Resurgence Part IV

[STAFF]

So.

America and its allies have declared war on the Dominion of Jamaica.

For those who have been out of the loop, for the past few years, the Johessman family has been taking over small island nations in the Caribbean. Nothing important, seemingly, just the islands that weren’t already controlled by another country (such as Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands). By this point, they are ready to branch out… but to where?

The Johessmans had some ideas, none of which included Panama or its canal. But someone put a bug in the President’s ear, and then this happened.

(Yes, there are a lot of colors in that post. But would you rather be reading everything bolded?)

So far, the Dominion has made no reply to the declaration of war, although they are moving their military into defensive positions.

Here comes the question: What side is your character on?

There are no real stipulations on who each character can help or at least root for. I recommend going by what the character’s beliefs, alignments, and alliances are. Your characters can help the American effort, jump in with the Johessmans, be neutral, and/or not take any part at all. It’s all up to you. And them.

The only real stipulation is: All Company and Elite members should be on the American side. Should be. There’s nothing stopping them from being neutral or joining with the Dominion, but they may suffer from some job jeopardy there.

Also, remember, the Elite are still a secret organization.

Given that his company does have stockpiles of instruments that could be used in conflicts, Christian has declared Ark to be fully neutral. (However, that says nothing about the characters themselves.)

Although they have not announced anything, it may be (correctly) assumed that, as in everything else, the Jung Facility is neutral. (Again, the characters might be different.)

Just because your character is a Hero doesn’t mean s/he has to fight for one side or the other. It might help in deciding, but don’t worry about that being the only factor.

Please list here all of the characters who will be participating, and their chosen sides (USA, DoJ, Neutral). If a character is left off, I will assume that they will not be participating at all. The point of this is for me to decide how many threads there need to be.

Thanks, and enjoy!

[Dakari Johessman]

Dakari, obviously, is part of the Dominion.

Sparrow says she's with the Company side of things, but really she's too busy looking for her sister.

Marshall doesn't give a fuck is neutral.

Marcus and Mira are both for 'Murica!

Fallon wants to stay out of it.

Gabriel is loosely associated with the Johessmans and so, if called upon, he will assist them. However, his priorities are his wife and kids, so he'll be mostly staying his ass in Hawaii.

Reggie, being the President's daughter, is naturally on the USA side.

Sayeva is neutral, but she does know the Johessmans.

Jordan is neutral.

Christian, apart from his organization, is for the Dominion.

[Ryan D'Alteau]

Seems all of my characters are gonna be neutral!

Devon and Layton don't know enough about the situation to pick a side, Niri would adhere to Jung's neutrality to keep her immortality under the radar while Ryan simply doesn't care.

[Felicia Soler]

Ryan will care since Adele will be joining the Dominion, so FU, CO.

Felicia will join the Dominion because she thinks Ana is hot.

Khalidah and Lilka (who I swear I will write a bio for eventually) are neutral.

[Ryan D'Alteau]

Jan 17, 2014 2:25:49 GMT -5 Felicia Soler said:

Ryan will care since Adele will be joining the Dominion, so FU, CO.

And so, one of the great columns of this forum lies broken before us. Ryan...





...Ryan will actually see Dakari wearing normal clothing. I'll need a moment.

[Frank Rook]

Frank will be on the fence, but not quite neutral. Things may play out several ways depending on how different series' of events go.

Michael will be for the Dominion, in all likelihood.

Daniel is also going to be for the Dominion, as he is an employee of Felicia.

[Alice Taylor]

Going against the grain here, but Alice, depending on how soon this is happening, is full on America Fuck Yeah, despite most of her friends are on the other side of No Man's Land.

[Felicia Soler]

Ryan will actually see Dakari wearing normal clothing. I'll need a moment.

You shut your face hole, CO.

[Maurelle Lacroix]

Maurelle will remain neutral, unless called upon by her allies to get involved. Hatire wants to stay out of it, but is leaning towards the America camp. Sophie doesn't give a single iota. Alex is leaning towards the America camp, but would prefer to stay out of it and concentrate on raising her daughters. Helena, despite her personal ties to the Johessmans, is in the America camp fully.

[Lucius Kilvayne]

Lucius, Adrian and all the other Kilvaynes will support the Dominion, some publicly and others privately.

Marcus Grant (Company) , Ronan MacGuinness, and Trevor Taylor will be siding with the US.

Others not specified can be assumed neutral.

