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Krillin contains 36 nations, the 627th most in the world.

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1.The Kingdom of EjorikeCorporate Police State“For God and King”
2.The Free People of AosiaLeft-wing Utopia“Defend Equality”
3.The Free Land of ScotlandSerenityScandinavian Liberal Paradise“Find Your own truths”
4.The Republic of LightfordCivil Rights Lovefest“Ex genesis in antiquitatis ad adventum veiled”
5.The Republic of Robowski420Inoffensive Centrist Democracy“It's all Jesus”
6.The Holy Kingdom of QassadiaIron Fist Consumerists“One For All, All For One”
7.The Confederacy of Moose ValleyTyranny by Majority“To Each Nation its Own”
8.The Rogue Imperial Power of KirberiaCivil Rights Lovefest“I feel like some apple pie!”
9.The Empire of BelguardLeft-Leaning College State“Together United”
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Dmiscry wrote:Good morning, good afternoon or good evening Krillin nations (depending on time zone).

Eliana Stenberg of Ejoland, taking advantage of the friendship between our two nations and a fact that you would like to know, I would like you to remind us a little about the socialist revolution that resulted in the formation of your nation.

The fact in question is that there are strong rumors that a Gestonian politician that was very active in this forum until the recent past may have had plans to reignite tensions between your country and the Maxim III regime to make future political and financial profits from it. But thanks to a spy of mine (who will be awarded for this, of course) and a politically suicidal attitude from an ally, this plan would have gone down the drain, at least for now.

- Valkyr Straindorf, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Dmiscry

OOC: Sorry for taking so long to respond. Have had to work hard IRL for some time.

"A Gestonian politician that was very active in this forum until the recent past"... you mean Elizabeth Trussendart? She almost got Gestonia involved in South hampden´s war of aggression against Agausia. I don´t think Gestonia have the means to add much to the threats that already exist against Ejoland, but it is rather disturbing to think of what other wars Trussendart would drag Gestonia into.

I may add, that we view Gestonia as neutral towards us, and did so even when Trussendart were their Prime Minister. Trussendart pretty much destroyed our hopes of having a friendly relation with Gestonia in the foreseeable future, but we never got a reason to view them as hostile. Despite not necessarily agreeing on everything, we respect Gestonia as they respect us.

If Gestonia recognized Ejorike´s claim on Ejoland, that could for us be a reason to put them in the same category as Cassadia and Drussia, which in principle are hostile toward us. We would still wish no harm to the Gestonian people, but we would no longer respect the Gestonian government as they would not respect us. This would mean a fundamental change in our stance towards Gestonia; I don´t know if Trussendart have fully considered this.

As for reigniting tensions between us and Ejorike, she would not have to reignite anything. Ejorike have viewed us as a rebel faction and held a hostile stance towars us, all the time since the revolution. Just as we have stayed ready, to defend ourselves in case the Kingdom would return with an invasion force. Something King Maxim III of Ejorike have expressed an ambition to do.

Our revolution was roughly one hundred years ago, which seem to be long enough for most nations to recognize our independence. The revolution was not in any way under Ejorikean law legal, but it was a popular uprising. In the chaotic situation of the revolutionary war, various revolutionary councils established local governmanets from the bottom up. The Ejolandic Communist Party proclaimed a nationvide provisoric government, which got the approval of said local governments. The provisoric government, the process to create our first constitution and the adoption of said constitution were all approved in referendums, following the revolutionary war.

Our political system have developed a lot since then; we have changed our constitution entirely four times after that, approved in referendums each time. Our people also have the right to demand, and get, deciding referendums about anything, including constitutional changes. We base our legitimacy on the will of our people and its democratic decisions, rather than historical claims.

-Eliana Stenberg, Ejoland´s Minister of Foreign Affairs

Dmiscry wrote:The shamelessness that a person has to have to call themselves leftist and say that this teenager's government was good has to be great... anyway, I don't dislike you, Nicolaus X, but your ideology (at least for what your ideology was before of you abandoning everything for a "forbidden love"). Good luck, I wonder how Relena I and Maxim III will react to this situation? Will the Empress of Qassadia resort to her usual coldness?

- Valkyr Straindorf, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Dmiscry

I find your stance towards Nicolaus most commendable, comrade. He is a former enemy, who waged war against your nation. Still you take the high road, and direct your hatred towards the system and ideology he stood for, not him as a person. This is the Marxist ideal.

-Eliana Stenberg, Ejoland´s Minister of Foreign Affairs

Drussian wrote:
Good morning, good afternoon or good evening Krillin leaders, depending on the time zone.

I, Nicolaus Maritsinokvick Vagsh Enlirent Drumin Parontski Putianak (better known to all as Nicolaus, the Tenth), born on September 8, 2005 and current Emperor of Drussia, announce in this public forum my abdication as monarch of Drussia and the passing of that title for my older sister, Princess Nicole, who will assume the throne with the imperial name of Nicole II.

This news may be shocking and quite unexpected for those present on this forum, so I will be brief in explaining the reasons for my sudden abdication. You see, everyone, I have been living a lie for many years of my short life, I have been deceiving everyone about some behavioral deficiencies that I may have. These deficiencies, which I will not expose because this is not the place to air my personal complaints, are the reason I can't continue to be the ruler of Drussia from this day forward. I apologize for all the inconvenience I caused in this forum while I was in power over the last two years. Now that I abdicate my duties, I will live outside of Drussia, to better understand myself and be able to live with this behavioral flaw that I have without a burden on my conscience, if I am wrong and I am making a gross historical error, I will be the one who will suffer the consequences of that, I will not live with my family's money, I will not live nearby and will not cause any inconvenience to any of you or to the future monarch of my country.

The decision I make today is the most important of my life and I will live with it until the end of my days, I will not be able to go back and today marks the end of my political life. To my worthy allies, Relena I of The Holy Kingdom of Qassadia and Maxim III of The Kingdom of Ejorike, I thank you for all the help that your countries and your conservative and Christian alliance have given to my sick homeland, not sick because it is vile, but because it is contaminated from within by bad Christians and people who are fragile in spirit and incapable of being up to the task of being the divine representative of a nation before our God and Christ (I do not attribute this wound to anyone other than myself). You and other rulers who want to restore the Christian morality that once gave our human civilization a good name from today have the right to publicly express any disgust you may have against me, because with today's speech, I show myself to be very inferior to the title of emperor, by abandoning my birth duties and having a behavioral problem that prevents me from carrying out those duties. You can treat me like any commoner, without using a noble address.

I must clarify that my engagement to Miss Eleonora Anya Drankinova is officially canceled (and consequently our marriage as well). I please ask my sister and anyone who can, that Miss Eleonora may have a fiancé as worthy of marrying her as I should have been, but unfortunately thanks to my sick nature, I was not. Of course, I have some regret about ceasing to be leader of my country and abandoning it forever, but what I feel now gave me the confidence to make this decision. In my last act as monarch, I revoke my first act as monarch and return to male preference for succession to the throne of Drussia, that is, this means that my sister's heir will no longer be my niece Valentina, but my nephew Edward (currently four years old), I do this because I now understand that a woman assuming a throne is not a gift, but rather a burden, as a female monarch must fulfill the role of representing the country and carrying her successor in her womb at the same time (not necessarily in the same moment, obviously). Thank God my sister already gave birth to a male heir.

