TW+2126+EoT+12

Stats
MIL: 5 ECO: 6 (8) ESP: 14 TEC: 8 MOR: 8 REP: 4

Inflated: 1 Mil Hidden: 3 Esp

Traits
Early Telepathy Telepathy I HeartSeed Early Nanotechnology Nanotechnology I Genetic Manipulation Metamaterials I

Captured Space Elevator Space Station
 * Assets**

Andean Union 3 MIL, 3 TEC, 10 ECO, 4 ESP, 2 MOR, 3 REP Brazil 1 Mil, 1 TEC
 * Co-opted Stats**

MIL: 5 1. Everything goes towards helping clear out the orbital debris.
 * Actions**

ECO: 6 (8) 1. This also goes into clearing out the orbital debris.

ESP: 14 1. I will be working with Project Earth to track down who bought up all the world's media. The primary goal is to find out who did it, and do so without taking any hits, but I wouldn't be adverse to subverting some of the world's media for my own purposes as long as my agents are going to be swarming around those companies anyway.

TEC: 8 1. Everything goes into continuing to work on Nanotechnology with Project Earth.

MOR: 8 1. Encourage more of my citizens to become agents.

REP: 4 1. Continue to work on getting Brazil to be a firm ally, and calm any fears they may have of the coming merger.

Misc. 1. Proceed with the Annexation of the Andean Union. If any trouble comes up divert morale, and if necessary espionage, to deal with it. Of course in game terms it's still a merger, and the former two countries will have equal says in this new power. I'm thinking of the Andean Federation as a good name which calls to mind both former countries, but I don't mind something else if the Andean Union has a better idea.


 * Response**

MIL: 8 ECO: 18 ESP: 19 TEC: 11 MOR: 9 REP: 5

Media Mogul Mode Mystery Unmasked After years of investigation and toil, a lead finally surfaced. An anonymous tip led to the discovery of a second set of ledgers at CLNN, detailing the financial shenanigans conducted by the Hypereux League. It seems that, for unknown reasons, the Hypereux League has systematically bought or corrupted almost every independent network not state-operated, in order to present news with a slant towards their own goals. The reason that the reasons are still unknown seems to be that they haven’t actually made much use of this. The Hypereux League doesn’t seem to know that you know, however, and how you handle the information remains to be seen, but if this word gets out, it would greatly reduce trust in the free media. [Roll summary:] Project Earth: 7 ESP (26) Southern Federation: 14 ESP (64) (TOTL. 90) Hypereux League: 5 MOR (18)

Together with Project Earth, you continue research into Nanotechnology. Progress proceeds at a brisk clip, and less than two years remain at the present rate of investment (or one year with a marginal increase in total investment).

Your recruitment drive for new agents is generally successful, especially combined with past investment. [Southern Federation gains 1 ESP]

Brazilian concerns, already somewhat reduced by past direct intervention by your diplomatic service, are not reduced any further in this way. OOC: The best you can get out of using REP to improve relations is capped by your national REP. Investing 4 REP for two turns still only results in only the first 4 REP being of benefit, unless you have more than 4 REP total.

Unity: The proclamation of the Andean Federation is met with jubilation in both Buenos Aires. Plebiscites are successful, and the union of the two nations is carried out without a hitch. [Southern Federation gains 3 MIL, 10 ECO, 4 ESP, 3 TEC. Andean Union annexed]

GLOBAL EVENT: Clearing the Aftermath From space and Earth, a tremendous multi-national initiative began to restore the roads that linked humanity. From space, the Grim, Hypereux, Stichelhaar, Technorapture, and Varunas moved to clear the debris from orbit with military ships, while freighters and other long haulers from Hypreux, the Lunar Empire, and Technorapture assisted. From the ground, the Southern Federation’s assistance proved invaluable in tracking and operation, and their space elevator quickly became the heart of a thin, but expanding corridor of safety. With the tremendous investment in preventing future damage, all of those nations that contributed significant resources were viewed positively, especially as the debris cloud began to dissipate under their concerted efforts. In addition, domestically, the Hypereux and Southern Federation gained significant praise for their efforts, as both nations contributed tremendous resources of direct assistance as well as having their own assets protected the most in the final tally.

Unusually, Blue Heaven made no activity during this time, though analysts had expected it. No one yet knows why they would have ignored such tempting targets while the militaries of space were thoroughly occupied, but speculation has run rampant. [Kessler debris cloud cleared. All nations regain lost ECO. The Grim, Hypereux, Lunar Empire, Southern Federation, Stichelhaar, Technorapture gain 1 REP. Hypereux, Southern Federation gain 1 MOR.] Total: 26 MIL, 29 ECO, 3 Untyped Grim: 5 MIL, (6 TEC) Hypereux: 5 MIL, 9 ECO Lunar: 6 ECO Project Earth: 2 ECO Southern Federation: 5 MIL, 6 ECO Stichelhaar: 6 MIL Technorapture: 2 MIL, 6 ECO Varunas: 3 MIL How much could I improve that projected completion date for nanotechnology if I put in additional Econ funding? Would there be a point at which more econ would have diminishing returns?

What exactly does my current level of relations with Brazil look like. 2 ECO=1 TEC-equivalent, up to however much you add. Nanotech is largely a pure-research project, so throwing money at it only goes so far. If you can get additional TEC into it (either through additional contributors, or your present contributors adding more to the pot), you can also increase it.

Brazil relations with Andean Federation, loosely ranked. I don't actually use this sort of +/- system flat, but it helps to visualize, I think. ++: Well-disposed (4 REP) ++: Military/trade agreements. +: Assisted in achieving goals (Annex Tamoanchan lands) --: Annexed neighbor.
 * Hostile goals (Expand influence over Andean Union)