Revolution! Or, A Victorian Cold War

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    Powell House, District of Philadelphia. United States of America. June 1964.

    Kennedy hadn’t slept well in over a year, with Spiro Agnew manipulating him from behind the scenes with all of that classified material hanging over his head like the Sword of Damocles from myth and legend. The President quickly glanced at the new digital clock that had been installed in his sleeping quarters, the time read that of midnight as he let out a heavy sigh. He honestly wondered how long this would go for until he snapped under pressure…

    A sudden, but somewhat quiet knock on the door took him by surprise as he sprung out of bed and edged himself close to the entrance before opening the door with trembling hands – this time not being due to his illness - in the doorway stood that damned wog again. Spiro could only smirk at the President as he aimed a flashlight in his face for a few seconds as to disorientate the man.

    “What the fuck do you want…?” Kennedy said with a harsh whisper as he stared down the head of the OSS with tired eyes. The man standing in front of him could only smirk as he slowly walked into the room and shut the door behind him.

    ‘What do I want? Yes… What do I want…?” Spiro smirked to the President as he proffered a small folder from his coat and placed it firmly on Kennedy’s nearby desk. The President let out a sigh as he walked over to the desk and opened the folder, the papers contained within shocked him to his core. The OSS has apparently requested for a bill to pass within Congress that stipulated an almost insane level of state surveillance on their behalf – all for the purpose of tracking down German spies.

    “What you’re asking for is insanity...” the President stammered as Spiro could only chuckle to himself. This was all apart of his own designs after all, the legislation would make quick work of political opponents both real Reds and imagined ones as to secure the grip of the ‘Deep State’ over Congress. Then he would start to build up power through his contacts, then it would only take one push to send Kennedy and his house of cards falling down. It would only be then that he could seize the office of President for himself and finish what MacArthur and his ilk started. The United States was not to be trusted in the hands of Communalists and their sympathisers in Berlin and Philadelphia. If a military-industrial-ran police state was needed, then it was what it got.

    “What I’m asking for is security, Mister President. You don’t want any of those Red bastards sneaking in through the holes in our political system, do you? This is merely a temporary measure. Just some more beefed up security measures to deal with those who espouse what Bismarck drilled into their heads…”

    Kennedy sat there in complete silence for a few moments, contemplating what the head of the OSS had said to him, his mind was already burnt out from the stress and he just wished to sleep off his problems until there were none. But he was the President of these great United States – and Spiro Agnew didn’t want this to happen, not one bit. Kennedy’s hands then shook as he reached for the fountain pen sitting on his desk and pulled out the paperwork from the folder. Agnew couldn’t help but smirk once more as he put a hand on Kennedy’s shoulder.

    “Just sign here, Mister President...”
     
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    KitFisto1997

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    Just as a random screech into the void because I know that only three people would see this...

    Is anyone even reading this TL or am I posting into said void for almost no reason? :p
     
    Declassified Guides: Hong Kong
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    -- A DECLASSIFIED GUIDE TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE --

    HONG KONG​


    Overview

    Often referred to as the Pearl of the Orient or the London of the East, Hong Kong has remained in British hands since the Opium Wars of the mid-19th century. The city is now a vibrant metropolis of around 12 million people and is key in the transport of goods in and out of the many ports – both ocean and space-going – to multiple nations in the Far East and beyond. The Qing Chinese no longer push their claims on the territory since the attempted coup by the uncle of now-Empress Jia in 1989.

    Most the city is run by corporations these days, with British control being the only thing holding the entire region back from outright secession. The only thing that keeps everyone in line from the PMCs to the CEOs, drug-runners, hackers and lowly citizens is their steadfast dedication to the British Empire and their values.

    The Kowloon Walled City

    A mass influx of Qing Chinese refugees has been causing trouble however since most of them have been relegated to the Kowloon Walled City where the local Triads are using them as new recruits. PMCs as far afield as Rhodesia and Gran Colombia also recruit out of the city seeing that only the most naïve – or hardened – criminals already have the training to survive the perpetual guerrilla wars in Africa, South-East Asia and South/Central America. The Walled City is now a sprawling mass of medium-sized apartment complexes that have been built on top of each other in an almost haphazard manner.

