[War] US: Sympathy Card?

[John Penta]

"Sympathy Card?"
2 August 2014 (DC Time)
Pres. John Williams
USA
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<Washington>

    Unnngh. After throwing up for the third time that morning, John
Williams looked like hell. And felt worse.

    Luke was sick. With what, Mom and Dad were unsure. All they knew
was, they were sick because of it too.

    "Mr. President?" asked the Secret Service agent nearest. "You sure
you don't want something?"

    "No, just have Mrs. Rosen clear my schedule for Monday.Tell Vice
President Stevens he's the one going tp Beijing."

    Even in a White House which had been expecting the First Gentleman
of China's death, it wasn't like they'd known *when* it would come.

    And contrary to some expectations, they didn't welcome it.

    It would make things even more difficult.

    Williams would go to Beijing, normally. Should go.

    But with the way he was feeling, he knew he just wasn't the one to
represent the US. Not in this condition.

     But he could write.

     But what to say?

     4 hours later, he felt no better...And nothing particularly felt
right to say. It was even worse than when he was simply a soldier.
Now, every word counted.

     Hence, a very sick POTUS left the task to his Secretary of
State...whose Mandarin was better, anyway.
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Actions:
1. Character development.
2. VP Stevens to represent the US in Beijing. The President is very, very sick.