- Location
- My house, probably
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Yes monsieur Robespierre, this man right here.
La Chanson de la Victoire (The Song of Victory): La Petite Arpenteuse (Non, SV, you are a General of France in the Napoleonic War!)
- Thread starter Plausbius
- Start date
- Mature Alt. History
Guillotine is the only proper place for the emperors.
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
Just a reminder...
Brian, Nappy B, and the boys are overthrowing the legitimate government of France because it got to murdery on its own citizens.
Just saying, what they are doing id technically moral... if not the right thing to do.
Brian, Nappy B, and the boys are overthrowing the legitimate government of France because it got to murdery on its own citizens.
Just saying, what they are doing id technically moral... if not the right thing to do.
- Location
- Academy City
- Pronouns
- They
Agreed.
Suffer not the monarch, Vive la révolution.
Maybe if you have low standards. They might be less killy than the committee of public safety but nobody is forcing them to make an empire.
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
Who said anything about making an empire?
I just said that the boys are starting a new government because the last government is using... you know... Reign of Terror.
- Location
- The state of Paranoia
Welcome to the quest, Comrade! o7
Rolen von Keng
Sleeping Green Bear
- Location
- The Wilderness
Yo this revolution has a lot of social activity, so is it a... A socialist revolution??? 
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Gardener of Human Happiness
- Location
- Behind You
We must march upon Paris at once to put an end to this counter-revolutionary coup!
Thebigpieman
I've got this, I think.
- Location
- United States
Ah, we're back then?
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
6.2.2 - The Storming of the Assembly; La prise de l'Assemblée
- Location
- Rapidly approaching your location.
- Pronouns
- Any/Morb
The streets of Paris, after many weeks of struggle, public executions, and jubilation from one event or another, were silent for the first time in what feels like forever. Each neighbouring district was emptied, save for the brave few who wandered the streets to venture outside to gather food or converse with hushed whispers in places away from prying eyes and ears.
You were not fooled, however. Nowhere was safe in this city; not yet. At least, not while Robespierre still held his dictatorial powers and allowed hundreds to die every day, upending everything the revolution stood for.
You were stalking the streets with half a company of the most loyal men you had in the city. These were disgruntled and disillusioned soldiers who, at your pestering, had followed you here to preemptively protect lives-- yours and theirs.
Of course, it wasn't just these few lives you were saving, but they did not need to know that right now. The real mission was to capture the objective.
As you walked towards the Assembly, you had a nagging feeling that what you were doing wasn't right. There was a small voice whispering in your mind that what you were doing was not going to end in joy.
We're in the clutches of war. There never are happy endings.
But compared to everything that happened up to this point: the mass executions, the wars, the uncompromising dictatorial measures that were placed upon the nation. These allowed one man to be judge, jury, and executioner to silence opposition and expand his power to all matters of statecraft until all obeyed him or perished.
Any semblance, any chance of the order being restored, and a government of France assembled by the citizenry as intended… you would have taken that over… this in a heartbeat. Anything that would happen after this day, may or may not be known to be the arm of the military taking the reins of power.
I've read about militaries taking over, but this… is this how casual Caesar felt as he tightened his grip on Rome?
It made you sick, in a way. The sheer normalcy and serenity of moving under cover of the district buildings as you moved to storm a Committee meeting. You could hear birds chirping and see lazy clouds drift by while scanning the rooftops.
Far better than waiting to be executed knowing that… they are next...
Your family. Your friends. Everyone you cared about without you being able to protect them.
That was a far worse fate than whatever you could imagine.
<><><>
The Assembly is loud with debate: voices shouting, arguing, and filled with anger.
Robespierre cries the loudest. "You gentlemen are delaying the day's proceedings! Let us continue, s'il vous plaît!"
"May I remind the chairman, that the Army of the Rhine must be given fresh orders for an offensive? General Auclair and Jourdan are poised with 90,000 troops that are now waiting without clear orders!" Seiylas shouts, viewing the exclamation as a challenge. "We need to finish that decision before we may continue with any less urgent matters!"