With the way the world is today, it borders on cowardly selfishness to abdicate the throne and pass it on to my sister. Perhaps that was the case, but someone else gathered irrefutable evidence of my personal flaws and was willing to use the help of the liberals and communists to destabilize my country. Well, I better have some dignity and reveal this myself and not be forcibly kicked out of power after being defeated in a game of political chess by my enemies. In moments like this, I must act like a man and not like a mouse, although perhaps someone would interpret me as acting like a mouse by abdicating the throne now, I have spent the last few days and weeks reflecting on this dilemma: would I be a coward to abdicating and throwing everything on my sister's shoulders or clinging to the throne despite knowing my very serious flaws? Anyway...I hope my sister is better than me and can fix our monarchy on the ropes, Relena I and Maxim III, you can hate me, but don't let Drussia fall into darkness. I will miss, not just you two, but all the leaders of this forum, even those who don't talk much, my God, even the minister of foreign affairs of the Ejoland regime I will miss, today I confess that even though she is from a country that is an enemy of a historical ally of mine, I have no dislike for her as a person. Good luck to Krillin in the coming years and I pray (even though I may no longer have that right) that the situation in the world improves and peace one day arrives, although my hope for a better world today is a little low, I will live the rest of my days with myself and my life choices. Goodbye, Krillin leaders.

- Nicolaus X, Emperor of Drussia (for the last time)

OOC: If you want to better understand what is happening, you can see this roleplay here. It's not complete yet, but it will be soon.

Warning: Mature content (not explicit) and harsh language.
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February 22, 2024

Nicolaus wakes up and gets ready to go to work once again.

Teodozja, an elderly woman who is Nicolaus's secretary (even though she is practically a receptionist): Good morning, your majesty.
Nicolaus, with a little smile: Good morning, Teodozja.
Teodozja: I don't want to be intrusive, your majesty, but you seem a little downcast this week.
Nicolaus: It's because I have a very serious matter to resolve, Teodozja, but when I resolve it everything will be fine, one way or another.
Teodozja: Yes, your majesty.
Nicolaus: Good job and thanks for everything, Teodozja.
Teodozja: I thank you for the opportunity to serve you, your majesty, businesspeople generally hire young women for my role. I worked with this until I turned 30, today I'm 60.
Nicolaus: Hmm...what did you do for the other 30?
Teodozja: Other more exhausting jobs, like kindergarten teacher.
Nicolaus: I hope you are happy in this job.
Teodozja: I am.

Some time later...

Amalya Lidoshka: Good morning, secretary. I need to speak to the emperor, is it urgent, is he busy?
Teodozja, on an intercom: Your majesty, Amalya Lidoshka wants to speak to you, she says it is urgent.
Nicolaus: Sigh, she can come in, I'm not solving anything anyway.

And then Amalya enters and sees Nicolaus with his head down and thinking about his life.

"I know Nicolaus, your situation is difficult. But you don't deserve to suffer being emperor of Drussia.

In life we are not sure of anything, Nicolaus. We don't know tomorrow, the world is ending and you're going to throw your happiness away to live by the rules of a God that no one knows if really exists?

Nicolaus, know...as long as our relationship lasts, I will strive to make our worst day happier than your best day in your life right now. *and he starts to tear up and his voice chokes*... I'll do my best to make it worth it...

If you really love me, one day you'll give up everything, even if it's 100 years from now, and I'll be alive by then, even if I have to put an Elon Musk chip in my brain.

We'll think about it later, just think about whether you're going to quit or not. Maybe we wait for the situation in the world to improve. If it doesn't get better... we await the final judgment together, we're both going to hell anyway, that's if your God exists. If we are going to live together without receiving a single penny from Drussian royalty, that's fine, we can work to support ourselves, it's even more worthy than living sustained by them.

Thanks Nicolaus...it was a wonderful weekend. Goodbye or see you later, it's up to you."

Nicolaus, almost crying: Sigh...oh sorry, Mrs. Lidoshka, I'll talk to you right away.
Amalya: That's exactly what I'm going to talk about.
Nicolaus: What do you mean?
Amalya: This situation is becoming unsustainable, Nicolaus X, a drastic measure needs to be taken.
Nicolaus: What are you talking about?
Amalya: Don't act like you don't know! You and that idiot butler!
Nicolaus: James...of course...I already resolved that.
Amalya: In Seoul?
Nicolaus: What? How do you know I was in Seoul?
Amalya: I have my own ways of knowing things. In fact...*she dramatically places a photo of Nicolaus and James kissing on the table*
Nicolaus, very nervous: What is this? how is that?...

And she explains the situation to him...

Amalya: So I sent this photo along with the audio of your conversation to the Empress of Qassadia. If she didn't know before, she knows now.
Nicolaus: So you expect me to abdicate just because she knows.
Amalya: If you have any respect for her...
Nicolaus: She's not my mother, Mrs. Lidoshka, if she hates me now, it's my fault, I have to live with it.
Amalya: And Drussia and the other conservative Krillin monarchies have to live with a homosexual as king of a conservative Christian nation? Are you really that selfish?
Nicolaus: Huh? selfish? I would be selfish if I dropped everything! Especially now!
Amalya: The husband of the leader of Ajidiali is a journalist, right?
Nicolaus: Your plan is to make HIM reveal everything? it seems like a somewhat homophobic idea, I don't know if he would agree.
Amalya: I'll find someone who agrees...like Ronald Trumpinsk's people or your uncle's people who run far-right channels on Gestonia's YouTube.

Completely cornered, Nicolaus has a flashback:

"Amalya: I always thought you were overrated and weak. Your luck is that your enemies are stupid, because if you had real opposition, Drussia would already be in greater chaos than when you took power."

Amalya: I can create this chaos myself if I need to, Nicolaus. Neither of us wants this, so work with me.
Nicolaus: You're right, the right thing is for me to reveal everything myself. No more acting like a mouse!
Amalya: Really? Are you willing to do this? Do you love this James that much?
Nicolaus: Even if I don't love him, I have to stop deceiving the people of Drussia. "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time"
Amalya: Abraham Lincoln...yeah, you are right, you have to stop pretending to be something you're not.
Nicolaus: But...our monarchy is on the ropes, do you think we can handle another situation like this?
Amalya: It's worse if people find out everything from liberals or communists. Either leave before they know or tell them yourself.
Nicolaus: Yeah...I'll do that. I'll end this once and for all. I will suffer the same fate as Edward VIII of the United Kingdom.
Amalya: He abdicated, became a duke and spent the rest of his life being supported by the royal family and being hated by it for being a spoiled brat. I don't think the same will happen to you, of course the conservative population and perhaps the monarchs of Qassadia and Ejorike will hate you, but you will have taken the attitude of a man.
Nicolaus: Sigh, I need to resolve the terms of my abdication. Tonight I will make a special statement.

And then he calls Wilhelmina and Nicole to tell them about the abdication. And Wilhelmina leaves the office furious.

Wilhelmina: There you are, you bitch!
Amalya: *evil laugh*...I admire the boy's courage. He is even willing to tell everyone who he really is.
Wilhelmina: I will destroy you and your fiefdom, you miserable worm! You don't even deserve to be called a viper.
Amalya: I'm not you, Wilhelmina, I'm not willing to keep a sodomite on our throne to benefit myself politically.
Wilhelmina: You act like he's the first. I think your disgusting feudal family had more sodomite feudal lords than mine!
Amalya: Only God knows...now, if you'll excuse me, I need to invite my contacts in Qassadia to Nicole's coronation next week.
Wilhelmina, grabbing Amalya by the wrist: You're not going anywhere, you whore!
Amalya, furious: What did you call me?...
Wilhelmina: You sold yourself to the liberals and the communists because you had a grudge against my son, how many "baguettes" did you receive in exchange for that?
Amalya: Accuse me of what you do. Hahaha, I bet the liberals and communists prefer your twink son as ruler, I ask you the same question, Wilhelmina, and I'll even go further... how many of those "baguettes" left special sauce on your lady parts?
Wilhelmina: Guards! take this whore to a dungeon in Vagsh!
Amalya: You're the one who's going to be taken to a dungeon, you terrible mother!
Wilhelmina: At least I didn't let my son die!
Amalya: HANS, KILL THIS ASSHOLE!
Hans: Yes, mom.
Wilhelmina: What? Are you alive you little bastard?
Amalya: Of course, how else would I be able to gather the evidence I needed to make the Empress of Qassadia know the truth?

