Re: [OT] Looking for our GZGverse Japanese faction

How about...

Casa Familia (?--supposed to be "the Family Home")

Run by that ever-popular bunch of downtrodden capitalists, the Cosa
Nostra.

"Gambling, prostitution, recreational drugs--hey, if the other guys
won't
let you have it, come on and pay us a visit!  We guarantee a unique
experience for every visitor!"	 from a promotional brochure.

This large asteroid/small moon run by several moderate size Mafia
families
(the large sized families "own" regular planetary governments, so don't
need
to do this) caters to the hedonistic (pay) or desperate (work) folks.
Anything is fair game, but don't break the rules or you'll get broken. 
And
make sure you can pay or earn your way, cause you can't leave until all
debts are satisfied.

The Military: da boyz.
The Medical Corps:  da dames
The Police: what, ya kiddin' me?  Ain't no coppers here.  If ya break
our
rules, we getta couple o' de boyz to break your legs.  Simple, huh?
The Judiciary/Legislature:  Council of Dons
The Chief Executive:  The Godfather

Just a thought.

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris DeBoe" <LASERLIGHT@QUIXNET.NET>
To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Looking for our GZGverse Japanese faction

> Tom Barclay scrawled:
> > I know most of the nations of the GZGverse have an online proponent
or
> two.
> > I'm not sure who laid claim to Japan though Noam has suggested
Nathan
> > Pettigrew (sp?). If so, could Nathan (or whoever else may have
written
any
> > GZGpedia style info on Japan) drop me a line? Thanks. I want to pick
his
> or
> > her brain a bit for some development I'm doing on a new AE
sovereignty.
>
> Tom is working on two new sovereignities, both of them really
fascinating.
> And both of them definitely the sort of place you wouldn't find
anywhere
> else.   I'm planning on reworking my Alarishi website (moving it to a
> location with no pop-ups) before the end of October (stop laughing, I
really
> mean it this time)(yes, that's October *this* year, thanks) and
consequently
> if you have in mind ideas for a sovereignity, please send them now!
>
> As a quick recap for some of the new listers, the Alarishi Empire (AE)
holds
> three star systems including the rocks, moons, comets, habitants and
ships
> therein (no habitable planets).  The government--such as it is--is a
> libertarian monarchy; the economy is a rapidly growing laissez faire
free
> market.  Some of our sovereignities include:
> *New Los Angeles (dolphins can vote here--and they're probably the
most
> sensible citizens)
> *Han Bank (tax-free private banking)
> *Jack Old Ron (one man, one asteroid, one holography editing
studio...and
> one Beam-3 battery)
> *Planet of the Geeks (producer of GeekSoft products)
> *SARCo Search and Rescue (referred to by the Oceanic Union as
"Vultures R
> Us")
> *Forward Power (antimatter engineering)
> *The Democratic People's Socialist Republic of Marxgrad (about 200
comrades)
> *Reynolds Corporation (shipyards and heavy engineering on New
> Pascagoula--Yankees need not apply)
>
>
> and so forth.
>
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