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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 1d

dare her to drink the canal water?

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 4d

of course, there's even space to distill your own in the still out back

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 5d

this is sad, man. Move on.

Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 5d

a defining characteristic of their workwear is the patterns. They freaking LOVE patterns, which are often accessorised. The style and colour depends on where you are

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 5d

a lot of vekllei workwear is half way between Western chic and the Cultural Revolution

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 8d

Caribbean house sketch

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 10d

she's getting divorced and has to do some paperwork in town

She's in the Rum Republic, part of Commonwealth Lucaya. Life is good there when you're not getting divorced.

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Rum · MillMint

Rum (<i>San Salvador & Rum Cay</i>) is a constituent republic of Vekllei located in the Lucayan Archipelago.

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 10d

waiting for the sand tram

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 14d

Vekllei overconfidence in their money abilities is a real phenomenon (they call them "displaced millionaires").

Because they are familiar with capital and markets through systems and games, they tend to think of money as a game and overestimate their ability to "win" it.

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 14d

monopoly in a post-scarcity society

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 17d

They live in Oslola, which we call Iceland, but you can see how federation has influenced cuisine.

Tzipora has made salad from the Bahamas, drinks from the West Indies, flavoured rice from the Canaries and lamb is a staple of the northern and southern Atlantic.

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 17d

She often makes dinner for her "father," Baron and her "friend," Cobian.

We know Tzipora primarily as a goofball, but she's actually a really good cook and is a very sincere and hardworking person.

This "hot plate" is a great example of modern Commonwealth cuisine.

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 17d

Tzipora likes to cook

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 21d

police interceptor

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 22d

Tzipora sets back the standard of living by five years

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 25d

nuclear commando

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · 29d

the shit they give you when you become a citizen in Vekllei

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · Sep 10

writing poems

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · Sep 7

The National Design Atlas is an annual publication of vernacular Vekllei design compiled and mailed to everyone in the country: millmint.net/factbook/cul...

National Design Atlas · MillMint

The National Design Atlas is a compendium of design published annually by the government and distributed to all Vekllei people.

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · Sep 7

my comics are getting stupider

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · Sep 5

here it is being airlifted

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · Sep 5

diagram

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · Sep 5

commonwealth tank

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · Sep 4

For a country full of federalised organisations, the police are unusually unitary. Yet they suit the character of the country, participating in a number of roles simultaneously.

You can read in-depth about how policing in Vekllei works here: millmint.net/factbook/sta...

Police · MillMint

The Commonwealth Police is the unified police service of Vekllei, operating through a flexible multi-role system.

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Hobart 🌿 @millmint.net · Sep 4

All police in Vekllei go through the same college and pick up a basic commission. From there, they acquire "endorsements" in specialisations.

A constable might serve as a parish officer on Monday, detective on Wednesday, and sea marshal over the weekend.

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