The numbers were a bit off, these things happen. Basically it was implying that that the weapons of the security detail would be aboard and heaven help anyone who is an unwelcome guest.
Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II
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The numbers were a bit off, these things happen. Basically it was implying that that the weapons of the security detail would be aboard and heaven help anyone who is an unwelcome guest.
In one of the pissing contest aspect of this trip, the Imperial Family are technically guests of the KLM and there is going to be an insistent requirement by The Grand Admiral that a contingent of MA is aboard.
This requirement has a precedent when the MA was aboard the Imperial Yacht after it arrived and the Japanese Imperial Family was intervened in it.
This requirement has a precedent when the MA was aboard the Imperial Yacht after it arrived and the Japanese Imperial Family was intervened in it.
It IS the Royal Yacht though, and that means being prepared for anything, no matter how unlikely it may seem.
I have to agree with this. The Army would have no jurisdiction aboard a naval vessel. The senior officer afloat would out rank any other person from another service, and the Captain, who does not have to be of captain rank he could even be a CPO as long as he is in command of the vessel, would even out rank them when it came to commanding the vessel. Even the Emperor would have to have a very good reason to order the commander of the Imperial Yacht to do anything. Kat can suggest and get mad but if the Captain says no, she can actually be facing a general court for going against his orders and could even be considered an act of Mutiny, and guess who would be the one to appoint the court. Yes everyone's favorite Grand Admiral.
Hmm sounds like a time for Tilo and his group to be onboard instead of the 1st foot or SKA people.
FBKampfer
Banned
Because she does this wierd helicopter parent thing with her friends, and God forbid Tilo not be able to read Nancy's mind.
Part 75, Chapter 1123
Chapter One Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Three
9th April 1955
Off Fiumicino, Italy
A few years earlier, Kiki had been required to go on a similar vacation with her family, the term vacation was used loosely because it had been anything but a vacation, to Norway. It had all been for politics and show, which was bad enough, though the stated reason had been to commemorate similar trips that her great grandfather had taken fifty years earlier. Bad weather, sea sickness, Kiki’s sisters coming down with the flu and hours upon hours of boredom had been the highlights. To Kiki’s astonishment, being back in Potsdam and getting lectured by the Royal Tutor had felt like paradise after that ordeal.
The next vacation like that had been to the colonies in the South Pacific. Only her parents had made Kiki stay behind with her brothers and sisters. To say that she had been disappointed was a bit of an understatement.
Now on this trip to the Holy Land, Kiki had been allowed to come but parting with Zella and Aurora had not been fun. They were going with the rest of the scout troop on a museum tour in Berlin with a couple of day trips to the nature preserves outside the city planned. They had been envious of Kiki going on a Mediterranean Cruise while it was barely spring at home. It didn’t seem to matter to Zella how many times that Kiki had pointed out how what she was doing sounded far better than it really was.
First had come the frantic trip to the airport, because the entire family was present it had been under heavy guard. Then had come the arrival in Rome in the middle of the night, getting hustled onto a helicopter and flown out to the SMY Hohenzollern. Kiki might have wanted to see the sights of Rome, but it seemed that the Italian police had caught wind that there was a kidnap and ransom scheme aimed directly her and her sisters by the local Mafia. Seeing Rome was out of the question, so they got sent to the enormous monstrosity that was laughably called a yacht while their father would spend the day meeting with the King of Italy, the Prime Minister and the Pope.
In the meantime, Kiki had woken up in the stateroom that she was sharing with Victoria, Marie and Anya to them bickering with each other over some trifling matter. Despite being close to the twin’s age, Anya had never gotten along very well with them. She preferred to be in the company of Kiki and her friends, perhaps it was because they were a few years older than her. That had been enough to get Kiki to leave the stateroom, but she wasn’t about to go back to sleep any time soon.
It was a relatively warm morning as Kiki made her way aft in the grey predawn. Padding down the stairs, or was it called a ladder on a ship? Kiki entered the formal dining room and saw who was sitting in the pool of light around one of the tables.
“Is wandering around in your dressing gown and pajamas now your thing?” Gräfin Katherine asked when she looked up from the papers spread out across the table as Kiki sat down.
“The twins are arguing with Anya” Kiki said, “They woke me up.”
“I suggested that you should get your own cabin” Katherine said, “But your mother felt that having you with your sisters would be a comfort to them if things get difficult.”
