Patient (Map Game)

Welcome to Patient, an apocalyptic map game.

It was just a simple exploration mission. Something was brought back, it triggered something beneath us. People are going crazy, empty shadowed eyes and corrupted smiles as the dark aura surrounds them - looking for its next victim. Would 2028 be the beginning of the end?

Save us.

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Rules
Read the Map Game Handbook

Password is "Ajit Pai can suck a dick"

Nations

 * Republic of Iceland - LukaGaming
 * Republic of Kazakhstan - TenaciousMapping
 * Kingdom of Norway - Fyorrian Mapping
 * Kingdom of Spain - PlasmodiumSF
 * People's Republic of China - Thundar Lord
 * United States of America - EthanKoenigsberg
 * Republic of Poland - ItsHosuke
 * Republic of Korea - Österreichisofstronk
 * Russian Federation - AenMaps
 * Republic of Serbia - Singaporean Mapping
 * Republic of South Africa - Priceless008
 * United Kingdom of the British Isles - FedexWI
 * Republic of Italy - Valor6791
 * Commonwealth of Australia - Thunder2004
 * Republic of Brazil - JMathias23
 * Republic of Austria - SPÖSupporter
 * Republic of Indonesia - Hexarafi

On-site Staff

 * Headmaster Surgeon: Dr. Bright
 * Virologist: Dr. Mann
 * Immunologist: Dr. Clef
 * WHO Advisor: Dr. Iceberg
 * Status Feed Technician: Dr. Gears

Briefing
The main aim for players is to develop a cure for the pathogen. This can be done be identifying the genetic structure of the pathogen, its origins, as well as the neutralisation of its symptoms. The following guide will provide assistance to those bothered enough to push for a cure.


 * Research Report on Infectious Disease Control

Plot
'''The plot is the overarching story in the map game. As the game progresses, more and more of the story will be revealed. Sometimes, crucial information will be redacted. It will be up to the players to piece together the puzzle. Solving the redacted information per paragraph will add 5% bonus to the global cure status. Every bit of information could be important to understand the infection and therefore will lead to the cure. Remember: this is optional.'''

In the year 2021, the major independent space agencies had gathered together to form a conglomerate called Stellar Core. In late 2023, the conglomerate approved a mission to build the first manned spaceship to Mars using this drive after finding data of possible storage of wealth of information from a previous mission. On 2025, the first manned flight to Mars was successful after the ship Opportunity landed on Mars. During the first few months after landing, the crew established a small mining operation. Things were going well, but a small incident occured when [REDACTED] had mysteriously dissappeared when trying to explore deeper into the mining cave. A rescue team had found [REDACTED], unconscious but breathing. Notable damages were reported around the glass visor. After being fixed up, the crew had detected no problem with the body asides from a minor concussion. By 2026, the crew had finished up and were sent home. [REDACTED] had reported [REDACTED] but through medical analyzation, there was no detection of any known contagions.

[Cure status is not currently enabled, all current redacted info will have no effect]

Analytics

 * Estimated World Population - 8,406,332,027 (Turn 6)
 * Noninfected: 8,406,299,354
 * Infected: 32,673


 * Cure Status - Not Necessary
 * Other Outbreaks
 * 2029 Q2
 * Ebola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zambia and Republic of Congo, Major
 * HIV, Lesotho and South Africa, Minor
 * Yellow Fever, Bolivia, Colombia, Liberia, Mexico and Peru, Minor
 * Diptheria, Russia, Minor
 * Measles, France, Minor

2028 Q1
Concerns about ancient viruses being unleashed through the thawing of Siberian permafrost are common in most debates on healthcare, as well as UN and WHO conferences.

Samples of Martian soil and water indicate signs that primordial life once inhabited Mars, and quite possibly vertebrates, or something of a similar biological structure.

Tyler Enterprises propose an alternative to other energy sources, which is the utilization of the glowing Martian rocks charmingly called, "Glowstone".

The WHO reports an increase in depression cases within developed nations.

Republic of Kazakhstan

 * Backstory: Nursultan Nazarbayev died on 11 December 2020, and an interregnum started due to several people wanting to succeed him. Eventually, Bakhytzhan Sagintayev won the fight and became president. However, people started getting unhappy, and on 1 February 2028, massive protests started in Astana, which quickly spread all over the country. Sagintayev was forced to resign on 29 February, and a new government, with Azat Peruashev of Ak Zhol Democratic Party becoming the new president. Peruashev drove Kazachstan in a more liberal way, and on a referendum held on 2 April, a new constitution and a new flag were proposed.
 * Government: A presidential republic lead by Azat Peruashev.
 * Military:
 * Active Personnel: 37,000
 * Non-active Personnel: 34,000
 * Army Personnel: 20,000
 * Navy Personnel: 3,000
 * Airplanes: 12,000
 * Ministry of Defence Personnel: 4,000
 * Paramilitary Personel: 31,000
 * Economy: Kazakhstan is currently recovering from an economic crisis.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Russian Federation: Greetings my dear, would you like an alliance? We could all benefit from it, don't you think?
 * Mongolia: Mongolia, my nomadic friend! Don't you feel trapped between two huge nations? Don't you feel poor because you have nothing but sand? Don't worry! You just have to ask for an alliance and everything will be fine! I promise. Have I ever broken a promise?
 * India: India, my southern friend! Would you care about improving our relations?

Federative Republic of Brazil

 * Government: 
 * Jair Bolsonaro is the president of Brazil for ten years by 2028. Due to a constitutional amendment approved by the congress in 2025, presidents can run for more than two terms if their approval is above 40%, which allowed Bolsonaro to be elected again in 2026. However, his popularity declined during his third term, as he alledgely manipulates approval researches to keep his approval above 40%. Also, the ideals that got him elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022 are now considered obsolete, rising the suspicion on electoral fraud. Even with his public support declining, he still holds a large part of the congress and can govern with no political problems.


 * Military: 
 * The Brazilian Armed Forces were reestructured and improved during Bolsonaro's rule. By 2028, around 2.5 million men are in reserve due to Brazil's mandatory draft system, while 400,000 are deployed in border patrol, anti-deforestation operations in the Amazon and Cerrado, garrisoning and abroad humanitary missions.
 * The Air Force is currently engaged in extensively patrolling the Amazon Rainforest, as big farmers keep expanding their farms into the forest. It's also cooperating with the Army to identify and shoot down aircraft used in drugs and weapons traffic. The use of airplanes to transport illegal material increased in the last years, since they can't be stopped in roads like trucks and cars.
 * The Air Force also seeks to increase its helicopter fleet to help in these missions. The Navy is building it's own aircraft carrier to patrol the coast, but due to lack of funds the project is currently frozen. Instead, the Navy is investing on expanding the Marine Corps for better border patrol and operations against illegal actions in the Amazon.


 * Economy: 
 * The brazilian GDP remains stable at around US$ 3B. The economy mostly depends on agropecuary exportations, but investments in education during Bolsonaro's rule increased the country's technology development sector. By 2028, the electronics industry is starting to become relevant, supplying the national industry with brazilian-made modern machinery. The sector is expected to become important within the next decade.


 * Diplomacy: Nothing yet.

Republic of France

 * Backstory: Emmanuel Macron was punished from being president of France due to being a myriad scandal during his presidency years. Édouard Philippe was the former prime minister, and became the president of France now, with Jacques Philippe being chosen by Philippe, his brother to be Prime Minister of the French.
 * Government: Is a Semi presidental Republic owned by Édouard Philippe, the new president, and Jacques Philippe, the new prime minister of France. Due to Macron's behavior during is term, he has been impeached by the head of government! The government head is now head of state since head of state is a president always and head of government is the prime minister.
 * Military:
 * Land troops:  5,000
 * Marine Troops: 7,000
 * Tanks: 1,500
 * Inactive Marine/Land troops: 1,500
 * Airplanes:  1,000
 * Miscellaneous Vehicles: 1,000
 * Elites: 3,000
 * Economy: France has high GDP and high GDP per capita, with GDP around $30,000, and GDP per capita around $750. Currently, there is no economic crisis in France since 1980s. Before 1980s ended, France suffered lots of economic problems, which from 1929-1939 was the Great Depression, which hit France's economy hard and ruined the GDP and GDP per capita at that time.
 * 'Diplomacy':
 * Italy: Do you want to sign a treaty that says that we will stop agressing forever?
 * Spain: Idfk if I need to give Navarre and Basque community regions to you!!! I dont wanna give up many regions Imfao!
 * Germany: Huh, want to fight russia?
 * Egypt: Hey, do you want to make a permanent trade alliance with me?

Iceland

 * Government: A republic. Eh. And we have the Alþingi.
 * Demographics: 356k people
 * Ethnics:
 * 92.04% Iceland
 * 3.63% Polish
 * 4.33% other
 * Military
 * Fun fact: Iceland has no military.
 * Icelandic Coast Goard:
 * 3 x Patrol vessels
 * 1 x Fixed wing aircraft
 * 3 x Helicopters
 * 2 x Patrol/survey boat
 * 200 x Officers and men
 * Economy
 * GDP: 20 billion US$, 56,180 US$ per capita
 * Mainly from tourism, fishing, alumnium producing, and stuff
 * We also drill oil in the Arctic and sell to other nations, like the United States, and use the money to fund the Valkyrie Protocol (see below)
 * Diplomacy:
 * Norway, Sweden, Finland & Denmark: I'd like to form a 'Nordic Scientific Pact' between the five of us, which encourages and pushes scientific progress forward, so we can all benefit from better technology.
 * Valkyrie Protocol: The Protocol is a plan of construction of underground shelters, powered by geothermal energy is started in Reykjavik, Akureyri and other places. The plan, dubbed the "Valkyrie Protocol" is held at the Alþingi (Icelandic parliament) since early January 2028, and will be activated whenever a catastrophe/dramatic event occurs, like a nuclear war of an epidemic. The shelters are expected to hold at least 500 thousand people over the timespan of at least 60 years to avoid any foreseenable catastrophe.

Korea

 * Government : Republic. In response to the outbreak of diseases in Africa, we enact a travel ban to the DRC, Lesotho, and South Africa for 1-2 months. The government decides to research a cure for this pathogen. Reports state that the cure will be finished in 3-9 years.
 * Economy : We start investing into the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and African nations such as the DRC, Lesotho, and South Africa. GDP growth is stable at 1.9% Current GDP rises from 1.44 trillion to 1.49 trillion.
 * Military
 * Ground Forces
 * Active troops : 627,500
 * Reserve troops : 5,202,250
 * Tanks : 2,654
 * AFV : 2,660
 * SPG : 1,990
 * Towed Artillery : 5,374
 * MLRS : 214
 * Lowering of military age to 17 : In response to the international threats, the Army decides to lower the military age to 17 to add some extra manpower.
 * Operation Armored Shield : the Army has ordered 450 K2 tanks, 65 K9 SPGs, 20 M270 MLRS, 50 K21 AFVs.
 * Air Force
 * Fighters : 406
 * Attack : 448
 * Transport : 348
 * Trainer : 273
 * Attack helicopters : 81
 * Advanced ROKAF Trainer Program or ARTP : We start bidding for a next generation trainer jet to replace the T-50 trainers.
 * Operation Korean Hawk : Orders 100 F-16, 59 F-15K, 30 F-15, 35 F-35, and 48 more Apache Longbow attack helicopters. We also order 25 FA-50.
 * Retirement of F-4 and F-5 : the Air Force retires the outdated F-4 and F-5 jets.
 * KFJ Program : to compensate for the retired F-4 and F-5, we start creating a fighter jet. Designs will be derived from the F-16, F-35, and the FA-50
 * Navy
 * Aircraft Carrier : 1
 * Frigates : 13
 * Destroyers : 12
 * Corvettes : 16
 * Submarines : 15
 * Patrol vessels : 70
 * Mine ward are : 11
 * Naval Modernization Program : we start equipping our ships with the latest weapons from the US and allies.
 * Build Build Program : the Navy Orders 10 more frigates, 12 destroyers, 5 anti-submarine corvettes, and 10 submarines.
 * Diplomacy
 * Japan : We shall put aside our hatred for each other and form a medical and economic alliance
 * U.S. : Can you send 10,000 more troops?

Sultanate of Oman

 * Government: It is an absolute monarchy witha parliament. Sultan Qaboos is the Sultan of Oman and his health is now failing at the age of 87, leaving major uncertainty on who will be the next Sultan.
 * Southern Political Unrest: With Sultan Qaboos becoming ill and his health is fading away in the late 2020s, southern Oman is seeing a spike in demand of a republican government to take place of an old monarchy. Riots in the city of Salalah are also reported on February 2028 and things are going a bit downhill at this point, with Oman pulled into a brink of a civil war due to it's political isolation.
 * Era of Political Isolation (mid 2020s-present): Politics is dividing Oman up with international affairs and the Sultan itself in its recent years has increasingly decided to move away from intervening in almost everything (which contradicts a lot of stuff made by Manto) in most relationships, but they remain having a lot of trade with other nations internationally to keep themselves afloat until the start of 2028 where Qaboos decided to announce something really weird during his final years of his life.
 * Government Establishes Companies: A bizarre announcement on March is that Sultan Qaboos has decided with the parliament to build and set up multiple companies that would develop military equipment for Oman but most of the plans and concepts for the next five years aren't going into the public for "security purposes" as Qaboos repeated.
 * Debate on Military: Sultan Qaboos insists that the military must be ramped up for "security purposes" (once again), believing that the unrest in the south should be dealt with carefully. However some military advisors are against the decision of increasing their personnel due to the risk of the nation being transitioned into a police state over repeated riots in the southern part of Oman but Qaboos is dying, so he did not have a choice.
 * Military:
 * Military Ramping Project (Act of 1-2028-1): In order to sustain the final wishes of Sultan Qaboo, the parliament had passed the Military Ramping Project, which makes Oman relegalise conscription with a three year draft for every man starting from the age of 18 to 30. The government-established companies will also work for the government to invest heavily in military technology and equipment to improve the quality of the military and also reduce reliance over other nations to import their own weapons and equipment.
 * Overall military: (Will do so later)
 * Economy: Sultan Qaboos wants self-reliance to the economy of Oman (unexpectedly) and also expand the military on his final years, which is part of an ongoing political isolation.
 * Urban Development Program (Act of 1-2028-2): The Urban Development Program established in January 2028 states that the nation of Oman should start investing on better infrastructure, especially towards remote settlements and underdeveloped areas that have been left abandoned for few years. It'll comply to a ten year plan so that it goes all in according to plan, although this was slightly delayed due to ongoing riots.
 * Self-Reliance Act (Act of 1-2028-3): Sultan Qaboos and with the parliament insisted that all people should work for something in order to be earned of something.
 * Diplomacy: EthanKoenigsberg is a shy person so #MantoFail2.0 (and you know why)

Kingdom of Norway

 * Government: Constitutional Monarchy (King: Harald V)
 * With the king getting old (2 years away from the average Norwegian death year), people are getting worried.


 * Military:
 * Reserve Personnel: 45,000
 * Active Personnel: 23,268


 * Economy: GDP: 370,000,000,000 USD (370 bil.)


 * Events:
 * The Ruso-Norwegian Wall
 * We continue on building our wall between us and Russia, but not because of refugees, because of thawing diseases in Siberia being taken over the border into Norway.


