GOVERNMENT MISC LORE

P-Mail, or photocopy mail, is a mail process used by the Midwest Union Postal Service for civilian correspondence with soldiers across a wide number of fronts. The technique, originally pioneered during the Second World War and reintroduced as the Huron conflict came to a close, makes use of photocopy paper to cut down on shipping costs. The process itself isn't complicated. Mail is firstly checked - and if the need arises - censored by the Internal Affairs Commission. It is then photocopied to cheaper, easy-to-ship photopaper, which is distributed by sea or rail across the Midwest Union to its destination. Finally, once arrived at the destination, the photocopy is once again copied to normal paper to be given to its recipient. Soldiers of the 25th Naval Infantry receive all correspondence from home through P-Mail, which arrives by ship during resupply missions. Outgoing postage to the home front is also done through P-Mail - meaning that the soldiers of the New Model Army are well acquainted with the system as of their landing on Sunrise. 

As the Midwestern Union was established, a handful of government organizations were founded as well— Such as the Bureau of War, Trade, etcetera. One of these organizations went under a different naming convention. The **Great Lakes Internal Affairs Commission** was founded in December of 2163, with the purpose of defending and safeguarding the integrity of the Midwestern Union's national security, and to protect her people. Officially, it's a commission responsible for gathering intelligence, being the eyes and ears of the Executive Committee. Unofficially, rumor has it that this entity works akin to a network of spies or as a secret police entity the Gang of Twelve use to their advantage. 

Following the discovery of former Bulwark Mayor Harding's illegal usage of his town's private militia force, murmurs spread that the Internal Affairs had used underhanded tactics, such as bugging Harding's house. Others accuse the organization of not being entirely internal, conspiracy theorists allege that they have sent spies to foreign lands for clandestine operations. Regardless of the legitimacy of these claims, the Commission continues to loom in the shadows of the Midwestern nation, either defending the people from unseen enemies, or working towards the goals of the Twelve.

Colloquially amongst Midwestern Citizens, Agents and Employees of the Great Lakes Internal Affairs Commission are often referred to by many different names. Commissioners, I-Men, and GLAICers (Pron. Glai-kers). The commission itself is often just referred to as the I.A., the Commission, or simply Internal Affairs.