It seems that even when she is not present, Thérèse is finding herself in trouble.
"This gentleman will have his moment when the chair concludes the business that is more urgent than babysitting the movements of an army!" Robespierre replies, aggravated. "There is a more pressing matter at stake."
"What matter can be more important than the security of the entirety of France!?" Seiylas throws back, face boiling redder by the second.
"A brewing conspiracy! To remove this legitimate government! We have traitors within our very ranks!" Robespierre gesticulates about himself, not aware of the real ears behind the walls and doors.
That was your cue to move in, so you nod to the rest of your company, who bash open the door with gusto. You walk in at the head of the armed procession, muskets pointed and swords drawn.
Robespierre, grinning in disdain as you walk into the room, shifts his shock into strange composure in the face of a few rows of steel ready to let loose. The entire assembly deafens to the sound of footsteps ringing out against the halls.
"Mon dieu…" Many assembly members lower their heads.
"General Auclair. Hah." The only one still standing upright cringes and sneers. "I was expecting someone more... qualified to interrupt a meeting of the Committee. Not you." He was clearly displeased that it was not the man he appears to have expected.
"General Bonaparte has already brought the Garde Nationale to a standstill, there is no one here to protect you, Robespierre." You state, resting your left hand on your sword's handle while pointing towards the offending character with your other hand. "There is no need for more pointless violence."
"I am protected by the law! You…! You are under arrest for treason, General Auclair!" You imagine that he'd have spat on you if you were any closer. "Seize him! Are you not soldiers of France? Arrest this traitor!" His face resembles a wrinkled tomato at this point, his hands a mess of vines thrashing at you. "ARREST. HIM!"
Your men do not move nor make a sound, except for the leveling of half the muskets towards Maximilien, to discourage him from running.
"The law is an interesting thing that prevents us from acting like little more than animals. It separates the beasts among us, and the civilized ones who wish only to live good, honest and decent lives." You state, matter-of-factly. "You were supposed to be an arbitrator of the law. An impartial or fair party that strove to see as much justice being done as possible, as justly as possible." You pause. "In that regard, you have utterly failed your duties, Maximilien."
"You dare call me a miscreant of justice?! I do what all of you feared to do, I admit it! All to root out the counter-revolutionaries who wish to destroy the republic! All to keep those who deserved peace safe! This is how I am repaid?" Robespierre blurts out, his eyes scowling with rage.
"Did tens of thousands of innocents need to die for that to happen?" You ask accusingly. "Did the moderates need to be beheaded by the razor for a consensus to be made? Did the men and women of the city need to be executed for questioning your policies on the matter of food? Water? Other essential goods? Surely, everyone in the interest of helping the French people would be willing to compromise with their countrymen, but you... have crossed the line."
There was no response, save for ragged breaths.
"Now come with us peacefully, we don't need to make this longer than it needs to be." You tell the figure visibly shaking on the speaker's stand.
You… had once respected this man. You had once seen him as an idol in the republic, for wanting to keep the republic together, but if keeping the republic together meant the death of its people, whom the Republic was supposed to protect… that was not a future you wished for anyone to live in.
Perhaps you're just a fool who believes far too much in ideals, not in the reality of the situation.
You had hoped that the republic would remain as it were elsewhere; in fact, you clamor for such a continuation, if only to not lose what is already so fragile and vulnerable at the top.
"You believe that what you are doing is right? You believe that removing me will fix the problems that have befallen this republic?" Robespierre states, as if the demon from earlier suddenly escaped. "That all of this--" He throws a hand around the room, leaning onto the stand with the other hand. "--will magically be fixed, because of a show of force from the military. All you do, is set a dangerous precedent for the military to decide what is good for the people of France instead of the people itself." He mutters under his breath.