 * Diplomacy:
 * Democratic Republic of the Congo: We will send you 300,000$ in funding for curing ebola.

United Kingdom

 * Goverment
 * Aftermath of the 2027 Elections
 * Despite Labour expanding substantially in the last decade, the Tories won substantial support as their coalition government after the elections of 2022 achieved to re-estructure the British economy after a major recession after officially leaving the European Union. With this, the Tories achieved a majority victory in 2027, and need no coalition to govern as they wish.
 * Economy
 * The economy,Years after the EU: After the UK's exit of the European Union in 2021, investment in the country decreased further, and the British economy saw a recession and further devaluation of the Sterling. After the election of 2022, the Tories established a coalition government with the DUP, and surprisingly enough, their steadfast inner market reforms put the economy out of the recession and back to healthy growth.
 * The 2018 Budget : Although mostly normal, the UK's Defence budget on 2018 is 2.3% of the GDP.
 * Military
 * British Army
 * 75.000 Regular Army
 * 30.000 Reserve Army
 * RAF
 * 30.000 Active Personnel
 * 890 Operational Aircraft
 * Royal Navy
 * 30.000 Regular
 * The UK's Power Projection: With the deployment of the HMS Queen Elizabeth and the HMS Prince of Wales, armed with modern F-35s, Britain can now protect it's lands better than anytime before.
 * The 2025 Act Finalizes : in 2025, Parliament approved a bill saying that all British troops in non-NATO nations would be withdrawn, including humanitarian aid. This act was criticized by many as selfish, but nevertheless, the troops once abroad are now stationed not in the home islands, but mostly in British overseas territories.
 * Diplomacy: The United Kingdom does not have any diplomatic missions for Q1.

Kingdom of Spain

 * 2028 elections: Over the last four years, the Citizens' party has governed the nation in coalition with the conservative People's Party. Their political force was confirmed on March 1st's elections, with Inés Arrimadas (the leader of Citizens') securing a majority once again. In the past decade, Arrimadas had managed to defeat the independentist bloc in Catalonia, earning her huge support across the entire country. Meanwhile, the radical left coalition lead by coalition made huge gains, however, they were still far away from a majority as they refused to negotiate with the more moderate PSOE.
 * Results:
 * Citizens (C's): 37.51% - 158 seats (+3)
 * United We Can (Podemos-IU): 29.88% - 99 seats (+37)
 * People's Party (PP): 14.02% - 45 seats (-9)
 * Spanish Socialist Laborist Party (PSOE): 12.19% - 37 seats (-25)
 * Together for Catalonia (JxCat): 3.27% - 11 seats (+1)
 * Catalonian Republican Left (ERC): 0.53% - 0 seats (-7)
 * Other parties: 1.76% - 0 seats (*)
 * Invalid votes: 0.84%
 * Government: Arrimadas' government has taken a more isolationist stance on international affairs (without completely ignoring the EU), advocating for a non-intervention policy. Although it is expected to remain this way, the recent surge of infectious diseases, as well as the actions of our neighboors, are isuess that will need to be deal with.
 * Epidemiological alerts: A travel warning is issued for Bolivia, the DRC, South Africa and Lesotho due to the recent surge of outbreaks of infectious diseases within their borders. There are no restrictions for people traveling to South Africa, Bolivia or Lesotho, but high security measures are taken for those travelling to the DRC. People travelling to the DRC are required to get a shot of the Ebolavirus vaccine, and if anyone travelling from the DRC to Spain shows symptons of the disease, they undergo a series of medical tests to make sure they are not infected by Ebola.
 * Research and medicine: Although some sectors had urged the government to take action against emergent infectious disease (Ebola, yellow fever and those Siberian viruses), Arrimadas' isolationist stance has resulted in no major actions for now. However, some additional funding is given to medical research centers.
 * Terrorism: During the Islamic State crisis in the past decade, a series of policies had been enacted to grant the military additional powers during events considered as "national emergencies". This protocol was known as "the Córdoba plan" and it was criticized back in the day, although the constant threat of islamic terrorist attacks was given as an excuse to keep it (see the Barcelona 2017 attacks). Among other things, the military had also received additional funding, in order to train recruits on how to deal with terrorist threats. Nowadays the plan is still active, but more and more voices are calling for it to end as the threat of terrorism fades. Nevertheless, Arrimadas has decided to keep the status quo for the meantime.
 * Military: The military is not expanded.
 * Economy: The economy has managed to stabilize to a certain point although there is still an unemployment problem. The government has been looking for ways to solve it, but nothing concrete has been done yet.
 * Diplomacy: No relevant diplomacy is done for now.

Republic of South Africa

 * Government: South Africa is currently a democracy ran by Cyril Ramaphosa of the African National Congress Party which is a Social Democratic Party. The current party
 * History: South Africa was in a weird political situation back in 2016/2017 until the ANC National convention happened in January 2018 (it happened late) the reformist bloc of the party emerged victorious from the convention gaining the main spot in the ANC party for the 2019 election, which they eventually won. Under the reformist wing the economy has surged with massive development happening inside the country, with new roads and towns being built with the desert in the north being mostly industrial now. Also under the reformists most political tension has died down as they “United” the party and most other political parties in the country are small.
 * Policies
 * Combating HIV: While the case in our country is just minor, the government is still worried about its potential growth inside the country. The first action was to start awareness campaigns for people to get checked for HIV and the second was to lower the prices of condoms.
 * Military
 * Ground Forces
 * Military Personal: 297,037
 * Tanks: 384
 * AFVs: 2,904
 * Artillery: 286
 * Air-Force
 * Fighters: 77
 * Helicopters: 43
 * Naval Forces
 * Frigates: 6
 * Submarines: 4
 * Economy
 * GDP: South Africa has the 23rd largest GDP in the world with around 742b USD.
 * Diplomacy
 * Democratic Republic of The Congo: We block immigration and refugees from the country with the current Ebola virus going on.

2028 Q2
Mongolia is now a Kazakh ally.

The United States does not respond to the Korean request for 10,000 soldiers as it does not see the need to militarize the region.

'''Protests occur all over France over the economic state and corruption within the government. In addition, the EU has expelled France from the Eurozone program until their economy recovers.'''

None of the nations respond to France, due to the fact that the requests are random and have no apparent justification.

Japan reminds Korea that their alliance from the Korean War in 2021 still stands, but agrees to improving relations.

The Kingdom of Norway has been criticised by the Russian government, which calls the Russo-Norwegian wall an unnecessary element that is seen as a diplomatic barrier.

Please be reminded that any attempt to cure a disease would follow the cure path in order to have any effect in the map game.

'''An antiviral drugs for Ebola is released by WHO and deployed in the DRC. However, it is not particularly successful, only curing 8% of the infected.'''

Kingdom of Norway

 * Government: Constitutional Monarchy
 * King: Haakon VIII
 * Our king, Harald V, has passed. The new king, Haakon VIII, takes his place.


 * Military:
 * Reserve Personnel: 46,124
 * Active Personnel: 23,725


 * Economy: GDP: 370,000,000,000 USD (370 bil.)


 * Events:
 * The Ruso-Norwegian Wall
 * We stop building the wall, since the goals have been fulfilled (2 meters high, across the border).


 * Diplomacy:
 * Russia: We're not cutting any diplomatic ties with you, and are willing to support you.
 * Democratic Republic of the Congo: Since the cure didn't go well, we've decided to work on it in our own country.

Sultanate of Oman (former) | Omani Republic (post-revolution)

 * Government
 * Death of the Sultan: On 6th May 2028, Sultan Qaboos had officially passed away from natural causes after making his final wishes to begin manufacturing and develop new technologies domestically in Oman rather than relying on other nations to export. This is an extremely ambitious project that Qaboos is looking out for, but after the announcement, the protests and riots from south Oman eventually spread to the whole nation as uncertainty is about to approach Oman for one more month for who will be the successor of the Omani throne.
 * Omani Revolution (June 2028): The Omani Revolution took place on June, where many republicans clashed with the government before some sections of the Omani military began to turn over as the government continues to find trouble for a successor. They also forced the parliament to start transitioning Oman into a republican state by mid-June by implementing huge changes to the government constitutionally. It's expected until the end of 2028 that the government will finally settle on what constitution they already had in the works.
 * Secularisation Act (Act of 2-2028-1): Quickly the Republic pushed towards secularising all of a person's aspect of life, while Sharia law applied to daily basis is being slowly phased out, which is deem unpopular to many conservative Muslims that exist in Oman while moderate Muslims had partially criticised to condemn some decisions that they were to make.
 * Military
 * Military Ramping Project: The project continues on even in a post-Sultan Oman.
 * State-controlled Company Development Act (Act of 2-2028-2): Oman considers to push for a priority in full development on all tate controlled military companies on specific equipment as part of the ongoing ten year goal set out by Qaboos, although some of his programs were cancelled in some manner, the reason for military expansion didn't.
 * Economy: Self-reliance and political isolation had gone too far for Oman and after the revolution, the Republic decided to close borders to some nations that are "at great risk of epidemics" and do nothing else.
 * Urban Development Program (2028-ongoing): There were setbacks from developing infrastructure once again due to property damage, with all resources headed to secure their own borders and developing military equipment as part of the ten year plan but improving the infrastructure of Oman would require an economic improval in order to further develop and fund other projects, so the ten year plan didn't actually fail at least.
 * Border Control Tightened: Countries that are infected with Ebola, which is only confined to the DRC are closed down effectively although since Oman has little contact with the DRC, it could be easily ignored as a "fad". No funding is dedicated to Ebola at that time.
 * Research: Oman is mostly dedicated to military research at this time.
 * Diplomacy:
 * France: nice meme

Korea

 * Government : Sends 100 doctors and nurses to assist the WHO in the DRC. We provide South Africa approximately $1,000,000,000 for medical supplies, hospital equipment, and rations.
 * Economy : We start investing into the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and South Africa. GDP growth is stable at 1.7% Current GDP rises from 1.49 trillion to 1.51 trillion.
 * Military
 * Ground Forces
 * Active troops : 2,627,500
 * Reserve troops : 3,202,250
 * Tanks : 3,104
 * AFV : 2,710
 * SPG : 2,055
 * Towed Artillery : 5,374
 * MLRS : 234
 * Activation of 2 million Reserves : the Army decided to increase the number of active troops for more manpower.
 * KMBT 3 Program - the Army needs a new MBT, so the government starts the KMBT 3 Program. It shall be officially called the K3 Tiger. It shall have a 140mm smoothbore cannon, advanced thermal imaging, higher speed, thicker armor, and better endurance against HEAT shells
 * Air Force
 * Fighters : 655
 * Attack : 448
 * Transport : 348
 * Trainer : 273
 * Attack helicopters : 129
 * 5.5 Generation Fighter Program : the Air Force has a need for a 5th Generation fighter. The Air Force High Command decides to Derive designs from the F-16 and F-35.
 * Navy
 * Aircraft Carrier : 1
 * Frigates : 23
 * Destroyers : 24
 * Corvettes : 21
 * Submarines : 25
 * Patrol vessels : 70
 * Mine warfare : 11
 * Diplomacy
 * China : Want to work together? (Medical purpose)

Iceland

 * Government: A republic. Eh. And we have the Alþingi.
 * Demographics: 360k people
 * Ethnics:
 * 92.04% Iceland
 * 3.63% Polish
 * 4.33% other
 * Military
 * Fun fact: Iceland has no military.
 * Icelandic Coast Goard:
 * 3 x Patrol vessels
 * 1 x Fixed wing aircraft
 * 3 x Helicopters
 * 2 x Patrol/survey boat
 * 203 x Officers and men
 * Economy
 * GDP: 20 billion US$, 56,180 US$ per capita
 * Mainly from tourism, fishing, alumnium producing, and stuff
 * We also drill oil in the Arctic and sell to other nations, like the United States, and now we are open for foreign oil companies to drill oil if thhey pay us.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Norway, Sweden, Finland & Denmark: I'd like to form a 'Nordic Scientific Pact' between the five of us, which encourages and pushes scientific progress forward, so we can all benefit from better technology. (sidewinder make event for this)

Federative Republic of Brazil

 * Government:
 * Not much changes. Bolsonaro's approval drops from 61% to 56%, so he asks the people to express their complains through anonymous messages, letters and e-mails. After a month collecting the opinions and discarting spam and troll messages, the government separates the most cited issues:
 * Low wages for public teachers
 * Too high wages for politicians
 * Public hospitals facing lack of equipment
 * Increase of urban violence
 * Unfulfillment of Bolsonaro's campaign promise of lowering gun control.
 * The congress was called for an assembly to solve the issues. So far, the following solutions were accepted:
 * Increasing the minimum wage for teachers to five minimum wages.
 * Removal of most privileges to politicians (This point met resistance from the congress, but public pressure made them accept)
 * Lower taxes to medical supplies for hospitals
 * Diminishment of bureocracy to own handguns and slight reduction of their prices.
 * Military:
 * The Air Force and the Navy, with the newly expanded helicopter fleet and Marine Corps, intensify anti-traffic missions in the Amazon Rainforest. A new gunship helicopter is used for the first time in a small engagement with heavily armed loggers in the state of Tocantins. One marine was injured and three out of six illegal loggers died, and the remaining were arrested. One of the dead was a french citzen fleeing from the chaos in France.
 * An infantry battalion is deployed at the state of Amapá to protect the borders and probably restore order in French Guiana, in case the political trumoil escalates to a war and spreads to the region.
 * Economy:
 * New machinery and basic electronic factories open in Brazil, most going to the South and Southeast region due to the high concentration of qualified manpower.
 * New solar usines are built in the centre of the Northeast, since the region is dry and rarely has clouds to disrupt the usine efficiency. The government aims to create jobs and solve the region's poverty caused by the drought.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Brazil purchases 12 transport helicopters and 3 Eurocopter attack helicopters from France. Despite the trade, the government declared neutrality in France's political crisis.
 * Brazilian medics and soldiers go to poor regions of Bolivia to inform local populations about prevention against yellow fever and to vaccine the unvaccined people. The government also sells 300,000 vaccines to Bolivia for its own vaccination campaign.
 * The Ministry of Health issues a note requiring travellers from the DRC to show documents proving they're not infected with ebola. Travelling to the country is discouraged, although not forbidden.
 * The Navy is looking for foreign funding to finish its aircraft carrier and to purchase a carrier-capable multirole fighter fleet.

United Kingdom

 * Government
 * Public Healthcare institutions are inspected by government officials.
 * The Channel Tunnel is closed due to the turmoil in France.
 * No new policies are taken by the British government.
 * Military
 * [same stats as last quarter]
 * Due to the turmoil in France, the Guernsey and Jersey islands are reinforced.
 * Gibraltar is reinforced.
 * Economy
 * The fall of fossil energy in the United Kingdom: Shortly before the UK left the European Union, the British government made a huge investment in renewable energy, mostly in the form of wind turbines in the Scottish Highlands. The long-term economic profit has started to take a possitive effect on the cost of British electricity, as the turbines that once caused debt now power the country for way cheaper.
 * Diplomacy
 * France: All diplomatic missions to France are ceased until the nation stabilizes.