Kiki didn’t like hearing that she was just expected to be responsible for her sisters. It wasn’t the first time that had happened.
“I wish she had asked me first” Kiki replied.
“Being grown up means doing things that no one asked you about first or you don’t want to do a lot of the time” Katherine said, “You should see mess that this paperwork reflects below decks.”
“Something going on?”
“Just little boys who don’t want to share their corner of the playground” Katherine replied, “So they’re making things as difficult as possible. Cats and Sealions have always had a troubled relationship, though frequently they have needed to work together. Making that happen over the next couple weeks is my problem.”
Kiki had no idea what the Gräfin was going on about.
“You’ll miss your little sisters when you go to University in a few years” Katherine said, “As bothersome as you find them now.”
“I’m not going to University” Kiki said.
“Really now” Katherine said, “You have other plans?”
“Joint Medical Service” Kiki replied.
“That is just another way to go to University” Katherine said.
“How?” Kiki asked. The few times that she had expressed her personal ambition to her educators they had always told her that she should have higher aspirations or worse, told her that as a pretty little princess she didn’t really need aspirations at all.
“When you join, you’ll be trained as a field medic” Katherine said, “That’s a one-year course these days after basic training. A year in a University setting.”
All of that was news to Kiki.
“Then, as smart as you are Kiki, you’ll be strongly encouraged to go to University and Medical School” Katherine continued, “I personally think that you’ll love the challenge of being a Surgeon.”
Kiki was surprised by Katherine being so frank on the subject.
“How do you know all that?” Kiki asked.
“I considered going that direction after the war” Katherine said, “Life happened though.”
“I didn’t know” Kiki mumbled.
“That’s alright” Katherine said then she subtly signaled over the Steward who Kiki had not seen, “I would recommend the Brussels waffles if you want something to eat.”
9th April 1955
Off Fiumicino, Italy
A few years earlier, Kiki had been required to go on a similar vacation with her family, the term vacation was used loosely because it had been anything but a vacation, to Norway. It had all been for politics and show, which was bad enough, though the stated reason had been to commemorate similar trips that her great grandfather had taken fifty years earlier. Bad weather, sea sickness, Kiki’s sisters coming down with the flu and hours upon hours of boredom had been the highlights. To Kiki’s astonishment, being back in Potsdam and getting lectured by the Royal Tutor had felt like paradise after that ordeal.
The next vacation like that had been to the colonies in the South Pacific. Only her parents had made Kiki stay behind with her brothers and sisters. To say that she had been disappointed was a bit of an understatement.
Now on this trip to the Holy Land, Kiki had been allowed to come but parting with Zella and Aurora had not been fun. They were going with the rest of the scout troop on a museum tour in Berlin with a couple of day trips to the nature preserves outside the city planned. They had been envious of Kiki going on a Mediterranean Cruise while it was barely spring at home. It didn’t seem to matter to Zella how many times that Kiki had pointed out how what she was doing sounded far better than it really was.
First had come the frantic trip to the airport, because the entire family was present it had been under heavy guard. Then had come the arrival in Rome in the middle of the night, getting hustled onto a helicopter and flown out to the SMY Hohenzollern. Kiki might have wanted to see the sights of Rome, but it seemed that the Italian police had caught wind that there was a kidnap and ransom scheme aimed directly her and her sisters by the local Mafia. Seeing Rome was out of the question, so they got sent to the enormous monstrosity that was laughably called a yacht while their father would spend the day meeting with the King of Italy, the Prime Minister and the Pope.
In the meantime, Kiki had woken up in the stateroom that she was sharing with Victoria, Marie and Anya to them bickering with each other over some trifling matter. Despite being close to the twin’s age, Anya had never gotten along very well with them. She preferred to be in the company of Kiki and her friends, perhaps it was because they were a few years older than her. That had been enough to get Kiki to leave the stateroom, but she wasn’t about to go back to sleep any time soon.
It was a relatively warm morning as Kiki made her way aft in the grey predawn. Padding down the stairs, or was it called a ladder on a ship? Kiki entered the formal dining room and saw who was sitting in the pool of light around one of the tables.
“Is wandering around in your dressing gown and pajamas now your thing?” Gräfin Katherine asked when she looked up from the papers spread out across the table as Kiki sat down.
“The twins are arguing with Anya” Kiki said, “They woke me up.”