"I am merely an instrument for the people, Maximilian." You state. "If there was another way to do this, I would have taken it." You nodded to your men on the right.
"Arrest this man." Your voice rings out once more before the sound of hurried movement and voices fill the air once more.
<>
Congratulations! You have acquired: 1x Maximilian Robespierre (arrested).
<> What do you do with Robespierre: (Each choice has a consequence or something, je ne sais quoi)
[] [Rob] Execution: This man has caused so much pain. So much death. So much heartbreak against both the laws of man and nature. He will die for his crimes.
[] [Rob] Exile: He will be a threat to France if he remains, and no other nation in the world would accept him for his role as a revolutionary. He will be banished onto a remote location to live the rest of his life in solitude.
[] [Rob] Imprisonment: Criminals are to be imprisoned, and Robespierre is no different. He shall be imprisoned by the state, to live and see the growth of the republic, without his influence. Keep your enemies close, as it were.
[] [Rob] Service in the army as a private: So he wishes to serve France. So be it. Give him a uniform and a rank of private. He shall serve France as you do. His fate is in his own hands.
[] [Rob] Let go, but be barred from holding any political office: He is a good man… somewhere inside. However, he will never return to political life. He will live, but never again taint France with his ideas.
<> What do you do with the rest of the Committee and his associates:
[] [Lackeys] Execution: They will die for treason. They are as guilty of the crimes that Robespierre committed. (Can only be chosen if [Rob] Execution is chosen!)
[] [Lackeys] Exile: They will not return to this country. If they wish, they may serve in Haiti or another colony, far away from this madness, where they might be of positive use.
[] [Lackeys] Imprisonment: France may still need them close to home... but they will not serve as free men. They will be imprisoned where we may keep an eye on them.
<> Do you confront Napoleon:
[] [Napoleon] Yes: He used you. He had better come up with a damn good reason for you not to kill him. You have some stern words for him. (Continuing the Life of Brian.)
[] [Napoleon] No: There is enough chaos and mistrust in the state as is. You will bide your time to meet him about this... unhappy dispute. (We return to Thérèse and the Army of the Rhine, and we see how the rest of the world is holding up.)
Gonna do voting for each decision separately, so choose the ones you want to see the most for each!
It's been a while, and we're finally getting the gang back together! Hopefully things are a bit more stable now, and thank you all for your patience and understanding!
I'll also be working on some other writing projects, so keep an eye out for those.
You were not fooled, however. Nowhere was safe in this city; not yet. At least, not while Robespierre still held his dictatorial powers and allowed hundreds to die every day, upending everything the revolution stood for.
You were stalking the streets with half a company of the most loyal men you had in the city. These were disgruntled and disillusioned soldiers who, at your pestering, had followed you here to preemptively protect lives-- yours and theirs.
Of course, it wasn't just these few lives you were saving, but they did not need to know that right now. The real mission was to capture the objective.
As you walked towards the Assembly, you had a nagging feeling that what you were doing wasn't right. There was a small voice whispering in your mind that what you were doing was not going to end in joy.
We're in the clutches of war. There never are happy endings.
But compared to everything that happened up to this point: the mass executions, the wars, the uncompromising dictatorial measures that were placed upon the nation. These allowed one man to be judge, jury, and executioner to silence opposition and expand his power to all matters of statecraft until all obeyed him or perished.
Any semblance, any chance of the order being restored, and a government of France assembled by the citizenry as intended… you would have taken that over… this in a heartbeat. Anything that would happen after this day, may or may not be known to be the arm of the military taking the reins of power.
I've read about militaries taking over, but this… is this how casual Caesar felt as he tightened his grip on Rome?
It made you sick, in a way. The sheer normalcy and serenity of moving under cover of the district buildings as you moved to storm a Committee meeting. You could hear birds chirping and see lazy clouds drift by while scanning the rooftops.
Far better than waiting to be executed knowing that… they are next...
Your family. Your friends. Everyone you cared about without you being able to protect them.
