OOC: A little bit more gas on the fire. Not too much, jussa smidgen...
Subject: Re: [smof-politics] Thought for solving two housing crises, but
is the cost too high?
From: "Gen. Mal Fnord, VVS" (fnord@sovietairforce.fen)
Reply-To: smof-politics@smofcon.fen
Date: 2014/2/12 09:45
To: undisclosed-recipients
> Stop trying to pick a fight. Ben won't strike first and niether will
> I (as much as I'd like to). But if you do... Skuld help you
> because it will drag just about everybody into it. This ends now.
...
Listen and understand, Langley: I'm not one of your myrmidons. You do
not *command* me to do anything. As for the rest of your threats, if you
*really* want to start a civil war in Fenspace over a fucking *email
message* then come ahead. But know that if you do, I will take my army
and I will beat you.
Meanwhile, at Korolev...
Mal sighed as he sent the message. "GLaDOS," he said. "Be a dear and take Ms. Regina Langely off the guest list for the foreseeable future, and put her on the Special Friend list."
"By your command, O magnificent one," snarked GLaDOS. "What level should I put the reception committee down for?"
"Um, something nonlethal, but crank the humiliation factor to max. I want to make sure it gets through her thick skull that charging in is a bad idea."
"Ooh, does this mean I can be... creative?"
Mal considered this, realized it was a bad idea but in the end was a little too irked to care. "Yeah, sure, knock yourself out!"
"You're the best boss ever, Mr. Boss Person!"
Subject: Re: [smof-politics] Thought for solving two housing crises, but
is the cost too high?
From: "Gen. Mal Fnord, VVS" (fnord@sovietairforce.fen)
Reply-To: smof-politics@smofcon.fen
Date: 2014/2/12 09:50
To: undisclosed-recipients
> I hope the Federation Assembly, Repubic Senate, and Ministry of Magic
> do vote "yes" to provide funding for this project; it'll go a lot
> faster that way than if the seed capital was coming out of my own
> pocket. (I might technically be a billionaire - just barely - but
> most of my wealth is tied up in businesses and foundations; things
> that are keeping hundreds if not thousands of people healthy and
> employed and, I hope, happy. I can't just write a check for fifty
> million dollars without causing a lot of other people some hardship.
> The Big Six factions, however, can write checks that big without
> blinking.)
Well, the Ministry probably won't vote; they'll put it up for discussion and waffle on endlessly while not managing to come to a consensus one way or the other. They do a distressingly good job of getting into character sometimes.
The Council will vote for it - it's a project that suits their public-works goals nicely. I don't know about the Senate; they've got a lot tied up in the Republic Navy and the Mimas project. But if the big dog says yes, and they probably will, then it'll be a Convention project de facto if not de jure.
> Mal, what about you since you've not elected to contribute anything?
...
Oh, *goddammit.*
Get me a vote and I'll arrange a meeting with the Taoiseach and the mayor of Belfast within 72 hours.
--Mal
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"
Subject: Re: [smof-politics] Thought for solving two housing crises, but
is the cost too high?
From: "Gen. Mal Fnord, VVS" (fnord@sovietairforce.fen)
Reply-To: smof-politics@smofcon.fen
Date: 2014/2/12 09:45
To: undisclosed-recipients
> Stop trying to pick a fight. Ben won't strike first and niether will
> I (as much as I'd like to). But if you do... Skuld help you
> because it will drag just about everybody into it. This ends now.
...
Listen and understand, Langley: I'm not one of your myrmidons. You do
not *command* me to do anything. As for the rest of your threats, if you
*really* want to start a civil war in Fenspace over a fucking *email
message* then come ahead. But know that if you do, I will take my army
and I will beat you.
Meanwhile, at Korolev...
Mal sighed as he sent the message. "GLaDOS," he said. "Be a dear and take Ms. Regina Langely off the guest list for the foreseeable future, and put her on the Special Friend list."
"By your command, O magnificent one," snarked GLaDOS. "What level should I put the reception committee down for?"
"Um, something nonlethal, but crank the humiliation factor to max. I want to make sure it gets through her thick skull that charging in is a bad idea."
"Ooh, does this mean I can be... creative?"
Mal considered this, realized it was a bad idea but in the end was a little too irked to care. "Yeah, sure, knock yourself out!"
"You're the best boss ever, Mr. Boss Person!"
Subject: Re: [smof-politics] Thought for solving two housing crises, but
is the cost too high?
From: "Gen. Mal Fnord, VVS" (fnord@sovietairforce.fen)
Reply-To: smof-politics@smofcon.fen
Date: 2014/2/12 09:50
To: undisclosed-recipients
> I hope the Federation Assembly, Repubic Senate, and Ministry of Magic
> do vote "yes" to provide funding for this project; it'll go a lot
> faster that way than if the seed capital was coming out of my own
> pocket. (I might technically be a billionaire - just barely - but
> most of my wealth is tied up in businesses and foundations; things
> that are keeping hundreds if not thousands of people healthy and
> employed and, I hope, happy. I can't just write a check for fifty
> million dollars without causing a lot of other people some hardship.
> The Big Six factions, however, can write checks that big without
> blinking.)
Well, the Ministry probably won't vote; they'll put it up for discussion and waffle on endlessly while not managing to come to a consensus one way or the other. They do a distressingly good job of getting into character sometimes.
The Council will vote for it - it's a project that suits their public-works goals nicely. I don't know about the Senate; they've got a lot tied up in the Republic Navy and the Mimas project. But if the big dog says yes, and they probably will, then it'll be a Convention project de facto if not de jure.
> Mal, what about you since you've not elected to contribute anything?
...
Oh, *goddammit.*
Get me a vote and I'll arrange a meeting with the Taoiseach and the mayor of Belfast within 72 hours.
--Mal
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"