Quote:ECSNorway wrote:Agreed. Japanese generally view the wreck as a grave site. To raise it would be to desecrate the grave and disturb the souls of all the sailors that died with her - an unforgivable act. Although I think they may not complain if some enterprising soul retrieved a small part of the wreck so it could be enshrined somewhere, thus allowing people to be better able to pay their respects for the dead. The Japanese are very big on the whole respect-the-departed thing. Go watch a movie called Okuribito (Departures) sometime. (And have some kleenex handy if you do.)
It seems to me that if we did this, it'd be a Whole Different Thing. It was Japanese Fen who did some early stuff... but this is more like people whose Fandom is Romanticised Japanese Culture (speaking of which, where are the SCAdians in all this?)
Additionally, I was also thinking of the future version of Usagi Yojimbo when I thought about this, so Romanticised Japanese Culture is an apt description. They got a metric ass-ton of soaps here in Japan that are like that.
As for the SCAdians... Didn't we already agree that there was going to be a sort of Renfair group of Fen?
Quote:robkelk wrote:If there's a sizable rock out there named for Amaterasu, they'll probably settle there then. Bonus points if the thing is a virtual goldmine of raw materials. (But then, most are, aren't they?)
Where would the new Imperial Palace be located? I'd suggest asteroid 498 Tokio, but the Ninja got there first...
For that matter, how well or poorly would the Samurai and the Ninja get along?
The ninja of the Village Hidden in Asteroids would probably have a luke-warm relationship with the New Empire. The Empire's view would be that while some may not agree with their methods, they are still very handy to have on the payroll - if for nothing other than counter-ninja defense.
Quote:Bob Schroeck wrote:Yes indeedy, Bob, it does change things. Really, we should have thought about this sooner.
Ooh, dear gods. The whole "Mr. Fnord Goes To Washington" thread seems to hinge on the fact that the American Danes seem to think of the Fen as their runaway children. Which up to this point was basically made sense (for them). Having an entire different foreign culture up there... that's going to change things immensely.
I guess the big question which affects everything is, do we add this as a new development post-OGJ, or do we graft it onto the founding of Fenspace?
I do like the idea of it occuring post-OGJ. It'll be just the thing to knock the wind out of the US Government's sails... if we spin it like that, anyways.
Quote:M Fnord wrote:Oooh! Do tell. (I'll hold my own tongue about my ideas for now, but they involve a lot of heroics on the part of the SMOFS.)
This bit right here sounds like a massive international crisis in the making. I like it already.
More later when I can come up with some coherent thoughts on the subject.