Fred
Retired Staff
Ketsurui Kotori, namesake and senator of the Kotori system, brought about a new topic to the Imperial Senate.
"North of Katsuko's nebula, we have four star systems named after former Star Army taisho Shimizu Akina, and her three youngling daughters Akiko, Miu, and Ayano."
"I would like to propose that we consider renaming those star systems differently."
"Names given to star systems are an honor given to explorers, and those whom have done the Empire great service," Kotori asserted. "However, E0 through E3 have come to symbolize shame and embarassment."
"Taisho Shimizu, at some point - out of the blue - declared that she and wayward former-followers of the Motoyoshi clan would turn themselves into aristrocratic figures through creation of thier own clan without Imperial consent."
"Titling herself as 'princess', Shimizu Akina barged without permission into the Second International Conference and portrayed our nation as antagonistic in fashion contrary to Empress Himiko's intentions. In mixed show of rudeness, discourtesy and a blatant display of how the Empire's 'leadership' did not have an unified front, she made us laughingstock to the leaders of other nations."
"What's more, she proved to be a superb drama queen when she decadently drew attention to herself during a crisis by having leaders of other nations catter to her while she was delivering younglings. Even when in distress, a princess and admiral should have had the dignity and resolve to display such intimate matters elsewhere than at a public forum of diplomacy, let alone during crisis."
"Today, we look upon our starmaps, and those four names remind us of the embarassment of that day. So do the Nepleslians. So might others, when they hear the jokes made at the expense of our showing at the Second IRC."
"I would ask if we could make this display of shame end. I would ask if we might show that we do not condone Shimizu Akina's displays, and take measures to retain our dignity. I would ask if we could give solace to those three daughters, and allow them to sink into obscurity so that they would not suffer the ridicule earned by thier mother."
"What say you?"
"North of Katsuko's nebula, we have four star systems named after former Star Army taisho Shimizu Akina, and her three youngling daughters Akiko, Miu, and Ayano."
"I would like to propose that we consider renaming those star systems differently."
"Names given to star systems are an honor given to explorers, and those whom have done the Empire great service," Kotori asserted. "However, E0 through E3 have come to symbolize shame and embarassment."
"Taisho Shimizu, at some point - out of the blue - declared that she and wayward former-followers of the Motoyoshi clan would turn themselves into aristrocratic figures through creation of thier own clan without Imperial consent."
"Titling herself as 'princess', Shimizu Akina barged without permission into the Second International Conference and portrayed our nation as antagonistic in fashion contrary to Empress Himiko's intentions. In mixed show of rudeness, discourtesy and a blatant display of how the Empire's 'leadership' did not have an unified front, she made us laughingstock to the leaders of other nations."
"What's more, she proved to be a superb drama queen when she decadently drew attention to herself during a crisis by having leaders of other nations catter to her while she was delivering younglings. Even when in distress, a princess and admiral should have had the dignity and resolve to display such intimate matters elsewhere than at a public forum of diplomacy, let alone during crisis."
"Today, we look upon our starmaps, and those four names remind us of the embarassment of that day. So do the Nepleslians. So might others, when they hear the jokes made at the expense of our showing at the Second IRC."
"I would ask if we could make this display of shame end. I would ask if we might show that we do not condone Shimizu Akina's displays, and take measures to retain our dignity. I would ask if we could give solace to those three daughters, and allow them to sink into obscurity so that they would not suffer the ridicule earned by thier mother."
"What say you?"