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Prince Marcarius was pleased to see King James of Larxia after he had finished his discussion of archery, wines, and a new trans-Auran electric railway with Sultan Arif.
He reassured him that the Larxian announcer's behavior was inconsequential (in fact Sir Maxwell had to inform the prince as to what King James was referring). 
"Saint Mark would certainly be interested in trade and scientific cooperation with Larxia, Bubble, and others, James. Thank you for including us. I will bring the proposals to my advisors. Perhaps you would ike to be my guest in Saint Mark later this year?"
The conversation continued pleasantly, more focused on the week's events and common interests.

The King entered a sleek black armoured SUV in the middle of a 4 vehicle motorcade, with Prince Dominic and his trusted aide Jamie Marshall alongside him. He was quite confident about meeting the other leaders, but he was a little nervous as well, considering what had happened with that news anchor, Mario Diaz, or Ruiz or something. He was worried that many major political players would be offended, especially one of his closest friends, Prince Marcarius. He was worried whether the nation leaders would try to understand what happened and try to overlook what happened yesterday. 
It was quite evident that something was troubling King James. So Prince Dominic tried to ask him about what was bothering him. The King replied, saying that he was worried after the Mario incident, and felt that the leaders would not give enough respect to his words in the meeting after that debacle. The Prince knew how serious of a problem that was, so he tried to reassure the King, reminding him that they had contacted the studio on the Mario situation, and the studio would give them an update very soon.
The King spent the rest of the drive in silence, as the motorcade whisked him to the Duchy Estate. At the Estate, Marshall announced the guests to the guard at the Duchy Estate. "His Majesty, King James of Larxia, accompanied by His Highness, Prince Dominic and myself, Sir Jamie Marshall." The King nodded politely to the guard as he let them through.
The King noticed that quite a few heads of states had already arrived as he entered the main hall. The first one to greet the King was the Mpitarika of Blue Bubble. "This is a really amazing Estate! It makes me want to buy an estate in Blue Bubble. The Esferiads have been treating you well. You must be proud of the work your athletes have put in the Games, rising above the set expectations. You already know Dominic, and this is my trusted aide Jamie Marshall." The King then turned towards Meklit Guntur, "Hello Meklit? Guntur. Meklit Guntur, nice to meet you, quite an amazing performance in Esferiads huh. Congratulations on the bronze medal. Meet the Foreign Affairs Minister of Larxia, my brother, Prince Dominic, I am sure the two of you will get along well, and I hope Larxia and Blue Bubble will be even stronger allies than before
The King then proceeded to mingle with the other leaders, the first one being Prince Marcarius Halohin of Saint Mark. "Marcarius! It's been a long time, how have you been? That is great to hear. I'm fine as well, You already know my brother, Dominic, and this is Jamie, my closest aide. Oh! And sorry about that news broadcaster, I am looking into that matter," the King said, as he plucked a flute of champagne off the tray as a waiter offered a wide selection of drinks, " This estate sure is beautiful isn't it? I know! Makes we want to buy an estate of my own in this nation. Hey, I was wondering if our nations should collaborate and possibly sign an initial trade treaty. We can take it forward as convenient after a review of the benefits. On a side note, I was wondering if you would be open to joining an Internation Scientific Regulatory Body. It is a good initiative that is sure to benefit Saint Mark as well. The monarchs of the world have got to stick together. Alright I'll see you again, I'll meet some other leaders as well. Sure see you later."
The King then approached Sultan Arif Nazhim and his wife Isabella. "Arif and Isabella! How have you guys been. It's been a long time since we meant. yes, I believe the last time we met was when our parents were still the monarchs. I have been talking to some leaders here about establishing an International Scientific Regulatory Body, and was hoping that you would support such a positive and constructive initiative that will only improve the infrastructure and the standards living around the world. It was really good to meet you. I'll go and try to drum up further interest in the Scientific Body. Let us try to meet again soon. Bye Arif, Isabella."
The King, accompanied by Jamie Marshall, continued to talk to the leaders, trying to drum up interest and hopefully get a few members into the Science Body straight off the bat. Prince Dominic also talked to some of the leaders trying to get a trade treaty in here or there, and selling the Science Body in the best way possible to the world leaders.

Exclusive Interview with SDNEC Chairman D. Delarue-Brouillard
"Hello, everyone! From Kharventin, Blue Bubble, we at Santo-Dominian Cable-Satellite Network Channel 3 bring you live coverage of the II Summer Esferiad! Some of you eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that SDCSN Channel 3 is now under the purview of SDCSN Sports. Anyways, our coverage of the II Summer Esferiad is brought to you by our generous sponsor, 15th Century Cat! It's the film company whose only realistic claim to fame is its logo and parodies of it! I, the utterly unqualified non-journalist that is Approctoflecticus Blubberman, will be your intentionally clumsy host for the entire duration of the II Summer Esferiad."
"And today, we have a very special guest with us here on SDCSN Channel 3. It's the man who's behind the rapid growth of Santos-Dominius' Esferiad team, and also the man behind Santos-Dominius' Esferiad strategy! Please welcome to our programme Mr Damian Delarue-Brouillard, founder and incumbent chairman of the Santo-Dominian National Esferiad Commitee(SDNEC)! It's great to have you here on our programme, Mr Delarue-Brouillard."
"Thank you, Approctoflecticus. I'm honoured to be invited onto this programme."
"Now, let us dive straight into the interview. Firstly, what do you make of Team SD's performance so far?"
"Well that's a good question, Approctoflecticus. Of course, I think that Team SD has done wonderfully. It is our country's first-ever Esferiad after all, and our athletes are already adjusting nicely to the demands and requirements of competing in the big leagues. We may not be the best-performing nation as of right now, but I place complete faith in our talented Esferians to bring more medals home and make us all proud."
"Mr Delarue-Brouillard, I've heard some of my fellow colleagues at SDCSN Channel 3 say that your SDNEC came up with a strategy for the Esferiad. Is there such a strategy, and if so, what is it?"
"Well, there is a strategy that my colleagues and I developed. That is true. Back when we were submitting the list of participants to the organisers, we attempted to participate strategically in the Esferiad. Given Santos-Dominius' fascination with water sports and our geographical location in the Yatasail Sea, I figured that our athletes would perform very well in aquatics and other similar water sports. So most of our athletes competed in those kinds of sports."
"Ah! I understand. Now that you explained it, the whole situation does make more sense now. Unfortunately, however, some of my colleagues have suggested that this strategy actually harmed Team SD's chances as we put too many eggs into one basket. A lot of our athletes tried their best but ultimately failed to win medals for our country. Mr Delarue-Brouillard, what is your response and reaction to these suggestions and statements?"
"I think they're not really true. The relationship between the coordinated Esferiad strategy and our athletes' performance is simply correlation, not causation. Moreover, the Esferiad is not all about medals! It's about celebrating sports in general and fostering friendship and sportsmanship. Our Esferiad athletes don't have to win medals to show how good, how passionate and how dedicated they are. Glory can be achieved without having to win recognition for your efforts."
"Good words for everyone at home to think about while watching this, Mr Delarue-Brouillard. Well, before this interview, my colleagues from SDCSN Channel 3 asked members of the public as well as our viewers to submit questions for you via an online form or social media platforms. One of those questions, asked by a Mrs Jessica James, concerns the size of Santos-Dominius' Esferiad delegation. Her question is: 'Santos-Dominius sent around 40 athletes this year, and we've not participated in many events. Will the SDNEC send more people to compete in more events next time?' Mr Delarue-Brouillard, what's your answer?"
"Definitely. Yes, we will of course send more athletes to participate in the next Esferiad. We will dispatch an even bigger delegation to join in the fun. Santos-Dominius will only aim for ever greater heights - the sky's our only limit!"
"Thank you, Mr Delarue-Brouillard. I suspect Mrs James will be very pleased with that answer. Anyways, that's all that we have time for. Thank you, Mr Delarue-Brouillard, for joining us on our programme and providing answers to our questions and those of our viewers. This is the channel for live and direct coverage of the II Summer Esferiad! I'm Approctoflecticus Blubberman, and a recap of Day 4 results will be aired later in the day, so don't change the channel! Stay tuned to SDCSN Channel 3 for coverage of the Esferiad, and see you whenever stuff happens!"