And then the scene changes to Hans recording the conversation between Nicolaus and James and him taking a photo of the two of them kissing.

Amalya: It was easy to create a stupid false conspiracy to deceive the The People's Republic of Dmiscry and make my son able to gather the evidence without attracting suspicion from Nicolaus. With him supposedly dead, it was easier for him to gather the evidence...I still took it easy, Hans also took photos of the two...doing "male activities".
Wilhelmina: You damn thing!....
Amalya: Your son is not intelligent, it is his opponents who are imbeciles. Do you think that "Woke left" would have the intelligence or courage to think of something like that? They are a bunch of crying children who victimize themselves for not being successful people, blaming everything but their own mediocrity for their failures.
Wilhelmina: The only person more mediocre than them is YOU! *and she grabs Amalya by the hair, and Hans was going to save his mother when Nicolaus appears with the royal guards*
Nicolaus: ENOUGH! This is not the way for two good Christian ladies to behave! I'm going to abdicate and that's the end of the story! And it's not even because of Amalya Lidoshka's blackmail, it's because I'm tired of deceiving the people of this country! It's already become clear to me that I don't deserve to continue being head of state, I don't think I ever deserved this throne! I'll call James...

Some minutes later...

James: Good morning, love.
Nicolaus: Sigh, I'm glad it's finally over...I feel a weight lifting off my shoulders.

And the two hug.

Wilhelmina: Nicolaus, don't let yourself be carried away by young love, my son, the throne is more important than anything! This is your life! Don't throw everything away because of this...worm...
Nicolaus: The throne must be taken by someone worthy!
Nicole: Do you think I'm that person, Nicolaus?
Nicolaus: Yes, you're smart, hard-working, strong...you're better than me for this job. Sorry for abandoning everything at such a difficult time, but I'm at a loss now...I'll help you with whatever is necessary...
James: Nicolaus, you have to think about yourself now.
Nicole: I feel honored. But don't do it if you don't want to, Nicolaus.
Nicolaus: I want to...James, I love you...now that this situation has arrived, I've never been so sure of it.
James: I love you too Nicolaus, like I said before, I'll make it worth it.

And the two stare at each other romantically for two minutes, until they are interrupted by the sound of a phone ringing.

James: Oh, is someone calling you?
Nicolaus: it seems so...I'll see who it is...

And when he sees who it is, he realizes that it is his idol, Empress Relena I of Qassadia.

Nicolaus: Relena I?

And everyone in the room says in unison: What?!

And then he's talking to Relena I on the phone...

James, whispering: Does she want to talk to me?
Wilhelmina, looking him down with disgust: Why would she want to talk to you?
James: Oh, like, so she knows if I really love Nicolaus or I'm just an asshole who just wants to take advantage of him.
Nicole: She's not his mother, James...

And she laughs heartily and the scene switches to Nicolaus on the phone.

Nicolaus: Yes, indeed, me revealing the truth would destroy the credibility of the monarchy as a political system, I see that now. It's just that I...I'm tired of lying to the people...yeah...I know I'm not just a human being, I'm a monarch...I'll do as you say, not because I'm your vassal or something like that, but because I really agree with your reasoning. Thank you for giving this warning before it was too late. Bye your imperial majesty, thank you for everything. Oh, and I'm your fan...I've wanted to say that for a long time. Bye.

And after explaining to the others what Relena said, he holds a ministerial meeting announcing the end of his government for "intimate personal reasons" and begins his abdication speech to the nation. And now the speech begins.

Official Drussia State TV Announcer: Subjects of The Holy Empire of Drussia, it is with regret that I announce an official speech from your imperial Nicolaus X...*and he cries before his sound is cut off*

Nicolaus, with a serious expression and wearing black clothes: Subjects of Drussia, good evening. I know it's not like me to give speeches during business hours, but what I have to say today is important and urgent.

There are moments in a man's life when he has to make difficult decisions, times when he needs to examine his conscience and reflect a lot on how he should act and think about tomorrow. Of course, our tomorrow belongs to God, but we can't leave everything in his hands, or we wouldn't take action in difficult times because we don't understand the subtle signs he gives us, sometimes we only know if we made the right choice or not after we face the consequences of that choice, and that's where I am now. And I think you will understand why I made my decision with the phrase I'm going to say at this moment, which was said in the past by a former president of the United States of America..."You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time".

Yes, you cay think that, I, your leader, have deceived you. I deceived you about my true nature, I deceived you about true self...I hid from you and others, even the current heads of state of our historical allies, an important secret about myself. I will not reveal what this secret is, it is not something that the population of Drussia and Krillin need to know, all you need to know is that I deceived you and that this fatal secret is what prevents me from governing this nation that I love so much as her representative before God and Christ, a role that cannot be assumed by anyone, not even if that person is someone born into a wealthy family. What matters is that this makes me a person who is morally incapable and unworthy of being emperor of Drussia, and I am now tired of hiding this from everyone, I am tired of living a facade, and I don't want to continue living like this.

Do not despair people of Drussia, I will leave you in the hands of my sister, Princess Nicole. That from tonight, tomorrow at the latest, will be Empress Nicole II of Drussia. You will learn more about my personal fate from the press. I thank the people of Drussia for their compassion and generosity towards me. Even after I recognized the former Little Drussia as an independent country and after recognizing the North Dmiscry regime as an independent country, you continued by my side and contributed to keeping our nation standing. In other historical moments, this would place me in your eyes as a weak and mediocre ruler but you didn't see me like that...*and his eyes start to water*...thank you very much...your support gave me strength to lead while I still could...oh God...ouch...*and his voice breaks*...camera, cut. *and the speech ends and the camera cut*

After finishing his speech, he cries in James' arms.

James: Calm down Nicolaus, we'll get through this. Let's focus on the two of us now, it's over.
Nicolaus: Oh, sure...I'll see how much money I can make selling my clothes...
James: We're not going to do anything for money. I have a nest egg that will sustain us for some time.
Nicolaus: Really?
James: Yes. The money from my salary for 12 years, my father left a lot of it in the bank every month, I'm going to withdraw it there now.

And then James goes to the bank.

Bank teller: Good afternoon James, good to know you're alive.
James: Good afternoon. Could you see the money in the account in my name? I need it now.
Cashier: The one where your father put money in every month and left it saved until you were, I don't know, about 13 years old?
James: That's right. And I myself put it between 13 and 17.
Cashier: Let me see...with 400 rubles invested every month for 12 years and a savings yield of 6.17% (this being the minimum value, as there were times when it yielded more) you have, at least...damn....58 thousand rubles!
James: Really?
Cashier: And considering that's the minimum, you have more than that. Let's see how much you have...oh God.

And then James comes back from the bank.

James: Nicolaus, we are rich.
Nicolaus: What?
James: Exactly, thanks to my dad putting my salary from when I worked for you into savings, we are now rich.
Nicolaus: Wow...that's wonderful, James! And while you were away, I found out that my father put real estate in my name, we officially have 500 million rubles. Converting to dollars at the current exchange rate we have...let me see...

