Post by Objective Reporter on Jan 15, 2004 20:14:53 GMT -5
FPA attempts merger with RRA, fails, forms new army
by Objective Reporter
Last week, Yasmin Lane reported on the betrayal of the Free Pacific Army (FPA) by its founder, Savage Lands Reloaded (SLR). A failed invasion of the South Pacific by SLR resulted in the discovery that he was in cahoots with none other than Francos Spain, the controversial leader of the Pacific and number one target of the FPA.
In the chaos that ensued, the FPA leadership scrambled to restore stability. Regionless, facing new challenges in leadership, and with no obvious direction to go in, morale was low. Once over 200 nations strong, FPA's numbers have certainly diminished as a result of SLR's actions, which include the mass ejection of FPA nations from the region. According to Hrmmm, head of intelligence at the FPA, "I am positive we lost members during the mess that savage left, as far as how many, we have yet to find out." Nonetheless, the FPA did not stop functioning. China and 00000000000 repulsed invasions with the help of the FPA in the days immediately following SLR's betrayal.
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While the FPA leadership debated the next move, a proposal was offered by Siggi, commander of the Rejected Realms Army (RRA), to new leader Crazy Girl, to merge the two armies. The goals and ideals of the two armies are very similar and furthermore, Crazy Girl is already a ranking officer in the RRA.
Tuesday ended a 3-day session of exploration and debate as officials of both organizations grappled with the possibilities and logistics of merging the two armies. Would there be a brand new organization/region? What would it be named? How would the leadership be organized?
After only the second day, the investigations began to run afoul. Because Siggi would not share top leadership ranks, some FPA officials began to see the resulting process as more of an assimilation by the RRA than a merger, although Crazy Girl and others seemed to accept Siggi's terms. At the same time, some members of the RRA felt too many concessions were being made by Siggi. By the third day talks ended as no progress was being made.
What happened? According to Hrmmm, a basic lack of trust and stability doomed the merger from the start. Without a region, with new leadership, and the scepter of a traitor hanging in the air, the FPA was struggling to maintain its identity. As a result, this gave the RRA an edge at the bargaining table, and left some in the FPA feeling like they were giving up too much of their identity, too fast.
On the other hand, Greymarshes, a commander in the RRA, felt that the merger failed simply because the FPA asked for too much: "The FPA seemed mostly concerned in the name issue and what the next created region would be named. They also wanted as many people as possible in the officer ranks. They really wanted CrazyGirl as HC [head commander] in the merger even though she herself spoke against the idea. More or less, it seemed they wanted to have as much control as possible." Siggi, however, had a more muted response; when asked why the mergers failed, he opined, "I think they were concerned about stabilizing the organization in a quick manner. We had many items that could not be reconciled quickly."
No matter the differences that arose in the talks, there are no hard feelings at all between the groups. Everyone involved is interested in continuing to work together towards their common goals.
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Since the talks ended, change has been swift for the FPA. By Wednesday, Crazy Girl had split up the FPA into two regions: the first, the Heart of the Pacific, is for civilians belonging to the old FPA who want to see The Pacific returned to them. The second, the Freedom Fighters, is the fighting force, whose goals are more in line with pure defense than with the overthrow of the NPO.
Officials in both the Freedom Fighters and the RRA are optimistic that a merger could still happen in the future. According to Unfree People, Head of Administration of what used to be the FPA, "The RRA has a great deal to offer us in terms of structure and ability. We will still be close allies and friends, and talks will be re-opened in the future." Siggi and Crazy Girl both feel a single unified army would be more effective than separate armies.
Meanwhile, many will be watching to see whether Freedom Fighters regains the confidence they once held, fighting as the FPA in less demoralizing times.
by Objective Reporter
Last week, Yasmin Lane reported on the betrayal of the Free Pacific Army (FPA) by its founder, Savage Lands Reloaded (SLR). A failed invasion of the South Pacific by SLR resulted in the discovery that he was in cahoots with none other than Francos Spain, the controversial leader of the Pacific and number one target of the FPA.
In the chaos that ensued, the FPA leadership scrambled to restore stability. Regionless, facing new challenges in leadership, and with no obvious direction to go in, morale was low. Once over 200 nations strong, FPA's numbers have certainly diminished as a result of SLR's actions, which include the mass ejection of FPA nations from the region. According to Hrmmm, head of intelligence at the FPA, "I am positive we lost members during the mess that savage left, as far as how many, we have yet to find out." Nonetheless, the FPA did not stop functioning. China and 00000000000 repulsed invasions with the help of the FPA in the days immediately following SLR's betrayal.
***
While the FPA leadership debated the next move, a proposal was offered by Siggi, commander of the Rejected Realms Army (RRA), to new leader Crazy Girl, to merge the two armies. The goals and ideals of the two armies are very similar and furthermore, Crazy Girl is already a ranking officer in the RRA.
Tuesday ended a 3-day session of exploration and debate as officials of both organizations grappled with the possibilities and logistics of merging the two armies. Would there be a brand new organization/region? What would it be named? How would the leadership be organized?
After only the second day, the investigations began to run afoul. Because Siggi would not share top leadership ranks, some FPA officials began to see the resulting process as more of an assimilation by the RRA than a merger, although Crazy Girl and others seemed to accept Siggi's terms. At the same time, some members of the RRA felt too many concessions were being made by Siggi. By the third day talks ended as no progress was being made.
What happened? According to Hrmmm, a basic lack of trust and stability doomed the merger from the start. Without a region, with new leadership, and the scepter of a traitor hanging in the air, the FPA was struggling to maintain its identity. As a result, this gave the RRA an edge at the bargaining table, and left some in the FPA feeling like they were giving up too much of their identity, too fast.
On the other hand, Greymarshes, a commander in the RRA, felt that the merger failed simply because the FPA asked for too much: "The FPA seemed mostly concerned in the name issue and what the next created region would be named. They also wanted as many people as possible in the officer ranks. They really wanted CrazyGirl as HC [head commander] in the merger even though she herself spoke against the idea. More or less, it seemed they wanted to have as much control as possible." Siggi, however, had a more muted response; when asked why the mergers failed, he opined, "I think they were concerned about stabilizing the organization in a quick manner. We had many items that could not be reconciled quickly."
No matter the differences that arose in the talks, there are no hard feelings at all between the groups. Everyone involved is interested in continuing to work together towards their common goals.
***
Since the talks ended, change has been swift for the FPA. By Wednesday, Crazy Girl had split up the FPA into two regions: the first, the Heart of the Pacific, is for civilians belonging to the old FPA who want to see The Pacific returned to them. The second, the Freedom Fighters, is the fighting force, whose goals are more in line with pure defense than with the overthrow of the NPO.
Officials in both the Freedom Fighters and the RRA are optimistic that a merger could still happen in the future. According to Unfree People, Head of Administration of what used to be the FPA, "The RRA has a great deal to offer us in terms of structure and ability. We will still be close allies and friends, and talks will be re-opened in the future." Siggi and Crazy Girl both feel a single unified army would be more effective than separate armies.
Meanwhile, many will be watching to see whether Freedom Fighters regains the confidence they once held, fighting as the FPA in less demoralizing times.