Kasper comes onto the screen: guys I thought you were suppose to have done the predictions yesterday, and have them prepared for today?
Jak, with a set of cards in his hand: the komity rang and said that maybe we should stop that
James, with other hand of cards: so we have. And just cant be bothered to do the rest of it for now
Kasper: why am I the only competent one here?
The two Js shrug, focused on their game.
Kasper shakes his head: well then, I congratulate the last few winners of medals for Blue Bubble, keeping us in 1st place. And today, I extend my condolences to the Cambrian royal family during this dark time. Thank you for watching, and good night.
The screen goes to a image of the princess, for a moment of silence, before carrying on recaps of the games so far.

Kasper comes onto the screen: guys I thought you were suppose to have done the predictions yesterday, and have them prepared for today?
Jak, with a set of cards in his hand: the komity rang and said that maybe we should stop that
James, with other hand of cards: so we have. And just cant be bothered to do the rest of it for now
Kasper: why am I the only competent one here?
The two Js shrug, focused on their game.
Kasper shakes his head: well then, I congratulate the last few winners of medals for Blue Bubble, keeping us in 1st place. And today, I extend my condolences to the Cambrian royal family during this dark time. Thank you for watching, and good night.
The screen goes to a image of the princess, for a moment of silence, before carrying on recaps of the games so far.

