[War] Romania-Never a dull moment

[Vampi Digitalwytch]

"Never a dull moment"

President Antanasia Danesti
Prime Minister Simu
Gypsy Minister Anton

It had been a rare chance for Antanasia to actually go home and sleep,
rather than end up converting the couch in her office as a bed.  Granted
home was the same small apartment she'd had as she'd worked her way up the
Romania Mare that was a pleasant enough walking distance from Parliament,
though now there would be the obligatory unmarked car with guards watching
from the street and discreet security keeping an eye from within the
building

She counted herself lucky that she owned no pets otherwise the flat would be
a mess.  Bad enough was the dust that tended to gather when she wasn't
around.

Hopefully today would be a nice slow day as far as things went, she mused as
she stretched and padded sockfoot out of her bedroom.

Unfortunately that wasn't the case as she was surprised by Anton having
breezed through holding a large travel cup of coffee.

"Good Morning, Madame President.", he said with a barely hidden smirk as he
handed her the coffee, "President Hong's husband just passed away."

While Antanasia was well used to the rather unorthodox attitudes of the
Gypsy appointed Minister, for him to be in what seemed good spirits at the
passing of someone other than one of Ceaucescu's crowd was in very horrible
bad taste.  "I do not see that as a reason for smiles, Anton.", she said
flatly.

"Then you will need to see this.", he grinned as he pulled out a tabloid
from his back pocket.

Antanasia blinked as she read the headline and flipped through to the
articles in question.  Well, horrible as the sentiment was, at least it
wasn't anyone from her country.  "If this is true, I feel sorry for both
women and their children.", she said as she headed into her small kitchen
and sat down.  Anton followed and flipped a chair to join her.

"I'm just waiting to see what happens next.", he grinned.

She looked at him with a baleful glare.  At this point she was convinced he
didn't exist on food like a normal person but drew energy off any salacious
details about anyone that went into print with the more raunchy the better.
"At times I almost wish I hadn't had to remove your brother from the
position.", she said, "He at least had some dignity in moments like this."

"Ah, but he more than understood your reasons after his goodwill visit to
Mexico, though he still smiles widely at his times in Tijuana, Ojinaga and
Ciudad Juárez", Anton replied, trying to tone down his mood.

"I know...more than I wish to ever have known...", she said, feeling a
headache coming, "Let the Prime Minister know I will be there shortly."

Anton nodded with a grin and breezed out the same way he'd come in, leaving
Antanasia with the desire to get better locks on her doors that he hopefully
couldn't pick this time around.

After a shower and dressing, Antanasia took the offered car to Parliament
where Simu was waiting for her.

"I have already taken the liberty of drafting an appropriate letter of
condolences for your approval.  We only need to know if you will be
attending the funeral.", the elderly minister said.

"Yes, I will.", Antanasia said as they walked to her office, "As far as the
rest, we will not comment or acknowledge.  We will let that burn or fade on
it's own."

"Of course, Madame President.", he said, "And there is apparently something
going on between the Canadians and China, but we have our people working on
finding out more on that....and...there is another matter of which you
should know."

"What now?  Is there a new batch of photoshops of me making the rounds?",
she asked, figuring whatever happened between the Canadians and the Chinese
didn't concern her or Romania for now.

"No...but it would not surprise me considering your little foray into
acting.  Nemerenko is rumbling about motions of goodwill.  He is sending
Denemetov to make the motions to so far Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus,
Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and
Kazakhstan.", Simu stated.

"How nice...stops just short of us.", Antanasia said dryly, "I wonder what
Poland, Hungary, Austria and the rest of us who aren't right on the Russian
border to not directly cause trouble or remind them of the boot they crushed
us with feel about this."

"So far, we haven't heard anything...but we can ask through the usual
discreet channels.  I would imagine some sourness but then, who knows with
them.", Simu said.

"Do check when possible.  I want to be prepared for should Nemerenko decide
to eventually 'say hey' as the Americans would phrase it.", she said as they
entered her office.

"Agreed, Madame President.", Simu said as he sat down, "The other Ministers
have noticed and begun rumbling."

"I expect as much.  Soon as we hear from the others, we will discuss our
direction with this.  I know some will be wanting reparations or something
along those lines."

"And you, what would you want?"

"I..I don't know...apologies for the brutalities, reparations?  What is in
the past should stay there.  I will not have us wailing about 'poor us who
suffered and want trinkets' to salvage their guilt now that they want to be
the teddy bear rather than the rampaging voracious black bear they've been.
I will not tarnish the progress we've made on our own with such.  Moreso, I
would rather us wait and see while continuing to make ourselves of note on
our own merits.", she said.

Simu nodded, then smiled.  "Much like your father would've said himself."

Antanasia smiled softly, "I guess in some ways, I am truly my father's
daughter."

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Actions:

1) Extend Romania's deepest sympathies and condolences to President Hong's
recent loss along with Antanasia's attending the funeral.
2) Take a wait and see stance towards Russia's good will motions while
finding out what the other former socialist countries who aren't currently
included in the good will tour's opinions are


-- 
--I know there are no lifeguards in the gene pool, but damn, there ought to
be at least a few sharks in the water.
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