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Never back down never what?


Never sacrifice all your Personnel for a three-turn invasion-immunity.
Bro gonna get hit by: "By the Decree of the Queen, relinquish that sword!"
Aaand RAHHHH IT'S WAR TIME.

That being said, if you'd just surrender Merryland, Little Bird, Matthias certainly has friendlier plans for Glyde and his not-gang. ;3


On one hand, it was a good thing that the Del Guarde wasn’t actually part of the police department. They were an outside force then, so there wouldn’t be too much interior backlash once the invasion started proper.

On the other hand though?

Ughhhhhhh. Cyrus’s information was good, but he definitely pushed things too far with the Commissioner. Matthias let out another groan as he recalled the conversation through the phone. The whole VPN thing had been an extra layer of security, but if he had simply approached things as something like ‘the Order is a willing collaborator of the Police’, and didn’t try to get some extra cash on the side, maybe he wouldn’t have to worry about her going for his dumb ass by next week? And to have spoken in such a pretentious manner too!

The cult leader palmed his back, hands shooting right through his big, smoky head and resting on his spine as he let out another audible groan. Sure, there was his ‘aura’ to worry about, because signs of weakness were just as likely to get him killed as a bullet through the chest, but he’d seriously have to stop watching thrillers in his off-time, if that was how he’d be speaking when things get spooky. Still gave him goosebumps, really. He cranked up the heating another couple of degrees and set his kettle to start boiling. Some tea and cookies ought to get his mind back on track. What’s done is done, after all.

Had to focus a touch more. Even if the Del Guarde wasn’t affiliated with Nocturnia’s Police, it wasn’t like that information was known to any of the mafias in the area. That’s just what happened when you pretended to be a cop, after all. If Asterion made good on his side of the deal, an invasion of 93rd Street ought to be imminent. A concurrent invasion of Merryland would split the attention further: either they focused on one district or the other; the Del Guarde wouldn’t have the resources to defend both, even if they somehow convinced the populace to fight for the cops.

Then, he could indirectly coordinate with the Commissioner to strike at Vincent’s own territories. The zealots have been pining for White Pine, after all. Something about how Christianity was a terrible faith filled with contradictions that did nothing except perpetually plunge civilizations into Dark Ages, and that even now threatened to undermine the scant amount of progress. Loony hijinks, on one hand, but on the other hand, Matthias didn’t have trust in government or religion to begin with.

All he could trust, in the end, was himself.

Gather faithful. Gather wealth. Gather weapons. Gather territory. Become great enough that the politicians pretending to be priests would never think to be anything more than his sycophants, that the other mafias would never entertain the thought of challenging the Order, that the police would learn to leave pointless cases alone lest he set their districts ablaze and turn their foundations to salt.

He hadn’t slept for a long while. He never needed to sleep to begin with.

Maybe when one half of Nocturnia was his, Matthias could afford to rest. But for now?

The command was given to those who had gathered in Pauper Town: advance and claim Merryland.
Well, the main issue with that would stem from the fact that apparently the Del Guarde aren't recognized as the police.

“If that's not the case, and we have some kind of… ‘organization’ claiming they’re one of us. Well,” She grinned under her shades. “That's highly illegal. Perhaps I'll have someone investigate Yellow Brick…”


So kinda awkward to ask the police for help, I bet. Good thing the Blue Bloods are corrupt enough for that. ;3
Hell, this city needed a good war right about now.

Outside of the deal he made with Asterion? Asterion attacks 93rd, Order attacks Merryland, and they ultimately rid the space of a cop (or at least a group pretending to be cops). It was in the collab I had with Savant in muh first post.
@ERode ohh gotcha. I think her finding out could either be Bella meeting with Mathias either coincidently or intentionally (we can decide that in the possible collab?) or she could find out through a trusted informant about it :)


Considering how Del Guarde is trying to get something going on with the Red Rose, maybe Bella will do something when the Order attacks Merryland? Trying to sus out whether or not aligning herself with the Del Guarde is worth it/trying to figure out if Matthias would be a threat when it comes to latter expansion northwards n all.

And then they can yap and come across the whole Vincent dealerino.
Oh ye, for the record, Est, the 0.5 Wealth hasn’t been handed over yet. That’ll be done on a latter turn.
Alright, collab with Est and Yankee done.

Est, for reference on the finalized deal before I post it up:





Anyways, will maybe wait on some words from Qia and Evierose regarding muh previous pings. Or maybe I post and kick off a proper war.
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