Ascendant

Death, Oil & Paradise | Faction Based NRP | Banana Republic & Military Junta (with a twist)

Pepe - Department of Industry and Production

Pepe had spent some days working in his office, speaking to those assigned underneath and above him as he took in everything he could. To be honest, he had been extremely surprised when the call came that the new President, whom Pepe did not particularly like, had decided to offer leadership over the Department of Industry and Production. It was a surprising gesture, but an interesting one. The economy was perhaps the greatest thing underlying Melizea, since it was in fact the people as a whole. If the economy, the real economy, did well, so did the people. The People were the path forward, Pepe had written many times in his papers. And if Pepe did this job well, if the economy did well as a response, perhaps Pepe could catapult himself and his ideals onto the Melizean political stage in full.

Or at least, the thought crossed his mind for a moment before he shrugged, looked down at his papers, and decided to do his absolute best job at helping Melizea and the People in this capacity.

Pepe had gathered what economic information he could muster as well as information gained from speaking to other in government. There were clear and necessary to satisfy demands for food, as a hungry population was an angry population. Currently, there were plenty of goods waiting to be delivered, a job handled by Transportation. Hmm... I have little doubt infrastructure is a major economic bottleneck. I need to figure out how to help address that, ruminated Pepe, At the same time, we need to feed the people and supply oil for our economy and income. Any oil that gets to the docks by the end of 2020 will also be sold, so I can rely on that to take care of moving that product.

Leaning back in his chair, Pepe looked out the window whilst packing some herbs into his pipe, I know we have plenty of goods currently waiting to be shipped, but I need to know other information as well. The barely middle-aged Latin man lit his pipe, took a long, slow drag, and contemplated the situation, exhaling lightly.

It was decided a simple, safe course of action would be taken. All industries in Melizea would produce goods, resulting in addition food, construction materials, and oil. Pepe couldn't find papers related to food consumption in Melizea, so decided more is never a bad thing in that case. Construction materials were produced as well because Pepe had little doubt they would be needed for infrastructure improvements. And oil, well, oil, was mainly to earn money. The more wealth Melizea brought to it, in Pepe's mind, the faster Melizea could rapidly industrialize and modernize. And the sooner its people would be freed physically and intellectually. To press Melizean Industrialization, Pepe decided to spend the Department's budget building another Factory in the Capitol, resulting in a total of three in the Capitol.

In addition to this, Pepe ordered his righthand subordinate, Julio De'Sal, to organize a think tank of economic advisors that would organize data to give the Department of Industry and Production a number of statistics such as food consumption in Melizea and oil consumption.

Actions

Department of Industry and Production
- Produce: Food
- Produce: Construction Materials
- Produce: Oil
- Build: Build a Factory in the Capitol, resulting in a total of three in the Capitol. Costs $3.

Budgeted: 3 Billion
Expenses: 3 Billion

Death, Oil & Paradise | Faction Based NRP | Banana Republic & Military Junta (with a twist)

Government

Death, Oil & Paradise | Faction Based NRP | Banana Republic & Military Junta (with a twist)

Jose "Pepe" Caraballo

Full Name: Jose "Pepe" Caraballo

Age: 35

Brief Description & Background: Son to a Bishop, Pepe was thrust into church life from an early age while also being given the best education his Bishop father could access. There was no real childhood for Pepe, who quickly witnessed that politics was present not only in the government, but also the church, as his father was ousted for some odd reason, sent out to the rural boondocks of Melizea. Pepe witnessed many hardships in the rural lands, the poor crushed under foot, with nearly no opportunity for advancement.

As a young man, he spent his days helping what were basically peasants with their troubles, getting his hands dirty by helping out anyway he could. When Pepe wasn't working in the dirt and mud he was reading and educated himself with what information was available. His efforts managed to pay off when Pepe entered the top military university in Melizea. With better access to even more information, Pepe absorbed all that he could before setting off as an Officer in the Army.

Pepe is less notable for his military career so much as he is notable for his intellectual career, contributing regularly to intellectual circles. This has gotten him into borderline trouble with the military and the government for his articulate, fairly outspoken beliefs about individual freedom that have gotten him passed over at times for promotion. However, these writings of Pepe and his history combined with his close calls have gained him some fame with the public, though he is not a major mover or shaker at the moment.