    Due to the fact that the British garrisons won’t even go near it, many a shady deal has ended in portions of the region being home to various governments-in-exile for states that range from Tripolitania under a still-living Muammar Gaddafi to that of the Russian Communalist regime led by one aging Gennady Yanayev. The city has since doubled or even tripled in some places in size both vertically and in width since the late 80’s, now swallowing up entire neighbourhoods.

    Much like the abandoned underground of Berlin, almost anything can be found here from augmented prostitutes to the newest drug or computer virus. 150,000 residents mill about the almost perpetually dark corridors and ‘streets’ of the city that can only be accessed via foot or by a very skilled moped driver. With even more people arriving by the day from nations such as Rhodesia, the Pinochetist Patagonian Junta and the Islamic Republic of Arabia, the population continues to grow, creating an extremely diverse populace that’s still ruled by a mix of British and Cantonese elites who have close ties to both the Triads and the colonial government.

    Orbital Launch Facilities

    The next thing that one might notice when entering Hong Kong Harbour is the specially-made runway for the Sub-Orbital and Low-Earth-Orbit division of BOAC and many other British and international airlines from the private Virgin Arlines to that of the American Pan-Am. These various firms both private and nationalised use either space planes or old school chemical rocket launches from a nearby launch-pad that was built during the 1970’s as a back up for the main British launch site in on Zanzibar. Flights to the orbiting space hotels, science labs and other more classified stations are done on an almost regular basis. The average ticket to one of the more cheaper space hotels is around 1500 British Pound Sterling, but that does mean running the risk of flying in one of those cheaply made Russian shuttles that will probably either explode or depressurise upon reaching orbit. Odds are that you may have to fork out a few more quid as to get a better flight to the heavens.

    Mega-Corporations

    Her Imperial Majesty’s Royal Ghurkha Regiment

    - Some Ghurka’s work as security for various Mega-Corps in both Hong Kong and the Kowloon Walled City when not fighting in many various warzones across the globe.

    United Armaments Incorporated (UAI)

    - UAI competes with BritTech in the cybernetics industry when it comes to how many cheap augmentations one can flood the market with until every single gang is using them for their great corporate proxy war that mostly takes place in Hong Kong. Their newest Smart Pistols have been found in the hands of many a grunt, making the local law enforcement worried...

    BritTech

    - Much like the aforementioned UAI, BritTech is playing the corporate game against their Russian competitors by arming and refitting any gang that wishes to act as corporate enforcers for their little patch of Hong Kong and portions of the Kowloon Walled City.

    Red Army Faction

    - Not a Mega-Corp but their presence is -REDACTED- in the -REDACTED-

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    • KitFisto1997

    KitFisto1997

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    I'm working on a map for Hong Kong right now! I kinda feel like doing another one of these 'Declassified Travel Guides'... Maybe for Gibraltar or Port Arthur? :)

    Feedback and comments are appreciated too!
     
    Hong Kong Map
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    • Mexico City Arc: Chapter 7
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    “….Ashes to ashes, funk to funky... We know Major Tom's a junkie... Strung out in heaven's high... Hitting an all-time low...”

    Marcus had seen some insane shit over the last year or two since he’d undergone many a revelation as to his heritage and the various positions that he held. Apparently being a mysterious semi-Eldritch thing wasn’t enough anymore, he was both a pen-pushing diplomat and an active field Agent so it seemed that anything was possible at this point. But he certainly knew that he’d reached the point of insanity when he was staring the deceased Margaret Thatcher in the face, or rather it could’ve been a mere apparition cooked up by his subconsciousness for all he cared. But he was also a pious man, so there was indeed the former option to consider.

    “Please don’t tell me I’m dead…” Marcus let out a sigh as his eyes tried adjusting to the light. It seemed that his subconsciousness was getting a kick out of putting him in situations with people that he both admired and hated be they deceased or not. The room that he was sitting in – that is if one could call it a room – was seemingly taken out of some of the many manors that Marcus either visited or owned back in what was once the United Kingdom or South Africa.

    “You’re not, that’s for sure...” the apparition of the last British Prime Minister smirked as she handed him a cup of tea and sat onto a chair that was in front of him. The Iron Lady seemed to be as staunch as ever, but a quaint smile seemed to cross her face upon noticing that Marcus was slowly sipping from the cup of tea. Even in either his subconscious, the afterlife or whatever God-forsaken-place he’d ended up in, tea seemed to be in good supply.