2028 Q3
''' A transition of power occurs in France that is overseen by the UN, EU and NATO. Former President Édouard Philippe is impeached following the corruption scandal invo and his seizure of power. The new President, Jaune Arche, is installed, and promises to lead France out of the pit Philippe threw the nation into. '''

''' The media-dubbed "Zalgo Outbreak" is not perceived as actual news in some parts of the world. Critics know it by "What Could Be The Biggest Meme Of All". '''

''' Shark attacks increased this month. Weird. '''

''' Zalgo sightings, having been called so by the media (again), are mostly prevalent in areas near the Gulf of Mexico, however there has been isolated sightings in Missouri, Jamaica and Panama. '''

''' Police are still on the search for Yuri Watney, and encourage residents to come forward if they have information on her whereabouts. '''

''' The Nordic Scientific Pact receives the green light from Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Norway has been unresponsive. '''

''' Critics in Iceland question the purpose of bunkers. '''

''' Media outlets in the US and Mexico publish articles on "the Zalgo Attacks", involving a case on ongoing domestic violence. Video footage of the "Zalgo People", or simply "Zalgo", exhibit what seems to be insanity within them, laughing while "flipping out" (media said it ok?). Some videos showed the Zalgos crying black tears or having black fluid dripping out of their mouths. One instance had a suspected Zalgo looking at the camera down a hallway, oozing black fluid out of her eyes and mouth. '''

Kingdom of Norway

 * Government: Constitutional Monarchy
 * King: Haakon VIII


 * Military:
 * Reserve Personnel: 47, 000
 * Active Personnel: 24,000


 * Economy: GDP: 370,000,000,000 USD (370 bil.)


 * Events: None


 * Diplomacy:
 * Iceland: We accept your offer.

United States of America

 * Government: John Delaney is the current President of the United States since January 2025 and is a Democrat. (Again, I don't know why I keep reelecting Trump as president in 2020 even though he's most likely to lose probably and I have an arbitrary mind)
 * Upcoming 2028 Elections: Republican presidential candidate Rob Hughes (totally not a real person because it's ten years from now) began running a populist campaign starting July 2028 to "shut the Zalgo out" by investing heavily in military and imposing curfew and martial law onto the United States. In the polls however, the Republican candidate had gone up significantly as some of the US citizens hearing the news "are becoming more and more sensitive to the event". No-one knows how he obtained it or where did he hear it, but government officials decided to arrest him on October after becoming quite insane in his rally on late October before being suddenly released on the next day coming out clean but his message still continues oddly.
 * Censorship: All authorities are issued with an arrest warrant to those who are trying to get their hands on confidential information on the Internet or on any other sources related to the "Zalgo incidents" in the Gulf of Mexico or any isolated cases in the US. Censorship is ramped and agencies such as the CIA began taking down articles that host their websites on US servers or are dependnt on it and thus they would be able to curb the potential panic happening.
 * Regarding about pertussis/whooping cough: A batchload of vaccines are sent to those who have the whooping cough, especially in children, numbering hundred thousands in the localised area. Those families who refuse a vaccine for "health reasons" (i.e. allergies to any content inside) are being left behind but controversially those who refuse to be vaccined for "other reasons" are being apprehanded controversially.
 * Military
 * Intervention: The US military approved by the government began sending out thousands of troops of these alleged sighting, along with agents in covering any event that is sighted and declaring it a hoax to the public to not ease fear. Many police and agents around in southwest US are also questioning where Yuri Watney was including witnesses to friends/family before covering the act as well and not provide information to the whole press (although some had tried to publish something related to this). With unusual rise of shark attacks in the Gulf of Mexico, local authorities in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi issue shark culling and "kill shots", which is controversial to many animal rights activists and also critical but these unusual attacks must be apprehanded in order for it to come down. While those in the East Coast and West Coast decided to do nothing.
 * Economy: Still strong but panics that are incurred by hoaxes have led to a slight dip in stock markets.
 * Research: Nothing. Unless you consider the hoax as research for authorities as it is technically but no progress is actually being made.
 * Diplomacy: Don't know. In international conditions, many CIA agents ask authorities around Latin America especially the Mexican government to crack down those who publish anything related to the Zalgo incidents and to keep everything secure.

Korea

 * Government: Elections will be held on 2030. Republic.
 * Economy: We start investing into the Philippines, Vietnam, and South Africa. GDP growth is stable at 1.4% Current GDP rises from $1.51 trillion to 1.53 trillion.
 * Military
 * Ground Forces
 * Active troops : 2,627,500
 * Reserve troops : 3,202,250
 * Tanks : 3,104
 * AFV : 2,710
 * SPG : 2,055
 * Towed Artillery : 5,374
 * MLRS : 234
 * Mobilization of the military  : the Army begins to plan an invasion of a country.
 * K3 Tiger Production- Hyundai Rotem has announced production of the first batch of K3 tanks. Unit cost will reach $400-450 million per unit. The Army plans to achieve 250 by the end of the Q3.
 * Air Force
 * Fighters : 655
 * Attack : 448
 * Transport : 348
 * Trainer : 273
 * Attack helicopters : 129
 * Mobilization of the Air Force : 350 fighters, 250 attack aircraft, and 60 attack helicopters will be mobilized for the invasion. 100 transport aircraft will also be mobilized.
 * KA Program : A new attack aircraft shall be made. Prototypes will be called the KA-15. It will have the M61 Vulcan, dual rocket pods, 6 air-to-ground missiles, 10 unguided bombs, 4 laser-guided bombs, and armor. Korean Aerospace Industry or KAI will be chosen to produce the aircraft. Unit cost will reach 350 million.
 * Navy
 * Aircraft Carrier : 1
 * Frigates : 23
 * Destroyers : 24
 * Corvettes : 21
 * Submarines : 25
 * Patrol vessels : 70
 * Mine warfare : 11
 * Carrier Program : 3 aircraft carriers shall be built. It shall be called the Joseon-class carrier. It will be able to hold 35 fixed-wing aircraft, and 25 helicopters (15 ASW, 10 utility). It will have CIWS systems, anti-ship missiles, and missile defense systems.
 * Diplomacy
 * Vietnam : Adopt Democratic changes in your government please.

Russian Federation

 * Russian Recession: Three assassination attempts have been made against President Sergey Neverov, as unemployment continues to rise, as do prices and violent protests. The President and his Prime Minister both resigned, leading to the election of Urvan Andropov.
 * April 4, 2028: Oil and gas workers go on strike, ending the country's production.90% of all oil and gas workers participate.
 * May 1, 2028: Over 3,000,000 demonstrators march across the country marking International Workers' Day. Riot police crack down hard against the demonstrators, deploying tear gas, blocking roads with armored vehicles, and making over 1,000 arrests.
 * May 30, 2028: A third assassination attempt against President Sergey Neverov is made. A firefight breaks out between the would-be assassins and Neverov's security detail. The President is taken to the Central Clinical Hospital of the Presidential Administration, where he is in surgery. Prime Minister Andrey Turchak becomes interim president.
 * June 6, 2028: Sergey Neverov resigns as the President of Russia while bedridden in the hospital. Andrey Turchak is the new President of Russia.
 * June 8, 2028: Andrey Turchak announces plans to resign as the President of Russia in a speech to the Federal Assembly. He gets booed out of the Assembly, and many protestors call him a "coward" and "traitor". The Federal Assembly has scheduled elections for June 15th.
 * June 10, 2028: A large portion of the Russian Duma resign. The United Russia Party loses 231 out of 238 members. The Liberal Democratic Party loses 51 out of 56 members. The Just Russia Party loses 60 out of 64 members. The Communist Party loses 86 out of 92 members. Elections have been pushed back to the 18th to allow the parties to find representatives for the Duma. Protestors become more angry, chanting "the cowards abandoned us!" Molotov cocktails are thrown at police barricades in Moscow and at least three cars are torched and overturned during demonstrations in the city.
 * June 19, 2028: Urvan Andrapov becomes the new president. He ran as an independent in the election, but had support from both Russian leftists and rightists due to his lack of partisanship.
 * July 5, 2028: President Urvan Andrapov suggests mobilizing the military to deal with unrest.
 * August 4, 2028: President Urvan Andropov announces the construction of 20 new submersible transport ships as an anti-piracy measure. Andropov wants to use the project to decrease unemployment.
 * August 15, 2028: Federal Assembly announces that military will be deployed to manage civil unrest.
 * August 27, 2028: Two police officers are killed in street protests in St. Petersburg. Andropov hints at potentially deploying the military.
 * September 2, 2028: The first regular military forces arrive in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, and Murmansk, classed as "problem cities" by Andropov.
 * September 9, 2028: Police and military open fire on protestors in St. Petersburg, killing 9 and wounding 15 demonstrators. The shots start after a Molotov cocktail lands at a soldier's feet, causing severe severe burns to his legs and feet.
 * September 13, 2028: Andropov announces that violence has significantly decreased for the last 3 days.
 * September 17, 2028: Andropov announces that the Russian government and several protest groups have agreed on the first draft of a proposal to stop unrest in the wake of a deadly shooting in St. Petersburg that killed 9 and wounding 15 demonstrators.
 * Economy: The ruble is slowly rising.
 * Military: The military is not expanded.
 * Frontline troops: 865,493
 * Tanks: 16,291
 * Self propelled artillery: 6,109
 * Multiple launch rocket system: 4,129
 * Aircraft: 3587
 * Aircraft carriers: 2
 * Destroyers: 14
 * Submarines: 62
 * Diplomacy


 * Norway: Then support me.
 * Kazakhstan: We would love to have an alliance. Russia accepts.

Iceland

 * Government: A republic with the Alþingi as our legislature.
 * Demographics: 363k people
 * Ethnics:
 * 92.06% Iceland
 * 3.62% Polish
 * 4.32% other
 * Military
 * Iceland has no military.
 * Icelandic Coast Goard:
 * 3 x Patrol vessels
 * 1 x Fixed wing aircraft
 * 3 x Helicopters
 * 2 x Patrol/survey boat
 * 206 x Officers and men
 * Economy
 * GDP: 20 billion US$, 56,180 US$ per capita
 * Mainly from tourism, fishing, alumnium producing, and stuff
 * We also drill oil in the Arctic and sell to other nations, like the United States, and now we are open for foreign oil companies to drill oil if they pay us.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Canada: We would like to buy two frigates.

2028 Q4
''' Yuri Watney has been found dead in Las Vegas, with black liquid pouring out of her orifices. Post-mortem analysis indicates is underway, but some suggest she walked all the way to Las Vegas, but do not know her motives. The area she was found in has been cordoned off, but sightings of the Zalgo rise in The Strip. '''

''' A Jamaican ship has been quarantined in off the Panama Canal after reporting symptoms of yellow fever amongst the crew. '''

''' A media leak in Mexico results in multiple Zalgo sightings being published online, which go viral in a matter of days. Creepypasta fans rejoice. '''

''' Zalgo sightings in Canada now, as well as Central America. An arbitrary case came up in South Africa, but it was confirmed to be a case of yellow fever. '''

Norway

 * Government: Constitutional Monarchy
 * King: Haakon VIII


 * Population: 6 million


 * Military:
 * Active Personnel: 26,000.
 * Reserve Personnel: 47,000
 * Economy:
 * GDP: 370.8 billion $ (71,890$ per capita)
 * Mainly from tourism, fishing and agriculture.


 * Events: 
 * Diplomatic Ties:
 * We do all diplomatic actions with infected countries (Mexico, Canada, Cental American countries) from afar (through technology), to keep our population safe from the Zalgos.


 * Diplomacy:
 * Iceland: We've already been drilling here before you, do we still have to pay you?

Korea
Quarantine : The military has been ordered to strictly guard each airport and ports from any people that show signs of being a “Zalgo”. They are to be shot on sight. Indigenous Attack Helicopter Program or IAHP : The Air Force shall achieve attack helicopters by the new year. Requirements included a troop capacity of 10, dual 10-rocket pods, a nose gun, 2 anti-tank missile launchers, and a speed of 76 kph. Aerial Patrols : the Air Force has been ordered to patrol our borders for any kind of refugee boat or plane. They are to be shot down. Armed Patrol Program : All patrol boats shall be armed with a Spike Missile launcher, 2 torpedo launchers, 3 heavy machine guns, and advanced sensors.
 * Government: Republic. The government bans all travel from and to Mexico, the United States, and Central America. All tourists in the U.S. are called back. Every American, Mexican, or Canadian will be kept under a health camp. Quarantine zones shall be set up.
 * Economy: We start investing into the Philippines, Vietnam, and South Africa. GDP growth is stable at 2.1% Current GDP rises from $1.53 trillion to 1.59 trillion.
 * Military
 * Ground Forces
 * Active troops : 2,627,500
 * Reserve troops : 3,202,250
 * Tanks : 3,354
 * AFV : 2,710
 * SPG : 2,055
 * Towed Artillery : 5,374
 * MLRS : 234
 * Air Force
 * Fighters : 655
 * Attack : 448
 * Transport : 348
 * Trainer : 273
 * Attack helicopters : 129
 * Navy
 * Aircraft Carrier : 1
 * Frigates : 23
 * Destroyers : 24
 * Corvettes : 21
 * Submarines : 25
 * Patrol vessels : 70
 * Mine warfare : 11
 * Diplomacy
 * North America : Can you handle the “Zalgo” thing? If not, we will cut all ties with you.

Federative Republic of Brazil

 * Government:
 * The Zalgo stories start to create fear and panic among some people. The president, Jair Bolsonaro, makes a public statement telling people everything is under control, and that it poses no threat to Brazil or anyone else in the world, as it's most likely a joke being taken too far.
 * Military:
 * The Armed Forces conduce a joint exercise in the coast of the state of Pará, simulating a large scale guerrilla invasion in the Amazon Rainforest based on the Operation Traíra (which took place in 1991).
 * Navy Admiral Gregório Constantino travels to the US, along with other high-ranking officers, to debate the expansion of the brazilian navy and military partnerships.
 * Economy:
 * The technology development sector continues to grow. Highly educated adults from other south american nations start to see opportunities in Brazil. The government incentivates such attitudes, seeking to grow the sector even more.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Travellers from DRC, Republic of Congo, Gabon and Zambia must present documents proving they're not infected with ebola before entering the country.
 * Diplomats travel to USA along with Admiral Constantino to auxiliate in the negotiations.

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Hello. Doesn't matter who I am. Since you're allowed to read this, I assume you know what's going on and it's pointless to introduce the situation. I am here to inform you that what you read above is only half of the truth.

The government does not believe it's a joke that went too far. Bolsonaro said it to stop the panic. All the powerful men and women that command this nation know the Zalgos are real. And you know too. After all, you must be a member of the Blue Amazon Project. *Giggles* That's a stupid name, but there's not much we can do. We have to hide the true purpose of the Project.

That brings me to the other point. That exercise in the Amazon is an excuse for us to understand how capable of waging war our miltary is. For now, we know the Zalgos are aggressive and different from everything we've seen before. We don't know how the situation will develop, so we need to be ready for anything. Literally anything.

The meeting in the US is not meant to expand the navy or any other bullshit they've told you. Nobody here cares about that stupid aircraft carrier anymore. What we want in the United States is to understand the Zalgos. *Louder tone* I mean, those things first appeared in New Mexico, now there are cases in Las Vegas, Mexico... How many new suspected instances appeared in just a couple months? Two thousand? Three? Four? How long until they come South? *Pause, followed by inaudible whispers* I'm sorry for that. I lost control.