(http://www.broomdces.com/nseconomy/nations.php?nation=Drussian)

635 million dollars (OOC: you multiply the high value by the value of a ruble in dollars. As of February 2024, this value is 1.27$).
James: What? our currency is worth more than dollar?
Nicolaus: At the current BroomD-CES price, yes. Thank God. I called Elizabeth Trussendart, she's going to help us get a place for ourselves.
James: Great.
Nicolaus: In return, I just posted on Twitter that I support her in the election for Prime Minister of Gestonia. Now that I'm no longer emperor, I don't need to remain neutral, I don't like Kevin McCarphy.
James: Me neither. But enough talking about politics, now let's be happy together.

A few hours later, at the airport, James goes to talk to Nicole while Nicolaus is putting their bags on the plane.

James: I'm grateful that Amalya Lidoshka made it possible for Nicolaus and me to be together. But I want her to pay for conspiring against Nicolaus.
Nicole: I'll resolve the issue with her, I think she has greater motivations than grudge against Nicolaus for being gay, since Hans is alive, she has something more in mind.
James: It all seemed too easy...there was something wrong with Hans' conspiracy.
Nicole: He and Amalya will pay, be sure of that.
James: Great. Goodbye Nicole.
Nicole: Don't talk like we'll never see each other again, you and Nicolaus can visit us whenever you want.
James: Thanks, I think we'll do that.
Valentina: See you later, Uncle James.
James: Uncle James?...*chuckles*, see you later, Valentina...no need to cry, let's see each other again...your uncle is dramatic...in fact, pretend you don't know that he and I are...you know...
Valentina: Yes.
Edward: What a stupid reason to get off the throne. Just because the empress of Qassadia and the king of Ejorike don't like gays we can't have a gay as monarch? They don't rule us!
James: I agree, but let's avoid that controversy now.
Edward: The first thing I do when I take the throne is going to be legalizing this.
James: Don't say that out loud! If they both know, they won't want you on the throne.
Edward: I don't care!
Nicole: Between now and when he's ready to take the throne, he'll mature.
Edward: I'm mature!
Nicole: No Edward, there are bigger things than your wishes!
Nicolaus: James, I'm done packing. Valentina, understand that I failed to be a monarch and proved incapable for a reason that I will only explain to you when you are older.
Valentina: Alright, Uncle Nicolaus. I hope Mr. James teaches you well to live among the common people.
Nicolaus: Of course...he will teach me very well. Goodbye Nicole, goodbye Alexei, Valentina, Edward, mom, grandparents...*and he gets emotional*...I hope the telegram saying goodbye to Uncle Andreas arrives soon in Vagsh.
Wilhelmina: It will arrive son. I hope you are happy.
Nicolaus: I will be, mother.
Wilhelmina: James, if you make Nicolaus suffer...I will castrate you.
James, speaking with certainty: I won't do that.

And the plane door closes after Nicolaus enters...

Nicolaus: Goodbye Drussia. *and he starts crying, and then he is hugged by James*
James: It's hard, I know, but it will be worth it.

And the plane takes off

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Important notice: Now it is no longer public information revealed by Nicolaus himself that he is a "sodomite" (that is, homosexual, I have no problems with homosexuals for me to refer to them by this historically offensive term). Consider this an OOC revelation to humanize the character, now the inner reasons for the young emperor's abdication are unknown. And I noticed that I changed the text to fit this OOC reservation, written after the original text.

His Majesty, King Maxim III of Ejorike, is currently on his way home from a hunting trip. He send his best wishes to her Imperial Majesty, Empress Nicole II of Drussia, and announce that he look forward to resume the diplomacy when suitable.

-Count Adam Carolus Silverskiöld, Spokesman for the Royal Court of Ejorike

Hello y'all! Hope things are good in your part of the multi-verse.

I'm going strangely serious with this poll - Real Politik: Portuguese Election

Portugal goes to the polls on 10 March. Who will come out on top?
We're asking who you think will win, not who you want to win.
See Wikipedia for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Portuguese_legislative_election

The winners can treat themselves to a pastel de nata. Can't be fairer than that!

Greetings Krillin Leaders,

Her Majesty, Empress Nicole II regrets not having gotten in touch sooner, but she took some time because since her brother's abdication she needed to fix the administrative machinery of the Drussian state, mainly because the last Minister of Defense and the last Minister of Internal Affairs of the government of her young predecessor attempted to oust her from power on March 3, claiming that Nicolaus X's abdication would be legally invalid because he allegedly had psychological problems. A disrespect to our former monarch and during the attempted coup d'état by these scoundrels, he made a video saying that he had a consultation with a psychologist and he diagnosed that he is not crazy at all.

So, if the individuals Konstantin Rodnaevisk and Rosten Ivannov Hammen or people linked to them come into contact with one of you or set foot in your country, please inform our government as soon as possible. Empress Nicole II is determined to catch these two fugitives and stop them from continuing to spread lies about recent political events. So that you don't get scared by this situation and understand that everything is in order in Drussia today, the empress decided to summarize the situation in a humorous satire that nowadays is called a "meme": https://imgur.com/yGxLsAN. And yes, Her Majesty believes that her predecessor's stance of making or responding directly to messages on the regional forum was a little inappropriate.

- Ludmilla Verusya, Head of the Imperial Office

March 3, 2024
It is already complicated to change the way a country's state institutions operate when a ruler is replaced by someone with a different philosophy than his. Now imagine this situation in an absolute monarchy in which the ruler who left power is a monarch who was practically "abdicated" and until recently was one of the main far-right leaders in his region. And worst of all, he was a paranoid 18-year-old who is followed by a horde of reactionaries. Well, you can see that something tragic can happen in a situation like this. However, Nicole II, the current ruler of Drussia, is dealing with the situation appropriately, not starting controversies at the beginning of her administration. At this moment, she, her husband Alexei and her two children Valentina and Edward are at Sunday mass.

Alexei, whispering: Do we need to appear together in public all the time now?
Nicole: If I don't want the group of crazy people who think that my brother will only stop being emperor when he dies try to kill me, I have to behave like a lady worthy of respect. And now that Edward is the heir to the throne, he needs to act like the crown prince.
Edward: Mom, please don't die when I turn 16. I don't want Uncle Nicolaus' trauma.
Nicole: In 12 years we will be better than we are now...your uncle fixed a lot of things. And I intend to make some changes after I know some outside information that I need.
Valentina: Honestly, I don't know if this planet lasts another 12 years. Honestly, it relieves me not to be the heiress anymore.
Edward: If it doesn't last, we'll be in space.

And the mass is interrupted with the announcement that a mob of hallucinated people has invaded the Imperial Palace of Tratkovisk

Meanwhile in front of the palace.

Artemy Rodnaevisk, wearing dark clothes to camouflage his identity (as well as the others involved in this conversation): So our plan is to let these crazy people destroy the palace? Do you really think Nicolaus won't be mad at us after that?! You know that if we succeed, Nicolaus will be the one who will fix this later, right?
Marshal Rosten Ivannov Hammen: They won't destroy much, just Nicole II's stuff...I mean Princess Nicole's.
Konstantin Rodnaevisk: Let them vent their frustration into these frivolous trinkets!

Random crazy person walking past them: The Emperor is Nicolaus X, damn it!
Hammen: That's right, young man, we need our emperor back. Go break into the building, go...
Crazy: That's it. Long live Nicolaus X!
Hammen, disgusted by the commoner's "primitiveness": Eh...that's it...
Artemy: Let me see if I get this straight. After we take the palace, you will make a statement on TV saying that Nicolaus is depressed and therefore would not be able to fully exercise his mental faculties and, consequently, his abdication would be legally invalid.
Hammen: It's the truth, after all, the abdication law is clear.

"The monarch of the Holy Empire of Drussia, in the full exercise of his mental faculties, has the right to abdicate his throne at any time he deems convenient."