Dazano, Lavanda Prima, Giovanniland—11:00 AM International Atomic Time, 28th October 1421
"Are us four all ready to go?", asked Matteo Settimo-Nerani to his wife and two sons.
"Yes," Angela replied. "Flavio and Augusto, you can go in the back seats of the car. Augusto, please stop using this phone!"
The two obeyed. The members of the Settimo-Nerani family were Matteo, a 45-year-old university teacher, Angela, a 43-year-old web designer, and their two sons Flavio and Augusto, 13 and 15 year old respectively. All were avid sports fans, and they decided to go from Dazano to the nearby city of Quorivo for a few hours to watch some of the Esferiad's games.
"Alright then," said Matteo. "If I'm not mistaken, there's about 50 kilometers between Dazano and Quorivo, so it should take a hour or two for us to arrive—I think we'll stop at a restaurant in Uryde around halfway of our journey, and then arrive with enough time for the 400m Run and Pole Vault events in the Grande Stadio Sferiko starting at 14:00 PM."
The family soon started the journey. Augusto, although initially contemplating the colorful streets of Dazano, soon lost interest as they left the city and went into rural areas. The phone was naturally an attention grabber. Flavio was, unlike his brother, more interested in nature and history.
"Look, here are the ruins of the Tomb of Gyalseno III!", noted Angela. "He was an important Lavandulan emperor," Flavio added.
"I do hope we visit it sometime, but not now," remarked Matteo. The lack of other comments prompted him to say: "Augusto, will you stop looking at the phone at least once?"
"But dad, I can't lose this match of Fight of Factions I am playing! And you know I'm not that interested in those ancient things," the older brother replied. 
"Whatever," whispered Angela in her husband's ear. "I guess we really can't convince him."
Twenty more minutes and they had arrived at Uryde, stopping by at a local restaurant. There were many seafood dishes and salads, and the entire family liked it, spending half an hour in there.
Quorivo, Lavanda Prima, Giovanniland—13:30 PM International Atomic Time, 28th October 1421
Another hour and a half and they had arrived at downtown Quorivo. "It's really crowded," noted Flavio.
"This is the Esferiad after all," replied his older brother.
"Look, there's the Grande Stadio Sferiko!", Angela exclaimed. Let's walk until there. "Matteo, do you have the entrance tickets?"
"Of course," he replied.
The family entered the stadium and, after some time and effort, found their four seats. "There are over 30 thousand people here already, and there's still half an hour before the 400m run starts!", said Angela. "What's the total capacity?"
"I believe it's 100 thousand, but we should probably expect around 50 or 60. It was only really full during the Opening Ceremony," Matteo replied.
"Yeah, shame that we had classes and mom had to work that day," Flavio regretted. "I saw the recording and it was really cool."
The family then waited, some of them looking at their phones or just talking about random things to pass time. A loud voice three minutes before the start got their attention.
"Ladies and gentleman," announced one of the judges, "the 400m run is about to start! Please welcome the athletes that will participate in Heat 1: Gingka Hristov from Hertfordshire and Jammbo, Gilvano Gormo Viator from Giovanniland, Luba Pisk from Teralyon, Lyla Vogel from Dalimbar, Magnus Midtun from Fujai, Milo Audley from United Adaikes, Oumarou Sevil from Dilber, and Ylvia Gougein from Dalimbar! They will start soon."
"Look," said Angela, "let's stop doing other things and watch those games."
13:59 PM. The same judge spoke at the megaphone, "Three... two... one... GO!" The runners all started.
"Go, Gilvano!", yelled the Giovannilandian fans at the stadium, including the family. Gilvano started at third, but in 15 seconds he had taken the second position, and in another 10 he was in the lead. It took 45.52 seconds for him to finish, the first one of the heat, with Luba Pisk from Teralyon arriving a quarter of a second later. The family cheered.
The other heats soon followed with the same procedure, taking around 15 minutes. Beatrige de Abreo-Florino, Gilvano Gormo Viator, Sersio Zara, and Fabio Orintal-Silva had all qualified. In the semifinals, however, only Beatrige and Gilvano ran fast enough to advance to the final.
The clock marked 14:40 PM, and the final was about to start. "All athletes ready? Three... two... one... GO!", said another of the judges. 
"Gilvano is in first place now!", remarked Angela. "But, oh no, it seems Beatrige had a bad start and is now last at eighth..."
"She's seventh now! Go, faster!", cheered Matteo. 
Twenty seconds in. "No! Gilvano has lost the lead!", cried Flavio.
Matteo said: "Ouch, seems he's losing steam... third place now... no, fourth..."
"No, we've lost a place at the podium!", lamented Augusto. The Giovannilandian fans' cheer started to lose force as the judge announced: "Eute Pesotta first! Wervoja Lasure second! Gingka Hristov third!" and so on.
"That was very close," commented Matteo. "They're saying Gilvano only lost by a tenth of a second. Fourth place is still very good anyways."
"Oh well, perhaps we get a medal in Pole Vault later," thought Angela. "Who wants some water or food?", she asked. The family had already been there for some time, and still had another event to watch. It was 15:00 PM now.
Some people had left the stadium, while others had arrived for the next event. It would start at 15:30 PM, and the family patiently waited.
Twenty-five minutes later, the event was about to start. Giovannilandian athletes Neuriano Mettio, Arabella Gianluka, and Edna Nivoso were all ready. The competition started at 5.15 meters, with athletes having three attempts to clear each height and advance to the next. The crowd cheered for each one passing, while sounds of lament could be heard when one was eliminated.
Some time later... "Wow, it's up to 5.65 and many athletes are still performing very well—good to see Giovanniland is within those," said Angela.
"Ouch, there stops Edna after missing three attempts," commented Flavio. "And Arabella."
"Luckily they're in the top twelve that will go to the final," remarked Augusto. 
"Neuriano is going very strong, I hope he can hopefully win the final," said Matteo. "The qualifying has finished at 5.75 meters now, and hurrah for all Giovannilandians advancing!"
The family was very excited for the final, with Giovanniland having good chances at a medal. 
"5.45 meters," noted Angela. "Ouch, three athletes are already out and we've not even gone to the next height..." They all watched as the height of the bar increased.
"It's down to the top 5 now!", said Matteo. "Aleaumin Roachant, Arabella Gianluka, Edna Nivoso, Neuriano Mettio, and Wanja Longs. Three from Giovanniland, one from Glenpavia, one from Nieubasria. We've guaranteed at least one medal!"
5.75 meters was the last height achieved by Aleaumin and Edna. The podium was defined now, all that was yet to be decided was who would get each medal.
"Two medals for Giovanniland!", commented Angela. Wanja from Blue Bubble then had three misses, and two Giovannilandians remained.
"GOLD AND SILVER!", exclaimed Matteo. The family watched as the two Giovannilandians tried to outdo each other, with Arabella eventually finishing second and Neuriano earning first place.
"Giovanniland! Giovanniland!", cheered the fans at the stadium. The anthems of Giovanniland and Blue Bubble were then played in the medal ceremony, and the family proudly sang the former.
"And wow, 5.90 meters is a very high score! It may not be an Esferic record, but it's surely something to be remembered," noted Flavio.
The family was then ready to leave after the day's events in the Grande Stadio Sferiko ended. They left Quorivo at 17:30 PM, and arrived home around one hour later. The competition may have ended, but those were nice memories that would remain for long. 

Sir Maxwell put his phone in his jacket pocket and leaned toward Prince Marcarius, speaking in a low voice.
"Sir, Her Royal Highness, Tamara, Princess of Cambria has passed in the night."
Shocked showed clearly on the prince's face.
"Good God, that that's terrible!" he replied in a hoarse whisper. "We must make our excuses and return to our suite. It would be inappropriate to continue enjoying ourselves right now. Please send my condolences to the Cambrian royal family. Once you learn the details of the services, if they are open to the public, please make my arrangements to attend."
"Of course, sir."
The prince excused himself politely, thanked his host for a lovely evening, and made his way to his waiting limosine.

Kassakira paces the Duchy House's Meeting room, on the private side of the castle. This isnt her forte, shes easier being a informal visitor than a formal host. But needs must.
As each leader arrived, she welcomed them politely. As Prince Marcarius mentioned her pride in the country for the games, she smiles "as much as I was not expecting it, yes. I am." 
It wasnt a lie, she was proud. It's a triumph to be in this situation. But it felt like a lie. She knew it wasn't suppose to be. 
She takes a glass of wine from the waiter walking past as Meklit Guntur walks in. She waves him over. They had already been over the topics they want to address the night before, and Guntur was less fazed by the games issue.
"So what that we win so many medals? They know Blue Bubble is a strong country. I blame all them military schools we have." He had joked.
She walks over to the King of Larxia, greeting him. "Its so delightful to see you doing well. I know our treaty review is coming up, so I thought you might want to meet someone, this is Meklit." 
Meklit holds out a hand for him to shake "Government advisor of Military and Lieutenant general of the Glenpavia Army." He smiles "and also bronze medalist in the Air Pistol this year."

Kassakira paces the Duchy House's Meeting room, on the private side of the castle. This isnt her forte, shes easier being a informal visitor than a formal host. But needs must.
As each leader arrived, she welcomed them politely. As Prince Marcarius mentioned her pride in the country for the games, she smiles "as much as I was not expecting it, yes. I am." 
It wasnt a lie, she was proud. It's a triumph to be in this situation. But it felt like a lie. She knew it wasn't suppose to be. 
She takes a glass of wine from the waiter walking past as Meklit Guntur walks in. She waves him over. They had already been over the topics they want to address the night before, and Guntur was less fazed by the games issue.
"So what that we win so many medals? They know Blue Bubble is a strong country. I blame all them military schools we have." He had joked.
She walks over to the King of Larxia, greeting him. "Its so delightful to see you doing well. I know our treaty review is coming up, so I thought you might want to meet someone, this is Meklit." 
Meklit holds out a hand for him to shake "Government advisor of Military and Lieutenant general of the Glenpavia Army." He smiles "and also bronze medalist in the Air Pistol this year."

