Vladistock Stirs

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A news video has recently leaked from Vladistock Island, and has been made available to nearly all international news services…

The video starts with Prime Minister Zubris Vladenktsy sitting calmly behind a desk, with bookcases and flags behind him. He wears a military style suit with a few small decorations, and no hat. He stares for a moment as if waiting for a cue, and then clears his throat before he begins…

"Citizens of Vladistock, and peoples of the East Pacific, I greet you once again. Our nation has gone through a long period of rebuilding, and I apologize for our isolation in this time. Following Dictator Ward’s reign, the civil war, the virus outbreak, and the disaster at Vladistock City, we have looked inward for unity rather than outward for aid. Vladistock City and area have been quarantined for radioactive testing. Our Capital now in North Vimygrad however, is open to foreign embassies and will soon be receiving international flights once again.

At this time we would also like to announce our disarmament program. The Vimygrad Protocol, passed by the house last month, will ensure complete disarmament of our Nuclear Weapons and delivery systems within the year. Furthermore, Nuclear programs unrelated to domestic use have been ceased. The military installation south of Klev-A-Yelz has already dismantled its silo. We have seen all too clearly the devastating effects of nuclear weapons, and hope to lead by example. We look to limit the proliferation of this technology, and also hope that other nations in the region will reconsider their nuclear weapons projects.

I thank you for your time, and hope to open relations and trade with nations of the East Pacific once again." He smiles, and the video ends.

Sources say that the Vladistock Island economy has begun to rebuild from the devastation of their civil war despite the fact that the government has remained in political isolation for some time. The citizenry seems content with the democratic leadership of Vladenktsy and the MSM (modern socialist movement), and the country has become stable once again ever since the last remaining supporters of Dictator Ward have been removed.

(ooc: Yes that’s right, I’m back; Once again I have a stable schedule and time to write, i hope to become active in this community again so let the rp begin!)

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Liberty City - The Blue House
The Spherical Office
“So, Ward is gone for good?” Terrus asked as he flipped through the channels of the TV against the right wall.

“Apparently so.” Boris replied as he sorted through diplomatic papers. “The new government, under…uh…Zubris Vladenktsy…hell if I can pronounce that right…appears to be democratic in nature and seems to have most of the nation’s support.”

“Well, I’m not so sure I liked the means, but, I will say, it ended out well.” Matt stated after a moment.

“Ward wasn’t such a bad guy, you know.” Boris stated from across the room, where he was playing cards with Chris. It was the end of a long week; the group of national leaders was now unwinding to the less critical affairs of state.

Joan laughed. “Excepting the whole dictator part.”

“Well…you know what I mean.” Kroidrik responded, also laughing. “So, do we establish contact with the new government?”

“I don’t see why not.” Terrus stated. He looked to Boris. “Say, there were three survivors from the embassy, right?”

“Yea.” Boris replied.

“Contact them…see if any want to return at the head of a new diplomatic mission.”

“Will do.” Boris stated. He shuffled some more papers. “Next on the foreign affairs agenda…our position towards the EU’s classification for Belgian Jam…”

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The Northern Grand Duchy – New Irem
The Fortress – Fifth floor – The Foreign Minister’s office – 11:48 AM

«And finally, here’s a communiqué coming from Vladistock Island. Between Imatron and Xiophotos… south of Christie Island. Formerly ruled by a dictatorship… but able to start its path towards democracy, it seems. However… it’s all inside the folder. Which happens to be definitely better than the previous ones, I would say» smiled the aide, handing the file to the New Iremian Foreign Minister. Smiling to her assistant, Lady Ileana De Corde chuckled quietly. Skimming through the fifty pages or so, she grinned.

«Yes… it seems the guys down in New Irem have finally been able to move back to their old standards. Very well… let’s hear if you have learnt your lesson as well, Brigis. Tell me… what should we do, in our opinion?»

