How to Start a Country (By Accident)

The trio never intended to start a country, and they certainly never thought the UN would recognize it. What begins as a late-night joke between friends turns into a global political nightmare when they file paperwork for their micronation based on the historic Forgottonia movement in west-central Illinois. The application was supposed to disappear into the bureaucratic void forever. Instead, an anonymous hacker happens upon and and nudges it on it's way, just for the sheer fun of it. Which leads to the impossible when the UN votes and recognized their micronation. Suddenly the trio find themselves scrambling to figure out what it all means as they struggle to deal with their new reality. What followed was a hilarious and increasingly absurd journey running a government they never wanted. Somehow every attempt to contain the situation just makes them more legitimate. Then they host a peace summit, the duchy gains international attention, and they must finally face that they are leaders of something real. This is a political satire and parody filled with bureaucracy, diplomacy, media chaos, and also friendship. It call comes down to one simple question: what happens when the world takes a joke more seriously than the ones who created it?