Military or Civilian Background: Military

From Dawn Till Dusk (Civilization Evolution RP)(Over)

It's cool, the vast majority lose steam and die out eventually for whatever reason.

Gods, Men and Everything in Between

He's probably busy. I'm extremely busy too having started my first year teaching high school.

From Dawn Till Dusk (Civilization Evolution RP)(Over)

Mordukai

Day 1, Week 5, Cycle 1

Drip. Drip. Drip. Plonk.

The Original stirred from her sleep once more, agitated by the incessant dripping that seemed to grow stronger and stronger in their once secure home. Rising up on her six limbs, as she took a step, a light splash was heard. The Mordukai, being insectoid in nature and thus encased in chitin, were not known for their ability to tactilely feel anything at all other than perhaps heat. Their hard exoskeleton simply made the sensation of touch impractical. Thus, it was a surprise to the Original when she found the ground giving way slightly as she took steps, surrounded by a thin layer of water.

Typically, Mordukai nests were reasonably hardened against both rain and wind, the wind simply passing far overhead, and the rain either collecting in the U-shaped tunnels leading up to chambers or soaking down into the groundwater. The insects would then simply hunker down in their chambers with their trapped air and hibernate out the rain at a very low metabolism, waiting for evolutionarily evolved triggers that would awaken them once the humidity dropped. Things were different this time though.

The Original crawled over to the entrance of the tunnel leading to the main chamber, entering it a few feet before finding it completely full of water. She decided to turn around, and returned to the chamber, circling it, listening to the droplets of water and testing the walls with her claws. As she struck one of the walls lightly, part of it collapsed onto the Original, causing her to leap towards the center of the chamber. The nest was unstable. With the rains not abating, it was possible that they might all drown down here.

Unable to effectively communicate this to her sisters, the Original simply began tunneling into the portion of wall that collapsed at a 45 degree angle upwards, strengthening it as she went and removing debris. Within a few minutes, Workers had joined her as they realized what she was doing, and the nest began moving into action collectively. Other Workers scurried about transporting eggs and larvae closer to the escape tunnel, once the other two Soldiers in the nest worked together to move the Queen into position to escape. As they worked, little balls of soaked dirt would occasionally fall from the sides of the nest, making the Mordukai move faster.

An hour later, the Original busted through the final layer of dirt, causing a small stream of rainwater to begin pouring down into the nest, but this was of little consequence. She emerged onto the surface and took up position looking out at the environment for predators as the other Soldiers brought the Queen up first, being the most important member of the nest.

It was the first time the Original had ever seen the Queen, her frail form attached to the enormously bloated abdomen full of eggs. She was perhaps 75% egg sack and 25% body, much of her legs and arms having withered away. While a human might look at this and feel aghast, it was normal for Mordukai. The Soldiers set her down on a patch of wet grass, all three Soldiers forming a defensive triangle around her.

Meanwhile, the Workers formed an ant chain, transporting egg and larvae from claw to claw up to the surface. As they did that, the Original observed their surroundings carefully.

The wind was fierce today, rocking the treetops and at times even cutting down into the undercanopy, the rain constant and thick. It poured in both droplets from the air and small streams from the trees, and there were no animals in sight. All had decided to take shelter. In contrast, the Mordukai stood now resolute, in the open against the wind and rain, determined not to perish.

One Queen, three Soldiers (two carrying the Queen), eight Workers, each Worker carrying at most four larvae or a pile of eggs, they began moving further uphill, travelling primarily North. Their objective was simple, keep moving to safety and ride out the storm, relying upon their stored fat and the plentiful water surrounding them.

From Dawn Till Dusk (Civilization Evolution RP)(Over)

I'll be posting shortly now that I have some time.

From Dawn Till Dusk (Civilization Evolution RP)(Over)

That looks quite nice. I haven't had the time to get around to posting due to family and the school year starting up with all sorts of documentation and training necessary especially since this is my first year teaching.

From Dawn Till Dusk (Civilization Evolution RP)(Over)

I'll probably get around to it tonight hopefully.

Gods, Men and Everything in Between

I'm still here.