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XNS Exlusive: Liao Qi Arrives in San Colette The camera zooms in on, as always, Mariska van den Soeterik, the dedicated host of XNS’ foreign news segment. Her augmented eyes glow slightly as she reaches across the table for her holo-paper. “Good evening and welcome to XNS’ foreign news hour. I’m your host Mariska van den Soeterik. Today’s headlines include the appointment of Jee-072 as Konyang’s new representative to the Coalition following a scandal centered around her precursor’s alleged embezzlement of funds, the Solarian Navy’s continued rearmament, and our very own Liao Qi’s arrival in San Colette. We go now to Liao.” The camera perspective switches over to an obviously pre-recorded segment of Liao Qi and his team proceeding through Colettish customs with a voiceover narrated by Qi. “Getting to San Colette was in many ways more difficult than getting to Mars. The Wildlands are a constantly-shifting place of warlords, bandits, and various microstates left to fend for themselves by the retreat of the Solarian government from the region in 2462. Few systems are as stable as this one and many refugees flock to it, making the process of crossing into it even more complicated.” Qi is shown talking to a middle-aged Colettish woman wearing an ID card in a professional skirt-suit for a moment before she calls over what is clearly a Civil Guard officer, who then begins speaking to Qi and indicates to him to follow him. “This man, Captain Maximiano Penaloza, would prove to be a great help to us in our attempt to cross into San Colette. After informing him that we were journalists from the XNS he seemed surprised and asked to see our ID cards, which we provided to him. He then saw us through the gate and provided us with a guide, which he explained was a condition of our stay in San Colette.” Penaloza is shown speaking into his phone for a moment and a younger Civil Guard officer, this one female and of a different rank judging by her uniform, walks through the door and has a brief conversation with him. She does not seem happy with the outcome. The camera then switches to her sitting across from Qi and looking less obviously displeased but still somewhat irritated. The officer shifts uncomfortably in her seat and begins speaking. “I am Corvette Lieutenant Leticia de la Fuente, or simply Lieutenant de la Fuente. As an officer of the Colettish Civil Guard — our local military branch responsible for defending the Sovereign Solarian Republic of San Colette. For the duration of his stay here I have been assigned to Mister Qi’s news team as their government liaison.” “Could you tell us a bit about yourself Lieutenant?” The officer seems somewhat surprised, casting a perplexed gaze upon Qi before continuing. “Well, there’s not a lot totally unique here. I’m from a military family in Nuevo Villaviciosa and joined the Civil Guard after finishing coursework at the academy, which was a bit before the Collapse.” The camera then cuts to Qi and de la Fuente alongside Odette Noyer — longtime colleague of Qi — finally taking a shuttle down to San Colette’s surface. They appear to be traveling to Nuevo Villaviciosa as the Castrejon Space Elevator is visible out of a window. Qi once again narrates over the footage. “San Colette, our destination, is now within our reach. For the Xanu News Service I’m Liao Qi, in San Colette.” The footage cuts back to van den Soeterik who is, as always, at her desk. “Tune into the Xanu News Service nightly for more information regarding Liao’s reporting in San Colette. Now we go to Xanu itself, where allegations of embezzlement have rocked Konyang’s delegation to the Coalition.”

Extended by one week until 29JAN2022 because you've been away for a while.

Accepted.

SOLARIAN RESTORATION FRONT ACTIVITY INCREASES Article 6 of the Amor Patriae Prologue Following the arrest of Front sympathizers in the military, political experts affiliated with the Solarian Alliance News Network have highlighted an increasing pattern of spotted Solarian Restoration Front vessel concentrations close to the northern reaches of the Alliance. These squadrons are most often not battle squadrons but instead multiple supply or cargo ships meant to store pillaged resources, along with troop carriers. These “scavenger brigades”, as they have been dubbed, often represent Front squadrons moving to pillage more border systems, typically always inside non-Solarian space. Up until now these concentrations of Front vessels have numbered in the tens or dozens, reported by Navy sensor arrays in the Termina border system, around two to three times a month. September saw a record amount of 10 vessel concentrations, increasing to 17 in October and finally to 19 earlier today, with some even penetrating in Solarian space. Our affiliated experts posit that this represents an increasing need of raw materials and supplies for the Front’s fleets. It is very well known that the Front possesses by far the largest fleet of all the Solarian warlords, and such a war machine carries with it an ever-increasing need of food to feed its soldiers, phoron for its engines and many other materials. It is unknown, currently, whether this is a sign of the Front’s economy faltering or, more ominously, a military build-up.