«Uhm… let me see. Considering our recent policy… I suppose we’ll greet them, congratulating with their recent achievements and wishing them well and… uhm… what else? An offer to swap embassies, perhaps? Aside that… well… if I’m not wrong, I’ve read their economy focus on arms manufacturing, information technology and scientific research. All fields we could be interested in. Therefore… could a Free Trade treaty be useful?»

«Well… try not to be too pushy, on it: let it be a decision of theirs. And do not forget leaving the door open for their counter-proposals»

«Uhm… Ileana… what do you mean with it? Are you saying…»

«Brigis… we’re short of trained personnel, round here. And the foreseen developments of our international politics will make the situation even worse. You’ve been my aide for… how long? Fifteen years? Well… we already know you’re good with cookies. Now… let’s see if you can work as a member of the Foreign Affairs staff. Therefore… prepare the message. We’ll revise it together… and then we’ll send it to this Vladistock City»

«Uhm… I think that’s their old capital. The new one should be… North Vimygrad or something like that»

«Well… it seems you’ve had a deep look at the folder… well done»

Slightly blushing, the woman nodded, hurrying to her first diplomatic assignment.

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Department of Diplomacy
1100 Esplanade of Khanates
Tkânâtdövâkhîâstâât

«They’re calling it the ‹Modern Socialist Movement› and it seems to be a parliamentary democracy» the aide reported to the Director of Diplomacy.

«‹Seems to› being the key phrase here. Their façade has noticable cracks in it, especially when you look at this press release video. Their leader is some sort of officer. It’s not like we haven’t seen military juntas posing as democracies, you know. I’m going to proceed with caution, especially given Vladistock Island’s role in the 3rd Continental War. Notify the Khagan-Chancellor personally, as I don’t intend on bringing it up in the open Cabinet meeting» the Director responded.

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North Vimygrad - The Capital
Offices of the PM

Ahhemmm… rrrrr… errrmmm…
“Need something for that sir?”

“I’m fine Alexei, what news?” Vladenktsy responded from behind his morning paper to the foreign minister.

“Well sir your video greeting was well recieved, The Free Pacific States have even sent a response.”

“Oh? Well this is good” Vladenktsy replied, clearing his throat again.

“Sir… umm, FPS has requested contact with their embassy survivors, what shall I tell them?” The minister said, dropping his tone. Vladenktsy glanced up at him nervously from behind the newspaper, deep in thought.

“Hmm, it might be a good idea if we had someone here to explain to… invite FPS to send a representative, and have Dani Morozov bring them to the Butsayev Medical Research Facility; he will also be assigned as our representative to the Free Pacific States, I’ll take care of the rest.”

“Understood.” The minister replied with a quick smile, and hurried out. Vladenktsy leaned back in his chair again with the newspaper, patiently waiting for the next minister to bother him.

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Foreign Office Buildings, 20-25 Victoria Road, Dannistra Onn, Central Dannistaan
12:00 EPT

“Think there is any point speaking to the Vladistockians, sir?” the junior MP asked Tr’valis as he sat down and reread the report.
“Might as well. Although approach them with caution. We got burned once by a regime of their political persuasion once and we don’t want to do so again,” Tr’valis said as he poured himself a drink.
“As you wish sir.”

Foreign Office, Central Parliament Hall, Dannistra Onn
Communique sent to Zubris Vladenktsy from Tr’valis No’oonsoko, Foreign Minister, sent @ 12:30 EPT

We would like to have further discussions regarding diplomatic relations. We hope you understand that being in the process of dealing with the fallout from one collapsed Communist regime, some members of the Central Government are a bit wary of speaking to you. Nonetheless, we are interested and hope you will take us up on our offer.

Message authorised for transmission by Tr’valis No’oonsoko KTA/MP
Confederacy Cabinet Executive Order 086-44

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The Octagonal Office, Parliament Buildings, Tasman City, Kangarawa

“Glad you could join us, Carolyn. Sorry for calling you on such short notice. Grab yourself a cup of coffee and have a seat. We’re pretty much finished with the agenda, and Vladistock’s up next.” Mappins glanced up from the pile of papers he was shuffling through, and smiled as Peters walked into the office.