Therefore, if his majesty is not completely sane, his abdication is not valid.
Artemy: It makes sense. If Nicolaus is not well, the abdication was a mistake, it's a good thing the text of the law gives him the right to go back. But then, what will happen?
Hammen: He will be supervised in a military hospital for psychological treatment, when we judge that he is healthy, he will return to performing imperial duties normally.
Artemy, suspicious: Look here, Hammen, if you're taking advantage of this situation to carry out a coup d'état and put the army in power, I swear...
Hammen: The ruler of the throne while his majesty is not sane will not be me! I thought of Prince Rolo of Qassadia, only someone from the outside could take over the throne temporarily without it looking like a coup d'état.
Artemy: The same one who is married to the daughter of the king of Ejorike? Do you think it's a good idea to place a brother of Relena I and son-in-law of Maxim III on our throne? ARE YOU REALLY THAT DUMB, YOU ANIMAL?!
Hammen: If you're so smart, who do you suggest?
Artemy: The president of Congress, and if it needs to be an outsider, Elliot Trussendart.
Rodnaevisk: Elliot? I don't think he's capable of performing this role.
Artemy: He just needs to sit in the chair, we will control the state until Nicolaus is able to return... in fact, maybe it's better to just put Nicolaus back on the throne, me and his other friends will help him get better from his depression, we can put the most blameless and pure person in the world, even that person can be corrupted by power and want to stay on the throne later. Our monarchy is already too weak to deal with a crisis like this, we need Nicolaus to put order in the country again.

Inside the palace

Mob Leader: The emperor's room is sacred, let's go straight to the study! Hey, whoever breaks the windows is an infiltrated leftist! All the usurper wants is for us to destroy the palace so she can act like a poor thing!
Mob Member: Good thing I couldn't open it. We will beat the infiltrated Antifa in the name of His Majesty.
Leader: With the help of His Majesty's guards, the usurper's guards won't be able to hold this palace for much longer. All right, patriots, kill these traitorous mercenaries! *he says this in the direction of a confrontation between guards in favor of the coup horde and loyalist guards*
Second member of the mob: [Elizabeth] Trussendart spoke badly about us on Twitter! She called us troublemakers! AND SHE STILL ACCUSED US OF BEING LEFTISTS!!
Leader: Damned traitor! This damn thing conspired with the usurper because she wants to put His majesty to be a senator in Gestonia!
Random member: That's right, to defeat the Woke senator from New Berlin. And she lamented the death of that Nazi in Russia (OOC: Alexei Navalny, I'm not fond of him, but I don't think he's a Nazi), I never trusted her! I bet she's a Nazi too!
Leader: Maybe, she likes to profit from war, she is a right-wing Hillary Clinton. This shows that there are people with bad character in any ideology, now let's give moral support to patriotic soldiers.

Meanwhile, in a government building, Nicole and her minister hold a meeting in a makeshift crisis office.

Minister of Defense: We need to declare a state of siege!
Minister of Home Affairs: Are you kidding? We don't know how many supporters of the coup attempt there are in the armed forces, the head of the army was very conniving with Ivannov Hammen, he is probably part of the coup.
Nicole: Damn! I should have fired him along with Ivannov Hammen! What a primary error!
Minister of Foreign Affairs: This coup will not work, the ambassadors of Qassadia and Ejorike have already sent us notes condemning the coup plotters and demanding exemplary punishment.
Nicole: Oh, Ivannov Hammen and the other coupists will receive exemplary punishment, you can be sure. Has Nicolaus already commented on anything?
Foreign Minister: He posted a video on Twitter to calm the coup plotters.
Nicole: Calm down the coup plotters? oh my god, Nicolaus is too nice.
Minister of Home Affairs: Of course, he would be the main beneficiary of a successful coup.
Nicole: I disagree, it would be Ivannov Hammen and Konstatin Rodnaevisk. Nicolaus does not want to return to the throne and has already made it clear that the abdication is definitive.

In the palace:

Member of the coup mob: Guys, guys, his majesty made a video on Twitter!

And the coupists celebrate...

Nicolaus' video:

"Good afternoon subjects of Drussia, this message is addressed to the saddened subjects who entered the Imperial Palace of Tratkovisk today.

Greetings patriots, I must address you to enlighten you about the truth of the facts, I cannot leave you in the dark and alone in this difficult time for you. As monarch of Drussia, I have always kept in mind that one of my main duties is to guide the people in difficult times, well, I am no longer monarch, but I still have loyal followers and the objective of this message is to enlighten these people so they can better understand the reality of current Drussia.

On February 22, 2024, I made the hardest and most definitive decision I have ever made in my entire life: my abdication. Drussian law gives its monarch the right to abdicate the throne if he so wishes, however, in exchange for this right, he is completely prohibited from even hinting at going back on his decision. And in fact, there would be nothing more irresponsible on the part of a monarch than to abdicate the throne and then want it again, if a monarch abdicates he should not only be legally but also morally prohibited from taking the throne again. Yes, it is a painful and difficult decision, but when I made it I knew that I could never go back, if I had been insecure about this decision and was more attached to the throne than anything else, I would not have done it, I would have preferred be killed than abdicating, if I abdicated, it was because I wanted to. If this was a historical error, history will charge me and punish me, but only due historical distance will clarify for us whether this was the case or not. I would not be the first and probably will not be the last human being to make a historical error of this magnitude, I pray that this error, if confirmed as such, does not cause the disgrace of my nation, if it does, I will be responsible and the Drussian population will have not only the right but the patriotic duty to hate me.

Now let's get to the most urgent matter, patriots, I know it's difficult to accept, but it's over. Patriots, you are valuable to our nation and I like you, but for the love of God, leave the imperial palace immediately and return to your homes; soldiers, lay down your weapons and surrender to the loyalist troops for martial trial. Now you need to accept that the ruler of the Holy Empire of Drussia is Her Majesty Empress Nicole II and she will rule you either until death or until she herself abdicates the throne too, I just hope that this abdication never happens or that it only happens in many years from now, Drussia needs stability, I apologize for not being the guarantor of that stability, and I hope my sister is that person. Trust Nicole II, please, if anyone is going to stabilize our nation and heal its wounds, it is Empress Nicole II.

Now let's get to the end, I had a consultation with a mental health professional yesterday to find out if I'm crazy or just another young person sickened by this bizarre and immoral world of today. And here, in the report that I hold before you, it says that I am just a young 18-year-old man who needs some time to cool down. And that's why I'm taking a gap year, time to improve myself as a human being before following the path of a normal 21st century young man with money in his pocket (at least what it should be): going to college and then continuing career in the profession for which he went to college. I'm not going to ramble on about my personal life or my feelings here, anyone who wants can follow the news in the press and on social media (for those who have the internet).

The last thing I ask for is an amnesty for the patriots who, blinded by grief, did not do the right thing and decided peacefully to enter the palace. For the soldiers who let their personal feelings overcome the military hierarchy, they committed insubordination and therefore they must be judged and if the military justice so sees fit, punished for their actions, in my time in the armed forces I learned that the military must have emotional control and respect for hierarchy, except when the superior acts illegally and against the State, which is not the case here. And I must warn that those who vandalized the palace are not patriots, they are either habitual criminals or infiltrators wanting to tarnish the reputation of the patriots, they must be rigorously arrested and exemplarily punished so that no one dares to vandalize the Imperial Palace of Tratkovisk ever again. Thank you and have a good Sunday everyone."

The reaction of the members of the horde was divided between following Nicolaus' words and thinking that he said these things because he was crazy and therefore should not be obeyed. The division of the coup movement was enough to weaken the group and prevent the invasion of the palace, making the coup attempt a failure. Artemy Rodnaevisk surrendered to the police, Konstantin Rodnaevisk and Rosten Ivannov Hammem fled to the United States. Now the imperial family is in the palace seeing the state the palace is in.

