You've just finished your shift as a prep cook at Captain White Seafood, and you are now relaxing at Hains Point.
You look down at your tablet. It's showing the regional news,
The Washington Post.
May 12 (Friday), 2034
Cloudy, 36% chance of Rain.
Damaged Relations with the EU and NATO?
Yesterday, President Weston attended a diplomatic meeting with EU president Faulknen, and NATO Secretary General Madigan in Berlin. While the exact contents of the meeting have yet to be released, it is rumored that a large argument broke out between these three leaders when Madigan suggested that the United States pull soldiers from its garrisons in various European states in order to strengthen itself against the rising threat of the Argentinian Republic, who has recently been taking more and more territory from its neighbors. The American president, who is well-known for being paranoid, is said to have taken this as a not-so-subtle move to remove the United States' military presence in Europe so that they could attack and more easily take control of American possessions. President Faulknen is thought to have agreed, prompting Weston to declare that he will be sending more troops to bases in the European continent...
The rest of the article seems to be more speculation and a bit of fear-mongering to convince people to donate to the State Militia fund.
You have an hour or two before you need to get to your night class at the George Washington University. It isn't too far, so you can relax for a bit or go there ahead of time and see if anybody is on campus.
Name:
Gender:
Night Class: (2) Programming/Engineering/Law/Modern Technology/Geology/Social Psychology/Economics/Literature/Management
Job: Prep Cook
Background: (Optional) (I knew I forgot something)
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Topic: The Scramble (Part 1: Prologue) (Read 849 times)