We are meeting with the americans in charge of the case to study and offer our help. We got doctors and scientists, we want to contribute. We also want to take a closer look at the Zalgos and understand their behavior, see if we can fix the contaminated people or, if it doesn't work and they reach our borders, prepare a military plan to eliminate them. No one wants to do the last part. But, as I said earlier, we must be prepared for anything. So yes, the naval expansion is just an excuse to send our teams to the US and to liberate budget to study the Zalgos. Still, we're not sure if the americans will want our help. We're not sure about ANYTHING! What those things are, how they work... Or if they will ever pose a threat to Brazil. They're too weird to be predictable. I hope our visit to Uncle Sam make them look less weird. Or, at least, help to make them look less weird.

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====United States of America====
 * Government
 * 2028 Presidential Elections: Rob Hughes was elected as president in a surprising move, defeating Democratic Delaney from getting his second term. With the rising unpopularity of Delaney due to rumours of cracking down dissidents created by journalists and whistleblowers that have tried to expose the sightings in the United States or any other location classified by the government and many organisations, especially with US citizens that are journalists in Latin America (whom if they return they might suffer consequences if their report was ), they believe Republican presidential candidate Hughes would be able to stop cracking down and pushing for censorship of certain articles found, along with the confession that the government is up to something beyond covering up. (President-elect Hughes will be a big role next turn)
 * Censorship: Censorship goes hard.
 * Crackdown in Vegas: Three days after Delanley signed a secret order on creating the Zombie Crackdown Personnel (ZCP), the ZCP mission in Las Vegas consists of an estimated few dozens of military personnel had demanded all residents and tourists in that area to stay out of the Las Vegas Strip, thus closing all casinos for about a week for "security purposes" or they'll be arrested for "treason". Secretly they decided to sweep every evidence that can be found while disposing Yuri Watney's body into a contained room in a confidential location, but a remote one of the United States by truck at morning, concealed off from any civilian except for higher government officials (e.g. the POTUS and some approved memebrs). While the properties of black blood is still unknown, it is thought that she would likely be having a neural surge after dying all of a sudden. After everything's "done" investigating the death of Yuri Watney, the casinos were finally reopened a week after with little evidence that this event might've happened. Someone is coming...
 * A threat of blocking articles: On election night, the United States' government ordered all internet service providers to block articles of all websites that are related to the Zalgo attacks and CIA hackers to also take down articles that deem that promotes that the so-called Zalgo were real, leaving only articles that perpetrate the Zalgo attacks as a hoax and debunked, especially by emphasising articles of the South African case as "real yellow fever cases". But American users still have the ability of using a virtual private network (VPN) to bypass the blocking as the media brought many Americans to use VPN more than ever due to the interest of these sightings and attacks that are happening and there is so far no law regulating the use of VPNs or banned.
 * Military
 * Intervention: As sighting rapidly increased, many of the suspected beings within the United States showing similar signs that are described on the Internet and those classified by WHO are being arrested and never to be seen again. They even tried to cover it up. Many are calling the administration of Delaney recently "to be more harmful than his first term", his approval rates slip quickly and now they voted for Rob Hughes to tell the "big truth" in what he claims to be leaking files for the public and press to finally know and flush out the big lies being sowed for months since these sightings become even more common. For the incident where Yuri Watney dies in las Vegas, see Crackdown in Vegas.
 * Creation of the Zombie Crackdown Personnel (ZCP): In response, President Delaney on 21st November 2028 as one of his last significant executive orders secretly signed an order to establish the ZCP, which functions as a black operation and somewhat similar to the fictitious SCP organisation except more specialised towards the Zalgo. Their goals are to rid of any evidence of any sighting that is reported by mainstream media before it becomes viral by tapping into every phone call or camera with similar traits as most Zalgo attacks have.
 * Economy: Fears of the US economy sliding began to grow with a prolonged shutdown of some of the notable casinos and intensive "suspecting funding" to something the public doesn't know. The economy became stagnant as a result after recovering slowly from the early 2020s economic crisis.
 * Research: With Yuri Watney's body being underway being studied, along with samples of black liquid (to see if it's combustible to being actually infectious) in secret in a contained room after cleanup was taken care of, the United States would be able to discover potentially something bigger through thorough tests.
 * Diplomacy
 * Brazil: We'll agree to let your own team to get cases of these Zalgos that were documented before. 

Russian Federation

 * Russian Recession / Revolution: - Chaos reigns.
 * October 18, 2028 - President Andropov calls for multilateral conference between Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France, Great Britain, and the United States, as well as local Crimean leaders, to discuss the status of the Crimean Peninsula.
 * October 21, 2028 - State Duma blocks President Andropov's request to initiate multilateral conference on the status of the Crimean Peninsula
 * October 31, 2028 - Autumn festival in Moscow is heavily policed out of fear of riots.
 * November 18, 2028 - President Andropov calls for negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and pro-Russians in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
 * November 23, 2028 - State Duma blocks President Andropov's request to initiate multinational talks over the issue of Novorossiya.
 * November 24, 2028 - President meets fierce resistance from State Duma. Representatives from every party except A Just Russia accuse Andropov of attempting to abandon the ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine. When Andropov himself tries to speak, he is frequently cut off by booing and jeering from the assembled representatives. Andropov condemns the Duma for "obstructing the cause of peace". Andropov and a representative from the Liberal Democratic Party enter a shouting match and nearly started a fight.
 * November 27, 2028 - 267 members of the State Duma sign a declaration that proclaims their refusal to vote in favour of any international agreement or treaty regarding the status of Novorossiya.
 * November 30, 2028 - Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party, is assassinated in his sleep.
 * December 1, 2028 - At least 752 people are arrested while commemorating the death of Gennady Zyuganov.
 * December 3, 2028 - President Andropov spends 4 hours in a heated argument with members of the State Duma over his submersible freighter initiative.
 * December 5, 2028 - Andropov gives a speech today to a 20,000-strong crowd of Russian citizens in Moscow criticizing the State Duma, calling them "every bit the menace to peace that the fascists were."
 * December 6, 2028 - A resolution is passed by the State Duma, condemning remarks made by President Andropov.
 * December 9, 2028 - Shipyard workers consider a strike. However, it is narrowly avoided following an agreement with the government that provides better hours and increased personnel assigned to the work sites.
 * December 15, 2028 - Journalists discover that at least 20 leaders of the would-be shipyard strike have financial ties to the People's Socialist Council, a rising protest group that notably rejected the peace agreement between the Russian government and various protest movements.
 * December 17, 2028 - Over one and a half million people take part in a march in the Russian capital of Moscow and two million in St. Petersburg as a memorial for the 9 killed and 15 injured exactly 3 months ago.
 * December 22, 2028 - President Urvan Andropov is currently the individual who is the least popular among the Russian people, according to a poll. The poll, which received 5,472 responses, showed that 49 percent of respondents answered with "President Andropov" to the question "what major public figure do you have the least positive perception of?", with Adolf Hitler following in second place with 47 percent. The poll consisted entirely of open-ended questions, which means that respondents were permitted to add their own answers without prompting. The stated reasons for those who answered the poll with Andropov as their choice was largely based on the President's failure to fix the country's stagnating economy and a perceived weakness in foreign policy.
 * December 26, 2028 - 74 percent of respondents to a poll feel that their quality of life was better in the Soviet Union than the present day. 68 percent said that they feel they would be in a better position if the Soviet Union still existed today, and 63 percent said that they would see a reestablishment of the USSR as a positive event.
 * December 30, 2028


 * 11:27 PM - Gunfire is reported at the Kremlin in Moscow.
 * 11:38 PM - Large crowds of heavily-armed civilians gather in areas all around Moscow.
 * 11:49 PM - The headquarters of the Moscow Police Department is attacked and captured by armed gunmen. These forces are affiliated with the groups assembling throughout the city.
 * 11:55 PM - Moscow police engage in firefights against armed gunmen who are attempting an insurrection against the Russian government.
 * 11:59 PM - Gunfire is exchanged by security forces and rebel insurrectionists inside the walls of the Moscow Kremlin.
 * December 31, 2028


 * 12:08 AM - A flight of 8 helicopters is spotted over Moscow.
 * 12:15 AM - Moscow’s police force is in a state of total disarray, struggling to contain what is a rapidly growing armed rebellion.
 * 12:19 AM - Rebel forces take complete control of the Moscow Kremlin.
 * 12:32 AM - A lone helicopter lands at Spasskaya Tower, dispatching a team of Spetsnaz special forces soldiers into the Moscow Kremlin.
 * 12:38 AM - Spetsnaz troops are fighting against rebel forces occupying the Moscow Kremlin.
 * 12:48 AM - The Presidential Security Service of Russia has stated that the whereabouts of President Urvan Andropov are currently unknown. The agents assigned to Andropov's personal protection are also unaccounted for. It is suspected that the president is thus either dead or in hiding somewhere in the Kremlin.
 * 1:07 AM - A broadcast on the Moscow emergency radio channel, from the city’s chief of police, calls for a general surrender by the police to the rebels attempting to seize the city in order to “minimize casualties”.
 * 4:29 AM - A video is released online by the Moscow rebels, depicting the execution of President Urvan Andropov. It depicts several rebels, one of which appears to be People’s Socialist Council leader Vladimir Sopov, interrogating the president, who is being held down by rebels and kneeling with a flashlight being shone in his face, before shooting and killing him.
 * [Rebel]: We, the people’s army of Russia, have taken this tyrant to be our prisoner pending his trial. Prisoner, identify yourself!
 * [Andropov]: Get off me, get off me! [struggles]
 * [A second rebel hits Andropov with the butt of a rifle repeatedly, in the face, chest, and stomach for over a minute.]
 * [Rebel]: Identify yourself!
 * [Andropov]: I will say nothing! I’m not saying anything!
 * [Andropov is beaten with the rifle butt again for approximately one minute.]
 * [Rebel]: We won’t wait all night, tell us who you are!
 * [Andropov, slowly and spitefully]: President Urvan Andropov of the Russian Federation.
 * [Rebel]: Former President Urvan Andropov, you are found guilty of the oppression of the people of Russia, of the theft of their wages, of the exploitation of their labour, and to be complicit in the murder of the victims of the September 9 massacre. You are hereby sentenced to death, to be carried out immediately.
 * [Another rebel, believed to be Sopov, shoots Andropov in the back of the head once with his rifle. The president falls over, clearly dead. The video ends.]
 * 7:55 AM - Moscow is completely under the control of rebel forces.
 * 10:50 AM - The flag of the Russian Federation flying over the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow has been taken down. It has been replaced with the flag of the Soviet Union.
 * 10:52 AM - The rebel forces declare a “New Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic”.
 * 5:52 PM - Groups of armed citizens are assembling in Russia’s “problem cities”.
 * 9:44 PM - Russian Army and National Guard soldiers are dispatched to cities hosting assemblies of rebel forces.
 * 10:30 PM - The soldiers deployed to the cities in rebellion against the government are holding their fire.
 * 11:38 PM - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Dorokhin is been sworn in as the interim President of Russia.
 * 11:58 PM - Communist rebels assembling across Russia are showing some degree of restraint
 * Economy: The ruble has fluctuated and the economy is still stagnant.
 * Military: The military is not expanded.
 * Frontline troops: 865,493
 * Tanks: 16,291
 * Self propelled artillery: 6,109
 * Multiple launch rocket system: 4,129
 * Aircraft: 3587
 * Aircraft carriers: 2
 * Destroyers: 14
 * Submarines: 62
 * Diplomacy


 * Kazakhstan: HELP.

2029 Q1
'''Korea is now ranked one of the most xenophobic nation, along with one of the highest levels of military growth. Many suggest Korea is planning something, but the citizens themselves are becoming suspicious of the government. Activist movements call for Korea to stop treating every person coming from America like a plague victim, while pressure stemming from the United States, Canada and Mexico themselves lead to a lack of trade between those nations.'''

Many nations are condemned for "straying away" from the North American nations.

'''Several nations in Europe and Central Asia become wary of the resurgence of the USSR. China fears a similar revolution to reinstate Maoism.'''

Protests occur in East Russian cities such as Vladivostok against the new government.

Zalgo sightings along the West Coast, mostly in forests at night.

Lone Zalgo sightings have been documented in Panama and Venezuela, before being taken off the internet.

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Credentials accepted.

UNSC Council 2029 Q1 Meeting (Public Documentation SC/322)

President: The 2019 Q1 United Nations Security Council Meeting is now in session. Member states wishing to speak now have the floor.

United States: The United States, the main victim of the Zalgo events, would like to point out that this is not a potential terrorist scare or dangerous trend. We have located the body of Yuri Watney, and performed a post-mortem analysis. There is plenty of evidence to suggest this may be the source of these Zalgo events. Steps will be taken to ensure safety and avoid the situation from leaking out and causing a panic. It should be worth noting that in the report it suggested a foreign contaminant or pathogen may have been responsible for the death of Watney, and our researchers will be looking into the matter.

Russia: As a representative of Russia, the delegate feels as a separate committee should be created to settle this Zalgo scare, and perhaps the council can focus on the more pertinent issue of the crisis in Russia instead. The Zalgo events are most likely pure coincidence, amplified by paranoia and the spread of fake news. I repeat, Russia has no immediate interest in the so-called “Zalgo Crisis” and would very much prefer the Security Council focus on more serious matters.

France: The representative of France would be in agreement with the statement made by the Russian representative, however would like to point out that most problems may seem small at first before growing into something dangerous. France supports any and all solutions that may present themselves, provided they are ethical and do not lead to a larger threat. As stated earlier by the United States, should the Zalgo events be caused by a pathogenic or contaminant source, it is all the more important to focus on the matter.

United Kingdom: The United Kingdom is in full agreement with the United States, in the sense that the situation should be kept as hidden as possible, as to not cause panic or catalyse the spread of fake news. However, the United Kingdom cannot deny the fact that the crisis taking place in Russia should be put aside to discuss about the Zalgo.

PRC: The People’s Republic of China would very much like to extend their assistance into the investigation of the Zalgo events. It is clearly something that is beyond any artificially induced event, and we have not seen anything like it. As such, China looks favourably towards identifying and coming up with a solution to the Zalgo Crisis, while limiting the spread of information.

Brazil: The nation of Brazil has already laid out plans to combat the Zalgo Crisis, which is to limit the spread of news regarding the Zalgo and keep it to a minimum while research on the Zalgo is done. As stated earlier by China, the Zalgo Crisis is an unprecedented circumstance to the nations of the world, and there is no certain way of identifying the early stages of the Zalgo. As such, research is crucial if we are to come to a solution.

Argentina: The representative of Argentina would like to remind the council that there is no certain answer to what’s causing the Zalgo Crisis, and as such it being a pathogenic event remains a possibility. We must not narrow our focus down into one field before realising it was the wrong one. On the other hand, control on the media would raise questions, and so must be done with good reason.

Oman: The representative of Oman is in full agreement with the United States as well, on the subject of limiting the leakage of Zalgo-related information. It would be in every nation’s best interest to prevent widespread panic, as well as maintain the situation to be able to remain in control, lest a zombie scenario comes up as a result.

