Who's gonna take the throne?

[unleashthefuhrer]

So now that the throne is really and truly vacant, we should figure out who is going to take it. If nobody volunteers, Bradley will take advantage of the fact that he's got the Imperial City generally occupied by his tanks and take over.

HOWEVER should it come to that, Bradley will not take the title of Emperor, he will continue to call himself Fuhrer and will generally say he is taking the position to keep the office running, as is the duty of the Emperor's Right Hand. He'll busy himself with civic works such as enhancing the railroad infrastructure across the empire and setting up a strong irrigation and canal system, but will abdicate to anybody who can make a proper claim to the throne. So long as they allow his projects to continue, anyway. I mean, really, it's for the good of the Empire that a railroad and irrigation system circles all of the important provinces (read: not the islands because screw you Zeon) and any ruler who wants to scrap that obviously isn't fit to rule.

But that's my plan, I am happy however to let anybody with their own plan for taking the Emperor position step forward and claim it.

Comments

[fox_of_sawayama]

That makes sense. looooool, wouldn't it be funny if they were obligated to work together? Mitsunari is honestly a lot more comfortable in administrative roles, and he's also concerned with civil/economic projects... So perhaps the Dagarian legal code calls for some sort of temporary joint regency until a suitable candidate can be determined? (which is pretty much the political arrangement that historical/canon Moenari was stuck in.)

[unleashthefuhrer]

That's likely how it would go. The position of Right and Left hand were established to keep Dagaria relatively stable, even in the presence of the Emperor both Kingdoms hold a great deal of political power. Thus a joint regency seems natural.

Also it would let me troll Mitsunari more which is always a plus!

[fox_of_sawayama]

And it also preserves a somewhat more stable situation between Amestris and Zeon, although I can see that being a point of contention.

Ahaha, it's all about the trolling. <3 So shall they make some kind of joint statement?

[unleashthefuhrer]

How about this? Mitsunari can move in and claim his ascendancy to the throne and then Bradley will come in and say "actually this is how it's going down" and then Mitsunari will cry in a corner.

[fox_of_sawayama]

*cries in a corner*

Do you think Moenari should make some sort of official statement, or would Bradley shoot him down in a more personal setting before that? Bradley has effective control of the Imperial city right now, so I doubt Mitsunari would just waltz into the throne room.

[unleashthefuhrer]

If you want we can throw up a thread where Bradley is organizing his forces around the Imperial City and Mitsunari can attempt to assert his claim there.

[fox_of_sawayama]

Sounds good to me. Sawa controls about half of the Imperial City's outer border, so there's probably a fairly robust Zeon/Sawa presence, but Amestris definitely has the military advantage.

[unleashthefuhrer]

Awesome. Want me to throw up the post or did you want to do it?

[fox_of_sawayama]

Either is fine! <3

[unleashthefuhrer]

Here you go