Re: Trigger [3/?]
anonymous
May 3 2009, 21:33:27 UTC
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(God, Anon’s research-fu is made of FAIL. I apologize. If I ever out myself, I will make sure to fix it.) ___
Francis is calm again by the time he settles back into his seat, watching in amusement as Alfred attempts to calm down 192 loud nations.
“Order! If everyone would calm down, we can get started…”
Francis smirks and crosses his fingers as the nations settle down into silence.
“Thank you.” Alfred clears his throat once more. “As most of you know, we’ve called this emergency meeting to discuss recent events in Eastern Europe. On August 7 during the night, Russia invaded the Georgia-held region of South. They have since expanded their attacks into bombing raids and further ground assaults on the country.” Alfred shuffles his papers and looks up at the assembly.
“He’s pretty serious today,” Antonio whispers.
Francis nods. “I wonder why.”
“Now, aside from the various human rights violations,” Alfred continues, “this is also a violation of the Olympic truce used during the Ancient Olympic Games.
“Our bosses are handling the crisis right now, and an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council is happening as I speak. However, we as nations need to come together and discuss this together, as well as what to do about it. The quicker we get to an understanding and an agreement, the quicker we can all go home and watch Michael Phelps make history.”
“Ah, there we are,” Francis murmurs with a grin. Arthur joins the collective groan of the other nations.
“All right. Mister Braginski has prepared a statement to justify his actions, so I’m going to give him the floor and let him begin discussion.” Alfred gathers his papers and walks away from the podium even as Ivan ascends the stairs and takes the podium, adjusting the microphone so that he’s able to speak into it.
Francis narrows his eyes. He knows that his boss and his diplomats are trying to urge Russia to reach a ceasefire without casting blame on either side. And that’s fine. He’ll eventually have to discuss this entire affair with Ivan himself.
But for right now, the incident boils and bubbles in his mind. It brings back poisonous memories that lay festering just beneath the surface.
It reminds him too much of what he once went through.
“Members of the UN,” Ivan says, and Francis shakes his head and focuses, “I believe there is a misunderstanding here. I am aware of all of your concerns. However, you must remember that Georgia is not innocent in this either.”
“And how do you justify your invasion of Georgia, Ivan?” Eduard is unsmiling and serious, pressing the tips of his fingers together while he glares down at Ivan.
“It refuses to recognize the autonomy of the Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, of course.” Ivan smiles up at Estonia, who flinches a little. “They were given autonomy after the Soviet Union dissolved, and the Ossetians had the full support of my government. It is Georgia’s fault for having reclaimed the region, da?”
“Isn’t that the same argument that Nazi Germany used when it invaded Poland?”
“Agreed,” Toris adds, leaning forward. “Ivan, your actions here are not that of one simply protecting Ossetia or Abkhazia. You invaded Georgia itself as well, and I am afraid of what this means for your reliability as a partner and neighboring country.”
“I, for one, applaud my brother’s actions.” Belarus stands and flicks her hair; from across the room, Francis thinks he sees something metallic flash underneath her gloved hands. “He acted with grace and wisdom, and both of us will do our best to open our borders to aid the Ossetian victims in the coming months.”
“Again, though, that doesn’t respond to the fact that there have been casualties on Georgia’s side as well.” Francis smiles at that, at his Mattieu speaking as the voice of reason in the room. “That’s not peacekeeping. That’s expanding the conflict well out of where it needs to be.”
“The Georgians did have it coming,” Cuba says, taking the cigar out of his mouth to speak. “They refused to recognize the autonomy that Ivan’s country granted the Ossetian people. They are not defending their sovereignty.”
(God, Anon’s research-fu is made of FAIL. I apologize. If I ever out myself, I will make sure to fix it.)
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Francis is calm again by the time he settles back into his seat, watching in amusement as Alfred attempts to calm down 192 loud nations.
“Order! If everyone would calm down, we can get started…”
Francis smirks and crosses his fingers as the nations settle down into silence.
“Thank you.” Alfred clears his throat once more. “As most of you know, we’ve called this emergency meeting to discuss recent events in Eastern Europe. On August 7 during the night, Russia invaded the Georgia-held region of South. They have since expanded their attacks into bombing raids and further ground assaults on the country.” Alfred shuffles his papers and looks up at the assembly.
“He’s pretty serious today,” Antonio whispers.
Francis nods. “I wonder why.”
“Now, aside from the various human rights violations,” Alfred continues, “this is also a violation of the Olympic truce used during the Ancient Olympic Games.
“Our bosses are handling the crisis right now, and an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council is happening as I speak. However, we as nations need to come together and discuss this together, as well as what to do about it. The quicker we get to an understanding and an agreement, the quicker we can all go home and watch Michael Phelps make history.”
“Ah, there we are,” Francis murmurs with a grin. Arthur joins the collective groan of the other nations.
“All right. Mister Braginski has prepared a statement to justify his actions, so I’m going to give him the floor and let him begin discussion.” Alfred gathers his papers and walks away from the podium even as Ivan ascends the stairs and takes the podium, adjusting the microphone so that he’s able to speak into it.
Francis narrows his eyes. He knows that his boss and his diplomats are trying to urge Russia to reach a ceasefire without casting blame on either side. And that’s fine. He’ll eventually have to discuss this entire affair with Ivan himself.
But for right now, the incident boils and bubbles in his mind. It brings back poisonous memories that lay festering just beneath the surface.
It reminds him too much of what he once went through.
“Members of the UN,” Ivan says, and Francis shakes his head and focuses, “I believe there is a misunderstanding here. I am aware of all of your concerns. However, you must remember that Georgia is not innocent in this either.”
“And how do you justify your invasion of Georgia, Ivan?” Eduard is unsmiling and serious, pressing the tips of his fingers together while he glares down at Ivan.
“It refuses to recognize the autonomy of the Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, of course.” Ivan smiles up at Estonia, who flinches a little. “They were given autonomy after the Soviet Union dissolved, and the Ossetians had the full support of my government. It is Georgia’s fault for having reclaimed the region, da?”
“Isn’t that the same argument that Nazi Germany used when it invaded Poland?”
“Agreed,” Toris adds, leaning forward. “Ivan, your actions here are not that of one simply protecting Ossetia or Abkhazia. You invaded Georgia itself as well, and I am afraid of what this means for your reliability as a partner and neighboring country.”
“I, for one, applaud my brother’s actions.” Belarus stands and flicks her hair; from across the room, Francis thinks he sees something metallic flash underneath her gloved hands. “He acted with grace and wisdom, and both of us will do our best to open our borders to aid the Ossetian victims in the coming months.”
“Again, though, that doesn’t respond to the fact that there have been casualties on Georgia’s side as well.” Francis smiles at that, at his Mattieu speaking as the voice of reason in the room. “That’s not peacekeeping. That’s expanding the conflict well out of where it needs to be.”
“The Georgians did have it coming,” Cuba says, taking the cigar out of his mouth to speak. “They refused to recognize the autonomy that Ivan’s country granted the Ossetian people. They are not defending their sovereignty.”
Francis thinks that maybe it’s time to speak up.
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