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It was early in the morning, the protesters again gathered. This time at Rudolf Thälmann Platz. Their numbers had grown, there was about 1,500 of them now. Every single one of them was ready to demonstrate. They didn't know how long they would stay, they all intended on staying as long as they could. How long that would be was anybody's guess, there was no knowing. All they knew was that they were gathered and they would demonstrate for however long they could.
They had no way of knowing that around the same time the demonstration began, the Chancellor had left Volta for Carpathia, leaving the Vice Chancellor in charge.
Almost as soon as the demonstrations began, the Vien Police had started monitoring the protesters. Unlike last time, interactions weren't cordial. This was the first indication to the protesters that something wasn't right, things weren't the same as the day before.
It was on the morning news broadcast on the radio that people learned the Chancellor had left. Things at the demonstrations became tense. The demonstrators trusted the Chancellor to let the demonstrations continue, it was the other people in the government that they didn't trust. They knew the Vice Chancellor was also a reformist, but they had no idea just how much control he would have.
Would the Vice Chancellor be able to keep the hardliners at bay? Or would the hardliners try to take control? The tense atmosphere that surrounded the police deployment seemed to indicate that the police was being ordered by the hardliners (and the demonstrators were correct to believe that).
Later that afternoon (Vien time), the Chancellor of Volta arrived in Carpathia.
At the same time, Wilhelm Mielke sent a secret letter asking for support for the hardliners from Severyane, in an attempt to take over the government. How far Severyane would go, he didn't know, but he not only asked for a diplomatic note for support, but also a team from Severyane's intelligence to confirm the note (and also hopefully assist in dealing with moderates who might flip to the hardliners, and rather pesky reformers).
Demonstrators continued to occupy Rudolf Thälmann Platz, singing patriotic songs and carrying banners calling for reform.
Meanwhile the hardliners waited for a response, the police would monitor the demonstrations, taking note of anything and everything that could be used to forcefully end the protests.
They had no way of knowing that around the same time the demonstration began, the Chancellor had left Volta for Carpathia, leaving the Vice Chancellor in charge.
Almost as soon as the demonstrations began, the Vien Police had started monitoring the protesters. Unlike last time, interactions weren't cordial. This was the first indication to the protesters that something wasn't right, things weren't the same as the day before.
It was on the morning news broadcast on the radio that people learned the Chancellor had left. Things at the demonstrations became tense. The demonstrators trusted the Chancellor to let the demonstrations continue, it was the other people in the government that they didn't trust. They knew the Vice Chancellor was also a reformist, but they had no idea just how much control he would have.
Would the Vice Chancellor be able to keep the hardliners at bay? Or would the hardliners try to take control? The tense atmosphere that surrounded the police deployment seemed to indicate that the police was being ordered by the hardliners (and the demonstrators were correct to believe that).
Later that afternoon (Vien time), the Chancellor of Volta arrived in Carpathia.
At the same time, Wilhelm Mielke sent a secret letter asking for support for the hardliners from Severyane, in an attempt to take over the government. How far Severyane would go, he didn't know, but he not only asked for a diplomatic note for support, but also a team from Severyane's intelligence to confirm the note (and also hopefully assist in dealing with moderates who might flip to the hardliners, and rather pesky reformers).
Demonstrators continued to occupy Rudolf Thälmann Platz, singing patriotic songs and carrying banners calling for reform.
Meanwhile the hardliners waited for a response, the police would monitor the demonstrations, taking note of anything and everything that could be used to forcefully end the protests.