“I suggested that you should get your own cabin” Katherine said, “But your mother felt that having you with your sisters would be a comfort to them if things get difficult.”
Kiki didn’t like hearing that she was just expected to be responsible for her sisters. It wasn’t the first time that had happened.
“I wish she had asked me first” Kiki replied.
“Being grown up means doing things that no one asked you about first or you don’t want to do a lot of the time” Katherine said, “You should see mess that this paperwork reflects below decks.”
“Something going on?”
“Just little boys who don’t want to share their corner of the playground” Katherine replied, “So they’re making things as difficult as possible. Cats and Sealions have always had a troubled relationship, though frequently they have needed to work together. Making that happen over the next couple weeks is my problem.”
Kiki had no idea what the Gräfin was going on about.
“You’ll miss your little sisters when you go to University in a few years” Katherine said, “As bothersome as you find them now.”
“I’m not going to University” Kiki said.
“Really now” Katherine said, “You have other plans?”
“Joint Medical Service” Kiki replied.
“That is just another way to go to University” Katherine said.
“How?” Kiki asked. The few times that she had expressed her personal ambition to her educators they had always told her that she should have higher aspirations or worse, told her that as a pretty little princess she didn’t really need aspirations at all.
“When you join, you’ll be trained as a field medic” Katherine said, “That’s a one-year course these days after basic training. A year in a University setting.”
All of that was news to Kiki.
“Then, as smart as you are Kiki, you’ll be strongly encouraged to go to University and Medical School” Katherine continued, “I personally think that you’ll love the challenge of being a Surgeon.”
Kiki was surprised by Katherine being so frank on the subject.
“How do you know all that?” Kiki asked.
“I considered going that direction after the war” Katherine said, “Life happened though.”
“I didn’t know” Kiki mumbled.
“That’s alright” Katherine said then she subtly signaled over the Steward who Kiki had not seen, “I would recommend the Brussels waffles if you want something to eat.”
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When Oregon became a state, Blacks were forbidden to move or live here. No shit! The free Blacks were given 2 years to pack up and leave the state! In fact, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was only ratified by Oregon in 1973!! Until 1926 Blacks weren't allowed to move to Oregon!! Just search "Oregon's racist history" and you'll get pages of links to all kinds of info about the "Utopia" Oregon was/is </sarcasm> Oregon has never been welcoming to Blacks - in 2013 (according to Census) only 3% of Oregon's residents were Blacks. 5 years down the road, I doubt the % has increased much.
While we wait for Nancy to make a decision about her future, she represents the numerous missed opportunities that the United States to maximise the potentials in getting the most from its citizens.
Nancy could have been the best back channel contact to the highest levels of the German government but the ego of one small man and the failure of the President of the United States to stop a made up scare has made her future in America very limited and it is in Germany that opportunities have opened up for her beyond anything she could have hoped for.
This could be a start of a "Brain Drain" in which Americans will seek greater opportunities in Germany and the rest of Europe because there just won't be a way for ambitious Americans to get ahead at home, this is what happened IOTL 60's when a lot of educated British came to the United States.
As for the potential conflict between the Federal government and Southern states, I feel that it will kick off when a decision by the United States Supreme Court makes what is considered to be an "Intolerable Desision" and will cause some of the state's to pass "Nullification Acts" and start arresting any Federal Judges or officials from enforcing the Court's orders.
This may cause the President to Federalised the National Guard and if the Governors of the state's refuse the order they will be considered to be in a State of Rebellion and then the President can send in the military in to enforce the Court's orders and there could be arrests and indictments for Treason of there is official resistance.
Nancy could have been the best back channel contact to the highest levels of the German government but the ego of one small man and the failure of the President of the United States to stop a made up scare has made her future in America very limited and it is in Germany that opportunities have opened up for her beyond anything she could have hoped for.
This could be a start of a "Brain Drain" in which Americans will seek greater opportunities in Germany and the rest of Europe because there just won't be a way for ambitious Americans to get ahead at home, this is what happened IOTL 60's when a lot of educated British came to the United States.
As for the potential conflict between the Federal government and Southern states, I feel that it will kick off when a decision by the United States Supreme Court makes what is considered to be an "Intolerable Desision" and will cause some of the state's to pass "Nullification Acts" and start arresting any Federal Judges or officials from enforcing the Court's orders.
