The Courting of the Bean Empire

Wilbur Soot and Sylvee standing face-to-face to negotiate an alliance

**The Courting of the Bean Empire** refers to a diplomatic exchange between the ambassador of the Bean Empire (Sylvee) and the representative of Newfoundland (Wilbur Soot). It took place on Day 17 and marked the creation of a new alliance between the two factions, though the meeting received critical reception from viewers who were split on whether to describe it as cute or cringe.

## History

On the third day of the third week, Wilbur Soot invited Sylvee for a negotiation session at Newfoundland. He greeted her with a "bonjour" when joined in VC. Sylvee then regaled him with a story of how she assisted Sophietexas to survive on the server by giving her cookies and later became friends. She said that Sophie was left with nothing to get going, which Wilbur rebutted by saying he left his faction member half of their country as Sophie was banished from Newfoundland to Brittany, France. For the meeting, Sylvee offered to bring some cookies as peace offerings, even though Wilbur expected emeralds instead.

Later, she flew from Krakatungus all the way across the Pacific Ocean to Wilbur's island nation. Upon landing, Wilbur was made aware of how poor he was in comparison to other factions. This includes his mediocre set of iron armour compared to Sylvee's fully enchanted diamond armour, and the absence of an ender chest or any ender pearls to craft one. She then gave him a stack of cookies and a cake as promised. When inquired on Krinios' opinion to this negotiation, Sylvee simply said that he would agree since she is much richer than him. Wilbur then assumed her to be breadwinner of the faction.

   The meeting was held at the top floor of the blue house where Wilbur had Sylvee seated and held her at gunpoint to assert dominance. The terms of the negotiation was for both Newfoundland and Bean Empire to be nice to each other, occassionally exchange presents, and promise mutual protection. Wilbur claimed he is not used to gifts as he usually received death or injuries on his end of an alliance or conflict. Sylvee then assured him that she would protect him at any cost by brandishing her diamond sword, much to his shock.

   Wilbur then asked if he can used Bean Empire's volcano whenever he wants to obtain resources and Sylvee gave him permission to do so. She also offered him cats which are abundant in the empire but he refused to have any of them. After much conversation, they left the building and both were in agreement to the terms. He then showed her Pee Dog and Poo Dog chilling by the sea.

At this point, Wilbur was visibly and audibly flustered with her presence, as his chat kept teasing him for the inability to speak properly to women. He tried asking her to leave as soon as possible by manually mowing the overgrown grounds for ease of takeoff but was unsuccessful. When asked what was her demand, she simply asked for Wilbur to approve her ally requst, which he did later on, officially establishing an alliance between the two factions.

   Much later, Sylvee informed him that her faction had been renamed from Bean Island to Bean Empire and she now owned New York City in New Beanland, relatively close to him. She also proudly declared that Bean Empire is a capitalist-communist empire and among their main exports are potatoes and quartz. Wilbur tried to bribe her with baked potatoes and breads for stacks of quartz, but Sylvee said the matter could negotiated and resolved at a later time. Again, Wilbur became increasingly bashful and blushing as his chat called him a "cringe soy boy". Meanwhile, as told by her chat, Sylvee asked if he could sing for her. He ended up serenading her with his own song called "The Ballad of the Nice Guy" as dusk fell. However, he refrained from singing the second line of the chorus, thus ending the serenade. At last, she flexed her fast plane for one last time and departed the island nation as they parted ways for the night. Parts of the song can be heard in this clip.

[Verse 1]
*M’lady
Can you hear me?
Please don’t block my number again
Look, I jumped through all your hoops
We got off on the wrong foot
But I want to prove to you
That I’m not obsessed with sex*

[Verse 2]
*Left on seen
Another visit to your Facebook gallery
This time not to masturbate
But instead to appreciate
Something no man could do as well as I can
Something that shouldn’t be for free
Because I’m the only guy for you
And you’re the only girl for me*

[Chorus]
*So why won’t you* (Wilbur immediately ended his song here)
*Show me your tits?*

## Aftermath

Wilbur's chat described the meeting as "cringe", referring to the manner in which he conversed with the Bean ambassador; stumbling over words, trying to hide his (obvious) poverty, and generally acting like a twelve year old on a first date. Meanwhile, he did not personally address the negotiation afterwards even towards the end of his stream, as he was immediately called upon by Jameskii requesting his assistance on the construction of the Great Pyramid of Steve where fatal incident ensued.

On the other hand, Sylvee's viewership had increased during the course of the diplomacy and she was glad that Wilbur is now one of her allies and Sophie is her best friend. She had also somewhat managed to figure out the rest of the lyrics.

## Stream Lists

1. Sylvee's POV

1. Wilbur's POV