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Wanted to throw an idea out. As you know I sort of drafted Andy_h to work on a press release in support of Bishop and I know he pinged some of you. If you guys are open to it, I would like to expend that a bit.

In addition to the press release, how about 10 seconds of copy for the "Empire Report" We know they are almost out of episodes. If we can get something written and to CIG they may use it.

Perhaps we can impose on Bat Girl to suggest it to Ben, but I don't want to abuse that she is already helping us with something else


Thoughts?"

I think the point in reaching back into history is noting that to deny our fallen the justice they deserve is to deny a part, even a fundamental part, of our very Humanity itself.

Great stuff guys. I am thinking two. One which is a typical press release 1/4 to 3/4 page length with another 1/4 "About" section.  The Empire Report segments are maybe 1 to 3 sentences long. "Operation Pitchfork released a press statement today in support of Admiral Bishop and scathingly condemned the Polo Initiative" or whatever you guys come up with.

I just think they should complement each other.

Great stuff guys. I am thinking two. One which is a typical press release 1/4 to 3/4 page length with another 1/4 "About" section.  The Empire Report segments are maybe 1 to 3 sentences long. "Operation Pitchfork released a press statement today in support of Admiral Bishop and scathingly condemned the Polo Initiative" or whatever you guys come up with.

I just think they should complement each other.

Agree with others. The Polio Initiative (pun intended) is a completely separate issue and we have differing opinions on it. Best to ignore it.
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Just taking a shot. I'm more of a rough draft guy and a story teller

Seven days ago history repeated itself yet again in the form of the Vanduul attack on Vega II. Tens of thousands of innocent bystanders lost their lives in a few short hours before the Vanduul were driven back. Not as unintended 'collateral damage' or any other politically minded phrase to make an ugly truth easier to live with. But as targets by individual barbarians who do not differentiate between civilian and fighter, wealthy or poor, famous or unknown, upright or nefarious. Not even between adult and child.

The Vanduul have repeatedly demonstrated their will to continue their ways of murdering human populations and pillaging entire worlds to feed their war machine, while humanity as a whole have repeatedly demonstrated the will to fall back from the frontiers. Using the excuses that they were too far away. That holding the line there was too costly to justify. Too difficult to maintain.

We are all shocked by this most recent attack, yet deep down we all had to know it was coming. Why would the Vanduul stop themselves when humanity shows little resolve to pay the tremendous and terrible price it will take to push the horror back out in order to survive?

For the last two years the movement known at 'Operation Pitchfork' has been organizing, rallying, reasoning, petitioning, and stockpiling in preparation to attack and push the enemy out of the Red Systems. Even though we grieve over the loss of life at Vega, just as we have over Orion, Caliban, Virgil, and Tiber, we can't help but rejoice at Admiral Bishop's call to arms before the UEE Senate. That we will not have to pay the inevitable price in blood and grief alone as Citizens and Civilians alike take our stand for the sake of our future generations.
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That's what I've got off the top of my head. Feel free to hack-n-slash, or just steal anything good

Thanks, Benjamin! I'll make the edit in the original post. I think the last part could use some more work, since the objective was a statement of support for the speech. But given our unlawful and separatist brothers-n-sisters are part of this, I wanted to maintain a certain positive distance between us and the UEE Military.

I thought it might be interesting to sneak in a Tevarin perspective on the Vanduul and what they represent. We've been pretty focused on the human side of things because it's what we know (and also because only humans are playable thus far), but there's a whole other intelligent species that's got just as much stake in this fight as us squishy pink things do, and they're subjects and citizens of the Empire just like we are. Historically, they're also the inheritors of the remnants of a culture that was invested to the point of national self-destruction in avenging its dead, and never ever surrendering until the fight was quite literally bled out of it.

So... I'm going to try to whip up a response from that angle. Something suitably contemptuous about the Empire's apparent weakness- is this the same Empire that brought our proud ancestors to their knees? Anger at the Empire's willingness to let itself, and by extension the Tevarin whom it conquered and thereby took responsibility for, wither and die in the face of an enemy so obviously bent on conquest and destruction; praise for Admiral Bishop for his prowess in battle and for his willingness to carry the fight forward, and so on.

Good idea--maybe something disdainful of how squishy and soft the Empire today is, but how this Bishop fights with a clarity, strength and resolve worthy not only of his ancestors at their zenith, but even for any of the greatest Tevarin warriors of old to admire.

Tevarin are only directly spoken of 3 times.

