05-20-2008, 07:23 AM
0930
Pagemaster City Peace Conference room.
Secretary Carter enters the room flanked by Vice-President Lily Stark and Secretary of Defense Henry Long and their staff. They are followed by Secretary of Science and Technology Dr. Benjamin Jacobus. Secretary Carter looks at the Jageran and Ferevo delegations with a great deal of sleep deprivation and worry in his eyes as he speaks.
"Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to day two of the peace conference. I'm afraid President King will not be joining us for the rest of this conference. Last night after leaving the conference he collapsed from a stroke. Our doctors attribute this to a great deal of stress that he has been under recently. He will recover as it was a mild episode and there will be no permanent damage. I will be officating over the remainder of this conference with Vice-President Stark."
He motions to the woman on his right with dark brown hair and gentle eyes that survey the audience.
"Now then, Defence Secretary Long whould like to make some opening remarks."
Carter sits as a tall, middle aged man with deeply tanned skin and dark brown hair and goatee that was starting to show signs of grey stood up and spoke.
"Thank you Mr. Carter. Last night a Ferevo Startos air transport that was moving the interface device for the AREV Data module disappered enroute to Terminus Island."
He looks at Secretary Bishop who was showing signs of shock that word was out.
"Do not be so surprised Secretary Bishop, you should realize that given our nation's proximity to your own that we would not miss an aircraft as massive as a Stratos vanishing completly from our radar system and your own military's readiness level jump up a notch. Give us some credit Mr. Bishop, we're not idiots. The island you're aircraft was last spotted over is known to us, in fact if your government had been wise enough to trust us with this information 6 hrs ago when this first began we might have saved you some embrassement. Fortunately the Pagemaster Navy's 3rd Fleet is approximatly 200 miles from the island in particular, they are returning from a training mission with the Antrium Navy in the Gulf of Keesland. I have already dispatched orders for them to launch a rescue mission to the island. Their orders are to secure the island, elimating any hostiles with the approriate amount of force while securing the aircraft and its cargo and protecting it from harm at all cost. Yes Mr. Bishop despite my government's position on the use of the module we are putting the the lives of our soldiers and sailors in harms way to protect it. We won't receive word on the outcome of the mission for about five to six hours. So in the meantime I will hand this back over to Secretary Carter."
Long sits down, a small smile of satisfaction on his face. Carter stands up.
"Now then, Secretary Bishop before you attempt to protest our actions I would like to say that we did attempt to contact the Ferevo government both directly and through our embassy in Ferevo. However it would appear that President Seismos is not taking our calls. We also contacted the Jageran government through our embassy there, your government should be fully briefed by now First Minister. With that said does anybody else have anything to add?" he asks a silent room of shocked delegates.
Pagemaster City Peace Conference room.
Secretary Carter enters the room flanked by Vice-President Lily Stark and Secretary of Defense Henry Long and their staff. They are followed by Secretary of Science and Technology Dr. Benjamin Jacobus. Secretary Carter looks at the Jageran and Ferevo delegations with a great deal of sleep deprivation and worry in his eyes as he speaks.
"Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to day two of the peace conference. I'm afraid President King will not be joining us for the rest of this conference. Last night after leaving the conference he collapsed from a stroke. Our doctors attribute this to a great deal of stress that he has been under recently. He will recover as it was a mild episode and there will be no permanent damage. I will be officating over the remainder of this conference with Vice-President Stark."
He motions to the woman on his right with dark brown hair and gentle eyes that survey the audience.
"Now then, Defence Secretary Long whould like to make some opening remarks."
Carter sits as a tall, middle aged man with deeply tanned skin and dark brown hair and goatee that was starting to show signs of grey stood up and spoke.
"Thank you Mr. Carter. Last night a Ferevo Startos air transport that was moving the interface device for the AREV Data module disappered enroute to Terminus Island."
He looks at Secretary Bishop who was showing signs of shock that word was out.
"Do not be so surprised Secretary Bishop, you should realize that given our nation's proximity to your own that we would not miss an aircraft as massive as a Stratos vanishing completly from our radar system and your own military's readiness level jump up a notch. Give us some credit Mr. Bishop, we're not idiots. The island you're aircraft was last spotted over is known to us, in fact if your government had been wise enough to trust us with this information 6 hrs ago when this first began we might have saved you some embrassement. Fortunately the Pagemaster Navy's 3rd Fleet is approximatly 200 miles from the island in particular, they are returning from a training mission with the Antrium Navy in the Gulf of Keesland. I have already dispatched orders for them to launch a rescue mission to the island. Their orders are to secure the island, elimating any hostiles with the approriate amount of force while securing the aircraft and its cargo and protecting it from harm at all cost. Yes Mr. Bishop despite my government's position on the use of the module we are putting the the lives of our soldiers and sailors in harms way to protect it. We won't receive word on the outcome of the mission for about five to six hours. So in the meantime I will hand this back over to Secretary Carter."
Long sits down, a small smile of satisfaction on his face. Carter stands up.
"Now then, Secretary Bishop before you attempt to protest our actions I would like to say that we did attempt to contact the Ferevo government both directly and through our embassy in Ferevo. However it would appear that President Seismos is not taking our calls. We also contacted the Jageran government through our embassy there, your government should be fully briefed by now First Minister. With that said does anybody else have anything to add?" he asks a silent room of shocked delegates.