[OL MCRA Results] Oleon's Response

[Captain Genaro]

Oleon's Response by Capt. Genaro, on Flickr

Charles Clouet hurried along the promenade, praying that his master wouldn’t be too upset by his delay. “Damned fools” he muttered between breaths. “Damned fools should know better, waiting so long to inform me,” he swore as he hurried.

Oleon's Response by Capt. Genaro, on Flickr

Puffing, Charles rounded a hedge just as a familiar, stern voice stated “F3 to G4.” Looking under the pergola Charles saw Pierre Lavalette Genaro, Duc de Vele sitting under the pergola, papers stacked on the table in front of him. 

Oleon's Response by Capt. Genaro, on Flickr

“My lord!” Charles exclaimed with a deep bow as he approached the pergola. “Forgive me. I was unaware of your return until a few minutes ago!”

The Duke turned his head slightly to glance at Charles before responding. “Your timing is impeccable. I was just about to send someone to find you. Sit,” he ordered, gesturing to an empty chair. “You know the Major?”

“The Major, my lord?” Charles asked. The Duke pointed at his opponent who was busy studying the board. “No, my lord, I don’t believe I have been introduced.”

“Major, come here,” commanded the Duke.

Oleon's Response by Capt. Genaro, on Flickr

After a brief glance at one of his rooks, the Major headed for the pergola. “Major Wolfgang Hochstetter, Charles Clouet,” said the Duke in his typical emotionless tone, not even bothering to look up from the letter he was reading. “The Major is currently in command of the company’s fortifications in Lavalette, Charles is one of my secretaries” the Duke continued.

“A pleasure, Major,” Charles said with a bow. After Wolfgang replied, Charles went on “Where does your family hail from, Major. Eranos, perhaps?”

“The Major is not from Oleon, Charles” the Duke interrupted, this time bothering to look up. “Major,” he went on, “perhaps you could join us for drinks shortly, but for now Charles and I have some business to discuss.

Wolfgang gave a crisp bow before returning to the board to contemplate his next move.

“Not from Oleon, but yet he commands our forces in Lavalette?” Charles inquired.

“I find foreigners tend to take less interest to Oleon’s internal politics,” replied the Duke. “Now, what is the situation with Fatu Hiva?”

Charles froze for a moment. The Duke wasn’t going to like this. “We’re still not exactly sure what happened there, sir. The commander’s report states that the Corrish vessel attempted to enter the harbor, refused to respond to any hails or signals, and showed no signs of distress.”

“Were there any other ships she could have been fleeing from?”

“According to the report, my lord, there were only the ships at anchor and some small native vessels.” Charles paused for a moment, but seeing that the Duke remained silent, he continued. “The vessel, the Corrish vessel, was cleared for action and her guns run out at the time. She fired on the fortifications which swiftly destroyed her.”

“And what have the damned Corries to say?” inquired the Duke.

“Nothing as of yet. The WTC’s rag,”

“What is their interest in this?”

“It was one of their ships, my lord.”

“Ah” the Duke said before ordering Charles to continue.

“Their paper claims that we are in league with the pirates and that their vessel was simply pursuing a pirate vessel into our port. Baseless claims, my lord. Utterly baseless, and they offer no support for their claims.”

 At this Wolfgang interrupted. “G3 to D6, and I take your bishop,” called Wolfgang. “H3, E7” the Duke instantly snapped back before returning to Charles.

“So they claim that we are hosting pirates in our harbors and use this as an excuse to chase legitimate shipping across the Brick Seas. Have we established what ship they were chasing?”

“No, my lord. We have not determined if they had a particular prize in sight. It is the opinion of the garrison’s commander that they were simply hoping to seize some local or coastal vessels.”

“And Corrington has no official response?”

“Correct. As of now they have remained silent on the matter.”

The Duke silently fumed, rapidly drumming his fingers on the table before suddenly snapping. “Damned Corries,” he roared in a rare display of emotion, one so strong and filled with such hate that Chares involuntarily recoiled. “Damn them all! Attacking our forts, our ships! I’ll see the perpetrators hang for this!”

While the Duke paused for a breath, Charles quickly interjected. “The report states no Corries survived, my Lord. And if they did, they would be in the hands of the Order by now, seeing how they control that settlement.”