The Bauhaus Novel - Conversation Street - Episode 6: Ascendance Jammbo

Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: ... [looks emotionless & cold, is actually very nervous & shy... & cold]
Mečislavs Deben: Clarkov, we're live.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Oh! Er, h-hi, welcome to this episode of The, erm, Bauhaus Novel which is named after the half of Hertfordshire & Jammbo where me & the Tsar hail from.
Mečislavs Deben: Yes that's right, you thought there wouldn't be an episode 6 but it was us! So, Jammbonevych, care to do the honours? I know how much you love this.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Sure, cheers. It is now time to put out the fire of agreement, on the car bomb of debate, and cordon away the horrific scene from social interaction on Conversation Street.

The ever lovable Conversation Street jingle plays while Hammond spews out a liquid like some kind of fountain or a gentleman's pork sword.
Mečislavs Deben: Sorry. Hah, eh, so sorry.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: That's the best thing that's going to come out of this show.
Mečislavs Deben: Hahahahaaa, ouch! Also, Furutani, how dirty is your mind?!
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: I see no issue here.
Mečislavs Deben: Don't think I didn't notice your little sly edit on the screen, I have access to that too you know.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Like I said, I see no issue here. It's not like it hinders me from my duty as Prime Minister.
Mečislavs Deben: Moving on!
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Right, now you may be wandering why the Tsar & Prime Minister have commandeered this series out of nowhere. Well, I wanted to have a go at hosting it, so there's your answer.
Mečislavs Deben: I'm intrigued as to what the trio had to go and do for them to try and fail (because of us two) to cancel episode 6.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Actually thanks to Kramer we have live camera footage of the good (Hammond), the bad (Clarkson) & the slow (May) and we can reveal what exactly they're getting up to.
Mečislavs Deben: This ought to be good.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: It better be.
(The scene switches from the news room to somewhere in Karventhin, where the ruling duo are reporting from)
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Mečislavs Deben: This is Karventhin Train Station at rush hour and well they've handcuffed themselves to a bus.
Jeremy Clarkson: False statistics ruin 48 events a week!
Richard Hammond: BBEK burns planets!
Jeremy Clarkson: Utter rubbish coming out of the back of that group is enough to fill the Great Pacific Ocean every 3 weeks!
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: So they're angry at the BBEK for... reasons.
Mečislavs Deben: Probably because the BBEK claimed they would be average.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Ah yes, to be honest I'm rather miffed about that as well.
Mečislavs Deben: Petrovikan probably is too, but I don't know.
James May: What do we want?!
Jeremy Clarkson: Dalimbari landmines!
James May: When do we want it?!
Richard Hammond: As soon as we can arrange easy finance!
Jeremy Clarkson: Well as soon as the signatures...
Mečislavs Deben: Yeah, we have no hope of receiving those. Dalimbar probably doesn't even consider our land as a real place. It's beyond heathen level.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: National self-deprecation, I love it.
Mečislavs Deben: You know you're weird right?
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Yes, I'm weird and I'm proud of that.
Mečislavs Deben: OK.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Oh, looks like they've chained themselves to another bus that conveniently blocked them from view.
Jeremy Clarkson: My cold dead fingers will have to be prized from this bus!
James May: The only way I'm leaving this bus is without this arm.
Richard Hammond: Once in a man's life...
James May: You've just got to do the right thing.
Jeremy Clarkson: You've got to stand up and say 'what a load of...'
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(The scene switches back to the news room to somewhere in Karventhin, where the ruling duo are reporting from)
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: I draw attention to the fuzzy handcuffs. I'm guessing they came out of James' dungeon?
Mečislavs Deben: They were probably from his special occasions drawer.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Along with leather tights, a belt, a cowboy hat, a tin of spam, a carbon-fibre-ended shoe horn & a 16 year old Bovril beef drink with added slippery egg white. Oh and a model train for good measure.
Mečislavs Deben: I thought that was your drawer?
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: What? No!
Mečislavs Deben: Wait really?
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: No, mine is the one full of the piles of cartoon & anime style AB/DL & Age Regression drawings I look at online in my free time. I do have a model train though.
Mečislavs Deben: I wish I hadn't asked.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Anyhow, would you like to talk about the blunders in our names that the Larxian reporter made?
Mečislavs Deben: Wait, you actually asked that? I have to say great job on improving your confidence in asserting what you want.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: I, er... ehm... appreciate it.
Mečislavs Deben: Take your time, process what happened.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: [sighs] Cheers Deben. I do try.
Mečislavs Deben: You're doing a fine job. We both know that an important part of being the Hertfordian/Jammbian Prime Minister is self-improvement.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: That we do.
Mečislavs Deben: Back to the street of conversation, we turned down Review Avenue earlier, I would not like to talk about it. That Mario man has royally peeved me off and I do not mean that as a pun.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: In that case then...
Mečislavs Deben: Are you worried about the leader meet-up?
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Yeah to be honest I am. I'm already atrocious around people in general unless I've warmed up to them which only you, my family and maybe a few HNJEK athletes and government staff can lay claim to. I also want to go so I can prove myself as someone worthy of both commanding a nation and representing it in the Esferiad.
Mečislavs Deben: I know from experience how hard it is to get you to warm up to someone. I imagine you at maximum warmness to be clingy and even yandere-esque to that one person you warm up to in that manner. Also, you won gold last time so you have nothing to worry about on the Esferiad front okay. You and me both earned our place in the HNJEK fairly, don't let anyone tell you or me otherwise.
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Alright, I see. That is correct, we did earn our places here and I won't let that be forgotten. I vow to perform the best I can and aim for Javelin Throw gold once more. On the other point, that would be a realistic depiction of me if such a situation ever arose, I do think. I'm the sort of guy who will be completely cold to everyone but then super clingy to one specific person, whether it be mentor figure, crush, even a fellow national leader though the latter has a chance of next to zero. Not sure on the yandere-esque part as you're claiming though.
Mečislavs Deben: Shall we return to the topic?
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Yes we shall. I already struggle astronomically with people in general. It's worse this time round because it is a meet-up of national leaders. Petrovikan, Dominic, Carnet, Salazar, Nazhim, Giovanni, freaking Marcarius(!) and more are all going to be there.
Mečislavs Deben: It's okay Furutani, I'll help you get accustomed to the dignitaries and then leave you to your own devices. We can talk about Conversation Street, how other countries are doing with autism acceptance, personality theory and all that. Does that sound good?
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Cheers, I know I don't ever say this but this sort of thing does mean a lot to me.
Mečislavs Deben: Anytime, it's the least I could do as His Majesty the Tsar of Hertfordshire & Jammbo. Now then, shall we go?
Clarkov Jammbonevych Furutani: Yeah, let me just quickly put the event schedule for Day 5 up. We can let Kramer perform the athlete analysis later in the events.
Day 5 Event Schedule
Events/Ívents Athletes/Àølīts 200m Butterfly Swimming Sentinel "Prime" Putniņš, Samson Myroshnychenko, Shuichi Salmiņš 1,500m Track Afuro Tytarenko, Judai Yakymchuk, Tommy Venev Field Long Jump Mamoru Endziņš, Yuuto Kreslīns Equestrian Individual Jumping Jolyne Cishisheva, Miko Tymchuk Park Skateboarding Seiko Skudra, Chihiro Freimanis Tennis Doubles Stage 1 Dio Burluka + Faust Ḩarełeudeiem, Sakuya Ivanova + Kaguya Hadjiivanovasan Baseball Matchday 5 Hertfordia Baseball Beach Volleyball Matchday 5 Frisk Dachev + Robert Spïďwagen Water Polo Matchday 5 Hertfordshire & Jammbo Water Polo Team Basketball Matchday 5 Hertfordia Basketball Handball Matchday 1 Hertfordia Handball Federation Lacrosse Matchday 1 Hertfordia Lacrosse  
The pair, with Jammbonevych Furutani reassured, left the station and got into their very own luxury car that they themselves own (no security firm here) and left for the leader meet-up. As for the trio of hosts, they ended up running away. Perhaps they should leave protests to the professionals. Now we say goodbye. Some say we are dead but the Tsar is too afraid to tell us, and that we can open a portable news station with our testes. All we know is, we're going to the Verkhovna Anglia now to look in Clarkov's special occasions drawer and that we're the HNJEK. Goodnight!
         

