Diplo with Pirates

[TheHumanHydra]

Sent to Pirates:

Sorry I let this slide, guys. I tried talking to Tasunke, but he didn't respond. I guess his war declaration answered our question, though!

[Lord Parkin]

Message from the Pirates:

We propose an NAP extension until T190.

[Lord Parkin]

From the Pirates:

T70 has arrived, and still no word from Menagerie Trios about NAP extension. Our cities are getting spiky. With Nationalism in (plus Gunpowder and Spiritual) we can draft ourselves additional defensive forces in short order. War against prepared rivals at tech parity is negative sum and we have no desire to invade you. Let us extend the NAP and continue to build up our empires in peace.

The Pirates

[TheHumanHydra]

Thanks, LP. I sent this back to the Pirates:

Hey guys, when would you like the NAP extended to? T200, say?

We apologize for not getting back to you. Both HAK and I (THH) have been rather distracted of late. We were just discussing when and how we'd like to see the game end today, in fact. What are your thoughts on this? We believe it is impossible for anyone other than the Trolls to win, but we'd like to go out with a bang, if possible. If the other teams feel the same way, we'd like to arrange a coalition to attack the Trolls in the near-ish future. If you're interested, let us know!

THH

[Lord Parkin]

From the Pirates:

We agree to NAP extension to T200.

Haven't thought about end game yet honestly. thestick is away for the weekend but we'll get back to you when we have a chance to talk things over.

Cornflakes
Team Pirates

[Lord Parkin]

From the Pirates:

We do not feel that attacking Trolls will bring any benefit. We would need the support of at least Gillette to know that our troops are not pointlessly dying.

-The Pirates

[TheHumanHydra]

Thanks, LP. I'll respond to the Pirates right away to let them know we are tentatively a go with Gillette.

[Lord Parkin]

M3
We are planning on settling a city here:

Do you have any problems with us settling this location?

The Pirates

[TheHumanHydra]

Thanks, LP; we are discussing this. Culturally, I don't think it's much of a threat. Strategically, it would open up hitting TP with two-movers out of the fog, potentially dangerous. Hmm.

[TheHumanHydra]

Did we ever respond to this, HAK? I realized we said we were going to chat about it on Sunday (?) but never did. I hope we didn't make them play a turn without an answer ...