Taking a quick look at the oily black liquid in the pot, Peters returned his smile, saying, “Still trying to pass that stuff off as coffee, Mr. President?” Amidst low murmurs of laughter she sat down and quickly scanned the file folder Chris Hayes handed her.

“What do you know of the situation, Carolyn?”

Peters cleared her throat before looking slowly around the room. “I was impressed with what I saw on the newscast. Don’t know much about Vladenktsy, but he’s made some steps in the right direction already; the Vimygrad Protocol, for one. What are you considering?”

“Establishing diplomatic relations. We never got very far with Ward.”

Peters eyed him thoughtfully. “Can’t hurt to send a diplomatic team over and at least start discussions. We’ll certainly get a better feel for what’s actually going on.”

“Charles?”

“No information indicating any problems, Peter. Terrus has already made contact, as have the Dannistrians.”

“Fine. Carolyn, it’s in your hands.”

“No problem, Sir. I’ll contact the Foreign Ministry directly; see about sending over a team.”

“Adrienne, what’s our last item of business?”

Miller, as usual, looked dwarfed by the massive table. “The funeral, Peter.”

“Right. Well, …”

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North Vimygrad - The Capital
Offices of the PM

Vladenktsy sighed slightly as the Dannistaan response was handed to him, “I’m no good at this diplomatic stuff Alexei, help me out would you?” he said, scanning through the communique.

“Of course sir” the foreign minister replied, and soon they had their first response for the inquiring nation.

— Begin quote from ____

Office of the Prime Minister
Attention: Tr’valis No’oonsoko, Dannistaan Foreign Minister

The nation of Vladistock thanks you for your interest in diplomatic relations between our countries once again. If members of your cabinet are indeed wary, we would like to invite them on a tour of our capital and government offices in North Vimygrad to be conducted by my appointed Dannistaan ambassador. Further diplomatic negotiations can be made at that time as well. If you are interested, notify us of your departure and we will welcome you at the Vimygrad International Airport.

Sincerely,

Zubrus Vladenktsy
Prime Minister

— End quote

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— Begin quote from ____

Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

On behalf of the Coocoostani people, I extend congratulations to the people of Vladistock Island upon their newfound freedom. Many of our residents remember what life was like under communist opression, while since then, many more who know nothing of the hardship endured have arrived, to make our society more diverse and productive. I extend my personal invitation to you to send a delegation to Coocoobad to occupy one of several empty embassies, to further diplomatic relations. Furthermore, I implore you, as a post-communist nation, with many skilled people who speak Russian as a first and second language, if there is anything our nation can assist you with, we will be honoured at the opportunity. I sincerely hope you will allow a close relationship between our two nations to blossom, allowing you to avoid the same mistakes we made in a similar position.

Best wishes,
Andrei Pakhomov
President of Coocoostan

— End quote

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Parliament Buildings, Tasman City, Kangarawa
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Returning to her office, Peters leafed through the list of nations with whom the country had already established relations, noting which diplomats had already been assigned and which might be ready to accept a new position if things went as hoped.

Within another five minutes she had her opening gambit ready for transmission:

— Begin quote from ____

To: The Mininster of Foreign Affairs
From: Carolyn Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kangarawa

The nation of Kangarawa would like to extend it’s hand in greeting to the new government of the country of Vladistock Island, and wish it’s people well.  We would be most interested in discussing the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries.  It is our belief that the establishment of such relations will only deepen our understanding of one another and lead to closer ties between our two countries.  Please advise if this suggestion meets with your approval.

— End quote

Ten minutes after that, the communications office transmitted the message.

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The Northern Grand Duchy – New Irem
The Fortress – The Foreign Ministry wing – Communications

— Begin quote from ____

From: New Irem – The Grand Duchy of Reziel
To: North Vimygrad – Vladistock Island

The Grand Duchy of Reziel wants to offer his sincerest congratulations to both the people of Vladistock Island and to those who have been able to lead them towards this new dawn of their history.