    “Good… Good…” Marcus sighed whilst finishing the warm beverage. The Prussian was still a little unnerved about his surroundings, it seemed to be perfect, too perfect in fact. Maybe the influences of his more unhinged portions of his psyche were becoming more and more pronounced the deeper he went into this strange rabbit hole. “Now what little lecture are you going to impart upon me while I’m presumably tied up somewhere?”

    “Nothing much… You just need to keep your head down when it’s needed. Keep those voices out of the way and make sure that you got your eyes on the prize. This world needs some much-needed stability, while I don’t think you’ll be the saviour… You might just contribute to it.”

    Marcus could only smile at the woman as he poured himself another cup of tea. It seemed that another pep-talk was indeed required at this point. First it was about his own ideological arrogance, now it was about keeping a level head in some of the tenser situations he’d been in. The Prussian could only wonder what was to descend upon him as he felt his body being ripped back into reality, for it was certainly a good time to keep a level head…

    -------0-------

    Victoria Harbour, Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Early December, 2015.

    “You’ve been out for days, Mister Wright… It’s time you told us who you really are…”
     
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    • History of Korea
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    Overview

    The Kingdom of Korea is indeed an oddity in the Far East – that of a strange nation with a majority syncretic mix of Orthodox Christianity and their native Shinto-related faith. The Koreans are a very industrious, but pious people with massive Mega-Corporations such as Samsung having an unofficial sway over government policy, earning the nation the title of the ‘Samsung Empire’ as a result of this.

    The history of the Korean people and their nation goes back thousands of years with various kingdoms and other states that were either independent or under the yoke of a foreign state. Be it the Chinese or the Japanese up until the middle of the 20th century, the Koreans adapted the culture of their host nations and changed them to fit their needs – with the exception of Christianity which was later introduced by Christian missionaries in the late 19th century, mostly that of Russian East Orthodox and some converted Japanese. This change in faith today remains prominent as the current King remains the head of the Church and State, much like the Kings and Emperors of Europe and the Americas.

    History of the Modern Korean State (1940-Present)

    The downfall of the Japanese Empire at the hands of a bloody Communalist uprising in the 1940’s led to the birth of the modern Korean state. The Kingdom had been under the control of the Japanese since the late 19th century after the Japanese-Korean War that ran from 1882-1890 which led to the conquest of the Korean peninsula during the nadir of the Red Rebellions. These events that came from the rebellion led to the Far East being destabilised as the Russian Czar fled to Aleyska and the ensuing near-collapse of the Qing Chinese that led to the secession of the Manchurian provinces of the north (later to become a Japanese protectorate in its own right in 1902).

    Various uprisings plagued the Japanese as the Kingdom was considered by many in the region to be an occupied state by an imperial power, something that the Western nations saw as a plus in the burgeoning fight against Communalism - being that there was one less nation that would fall to the domino-effect of revolution. The arrival of various Russian refugees from the Far East would later complicate things as they assisted their fellow Orthodox Christians in a revolt after revolt against the Japanese. The Russian community is small – numbering at about 3.5 million and mostly concentrated in the bigger northern cities such as Pyongyang and Hamhung where they settled under the strict eye of the Japanese.

    But it was to be the Japanese War that sealed the fate of the Japanese as a major power in the Pacific to that of a unified yet culturally splintered regional power that has yet to come out of yet another economic Lost Decade as of 2015. The rise of Communalist militias in the north of Japan led to a skeleton crew manning the posts in the major cities and military bases, giving the Korean rebellion a distinct advantage when the entire region erupted in conflict in 1943 after then-peaceful protests in Seoul led to civilians being fired upon. This was the spark that led to the Japanese being evicted by the end of the Japanese War. The Korean people were certainly adamant that they were to recreate the Korean state pre-conquest and subsequently crowned Yi Un (1897-1970) as the new King of Korea which was recognised by the Qing Chinese, allowing the rebellious state to gain a powerful new ally.

    Flashing forward a few years to the end of the Japanese War in 1946, the post-war consensus among the Southern Japanese and their Western allies was that the Empire couldn’t hold themselves together with various competing factions who wished for outright independence. The then-unrecognised Korean state was then officially recognised at the Treaty of Manilla on the 16th of June 1947 – also allowing the Manchurian state to gain independence as a fledgling republic that distanced themselves from the now gone-native Manchu dynasty to the south.