[Dakari Johessman]

All right. So the lineup is:

USA
Sparrow Akiyama
Marcus Rodgers
Reggie Sawyer
Alice Taylor
Alexandria Constant
Helena Rahal
Marcus Grant (Company)
Ronan MacGuinness
Trevor Taylor



DoJ
Dakari Johessman
Gabriel Constant
Christian Moynahan
Adele Couteau
Felicia Rahal
Michael Hughes
Daniel Briggs
Adrian Kilvayne
Lucius Kilvayne



Neutral
Marshall Quatrevaux
Fallon Daugherty
Sayeva Reardon
Jordan Mercer
Devon Ridgeman
Layton Ranta
Nireva Hale
Ryan Alcroft
Khalidah Rahal
Frank Rook
Maurelle Lacroix
Hatire Carrington
Sophie Nyström
Col. Marcus Grant



...what do you know, USA and DoJ even out at 9 each.

I will be making a thread shortly and will post it here.

Note: Those characters who declared a side but are not actively participating (Gabe and Alex, for example) will not be expected to participate in this thread.

[Dakari Johessman]

All right. Here is the thread!

Terminology:
On the USA side, the main characters should be part of the negotiation effort, and are therefore regarded as "the negotiators." If you want your character to be something else, let me know.

On the Dominion side, the Johessmans refer to their friends as their "team."

Neutral characters need not participate unless circumstances make them interested.

Also, as I mentioned, USA and DoJ charries don't have to be present if their interest is something else. For example, Christian is Dominion but not present because he's kind of running a multimillion-dollar corporation. He'll appear only if called upon.

All right, kids. Have fun!

[Jack Murdock]

Jack Murdock will join either side if they can try to persuade him with their povs though he'll side with the USA.

[Jack Murdock]

povs- points of view.

[Jack Murdock]

Jack will be part of the negotiators.

[Gabriel Constant]

Fair warning - I have decided to move the next cycle of posts up to nightfall (probably around 8 PM). If you have already written your post and want to edit it due to that fact (i.e. have your characters wrap up fighting one another, or so on), you are more than welcome to do so.

In the next cycle, all of the ships will have sunk and everyone - Allied troops included - will be on the ground. They will have pushed part of the Johessmans' troops into the Blue Mountains, and another part further into (still evacuated) Kingston. It'll be up to you where you want your people to be, but it will be nighttime. That's the important part.

[Christian Moynahan]

As of this post, night has descended and the battle rages on.

Both the Dominion and the Allied troops have been divided: Some are in the Blue Mountains, and some are in the heart of Kingston.

There's a bit of semantics I want to point out. The Dominion is not the same thing as Jamaica. Jamaica is only a small part of the Dominion; all of the (formerly) sovereign countries in the Caribbean have been taking over by them. The battle could have just as easily happened in Haiti or the Bahamas. So when you're referring to the Johessmans and their troops, please use "Dominion," not "Jamaica."

Also, the war has nothing to do with the famine. The cause of the war is that certain world leaders believe the Johessmans want to take the Panama Canal.

That is all.

Bonus fact: In opposition to slavery, there were rebellions all over the island, but most notably in the mountains. It got so bad there that the British troops were almost afraid to go up there. The rebels would ambush them regularly, cutting down their numbers easily. Soon it became regular practice for two men to ride one horse, one facing forwards, the other facing backwards, in anticipation of attacks. That was how Jamaican slaves won their freedom; they, along with the rest of the Commonwealth for the most part, were emancipated in 1834, although they were forced to work as indentured servants until 1838 so their former owners could adjust to the new situation.

"You're dealing with professionals / So unless you know war tactics, walk backwards."

For real.

[Sayeva Reardon]

For anyone who has not posted in this round (since the last time I posted):

I'm cooking up a nice big Mardi Gras surprise foe everyone, so if you have not posted yet and plan to, I recommend doing it tonight, because my post will be up sometime tomorrow whenever I feel like it.

[Christian Moynahan]

Again, just like last time:

I will be moving the plot along tomorrow.

The thread will remain open for anyone who needs to post, but I will fin my characters to free them up for the next thread.

The next thread will probably be up on Tuesday; or, failing that, Friday.

Edit: It took me longer than I expected, but I've added my fin.

[NPC]

*exhales slowly*

Okay. We're ready for the final leg of our plot.

This will be the thread to end all threads. Or at least the volume.

Wars

EVERYONE is expected to post here.