At that night:

Narrator: Subjects of Drussia, we interrupt the news for the address to the nation by Her Imperial Majesty Nicole II.

Nicole: Citizens of Drussia, I wish my first address to you had been in better circumstances, but before addressing you I had to organize my government office and organize the functioning of the state in my administration.

Unfortunately, today the Imperial Palace of Tratkovisk was invaded by a coup horde who acted at the behest of Rosten Ivannov Hammen and Konstantin Rodnaevisk claiming that my brother's abdication would be null and void because my brother would be crazy and accusing me of being a usurper. An insulting lie to my brother and this nation. Citizens should know that we defeated the coup attempt, most of the members of the coup horde are arrested and those who are free will be arrested in the next few hours or, at the latest, in the next few days. The Drussian monarchy has once again resisted an attempt to demoralize it, the perpetrators of this attempted coup can claim all they want that they were acting for the good of the monarchy, but I will make a point of making it very clear that this is purely and simply a lie. It's not Fake News, it's not misinformation, it's not narrative, it's a LIE, clear and simple! If Ivannov Hammen and Rodnaevisk really defend the monarchy, how do they explain their attempted coup d'état helping republican and socialist rebels loot and vandalize businesses and cause chaos in the streets of Tratkovisk and other large cities? I and the REAL CONSERVATIVE population of Drussia await a response from those two cowards who fled to the United States to avoid paying for their crimes. Speaking of the United States, I hope that the American government will not delay in handing over these two coup plotters to us and if a possible future president dares or insinuates to shelter these two coup plotters, he and his allies will suffer severe retaliation.

Our former emperor recently helped Drussia once again and tried to persuade the coup horde to stop their attempt. Thanks to the words of the former emperor, we managed to defeat the coup attempt. I must warn, however, that no amnesty should be granted, as taking this action would provide space for other coup attempts of this type to occur in the future, including socialist attempts. As Winston Churchill once said: An Appeaser Is One Who Feeds a Crocodile, Hoping It Will Eat Him Last, will do no good. Mourning or sadness are not moral justifications for attacking or defaming monarchical institutions and everyone involved is of legal age and capable of discerning what is right and wrong, so there is no impediment for them to be preventively arrested, tried and condemned. There will be no amnesty! Good evening people of Drussia and I hope that my next statement will be in milder circumstances, thank you.

Drussian wrote:Greetings Krillin Leaders,

Her Majesty, Empress Nicole II regrets not having gotten in touch sooner, but she took some time because since her brother's abdication she needed to fix the administrative machinery of the Drussian state, mainly because the last Minister of Defense and the last Minister of Internal Affairs of the government of her young predecessor attempted to oust her from power on March 3, claiming that Nicolaus X's abdication would be legally invalid because he allegedly had psychological problems. A disrespect to our former monarch and during the attempted coup d'état by these scoundrels, he made a video saying that he had a consultation with a psychologist and he diagnosed that he is not crazy at all.

So, if the individuals Konstantin Rodnaevisk and Rosten Ivannov Hammen or people linked to them come into contact with one of you or set foot in your country, please inform our government as soon as possible. Empress Nicole II is determined to catch these two fugitives and stop them from continuing to spread lies about recent political events. So that you don't get scared by this situation and understand that everything is in order in Drussia today, the empress decided to summarize the situation in a humorous satire that nowadays is called a "meme": https://imgur.com/yGxLsAN. And yes, Her Majesty believes that her predecessor's stance of making or responding directly to messages on the regional forum was a little inappropriate.

- Ludmilla Verusya, Head of the Royal Office

March 3, 2024
It is already complicated to change the way a country's state institutions operate when a ruler is replaced by someone with a different philosophy than his. Now imagine this situation in an absolute monarchy in which the ruler who left power is a monarch who was practically "abdicated" and until recently was one of the main far-right leaders in his region. And worst of all, he was a paranoid 18-year-old who is followed by a horde of reactionaries. Well, you can see that something tragic can happen in a situation like this. However, Nicole II, the current ruler of Drussia, is dealing with the situation appropriately, not starting controversies at the beginning of her administration. At this moment, she, her husband Alexei and her two children Valentina and Edward are at Sunday mass.

Alexei, whispering: Do we need to appear together in public all the time now?
Nicole: If I don't want the group of crazy people who think that my brother will only stop being emperor when he dies try to kill me, I have to behave like a lady worthy of respect. And now that Edward is the heir to the throne, he needs to act like the crown prince.
Edward: Mom, please don't die when I turn 16. I don't want Uncle Nicolaus' trauma.
Nicole: In 12 years we will be better than we are now...your uncle fixed a lot of things. And I intend to make some changes after I know some outside information that I need.
Valentina: Honestly, I don't know if this planet lasts another 12 years. Honestly, it relieves me not to be the heiress anymore.
Edward: If it doesn't last, we'll be in space.

And the mass is interrupted with the announcement that a mob of hallucinated people has invaded the Royal Palace of Tratkovisk

Meanwhile in front of the palace.

Artemy Rodnaevisk, wearing dark clothes to camouflage his identity (as well as the others involved in this conversation): So our plan is to let these crazy people destroy the palace? Do you really think Nicolaus won't be mad at us after that?! You know that if we succeed, Nicolaus will be the one who will fix this later, right?
Marshal Rosten Ivannov Hammen: They won't destroy much, just Nicole II's stuff...I mean Princess Nicole's.
Konstantin Rodnaevisk: Let them vent their frustration into these frivolous trinkets!

Random crazy person walking past them: The Emperor is Nicolaus X, damn it!
Hammen: That's right, young man, we need our emperor back. Go break into the building, go...
Crazy: That's it. Long live Nicolaus X!
Hammen, disgusted by the commoner's "primitiveness": Eh...that's it...
Artemy: Let me see if I get this straight. After we take the palace, you will make a statement on TV saying that Nicolaus is depressed and therefore would not be able to fully exercise his mental faculties and, consequently, his abdication would be legally invalid.
Hammen: It's the truth, after all, the abdication law is clear.

"The monarch of the Holy Empire of Drussia, in the full exercise of his mental faculties, has the right to abdicate his throne at any time he deems convenient."

Therefore, if his majesty is not completely sane, his abdication is not valid.
Artemy: It makes sense. If Nicolaus is not well, the abdication was a mistake, it's a good thing the text of the law gives him the right to go back. But then, what will happen?
Hammen: He will be supervised in a military hospital for psychological treatment, when we judge that he is healthy, he will return to performing imperial duties normally.
Artemy, suspicious: Look here, Hammen, if you're taking advantage of this situation to carry out a coup d'état and put the army in power, I swear...
Hammen: The ruler of the throne while his majesty is not sane will not be me! I thought of Prince Rolo of Qassadia, only someone from the outside could take over the throne temporarily without it looking like a coup d'état.
Artemy: The same one who is married to the daughter of the king of Ejorike? Do you think it's a good idea to place a brother of Relena I and son-in-law of Maxim III on our throne? ARE YOU REALLY THAT DUMB, YOU ANIMAL?!
Hammen: If you're so smart, who do you suggest?
Artemy: The president of Congress, and if it needs to be an outsider, Elliot Trussendart.
Rodnaevisk: Elliot? I don't think he's capable of performing this role.
Artemy: He just needs to sit in the chair, we will control the state until Nicolaus is able to return... in fact, maybe it's better to just put Nicolaus back on the throne, me and his other friends will help him get better from his depression, we can put the most blameless and pure person in the world, even that person can be corrupted by power and want to stay on the throne later. Our monarchy is already too weak to deal with a crisis like this, we need Nicolaus to put order in the country again.