Pleading you for your determination to find within your borders the solution and the answers to the many problems which you’re surely finding to complete and fulfill such a transition, we’re ready to offer you whichever help we’ll be able to offer: to this purpose, we’re ready to offer the full support of our technicians for your nuclear technology dismissal program.

In order to start a joint path of mutual cooperation aiming at strengthening the relation between our two countries, we would be honored to send an official representative to your country, ready to welcome yours in New Irem as well.

At the same time, we join your hope about the re-beginning of international trade between your country and the rest of the international community: to that purpose, we would be happy to discuss whichever governmental measure which could help such a process.

Renewing both our congratulations and our consideration for your country,

Signed: Countess Ileana De Corde – Minister of Foreign Affairs

Transmission authenticated

— End quote

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North Vimygrad - The Capital
Office of Foreign Affairs

The Foreign minister gathered the responses sent from the Prime Minister, and edited them before finally sending them out. He then prepared for a meeting to be held for all the new foreign ambassadors to discuss the exchange of embassies.

— Begin quote from ____

Office of the Prime Minister
Attention: Andrei Pakhomov, President of Coocoostan

I thank you for your kind words Mr. President, and am excited for the opportunities our nations could offer each other. I will soon have a delegate flying over to establish an embassy, and will be sure to notify you of his estimated time of arrival. I would like to invite you also to send staff to establish an embassy here in North Vimygrad.

Sincerely,

Zubrus Vladenktsy
Prime Minister

— End quote

— Begin quote from ____

Office of the Prime Minister
Attention: Carolyn Peters, Kangarawa Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Federation of Vladistock Island thanks the sorvereign nation of Kangarawa for its interest in developing diplomatic relations. We invite your nation to send a delegate for a possible embassy, and to discuss relations between our two nations. We would similarly like to send a representative for this purpose, and look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Zubrus Vladenktsy
Prime Minister

— End quote

— Begin quote from ____

Office of the Prime Minister
Attention: Countess Ileana De Corde, Reziel Minister of Foreign Affairs

Thank you for your message, we would be honored to accept a skilled technician from your nation, if they have experience in nuclear disarmament they could prove quite useful it fullfilling the Vimygrad Protocol. Furthermore, we would like to propose exchanging embassies, so that further diplomatic relations can be discussed by our respective ambassadors.

Sincerely

Zubrus Vladenktsy
Prime Minister

— End quote

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Department of Foreign Affairs, Tasman City, Kangarawa
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Going through the stack of paperwork on her desk, Peters smiled in pleasure as she read the telegram from Vladistock Island.

— Begin quote from ____

Office of the Prime Minister
Attention: Carolyn Peters, Kangarawa Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Federation of Vladistock Island thanks the sorvereign nation of Kangarawa for its interest in developing diplomatic relations. We invite your nation to send a delegate for a possible embassy, and to discuss relations between our two nations. We would similarly like to send a representative for this purpose, and look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Zubrus Vladenktsy
Prime Minister

— End quote

Although too old for another posting abroad, despite the fact he’d probably enjoy it, she couldn’t think of anyone better than David Miller to establish diplomatic relations. He’d have a better handle on which diplomats were capable of handling a new assignment as well, once he had a feeling for the situation in the country.

As for their sending a diplomat to Kangarawa? She couldn’t see any difficulty with that, either. There was the matter of the death of the Vice President’s family, but accidents happened. The furor over the incident should have died down by the time the diplomat from Vladistock Island arrived. Decision made, she wrote her reply:

— Begin quote from ____

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Attention: Prime Minister Zubrus Vladenktsy

The nation of Kangarawa is most pleased that our interest in establishing diplomatic relations is reciprocated.  To that end, should it meet with your approval, we would ask that David Miller, a Diplomat in our Department of International Affairs with over thirty-five years experience, be permitted to travel to Vladistock Island to discuss relations between our two countries.

We will be more than happy to welcome a representative from your nation.  Please advise as to the date and time of his/her arrival.

— End quote

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Tr’valis looked at the message again. He then checked the response from P’aanil to the offer.

