[center][h2]New California Republic[/h2][/center]
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[u][b]Arizona[/b][/u] [Collab with [@Andronicus23] ]

After the failed charge by President Kimball - many NCR soldiers and support staff had been captured during the Legion' charge back to the Arizona-Vegas border. Or rather, most of the captured NCR people had been part of the supply stations that had been developed a few days ago.

As many whom had been with Kimball had died, in the chaos of the fighting - or rather were too injured to be of much use. As such, many of the captured in essence had been done by the Ghosts. Even now, a few of the logistical staff were scared - as the Ghosts had come out of nowhere. While one could shoot and kill a Legionnaire - when it came to Ghosts, they were shot down...YET still rose up and came at them.

Under Graham' directive - the Ghosts had captured most of them alive, but a few were still shell-shocked. Especially those, whom had gotten suddenly jumped - one medic in question was sitting silently by herself. As she had been one of those, whom had fought a Ghost - shot it at point-blank range with a revolver. Emptied the entire chamber and had done nothing.

It didn't help, that they were kept as they were. While not many torture had happened, the NCR personnel were forced to 'sit in silence'. While not torturous, for some of the new recruits it was driving them stir-crazy.

As the recruits sat idly in the camp, carefully watched by their captors, they were suddenly alerted to the presence of a crimson dressed individual striding confidently into the camp. A Legion centurion and an accompanying Legionarie attache holding a sealed leader stamped with red wax approached the prisoners. After carefully unsealing the letter, he addressed the NCR captives formally,

"Soldiers of the NCR," He began, "Here this now and pay close attention, for this message comes to you direct from the hands of Caesar Lucius himself. Your President is dead, and Caesar has made a proposition to General Shu and the new NCR Government: one that proposes peace. As part of this offer, all current NCR prisoners of the Legion, whereever they are held in captivity are to be read this offer of enrollment in the Legion."

The Centurion cleared his throat before he continued reading directly from the opened letter,

"To any and all soldiers of the New California Republic. I Caesar Lucius of The Legion hereby offer formal enrollment to those willing to join The Legion. Your former President led you to this sad state of affairs and as he is now dead, you owe him no further oath of allegiance. Anyone who accepts this offer will be given an initial stipend of 2,000 denarii direct from the hands of the Centurion who bears this missive. After which they will be provided the standard pay of a Legionarie in service to Caesar. In addition, good lands will be distributed in Arizona which will be granted to all who accept after they have served out their full term in The Legion. Should you have wives or children, they will be granted all status appropriate to their station. Any officers of The NCR will be given a rank equal to that of their standing currently. Female soldiers of the NCR, such as they are, will not be permitted to join as Legionaries in the custom of The Legion, but may request status as Legion women, a noble status in and of itself."

The Centurion lowered the letter and looked for the reactions of the assembled prisoners,

"Such is the will of Caesar. Who here will accept his offer?"

As expected or not, the oldest trooper amongst the group simply gargled and spit at the Centurion in question. "Like heck, we will abandon the Bear...unlike you, our system doesn't collapse with the death of our lead-"

"I will accept..." spoke a voice, and that made several eyes turn to one...woman in particular. She had a hard time getting up, seeing as all prisoners had their hands bound by rope. But eventually she stood up. 

That caused the others to try and stop her - almost by force, in their cages. Although, that seemed to make the medic in question snap. As the woman simply balled her fists - and started hitting at the older trooper in question. Despite his tone, it was something...ironic, to see the 'tough' soldier get his ass kicked by a female of twenty years. She seemed almost wild, as she kicked hard enough to smash one in the knee and hear cracks. While the last fool tried to grab her from behind and the she simply bit into his hand, drawing blood.

After that show, everybody else backed away from her. "I WON'T DIE TO SOME SUPER-GHOULS...or do some fat-cat or brahmin baron...who gives to fuck about me and my life!" she panted, before turning around and speaking with the Centurion. "I got nothing back home...but I know medicine...I will join..."

The Centurion was taken aback by the sudden and rather violent display. Nor had he expected a woman to be the first to agree to the offer in the first place. However, she'd spoken her peace and formally accepted, he considered what she'd said and gave a nod to his accompanying assistant,

"Very well," He replied, "Then from this moment forward, you are a Legion woman. None shall touch you without your consent and you will be given all status due to you. If you are student of medicine, they you shall become a healer, perhaps attached to this very Legion. Or perhaps, given time, even a Priestess of Mars."

The Centurion turned to his assistant, and the Legionarie pulled forth of leather bound book which he opened and set to the side on a small wooden table,

"Sign here, so we may have a proper accounting of any and all who may decide to accept."

The Centurion then turned back to the assembled soldiers,

"As you can see, there are no games and no tricks at play here," He assured them, "What I have told you, Caesar will honor. Nothing more, and nothing less. Now that one of your own has accepted my offer, I ask again, will any agree to the terms that mighty Caesar has proclaimed be given to all?"

The woman in question soon scurried out, once her ropes were unbound - she soon leaned over signed her name. She had some looks anyway, so either way - some member of the Legion would be happy; be it due to her skill or appearance.

Once that happened - a few others started chatting amongst them. Mostly the greens - those whom had simply come since they had been drafted and not given much choice. Soon enough - several of the conscripts, the newblood had rosed and agreed. 

Half of the logistical staff had turned by the time that the remaining females also started discussing and agreeing. Namely they gathered together around the first medic - a bit afraid of remaining as POWs and thinking that the offer from the Legion didn't sound that bad. While the signers were mostly young and inexperienced - it was surprising to see a few veterans as well. Whom simply decided to leave the NCR due to the disappointment and situation they were in. While they were less warming to the idea of serving the Legion - they were also those, whom could bring the most to the table.

