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The Chiron (and Pholus) Peace Conference (C(P)PC)
Agent 009 arrived in UN Headquarters with a minimum of luggage. He didn't think this conference for halting war, famine and violence in the northern hemisphere would succeed, but orders were orders, even for an anarchistic guy in an increasingly rule-governed faction like the Data Angels.
He was received by the Planetary Governor himself which, with a rare insight, had decided not to promote his illuster person as chairman of the conference this time. No doubt the files produced by the Covert Ops a Planetyear before, revealing his acceptance of bribes for participating in this conflict, had done the trick. But one never could be too sure about what the shrewd Lal was up to now.
Pleasantries were exchanged and, as always in such happenings, told nothing about the participating parties intentions. It didn't matter anyway. The Covert Ops' calculations predicted sufficient external trouble for the faction if the current way things progressed continued so, again, the attempt had to be made.
Next day, 009 found his way to the conference hall were all participants were already seated. Was there a glitch in his DataPod? According to it he was just in time, but everyone else was already present? 009 activated a DataProbe in the Conference Network, and a response came in just half a minute later. It seemed Lal indeed was at his tricks, rescheduling everyone else 15 minutes sooner. Probably he found himself helpfull for this as it was supposed to accentuate 009's importance among the other factions' diplomats. Well, no harm done this time...
009 found his seat, made himself comfortable in it, and rang the queer ancient gong in front of him, then stood up again as the sound of it stopped momentarily all conversation and started to speak.
Gentlemen, welcome here today on the start of Chiron's first Peace Conference. My name is InfoTrader GeoModder, and I'm forwarded by the Data Angel government to chair this conference.
I'm sure you're aware this moment will be called quite historical for our future generations, but to safeguard that future we will first need to come to agreements here.
Very well, to start with the most basic things so everyone knows everyone, will all parties present introduce themself and name their members of delegation please?
IT GeoModder beseated himself again and opened his DataPod for archivage while the first party announced it's presence...
He was received by the Planetary Governor himself which, with a rare insight, had decided not to promote his illuster person as chairman of the conference this time. No doubt the files produced by the Covert Ops a Planetyear before, revealing his acceptance of bribes for participating in this conflict, had done the trick. But one never could be too sure about what the shrewd Lal was up to now.
Pleasantries were exchanged and, as always in such happenings, told nothing about the participating parties intentions. It didn't matter anyway. The Covert Ops' calculations predicted sufficient external trouble for the faction if the current way things progressed continued so, again, the attempt had to be made.
Next day, 009 found his way to the conference hall were all participants were already seated. Was there a glitch in his DataPod? According to it he was just in time, but everyone else was already present? 009 activated a DataProbe in the Conference Network, and a response came in just half a minute later. It seemed Lal indeed was at his tricks, rescheduling everyone else 15 minutes sooner. Probably he found himself helpfull for this as it was supposed to accentuate 009's importance among the other factions' diplomats. Well, no harm done this time...
009 found his seat, made himself comfortable in it, and rang the queer ancient gong in front of him, then stood up again as the sound of it stopped momentarily all conversation and started to speak.
Gentlemen, welcome here today on the start of Chiron's first Peace Conference. My name is InfoTrader GeoModder, and I'm forwarded by the Data Angel government to chair this conference.
I'm sure you're aware this moment will be called quite historical for our future generations, but to safeguard that future we will first need to come to agreements here.
Very well, to start with the most basic things so everyone knows everyone, will all parties present introduce themself and name their members of delegation please?
IT GeoModder beseated himself again and opened his DataPod for archivage while the first party announced it's presence...
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