-Initial lore with no description of appearance other than tall and hardy with a sense of essentially Bushido that allowed them to go to war with inferior technology(Presumably 150 years behind.) and still put up a significant fight.
-A story about Tevarin revolutionaries and dissidents in prison. Describing Tevarin as "Grey". So at least we got a color,but it still might change as they are very vaguely defined.
-The Tevarin running to be a Senator is trying to get Tevarin to accept the fact that their people and culture have mixed with human civilization and through politics can represent this minority and possibly get them away from the negative Ronin style depression and violence they are currently known for.

Therefore I think a Tevarin POV can go 2 ways. UEE Osmosis or Extreme Cynicism. A human view is much simpler though and more relatable,but CIG might like a Tevarin perception for creativity with the risk that is is a false representation.

"We lost Armitage on Orion to the Vanduul as the survivors fled to Vega. We were unprepared back then. Now Vega has been attacked 200 years later and we have failed to prepare properly against this threat. Containing it and appeasing the public opinion with political labels as citizens continued to die. We will never forget this for reaching back into history is noting that to deny our fallen the justice they deserve is to deny a part, even a fundamental part, of our very Humanity itself. Reaching further back the Art of War stated that invincibility lies in defense,but victory lies in attack. Therefore we cannot sit idly by for another 200 years. We stand by Admiral Bishop as we must attack!"

"Operation Pitchfork released a press statement today in support of Admiral Bishop. They have stated they have no position on the Polo Initiative, other than noting that they are highly critical of where the UEE has allocated its military resources."

Seven days ago history repeated itself yet again in the form of the Vanduul attack on Vega II. Multitudes of innocent bystanders lost their lives in a few short hours before the Vanduul were driven back. Not as unintended 'collateral damage' or any other politically minded phrase to make an ugly truth easier to live with. But as targets by individual barbarians who do not differentiate between civilian and fighter, wealthy or poor, famous or unknown, upright or nefarious. Not even between adult and child.

The Vanduul have repeatedly demonstrated their will to continue their ways of murdering human populations and pillaging entire worlds to feed their war machine, while humanity as a whole have repeatedly demonstrated the will to fall back from the frontiers. Using the excuses that they were too far away. That holding the line there was too costly to justify. Too difficult to maintain.

We are all shocked by this most recent attack, yet deep down we all had to know it was coming. Why would the Vanduul stop themselves when humanity shows little resolve to pay the tremendous and terrible price it will take to push the horror back out in order to survive?

For the last two years the movement known at 'Operation Pitchfork' has been organizing, rallying, reasoning, petitioning, and stockpiling in preparation to attack and push the enemy out of the Red Systems. Even though we grieve over the loss of life at Vega, just as we have over Orion, Caliban, Virgil, and Tiber, we can't help but rejoice at Admiral Bishop's call to arms before the UEE Senate. That we will not have to pay the inevitable price in blood and grief alone as Citizens and Civilians alike take the stand for the sake of our future generations.

For the last two years the movement known at 'Operation Pitchfork' has been organizing, rallying, reasoning, petitioning, and stockpiling in preparation to attack and push the enemy out of the Red Systems. Even though we grieve over the loss of life at Vega, just as we have over Orion, Caliban, Virgil, and Tiber, we can't help but rejoice at Admiral Bishop's call to arms before the UEE Senate. That we will not have to pay the inevitable price in blood and grief alone as Citizens and Civilians alike take the stand for the sake of our future generations.

For the last two years the movement known at 'Operation Pitchfork' has been organizing, rallying, reasoning, petitioning, and stockpiling in preparation to attack and push the enemy out of the Red Systems. Even though we grieve over the loss of life at Vega, just as we have over Orion, Caliban, Virgil, and Tiber, we can't help but rejoice at Admiral Bishop's call to arms before the UEE Senate. That we will not have to pay the inevitable price in blood and grief alone as Citizens and Civilians alike take the stand for the sake of our future generations.

Nearly two centuries ago we lost Armitage on Orion to the Vanduul. The survivors fled first to Tiber and were eventually forced to take refuge on Vega. We were unprepared back then. Now Vega has been attacked 200 years later and we have once again failed to prepare properly against this threat. Containing it and appeasing the public opinion with political labels as citizens continue to die at the hands of the Vanduul. Reaching back into history, The Art of War stated that invincibility lies in defense, but victory lies in attack. Therefore we cannot sit idly by for another 200 years. We stand by Admiral Bishop as we must attack! For to deny our fallen the justice they deserve is to deny a part, even a fundamental part, of our very Humanity.