Turns of Package of Doom

[H0bbes]

2180 2 archaic.

[Archaic]

Turn to SMH.

[smhfan86]

80 to darius.

unfortunately, Archaic's build up of weapons of mass destruction near my newly conquered territory, has forced my hand. i was left with the difficult decision of declaring war and making a pre-emptive strike on his military bases.

hobbes, his dutiful pactmate, automatically intervened on his pact brother's behalf(computer decision).

my objective is clear: i will have to disarm archaic's military and bring peace to Planet.

-Provost SMH

[Archaic]

Weapons of Mass Destruction? What the hell are you talking about Provost? Any pre-emptive strike on our bases is a clear act of agression against the soverign territory of the peaceful Hive nation. If indeed that landmass we're currently raising the sea bed to connect to is yours, and that is how you feel you've been threatened, then simply say as much and we'll cease. We have no intentions of engaging in conflict with the UoP, and we had already signed a Treaty of Friendship with you towards that intention.

Chairman Archaic

[smhfan86]

perimiter defenses in every single base, suggest that the Hive is preparing for war.

the UofP on the other hand, is only interested in peace and research, as the plentiful network nodes in our empire attest to.

the Believers called my research blasphemous, and attacked me, leaving me no choice but to conquer their empire.

the Hive is only interested in control and military might. i will not wait, until it is too late, and let the Hive build up a mighty military.

if peace can only be attain through force, then so shall it be.

- The Peace-Loving Provost SMH

[Archaic]

Our Perimiter Defenses are for protection from the Mindworms, and from the Gaians who declared Vendetta quite some time ago because we refused to go into Green Economics. We are preparing for no offensive actions, as our lack of offensive weapons can will attest. We are building, yes, but not military might. Formers we are building, and infrastructure for our good citizens. Not weapons of war.

[smhfan86]

formers u say, my dear Chairman? how can i be sure that they aren't simply a cover for mobile weapon labs?

perimeter defenses have no effect on mindworms. they can only be used against man-made weapons. which begs the question, who's man-made weapons are they designed to stop?

- Provost SMH

p.s. glad u can be a sport about this Archy. some people just can't take being attacked and lash out like whiny kids.

[Archaic]

One could say exactly the same thing about your Formers Provost. However, given that these things have been going around planting forests, farms, condensors and roads, they would seem to be generic formers, would they not?

Which was not something we knew when they were first set up. My people were understandably afraid. We lost many bases to wild rushes of worms early on. Even if they have no real defensive ability against the worms, they still help my people psychologically.
And I already said whose man-made weapons they're supposed to stop. The Gaians. All because I refused to go into a Green economy. They've got a transport right off my coastline if you hadn't noticed, and I've only stopped them thusfar by giving them nowhere to land. Frankly, if you're that unobservant about things, perhaps you shouldn't be trusting your own judgement on this matter, eh? Seriously Provost, attacking someone who doesn't have real weapons, and has displayed no real intentions to develop weapons except in self-defense against the Gaian agressors, as a pre-emptive measure to stop yourself from being attacked? There is no logic in that, and I know Provost that you hold logic highly.

- Chairman Archaic

P.S. Actually, I've been expecting it for quite some time. I simply didn't have enough room to build bases up here, and not enough production in any coastal cities early enough to get Foils into the water and exploring. I figured I'd lasted this long simply because I wasn't a target worthy of notice, but now that I've got the LV , which I don't doubt you want, and I've started to get terraforming in place, my territory's become a lot more valuable than it was earlier, especially for its easy access to the Gaian territories via Needlejets, if only I had them.

[H0bbes]

And Darius has a probe in my waters. The plot thickens.

Turned to my friend the smurf.

[Archaic]

Turn to the traitor.

[smhfan86]

81 to darius

logic, my dear chairman. the provost is logic incarnate.

[Archaic]

If that was so, why would he be attacking someone against whom he has no infiltraition, someone who had no knowledge of him even being there, let alone any intention to make an offensive action?

[smhfan86]

dear chairman, all the knowledge i need is that u have many crawlers sucking up minerals and nutrients, which can only lead to one conclusion. that u plan to use those minerals and nutrients to support a vast army.

logic dictates that i make a pre-emptive strike, to prevent the hive from amassing weapons of mass destruction.

[Archaic]

Supporting a vast army is not the only valid conclusion, as you well know. I need those to support my population with basic food and infratructure, not an easy task with such a large population as mine.

[smhfan86]

the hive only supports such a large population for miliatary purposes, as is obvious under its police state.