Thailand: The representative of Thailand would look favourably upon the formation of an international cooperative effort to identify and come up with a solution for the Zalgo Crisis as soon as possible, most likely headed by the WHO or any other international NGO. Perhaps a separate committee could be founded to combat the spread of information related to the Zalgo, as well as any fake news regarding the outbreaks.

Romania: The representative of Romania would like to remind the council that the Zalgo is not contained. We have sightings all over North America, and it would be most optimal to have it not reach the rest of the world. As stated by Brazil earlier, the key to containing the spread of the Zalgo lies within understanding what causes it and how, which requires observation of the Zalgo.

Germany: The representative of Germany would like to contribute towards an investigation into the matter to fully understand and identify the severity and background of the matter. If the Zalgo is caused by a pathogen or contaminant, then we must contain it before it spreads. We’ve all seen the video clips of the Zalgo as well as their disturbing qualities, and it would be in every nation’s best interest to avoid a crisis on a larger scale. Germany suggests a pathological approach to the Zalgo Crisis, and come up with a contingency plan as soon as possible if a zombie scenario repeats itself, given the current situation.

Portugal: The representative of Portugal echoes the sentiments of the representative of Germany, where a contingency plan should be created. We do not know the full extent of the Zalgo Crisis, as we only have information from sightings or video clips. The representative of Portugal suggests an investigative body to identify Zalgo cases as early on as possible and gather usable information simultaneously.

South Africa: The representative of South Africa is in agreement with most of the member states in this council, however would like to emphasise that while the Zalgo is indeed something that cannot be overlooked, neither can be the situation in South Africa and Lesotho, specifically the outbreak of HIV. While coming up with a solution to the Zalgo Crisis is in the best interests of every nation here, the resolution of the HIV outbreak is something that cannot be overlooked either, being in South Africa and Lesotho’s best interests.

Algeria: The representative of Algeria is in agreement with the statement made by the representative of South Africa on the subject that other outbreaks cannot be ignored. While the Zalgo Crisis itself is a potentially severe event, outbreaks of diseases in Africa and South America are as equally as important as the Crisis itself is. However, Algeria supports there formation of an international effort to combat the Crisis as suggested by Thailand.

Kenya: The representative of Kenya is in agreement with the plans for the identification of the Zalgo source, and containing it. As a nation with firsthand experience with outbreaks, Kenya could provide assistance with containing another Zalgo outbreak when it happens.

Norway

 * Government: Constitutional Monarchy
 * King: Haakon VIII


 * Population: 6 million


 * Military:
 * Active Personnel: 26,500. (2,000 in Russia)
 * Reserve Personnel: 47,000
 * Economy:
 * GDP: 370.8 billion $ (71,890$ per capita)
 * Mainly from tourism, fishing and agriculture.


 * Events: 
 * Diplomatic Ties:
 * We do all diplomatic actions with infected countries from afar (through technology), to keep our population safe from the Zalgos.
 * Research: We start researching the disease, hoping to find its origin.


 * Diplomacy:
 * Russia: We've sent you 2,000 troops to fight against the rebels.

Federative Republic of Brazil

 * Government:
 * Jair Bolsonaro's approval slowly goes up again, as the quality healthcare and public security increases, and so does the number of handguns sold to the population.
 * Although more people own firearms, legally purchasing one still requires documentation on mental stability, mandatory shooting and gun safety courses and a limited number of rounds per person. Since the rearming policy was implemented, criminality declined and keeps declining.
 * Military:
 * The military exercise in Pará is successful to test how capable of waging war combating guerrillas the Armed Forces are. Improvements were proven necessary in regular armies, but Special Operation Forces were on shape.
 * The meeting in the US to discuss the expansion of the Navy was successful, but the results were not said to the public.
 * Economy:
 * Exportation of brazilian industrial machinery begins. The main purchasers are Mercosur members.
 * A new nuclear powerplant is inaugurated in the Marajó Island, aiming to end the exploitation of the region's hydropower potential, as it has negative effects on the nature and native peoples.
 * Diplomacy:
 * The requirements continue for travellers from countries affected by the Ebola outbreak.
 * The actions from Norway and Korea about the so-called Zalgos hoaxes are "seemed as unnecessary".
 * About the crisis in Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Relations asks for "peaceful negotiations between both sides", and stated that "we're hoping for the best for the russian population". Still, no intervention was announced, following the brazilian tradition of neutrality in international conflicts.
 * Blue Amazon Project
 * The BAP is a covert name for our secret operation to deal with the Zalgos.
 * USA agreed to allow brazilian scientists in the Zalgo research. Our best scientists in the health area are tested for their capacity of keeping secrets and are sent to the US. The current budget is around 800 million, but some BAP members want us to "spare no expenses".
 * The Zalgo sightings in Panama and Venezuela increase our concern. Our intelligence saves all the data about said sightings before its deletion and analyze them carefully.
 * The case in Venezuela was found to take place close to the sea in Macaraibo. More investigation on the footage allowed identification of the victim. A COpEsp unit is dispatched to the area in the dead of night to capture the Zalgo alive. However, he is found dead in his house. His wife and son are nowhere to be seen. The body is taken in a sealed HAZMAT container and sent to an improvised, but under expansion, classified research base in the Amazon. No personnel involved reported to have had direct contact with the body.
 * Attempts to identify the case in Panama were fruitless. Representants were sent to debate the issue with the Panama government.
 * Due to the worrisome cases of Zalgo in Central and South America, Special Forces personnel disguised as police officers are stationed in:
 * Roads that connect Northern Brazil to other countries.
 * Airport check-ins.
 * They are to stop and arrest any person showing signals of Zalgo contamination. The person must be sedated and taken to the research base without fuss.
 * Still, nobody was yet detected with Zalgo by these means. Yet.

Korea

 * Government: Republic. Elections will be held next year. The major political ideologies in the elections are Federalism, socialism, and democratic socialism. The government decides to lift the travel ban for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. A new travel ban is enacted on the Central American countries. It will be lifted on 2030.
 * Economy: We start investing into the Philippines, Vietnam, and South Africa. GDP growth is stable at 1.5% Current GDP rises from $1.59 trillion to 1.62 trillion.
 * Military


 * Ground Forces
 * Active troops : 2,627,500
 * Reserve troops : 3,202,250


 * Tanks : 3,364


 * AFV : 2,710


 * SPG : 2,055


 * Towed Artillery : 5,374


 * MLRS : 234

Operational K3 Tanks : The first batch of 10 K3 tanks have been tested and brought into service. The military lifts the order to 500 tanks.
 * Air Force


 * Fighters : 655


 * Attack : 448


 * Transport : 348


 * Trainer : 273


 * Attack helicopters : 129

Interception of Central American Airliners : All aircraft from Central America will now be intercepted and identified. They will be sent to special airports with quarantines. Some airliners from North America will also be intercepted.
 * Navy


 * Aircraft Carrier : 1


 * Frigates : 23


 * Destroyers : 24


 * Corvettes : 21


 * Submarines : 25


 * Patrol vessels : 70


 * Mine warfare : 11

Joint Naval-Air Force Exercise : To prepare for any Zalgo outbreaks or any refugee boats with Zalgos, the Air Force and Navy conduct a joint operation involving the destruction of any type of transportation for refugees.
 * Diplomacy


 * Russia : We would like to send 1,000 volunteers to help with your riots.


 * U.N. : We need to send a peacekeeping force to Russia.

Republic of Kazakhstan

 * Kazakh Recession:


 * January 1st, 2029: Protests start in Astana and Almaty following the communist coup in Russia. It is reported that over 1,000 people in Astana and over 3,000 in Almaty have been counted.
 * January 2nd, 2029: The amount of protesters enlarges, with 10,000 people in Astana protesting.
 * January 7th, 2029: Huge crowds of people attack the Almaty city mayor's office. They throw Molotov cocktails through the windows of the office, resulting in several heavy injuries of town hall officials.
 * January 9th, 2029: Over 100,000 people march through the streets of Astana, waving with red flags and shouting: 'All power to the Soviets!'.
 * January 14th, 2029: 500,000 protesters march through Almaty, attempting to occupy the city hall, but retreat as the police charges. The police charge leaves 100 people injured and 366 arrested.
 * January 17th, 2029: President Peruashev signs a law outlawing further protests, by announcing a state of emergency. After that, 7 ministers leave the government, heavily protesting against the state of emergency.
 * January 21st, 2029: After relative calmness in the days since the signing of the state of emergency law, President Peruashev announces negotiations with several communist factions and labor unions.
 * January 24th, 2029: The negotiations between the government an the communist officially start. It is predicted that the negotiators will come to an agreement soon.
 * January 29th, 2029: The police fires at protesters in Aral, leaving 20 dead and 29 injured. After the news of the incident, protests against the action start again.
 * January 31st, 2029: The military fires at protesters near Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Astana, killing 9 and wounding 33.
 * February 1st, 2029: Protests continue all over the country.
 * February 4th, 2029: The negotiations are halted and several communists factions are outlawed.
 * February 5th, 2029: The police attempts to arrest Akzol Albanafilev, the leader of the Kazakh communist party, but gets halted by huge crowds of people. Albanafilev manages to escape.
 * February 8th, 2029: The Atyrau city hall gets stormed, and protesters declare the Ural Socialist Soviet Republic.
 * February 9th, 2029: Akzol Albanafilev arrives in Atyrau to be sworn in as the leader of the communist nation.
 * February 20th, 2029: Oral is taken by the rebels.
 * March 1st, 2029: The Kazakh army starts a huge operation against the separatist republic.
 * March 2nd, 2029: Oral is captured by the pro-government forces.
 * March 9th, 2029: Atyrau is captured. Akzol Albanafilev is arrested, 90,000 rebels are killed and about 50,000 captured.
 * March 11th, 2029: Rebel resistance is fully eliminated.
 * March 14th, 2029: President Peruashev announces that every protest will be smothered by the military.
 * March 15th, 2029: Protests in Almaty and other cities end, however, there are still about 3,000 protesters in Astana.
 * March 16th, 2029: Police starts arresting leaders of communist factions and labor unions.
 * March 20th, 2029: The government states the situation is 'under control'.
 * March 25th, 2029: President Peruashev announces that there is a possibility early elections will be held.
 * March 29th, 2029: The government announces a referendum over a new constitution incresing the presidential power
 * April 1st, 2029: Peruashev announces a constitution referendum for May 18th and legislative elections for May 23rd.
 * April 10th, 2029: All communist factions are forbidden.
 * April 19th, 2029: Opinion polls show 53% speaking out against increased presidential power, and 45% saying surely not to vote Ak Zhol Party.
 * April 21st, 2029: Presidential approval rate falls beneath 45%, with 56% disapproving the presient's job.
 * April 25th, 2029: Peruashev announces a meeting between representatives of Britain, Germany, China and Kazakhstan on Russia.
 * April 26th, 2029: Peruashev visits Vladivostok and promises to support the 'democratic people of Russia' against 'any threat'
 * April 30th, 2029:


 * 11:20 PM: Shots are fired in Astana.
 * 11:29 PM: A huge armed crowd attacks the Astana police headquarters.
 * 11:55 PM: The ministries of Foreign Affairs and of Finances are under occupation
 * 11:59 PM: Ten helicopters are reported over Ak Orda Presidential Palace
 * Military:
 * Economy: Recovering from the January-March Kazakh Recession.
 * Diplomacy:


 * Russia: No, you help!

United States of America

 * Government
 * Inauguration of Robert Hughes: Robert "Rob" Hughes is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States and is allegiant to the Republican Party. Many fear initially that he'll be a repeat of Donald Trump's activities again as he was starting up intending to "bring the real truth about the coverup" in his campaign promise that helped him defeat Delaney in the 2028 elections. So far, it seems that he isn't doing much to anything or so in private.
 * Gun Law: President Hughes believes that gun owners should be protected by law in some extent and even relax some laws at a federal scale. He believes that almost every household should own a gun and be protected "at all costs from any harm such as terrorists". Thus at early 2029, gun sales and laws were being relaxed even in states that have restricted the selling of firearms, however in return, crime rates have increased so Hughes decided that those who are accused or proven guilty of murder or conducted mass shooting before will be barred from having a licence in March, with much of the Republican-dominant Congress approving it. Democrats speculate that the Republicans are trying to rearm the state due to the Zalgo threat as supported by Hughes' campaign promises back in 2028.
 * Censorship: Still the same but that could change when Hughes had started to raise doubt in the Delaney-era censorship on the Zalgo-related attacks or sightings.
 * Attempting to sign a public release of classified files: On 8th March 2029, Rob Hughes tried to sign Executive Order #14530 which is meant to release the truth of Zalgos but was immediately blocked secretly by the rest of his government (Republicans and Democrats together in an unlikely decision to stop it from getting out to the public), even widely being condemned by high ranking military officials. It seems that Hughes isn't giving up on his approval rating and he believes that the world needs to know somehow, even the most trustworthy media, so he turned towards organisations and people willing to distribute documents on 27th March to find alternative ways of getting information out to the public as promised.
 * The following transcript is a tape excerpt between some Wikileaks members and President Hughes in a classified location which was kept behind the government:
 * ROBERT HUGHES: Chrisopher, do you believe that there's something beyond that you don't know but it's actually there? Such as in Zalgos?
 * CHRISTOPHER: I heard about the rumours and sightings before they're taken off.
 * ROBERT HUGHES: I actually have few copies, let me get them out.
 * [Sound of paper being taken out]
 * CHRISTOPHER: Is this some sort of trick, Mr. President? You're out of office unusually.
 * ROBERT HUGHES: I told the White House that I need to take a day off because of personal issues but I took time to convince the CIA to give me some files.
 * CHRISTOPHER: That's all you got?
 * ROBERT HUGHES: Yeah, that's all I've got. I have to go right now, or perhaps authorities will catch me. Keep all of these copies I've obtained. Don't be afraid to tell the truth.
 * [tape concludes]
 * The following transcript is another excerpt between government officials and President Hughes in the White House:
 * [REDACTED]: Mr. President, what have you done to our secret files that we're not supposed to tell to the public?
 * ROBERT HUGHES: The public needs to know something at least instead of pulling back and procrastinate!
 * [REDACTED]: You've basically doomed the world after providing copies of classified material to a non-approved official. Have you gone insane?
 * ROBERT HUGHES: I'm not insane. Stop telling me that.
 * [REDACTED]: Wait until you see everyone on the streets yelling the end is coming. Then you'll regret abusing your powers to extract those files.
 * Cases in the West Coast: Even under Hughes' administration, the Zalgo cases must be dealt with in multiple cases as they might also begin a panic according to military officials. The ZCP which is responsible for covering up Las Vegas' death of Yuri Watney is also aiming to take any sightings or attacks into quarantine and procedually remove any evidence of a Zalgo attack around the area of Washington, Oregon and California (moving them into the same confidential location). It wasn't disbanded by the President but their activities are being risked after tapes were being shown and listened to high government and military officials. They strongly condemn any possible leakings.
 * Military
 * Intervention: Most intervention cases related to the Zalgo are now being held by the ZCP and the government.
 * Economy: Stagnant in most cases.
 * Research
 * Yuri Watney: The body of Yuri Watney is still being analysed constantly. However the effects of cremation are still being debated, whether if the virus or something inside can survive having the host body being burnt and become airborne or die and be contained in the process. Since there might be a chance of possible reanimation, the United States' top classified agents and researchers attempt to burn the body of other cases rather than Yuri Watney's body because it can lead to many other cases.
 * West Coast Crackdown: All bodies are being stashed up to contribute the research of the virus, the black liquid and the affected bodies. Some bodies that were captured are underway cremation in an attempt to understand if the virus withstands heat after the body is fully burnt down to ash and also to prevent the virus or any form that might infect another being.
 * Diplomacy
 * Korea: The President cut all ties with them and decided to aim nuclear weapons in a threat that if they don't open borders to them, all cities such as Pyongyang, Seoul, Busan and Chongjin even with multiple anti-missile systems in place (since it'll be multiple missiles at a rapid rate) will be burnt down and their economy in shatters. Many believe that President Hughes has now gone insane by ordering military officials to do so at the end of March but he claims that Korea is "much more insane than Kim was and that they need to stop making everyone look like they're coming from a developing country".

