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English-Scottish Summit
Topic Started: Jan 5 2010, 01:23 PM (201 Views)
Aelius
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Nielsen took a hotel room near Edward's castle to wait for his meeting with the king. Fortunately, as this was a diplomatic trip, the Republic would cover the expenses. During the evening, he contemplated the way this negotiation would go. All in all, things seemed to run smoothly within Scotland, but this new King seemed belligerent and militaristic. That being said, his father was also belligerent, so it remained to be seen how things would turn out. He was watching the situation in Iceland with interest. If the Scottish government invaded, how would the Republic respond? That was for the Council of Lords to decide, I suppose.
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The Scottish government send a telegram to London, offering to pay for half of the Englishman's accommodations. When it was found out that the offer was accepted, Nielsen was comped a Royal Villa at the hotel that he had chosen to stay at, and was given much fine cuisine. The meeting that was about do be held would, without doubt, be viscous. King James and Lord Wotton had held a meeting with the Welsh President just a day before, and the heated correspondence prepared the two leaders for their meeting with London's ambassador.

Around 5'oclock, Nielsen was informed that the King was ready to meet with him. He was taken to the Royal negotiations chamber, where the Welsh visitor had met the day before, and saw the King and his First Minister smoking pipe tobacco, patiently awaiting their guest's arrival. When he came into the room, the hosts offered him a pipe.

"Welcome to Edinburgh," Lord Wotton began coolly. "I regret the delay in our negotiations. That infernal Welsh visitor of ours dropped in a bit unexpectedly. So, good sir, your nation requested this audience with us. I am eager to learn what your government would like to discuss today with His Majesty and myself."
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"Greetings. London thought that it would behoove both nations to establish more--ahem--tranquil relations with a nation we share Britain with. We are curious as to what your intentions are in regards to your recent military buildup. We have also had some correspondence in regards to the operations of an independently-operated corporation based out of Bristol in the nation of Iceland. Your disapproval is obvious, and somewhat reasonable, but what does it stem from, exactly?"
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The two Scotsmen were surprised by the openness of the English guest. To his questions, they simply laughed to one another.

The King opened the counter-dialogue. "Our military buildup is our own business, good sir," Edward said, sighing. He had hoped that the expansions would go relatively unnoticed; apparently, he was wrong. That said, it didn't make a difference. "As a sovereign state, we can have a military as we see fit. We have a policy agenda that is very innovative for this land. The military is needed to preserve internal security and protect us from any possible outsider threats." Knowing his answer was sufficient, the King proceeded.

"For years, the military regime of Menhad ran Scotland, Denmark, and Iceland. All three nations toiled under the oppressive authority of a military dictatorship. A certain comradeship has developed between our peoples. As such, I can hardly allow my northern brethren to be exploited and abused as your companies plan. I am aware that England is a free market economy, and what happens in the private sector stays such. However, do know that by intervening, your government would be saving resources and possibly lives. We are serious about our ultimatum. WesCorp must leave. This is non-negotiable. Should they fail to comply, we will force them to."
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"We would be unable to intervene unless WesCorp does anything that violates English or international law. At the moment, they have a signed agreement with Iceland's Tribal Council that allows them to perform the actions that they are undertaking. If they did something that violates said agreement, refused to leave the country if told to by their government, or attempted to upset the workings of their government, then they would be acting against English and international law, and we would be able to intervene and remove them ourselves. As it stands by our laws, we can not simply remove the company from Iceland just because you don't want them there. Now, if you feel it is so necessary to remove them from the country unilaterally, that is the business of your nation and of the corporation."

"And just out of curiosity, if you do force them to leave, what is your intention of doing so? Do you intend to simply liberate them from "corporate rule", or is it your opinion that the people of Iceland would flourish better under Your Majesty's guidance?" Nielsen asked, a tint of sarcasm in his voice.
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The King spoke. "Thank you for clearing that up, Mr. Nielsen. If that is the case, then I believe Scotland will take it upon itself to remove WesCorp forcefully. It is regrettable that your government won't issue so much as an advisory warning, as it would potentially save them quite a bit of capital. The current standing offer will be much metamorphosed if we must be bothered to intervene.

