broadcast ♔ to hasten the nation towards its destruction

[behindcloseddoors]

♬ annihilation - a perfect circle

[ it's been only a couple of days since the events in Los Angeles, and just as Failboat is heading overseas, and the Section Heads are putting together their plans for a recon mission, a special address from the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is announced.

within an hour, he appears, the message going out on TV and internet streams everywhere. ]

By this time, most have heard of the terrible attack happening in Los Angeles right now. There have been a lot of questions, many questions, about what is going on, and what we're doing about it. Believe me, our boys have been on the ground since this has began, some of our best generals, very experienced generals, trying to get a feel for how we can stop this thing and save the people of California. California - beautiful state, LA is a fabulous city - and we will not leave those people to the mercy of whatever evil things are going after them right now.

What we can tell you is that this was an attack on American soil by a powerful Shadowkind, one who is summoning up allies from the other Shadow in our country. Attacks have not been limited to LA. In fact, there have been multiple accounts of violent incidents by these Shadowkind spreading across our country in the months leading up to this. Since the first days of my campaign, I have been pointing out the need to find a way to vet these foreign invaders who appear in our streets, many of them murderers, monsters, armed to the teeth from the second they set foot here.

One thing has been made very clear from all this - these Shadowkind are dangerous. They are not our friends, they are not here to bring peace. We have been infiltrated by enemies from the inside out, by these non-human creatures who have gotten into positions of power in our country, into positions where they can learn valuable intelligence, into positions where they are trusted with our women and children.

That is why as of today, the United States government is declaring a War on Shadowkind. We will be working with our best researchers to find a way to stop the tide of this invasion, and detaining all recognized Shadowkind until they can be evaluated and vetted fully by your government. All Shadowkind are asked to report to their local registration areas, which can be located on the White House website. Failure to report will result in immediate incarceration, and subject to trial.

Now is a time to show our enemies what we are made of and Make America Great Again.

[ with that, he finishes up, to the chaotic mixed reaction of the attendant press. it is announced that there will be no press conference until later that day. ]

Comments

[reallywicked]

This is so fucked up. [Faye pipes up from across the room, finding the nearest seat and flopping into it.] You know he just wanted an excuse to start a fucking war.

[thrustuponthem]

All his talk about how we need a wall, not a veil... [They shake their head.] You know he would have taken any excuse. Just our luck it happened to be something this bad.

[reallywicked]

Lava makes for a pretty compelling argument, I guess. [She sighs and pulls out her phone.] Yeah, it's already fucking everywhere. This is going to be such a mess.

[thrustuponthem]

Especially to a president that's already a walking lavatory. [They glance over.] Feste. They/them pronouns.

[reallywicked]

[So, on one hand, Faye isn't exactly the most socially conscious person in the universe, but she's also grown a lot as a person and met a lot people from a lot of different backgrounds. And she is attached to her phone, so surely she's at least aware of the gender spectrum.

Oh and also that pun makes her roll her eyes.]

Shitty jokes for a shitty guy are appropriate, I guess.

[thrustuponthem]

[Feste's pronouns will never be the most obnoxious and difficult thing to understand about them. They grin at Faye's response, though. She's clearly good people.]

Precisely my life motto. And considering what a shitty world we inhabit, I have ample inspiration.

[reallywicked]

So you're either a really unlucky squire or one of our out of towners, I'm guessing. I thought I knew everyone around here at this point.

[thrustuponthem]

Let's go with really unlucky out-of-towner. [They sigh dramatically.] But aren't we all these days?

[reallywicked]

I guess it depends on how you look at it. I've been here long enough that it's basically home. Plus, I don't really remember living anywhere else.

[thrustuponthem]

You're from the other side of the veil? [They tilt their head.] I'm sorry, the memory loss part must be rough.

[reallywicked]

Either that or I hit my head really hard and had zero friends or family. [She snorts a laugh]

All I really remember from before is my name. I had a bitch of a time figuring things out.