This may cause the President to Federalised the National Guard and if the Governors of the state's refuse the order they will be considered to be in a State of Rebellion and then the President can send in the military in to enforce the Court's orders and there could be arrests and indictments for Treason of there is official resistance.
IOTL the BildLillie doll the inspiration and predecessor of the Barbie doll makes it debut in 1955 and I can see Nancy immediately seeing the potential for the American market and contacting Gerald at the Advertising agency.
Gerald had asked Nancy about using Kat for advertising purposes, but it is what Kat represents that is the key here.
Kat is the New German Woman and a doll that conveys that idea will be.a big seller in America if it is marketed right.
You can have a doll that is doing things that like being a doctor, race car driver, pilot, and any other non-traditional roles for women that can be thought of, and just think of all the clothes, accessories, cars, boats, dream houses that can be sold to gullib...I mean precocious little girls.
Gerald had asked Nancy about using Kat for advertising purposes, but it is what Kat represents that is the key here.
Kat is the New German Woman and a doll that conveys that idea will be.a big seller in America if it is marketed right.
You can have a doll that is doing things that like being a doctor, race car driver, pilot, and any other non-traditional roles for women that can be thought of, and just think of all the clothes, accessories, cars, boats, dream houses that can be sold to gullib...I mean precocious little girls.
Gia already has a head start there - going into a gym and sparring with men, (and winning), whilst in New York in terms of influencing American women. Add to that Queen Elizabeth II driving tanks for fun and you have the start of a consciousnesses right there -
"if it's good enough for European women, why isn't it good enough for us"? Then you have Nancy. "An American woman unfairly held back in the US, but just look at what she has achieved by going to Europe"! How many more American women will move abroad to seek their fortunes?
Kat on her own could be written off as an aberration, but Kat, Gia, Brenda and Nancy?
Part 75, Chapter 1124
Chapter One Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Four
11th April 1955
The Strait of Messina, off Italy
When Kiki had asked if the Hohenzollern IV could go any faster the Captain had just laughed not realizing that she was dead serious. She wanted to get away from Italy as fast as she could especially after what had transpired the previous day. They had been guests of the Italian King at the villa in Naples over Easter Sunday and at dinner Kiki had found herself seated between Vittorio, the Prince of Piedmont and Prince Amedeo of Aosta. It was instantly obvious to her why that had happened.
Kiki found that Vittorio had a very high opinion of himself that she didn’t think was deserved. Of course, he got on well with Freddy and Mikey. Kiki hoped that they would all be happy together, without her needing to ever get involved. Amedeo, at eleven, had no idea of the subtext of what was going on and had talked to Kiki about boats and how he wanted to be a Naval Officer like his father. He then spent the rest of the meal rattling off facts and figures that had bored Kiki to tears. Hearing that the SMY Hohenzollern IV was hundred and eighty meters in length, seventeen meters in beam and could go thirty-three knots wasn’t information she needed to hear. And exactly how fast was a knot anyway?
It had been when they had returned to the ship and she had a chance to talk to Gräfin Katherine that she was able to understand that it was all about keeping up appearances. And that she had to be prepared for these sorts of things more and more as she got older. The laws surrounding dynastic marriage had changed. This was mostly in reaction to the Socialist critiques of the First World War that featured entire nations led into destruction because they blindly followed an inbred king into a stupid war against his equally inbred Brother-in-Law/cousin-uncle. Still, those changes were fighting against tradition and inertia. Katherine had said that Kiki could do whatever she wanted with her life, but she would always have her parent’s expectations to deal with. Katherine said that she didn’t need to concern with these things for a long time. Instead she should just concentrate on having the best life she could.
Sitting on a steel equipment box near the bow of the ship, Sicily and Calabria clearly visible, as well as Z74 about a kilometer ahead of them. The Destroyer was one of their escorts to Constantinople, Kiki had seen the antelope painted on the superstructure when the Destroyer had passed them before they had entered the Strait, so it was obvious what the informal name of Z74 was. This was really what Kiki felt vacations should be about, seeing amazing, beautiful places and…
That was when she heard the “click” and she turned to see the photographer who had snuck up on her.
“Sorry to interrupt you Princess” The man said as Kiki scowled at him. If he knew he was interrupting her, then why had he taken the picture? Just once, Kiki wished that they would leave her alone.