Upon hearing the peasant's snarl, the Kings lips curled into a twisted hiss. "My intention is removing the evil and vile corporations that pose a direct threat to the Icelandic people. Scotland will not be there to establish authority- we are simply protecting the nation of Iceland from foreign aggressors with less-than-benevolent intentions. I am no imperialist; just a proponent of justice and peace." The king's bellowing voice send a message: he was not going to accept Nielsen's smarm.
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Nielsen began to feel a twinge of anger, but felt it to be uncouth to show it in the court of a foreign leader, even as he began to feel disdain towards Edward and his pompous lackey. He drank a glass of water and calmed himself down before speaking again.

"I believe our Prime Minster was going to issue an official statement today regarding the situation, mostly geared toward English civilians in the country, advising them to leave. I assume that your previous statement has reached the heads of WesCorp and they have acted in the matter in which they will. Now, in regards to English civilians within the country, if you do go through with an invasion, I would hope a man of your valor would allow us to evacuate anyone who wishes to leave before you undertake such an action?"
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Lord Wotton sensed Nielsen's underlying anger, and responded in kind.

"Well, Mr. Nielsen, the English government is welcomed to evacuate citizens if they desire to. And here I was, thinking your government was entirely without the capacity to act outside of its own affairs." Lord Wotton allowed the comment's biting criticism to sink in before continuing. "His Majesty's generosity has already allotted a time frame for you to remove your people. Four days remain before Scotland's intervention. You may use those days how you wish. But be warned- we will not delay our ultimatum due to your country's operations. They will proceed just as well as if they never occurred."
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The Englishman paused for a moment before making another statement. "Very well. I suppose the only other issue we have to discuss involves trade relations. I would imagine that a trade agreement would be quite useful between nations such as ours, enriching both nations without the need for--what was it that you called them--evil and vile corporations?"
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Lord Wotton decided that if his guest was to continue being shrewd, he would be absolutely cruel, and dropped the ball. "I do not know if you are just a bad example, or if the education system of your simple little government leads its pupils towards making nonsensical conclusions from the remarks of others. Corporations are perfectly fine- it is those that invade third world nations that we have a common heritage with that irks us a bit." Lord Wotton spat this out, as if coughing bile unto the foot of his victim.

"I believe His Majesty agrees with me," Lord Wotton began, "When I say that this trade deal is not looked about favorably by his government." He stopepd and looked at the king, who gave his approval, and then continued. "In fact, this conference could possibly even lead to us pressing sanctions against your nation. This is diplomacy, my green young friend. And you are in the belly of the beast. It would be best to leave the moxie to us, my friend. As a fellow Englishman, I am surprised you do not know this instinctively.

"Trade may remain as it is. But advancing it is quite a presumptuous request on your part. Personally, I have nothing else to say to you, other than I am surprised the English government sent such an unskilled diplomat to meet with His Highness."

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"If you insist on insulting foreign diplomats when they come into your court, I would think that it would prove very difficult to maintain strong diplomatic relations with anyone, although I begin to wonder if you had any intent on being civil in the first place. Your so-called "intervention" will have no reasonable cause under international law as that situation stands. The agreement between Iceland and WesCorp stands as it exists, and Iceland has the right to order WesCorp out of the country if they wish. As they have yet to do so, your objections are mostly moot, and you would be invading a sovereign nation based on the operations of a corporation?" Nielsen laughed. "That is more tyrannical than anything I have seen out of Iceland."

Nielsen began to walk away when he thought of something to exit on. Diplomatic mores be damned, these men were no diplomats. "I find it quite amusing that a monarchist tyrant would decry a purely commercial company of doing something that he himself has no qualms with doing in his own country. And both of you," he pointed at both Edward and Wotton, "are disgraces to both the English and Scottish peoples. Good day."

Nielsen then stormed out of the room and got into the English limo, bound for the airport. He boarded his plane and flew back to London, being in no hurry to return to Scotland anytime soon.
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