The choice to accept or deny this application was pretty hard, but I've decided to deny it. Mainly because I think you still need to improve on your general roleplay/gameplay abilities. In that post you made about things you were improving on, a lot of them (like Zelmana pointed out) are things you should already know how to do. Reapply in a month or two when your abilities are more solidified.

Second permabans can't be appealed, unfortunately.

XNS EXCLUSIVE: LIFE IN THE NORTHERN WILDLANDS The camera cuts to a well-dressed woman appearing to be in her mid thirties sitting behind a desk. A screen proudly displaying the XNS logo is behind her. The label “COALITION TRANSLATION SERVICES” flashes briefly at the bottom of the screen. “Hello, and welcome once again to the Xanu News Network! As always I am your host, Mariska van den Soeterik,” the woman begins in Freespeak. “Today we have a very exciting announcement from one of our star reporters, Liao Qi.” The camera pans over, revealing the aforementioned star reporter. Qi is a fairly typical looking man, likely also in his mid thirties, and sits opposite Mariska. “Thank you Mariska, I’m happy to be here.” “First, let me congratulate you on your engagement!” “Thank you,” Qi smiles politely, but shifts somewhat. Mariska’s expression barely changes from her previous smile. “Now,” she clears her throat, “after your recent trip to Mars many people were eagerly looking forward to your next outing and you seem to have finally arranged one! Could you tell us a bit more?” Qi immediately becomes far more animated. “Of course! As you and the rest of the XNS know we’ve been hard at work attempting to make inroads into a region which hasn’t been covered in depth: the ‘Solarian Wildlands.’” “Right. And what are the Wildlands for our viewers, Liao?” Qi nods. “In short they’re formerly Solarian regions which the Alliance essentially abandoned in late 2462, shortly after Violet Dawn, which weren’t able to join another nation like Konyang or Mictlan. Much of this area is ruled over by former officers of the Solarian Navy known as ‘warlords,’ who have a variety of motivations.” “Right, that makes sense. And you managed to gain access to one of these warlords?” “That’s correct!” Qi once again becomes animated, now done with his likely-rehearsed introductory speech. “It’s not quite a warlord in the traditional sense though.” Mariska nods in response but otherwise allows Qi to continue. “Now,” he clears his throat, “—sorry. What we were able to gain access to is the capital of a loosely-aligned group of systems in the Wildlands known as the ‘Middle Ring Shield Pact.’ The name comes from their location in the Middle Ring of the Alliance, most of which was lost. Nominally, they’re still part of the Alliance which made our access a bit difficult. But we’ve gotten it!” “And where will you be going in this Pact?” “We’ll be heading to the Solarian Republic of San Colette, its nominal capital. It’s a relatively stable system known for being a Solarian Navy stronghold and major transportation hub prior to the Collapse.” “How has it managed to stay stable in the years since?” “In the years since it’s been selling off parts of a strategic stockpile the Navy built prior to the Collapse, and is one of the few places with phoron-refining facilities in the Spur. It hasn’t reunified with Sol yet due to being wedged between warlords, but it’s one of the best places to see what daily life is like in a post-Solarian area.” “That sounds fascinating!” Mariska appears to be genuinely excited. “When are you departing? “Hopefully? By the end of the week.” “Exciting news! That’s all the time we have right now Liao, so now let’s head over to our sports correspondent for the latest on the ongoing Jovian Football League.”

Sorry for the delay, somehow didn't notice this in the midst of all the other unban requests. Unbanned.

On trial until 23JAN2023.

Looks good. On trial until 19JAN2023.

Your real life example would be applicable if he sold them to the same entity that is now hiring them, which is not the case -- don't gloss over that he sold schematics to recognised terrorists. This is to say that Lovad cannot be a head of staff. This application will be accepted once you select a new character.

2014 might be the most ancient ban I've seen in a while. Unbanned.

Accepted.

Accepted.

Accepted.

Accepted.

This is never being accepted. Find another server.

On trial until 10JAN2023.

Follow the format, please.

On trial until 3JAN2023.

On trial until 3JAN2023.

On trial until 3JAN2023.

One last thing: Arges has a pretty well documented and visible history of being anti-corporate on the Relay, especially when it came to the Orchard Moon debacle. For that reason, I don't believe he's a character fit to be a head of security. Remove him from the characters you'll play and you'll be put on trial.

Yeah. it is. Yeah -- an executive officer has nothing to do with the executive board of the SCC. It's just a job title and the "executive" part only refers to their duties on the Horizon.

Neither of these things are allowed. Both of these are extremely far beyond the monetary and influential ability of ship characters.