Pankow-Heinersdorf
Getting a call from Marcella Böhler-Strobel was unexpected. Especially considering that she invited Nancy for tea. The truth was that she hardly knew Marcella, despite knowing her niece for what had seemed like her entire life. Entering the house, Nancy saw that it was a nice enough, one of the thousands of row houses found throughout the city. Supposedly, Marcella had declined when she was offered something nicer a few years earlier by the children she had raised as her own. Overall the house had a comfortable lived in feel, the sort of place that had far more happy memories than sad.
Sitting at the table sipping tea that she found bitter, Nancy looked across the table at Marcella.
“Klaus is going to be at work for a few more hours giving us plenty of time to talk” Marcella said, “The Doctors keep telling him that he needs to retire, between his back and his heart it’s only a matter of time before those things take him out for good. But he thinks that if he stops, that will be the thing that kills him.”
“My father was like that” Nancy replied, unsure about what else to say.
They sat there for a few minutes in awkward silence before Marcella said, “Katy told me about the offer you received, and I think it puts you in a powerful position to help her.”
“I don’t see how I could help her” Nancy replied, “She is the one who helps everyone else.”
“That is exactly why she needs your help” Marcella said, “Growing up, she had a hard time making friends. She was a shy, but smart little girl. Fading into the walls unless she wanted to know the answer to a question and drove her teachers insane. Then for a couple years, she withdrew entirely into herself before she met Helene.”
Nancy knew the reasons for that, however…
“She is always around friends and family” Nancy said, “I don’t see what the problem is.”
“It’s because she can’t tell the difference” Marcella said, “She treats everyone in her small circle of friends like if they were members of her family.”
“She is generous” Nancy said, “But…”
“To a fault” Marcella replied cutting Nancy off, “If you asked Katy to cut her heart out and give it to you, she would. She wouldn’t even think about it.”
“Sure, but Kat has us to protect her” Nancy said only to get a hard look from Marcella.
“Not everyone she considers a friend is interested in protecting her” Marcella said, “She constantly gets taken advantage of.”
“I can’t imagine who would be crazy enough to try to take advantage of her” Nancy said.
“Kira Kirillovna Romanova, that’s who” Marcella replied, nearly causing Nancy to choke on her tea.
“Are you insane?” Nancy stammered, “What could you possibly expect me to do about her?”
“Not much” Marcella replied, “But the Order of Louise likes to pretend that all the members are equal with the Empress as the foremost. If you were willing to play the Devil’s advocate with some of the Empress’ worst impulses there it would help Katy a lot. The one thing she will never tell Kira is no.”
11th April 1955
The Strait of Messina, off Italy
When Kiki had asked if the Hohenzollern IV could go any faster the Captain had just laughed not realizing that she was dead serious. She wanted to get away from Italy as fast as she could especially after what had transpired the previous day. They had been guests of the Italian King at the villa in Naples over Easter Sunday and at dinner Kiki had found herself seated between Vittorio, the Prince of Piedmont and Prince Amedeo of Aosta. It was instantly obvious to her why that had happened.
Kiki found that Vittorio had a very high opinion of himself that she didn’t think was deserved. Of course, he got on well with Freddy and Mikey. Kiki hoped that they would all be happy together, without her needing to ever get involved. Amedeo, at eleven, had no idea of the subtext of what was going on and had talked to Kiki about boats and how he wanted to be a Naval Officer like his father. He then spent the rest of the meal rattling off facts and figures that had bored Kiki to tears. Hearing that the SMY Hohenzollern IV was hundred and eighty meters in length, seventeen meters in beam and could go thirty-three knots wasn’t information she needed to hear. And exactly how fast was a knot anyway?
It had been when they had returned to the ship and she had a chance to talk to Gräfin Katherine that she was able to understand that it was all about keeping up appearances. And that she had to be prepared for these sorts of things more and more as she got older. The laws surrounding dynastic marriage had changed. This was mostly in reaction to the Socialist critiques of the First World War that featured entire nations led into destruction because they blindly followed an inbred king into a stupid war against his equally inbred Brother-in-Law/cousin-uncle. Still, those changes were fighting against tradition and inertia. Katherine had said that Kiki could do whatever she wanted with her life, but she would always have her parent’s expectations to deal with. Katherine said that she didn’t need to concern with these things for a long time. Instead she should just concentrate on having the best life she could.
