04-08-2023, 07:40 PM
The next few days were hectic to say the least. Most of what Prime Minister Gargant was doing damage-control between the Acadian Government and the Media. People had heard about the incident with a Kerlian Missile, and were rightly concerned about what the government was doing to address the issue. Most of that was simply assuring that the military was monitoring the situation. And dealing with the war-hawks in parliament who were demanding a proportionate response. He and his coalition government had to tell them in no uncertain terms that the situation was still developing. They hadn't yet determined the reason that missile had crashed into Acadia's side of Wallace Lake. Salvage teams had yet to locate it's final resting place.
So it was with some measure of relief when Director Belle's efforts came through in spades. Through her contacts and back-channels with the Kerlian Government, she'd managed to secure a phone call with President Rebecca Arnott of Kerlile. According to Belle, she figured that the ease of setting this up meant that Kerlile wanted to talk. That gave Gargant some hope that this was all just an accident and misunderstanding, and that this issue could be resolved without much fuss. At the least, he might be able to broker an agreement where Kerlile would notify Acadia of missile tests in the future. Hopefully to keep such issues from cropping up again.
Though, to be entirely fair, you couldn't be too sure with the rather enigmatic Kerlile.
It's with that final thought that he sat down at his desk in the Prime Minister's Office. His office phone sat to his right, within easy reach. Director Belle stood on the opposite side of the desk, fiddling with the pen in her hand as the seconds ticked by. He simply watched his office phone for any signs of life.
Suddenly, Belle reached into her jacket and pulled out her cellphone. She read what was on the screen before turning her attention to the Prime Minister.
"Phone lines are live. We're ready to begin in a few seconds." She reported.
Sure enough, only a scant few seconds later, the light on the phone blinked. He picked it up, pressed the flashing button, and waited for the other line to pick up. Once her heard someone on the other side pick up, he began:
"President Arnott? This is Prime Minister Gargant of Greater Acadia. Pleasure to be speaking to you. I'm hoping we can resolve this little incident peacefully..."
So it was with some measure of relief when Director Belle's efforts came through in spades. Through her contacts and back-channels with the Kerlian Government, she'd managed to secure a phone call with President Rebecca Arnott of Kerlile. According to Belle, she figured that the ease of setting this up meant that Kerlile wanted to talk. That gave Gargant some hope that this was all just an accident and misunderstanding, and that this issue could be resolved without much fuss. At the least, he might be able to broker an agreement where Kerlile would notify Acadia of missile tests in the future. Hopefully to keep such issues from cropping up again.
Though, to be entirely fair, you couldn't be too sure with the rather enigmatic Kerlile.
It's with that final thought that he sat down at his desk in the Prime Minister's Office. His office phone sat to his right, within easy reach. Director Belle stood on the opposite side of the desk, fiddling with the pen in her hand as the seconds ticked by. He simply watched his office phone for any signs of life.
Suddenly, Belle reached into her jacket and pulled out her cellphone. She read what was on the screen before turning her attention to the Prime Minister.
"Phone lines are live. We're ready to begin in a few seconds." She reported.
Sure enough, only a scant few seconds later, the light on the phone blinked. He picked it up, pressed the flashing button, and waited for the other line to pick up. Once her heard someone on the other side pick up, he began:
"President Arnott? This is Prime Minister Gargant of Greater Acadia. Pleasure to be speaking to you. I'm hoping we can resolve this little incident peacefully..."