
Onto matters more suited to my particular day job.
I did expect you may object to the 6th Fleet remaining with you, and I fully respect your concerns. I am also aware that our viewpoints on the situation differ greatly, but we are not there to act as oppressors. To give you the flipside of that discussion, many Bretonians see you as terrorists, and request our presence to protect their civilian efforts, be that mining or trading. This is a discussion we could go back and forth on without end.
I must stress that I wholly understand that you and your people would be opposed, but I have fought the Gauls time and again. I have watched crack military units gunned down. Entire fleets torn apart by the immense firepower of the Valor class Battleships. I'm not saying you can't handle yourselves, I'm saying we fare a better chance to end this together, hence my coming to you in the first place. I do not wish to see your people harmed any more than my own, Bretonian, Molly, or otherwise.
Now for strategy. In an ideal scenario, yes. I would be able to see my forces flying wing tip to wingtip alongside yours, and together we would show the Gauls that we will not take their tyranny lying down, however I won't ask you to do that. There has been much bloodshed between our forces over the years, and for me now to ask you to order your people to put their lives on the line for, what you call, their "oppressors", would be too much. All I will ask you, is that we can put our differences aside for the time being, that we cease our hostilities, and focus on the bigger threat. If you wish to commit more, that is your own prerogative. It's not my place to ask you that.
Now, back to the 6th fleet. You are right, it would make more sense to draw the 6th fleet back, and that is something I have discussed at great length with fellow Admirals, Generals, and other brilliant strategists here at command. However, this is great concern that the Gallic war machine will use Dublin to strike us in our flank. If we pull out of Dublin, The Gauls will use it as a path to strike at the heart of New London, just as they used the Jump Hole network to enter the New London system from Leeds. I know this has been a part of the struggle over Dublin, but the Gold reserves are one of Bretonia's largest exports. It has been, in my limited understanding, vital in keeping the house alive. This is not your issue, but one of the reasons I would be discharged for giving you the system. At the base of it, it is still my duty to protect the House as well. Finally, and perhaps most importantly for yourselves, we believe the Gauls may take this as an opportunity to strike at you, finally claiming the gold as their own to fund their own war across the Sirius sector.
I understand a lot of this is assumption, but it is based on our experiences over the last few years. As the war has developed, these concerns have grown. Please, Ms Driscoll, I do not wish to see the Mol- sorry, the Republic of Dublin, fall, whatever our differences. It has always been my wish that we would find the ground, one day, to negotiate a deal between the Republic and the Kingdom.
Perhaps this may be the start of that.
In defence of the Realm,
Michelle O'Brian, Admiral of the Fleet, First Sea Lord
Bretonian Command
Please do accept aour apologies fer deh late answer, aswell.
M,well, so, o' course, we do unnestand ye'd still have tae refer tae deh parliament, war cabinet, o' deh Queen hersel', tae take any political decision, as ye jus' explained.
Fer deh powe' dey granted ye, mostly concern military un' tae some degree, an economical soide; as ye mentioned, roight ?
What amazes ous, is dhat dey wouldnae let ye have any leeway 'bout Dublin ? Are dey aware dhat ye's negociatin' widh deh Republic, oos, deh Mollys ?
Dey prolly be, fer shure. But it sounds loike hypocritical o'em tae let ye do dhoses... hum ... bargains, knowin' what could be deh stakes o' dhoses talks.
Fer oos, it sounds loike dey, eidher, dun support ye negociatin' widh oos, o' eidher want tae get all deh benifits fer 'em, un' none fer oos.
Tis be quoite obvious fer oos, as ye keep repetin' ye cannae give oos Dublin o' ye'd be foired.
Rest assured... Firstly, ye cannae give what ye do nae own. Dhis ting all o'er Dublin be a bit more complicated dhen dhat. Un' oif ye believe, e'en remotly in Democraty, ye'd unnestand what oy mean.
Secondly, we didnae mention dhis subject, yet. E'en oif it moight, o' nae, be brought tae deh table, late'.
Roight, so shall we talk o' deh Sixth Fleet ? As tis clearly yese field o' expertise, un' yese job aswell. Un' o' course, we's pretty shure t'will be interrestin'.
