Eternity RPC Board
06-06-2017, 09:52 AM
22 Treizen
This next morning, a large crowd gathered by the roadblocks surrounding the demonstrators. These people were more than just the students. Workers, parents, intellectuals, even Vien City Police gathered to demand an end to the roadblocks. The demonstrators yelled, voicing their anger in no unclear terms. The shouts echoed through the streets.
The voices only quieted when the Chief of Police arrived. He was known to sympathize with the hardliners, but had taken a more tolerant attitude since the Ernst Krenz had become Chancellor. Nobody knew what to expect. He simply walked up to the roadblock and started speaking to the people enforcing it.
"Who gave you orders to block this road?" he asked.
"The orders came from the Politburo itself." the answer came.
"I did not receive any orders from the Politburo."
"That is odd, however we have the orders right here." The forged orders were shown to the Chief of Police, and by all means they appeared legitimate.
"Why would I have not received these orders? Have I been relieved of duty?"
"I do not believe so."
"Would you end this roadblock?"
"No, not without direct orders from the Politburo."
The Chief of Police went silent for a few minutes, then spoke again.
"I do not like my authority as Chief of Police being sidestepped. I will lodge a protest with the Party."
With that, he left the area.
The hardliners knew that they could only wait so much longer. Once the Chief of Police made his case, they knew that more in the party would start asking questions. They had to act now.
Immediately, they started pushing within the Politburo for a declaration of martial law and the deployment of the military. They were the most aggressive that they had ever been, calling anyone who didn't agree with them traitors to the country and reactionaries. They confronted anyone who tried to make a form of compromise, members of the Politburo would be forced to take a side. It was either yes to martial law and forcefully putting down the protests, or no to martial law. They were either with the hardliners or against them. The hardliners made sure that no middle ground was available anymore.
The debate raged on, and the question was not resolved at the end. So the Politburo agreed to reconvene the next day.
In the cover of night, moderates sent a message to the Chancellor. His presence was urgently needed.
When the message reached Krenz, it wasn't an opportune time. It was morning in Carpathia, and he was with the Dictator talking to the press when the message came. He was slightly annoyed when the aide came to him and whispered into his ear, in full view of the press. But that was before he found out what the message was.
Immediately, he excused himself from the area. Before leaving, Ernst whispered into the ear of the Dictator of Carpathia.
"The situation in Vien has taken a turn for the worse. I must return immediately, or there may be a massacre."
This next morning, a large crowd gathered by the roadblocks surrounding the demonstrators. These people were more than just the students. Workers, parents, intellectuals, even Vien City Police gathered to demand an end to the roadblocks. The demonstrators yelled, voicing their anger in no unclear terms. The shouts echoed through the streets.
The voices only quieted when the Chief of Police arrived. He was known to sympathize with the hardliners, but had taken a more tolerant attitude since the Ernst Krenz had become Chancellor. Nobody knew what to expect. He simply walked up to the roadblock and started speaking to the people enforcing it.
"Who gave you orders to block this road?" he asked.
"The orders came from the Politburo itself." the answer came.
"I did not receive any orders from the Politburo."
"That is odd, however we have the orders right here." The forged orders were shown to the Chief of Police, and by all means they appeared legitimate.
"Why would I have not received these orders? Have I been relieved of duty?"
"I do not believe so."
"Would you end this roadblock?"
"No, not without direct orders from the Politburo."
The Chief of Police went silent for a few minutes, then spoke again.
"I do not like my authority as Chief of Police being sidestepped. I will lodge a protest with the Party."
With that, he left the area.
The hardliners knew that they could only wait so much longer. Once the Chief of Police made his case, they knew that more in the party would start asking questions. They had to act now.
Immediately, they started pushing within the Politburo for a declaration of martial law and the deployment of the military. They were the most aggressive that they had ever been, calling anyone who didn't agree with them traitors to the country and reactionaries. They confronted anyone who tried to make a form of compromise, members of the Politburo would be forced to take a side. It was either yes to martial law and forcefully putting down the protests, or no to martial law. They were either with the hardliners or against them. The hardliners made sure that no middle ground was available anymore.
The debate raged on, and the question was not resolved at the end. So the Politburo agreed to reconvene the next day.
In the cover of night, moderates sent a message to the Chancellor. His presence was urgently needed.
When the message reached Krenz, it wasn't an opportune time. It was morning in Carpathia, and he was with the Dictator talking to the press when the message came. He was slightly annoyed when the aide came to him and whispered into his ear, in full view of the press. But that was before he found out what the message was.
Immediately, he excused himself from the area. Before leaving, Ernst whispered into the ear of the Dictator of Carpathia.
"The situation in Vien has taken a turn for the worse. I must return immediately, or there may be a massacre."