Inside the palace

Mob Leader: The emperor's room is sacred, let's go straight to the study! Hey, whoever breaks the windows is an infiltrated leftist! All the usurper wants is for us to destroy the palace so she can act like a poor thing!
Mob Member: Good thing I couldn't open it. We will beat the infiltrated Antifa in the name of His Majesty.
Leader: With the help of His Majesty's guards, the usurper's guards won't be able to hold this palace for much longer. All right, patriots, kill these traitorous mercenaries! *he says this in the direction of a confrontation between guards in favor of the coup horde and loyalist guards*
Second member of the mob: [Elizabeth] Trussendart spoke badly about us on Twitter! She called us troublemakers! AND SHE STILL ACCUSED US OF BEING LEFTISTS!!
Leader: Damned traitor! This damn thing conspired with the usurper because she wants to put His majesty to be a senator in Gestonia!
Random member: That's right, to defeat the Woke senator from New Berlin. And she lamented the death of that Nazi in Russia (OOC: Alexei Navalny, I'm not fond of him, but I don't think he's a Nazi), I never trusted her! I bet she's a Nazi too!
Leader: Maybe, she likes to profit from war, she is a right-wing Hillary Clinton. This shows that there are people with bad character in any ideology, now let's give moral support to patriotic soldiers.

Meanwhile, in a government building, Nicole and her minister hold a meeting in a makeshift crisis office.

Minister of Defense: We need to declare a state of siege!
Minister of Home Affairs: Are you kidding? We don't know how many supporters of the coup attempt there are in the armed forces, the head of the army was very conniving with Ivannov Hammen, he is probably part of the coup.
Nicole: Damn! I should have fired him along with Ivannov Hammen! What a primary error!
Minister of Foreign Affairs: This coup will not work, the ambassadors of Qassadia and Ejorike have already sent us notes condemning the coup plotters and demanding exemplary punishment.
Nicole: Oh, Ivannov Hammen and the other coupists will receive exemplary punishment, you can be sure. Has Nicolaus already commented on anything?
Foreign Minister: He posted a video on Twitter to calm the coup plotters.
Nicole: Calm down the coup plotters? oh my god, Nicolaus is too nice.
Minister of Home Affairs: Of course, he would be the main beneficiary of a successful coup.
Nicole: I disagree, it would be Ivannov Hammen and Konstatin Rodnaevisk. Nicolaus does not want to return to the throne and has already made it clear that the abdication is definitive.

In the palace:

Member of the coup mob: Guys, guys, his majesty made a video on Twitter!

And the coupists celebrate...

Nicolaus' video:

"Good afternoon subjects of Drussia, this message is addressed to the saddened subjects who entered the Royal Palace of Tratkovisk today.

Greetings patriots, I must address you to enlighten you about the truth of the facts, I cannot leave you in the dark and alone in this difficult time for you. As monarch of Drussia, I have always kept in mind that one of my main duties is to guide the people in difficult times, well, I am no longer monarch, but I still have loyal followers and the objective of this message is to enlighten these people so they can better understand the reality of current Drussia.

On February 22, 2024, I made the hardest and most definitive decision I have ever made in my entire life: my abdication. Drussian law gives its monarch the right to abdicate the throne if he so wishes, however, in exchange for this right, he is completely prohibited from even hinting at going back on his decision. And in fact, there would be nothing more irresponsible on the part of a monarch than to abdicate the throne and then want it again, if a monarch abdicates he should not only be legally but also morally prohibited from taking the throne again. Yes, it is a painful and difficult decision, but when I made it I knew that I could never go back, if I had been insecure about this decision and was more attached to the throne than anything else, I would not have done it, I would have preferred be killed than abdicating, if I abdicated, it was because I wanted to. If this was a historical error, history will charge me and punish me, but only due historical distance will clarify for us whether this was the case or not. I would not be the first and probably will not be the last human being to make a historical error of this magnitude, I pray that this error, if confirmed as such, does not cause the disgrace of my nation, if it does, I will be responsible and the Drussian population will have not only the right but the patriotic duty to hate me.

Now let's get to the most urgent matter, patriots, I know it's difficult to accept, but it's over. Patriots, you are valuable to our nation and I like you, but for the love of God, leave the royal palace immediately and return to your homes; soldiers, lay down your weapons and surrender to the loyalist troops for martial trial. Now you need to accept that the ruler of the Holy Empire of Drussia is Her Majesty Empress Nicole II and she will rule you either until death or until she herself abdicates the throne too, I just hope that this abdication never happens or that it only happens in many years from now, Drussia needs stability, I apologize for not being the guarantor of that stability, and I hope my sister is that person. Trust Nicole II, please, if anyone is going to stabilize our nation and heal its wounds, it is Empress Nicole II.

Now let's get to the end, I had a consultation with a mental health professional yesterday to find out if I'm crazy or just another young person sickened by this bizarre and immoral world of today. And here, in the report that I hold before you, it says that I am just a young 18-year-old man who needs some time to cool down. And that's why I'm taking a gap year, time to improve myself as a human being before following the path of a normal 21st century young man with money in his pocket (at least what it should be): going to college and then continuing career in the profession for which he went to college. I'm not going to ramble on about my personal life or my feelings here, anyone who wants can follow the news in the press and on social media (for those who have the internet).

The last thing I ask for is an amnesty for the patriots who, blinded by grief, did not do the right thing and decided peacefully to enter the palace. For the soldiers who let their personal feelings overcome the military hierarchy, they committed insubordination and therefore they must be judged and if the military justice so sees fit, punished for their actions, in my time in the armed forces I learned that the military must have emotional control and respect for hierarchy, except when the superior acts illegally and against the State, which is not the case here. And I must warn that those who vandalized the palace are not patriots, they are either habitual criminals or infiltrators wanting to tarnish the reputation of the patriots, they must be rigorously arrested and exemplarily punished so that no one dares to vandalize the Royal Palace of Tratkovisk ever again. Thank you and have a good Sunday everyone."

The reaction of the members of the horde was divided between following Nicolaus' words and thinking that he said these things because he was crazy and therefore should not be obeyed. The division of the coup movement was enough to weaken the group and prevent the invasion of the palace, making the coup attempt a failure. Artemy Rodnaevisk surrendered to the police, Konstantin Rodnaevisk and Rosten Ivannov Hammem fled to the United States. Now the royal family is in the palace seeing the state the palace is in.

At that night:

Narrator: Subjects of Drussia, we interrupt the news for the address to the nation by Her Imperial Majesty Nicole II.

Nicole: Citizens of Drussia, I wish my first address to you had been in better circumstances, but before addressing you I had to organize my government office and organize the functioning of the state in my administration.

Unfortunately, today the Royal Palace of Tratkovisk was invaded by a coup horde who acted at the behest of Rosten Ivannov Hammen and Konstantin Rodnaevisk claiming that my brother's abdication would be null and void because my brother would be crazy and accusing me of being a usurper. An insulting lie to my brother and this nation. Citizens should know that we defeated the coup attempt, most of the members of the coup horde are arrested and those who are free will be arrested in the next few hours or, at the latest, in the next few days. The Drussian monarchy has once again resisted an attempt to demoralize it, the perpetrators of this attempted coup can claim all they want that they were acting for the good of the monarchy, but I will make a point of making it very clear that this is purely and simply a lie. It's not Fake News, it's not misinformation, it's not narrative, it's a LIE, clear and simple! If Ivannov Hammen and Rodnaevisk really defend the monarchy, how do they explain their attempted coup d'état helping republican and socialist rebels loot and vandalize businesses and cause chaos in the streets of Tratkovisk and other large cities? I and the REAL CONSERVATIVE population of Drussia await a response from those two cowards who fled to the United States to avoid paying for their crimes. Speaking of the United States, I hope that the American government will not delay in handing over these two coup plotters to us and if a possible future president dares or insinuates to shelter these two coup plotters, he and his allies will suffer severe retaliation.