2029 Q2
''' Korea suffers a sharp decline in their economy, as firms prefer not to conduct business in a nation that seperates everything coming from a select list of nations in quarantine camps. Protests occur in both Seoul and Pyongyang. China pledges to support the US if Korea continues such an aggressive policy. '''

''' In the Astana Conference, a meeting between the UK, Germany, China and Kazakhstan, it is decided that foreign aid will be supplied to the Russian government to combat the communist forces, while Chinese forces will be on standby to intervene where necessary. '''

''' History repeats itself. Sanctions on Korea by the US, Canada, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Also the GDP drops. '''

''' Sightings of the Zalgo in Ecuador and Colombia. Cases are more common in the United States, and it is becoming harder to keep the news under control. '''

''' Unconfirmed cases in Haiti, Suriname, Ivory Coast and Morocco. ''UNCONFIRMED. *STARING VERY AGGRESSIVELY AT KOREA* '

Korea

 * Government: Republic. To combat the sudden destabilizing of the economy, we lift the travel ban to the American countries and wish to resume trade. The government sincerely apologizes to its citizens.


 * Economy: We halt all investments. We start developing the Northern area of Korea. We build factories to try to increase economic output. GDP drops at 1.1% $1.61 to 1.59 trillion. Samsung, Hyundai, and other major companies will be owned by the government until the sanctions and embargoes are lifted.


 * Military


 * Ground Forces


 * Active troops   : 2,627,500


 * Reserve troops   : 3,202,250


 * Tanks : 3,364


 * AFV : 2,710


 * SPG : 2,055


 * Towed Artillery   : 5,374


 * MLRS : 234

Decreasing of Military Budget : The military budget shall be cut to 75% The other 25% shall be used for economic purposes.

Anti-missile Systems On the Coast : In response of the nuclear weapons of the United States being pointed at us, we set up anti-missile systems. Upgraded variants of the THAAD shall be used.
 * Air Force


 * Fighters : 655


 * Attack : 448


 * Transport : 348


 * Trainer : 273


 * Attack helicopters   : 129

Aerial Patrols : the Air Force still conducts aerial Patrols.
 * Navy


 * Aircraft Carrier   : 1


 * Frigates : 23


 * Destroyers   : 24


 * Corvettes : 21


 * Submarines   : 25


 * Patrol vessels   : 70


 * Mine warfare   : 11


 * Diplomacy


 * North America, Central America   : We apologize for our overreacting to the Zalgo sightings. We wish to normalize relations and start trading with one another.


 * Russia : An additional 300 troops would arrive in 2029 Q3


 * Kazakhstan : We would like to send 150 volunteers as a peacekeeping force.


 * China : We shall stop our aggressive acts.
 * Morocco, Haiti, Ivory Coast : ... I don’t care anymore. Our economy is going downhill..

Federative Republic of Brazil

 * Government:
 * The government remains silent about the situation in the US since it's afraid of being linked to the censorship, and doesn't know how the people would react to an unintentional leak.
 * The maximum legal amount of ammunition per civilian-owned firearm is doubled due to popular request. This is a response to the Zalgo sightings in Colombia and Ecuador, the popular demand for more ammunition was faked.
 * The Ministry of Health issues a note discouraging travel to Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Central America, due to a suspected Yellow Fever outbreak. Actually, it's for the Zalgos. However, no ban is enacted.
 * BAP members, higher government officials and Armed Forces officers create the Elicont Protocol (See BAP topic for more details)
 * Military:
 *  Five  Two extra battalions are deployed in the Amazon to  search for Zalgos in the border  combat venezuelan guerrillas that may have crossed the border illegally.
 * The Marine Corps recieve special training for four weeks to deal with "unusual issues". The themes were nuclear warfare, refugee crisis, zombie disease outbreak and extraterrestrial invasion. Although people thought it was laughable, the Marines executed the trainings with seriousness. When asked for the reasons, Admiral Constantino said in a humorous tone: "The world is a strange place, we must be ready for anything. You won't laugh when the Marines save you from aliens." Two of these special trainings were decoys. The Admiral's words were carefully chosen to take the focus away from the zombie part. There was no further questioning, only memes about an alien invasion on Brazil showing it was successful in diverting the focus from the zombie training.
 * Economy:
 * The sanctions on Korea cause an increase on agropecuary exportions to the country.
 * Brazilian-designed-and-made electronics become more valuable in the international market.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Brazil offers to mediate any peace negotiation between Russia, Kazakhstan and the communist rebels.
 * Blue Amazon Project:
 * A secret special force called "FCZ", made of COpEsp and Marines, is formed. They will take care of the Zalgo-related military affairs.
 * The research base in the Amazon is fully functional. It's guarded by FCZ personnel and is only accessible through a small, secret airfield. To land there, a password is necessary. Unauthorized landing is strictly forbidden, punishable with execution on spot. Anyone entering must go through a three-day quarantine separated from the main complex. People with physical or mental changes within the three days must NOT be allowed in the main complex. FCZ soldiers who enter in contact with Zalgos in missions must incinerate their clothes, take a chemical shower and be put in quarantine. Policies must assume maximum infection risk until more details about infectivity are discovered. Zalgos out of containment must be killed on sight.
 * Due to uncertainty about the situation in USA, any brazilian personnel working there must be ready to leave at any moment to be stationed into our own base.
 * A suspected Zalgo instance has been arrested while trying to drive from Venezuela to Brazil. The person was still conscious, but, according to the soldiers, "looked infected". She was sedated and sent to quarantine to be put under observation.
 * Research results on the venezuelan Zalgo, named Z-01:
 * A pathogen has been identified to be the cause of Zalgo. Type of pathogen still unknown. Samples has been isolated to try to identify the type of pathogen. Team Alpha is looking for capsid interactions to find a virus. Team Bravo is testing for peptidoglycan cell walls to find a bacterium. Team Charlie is looking for spores and growth pattern in healthy samples to find a fungus. Each team recieves $700,000 for the research.
 * Z-01 showed no signs of decomposion, which were supposed to appear based on the time of death. However, some of its skin turned gray and others black.
 * Any and all research results are not to be shared with other countries or institutions until further orders.
 * Operation Eyeless:
 * In response to the increasing cases of Zalgo in northern South America, patrol around the Amazon area intensifies.
 * For now, the dense jungle and low population density are protecting us, but we fear it spreads through the Pacific Coast and then reach us through the more populated Centre-South. Therefore, BAP hackers watch closely about any case of Zalgo in Peru and Bolivia. Two FCZ teams are deployed in Acre, ready to capture Zalgos detected in Peru and Bolivia ASAP.
 * The instance in Colombia is traced to be in a civilian hospital. A mission to capture the Zalgo is authorized. The audio log follows:
 * Mike: (whispering) Main hall, clear.
 * Lucas: Are you sure the security isn't watching us through the cameras?
 * Martins: Doesn't matter, we won't last long here. Besides, we don't look like criminals.
 * Lucas: What if they think we're criminals with night vision and full military outfit?
 * Mike: Shut the fuck up, we're going up the stairs. What's the room again?
 * Silva: 229, second floor.
 * (two minutes of silence, only steps heard.)
 * Mike: Hallway, clear. Look for the number.
 * Martins: There, 229.
 * Lucas: Oh, shit. The door is open.
 * Mike: Weapons tight. We want her alive, if possible.
 * (silence)
 * Mike: Damn it, she's not here. Base, we have a...
 * Silva: Are those screams?
 * (Rushed steps. Yelling becomes audible.)
 * Lucas: What the hell? Three of them?
 * Mike: Base, we have three instances of Zalgo, extraction of alive cases impossible. Over.
 * Command: WHAT? Get the hell out of there. We're calling the Colombian Army to quarantine the hospital.
 * Mike: You heard him, let's...
 * (Gunshots and screams)
 * Silva: NO! SHIT!
 * Martins: Screw this, I'm killing those assholes.
 * Mike: Just leave this goddamn place!
 * (Rushed steps and gunshots)
 * Silva: No way, they're there!
 * Lucas: How many of them are there? The whole fucking hospital?
 * Mike: I don't care. The helicopter is in the door, just get the fuck out.
 * (More gunshots. Inhuman screams.)
 * Lucas: FUCK!
 * (Helicopter engine audible and getting closer)
 * Mike: There it is! Get into the helicopter!
 * (More gunshots)
 * (Gunshots cease. Helicopter engine close.)
 * Mike: Base, we're getting out. We... (wheezing) Just bomb this goddamn hospital. It's doomed.
 * [End of the audio log]
 * The two soldiers directly assaulted by Zalgos, private Lucas and Corporal Silva, were quarantined. The hospital's fate is still undecided. Both governments from Brazil and Colombia are trying to hide the incident.
 * Elicont Protocol: To be used ONLY in case of major Zalgo infection in Brazil and/or impossibility to keep the matter secret. Martial law and State of Exception are to be decreted. Airports and roads connecting Brazil to other countries are to be shut down. People must be instructed on how to avoid infection, based on how much knowlege of the Zalgos is avaliable by the time the protocol is activated. The Army must stabilish quarantine zones outside of major urban centres (Not ready, government still working on it). Killing on sight of suspected Zalgo instances will be authorized. An evacuation plan to government officials and Armed Forces officers will be created within the next months.

United States of America

 * Government
 * Zalgogate: On 4th April, someone publicly published at least 62 documents on Wikileaks (they're mostly sightings and attacks lost and deleted after being documented by the CIA, few of which contain basic information of Zalgos). As cases were becoming hard to remove or have the population know in some way, even making to the large cable television news channels such as CNN, Fox News and local news channels even, then suddenly it caught the eye of the CIA and multiple agents after files were spotted online on Wikileaks. The man only known as Christopher was known to be in contact with the President pleaded guilty after being arrested trying to get into the airport and escaping to an undefined location. He said that the President gave him files of the Zalgo which were taken down after one day being present on that site then all copies of the document were burnt so that none can reproduce these files. The Zalgogate begun with a threatened impeachment process to President Hughes who Christopher claimed he was in contact with him. Hughes denied any process and said that he's away for one day to meet his daughter but there's more to that (for the rest of the story, see Impeachment Vote). Publicly however, the bizarre leaked documents went onto the Dark Web as one of the anonymous users hacked the firewall of the Wikileaks website and downloaded all files regarded to the Zalgo sightings and attacks. He used an onion router to cloak his own location (so no-one knows where he lived) and uploaded it to many sites of the Dark Web. What will happen next is unknown but the Dark Web is known to be difficult to take down even if a Zalgo document went unnoticed.
 * Impeachment Vote: With the turn of events suddenly unfolded on the second quarter of 2029, impeachment is now being threatened and approved by both parties (due to him taking things too far) after government leaks were shown. The Congress decides that both the Senate and the House of Representatives will vote whether Hughes should be removed from his position after trying to leak files to the public and since most of the files are in the Dark Web, they could be used literally everywhere and be uploaded onto where everyone can access it. This will happen by the next quarter. Publicly, Hughes was threatened to be impeached following corruption by bribing officials to do what he wanted and was given house arrest, along with his family. That was the half of the story.
 * Censorship: Censorship is starting to adversely affecting the free press despite multiple constant fear of panic. After Wikileaks published the Zalgo documents and then taken down a day after, it seems that the mainstream media went into a frenzy of these releases, unauthorised but a sensation and many began to protest as soon as the Zalgogate began to develop April 2029, mainly conspiracists and those who believe the Zalgo are real and had constantly tried to spread word (they are mostly arrested by the way). Panic is coming and soon America might fall. America may have already fallen. With Hughes' power handed over to VP Marco Rubio until his impeachment process is either complete and that the Congress voted narrowly against possible impeachment, he wasn't able to stop censorship by agents and government officials anytime soon after making a big intentional mistake.
 * The 29th Amendment: Money in politics, also known as corruption using the power of currency and wealth. Although this was brought up by the Democrats very recently (even Bernie Sanders back in 2016 had tried to bring the problem into the primaries), the 29th Amendment (or the Amendment against Wealth Corruption) was close to becoming passed with few more states are yet to eradicate corporal lobbying or at least three-fourths of all US states since 2025. If it comes into effect, this means wealthy figures and companies would not be allowed to influence any held elections.
 * Military
 * Intervention: With some files leaked, the ZCP and elite personnel have decided the best way to handle these leaks was to ground their forces' operation for seven days prior to Zalgogate, constantly once being a big task has now being a failure thanks to files being leaked out to the public over a president who made popular promises. Once their grounded oeriod is over, they decided to do the cases fiercely more than ever, using force to civilians if they refuse to get back.
 * Operation Griffin: This operation would prevent further Zalgos from crossing borders on Canadian and Mexican soil despite both now having common sightings. It also focuses secretly on Canada as well to capture Zalgos by themselves, raising suspicion within the Canadian government and personnel who are authorised to believe the Zalgo had existed.
 * West Coast Cases: Common sightings in the United States had led to few thousand members of the ZCP operate in virtally every state, even in Alaska and Mexico, which are far fringed states but with Canada having unusual sightings, there's a big chance that the Zalgo would reach onto the state of Alaska. The ZCP in mainland United States are also ordered to capture some Zalgos alive in a cage, a more secure one. Their movements are unpredictable but if they were to get one out successfully, this would mean a big game changer. So far they caught nothing.
 * Watching Korea: Nuclear tensions decline although backup measures are conducted in ensuring that the Korean government doesn't commit "xenophobic behaviours".
 * Research: Three bodies are now a priority rather than one. The second research base exclusively related to the Zalgo is set up on a remote location of Alaska (due to low population density) rather than being in the contigenous part of the United States but there's nothing significant about it yet.
 * Subject #1 (Yuri Watney): Watney is still being kept away after nine months of decomposition and tests. Now they want to wait if there's external mutation that the pathogen produces even if the corpse of Watney still lies around and become discoloured every month that passes by.
 * Subject #18 (Zac Golding): The subject here is kept for similar purposes.
 * Subject #21 (Morris [REDACTED]): Same here and is freshly new. Subject #21 is studied by cutting up the body into parts, the liquid itself collected into secure containers, while extracting the brain out carefully in one autopsy. The brain will be studied if there's any changes prior to infection.
 * Liquid: Three controlled corpses, including Yuri Watney are being tested of their liquid by extracting some of remaining ones inside the body carefully. Scientists had presumed it was mutated blood after being extracted. They search for that liquid if there's a presence of a pathogen. Since Yuri's corpse decays even further and the two other subjects are three months old and killed recently respectively, they want to compare how will black liquid change after they have died and if there's significant difference to it. They also tested some of that liquid by attempting to burn the liquid, if it has any material properties or if it assimilates other liquids like water. Results will come the next quarter.
 * Other subjects: With a successful test indicating that bodies that had being burnt of to get rid of the pathogen might not survive in most cases with exception of some surviving still after being burnt. More bodies that were captured are also being instead of cremating it, they decide to turn up the temperature in a concealed room higher than normal temperatures and see if the virus also dies if it isn't cremated. Their next goal is to capture some Zalgo samples alive rather than testing on dead samples, but many researchs claim they'll sprawl out of control, so they had to make sure that they capture it in a cage, be placed with a thick layer of lead and various chambers, enough to make it not escape.
 * Economy: It was once stagnant, now it's starting to slide down.
 * Diplomacy
 * Korea: Even under a temporary Rubio administration, they will still hold nuclear weapons until the US is indeed confident they don't become "haywired" to fake threats. Only diplomatic relationships are restored.