Where should oy start.
Aye ! Ye'se sayin' deh Armed Forces, deh 6th Fleet, ain't dere tae act as oppressors ? But in practice, tis exactly what dey do : a foreign military fleet, dhat attack our patrols our moiners, un' troy tae stop oos frem enforcin' deh Republic's laws.
Tis exactly what a colonialist foreign military powe' does. Exactly aloike deh Gauls in Bretonia.
How we do perceive each odhers doesn't e'en madder, tis jus' facts.
Howe'er, un' as ye do, we do unnestand perfectly dhat we could be perceived as terrorists, e'en mere criminals. Mostly fer Bretonia's propaganda 'bout oos, but we can also admit dhat aour methods could have played a part in dhis .But we've been talkin' tae foreigners cap'tain visitin' Dublin so many toimes, dhat we know what dey tink o' oos.
Un' many o' em, un' again, among 'em many bretonians does nae see oos loike dhis, un' unnestand what be really goin' on.
Anyway, as ye said, ye could get back un' forth on how we perceive each odhers, but dhat won't change facts. So let's move forward.
On deh subject o' civilian safety; rest assured, we's more dhen able tae protect moinin' operations, un' trade, un' e'en tae enforce deh law o' deh Republic.
So, oy dun see whoy ye'd bring dhat madder on deh table, especially tae justifoy deh stay o' deh Sixth Fleet 'ere. It ain't needed fer dhat, we's doin' foine on aour own.
Un' aye !! Ye know we's roight, ye just said it alreaday : it would make more sense tae use deh 6Th fleet in New London tae foight off deh Gauls.
Ye's a Strategist, un' probably wun o' deh best Bretonia has tae offer, o' else ye wouldnae be Admiral o' deh Fleet...
Ma'am, widh all due respect, deh Gauls be alreaday aoutflankin' Bretonia un' stroikin' ye at deh heart o' New London. Dey do have a fleet a few klicks away from Southampton.
Oif it ain't deh Heart o' New London, oy dunno what it be.
Un' boye controllin' dhat access frem Leeds, dey do nay e'en need anodher way in New London. Assumin' dey know deh anomaly between Dublin un' New London.Which be far frem bein' certain.
Sealin' deh gate could derefore, be an option.
Moreo'er, we wanted tae stressed dhat dere be already anodher fleet protectin' deh way frem Dublin tae New London Planet, isnae it ?
But let's talk 'bout economics, as ye mentioned it, un' un' we tink tis a Key in all o' dhis.
So deh politicians told ye dhat deh Gol' be wun o' Bretonia's largest exports ?
* Deh woman paused, to pout. And, in a whisper, added : * Deh gol' 's a curse...
* Finally, she carried on *
M'well, oy thought t'was mostly all 'bout manufactured items. So oy s'pose deh policians meaned deh largest exports in therms o' raw material maybe...
Kinda obvious, finally, after Bretonia sacrified deh rich Niobium fields o' Leeds boye refusin' tae send all deir fleet tae defend de system...
All o' dhis makes some koind o' sense, oif o' course we'd be able tae tink widh deir twisted ... perverted moind.
Oy still cannae believe... oy cannae unnestand how could dey sacrifice doses fields, un' deh Bloody BILLIONS o' people livin' on Leeds Planet, all o'its factories, jus' fer a bunch o' hell-forsaken shoiny rocks ?!?
Dey sacrificed all doses loives.. nae in a way dey all doyed ,lost deir loives in a way dhat lost deir houses, deir work, deh place dey were livin' fer what ? centuries.. deported 'em in a bloody desert on Sprague... jus' tae keep an eye widh deir fleet on deh darn gol' ?
Un' ye's tellin' mae , dey'd be 'bout tae do deh same fer New London ? Do dey e'er learn frem deir mistakes ?
Oif dey dun, den Bretonia moight be doom, ma'am... oy's afraid.
But... maybe, maybe deh peoples who run Bretonia tink 'bout deir wallet firs', instea' o' deh people, un' despoite any logical strategy... Sounds loike a very grim future.
Doses people be jus' crazy... tis deh gol', it jus' droives people insane...
