Nil's looks spiffy this year.
He's a hostage, part of an exchange. We're hoping to assimilate him. They keep Captain Ron in Antarctica, we hold Nils in Norway. Competing Great Powers have engaged in high status hostage exchanges for millennia as a sign of good faith and as a bond. As for the Norwegians they're our Allies, we've worked both in the North Sea and off the Faroes together for decades. Emperor Al even donates money out his own pocket to keep the traditional Scandinavian whaling industry afloat. They're also our back channel to the Penguin hordes, much like Canada was at times for both China and Iran for the late United States. (You don't think that fiction still exists, do you?)
Roald Amundsen established close relations between Norway with the Penguins on his romp to the South Pole in Al's grandfather, Emperor Norton II of The United States and Protector of Mexico's reign. It was necessary to block the Nazi sub bases they knew were coming. Why do you think Hitler hides on St. Helena, pretending to be Napoleon to this day? No access to Antarctica due to Fansomian pluck and initiative. A key of good diplomacy is to have some contact with your enemy to gauge their mood and gather subtle bits of intelligence. We've never made anything secret, our motives have always been in the open, flying just under the radar. Don't you get the weekly report in your local shopping paper?
Welcome to Fansomia. Have fun watching Hilly-Bob and Big Orange battle it out for the Little League World Series.
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