— Begin quote from ____

Internal Memo
To: Foreign Ministry
From: Prime Minister’s Office

I have discussed this with the rest of the cabinet and the backbenchers. They agreed to increased relations with Vladistock Island. Keep in mind though that we may not be able to send someone out to meet the Vladistock administration, due to the ongoing situation in Bai Lung. I suggest you send them a reply notifying them of our intentions. Give them an estimate of 1 week, but tell them to expect delays. Any notice should be given with 24 hours notice at least.

— End quote

With that in mind Tr’valis quickly typed out a reply to the message

— Begin quote from ____

To: Zubrus Vladenktsy

Dear Sir,
We thank you for your offer. We thank you for your kind offer. We will be sending an envoy over to Vladistock in around 1 week, if the situation in Bai Lung permits us. It may be longer than that however. We will inform you at least 24 hours notice of our imminent arrival.

Tr’valis No’oonsoko
Confederacy Cabinet Executive Order 089-33

— End quote

Tr’valis rechecked what he typed, printed it off and instructed his secretary to have it sent immediately.

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The Northern Grand Duchy – New Irem
The Fortress – The Foreign Ministry wing – Communications

— Begin quote from ____

From: Ileana De Corde - Minister of Foreign Affairs
To: Zubrus Vladenktsy - Prime Minister

Lord Vladenktsy,

Thanking you for your prompt answer, we’re pleased to confirm you two of our best nuclear technicians have been instructed to reach North Vimygrad as soon as possible. With the same flight, our newly appointed Ambassador Sir Malcom Moras will reach your capital to assume his role.

Looking forward for welcoming your Ambassador in New Irem and renewing our salutations,

Signed: Countess Ileana De Corde – Minister of Foreign Affairs

Transmission authenticated

— End quote

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The government of Kelssek welcomes the reemergence of Vladistock Island onto the international scene and is interested in reviving our former close relations. At this time we announce our intention to reestablish our exchange of ambassadors and formal diplomatic relations.

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North Vimygrad International Airport
Terminal B - Gate 14
The trip to Vladistock Island had not been easy. Only East Pacific Airlines had continued regular flights to the nation after the civil war had begun…and ‘regular’ only meant a single flight a day. Which left from Rillanon, not Liberty City, despite the fact that the airline was based in FPS. Meaning anyone wanting to visit Vladistock Island had to first swing through Rillanon…which wasn’t especially hard, as the Christie Island Transportation Security Force was relatively lax, but, was still a bit of a hassle.

Regardless, by the time he got to North Vimygrad, Warren Pece, the designated Ambassador to Vladistock Island, was not quite in a good mood. His back was stiff, his neck hurt, and he had a throbbing headache from sitting next to a screaming baby the whole flight. He was supposed to have first class, but, apparently, some sort of mix up at the airline had cost him his seat…leaving him in a middle seat in coach for both legs of the journey.

Thus, when he stepped off the jetway, Pece did not look around for the group meant to meet him…rather, he made his way directly to the nearest small boutique and bought a bottle of advil, downing several tablets before realizing he’d just blown off a diplomatic delegation. Making his way back, Pece began looking around for the Vladistockian(s) assigned to meet him.

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North Vimygrad - The Capital
Office of Foreign Affairs

The meeting room was full of men and women in suits, passing around papers, talking on cell phones, and patiently awaiting the Minister. When he entered, most of the room went quiet, eager to hear his words.

“Alright quiet down, thank you all for coming on short notice… as you all know, we’ve been very busy here at the office of foreign affairs. I’ve called you all together so that we can get the ball rolling on embassies and relations. First off, Ralf Vasilichenko, you are assigned back to Dannistaan once again, and Tomas Rucinsky you are headed back to Kangarawa. I think you two know the drill so you may be excused to make preparations.” Two of the men in suits stood up and after gathering a few papers, left the room. The Foreign Minister, Alexei Kirozov, took the opporunity to pour some coffee and take a seat while the two exited.
“As for the rest of you, before I give you your assignments I’d like to remind you to be courteous in all dealings. If that means swallowing your pride, or looking the other way from time to time, so be it. I believe the Prime Minister stressed it enough in his memo how important diplomacy is at this time.” Kirozov cleared his throat and continued, “When I call your name and give you your assignment, please collect your briefing from the table and make preperations for departure…” he said, and picked up a list.