Ye , Bretonians should really consider gettin' roide o' em. Doses be probably payed boye BMM corporates tae do deir bidin', e'en oif it means sacrifyin' human loives, un' all...
Capitalism at its foinest... Nonsense...
* the woman put a shaking hand to her lips, visibly angered, and horrified *
Oy's sorry. Err.. oif ye'll excuse mae we'll carry on dhis conversation later.
Me apologies...
Slán agat !
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(03-31-2010, 11:48 PM)Sprolf Wrote: That is the crux of the matter.
If you aid us, and you aid them, you are the enemy.
If you do not aid them, you are worthless outside of extortion potential.
If you aid us, you will be treated with respect.
Please do accept me apologies fer me sudden leave.
Shall we resume ?
So where were we ?
Economics...Gol'
* A slight and brief pout on her face could be noticed by an attentive observer as she pronouced the last word *
Politicians...
Dunno how ye feel 'bout it, but when politics be workin' 'gainst deh people dey should rule, well, moight be toime tae change dhat bunch...
Ye know, oy ain't sayin' what ye should do o' nae.
But it seemed tae mae dhat deh Bretonian politicians up dhere, doesn't really know what's goin' on , down dere, un' dhat deir decisions ain't appropriate in dhis war.
At least, ye contacted oos, maybe against deir will. Anyway, ye's been de first in donkeys years dhat did it.
Un' fer shure we can respect dhat.
Oy can say, loike ye did, dhat dhoses talks can be a way tae foind a deal 'tween deh Republic o' Dublin un' deh Kingdom o' Bretonia.
Tae be back tae deh point.
Gol'. So, aye, deh Gauls moight be interrested in deh Gol' fields o' Dublin.
In fact, Gallic moiners have already spotted, serverals toime in Dublin.
So ye moight be roight : again, deh gauls moight be interrested in deh gol' fields.
Oif dey do launch an attack, dey'll prolly attack Bretonian assets firs', radher dhan oos...Un' mwell, oy dun tink dhat deh 6th defensive Fleet would do the trick.
In any case, yese fleet 'ere would have been used pointlessly. As it doesn't protect at all Bretonia's Flank, as said in deh previous message sent.
O' simply wasted against deh Gauls 'ere radher den in New London where tis clearly needed.
O' waisted oif nuffin' happens in Dublin.
Let's face it, Dublin be virtually lost, wun way o' anoder. Oif it ain't tae'em; it could be, e'en oif it sounds unloikely , tae oos.
Deh question would be tae which hands Bretonia would prefer havin' Dublin fallin' in ?
Dem, o' oos ?
But oy digress.
Anyway, in a disaster scenario, where deh Gauls progressed toward New London Planet. Deh Sixth Fleet would be trapped ,in Dublin, surrounded boye enemy forces. It would have been useless, oif deh Gauls dinnae attack Dublin un' focused on New London, un' den trapped 'ere.
Sounds loike a bad plan tae mae.
M'well, so. We dun see any strategic reasons tae see it 'ere, fer deh Armed forces, as we saw it afore.
Let's be clear, as deh politicians said tae ye, deh fleet ain't 'ere fer deh gauls, tis 'ere fer deh gol'...
Tis'been 'ere before deh Gauls, un' e'en before deh Koosarians came.
Tis been 'ere fer oos , den ? Un' fer deh greed o' thirst gol' o' a minority o' people, an elite...
Keepin' it 'ere would only anger deh people o' Dublin, e'en more den afore, naow knowin' fer shure what dey did tae leeds, un' naow fer New London, jus' fer a handfull o' shoiny rocks.
Roight, roight, roight.
Oif we 's talkin' 'bout all o' dhis, tis 'cause deh solution, a successfull deal, would prolly have tae do sumtin' 'bout Dublin, me guess.
Tank ye again fer yer toime un' fer listenin' .
Slán agat !
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(03-31-2010, 11:48 PM)Sprolf Wrote: That is the crux of the matter.
If you aid us, and you aid them, you are the enemy.
If you do not aid them, you are worthless outside of extortion potential.
If you aid us, you will be treated with respect.