Joinin' ESUS

[Application Ahoy!]

Ravea would like to join ESUS. Although not really a major space power, Methinks I would benifit from this.

5CN Recommended I join; I've heard much about ESUS, and said 'Why Not?'

So....Test Away!

[Guest]

Nation Info:
Ravea is a Medium-Sized Earth country who dcided to explore space quite some time ago. Ravea has a large permanent space colony off Neptune, usally called "The Hollow." The Hollow is Ravea's only permanent space settlement, although there are a few more smaller space outposts throughout the galaxy.

Military:
Ravea possesses a small, elite military force consiting mostly of smaller War Frigates, Carrier craft, and Mech Units. Ravea only uses it's fleet only in self defence.

Other:
Ravea mainly focuses on space as a trade frontier, and has a large trade network throughout the galaxy. It also sometimes employs mercenaries to hot spots through space.

[Five Civilized Nations]

Scenario #1: Parliamentary elections have arrived in Ravea and the race is deadlocked between two very, very strong parties. One party favors the complete closing off of inter-planetary/stellar/galactic relations with all foreign nations, exhibiting the xenophobic tendencies of many people. Meanwhile, the second favors the establishment of a strong Ravean military to thoroughly police the region of space that Ravea inhabits. RP out the election process. Include speeches giving by members of both parties...

[Guest]

Only three weeks before Election Day. Kiesha Hinderaker rubbed her forehead worriedly as she gazed at the recent polls. Almost neck and neck....We can't let them catch up! By them, Kiesha meant the National Ravean Protection Party. The pigs who wanted to cut off all space relations with every other space power. How could almost half the country support these fools who were trying to shut down two centuries of hard work? All the years of diplomacy, all the money and tributes and goodwill gifts to more powerful space nations....All Wasted.

What the country really needed was a more than half-decent military, and fast! Every nation around Ravea was power hungry, gobbling up territories with new, advanced weapons and what Kiesha was sure was malicious intent. Unfortunately, three thousand years of isolation before the space age formed the mindset that Ravea was the best at everything, no matter what. Kiesha knew that Isolation was the wrong answer, even if much of the public supported the idea. Modernization was what was really right for the nation.

Luckily, Kiesha had a trump card: The Emperor, even if he did not wield any political power, was against the idea of Isolation. The only reason Kiesha and her party, the Shell Ravea Party, had the support they did was because a large chunk of the population took the emperor's word as if he were still a God. That thought had died out hundreds of years ago, except with Ravea's deeply religious. Luckily, Ravea was a Deeply Religious country. Now all Kiesha needed to do was to convert the majority of the Parliament and hope for a win.

Two and a Half Weeks Later-Final Speech to Parliament

The Thirteen members of Parliament-One for each territory of Ravea-sat at their desks in the National Convention Building, eagerly awaiting both Candidate’s final speech. It was a clear day-perfect for what was certainly the deciding speech of the election. The first speech would be made by the National Ravean Protection Party candidate, Douglass Bisikirski. He was short and pudgy...No, fat even. His dark hair was greasy and thin. Disgusting, Kiesha thought. He waddled up to the podium in the center of the spacious Convention room.

"Fellow Politicians, friends, and citizens," Bisikirski began in his deep voice. "I come here today to give you a new proposal: Help save our great nation. Every day, we lose our very Identity while expanding into the depths of space. Who are we that need 'New' technology to increase our galactic power? We are self sufficient as it is, even without a trade system. For thousands of years before the space age we lived in isolation. We can do it again for thousands more! Let us Protect our Identity, and stop sympathizing with other barbaric and less advanced nations. We can Reign supreme without them. Let us cut our links with inferior peoples and develop our identity again. We are Ravea! We are the best, the Zenith, the pinnacle of greatness! We do not need help!"

With that, Bisikirski bowed and stumbled as he stepped off the podium and nodded to Kiesha. Her head was lowered, shrouding her face in shadow.

"Hehehehehehe....Hehehe...Hahahaha!" Kiesha lauged out loud as the Parliament members looked up in shock. Had the women lost her mind?

"Don't make me laugh, Bisikirski. Protect a national identity? Hah. Without more space exploration and a powerful military, there will be no national identity to protect." Kiesha looked at each Parliament member individually as she continued. "State of the Art sensor technology, Superlasers, better-than-light speed, Black Hole technology, Remote Controlled Ramships....This is the technology that our neighbors possess. What will we do if they decide to turn against us? We are pioneers in Stealth and Cloaking technology, true, but that would not save us. Even now, Pirates and outlaws parade around our section of the universe, destroying trade ships at will and causing general havoc. If we can not even stand against Smugglers, how can we fight a nation?

She Paused to take a deep breath.

"And forget the sorry state of the military; our trade system is the only reason why we are a major economic force in the galaxy. If we lose that, we would have a depression and famine that would kill millions." She stepped off the podium, grabbed the Microphone from it, and circled the center of the Convention. "I propose that we launch Ravea into a new age: An age of Power. An age of Glory. Think of it: A trade empire that would be admired through the galaxy, considered supreme. All we need are escorts to ward off pirates from our trade vessels. A new National Defense Force, to protect ourselves from any outside threat. A new Science Division, to research technologies that we have not even dreamed of yet. Only then can we wield true power. We can still have an identity, but one with might. Make the right decision; Vote Shell Ravea."

Kiesha sighed and put the microphone back on its stand, walking out of the Parliament Chamber. It was only three days to Election Day. Kiesha hoped she had convinced at least a few people to vote for her. She would just have to wait and see.

[Five Civilized Nations]

Scenario #2: A small convoy of three Ravean cruisers is escorting an important ESUS diplomat to an urgent war summit within a nebula. Halfway through your journey, you are attacked by a larger force of pirates. They have the advantages of numbers, but their ships are outdated and old. You cannot abandon the diplomat, and he must be protected at all costs. His ship is not powerful enough to outrun or outgun the pirates, so he must be protected at all times. You cannot withdraw at a speed that allows you to escape the pirates, and allow the diplomat to keep up.