"Sir Maxwell Standish, Personal Secretary to His Serene Highness Marcarius, Prince of The Holy Principality of Saint Mark, accompaning His Serene Highness," he stated briskly, but politely, to the guard at the Duchy door. The Prince at his side nodded and smiled to the guard as he let them through.
The Duchy Estate was lovely, and the Prince admired the antiques and mosaics as they passed into the main hall and greeted the Mpitarika.
"This is a beautiful estate. Thank you so much for your kind invitation. Blue Bubble is really doing remakably in this Esferiad! You must be so proud."
Several of the Heads of State and important guests had already arrived, including His Majesty the Sultan of Arifiyyah and his beautiful wife, Queen Isabella. He walked over to them and held out his hand.
"Arif and Isabella! So good to see you again! I had hoped that we would have a chance to get together again. I am grateful to our host for providing this opportunity. Congratulations on the fine performance by your basketball team! I trust your time here has been as pleasant as mine so far?"
A footman discreetly offered champagne from a silver tray which the Prince accepted and his Secretary declined.
"Ah! A charming Giovannian vintage! Very nice," noted the Prince. "To further victories!" he toasted, smiling toward his royal friends.

Kassakira walks across the main office floor of the Blue Bubble Esferiad Komity, and knocks on the door of the main leaders, Ociden Shoviv and Lena Hants.
"Come in!"
She opens the door, and almost storms in, "I have a knot to pick with both of you!" 
They look at each other in panic as she starts her rant, the door slamming behind her
"You said we will do average, and we will be shown as a comfortable but stable country. So why on Lavans dirt are we top of the leader board with 18 medals?!" She hisses, her necklaces dangle as she places her hands on the back of the sofa. Her vibes were very angry.
"Well you-" Ociden starts
"I know I asked for Guntur and my brother. But you had data analysts on this. We are running rings round other countries! Its embarrassing! I wanted to hide in plain sight, because we needed to do so to go forward as a nation. Not completely show up the King of Saint Mark!" She points to the TV, recapping the Blue Bubble medal wins.
Lena stands up, almost shaking "the athletes.. they are strong people. We werent exactly expecting this push from them either." She says quietly
"I have a event tomorrow with other leaders, I will tell you what damage you've done afterwards." She growls
Lena nods "we will look into it on our side too."
Kassakira glares at them, waving a finger at them "don't mess this up again. I dont want to be accused of any wrongdoing here because you decided to pick out people who excel beyond what is needed right now." She turns and heads to the door, done with any form of excuse.
Ociden nods "We are sorry about-"
The door slams shut. 
"-this. Lena, what have we done?"
"I.. I dont know. What have we done?" 
They look at each other. Scared. Confused. Concerned.
 
*the GSN analysis show will be presented at a later time, but soon.*

Kassakira walks across the main office floor of the Blue Bubble Esferiad Komity, and knocks on the door of the main leaders, Ociden Shoviv and Lena Hants.
"Come in!"
She opens the door, and almost storms in, "I have a knot to pick with both of you!" 
They look at each other in panic as she starts her rant, the door slamming behind her
"You said we will do average, and we will be shown as a comfortable but stable country. So why on Lavans dirt are we top of the leader board with 18 medals?!" She hisses, her necklaces dangle as she places her hands on the back of the sofa. Her vibes were very angry.
"Well you-" Ociden starts
"I know I asked for Guntur and my brother. But you had data analysts on this. We are running rings round other countries! Its embarrassing! I wanted to hide in plain sight, because we needed to do so to go forward as a nation. Not completely show up the King of Saint Mark!" She points to the TV, recapping the Blue Bubble medal wins.
Lena stands up, almost shaking "the athletes.. they are strong people. We werent exactly expecting this push from them either." She says quietly
"I have a event tomorrow with other leaders, I will tell you what damage you've done afterwards." She growls
Lena nods "we will look into it on our side too."
Kassakira glares at them, waving a finger at them "don't mess this up again. I dont want to be accused of any wrongdoing here because you decided to pick out people who excel beyond what is needed right now." She turns and heads to the door, done with any form of excuse.
Ociden nods "We are sorry about-"
The door slams shut. 
"-this. Lena, what have we done?"
"I.. I dont know. What have we done?" 
They look at each other. Scared. Confused. Concerned.
 
