The Federation
Established Nation
The cameraman focused the television news camera on to a young black haired woman who looked to be in her late 20's, still youthful and clear skinned, just as all women on TV should be according to the execs. The wind was blowing her hair as she stood on top of an observation deck of a tall building that overlooked the Northern Passage Canal.
"Ted, is there anything we can do about this wind?" The Black haired woman said with a ditzy sounding accent.
"Are you fucking kidding me? I run the camera not the wind. Tie your hair back." The cameraman answered with with angry sarcasm. It was a bright sunny, yet windy day and down below them the canal had been cleared of commercial traffic, low in the water six submarines sailed two by two in wide canal and behind them five frigates and three destroyers. In the distance the flattop could be seen.
Down below a band struck up a nautical military tune, beyond the railing a crowd could be seen gathered to view an event that had not happened yet in the history of the canal, the passage of a carrier battle group through the canal. Ted signaled to the woman thirty seconds until the switch over occurred and they would be live. The woman quickly put her hair up as best as she could, hearing the words of the reporters back in the studio from the earpiece she wore.
“And now we go live, on location with Annalee Nishimura, to the Northwest Passage Canal in Arnegaard where the Yellowjacket is passing through the canal with her battle group.”
“Ann?”
“Good morning, Jerry, I’m standing here on the observation deck of the NP Canal Authority building looking out over the canal and you can see the battle group of ships now passing through the canal. It’s become a bit of a spectacle for residents here who have come to see the ships on their journey over to the silk sea where they will be joining the aircraft carrier Hornet in securing our and our alliance’s interests in an area that has seen increasing tensions. The navy has put on a bit of a show for residents in the area as you can see with the Continental Navy’s ‘President’s Own.’ Many of the people here are family members of the service men and women on these ships along with citizens from the area who have come to see perhaps a once in a lifetime event.”
A voice came into her ear again: “Now Annalee, we understand that the canal authority has closed the canal to civilian traffic while the military conducts it’s movements. Is that correct?”
“That’s correct Jerry, the authority has temporarily closed the canal to shipping traffic to facilitate the military’s movements, but they stress that the closure will only be until thirteen hundred hours. Once the ships are clear of the canal, civilian traffic will be able to move freely as it had before.”
The camera panned away from the reporter and zoomed onto the approaching aircraft carrier.
“Wow what a sight.” The studio reporter heard said in her ear.
“Indeed Jerry, what it will mean for the future is anybodies guess. So far the government has not made official statement on it's shift to a Silk sea focus, keeping their explanations to generalities about DDI alliance commitments made prior to the start of 2020.” The camera panned back to the reporter. “I am Annalee Nishimura reporting for WPKI Channel Eleven News.”
"Ted, is there anything we can do about this wind?" The Black haired woman said with a ditzy sounding accent.
"Are you fucking kidding me? I run the camera not the wind. Tie your hair back." The cameraman answered with with angry sarcasm. It was a bright sunny, yet windy day and down below them the canal had been cleared of commercial traffic, low in the water six submarines sailed two by two in wide canal and behind them five frigates and three destroyers. In the distance the flattop could be seen.
Down below a band struck up a nautical military tune, beyond the railing a crowd could be seen gathered to view an event that had not happened yet in the history of the canal, the passage of a carrier battle group through the canal. Ted signaled to the woman thirty seconds until the switch over occurred and they would be live. The woman quickly put her hair up as best as she could, hearing the words of the reporters back in the studio from the earpiece she wore.
“And now we go live, on location with Annalee Nishimura, to the Northwest Passage Canal in Arnegaard where the Yellowjacket is passing through the canal with her battle group.”
“Ann?”
“Good morning, Jerry, I’m standing here on the observation deck of the NP Canal Authority building looking out over the canal and you can see the battle group of ships now passing through the canal. It’s become a bit of a spectacle for residents here who have come to see the ships on their journey over to the silk sea where they will be joining the aircraft carrier Hornet in securing our and our alliance’s interests in an area that has seen increasing tensions. The navy has put on a bit of a show for residents in the area as you can see with the Continental Navy’s ‘President’s Own.’ Many of the people here are family members of the service men and women on these ships along with citizens from the area who have come to see perhaps a once in a lifetime event.”
A voice came into her ear again: “Now Annalee, we understand that the canal authority has closed the canal to civilian traffic while the military conducts it’s movements. Is that correct?”
“That’s correct Jerry, the authority has temporarily closed the canal to shipping traffic to facilitate the military’s movements, but they stress that the closure will only be until thirteen hundred hours. Once the ships are clear of the canal, civilian traffic will be able to move freely as it had before.”
The camera panned away from the reporter and zoomed onto the approaching aircraft carrier.
“Wow what a sight.” The studio reporter heard said in her ear.
“Indeed Jerry, what it will mean for the future is anybodies guess. So far the government has not made official statement on it's shift to a Silk sea focus, keeping their explanations to generalities about DDI alliance commitments made prior to the start of 2020.” The camera panned back to the reporter. “I am Annalee Nishimura reporting for WPKI Channel Eleven News.”