MARS, SOL- Seeking to improve relations, Emperor Richard today met with Mayor Arrogant of Mars in Chez Diesel earlier today.  The meeting lasted a staggering three and a half hours and topics discussed ranged from the casual, such as the low occurance of goldfish flight attendants, to the direly serious, such as how female goldfish could anatomically wear stockings.

The meeting, although held behind closed doors, was reported by representatives for both sides as a success.  The only snag was that at one point, Mayor Arrogant reported commented that His Imperial Majesty seemed a bit quiet.

The meeting would have gone on longer, but the Emperor had to leave to begin his inter-time relations campaign.  First stop was a meeting with London mayor Ken Livingston's newts, during which the Emperor reportedly announced that he was the Third Way.