That was a far worse fate than whatever you could imagine.
<><><>
The Assembly is loud with debate: voices shouting, arguing, and filled with anger.
Robespierre cries the loudest. "You gentlemen are delaying the day's proceedings! Let us continue, s'il vous plaît!"
"May I remind the chairman, that the Army of the Rhine must be given fresh orders for an offensive? General Auclair and Jourdan are poised with 90,000 troops that are now waiting without clear orders!" Seiylas shouts, viewing the exclamation as a challenge. "We need to finish that decision before we may continue with any less urgent matters!"
It seems that even when she is not present, Thérèse is finding herself in trouble.
"This gentleman will have his moment when the chair concludes the business that is more urgent than babysitting the movements of an army!" Robespierre replies, aggravated. "There is a more pressing matter at stake."
"What matter can be more important than the security of the entirety of France!?" Seiylas throws back, face boiling redder by the second.
"A brewing conspiracy! To remove this legitimate government! We have traitors within our very ranks!" Robespierre gesticulates about himself, not aware of the real ears behind the walls and doors.
That was your cue to move in, so you nod to the rest of your company, who bash open the door with gusto. You walk in at the head of the armed procession, muskets pointed and swords drawn.
Robespierre, grinning in disdain as you walk into the room, shifts his shock into strange composure in the face of a few rows of steel ready to let loose. The entire assembly deafens to the sound of footsteps ringing out against the halls.
"Mon dieu…" Many assembly members lower their heads.
"General Auclair. Hah." The only one still standing upright cringes and sneers. "I was expecting someone more... qualified to interrupt a meeting of the Committee. Not you." He was clearly displeased that it was not the man he appears to have expected.
"General Bonaparte has already brought the Garde Nationale to a standstill, there is no one here to protect you, Robespierre." You state, resting your left hand on your sword's handle while pointing towards the offending character with your other hand. "There is no need for more pointless violence."
"I am protected by the law! You…! You are under arrest for treason, General Auclair!" You imagine that he'd have spat on you if you were any closer. "Seize him! Are you not soldiers of France? Arrest this traitor!" His face resembles a wrinkled tomato at this point, his hands a mess of vines thrashing at you. "ARREST. HIM!"
Your men do not move nor make a sound, except for the leveling of half the muskets towards Maximilien, to discourage him from running.
"The law is an interesting thing that prevents us from acting like little more than animals. It separates the beasts among us, and the civilized ones who wish only to live good, honest and decent lives." You state, matter-of-factly. "You were supposed to be an arbitrator of the law. An impartial or fair party that strove to see as much justice being done as possible, as justly as possible." You pause. "In that regard, you have utterly failed your duties, Maximilien."
"You dare call me a miscreant of justice?! I do what all of you feared to do, I admit it! All to root out the counter-revolutionaries who wish to destroy the republic! All to keep those who deserved peace safe! This is how I am repaid?" Robespierre blurts out, his eyes scowling with rage.
"Did tens of thousands of innocents need to die for that to happen?" You ask accusingly. "Did the moderates need to be beheaded by the razor for a consensus to be made? Did the men and women of the city need to be executed for questioning your policies on the matter of food? Water? Other essential goods? Surely, everyone in the interest of helping the French people would be willing to compromise with their countrymen, but you... have crossed the line."
There was no response, save for ragged breaths.
"Now come with us peacefully, we don't need to make this longer than it needs to be." You tell the figure visibly shaking on the speaker's stand.
You… had once respected this man. You had once seen him as an idol in the republic, for wanting to keep the republic together, but if keeping the republic together meant the death of its people, whom the Republic was supposed to protect… that was not a future you wished for anyone to live in.
Perhaps you're just a fool who believes far too much in ideals, not in the reality of the situation.
You had hoped that the republic would remain as it were elsewhere; in fact, you clamor for such a continuation, if only to not lose what is already so fragile and vulnerable at the top.
