BoredMan
Dinosaurs came in many flavors. Like potato chips.
Yes they are??
Lethal misunderstandings? Like what? Given that these guys worked for Rampires earlier I'm not seeing it.
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Lethal misunderstandings? Like what? Given that these guys worked for Rampires earlier I'm not seeing it.
Considering the track record of CIA... probably start killing the people Molly set loose and somehow putting the rampires in power again.
BoredMan
Dinosaurs came in many flavors. Like potato chips.
That..what? They were just fine before we got here. Why would they suddenly get killed off by the CIA? This looks like paranoia.
Probably, but considering that Molly and co soft-couped the place the regular CIA is going to look into it. And those guys dont know about rampires so they will only see that some unknown power has couped Colombia and act accordingly.
I imagine primarily because of these guys.The Revolutionary armed forces of Columbia in 2007 they are the height of their power with a military strength of about 18,000 people not outnumbering the Colombian military by any means but definitely a very strong very left leaning Force if the oligarchs we subvert essentially start cosying up with communist even if the country doesn't flip towards left-leading social policy if they make any socialist appeasements or start talking about making peace with these people well the CIA is in the business of putting right wing oligarch dictators in charge of countries and if they can't do that keeping them extremely destabilized to extract as much value as possibly United States. Not creating functional States.
Though this is an extremely cynical take.
BoredMan
Dinosaurs came in many flavors. Like potato chips.
That's what I'm not understanding. They won't know that we did anything. Why would they look into something they are unaware of?
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Unless our orders are "continue following Red Court orders and policies exactly as before, but also feed us information", embedded observers will note the shifts in Colombian politics within a relatively short timespan.
They will, but it will look like a policy change by the existing government rather than a coup.
And Farc is likely to have a bad time given we probably are making parts of the Columbian special forces and security services into members of the brass Court.
BoredMan
Dinosaurs came in many flavors. Like potato chips.
What Alratan said. Not everything is somehow enemy action and a few prerequisites need to be met before people start to be concerned about that and dedicate funds/resources to look into it. You're looking at this from the perspective of someone that already knows what's going on.
Though if it were that bad you should be more concerned about other people in the Columbian Gov before any foreign ones like the U.S..
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Concerning revealing the Sanctuary - I propose we get back to the question in about half a year or so. Or do the reveals step by step. We'll need at least some of them in position of power for when we topple Red Court.
As I understand it, the mundane cover for the situation is mostly "cartels bought these politicians". You don't start seeing policy changes from corrupt interests.
You do though. It's not unusual for corrupt politicians to decide they quite like power and to change who's in charge of a relationship.
Purging the people who brought you to power is corrupt politician basic.
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Arc 15 Post 39: That Subtle War
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That Subtle War
11th of March 2007 A.D.
Integrating the people who have just sworn fealty to you, it's strange how commonplace that feels now, proves a bit more complex than you had anticipated. The digital spirits you set to watching them had discovered some crimes well beyond the pale of what you can tolerate in their past. The kinds of predilections even Marcone would balk at, perhaps Duke Emiliano had seen something of himself in them. Regardless they can't be of any use to him behind bars and their protection against addiction will run out in a month.
"I'd like to say I feel bad about that, but I don't," you confess to Olivia that evening to which your friend just gives a sympathetic nod. She had seen the same files.
"You know all those movies with the tired message of 'the real monster was man all along'? I still don't believe that, the real monsters are monsters, but that doesn't mean man won't give it the old college try."
"Speaking of College..." you trail off, not wanting to push but curious.
"Turns out not really needing to sleep does wonders for the ability to cram in credits and my grades too. It might look a little weird on my resume but I can have them give me a few producer roles celebrated indie movies of the late 00s to make up for it."
"Between your work coordinating with the Fellowship to keep the government here from falling back into the hands of the Reds and actually working with Red Star Productions? Are you sure you can manage it?"
She thinks about it for a moment then surprisingly shakes her head. "No, but it it doesn't work out I'll drop something. Better to overshoot than undershoot my father says and that's one thing I can still agree with him on."
