The Great Turtlekin Offensive

The Great Turtlekin Offensive is an ongoing conflict initiated by the Turtlekin. It began in 6 PHD with an uncharacteristically aggressive declaration of war by Turtleking Tort L II against The Cult of The Hatless.

## 6 PHD

At the very start of 6 PHD, Turtleking Tort L II issued the following message for the entire galaxy to see:

 Dearest Cult of the Hatless,

The council of Shellders have officially concluded their meeting following your initial invasion of the galaxy 13 space years ago.

Our conclusion is this: Your existence in our galaxy threatens all peace, and may result in a galaxy wide conflict claiming billions of lives.

Of course, it seems this has already happened. Once again the council of Shellders prove eventuallyright.

As we now have signed the correct paperwork following your prior invasion of our galaxy, we can now legally declare a state of war. We will be messaging our demands to you shortly. We would advise the Hatless to meet these demands, as the alternative would be an outright conflict between our people.

Our deepest regrets, and Ever for the Great Shell.
Turtleking Tort L II, Turtleking for Life.

This move was greeted with disapproval by all sides of the Galactic Community. Particularly the Cult themselves, as well as the Applejuice Consortium who called the declaration "most deplorable and unacceptable behaviour".

The Cult of The Hatless responded with the following:

 To the Turtle nation,

Your kind has been writing the history books for far too long. My people have been just surviving for GENERATIONS after that war. My great-great-great-great-great-great-grandalien fought in that tireless war, and his story vouches the torture and mutilation you put our people through!

Our ancestors had no choice but to win, and end the suffering yours brought us. Your demands are an insult in the wake of what your kind has done. It's about time the galaxy heard the true story. Taint the history pages as long as you will, but you can never force your false accusations on my people.

We seek the Hat of the Forefathers to bring justice and meaning to our people, how dare you take advantage of the ruins we were left in.

Forever yours,
Without A Hat

It is currently unknown if Without A Hat simply did not understand the timeframe of the Great Hat War, or was affected by her race's confusion when confronting another species. A third theory exists, which claims that The Hatless reproductive cycle is simply very short, thus allowing for the generational gap in such a small timeframe.

No Turtlekin or Hatless battles were fought on this day.

Due to the existence of a formal state of war between the Turtlekin Empire and the Cult of the Hatless, neither faction was invited to join the United-Space-Nations during its founding in 6 PHD.

## 7 PHD

During 7 PHD very little occured in the conflict other than the following message from Turtle Lord Leon Ardo

 We offer our most sincerest apologies to the Hatless as to our tardiness in your quelling. Rest assured, we remain committed to the invasion of your home lands, and we should be landing at any moment now.

We appologize for the inconvenience.

Ever for the Grand Shell,
Turtle Lord Leon Ardo, Turtlekin High Command

No Turtlekin or Hatless battles were fought on this day.