*the GSN analysis show will be presented at a later time, but soon.*

Kassakira walks across the main office floor of the Blue Bubble Esferiad Komity, and knocks on the door of the main leaders, Ociden Shoviv and Lena Hants.
"Come in!"
She opens the door, and almost storms in, "I have a knot to pick with both of you!" 
They look at each other in panic as she starts her rant, the door slamming behind her
"You said we will do average, and we will be shown as a comfortable but stable country. So why on Lavans dirt are we top of the leader board with 18 medals?!" She hisses, her necklaces dangle as she places her hands on the back of the sofa. Her vibes were very angry.
"Well you-" Ociden starts
"I know I asked for Guntur and my brother. But you had data analysts on this. We are running rings round other countries! Its embarrassing! I wanted to hide in plain sight, because we needed to do so to go forward as a nation. Not completely show up the King of Saint Mark!" She points to the TV, recapping the Blue Bubble medal wins.
Lena stands up, almost shaking "the athletes.. they are strong people. We werent exactly expecting this push from them either." She says quietly
"I have a event tomorrow with other leaders, I will tell you what damage you've done afterwards." She growls
Lena nods "we will look into it on our side too."
Kassakira glares at them, waving a finger at them "don't mess this up again. I dont want to be accused of any wrongdoing here because you decided to pick out people who excel beyond what is needed right now." She turns and heads to the door, done with any form of excuse.
Ociden nods "We are sorry about-"
The door slams shut. 
"-this. Lena, what have we done?"
"I.. I dont know. What have we done?" 
They look at each other. Scared. Confused. Concerned.
 
*the GSN analysis show will be presented at a later time, but soon.*

Kassakira walks across the main office floor of the Blue Bubble Esferiad Komity, and knocks on the door of the main leaders, Ociden Shoviv and Lena Hants.
"Come in!"
She opens the door, and almost storms in, "I have a knot to pick with both of you!" 
They look at each other in panic as she starts her rant, the door slamming behind her
"You said we will do average, and we will be shown as a comfortable but stable country. So why on Lavans dirt are we top of the leader board with 18 medals?!" She hisses, her necklaces dangle as she places her hands on the back of the sofa. Her vibes were very angry.
"Well you-" Ociden starts
"I know I asked for Guntur and my brother. But you had data analysts on this. We are running rings round other countries! Its embarrassing! I wanted to hide in plain sight, because we needed to do so to go forward as a nation. Not completely show up the King of Saint Mark!" She points to the TV, recapping the Blue Bubble medal wins.
Lena stands up, almost shaking "the athletes.. they are strong people. We werent exactly expecting this push from them either." She says quietly
"I have a event tomorrow with other leaders, I will tell you what damage you've done afterwards." She growls
Lena nods "we will look into it on our side too."
Kassakira glares at them, waving a finger at them "don't mess this up again. I dont want to be accused of any wrongdoing here because you decided to pick out people who excel beyond what is needed right now." She turns and heads to the door, done with any form of excuse.
Ociden nods "We are sorry about-"
The door slams shut. 
"-this. Lena, what have we done?"
"I.. I dont know. What have we done?" 
They look at each other. Scared. Confused. Concerned.
 
*the GSN analysis show will be presented at a later time, but soon.*

The Bauhaus Novel - Conversation Street - Episode 5: Science Corner

Jeremy Clarkson: Hello and welcome to the 5th episode of The Bauhaus Novel and we have been working to provide possibly the most difficult episode to produce in this entire stations existence.
Richard Hammond: Anyway, shut up, because now it is time to plant a bouquet of chat, following a collision of debate, outside the primary school on Conversation Street.

