SRA-Victoria DiploMagic

[Markus Wilding]

A message was sent to Victoria indicating that Kaiser-Frazer Automotive has been nationalized and dissolved due to large-scale corruption evident within the American executive board. House America members with assets within Kaiser-Frazer in the Socialist Republics have been compensated appropriately.

[Sabriel]

A return message indicated that Victoria would allow this to happen.

[Markus Wilding]

Victorian comrades,

In the interests of fostering a new era of Victorian-American cooperation, Congresswoman Melissa Kaur has decided to tour Victoria and has expressed an interest in meeting with the Royal Family during her visit. The itinerary for Mrs. Kaur's visit has been enclosed.

Sincerely,
- Melissa Kaur 1974 Presidential Campaign

[Sabriel]

A letter was returned, handwritten and clearly from the Queen herself.

"Melissa,

Of course you want to visit Victoria. Your greatest and longest ally. Atieno, Khadija, and I would be delighted to meet you. I'll have my steward arrange everything. I hope I'll see you soon."

[Markus Wilding]

With a positive reply, Melissa Kaur headed to Victoria, undoubtedly to much Victorian fanfare.

[Sabriel]

Kaur’s plane was directed to a private landing pad owned by the royal family. On disembarking she was greeted by a contingent of Crown Princess Khadija’s personal guard, and the princess herself. The guard, armed with shotguns, stood at attention. Khadija Daimon al Victoria was leaning against the hood of a government car, her hands shoved into her pockets. She wore a black leather jacket and fatigues, along with a pair of heart shaped sunglasses. Her hair was cut in a mohawk, dyed and styled to look like flames. Once the guest from the SRA had her own security present and assured of their ward’s protection, the Inferno Guard fired a round of flame from their weapons straight into the air. Khadija shoved herself up off the car and spread her arms wide in greeting.

“Welcome to Dar es Salaam!”

[Markus Wilding]

Kaur disembarked the plane with only a minor show of surprise on her face. The spectacle unfolding in front of her only added to the look, until she finally found her voice and nodded. "It is good to finally be in Dar es Salaam. I hope you don't mind if I have one of my sergeants accompany us for this?"

[Sabriel]

"Oh, I totally object. How will I harvest your damned organs if you have a single guard?" Khadija spoke in a deadpan, waited half a beat, then grinned. "No shit, bring however many guards you want. You're an ally."

She turned and lightly kicked one of the car doors, which was opened for her by one of her own guards. "Get on in." She took her own advice and slid inside. The car was comfortable, with top of the line accessories. A pot of tea sat steaming in a compartment. "I know you yanks have a strange idea about what's actually tea, but trust me, you'll enjoy the real stuff here." Khadija took a cup and poured some tea, offering it to the American.

[Markus Wilding]

"I hope my organs get a good price at least," Kaur said with a smile of her own. She and her accompanying sergeant, a woman with red hair that just barely poked out from underneath her olive drab patrol cap, slid into the car. Kaur didn't hesitate to accept the tea, cupping it in both her hands and bowing slightly to Khadija before she took a sip. "Mmm, this is good. I haven't had hot tea in a while, not since I was in France. Sergeant Price, do you want some tea?"

Sergeant Price's eyes jumped up, and she stammered several times before actual words came out. "Oh, no, I couldn't, ma'am, besides I-"

"Well, have some anyway," Kaur replied, literally shoving the cup in Sergeant Price's hands. With a pensive look on her face, Price eventually lifted the cup up and drank from it, arching an eyebrow at Kaur.

"Perfectly... hot. Neat, now I can brag to all my friends back home that I had hot Victorian tea."

Kaur laughed and shook her head, turning back to Khadjia. "So, what's on the itinerary? I'm sure I'll be meeting Queen Catharine and King Atieno, but what else have the Victorian people prepared for us today?"

[Sabriel]

"Oh, we arranged for you to be here for some justice. We're gonna burn some fuckers today," the Crown Princess grinned, excitement clear in her voice. "The idiots from Bangladesh, the ones who broke the ceasefire? Yeah, their execution is today, and you're going to be sitting with us while it happens. After that, it'll be a quiet lunch with the family. Well, quiet as it gets with our family. And then my time with you is over. Aunt Cathy gets you to herself."