The Duke chose to ignore this last statement. “What is our response?”

Oleon's Response by Capt. Genaro, on Flickr

“Jacque Debussy has penned a letter…”

“Do you have it?” interrupted the Duke. Charles nodded. “Read it,” the Duke commanded.

After a brief delay to remember in which pocket he placed the letter, Charles pulled it out and read it in full. The whole time, the Duke remained silent, maintaining a steady gaze seemingly into the abyss. When Charles had finished, the Duke remained still for a moment before replying.

“Is that all?”

“I, I don’t quite follow, my lord” a confused Charles replied.

“The response, I mean. Isn’t there something meaningful or are we going to respond to Corrish gunshots with strongly worded objections?” the Duke thundered.

“If you wish to compose the response…”

“My response would be to send a fleet to these pirates’ homeport and drag their masters out by their toes! I’d see the whole blasted town burnt to the ground!” the duke roared on.

“But that would be an act of war,” Charles meekly responded.

“And what would you call firing on Fatu Hiva?” challenged the Duke before pausing. “No, no,” he said as he cooled down. “As much as I would like to see that happen, I fear that would require more political capital than I care to spend on this issue, especially considering our potential to profit from it.”

“How’s that, my lord?”

The Duke simply stared at Charles, his calm, stoic personality taking control once more. “All shall be revealed in good time, Charles. All in good time.” 

 Oleon's Response by Capt. Genaro, on Flickr

 

 

 

[Ross Fisher]

I like the cut of your jib, Lavalette. 

[Kai NRG]

This is a great build, simple but elegant architecture and the lattice area is really nice!  Makes for some great minifigure shots!

[Darnok]

Very nice build, and an excellent story follow-up to the "Fatu Hiva incident".

 

@Captain Genaro

Just shortly: the WTC will take full responsibility for the event that is presented as a "raid" in the KPA - but in a way you/Oleon will most likely not appreciate.

There will be an IC reply to this soon - even though it might take some more days. If you wish to get a first-hand response from the WTC, you will have to send a letter to Kadeus Mordo in Mesabi Landing, who is currently in charge of the WTCs local operations.

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[Mesabi]

Very, neat build @Captain Genaro. I really like how clean and elegant this one turned out.

As for the matter at hand, @Drunknok will be taking point on this one. (With my full backing) The Count should be back in ML in about 2 MCRA turns, however, he has to sail over. 

[Bodi]

Very nice build, the house/palace looks very Oleandish, the pergola looks great too, and the chess game is a nice add.

[Captain Dee]

Very nice build and accompanying story.  The facade is nice, the pergola looks great, the hedge looks properly prickly, and I like the construction of the handrails. The chess set is neat too, but considering the circumstances, I think they should pack up the Pawns and Bishops (hehe  ) and break out an equally-sized game of "Battleship." 

Keep up the good work.

[Roadmonkeytj]

I really loved the lawn chess...  Makes a good story add on.   I am curious to see this unfold.   Loved the overall build! 

[Kwatchi]

A great scene!  Nice to see BoBs diplomacy done with a MOC once in a while.

[Fraunces]

As @Kwatchi said, diplomacy in a MOC, quality built and a very good story based on the in-game lore, very very well done.

[Professor Thaum]

I like this hedge and that pergola... nice !

[Bregir]

Very nice build, CG. I am particularly amazed of how you get so many all lego shots in such a relatively moderately sized build.

Do you plan that in advance, or simply figure it out afterwards?

I am also a bit concerned Duc de Vele would be so belligerent against Corrington, although granted, it is justified! :O

Looking forward to seeing where this goes! :)

[Elostirion]

Really, really clever execution and great use of the MOC to present three small scenes in one MOC. Photography and presentation are flawless. Nice.

[Garmadon]

Very nice build, Captain!  I'll echo the others about getting so many all-LEGO shots out of it   Looking forward to seeing where this story goes too!

 Oh, and where is the uniform on those liveried attendants from?  I feel like I recognize it but can't quite remember where I saw it before.  They look fabulous here, though! 

[Ross Fisher]

@Garmadon they're from the cloud city sets.

[Captain Genaro]

  On 12/22/2018 at 10:40 PM, Ross Fisher said:

I like the cut of your jib, Lavalette. 