The Conversation Street jingle plays as May shoots an arrow into Hammond's arm, much to his displeasure.
James May: Anyway, this episode will be focusing on athlete performance from days 1, 2 and 3.
Jeremy Clarkson: No James that's the next episode.
James May: Is it?
Jeremy Clarkson: Yes James, it is. This episode is actually not going to feature us two for very long.
James May: And why is that?
Jeremy Clarkson: If you'll remember, the three of us decided that we also wanted to compile how above or below expectations our HNJEK athletes have performed and see who really is the most impressive.
James May: Ah yes, I remember now. We couldn't get it done in time, so this current episode had to be released now instead of before Day 3's events. That also means that we'll be unleashing day 3's event schedule on the viewers even though they already know what happened.
Jeremy Clarkson: Yeah but who's going to complain? I mean, how hard can it be?
Richard Hammond: Don't say that!
Jeremy Clarkson: So, over now to Richard Hammond in the Science Corner.
James May: I'd like to clarify as the voice of sensibleness here that the following content is only of day 1 and of dubious quality and has some errors related to leaving things that should have been cut out in.
Artistic Swimming
200m Freestyle Swimming
Individual Archery
Equestrian Individual Dressage
One-Person Dinghy Sailing
10m Air Pistol Shooting
Individual Taekwondo
Water Polo
Baseball
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Richard Hammond: Thank you Jeremy, now this is really quite simple. Okay, understeer works like this: you drive down the road, you turn the wheel but the car goes straight on, crashes into a tree and you die. Oversteer works like this: you drive down the same bit of road, turn the wheel but the back of the car flips round and you go off the road, crash into a tree and you die. Now oversteer is best because you don't see the tree that kills you.
Jeremy Clarkson: Hammond. What was that?
Richard Hammond: That was important consumer advice.
Jeremy Clarkson: Was it?
James May: To be fair he did put the actual Science Corner content on the screen so viewers can look at that while he tells us about what made his career successful.
Richard Hammond: Yes. Hahahaha. [Sarcastic fake laugh]
James May: Open ticket!
Jeremy Clarkson: Yes, now I'll end if I may by showing not just the events of Day 4 but also the events of Day 3.
Richard Hammond: We will not be showing rank comparisons of Day 2 because we can't be bothered. Day 3 may be cancelled too depending on the time we have as we have something very important to do later.
Jeremy Clarkson: Yes we do so there will be no episode 6.
James May: Why don't we just do that when we come back?
Jeremy Clarkson: Because I just said there wouldn't be one.
Richard Hammond: So this is a dictatorship now.
James May: You say that as if it hasn't always been a dictatorship.
Jeremy Clarkson: Oh it doesn't matter. Goodnight everyone!
Day 3 Event Schedule (Done Already)
Events/Ívents Athletes/Àølīts 200m Backstroke Swimming Ryuga Krieviņš, Derek Sokolov, Hecatia Lukanova 100m Track Nile Hadjiev, Lemres Romanov, Endeavour Medvid Field High Jump Ivo Rudzītis, Peko Pekyneva Equestrian Individual Eventing Armando Slobodyan, Kazemaru Ivanenko Multihull Sailing Tooru Lukanov + Eiki Sproģe Trap Shooting Patchouli Knalide, Rococo Uradulov Individual Judo Stage 1 Bernard Girikananov, Funny Ṽalentain Tennis Singles Finals Mina Medne, Feli Petruk Baseball Matchday 3 Hertfordia Baseball Beach Volleyball Matchday 3 Frisk Dachev + Robert Spïďwagen Water Polo Matchday 3 Hertfordshire & Jammbo Water Polo Team Basketball Matchday 3 Hertfordia Basketball  
Day 4 Event Schedule (Coming Up)
Events/Ívents Athletes/Àølīts 10m Platform Diving Tanukichi Osis, Ryo D. Lait 200m Breastroke Swimming Makoto Nankov, Jean Dombrovskis, Eve Myroshnychenko 400m Track Jotaro Kishishev, Gingka Hristov, Jeremy Clarkson Field Pole Vault Freddie Ṁḙkjeri, Ayame Kraule Equestrian Team Eventing Hertfordshire & Jammbo Equestrian Eventing Team Single Sculls Rowing Mizore Savenko, Dr. Ziggurat, Dharkon Tumsa Individual Judo Finals Funny Ṽalentain Baseball Matchday 4 Hertfordia Baseball Beach Volleyball Matchday 4 Frisk Dachev + Robert Spïďwagen Water Polo Matchday 4 Hertfordshire & Jammbo Water Polo Team Basketball Matchday 4 Hertfordia Basketball  
John Kramer, the only news station member left in the room, wonders what Clarkson, Hammond & May have planned for later and whether he will need to break out his traps and Billy the Puppet to apprehend them. Well if that does happen, someone is getting a grievous injury induced by karma or whatever John tries to justify himself with. Episode 6 will not go ahead, unless a miracle occurs, so we will decommission for the day. Some say that if you insult our reporting, Hammond will headbutt you in the chest, and that if you tune your radio to 666 FM you can actually hear our thoughts. All we know is, we're the HNJEK. See you next time, goodnight!
      

October 27th, 1421
Mario: Welcome viewers to Day 3 of the Esferiad news. Today we will cover the happenings in the Esferiads over in Quoriv and Kharventhin, as Larxia managed to win another 2 medals, once again a gold and a bronze. I will pass it over to Natasha Diaz, who will bring you news from Quoriv. Over to you Nat.
Natasha: Thanks Mario. Hello viewers, welcome back to Quoriv, as our athletes duke it out against athletes from all over the Esferos for the prestigious Esferiad medals. In the 100 m Run, athletes Florence Carter, Chris Davies and Paula Pryce managed to qualify for the semi-finals, which saw the elimination of Pryce, as Davies and Carter made it into the finals. Both of them finished at the exact second, finishing at 11.01, but Davies was unlucky, as he was a tad bit late than Carter, missing out narrowly on a Bronze, or maybe even a joint bronze. High Jump athletes Dani Levante and Austin McMop, both qualified for the finals, but they weren't able to finish in the top three. Tennis! Tennis is where it was a good for Larxia. Tennis Start Rafael Nodial went all the way and won a well-deserved gold in the Tennis Singles Event. Emma Williams also came close to glory of her own as she barely lost to United Adaikes' Lacey John. In Baseball, Larxia handily defeated Fuentana 10 runs to 6 as Larxia go top of Group B. There was no Basketball match for Larxia today, as this was a rest day for the Larxian team. That is all there is to report in Quoriv. Back to you Mario.
Mario: Thank you Natasha. In other exciting news surrounding the Esferiads and Larxia, the leader of Blue Bubble, Mpatrika Kassakira Petrovikan has invited nation leaders from across the world, and give them an opportunity to network with other powerful people. King James is said to be attending the meeting along with his brother, Prince Dominic. Other leaders who are expected to attend the meeting in Kharventhin are Santo-Dominian heiress, Carnot Golberg, Hertfordians leaders Presizent Clarksov and Mecislaaves of Doben, Giobannilangian PM Amore Gilbrek and Prince Marsarius of Saint Mars. Tank you bery mush, I'll now pazz id ova to Zami.
Jamie: Are you okay Mario? Well, thanks anyways. I'll be taking over for the news for Kharventhin. Larxia had an average time here in Kharventhin. Marta Diaz our very own Nat's sister, managed to qualify for the finals of the 200 m Backstroke, but lost a medal position by 40 seconds finishing behind 3rd placed Ethel Merman from Saint Mark. In case of Trap Shooting, there was no Larxian representation in the finals of the event. The Water Polo team had a good day in the office as they beat the team from Teralyon 10-6, making their way to the 2nd spot in Group B. It was a day of rest for the beach volleyball duo of Garcia and Velasco, as the other 4 teams in the group battled it out today. That was all for the results of Day 3 in Kharventhin, though i believe tomorrow there will be a lot more to report on tomorrow as the leaders will sit down for a formal meeting in the Duchy Estate here in Kharventhin. Back to you Mario.
Mario:....
Mario:....
Jamie: Mario!?
Mario: Yezz, dank you fo zoining, wel see you later.

From the Desk of the King James of Larxia
Dear Kassakira,
I am very delighted at being invited to the formal meeting being hosted by you in the Duchy Estate of Kharventhin. It will be a good opportunity to talk to the world leaders and improve Larxia's network.
I am writing this letter to you to personally confirm my attendance for this event, and look forward to talking to you soon. My brother, Prince Dominic, who you might also know as the Foreign Affairs Minister of Larxia, will also be in attendance for this event.
I look forward to a positive meeting tomorrow.