Somehow you do not think Mr Deol had quite the combination of tasks his daughter had set for herself in mind when he said those words, but you let the matter rest. Instead you ask her how Red Star Production is going. They had set off her phone more than once as you had been working on the logistics of meeting Fellowship leadership.
"They wanna make movies, the company's been in a holding pattern for months and that got me thinking... about Dracula."
It doesn't take you long to realize what she means. "You wanna steal the formula for someone else?"
"The Red Court, they're a good target for this kind of thing since a lot of their strength is in their numbers and their moral support netoworks. Give more people the tools needed to understand them, fight them and it's going to erode that power base hard. I pitched the general vibe of the movie to some peple at the studio and they were open to it, sort of like Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets From Dusk till Dawn. They are good at body horror and we can make it better with some movie magic using tech from the City of Fountains..."
"So actual magic," you laugh, but behind that you're weighting the pros and cons. On the one hand it works, you know it works because it's been done before and the Red Court have made a lot of enemies, if not quite so many as the Black. There aren't going to be many arguing hat the movie is a breach of the principles of the Accords, but then what really matters is what Mab would think of it. You do have two favors from Winter burning a hole in your pocket to mix metaphors a tad.
Should Red Star Prodctions try to make an anti-Red Court movie in the style of Dracula?
[] Yes, it's the best use of the studio
-[] Bring in the crew on the secret
-[] Keep them in the dark
[] No, the potential distraction isn't worth it, there are better ways to deal with the Red Court
[] Write in
OOC: No visibile rolls on this one.
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Goldfish
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Y'all are probably going to think this is excessive, but I might as well swing for the fences.
[X] Media Blitz
-[X] Yes, it's the best use of the studio. Rather than a simple movie, however, have them also explore the possibility of producing a serialized TV show instead of, or better yet as a follow-up to the film.
--[X] Bring in the main production crew, actors/actresses, and writers on the secret.
---[X] Offer IDU empowerment to those who wish to participate. Youth, beauty, skill, prowess, all these and more can be offered, at the very low price of eternal fealty.
--[X] Have them begin talks with a prominent publishing house to commission novelizations of the film and/or TV show. Do the same with a prominent TTRPG publisher, with an aim toward producing a game to go along with the franchise if there is sufficient interest. Perhaps even a line of high quality collectible action figures as well?
[X] Media Blitz
-[X] Yes, it's the best use of the studio. Rather than a simple movie, however, have them also explore the possibility of producing a serialized TV show instead of, or better yet as a follow-up to the film.
--[X] Bring in the main production crew, actors/actresses, and writers on the secret.
---[X] Offer IDU empowerment to those who wish to participate. Youth, beauty, skill, prowess, all these and more can be offered, at the very low price of eternal fealty.
--[X] Have them begin talks with a prominent publishing house to commission novelizations of the film and/or TV show. Do the same with a prominent TTRPG publisher, with an aim toward producing a game to go along with the franchise if there is sufficient interest. Perhaps even a line of high quality collectible action figures as well?
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[X] Yes, it's the best use of the studio
-[X] Keep them in the dark
-[X] Keep them in the dark
[X] Media Blitz
Also, we have some half-reds (and maybe even full reds? I don't remember) in the Courts who swore fealty to us. We could use them.
This one is probably premature. We'll probably face at least some pushback from Red Court interests.
Also, we have some half-reds (and maybe even full reds? I don't remember) in the Courts who swore fealty to us. We could use them.
BoredMan
Dinosaurs came in many flavors. Like potato chips.
Given that according to DP we would've needed to convince her to do something about the Accord breaching the Accord member, the Red Court, were attempting earlier with the kamikaze tactic, Mab better not fucking say anything.
I'm not sure I agree with that assessment, or it's connection to this particular situation.
Deflecting red plots that would result in a negative introduction and keeping things quiet while we figure out what to do aren't the same as never speaking with them in any capacity. Nor is our policy for handing corrupt oligarch puppets the same as our policy for anyone else.
There are options between open announcement and secret puppetry.