    Korea exists today as an oddity in the Far East. A nation that has adopted the religion and mannerisms of their Western counterparts whilst keeping to their Asian roots via their systems of government and long history of adapting new works of art and other cultural influences from their foreign conquerors. Their Mega-Corp influenced state is something to be feared however as the higher-ups in Samsung and other, smaller but also influential companies speak of the most heinous of acts – overthrowing the government in imitation of the Free and Independent City of Port Arthur, becoming a totalitarian corporatist state overnight.

    But only time will tell…
     
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    KitFisto1997 said:
    Overview

    The Kingdom of Korea is indeed an oddity in the Far East – that of a strange nation with a majority syncretic mix of Orthodox Christianity and their native Shinto-related faith. The Koreans are a very industrious, but pious people with massive Mega-Corporations such as Samsung having an unofficial sway over government policy, earning the nation the title of the ‘Samsung Empire’ as a result of this.

    The history of the Korean people and their nation goes back thousands of years with various kingdoms and other states that were either independent or under the yoke of a foreign state. Be it the Chinese or the Japanese up until the middle of the 20th century, the Koreans adapted the culture of their host nations and changed them to fit their needs – with the exception of Christianity which was later introduced by Christian missionaries in the late 19th century, mostly that of Russian East Orthodox and some converted Japanese. This change in faith today remains prominent as the current King remains the head of the Church and State, much like the Kings and Emperors of Europe and the Americas.

    History of the Modern Korean State (1940-Present)

    The downfall of the Japanese Empire at the hands of a bloody Communalist uprising in the 1940’s led to the birth of the modern Korean state. The Kingdom had been under the control of the Japanese since the late 19th century after the Japanese-Korean War that ran from 1882-1890 which led to the conquest of the Korean peninsula during the nadir of the Red Rebellions. These events that came from the rebellion led to the Far East being destabilised as the Russian Czar fled to Aleyska and the ensuing near-collapse of the Qing Chinese that led to the secession of the Manchurian provinces of the north (later to become a Japanese protectorate in its own right in 1902).

    Various uprisings plagued the Japanese as the Kingdom was considered by many in the region to be an occupied state by an imperial power, something that the Western nations saw as a plus in the burgeoning fight against Communalism - being that there was one less nation that would fall to the domino-effect of revolution. The arrival of various Russian refugees from the Far East would later complicate things as they assisted their fellow Orthodox Christians in a revolt after revolt against the Japanese. The Russian community is small – numbering at about 3.5 million and mostly concentrated in the bigger northern cities such as Pyongyang and Hamhung where they settled under the strict eye of the Japanese.

    But it was to be the Japanese War that sealed the fate of the Japanese as a major power in the Pacific to that of a unified yet culturally splintered regional power that has yet to come out of yet another economic Lost Decade as of 2015. The rise of Communalist militias in the north of Japan led to a skeleton crew manning the posts in the major cities and military bases, giving the Korean rebellion a distinct advantage when the entire region erupted in conflict in 1943 after then-peaceful protests in Seoul led to civilians being fired upon. This was the spark that led to the Japanese being evicted by the end of the Japanese War. The Korean people were certainly adamant that they were to recreate the Korean state pre-conquest and subsequently crowned Yi Un (1897-1970) as the new King of Korea which was recognised by the Qing Chinese, allowing the rebellious state to gain a powerful new ally.

    Flashing forward a few years to the end of the Japanese War in 1946, the post-war consensus among the Southern Japanese and their Western allies was that the Empire couldn’t hold themselves together with various competing factions who wished for outright independence. The then-unrecognised Korean state was then officially recognised at the Treaty of Manilla on the 16th of June 1947 – also allowing the Manchurian state to gain independence as a fledgling republic that distanced themselves from the now gone-native Manchu dynasty to the south.

    Korea exists today as an oddity in the Far East. A nation that has adopted the religion and mannerisms of their Western counterparts whilst keeping to their Asian roots via their systems of government and long history of adapting new works of art and other cultural influences from their foreign conquerors. Their Mega-Corp influenced state is something to be feared however as the higher-ups in Samsung and other, smaller but also influential companies speak of the most heinous of acts – overthrowing the government in imitation of the Free and Independent City of Port Arthur, becoming a totalitarian corporatist state overnight.

    But only time will tell…
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