Our former emperor recently helped Drussia once again and tried to persuade the coup horde to stop their attempt. Thanks to the words of the former emperor, we managed to defeat the coup attempt. I must warn, however, that no amnesty should be granted, as taking this action would provide space for other coup attempts of this type to occur in the future, including socialist attempts. As Winston Churchill once said: An Appeaser Is One Who Feeds a Crocodile, Hoping It Will Eat Him Last, will do no good. Mourning or sadness are not moral justifications for attacking or defaming monarchical institutions and everyone involved is of legal age and capable of discerning what is right and wrong, so there is no impediment for them to be preventively arrested, tried and condemned. There will be no amnesty! Good evening people of Drussia and I hope that my next statement will be in milder circumstances, thank you.

Your Excellency

Be assured, that those traitors you spoke of will not find a safe haven in the part of Ejorike which is controlled by its legal government, if they would come here. I have already put Konstantin Rodnaevisk and Rosten Ivannov Hammen on a wanted list. Both the Royal Colonial Police and the Royal Secret Police keep their eyes open, ready to arrest these prominent criminals. Would they be caught anywhere under my rule, they will of course be extradited to Drussia quickly and diligently.

If you know or find out the identities of people linked to the two, please inform us and we will keep our eyes open for them as well.

Have her Imperial Majesty thought about offering a reward, for turning any of these two or their associates in?

As for how directly and personally a monarch communicate, it is a matter of diffent styles and tastes. I like to show my pressence by handling diplomacy and public announcements personally, but I can also see the dignified appeal of letting subordinates do it. If that is how the honoured Empress Nicole II of Drussia want to do, I fully respect that, even if I may not follow her example.

Talking of diplomacy though, I would love to meet with your Empress and Empress Relena Von Peacekraft of Qassadia, at some time suitable for the two Empresses of course, to reitterate the alliance we entered into with the brother and predecessor of your Empress.

I also suppose there will be a coronation ceremony, for your Empress?

My best regards

-King Maxim III of Ejorike

Drussian wrote:- Ludmilla Verusya, Head of the Royal Office

Drussian wrote:And the mass is interrupted with the announcement that a mob of hallucinated people has invaded the Royal Palace of Tratkovisk

OOC: This may be nitpicking, but are you sure you did not mean "Imperial Office" and "Imperial Palace"? Imperial titles are considered a little more prestigeous than merely royal ones.

Ejorike wrote:Your Excellency

Be assured, that those traitors you spoke of will not find a safe haven in the part of Ejorike which is controlled by its legal government, if they would come here. I have already put Konstantin Rodnaevisk and Rosten Ivannov Hammen on a wanted list. Both the Royal Colonial Police and the Royal Secret Police keep their eyes open, ready to arrest these prominent criminals. Would they be caught anywhere under my rule, they will of course be extradited to Drussia quickly and diligently.

If you know or find out the identities of people linked to the two, please inform us and we will keep our eyes open for them as well.

Have her Imperial Majesty thought about offering a reward, for turning any of these two or their associates in?

As for how directly and personally a monarch communicate, it is a matter of diffent styles and tastes. I like to show my pressence by handling diplomacy and public announcements personally, but I can also see the dignified appeal of letting subordinates do it. If that is how the honoured Empress Nicole II of Drussia want to do, I fully respect that, even if I may not follow her example.

Talking of diplomacy though, I would love to meet with your Empress and Empress Relena Von Peacekraft of Qassadia, at some time suitable for the two Empresses of course, to reitterate the alliance we entered into with the brother and predecessor of your Empress.

I also suppose there will be a coronation ceremony, for your Empress?

My best regards

-King Maxim III of Ejorike

Her imperial majesty thanks you for your words, Maxim III of Ejorike. There is indeed a reward for Rodnaevisk, Ivannov Hammen and their associates.

Since Ivannov Hammen was the leader of the coup attempt, the reward for him is 4 million rubles. Konstantin Rodnaevisk was important in the hierarchy of the previous government and was the civilian leader of the coup attempt, so the reward for him is 2 million rubles. The associates most directly linked to the two have rewards of 1 million rubles each. Now the part of the idiots who broke into the palace at their command and managed to escape from prison so far have rewards of 500 thousand rubles each. The Drussian government sent photos and names of each of them to your country's intelligence sectors.

Her majesty accepts your offer of a diplomatic meeting. She will adjust her schedule to be available on the scheduled meeting date. And regarding the coronation ceremony, to give time to organize everything and out of respect for the previous monarch, the ceremony will only take place in August 2024, the time when the wedding between the young monarch and his then fiancée Eleonora Anya Drankinova would take place. In fact, one of the things Her Imperial Majesty needs to do at this moment is to find a fiancé for the young lady because her father, Maxmilliam Drankinova, is demanding Her Grace to do so as quickly as possible and that this be a man as elegant and educated as the old one. In fact, the former Nicolaus X has so much admiration for his ex-fiancée that he himself made a list of noble friends who would fit the description I gave above, the empress is currently interviewing these young men (of course this is not the job of a empress, but Eleonora's father is a nagging person).

- Ludmilla Verusya, Head of the Imperial Office

Ejoland wrote:OOC: This may be nitpicking, but are you sure you did not mean "Imperial Office" and "Imperial Palace"? Imperial titles are considered a little more prestigeous than merely royal ones

OOC: I agree with you on this. So I already changed it here, I will chance in my other factbooks and accounts where I see it too.

Drussian wrote:Her imperial majesty thanks you for your words, Maxim III of Ejorike. There is indeed a reward for Rodnaevisk, Ivannov Hammen and their associates.

Since Ivannov Hammen was the leader of the coup attempt, the reward for him is 4 million rubles. Konstantin Rodnaevisk was important in the hierarchy of the previous government and was the civilian leader of the coup attempt, so the reward for him is 2 million rubles. The associates most directly linked to the two have rewards of 1 million rubles each. Now the part of the idiots who broke into the palace at their command and managed to escape from prison so far have rewards of 500 thousand rubles each. The Drussian government sent photos and names of each of them to your country's intelligence sectors.

Her majesty accepts your offer of a diplomatic meeting. She will adjust her schedule to be available on the scheduled meeting date. And regarding the coronation ceremony, to give time to organize everything and out of respect for the previous monarch, the ceremony will only take place in August 2024, the time when the wedding between the young monarch and his then fiancée Eleonora Anya Drankinova would take place. In fact, one of the things Her Imperial Majesty needs to do at this moment is to find a fiancé for the young lady because her father, Maxmilliam Drankinova, is demanding Her Grace to do so as quickly as possible and that this be a man as elegant and educated as the old one. In fact, the former Nicolaus X has so much admiration for his ex-fiancée that he himself made a list of noble friends who would fit the description I gave above, the empress is currently interviewing these young men (of course this is not the job of a empress, but Eleonora's father is a nagging person).

- Ludmilla Verusya, Head of the Imperial Office

Delightful to hear, your Excellency.

I have now made sure that the associates you informed us of are on the wanted list as well, and ordered that my subjects will be properly informed of the fugitives and the rewards they warrant. As much as we want people to report such criminals for the sake of honour, a bit of extra motivation does not harm.

I have only ever heard positive things being said of Eleonora Anya Drankinova. As far as I know, she should be able to get a most elegant and highly educated aristocratic man. I wish her the best of luck, and commend Empress Nicole II of Drussia for her most honourable efforts in this matter.

Until we hear from each other again, once again my best regards.

Sincerely

-King Maxim III of Ejorike

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