King James Galitia of Larxia
 
Tweet posted by King James regarding the invite

Idag i Verden // Today in the World
Esferic Edition
Masina Marina, Kharventhin, Glenpavia - Gold in sailing! Aline Stormo-Nguyen and Mikke Stormo-Nguyen have earned the nations first medal! The sailors carried our heritage strongly in the Multihull Sailing competition, with 2 first place and 2 second place finishes among the event's seven races, finishing nearly ten points ahead of the silver medalists. The couple shared an emotional moment on top of the podium as Arbetarna played for the first time at the Games.
Kharventhin, Glenpavia - The office of Utanriksrådgafar (Minister of Foreign Affairs) Ivo Solum (K) has confirmed that the Rådgafar, who is currently attending the Esferic Games, will be present at the impromptu conference announced by Mpitarika Petrovikan of Glenpavia. It has not been publicly announced the subject, if any, of the conference, though some in the Utanriks office have implied it is related solely to the Games.
Grand Esferic Stadium, Quoriv, Giovanniland - Many eyes are on the athletics stadium today as Vilja Arnøy competes in pole vault. The former gold medalist is hopeful for the day's competition, saying that they've come to do their best and make Braskvik proud. After their win at the first Esferiad, they had a rough showing at the Athletic World Games, placing only ninth. Depending on how today goes, we may see the final performance of this athletic great.

Benaventura Corporation Headquarters, Porto Violeto—13:00 PM International Atomic Time, 27th October 1421
Erasmo Benaventura sat on his chair in the room at the top of the building, sipping a cup of coffee. He was the CEO of the Benaventura Corporation, a large enterprise that significantly aided in a few Esferic projects, such as building the Benaventura Arena for field hockey and renewing five or six existing venues, and successfully bid to be one of the official sponsor. 
The TV displayed the ongoing basketball game between Giovanniland and Orandia. "Heh, with our athletes winning, I'll be able to profit even more!", he thought to himself. "Maybe we could sponsor some of those gold medal receivers for their future appearances," and as he continued this thought, the doorbell rang. It was the time for an important meeting.
Kornelio Zorteyano, CEO of Lavandula Technology (an important enterprise from the nearby city of Annavilla), and Tertullia Adagio-Vitruvio, CEO of Porto Violeto Kasini (the largest gambling enterprise in the city), had just arrived to talk with Erasmo. They were close friends controlling large businesses of different sectors, and saw this Esferiad as a way to increase their influence.
"Welcome! So, how are your companies going?", greeted Erasmo. He turned off the TV while the Giovannilandian basketball team scored a three-pointer. 
"Very good! Lavandula Technology Inc. has provided some of the technology being used for the Esferiad... for a small fee, of course," Kornelio answered ironically.
"Same here, we at Porto Violeto Kasini are hoping that the influx of tourists from around the world can earn us an increase in visitors... and in profit," replied Tertullia.
"Great to know, my friends," said Erasmo. He added, "so here we are to discuss how to best use the profits we reap from these ongoing games and our next steps forward."
"Indeed we are," the two others said.
"After the games," Erasmo told the other two, "it seems we have a golden opportunity in promoting some of the less-known sports in Giovanniland. Field hockey, for example, hence the arena our company built for the games. Lacrosse and golf are two other good options."
"For me, any sport works as long as enough people are interested in betting on athletes," commented Tertullia. "Our casinos in northern Giovanniland are already booming with many people betting on their favorite athletes," she added. Kornelio agreed, and proposed to also provide the technology needed for these further plans.
"A very good plan, and I could help you in building some of these new casinos across the country," Erasmo offered. "Ugh, if this country just had less of those damned taxes, we would be able to profit in an even greater way," he said.
"That's where one of my other plans comes in," Kornelio remarked. "I don't think this old lady we call Prime Minister will try a re-election. I was talking with my old friend Lauro de Abreo-Florino. and he's trying to build a grand coalition of all other parties against this government led by the Soquale-Verde and Komunista parties. One of his goal is to reduce those taxes imposed on enterprises like ours," he announced.
"And you think Lauro will get enough votes?", Tertullia doubted. "The two other parties combined only got 37% of the votes in the last election, while this coalition of tree-huggers and socialists still managed to earn over 60%..."
Kornelio answered: "Worry not, as we have a plan to turn the tables in regards to that. The prospect of raising our economy even more should hopefully sway some of the voters, and with Amore Gile Abrente's old age I don't think she's running for another term."
"Wonderful," Tertullia exclaimed. "The election is still a year ahead, but when the polls happen in 1423, I hope our plans succeed. For capitalism and glory!", she said.
"I take it we're finished with this meeting," Erasmo announced. "I'll see you two soon again, my friends, but for now, may our corporations profit even more from the Esferiad."
"Indeed," Kornelio and Tertullia concurred in unison.
The two soon left the building and went back to their own corporations' headquarters. Erasmo turned back on the TV, and was delighted to see that the Giovannilandian basketball team won the match against Orandia—a close match indeed. He switched to another channel, and it was displaying the High Jump event. He watched as the athletes brought more medals to the nation, but deep down, all he could think about was profit. 
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Governor's Lavender Palace, Quorivo—9:30 AM International Atomic Time, 28th October 1421
King Giovanni VI was resting at a luxurious bedroom reserved for him in Quorivo for the duration of the Esferic Games, after arriving for the Opening Ceremony. Soon, an aide rushed into his room.
"Your Majesty, here is an important letter from Kassakira Petrovikan, the Mpitarika of Blue Bubble," the aide said as she handed the King the letter.
"Thank you," he replied. As he read the letter, he thought: "Hmm, an invite to meet at the Duchy Estate tomorrow? Sounds a nice opportunity to strengthen our friendship with our Blue Bubble neighbors. The Mpitarika will appreciate my presence."
A few minutes passed and he finished thinking, as the aide stood near the door. "Giulia, please let the Governor of Lavanda Prima, Teodoro Anario-Lauro, know about this invite. I want him to go together with me, after all, his province's second largest city is co-hosting the Games with Kharventhin." She quickly obeyed.
Ferenno of course accepted. Later that night, he and the King were preparing to depart the Governor's Lavender Palace and travel to Kharventhin. A small security guard was to go along them, and the King of course made this known to the Mpitarika.

Dear leader name,
Whilst you are here to attend the games, as a viewer or as a participant, I understand you may be looking to also conduct official business with other leaders.
Due to this, I am inviting you and other leaders to a formal meeting event where there is place to speak privately and publicly with each other at the Duchy Estate tomorrow at 13:00 local time.
Please reply with a confirmation of your attendance and any other individuals who will be attending with you.
Yours sincerely,

Kassakira Petrovikan
Mpitarika of Blue Bubble