"You believe that what you are doing is right? You believe that removing me will fix the problems that have befallen this republic?" Robespierre states, as if the demon from earlier suddenly escaped. "That all of this--" He throws a hand around the room, leaning onto the stand with the other hand. "--will magically be fixed, because of a show of force from the military. All you do, is set a dangerous precedent for the military to decide what is good for the people of France instead of the people itself." He mutters under his breath.
"I am merely an instrument for the people, Maximilian." You state. "If there was another way to do this, I would have taken it." You nodded to your men on the right.
"Arrest this man." Your voice rings out once more before the sound of hurried movement and voices fill the air once more.
<>
Congratulations! You have acquired: 1x Maximilian Robespierre (arrested).
<> What do you do with Robespierre: (Each choice has a consequence or something, je ne sais quoi)
[] [Rob] Execution: This man has caused so much pain. So much death. So much heartbreak against both the laws of man and nature. He will die for his crimes.
[] [Rob] Exile: He will be a threat to France if he remains, and no other nation in the world would accept him for his role as a revolutionary. He will be banished onto a remote location to live the rest of his life in solitude.
[] [Rob] Imprisonment: Criminals are to be imprisoned, and Robespierre is no different. He shall be imprisoned by the state, to live and see the growth of the republic, without his influence. Keep your enemies close, as it were.
[] [Rob] Service in the army as a private: So he wishes to serve France. So be it. Give him a uniform and a rank of private. He shall serve France as you do. His fate is in his own hands.
[] [Rob] Let go, but be barred from holding any political office: He is a good man… somewhere inside. However, he will never return to political life. He will live, but never again taint France with his ideas.
<> What do you do with the rest of the Committee and his associates:
[] [Lackeys] Execution: They will die for treason. They are as guilty of the crimes that Robespierre committed. (Can only be chosen if [Rob] Execution is chosen!)
[] [Lackeys] Exile: They will not return to this country. If they wish, they may serve in Haiti or another colony, far away from this madness, where they might be of positive use.
[] [Lackeys] Imprisonment: France may still need them close to home... but they will not serve as free men. They will be imprisoned where we may keep an eye on them.
<> Do you confront Napoleon:
[] [Napoleon] Yes: He used you. He had better come up with a damn good reason for you not to kill him. You have some stern words for him. (Continuing the Life of Brian.)
[] [Napoleon] No: There is enough chaos and mistrust in the state as is. You will bide your time to meet him about this... unhappy dispute. (We return to Thérèse and the Army of the Rhine, and we see how the rest of the world is holding up.)
Gonna do voting for each decision separately, so choose the ones you want to see the most for each!
It's been a while, and we're finally getting the gang back together! Hopefully things are a bit more stable now, and thank you all for your patience and understanding!
I'll also be working on some other writing projects, so keep an eye out for those.
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
And so, we are back.
Thank god and the revolution.
We're going to be very excited for what we are about to do.
- Location
- California,USA
Not the Loot you were all expecting, but damn does it look good.
ConfusedCanuck
Where did it all go wrong?
- Location
- Neverland
Wow wasn't expecting to see this after so long!
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
We needed some time to get things sorted.
But hey... We're here now.
So when does voting begin
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
12 hours.
- Location
- The Colored Room
- Pronouns
- TheOne
I have all the sympathy for this statement. Hell, I still have things to get sorted.
I'm just glad I saw the notification for the quest.
No small achievement.
- Location
- Hawaii
I'm liking service in the army, exile and back to Therese myself, if only for the novelty of not executing or indicating political opponents.
Temes1066
To Defy Gravity you must Let It Go
- Location
- Coleraine
How exactly has Napoleon used Brian?
Well guys you know if we go like the original timeline of Napoleon return to France then it a no win senerio since the rest of the world would not allow it even Napoleon tried to say that there was no need for it and that France had changed along with him but the European powers didn't want him back for their own good reason
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
Lets just say that Brian, when he speaks to Napoleon, will explain everything.