Sitting on a steel equipment box near the bow of the ship, Sicily and Calabria clearly visible, as well as Z74 about a kilometer ahead of them. The Destroyer was one of their escorts to Constantinople, Kiki had seen the antelope painted on the superstructure when the Destroyer had passed them before they had entered the Strait, so it was obvious what the informal name of Z74 was. This was really what Kiki felt vacations should be about, seeing amazing, beautiful places and…
That was when she heard the “click” and she turned to see the photographer who had snuck up on her.
“Sorry to interrupt you Princess” The man said as Kiki scowled at him. If he knew he was interrupting her, then why had he taken the picture? Just once, Kiki wished that they would leave her alone.
Pankow-Heinersdorf
Getting a call from Marcella Böhler-Strobel was unexpected. Especially considering that she invited Nancy for tea. The truth was that she hardly knew Marcella, despite knowing her niece for what had seemed like her entire life. Entering the house, Nancy saw that it was a nice enough, one of the thousands of row houses found throughout the city. Supposedly, Marcella had declined when she was offered something nicer a few years earlier by the children she had raised as her own. Overall the house had a comfortable lived in feel, the sort of place that had far more happy memories than sad.
Sitting at the table sipping tea that she found bitter, Nancy looked across the table at Marcella.
“Klaus is going to be at work for a few more hours giving us plenty of time to talk” Marcella said, “The Doctors keep telling him that he needs to retire, between his back and his heart it’s only a matter of time before those things take him out for good. But he thinks that if he stops, that will be the thing that kills him.”
“My father was like that” Nancy replied, unsure about what else to say.
They sat there for a few minutes in awkward silence before Marcella said, “Katy told me about the offer you received, and I think it puts you in a powerful position to help her.”
“I don’t see how I could help her” Nancy replied, “She is the one who helps everyone else.”
“That is exactly why she needs your help” Marcella said, “Growing up, she had a hard time making friends. She was a shy, but smart little girl. Fading into the walls unless she wanted to know the answer to a question and drove her teachers insane. Then for a couple years, she withdrew entirely into herself before she met Helene.”
Nancy knew the reasons for that, however…
“She is always around friends and family” Nancy said, “I don’t see what the problem is.”
“It’s because she can’t tell the difference” Marcella said, “She treats everyone in her small circle of friends like if they were members of her family.”
“She is generous” Nancy said, “But…”
“To a fault” Marcella replied cutting Nancy off, “If you asked Katy to cut her heart out and give it to you, she would. She wouldn’t even think about it.”
“Sure, but Kat has us to protect her” Nancy said only to get a hard look from Marcella.
“Not everyone she considers a friend is interested in protecting her” Marcella said, “She constantly gets taken advantage of.”
“I can’t imagine who would be crazy enough to try to take advantage of her” Nancy said.
“Kira Kirillovna Romanova, that’s who” Marcella replied, nearly causing Nancy to choke on her tea.
“Are you insane?” Nancy stammered, “What could you possibly expect me to do about her?”
“Not much” Marcella replied, “But the Order of Louise likes to pretend that all the members are equal with the Empress as the foremost. If you were willing to play the Devil’s advocate with some of the Empress’ worst impulses there it would help Katy a lot. The one thing she will never tell Kira is no.”
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Oh, how marvelous! One fewer corrosive meme floating around. Now, if our esteeméd @Peabody-Martini should have something untoward, and preferably ignominious, happen to L. Ron Hubbard...
By the way, I spent three days in hospital receiving IV antibiotics and what wondrous updates I found when I returned. Thank you, @Peabody-Martini.
Well considering he hasn't had the opportunity to depth charge the hell out of a known local magnetic deposit, and thus con the Navy out of money for years, LRH is probably still wtiting cheap cowboy novels/sci-fi novels/trying to summon the Devil with Nuclear physicists.
I mean, I hate the man, but his life is fascinating.
Perhaps with Nancy as a “foreign” member of the Order of Louise this will open the order up to other non-German worthies and help establish the Order as a worldwide charitable entity. This would of course highlight the benign face of German soft power and help with the Empire’s PR. It also wouldn’t hurt to counteract some of the nefarious reputation the Order is alluded to have.
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I hope that you're feeling better. That sort of thing is no fun at all.
I have a confession to make, I already knew what kind of an OTL ass Vittotio became in real life, I just wanted to see Kiki preform a Royal Smackdown on the twerp.
Reading the passage between Nancy and Aunt Marcella made me think that sometimes we demand too much of this author but then I read the updates and I want more.