By the end count - about fifty of their seventy-five prisoners had signed on. More than half at that - which accounted to about thirty-six young men, eight young women and four veteran males. All in all - not a bad count.

With the full census on all those who had accepted the terms of enrollment completed, the Legionary assistant closed the bound book and handed it to the Centurion, who added his own notes and other administrative details before signing it himself and handing it back to the Legionary,

"Have a scribe copy it down and send it to The Legate so that he might make his report to Caesar." He ordered, and with that the Legionary gave a sharp salute and hurried off with the book. 

The Centurion, meanwhile, turned back to the prisoners,

"Those that have accepted will be immediately handed the promised sum of 2,000 denarii and will swiftly be assigned to their new posts once they've been adequately trained. Those that have refused the offer will remain here, until such time as you are released as per the agreement made to General Shu. You will not be mistreated and will be give adequate food and water supplies. Once an NCR representative arrives, you will also be permitted to send word to your families home. If any of those that have accepted the offer are engineers or officers, they are to let this be known. Caesar has ordered that such knowledgeable individuals be indentified immediately for specific tasks."

The Centurion then stode over to the male NCR soldiers who had agreed to become Legionaries,

"Attention!" He commanded, "As your first command as Legionaries of Caesar, you are ordered to report immediately to the quartermaster for outfit. Understood? And from this moment forward, you will salute superior officers in the Legion manner."

The Centurion balled a fist and pounded it to his chest, "Like so."

The assembled troopers responded in kind, mimicing the salute. 

"Dismissed!" He ordered. 

He then approached the female soldiers who had accepted the offer,

"The Priestesses of Mars will await you in their tent. They will answer any questions and provide you with whatever you may need. By order of Caesar, you will also be given the stipend of denarii to be used for whatever purpose you see fit. Now go."

Once more, the Centurion addressed the prisoners for the last time, 

"This offer will stand as long as you are held here. After you return to the NCR, it will be revoked: permanently. If you at any time wish to accept and immediately end your captivity, you need only to speak your intentions and it will be done."

With that, the Centurion strode away once more, satisfied with the more than adequate response that Caesar's offer had recieved. 

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[u][b]General Shu, Shady Sands[/b][/u]

Letter from the Provisional Government of the New California Republic:

[i]I have received your letter and I accept the requirements you have demanded for this armistice. I will be likely busy for the following week - but afterwards, I will make sure to meet for a second delegation in New Vegas.

You will find that we have no love for President Kimball anymore. Even though by our laws, desertion is punishable - I am understand I have no power to enforce that later on. So be it - I shall cease all hostilities in return with the Legion.

A Ranger will soon be sent to delegate the safe travel and release of our prisoners.

Signed,

General James Hsu, Provisional Leader[/i]

General Hsu soon finished writing his letter to Caesar. It wasn't much - namely he had agreed to what Lucius had asked in kind. As the situation was - it was likely a bare necessity to tell the people of the New California Republic that what Kimball had done - both generations they were totally against it.

He kind of hated the idea, of the Legion turning several of his countrymen against their home - but he didn't have anything up his sleeve to enforce that punishment. He would need to have the survivors questioned and document whom had deserted and whom had remained loyal. He hated doing such acts - but he was no responsible for the safety and security of the New California Republic.

In the coming week, General Shu had started writing down and organizing the implementation of several new Laws as well as writing up a new constitution. The new laws and rules, would be printed and deployed to many corners of the NCR' homeland - where the average people could read up and understand what was happening.

[b]New California Republic Transition Reforms:[/b] from an unitary state to a federal republic central power of Shady Sands will be divided between New Arroyo, Angel's Boneyard, New Adytum, Dayglow, The Hub, Maxson, Redding and Junktown. Shady Sands will remain the federal capital - while the remaining states will receive autonomy to dictate their and run their own economy, taxes and police force.

[b]New California Republic Army Reforms:[/b] will eliminate conscription and replace it with a voluntary army, most of the current conscripts shall soon receive their letters of release, after which they are free to leave the NCR Army and be paid their pay for service. If one wishes to continue serving, then they shall report to their superiors about the wish and will go through a new training regiment to weed out the fresh from the best. 

[b]New Californa Republic Tax Reforms:[/b] a new flat tax system will replace the current - location-based quota tax. Afterwards they will only have to pay a certain percentage only. Rate may vary depending on state and not specific location.

[b]The Judiciary Branch Reforms:[/b] the Judiciary Branch shall be here-worth be responsible for the election of Judges, Sheriffs and Marshals throughout the states of the NCR. Most Judges, Sheriffs and Marshals shall here-on answer to the General Court of Shady Sands - the highest court in the NCR. They also have the authority to screen and scrutinize the lawfulness of the members of the Executive and the Legislative Branch.

[b]Anti-Corruption Laws:[/b] corruption in the offices of the Executive or Legislative are hereby illegal. Any attempts to bribe an elected official or taking bribery is cause for a fine AND jail-time of up to ten years.

[b]Political Reforms:[/b] the elected officials are hereby allowed to serve for an upward of ten years maximum, with two years at a time. Attempts to serve for longer require the approval of the Legislature, the approval of the General Court of Shady Sands and authorized by the President of the New California Republic. Any elected official is the voice of the people - as thus, any politician is up for recall - via a pedition signed by the people of the state and delivered to the General Court of Shady Sands.

[b]Legislative Reforms:[/b] the Army of the New California Republic is here-on under the authority of the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense, is required to have served in the armed forces for a period of at least seven years and attained the rank of Colonel at minimum. Any civil servant, whom is in the Army gives up his commission upon being elected to the post of Secretary of Defense. While authority to initiate war is still in the possession of the Legislative Branch - it shall be the Secretary of Defense whom will now execute that order.