Iceland

 * Government: A republic with the Alþingi as our legislature.
 * Demographics: 363k people
 * Ethnics:
 * 92.06% Iceland
 * 3.62% Polish
 * 4.32% other
 * Military
 * Iceland has no military.
 * Icelandic Coast Goard:
 * 3 x Patrol vessels
 * 1 x Fixed wing aircraft
 * 3 x Helicopters
 * 2 x Patrol/survey boat
 * 220 x Officers and men
 * Economy
 * GDP: 20 billion US$, 56,180 US$ per capita
 * Mainly from tourism, fishing, alumnium producing, and stuff
 * We also drill oil in the Arctic and sell to other nations, like the United States, and now we are open for foreign oil companies to drill oil if they pay us.
 * Diplomacy:
 * US/Korea stuff: We state that we denounce Korea for their actions on the US.

2029 Q3
''' Sanctions are lifted on Korea for their cooperation. '''

''' Colombian news report of a gas explosion in a hospital. Colombian and Peruvian militaries are noted to be hosting joint exercises. '''

''' Increase in sightings within West Africa, with some villages reporting a "Maux Noir" attacking them at night. '''

''' Yellow fever outbreak in Liberia. WHO distributes pamphlets detailing how to prevent mosquito-transmitted diseases. '''

''' Protests occur in Beijing over the state of the government. '''

Brazilian Research Update [Brazilian Knowledge Only]

''' Under unprecedented circumstances, Private Lucas enters a comatose state, and exhibits skin discolouration. Meanwhile, Z-01 designated by Brazilian intelligence reanimates, attacking nearby staff. '''

American Research Update [US Knowledge Only]

''' No signs of reanimation recorded. Prescense of pathogen discovered in blood, unconfirmed type. The corpses decompose at much slower rates as compared to normal corpses. The liquid is not flammable, does not exhibit any unique properties and does not assimilate other liquids, however is recorded to be thicker than normal blood. Under extreme heat, the virus is noted to perish after a few hours, but some survive by unprecedented circumstance.  The brain of Subject #21 is noted to exhibit severe atrophy in certain areas, including the cerebellum, hypothalmus and the prefrontal cortex. '''

Kingdom of Norway

 * Government: Constitutional Monarchy
 * King: Haakon VIII


 * Population: 6.1 million


 * Military:
 * Active Personnel: 26,800. (2,000 in Russia)
 * Reserve Personnel: 47,000
 * Economy:
 * GDP: 370.8 billion $ (71,891$ per capita)
 * Mainly from tourism, fishing and agriculture.


 * Events:
 * Diplomatic Ties: We do all diplomatic actions with infected countries from afar (through technology), to keep our population safe from the Zalgos.
 * Research: After researching the disease, scientists have come up with theories:
 * 1- It could be an Aztec/Mayan disease.
 * 2- It could have come from Siberia when people were coming over to Alaska during the time that there was a landbridge there. It might've called places like Nunavut home.
 * 3- It migh've been a Native American disease.


 * Diplomacy:
 * Nordic Scientific Pact: Want to focus on finding the disease's origin? We have some theories, we can try to debunk or prove them.

Federative Republic of Brazil

 * Government:
 * A Whatsapp chain starts to be shared, stating that documents found in the Deep Web prove the existance of "demoniac zombies, surrounded by a dark aura and dripping black liquid", and saying the brazilian government was involved in covering up the story. The government remained silent about it, but the chain was proven false by specialists hired by the government. Still, the story gained a higher profile in Brazil after the incident.
 * After the chain, the brazilian intelligence starts a hunt to locate the whistleblower. The documents were indeed found in the Deep Web, but no one was traced and taking down the files is nearly impossible.
 * Military:
 * The Marine Corps start to offer free shooting and weapons use lessons, since more people are purchasing firearms and they want to be ready in case of a Zalgo pandemy.
 * Army conduces drills coordinated by Sargent Mike, Sargent Martins and Corporal Silva, the three survivors of the failed raid in the colombian hospital. Being the only soldiers to directly fight Zalgos, they prepare missions to simulate Zalgo attacks. Yet, since the moment was brief and chaotic, the missions are not totally effective on simulating. Also, the army is too big and only a few battalions are selected to train.
 * Economy:
 * Military factories are reopened after five years and restart the production of weapons, ammunition and military equipment.
 * The political crisis in USA and protests in China, two big trade partners, shake the economy.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Brazilian scientists in the US are called back due to the political instability and our own necessity of scientists.
 * Foreign students and researchers of the health area are offered high-paying jobs in Brazil to the study of Zalgo. Latin America is priorized, as these countries usually don't have many opportunities for scientists.
 * Blue Amazon Project:
 * Team Alpha, Bravo and Charlie try different approaches and keep testing samples for virus, bacteria or fungi, respectively. Team Delta is created to look for a worm. Funding increases to $800K each team.
 * The venezuelan lady, stopped in the border for Zalgo suspect, was observed for two weeks and showed no signal of infection. She was submitted to several brainwashing sections to implant false memories about her time in the research complex. She was convinced her car broke and had no signal to call someone, and was stranded in a small town until the car was fixed.
 * Private Lucas, after being attacked and quarantined, suddenly entered in comatose, and his skin started to discolourate. He was designated as Z-02. Skin samples from his mouth and face were isoladed, despite disapproval by local staff since he was still alive. He must undergo brain scan with magnetic resonance imaging every six hours and must be under vigilance 24/7.
 * Corporal Silva showed no signs of infection and was liberated.
 * While being observed, Z-01 suddenly reanimated. He let out an unnatural scream and bit off part of Dr. Helena's forearm. Dr. Diego tried to stop him, but then was attacked, scratched and bit in the elbow. Security personnel was immediately called and neutralized Z-01 with shots in the back and head.
 * Drs. Diego and Helena were escorted by personnel in HAZMAT suits to separated quarantine rooms. Helena was given strong antibiotics for the bite and for the case Zalgo is a bacteria weak enough to be fought with antibiotics.
 * Z-01 was put under observation to see if it was really dead this time. Scientists brainstorm and try to theorize about the incident, since Z-01 was confirmed dead and was not supposed to be alive.
 * The room of the incident was isolated, stripped of important documentation and equipment and then cleaned with sodium hydroxide and flamethrowers.
 * After the incident, a new policy was adopted: Any and all Zalgo instances, dead or alive, must be observed by armed personnel 24/7. Under no circumstances a Zalgo instance and a staff personnel must be in the same room without at least two armed guards.

United States of America

 * Government
 * Zalgogate (April 2029-present): Zalgogate continues to this day after Hughes was impeached (and still in a house arrest due to concerns that he might use all the information and his reputation to convince people of the truth) and an anti-corruption campaign was launched but its main purpose is to distract the drama of the Zalgo case for many civilians. Mass protests over transparency and censorship skyrocketed in the middle of summer 2029 in response to Zalgogate, President Rubio refuses to openly confess to the rest of the people. Christopher was also executed on August in an isolated place after being questioned of any vital information of the President's intentions during the leaking. The Dark Web continues to distribute the leaked files from Wikileaks and now about a handful of ten thousand probably had attempted to upload it to the surface web. On September however, there was another risk that Hughes might try to convince other agents to open up a transparent setting for all Zalgo-related documents after talks were recorded even during house arrest with his family. Security is heavily enhanced so that his own phone and any person that he encounters are being carefully watched.
 * A successful impeachment: On 3rd July, an impeachment vote held by the Congress takes place. They voted unanimously to impeach and take down Robert Hughes as the 47th President of the United States and being the first US President to be impeached in its own history. The public is given in a press after the impeachment that he was accused of corruption and recording multiple tapes and that the now-president Marco Rubio would "try to find links of those involved" in Zalgogate. He remains in a house arrest to this day and a supreme court case will be held next turn if Hughes was guilty while the corruption crackdown was actually trying to detain and arrest those who are involved with Zalgogate and those who actively tried to distribute classified documents that are now leaked.
 * Censorship: It continues to this day. On August 2029, director and producer Ollie Roland (known to have produced a hit drama in 2024-27 named Our Vengence for HBO) obtained the 62 documents by printing another set of copies and announced that he is underway developing a series loosely based on thr Zalgo attacks. He was heavily inspired by the current ongoing events he claimed in an interview, which raised the concern of the United States' attempt to conceal a potential panic crisis that spontaneously backfired when Hughes distributed and allowed a person to get the documents to the public. He is carefully watched and agents are being sent to constantly delay the upcoming series and push him not to convince others not to allow them to know that this is true, while trying to find the same set of documents and burning it. "Soon there may be no way to stop someone from making a huge panic," said [REDACTED]. Rumours also grow that if thr US government is on the verge of collapse, censorship could finally be lifted and perhaps other governments may be able to distribute it, but not to this day, yet.
 * The 29th Amendment: One of the states have finally ratified this amendment to be put into the US Constitution on August 2029 and thus corporations and wealthy people were no longer allowed as a result from September and onwards to fund camapigns and parties, even those who are considered donestic. However a new fear of an alternative way of funding politics began to grow by the end of this decade.
 * Military
 * Intervention:
 * Operation Griffin: In Minnesota, a readied sealed cage that should be able to withstand a Zalgo attempting to escape was prepared. A new reported rumour suggests that there is a Zalgo sighted near the border of the US and Canada and this is one of the most earnt chances that they could get a live Zalgo to be observed. However a soldier and member of the ZCP, Josephine was attacked by one of the Zalgos in the river as she tried to lure it into a cage. Few other subjects were also attacked as a result, but Josephine and Quince were the ones being bitten by the Zalgo upon attempting to lure it into the cage. Both were permanently sent back to the research base, disconnecting their own relations with outside of the world and are fully observed by the research station's newly built quarantine wing. However the Zalgo itself had escaped unscathed and that the mission in Minnesota was a failure but now they have two infected, they can sit this one out and instead observe them when they exhibit Zalgo-like characteristics from a separate isolated room.
 * Operation West Coast: With the mission in Minnesota failed that 3rd September, the 20th September attempt was set in Oregon instead, able to learn from mistakes by equipping ZCP forces with lots of gear, from neck to feet. In the forest however, there were many cases that the Zalgo attacked people in the car and were declared missing. This was raised significantly. However the force of eight were confident enough to get at least one inside the sealed cage that was once again prepared for and with one of them coming out and with the team armed and prepared, they were able to physically force the Zalgo, which constantly tried to bite off one of the team's flesh but was quickly given a muzzle and then pushing it into a cage to be transferred. Although three of them were close to be bitten (including one close to having his nose ripped off, although he has some of the black liquid splattered in his face) and they were sent to quarantine as a result for six months, nothing significant has changed yet.
 * Expansion of the ZCP: As more and more cases began to appear, the ZCP and President Rubio agreed that researchers and veterans will be given a $10 billion package in the 2030 subject, raised from $6 billion in the 2029 budget, while soldiers who have three to five years of experience or in service (doesn't matter if you are in the Navy or in the Air Force) will be allowed in rather than being handpicked only if they swore not to tell their families or any close relatives about the Zalgo unless their own family or relative has similar requirements. They are also given heavy training and tests before being approved by the ZCP that they are willing to do it.
 * Economy:
 * 2029 Recession: As a political crisis, which is Zalgogate in that case unfolds throughout 2029, an economic recession began to take place with the Dow Jones index score reduced from 27,000 to 25,000 in three months. The 2030 budget is instead pushing forward in researching regarding of the Zalgo while unusually the US military budget was slashed from $750 billion to $400 billion as announced (which is one of the signs that the US is on the verge of decline), with the rest being dedicated to education, health/welfare and other areas.
 * Research: There might be no cure at all. We might not even have it anyway.
 * Subject #1: Despite slow decaying processes, Yuri Watney's body is kept for the next 12 months if it gets into the skeleton, with every week a screenshot was taken, done since the disposal of Watney's body in Las Vegas. They are also waiting if there's any external changes to the body somehow.
 * Subject #18: The body of Zac Golding is given a decrease in temperature in a test if the pathogen mutates somehow. If the pathogen can survive in cold temperatures after being observed, could it mutate somehow at a fast pace or reproduce or even reanimate somehow?
 * Subject #21: The brain is further studied if it continues to change but Subject #21's body will do nothing at least.
 * Subject #144: Live subject released into an isolated room in the Right Zalgo Wing. Expect instability in the contained room specially built to contain it from escaping (for now), allowing researchers to observe it's behaviours from a distance. All others that are bitten or close to being infected are put into quarantine in a different wing, with those haven't got bite marks that become too obvious for three to six months.
 * Other bodies: Nothing happens.
 * Setting up the Alaskan Research Military Base (ARMB): The ARMB finally opened up as a backup research base with some of the other bodies being transferred to that base. Only a few know about this in case the coordinates for the main base were leaked and they have no choice to abandon that base for these reasons.
 * Diplomacy
 * Norway: You don't know anything about it, how about stop being a huge meme metagamer? And you can't see where it came from.

Korea
Military budget returns back to normal : The military budget is returned to 100%
 * Government: Republic. All major companies are now re-privatized. The government starts working on an infrastructure program. Seoul and Pyongyang shall merge into the Greater United Korean City. Project will start from 2030-2032
 * Economy: We invest into the Philippines, Kazakhstan, Brazil, and Russia. GDP increases by 0.9% GDP rises from 1.59 to 1.60 trillion. Economists observe a recent economic boom. They predict that this economic boom would blossom during 2029 Q4.
 * Military
 * Ground Forces
 * Active troops : 2,627,500
 * Reserve troops : 3,202,250
 * Tanks : 3,389
 * AFV : 2,710
 * SPG : 2,055
 * Towed Artillery : 5,374
 * MLRS : 234

New Operational K3 : 25 K3 tanks have been built and tested. They are now commissioned. Aerial Patrols : the Air Force still conducts aerial Patrols.
 * Air Force
 * Fighters : 655
 * Attack : 448
 * Transport : 348
 * Trainer : 273
 * Attack helicopters : 129
 * Navy
 * Aircraft Carrier : 2
 * Frigates : 23
 * Destroyers : 24
 * Corvettes : 21
 * Submarines : 25
 * Patrol vessels : 70
 * Mine warfare : 11
 * Commissioning of the new ROKS Joseon : The new Joseon-Class Carrier is now commissioned. This ship will be the flagship of the Navy.
 * Diplomacy
 * Russia : We would like to send 100 more volunteers. We would donate $2.9 million and some military equipment.
 * Kazakhstan : We would also like to send 500 more volunteers. We would donate $3.5 million and some military equipment as well.

