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Red Flags, Grey Skies (ATTN: Kyiv)

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Malachor, People's State of Boganhem

A large number of clouds hovered over Malachor, the capital of the People's State of Boganhem. The grey skies typical of the beginning of the Summer created a dull and boresome atmosphere which, coupled with the general grey and black colour of the houses and buildings of Malachor gave the city a sad, sad feel. But in the Malachorer Internatsional Flëhafe (Malachor International Airport), the atmosphere was a bit brighter, the metaphorical atmosphere of course - as the airplane carrying the Kyivan commissars arrived, the most important members of the Folksrad were there waiting: Erik Strakman, recently reelected President of the People's Council, was dressed in his typical military attire, smoking a cigarette while he waited for the Kyivans. For him, this meeting was of strategic importance, as he wanted to show his Party companions, the Bogan people and Europe in general that the new Social-Nationalist regime was not to be a pariah of some sort - he wanted to have solid relations with all European countries that were not monarchies or liberal, capitalist 'democracies'. There, with him, the three most powerful people in Boganhem after Strakman himself: Broomhilda Hammershmit, always beautiful and elegant, who was consolidating her powerful grip over internal security; Rëner Rëder, the all-controlling Councillor for Finance and Economy, aimed at a good deal of economic cooperation between the two countries, being exahusted from nights preparing a big nationalizations and agrarian reform program. General Albert Stëner, substantially older than the other three, was also present, as his influence over the People's Army could never be downplayed by Strakman. Curiously, Herbert Svarttor, the Councilor for Foreign Affairs was not present in the reception, and his participation in the meeting would be accessory. He was only head of diplomacy in name, as Strakman directly controlled all diplomatic and foreign affairs issues.

As the plane finally stopped, the soldiers were in formation, waiting for the Commissars to step down. Strakman put down his cigarette. He was thinking about his admiration for the ability of Kyiv to, while nominally being a communist state, to have pragmatized its policies, renouncing 'hardcore Marxism'. Before him and the three councilors stood two red flags, one with the three Kyivan stars and one with Boganhem's new social-nationalist emblem, both flying under grey skies.
[MENTION=29]Kyiv[/MENTION]
 
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