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If only the Padre wasn't so devoted to the order these two could have been the best of friends, burning towns and people (in no particular order). 

  On 12/22/2018 at 10:43 PM, Kai NRG said:

This is a great build, simple but elegant architecture and the lattice area is really nice!  Makes for some great minifigure shots!

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Thanks, Kai. I'm glad you like the minifig shots. 

  On 12/22/2018 at 11:42 PM, Drunknok said:

Very nice build, and an excellent story follow-up to the "Fatu Hiva incident".

 

@Captain Genaro

Just shortly: the WTC will take full responsibility for the event that is presented as a "raid" in the KPA - but in a way you/Oleon will most likely not appreciate.

There will be an IC reply to this soon - even though it might take some more days. If you wish to get a first-hand response from the WTC, you will have to send a letter to Kadeus Mordo in Mesabi Landing, who is currently in charge of the WTCs local operations.

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Thank you, and I look forward to the WTC's reply. 

  On 12/22/2018 at 11:49 PM, Mesabi said:

Very, neat build @Captain Genaro. I really like how clean and elegant this one turned out.

As for the matter at hand, @Drunknok will be taking point on this one. (With my full backing) The Count should be back in ML in about 2 MCRA turns, however, he has to sail over. 

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Thank you for the compliment. 

  On 12/23/2018 at 12:56 AM, Bodi said:

Very nice build, the house/palace looks very Oleandish, the pergola looks great too, and the chess game is a nice add.

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I'm glad you like it, Bodi. 

  On 12/23/2018 at 1:47 AM, Captain Dee said:

Very nice build and accompanying story.  The facade is nice, the pergola looks great, the hedge looks properly prickly, and I like the construction of the handrails. The chess set is neat too, but considering the circumstances, I think they should pack up the Pawns and Bishops (hehe  ) and break out an equally-sized game of "Battleship." 

Keep up the good work.

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Thank you, Captain. I'm pleased that you picked up on the railing (my favorite detail, too). 

  On 12/23/2018 at 5:29 AM, Roadmonkeytj said:

I really loved the lawn chess...  Makes a good story add on.   I am curious to see this unfold.   Loved the overall build! 

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Thank you. I'm afraid we'll have to wait on Corrington to make the next move now. 

  On 12/23/2018 at 6:03 PM, Kwatchi said:

A great scene!  Nice to see BoBs diplomacy done with a MOC once in a while.

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It does seem reasonable to have a MOC or two in a Lego game.

  On 12/23/2018 at 6:30 PM, Fraunces said:

As @Kwatchi said, diplomacy in a MOC, quality built and a very good story based on the in-game lore, very very well done.

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Thank you for the compliment. 

  On 12/23/2018 at 7:45 PM, Professor Thaum said:

I like this hedge and that pergola... nice !

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I'm glad you like it. 

  On 12/24/2018 at 12:14 PM, Bregir said:

Very nice build, CG. I am particularly amazed of how you get so many all lego shots in such a relatively moderately sized build.

Do you plan that in advance, or simply figure it out afterwards?

I am also a bit concerned Duc de Vele would be so belligerent against Corrington, although granted, it is justified! :O

Looking forward to seeing where this goes! :)

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Thank you, Bregir. 

To answer your question, I do try to get all Lego shots as much as possible and I do try to incorporate certain features that make it easier to accomplish this. That said, the photography is the main trick, and I often go through several stages of placing figures and taking photos before figuring out which shots will work. 

  On 12/25/2018 at 11:01 AM, Elostirion said:

Really, really clever execution and great use of the MOC to present three small scenes in one MOC. Photography and presentation are flawless. Nice.

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That is some very high praise, thank you. 

  On 12/25/2018 at 11:06 AM, Garmadon said:

Very nice build, Captain!  I'll echo the others about getting so many all-LEGO shots out of it   Looking forward to seeing where this story goes too!

 Oh, and where is the uniform on those liveried attendants from?  I feel like I recognize it but can't quite remember where I saw it before.  They look fabulous here, though! 

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I'm glad you like it. Ross is right, the torso is from the Bespin guards. 

[Ross Fisher]

  On 12/27/2018 at 10:38 PM, Captain Genaro said:

If only the Padre wasn't so devoted to the order these two could have been the best of friends

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He's a patriot too...