Tides of War

The Atlantic Hotel in Casablancha, the facia of a well respected inn, but behind the jade stream curtains lies a smoke filled room with tables, cards and wheels.

Behind the bar, a small leather case wireless sits with the aerial at an angle when the news of Scapa Flow comes across the airwaves.

Never at a loss to be betting on everything, the barman wipes down a green chalkboard and scribbles three names down the side: Imperial Germany, The USA, League of Free Nations.

The spruiking starts:

"Place your bets ladies and gentlemen....who will win the war?"

League of Free Nations will dominate the WORLD!!

hello.

Thw USA will wipe the floor with everyone. And when i get my ship I will be racking up Hun, and leauger ships one by one and than plant the Old Glory in each capital. You should mark these words " The USA has yet to begun to fight"

Aklua

League of Free Nations will dominate the WORLD!!

Hear, hear!

Plus, the LFN has the best ships, even though it looks like we might lose the Hood.

A suspicious looking man moves stealthily up to the bar and hands a slip of paper to the bartender and then steals away.

The note reads? ?ASSASSINS ALLIANCE?

Five $1,000 bills are rolled up in the note with a P.O. Box to send the winnings

Panic overcomes the Bartenders face as he figures the odds and the payout.

He mumbles to himself those pirates will find a way?

Side issue: who's face is on the $1000 bill?

Possible answer: all of them.

Barman! Barman, i will place $30 on the LFN and i will have a dirty martini with 3 olives.

LFN, Assasins, Germany pffffffffffffffffffffffffftttttttttttttt I have been authorized by President Truman to put 1.5 million on the known winner of USA stop. reads the telegram the BArtander just recived from the US embassy. As th US attache finishes his burbon smiles at the bartender and say's " we are the sure thing" with a smile and leaves the bartendre to his duties

geez this is getting a heated debate, barman another martini