2029 Q4
''' Mali reports of presumed militant attacks on villages and rural towns. This leads many to believe terrorist organisations such as Boko Haram have acquired chemical or biological weapons. Mali reveals that the attacks were actually Zalgo-based, and have demanded the right to know what the hell is going on. '''

 Panama reports a serious yellow fever outbreak, and imposes new regulations to prevent foreign ships from getting infected. Panama uses this as a coverrup for Zalgo cases, which have regrettably spread to other nations by trade ships. 

''' The Civil War in Russia continues, although there is not much action in Siberia. Belarus is accused of supporting the UCR. Belarus actually does support the UCR though. '''

'''A madman is seen in New York City, behaving extremely aggressively and assaulting several civilians. He is taken away by what is presumed to be mental institute staff.'' First major Zalgo Outbreak in the US. Zalgo currently captured, but those attacked by him are not in containment, and constitute potential Zalgos. United States response needed.'

No response recorded by Zac Golding in ARMB.

The Conakry Meeting is held by Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Gambia and Mali to discuss economic ties in West Africa. Cover for discussion of recent increase in Zalgo sightings.

Zalgo sightings in Peru, Suriname, Algeria, Senegal, Angola, the DRC and Spain (Canary Islands).

Federative Republic of Brazil

 * Government:
 * An emergency meeting of the high authorities involved in the Zalgo case happens. They come to the conclusion that a Zalgo pandemy is imminent and secrecy will only disrupt the efforts to fight it. Still, fear of an american intervention stops Brazil from declassifying the Zalgo data.
 * Drills are conduced in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre regarding an "emergency evacuation" to the countryside. Army officers watched closely to develop an evacuation plan for large cities in case of major Zalgo outbreak in Brazil. No reason was stated. People start suspecting a relation with the zombie Whatsapp stories that circulated in August, and the drill is mentioned in several news.
 * Bolsonaro decides to run for a 4th term in 2030. Parties scramble to nominate their candidacts.
 * Military:
 * The Army starts building refugee camps in the outskirts of large population centres. When fully operational, each will be capable to house 200,000 people. However, they are not enough to host all the population of the cities. So, in case of outbreaks, the Armed Forces must priorize the creation of quarantine zones within the cities, and only send people to camps if their region is compromised.
 * The military sets up accidents in the borders with Peru and Suriname to avoid travelling.
 * Economy:
 * Trading with Latin America declines for unknown reasons, impacting the economy. Trades are being limited due to Zalgo.
 * Diplomacy:
 * A team of doctors is sent to Panama to vaccinate locals against Yellow Fever. Vaccines are actually saline, and the doctors are there to study patterns on Zalgo behavior.
 * 1,200 peacekeepers are urgently sent to Mali to counter the bioweapons threat. Part of the "soldiers" are researchers, sent to observe the Zalgos just like in Panama. The real soldiers will explain the situation to the Mali government and offer assistance to the Mali Army to contain and combat the Zalgos before they spread.
 * Institute for Combat and Study of Zalgos (ICEZ)
 * The Blue Amazon Project is renamed for a more fit name.
 * Currently, the ICEZ possesses four Zalgo instances:
 * Z-01: Venezuelan man captured earlier this year. Was declared dead until reanimating and attacking nearby staff, months ago. He's been under observation after being shot with 5.56 bullets in the head and chest, and reported no second reanimation. We believe he's dead for real now.
 * Z-02: Private Lucas, infected during a mission in Colombia. Still in comatose. Under observation for brain activity.
 * Z-03: Dr. Helena, attacked by Z-01. Showed the same signals as Z-02 (comatose and skin discolouration), but nothing further. Under observation.
 * Z-04: Dr. Diego, attacked by Z-01. Same as above. Under observation.
 * Any change of behavior, appearance or activity in current instances will be noted and reported.
 * Teams Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta fail to find a pathogen in blood samples. It is believed the blood has too many foreign contaminants. Therefore, the blood is fractionated, and the teams analyze part by part separatedly. Skin samples from Z-02 and Z-01 are also taken and analyzed. Each team now recieves $1M.
 * Several immigrants from the health area, mostly from Cuba and Mexico, get into the country after government incentives, and many are sent to the Zalgo research.
 * A team is created to try to trace the origin of the Zalgos. They found nothing yet.
 * Special Forces personnel in disguise keep patrolling airports and international access roads looking for people with suspected Zalgo infection.

United States of America

 * Government
 * Zalgogate (April 2029-present): Zalgogate began to worsen into this quarter of the year. It is the end of the 2020s, with technology developed quickly until the start of 2029 in which the economy of the US stagnates entirely and started to slide due to political tension and now the Zalgos are posing a major threat. Most events of Zalgogate are covered in other sections but Hughes' family and including himself are still in a house arrest but the Court itself decided to postpone the trial to April 2030 after an incident in New York happened.
 * Riots of New York (December 2029): As many people began to know that the government is trying to cover something, riots began to break out, especially conspiracists who believe Zalgos were real. The epidemic worsens as a result in December, weeks after the attack by an insane man happened. Thousands are infected as a result as many of these Zalgos ended up living in the dark corners of New York's cities, along with surrounding urban regions such as Long Island and New Jersey, making it virtually impossible to stop the outbreak from being contained. Censorship is still up to a heated debate for so long ever since Zalgogate took place, so don't expect conspiracists' hopes up yet. The public is told that no-one is allowed to move out or in of New York, Long Island and New Jersey after declaring state of emergency there, using the excuse of these recent riots as a way to contain the Zalgo outbreak but also allowing the ZCP to effectively crack down inside the city more effectively as they wouldn't be allowed to escape without facing being arrested.
 * Censorship: President Rubio and his administration in late 2029 had done almost nothing about the leaks, a director who begun producing and filming a Zalgo-related series and using illegal classified documents as his source and research and the major epidemic in New York City. They were almost close to admitting the truth about the rising epidemic of Zalgos but how would they do it is still an ongoing debate, with many fearing the leaks will cause more chaos and panic. President Rubio said that if all of the expunged Zalgo sightings were leaked, he'd still erase them from existence but a growing number of Congress members and military officials have demanded Rubio as altitudes change after the New York incident to make an exclusive speech at the White House. It may take two more months before Rubio decided to declassify all Zalgo files after holding grudges to Hughes' attempts for ten months and increase transparency of the government.
 * War on Freedom of Press: Hackers based in Florida somehow tapped into the CIA's digital database of documents and have decided to move forward by leaking 726 documents intentionally on October 2029, mostly the most vital information related to Zalgo sightings and attacks that were expunged between January to August 2029, including more information that wasn't available to the Dark Web until now. They were uploaded to the Dark Web as well as one of the major tactics to avoid government intervention, which made it increasingly difficult with more and more documents being out in the public. The US government now seems to refuse to intervene on this case as more Zalgo cases grew even further, even censorship had somewhat started to elevate its effectiveness. Many speculated that the War on Freedom of Press has begun as more reporters and journalists have decided to report the Zalgo cases in other locations instead of their coventional headquarters in fear of persecution as many were arrested two years now for spreading the word of the Zalgo.
 * Military
 * Intervention: The US government has to intervene in New York as a higher priority order than all other operations (though they will still be watched) before it could get any worse.
 * Other operations: All other operations will run normally but they will get less funding despite a raise for next year's budget by few billions. However in one case, there was a Zalgo that looked like Kevin Spacey in a house located in southern California and ZCP soldiers were totally confused as a result, despite that they killed that Zalgo and dragged it back to the Continental Research Center, which is running for at least two years now and made progress since Yuri Watney arrived here as a corpse.
 * Intervention in New York: Over 8000 ZCP troops were deployed into New York disguised as military personnel and police during the riots. Most of these riots will be apprehanded alone by actual police while their actual goal is to knock down doors and kill Zalgos on their way. As the situation of this epidemic worsens, at least few hundred were now infected in turn of events in dark isolated rooms in every building in New York. The riots also fuelled up the number of infected in this city in late 2029, which made the ZCP being exposed to some extent. The news had now reported a possible existence of a men in black organisation running behind the scenes against these expunged sightings, but the government had denied of its existence as a hoax and said that they are just police forces searching rooms for criminal activites.
 * Mali: The ZCP decided to send out troops into Mali, while the press is given a response that the President had signed an order to the military to remove terrorist cells within the region. The ZCP was actually sent there to investigate its origins and how it suddenly came up to Africa when it was physically impossible to cross over from the Americas to Africa itself. They are also looking for any aerial traces or if it were crossed over, traces if it were from a boat and then they can trace it back eventually to the Americas or a specific location.
 * Research
 * Subject #1: Nothing important happened to Yuri Watney's body. They are still waiting for external changes sometimes.
 * Subject #18: Nothing important happened to the body.
 * Subject #21: After studying the brain, nothing happened to the body.
 * Subject #144 and #666: The 666th body is captured from New York and sent to Subject #144's room in the now announced Continental Research Center (the location is still confidential) to see if Zalgos can interact with each other, with proposed theories of having a mob mentality beginning to emerge.
 * Kevin Spacey's body: Kevin Spacey's body or whatever body that looks like Kevin Spacey (his body double?) is analysed if the Zalgo became effectively asexual. They're not looking for reproduction if a Zalgo sperm/egg can interact with a human one, they're checking if the organs are fused or disappear entirely.
 * Tracing the origins of the African Zalgo: Curious, they want to trace back some of the Zalgos based in Mali, which one of them were killed and then brought back secretly without the knowledge of the government (please don't be angry with us) if the body has a similar trace to the pathogen (I kept calling it a virus but that'll be the informal term of the pathogen) in the Americas. They decide that the best way to look at the pathogen is to remove it from any kind of liquid. Many believe that the virus would be smaller than a typical virus or bacteria discovered and that it could be passed onto one's body even if they had sexual contact with them.
 * Infected: Watched of. They are in a coma, not all of them, ever since some were bitten by Subject #144 and then the New York Epidemic beginning to rise in late 2029, many ZCP soldiers in New York that are suspected to be infected are to be moved to a temporarily created Isolated Quarantine Zone (IQZ) instead of the CRC, in which they are given small dense rooms, with intense lighting (in case they became the Zalgos that the government know) and are to be kept there for 6 months or more depending on the severity.
 * Other bodies: The CRC is full and we can't have ARMB to be filled with a lot of bodies of a reason that its supposed to be backup. We must burn these dead bodies and make way for now ones. A larger facility is being commissioned by the government to build an underground morgue that would be able to store at least 20,000 bodies by the time it's done at the end of 2030. The number of stored corpses will just increase basically.
 * Economy
 * 2029 Recession: It continues. Wall Street crashes further thanks to the attack (and Donald Trump is dead now in 20th December 2029). Depression is coming next year.
 * Diplomacy
 * Mali: The United States has decided to send few hundred ZCP soldiers and approved researchers to Mali. Many approved researchers are also given documents to explain about the virus getting into a place that is virtually impossible to be infected and asked if they are allowed to find any of these Zalgos and capture them back to their own research centres. Publicly, the deployment of soldiers was intentionally to obliterate terrorist strongholds and cells within the nation.

Iceland-

 * Government: A republic with the Alþingi as our legislature.
 * Demographics: 367k people
 * Ethnics:
 * 92.06% Icelandic
 * 3.62% Polish
 * 4.32% other
 * Military
 * Iceland has no military.
 * Icelandic Coast Goard:
 * 3 x Patrol vessels
 * 1 x Fixed wing aircraft
 * 3 x Helicopters
 * 2 x Patrol/survey boat
 * 220 x Officers and men
 * Economy
 * GDP: 20 billion US$, 56,180 US$ per capita
 * Mainly from tourism, fishing, alumnium producing, and stuff
 * We also drill oil in the Arctic and sell to other nations, like the United States, and now we are open for foreign oil companies to drill oil if they pay us.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Brazil: We would like to send our scientists to help with researching effort.

Korea

 * Government: Republic. Panamanian trade ships will be temporarily quarantined.


 * Economy: We invest into the Philippines, Kazakhstan, Brazil, and Russia. GDP increases by 2% GDP rises from 1.60 to 1.75 trillion.

Western Korea - $798 billion - $50,000 (LC : Incheon)
 * List of districts GDP and GDP per capita :

Northern Korea -$600 billion - $48,595 (LC : Northern United Korean City/Pyongyang)

Southern Korea - $300 billion - $69,295 (LC : Southern United Korea City/Seoul)

Eastern Korea - $52 billion - $74,205 (LC : Busan)
 * Military


 * Ground Forces


 * Active troops : 2,627,500


 * Reserve troops : 3,202,250


 * Tanks : 3,389


 * AFV : 2,710


 * SPG : 2,055


 * Towed Artillery : 5,374

Joint Korean Military Exercise or JKME : the Armed Forces of Korea have started a joint exercise. This training would prepare the military for possible invasions.
 * MLRS : 234
 * Air Force


 * Fighters : 426


 * Attack : 448


 * Transport : 348


 * Trainer : 273


 * Attack helicopters : 129
 * Aerial Patrols : the Air Force still conducts aerial patrols.


 * Production of the Indigenous Fighter : With the complete retirement of the F-5 and F-4s, the Indigenous Fighter Program has been concluded. The new fighter or the “IFA-1K” will now be produced. 132 have been ordered. It will be a 5.5 generation aircraft. Designs will include the stealth capabilities of an F-35, the engine of the FA-50 and F-16 combined, known as the “KHE-1 Jet Engine” developed by KAI.


 * Spy Plane to America and Brazil : The Korean Intelligence Agency has sent 30 spies to America and Brazil. We suspect they must be hiding something. 15 spies sent to America will act as Korean-American citizens that want to join the CIA. 15 spies sent to Brazil will join the military.
 * Indigenous Cargo Aircraft Program or ICAP : the Air Force has decided to create a new cargo aircraft to replace the C-130s. The code name of the aircraft will be ”Taebaek Carrier”. It will have a larger cargo capacity. Requirements include a speed of 190 kph, a capacity of 50 tons of equipment, and jet engines.


 * Navy


 * Aircraft Carrier : 2


 * Frigates : 23


 * Destroyers : 24


 * Corvettes : 21


 * Submarines : 25


 * Patrol vessels : 70


 * Mine warfare : 11

Diplomacy
 * Naval patrols : the Navy will now assist the Air Force in patrolling Korean territory.
 * Iceland : We would like to donate 5 patrol crafts and 2 helicopters. Also, we would like to donate some decommissioned frigates. 2 for $2,500.


 * USA : Wanna do a military exercise called “Cope Asia”?


 * Taiwan, Japan, and China : Want to create the East Asian Medical Organization or EAMO? Our goals are cure for Ebola (for Africa), a vaccine or cure to yellow fever (for Panama), and a nutrition program for countries with famine, drought, or malnutritioned people.