“Peter Kristich, you are assigned to the nation of Kelssek” after a short pause while a man stood and left the room, he went on.
“Ivan Morozov, you are assigned to the nation of Coocoostan.”
“Natalya Radivoyevic, the nation of Reziel.”
“…and Josef Tkavensky, you are assigned to the Free Pacific States; arrangments have been made for you Josef so please speak to me after this meeting. That’s it for now people, remember you are representing Vladistock Island and the Prime Minister, and we trust you all to your tasks.” With that, he sat back down and entertained questions while the ambassadors prepared for diplomatics, they soon had responses sent out to their assigned nations.

— Begin quote from ____

Office of Ambassador Tomas Rucinsky
Attention: David Miller, Department of International Affairs

The Federation of New Vladistock would be happy to receive you as an ambassador as soon as possible. Flights from Christie Island are currently landing in North Vimygrad, and upon establishment of embassies between our nations, direct flights from Kangarawa to Vladistock Island will be possible.

I have been assigned to establish an embassy with your nation, and will be departing Vladistock Island within the next few days. I look forward to working with the Kangarawa government and hope you have a safe trip to Vladistock.

Sincerely,

Tomas Rucinsky
Vladistock Ambassador to Kangarawa

— End quote

— Begin quote from ____

Office of Ambassador Ralf Vasilichenko
Attention: Tr’valis No’oonsoko

I thank you for your prompt response, I have been assigned ambassador to Dannistaan and upon notification of the arrival of your diplomat, I will prepare my visit to your nation.

Sincerely,

Ralf Vasilichenko
Vladistock Ambassador to Dannistaan

— End quote

— Begin quote from ____

Office of Ambassador Natalya Radivoyevic
Attention: Countess Ileana De Corde – Minister of Foreign Affairs

Countess De Corde,

The arrival of your technicians is greatly anticipated and Vladistock Scientists look forward to working closely with them. There are many projects that could certainly use their valuable opinions immediately. We also look forward to recieving Sir Malcom Moras as ambassador, and increasing diplomatic relations.

I have been assigned to establish an embassy in Reziel, and will be departing within the next few days.

Sincerely,

Natalya Radivoyevic
Vladistock Ambassador to Reziel

— End quote

[ooc: for quick reference:
Ralf Vasilichenko - Dannistaan
Tomas Rucinsky - Kangarawa
Ivan Morozov - Coocoostan
Natalya Radivoyevic - Reziel
Peter Kristich - Kelssek
Josef Tkavensky - Free Pacific States]]

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North Vimygrad International Airport
Terminal B - Gate 14

Josef Tkavensky looked at his watch, then back out at the airplane which had recently landed from Christie Island. The plane was empty, and the flight attendents were now exiting. “How odd, I wonder where he went off to?” he said loudly from under his umbrella to the two men standing beside him. It was pouring rain, and they had waited patiently with a sign reading “FPS Delegate”. The men shrugged and turned, similarly looking around.

Terminal B - Lobby

As Warren Pece turned to go back towards the platform, a heavy-set man abruptly stopped him, recognizing him as a foreigner but not any of the businessmen he was used to seeing from Christie Island. “Can I help you sir? Passengers are not allowed back on the Tarmac you know” he said firmly. Warren sighed at this latest tedium.

“Yea yea I know, but I was supposed to meet some Vladistock reps, im from the Free Pacific States you see and…”

“Sure you are. Lemme see your passport sir” the heavy set man interrupted, looking annoyed.

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Pece rolled his eyes and opened his mouth to object but stopped just in time, resigning himself to the fact that he couldn’t act indignant until the man had confirmed his identity. “Of course, sir. Let me just grab it.” Reaching into his bag, Warren pulled out both his diplomatic and personal passports, handing them to the officer. “Will there be anything else?” This time, Pece let the annoyance fall into his voice.