John Largan made his way slowly into the chamber, looking at all of the delegates around him. He himself had resigned just a few years before the PGU was founded, and he certainly would have put entry on the top of his list were he still the Forethane... still, applying in the first place as a major step for Esthursia, even if it was a little later than John would have preferred. Reaching the microphone, and clearing his throat, he decided to put his mind back on track.
Putting that minor grievance aside, he rifled through his notes, and then began.
"Good evening. I am John Largan, the reeve for international co-operation from across the Consence* in Esthursia, here to make known the application of my government to the Pan-Gotic Union. The Union of Esthursia is fundamentally a culturally Gotic nation and has been for a millennium now, and both its history and its present are closely and irrevocably intertwined with fellow Gotic nations and culture. Esthursia shares the PGU's core values of stability, unity, protection of human rights and the preservation of the rule of democratic law, and it will work tirelessly in conjunction with your nations here to maintain and safeguard those principles, and it is a proud signatory to the Savattenstad and Saintes accords. I'd be happy to respond to and answer any queries that any of you all have on the Esthursian nation or its application; furthermore, and importantly therewith, Esthursia and its government look forward to hopefully co-operating with you all for many years to come. Thank you." Standing back slightly, putting his hands behind his back and signalling that he had finished his introduction by taking a singular backwards step, awaiting response.
Consence: referring to the Consence Ocean, the Esthurs' name for the central ocean west of Esthursia separating it (and Auroria) from the western world
