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{| style="width:100%; font-size:10pt; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px" ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "First POTUS briefing on the outbreak where he receives privileged information, hinting at the scope of the disaster" White House (1744, 2765) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | PRESIDENT WALLER: What's our situation? Give it to me straight; I don't want any of this mamby-pamby bullshit people have been feeding me about what's going on.
 * style="width:50%; text-align:center; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | Black Friday Briefing
 * style="width:50%; text-align:center; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | Black Friday Briefing

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: Mister President, it's... it's bad. Whoever planned this timed it perfectly. We've already got outbreaks in twenty-two cities domestically and fourteen internationally, and the reports are still coming in.

PRESIDENT WALLER: Do we have any idea who's responsible? Or is this a natural outbreak?

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: Negative on that, sir. DCD has just confirmed the pathogen is a smallpox variant. There's no way that got loose where it did, when it did, without some help.

PRESIDENT WALLER: So who was it? Moscow? Beijing?

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: They've got problems of their own, sir. The truth is we don't know. We just don't know. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "POTUS, VP, and Speaker of the House meet to discuss invoking Directive 51" White House (1907, 2742) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | VICE PRESIDENT MENDEZ: Are you sure you want to do this? The optics are going to be terrible.
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PRESIDENT WALLER: With all due respect, Mister Mendez, screw the optics. Manhattan's in a crisis state and this is the one club I've got left in my bag. Hell if I'm not going to take a swing.

ANDREW ELLIS: Agreed. Hopefully this will only be needed for a short time, and we can deal with the fallout once the crisis has passed.

VICE PRESIDENT MENDEZ: And if it's not over quickly? What do we do then?

PRESIDENT WALLER: Then you'd better learn some useful skills, because if this thing drags on, the damn optics will be the least of our worries. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "POTUS discusses border policies with the president of Mexico" White House (1875, 2752) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | PRESIDENT WALLER: Carlos, thank you for taking my call. I understand you've got your hands full, too.
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No, no, I understand. Not the time for pleasantries.

No, we're no closer to finding a cure. Look, if we had anything we'd be sharing it. this is bigger than borders. But these rumors of a broad-spectrum antiviral are just that. Rumors.

Now, let's talk about this proposal of yours to shut down the border crossing in El Paso. I know you've got a lot of people headed south from there right now that you can't afford to take care of. Believe me, we don't want to outsource our problems to you. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "Government officials decide whether or not to use DC-62" West End (2021, 1103) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | JTF GENERAL: What we've got on the table is a possible solution.
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PRESIDENT'S AIDE: What we've got is a possible disaster. We haven't done nearly enough field testing on your solution. We don't even know if it's toxic, for God's sake.

JTF GENERAL: What we do know is that people are dying, and this stuff kills the Green Poison. How many deaths do you want on your hands because we waited for tests to come back to tell us what we already knew.

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: Fine. You've got my authorization. But God help us if you screw this up.

JTF GENERAL: We start spraying in two days. In the meantime, you can announce a new program designed to stop the spread of Green Poison and look like a hero. And when this is all over, I'll say, "I told you so".

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: I hope to God you get the chance. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "White House staff members learn that POTUS has died" White House (1945, 2811) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | WHITE HOUSE STAFF: Have you heard?
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PRESIDENT'S AIDE: Heard what?

WHITE HOUSE STAFF: About Waller.

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: No, what's the latest? Has he decided Russia's responsible after all?

WHITE HOUSE STAFF: No. He... He's dead.

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: Tell me you're lying.

WHITE HOUSE STAFF: I swear, I'm not. Heart attack got him an hour ago. They couldn't revive him.

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: Shit. That means that Mendez is in charge.

WHITE HOUSE STAFF: Is that all you can say at a time like this?

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: It's all I can afford to say. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "A large bipartisan group, from all levels of the government, put their squabbling aside and assemble to volunteer at local hospitals and emergency relief shelters" White House (1753, 2616) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | WHITE HOUSE STAFF: Let's get this rolling. Lannan, Guzman, you're going to help out the kitchen on 2nd Street Northwest. They're getting overwhelmed and could use a few more hands.
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LANNAN: Got it. Let's go.

WHITE HOUSE STAFF: Taylor, Zimmerman, you're together at the shelter on I Street. No policy debates while you're out there, you hear me?

ZIMMERMAN: C'mon man, you never let me have any fun.

WHITE HOUSE STAFF: Fun time comes later. For now, we've got hospitals, shelters, and food kitchens that are all getting swamped, and they need a helping hand - regardless of politics. So get out there, keep your mouths shut and help the people. That is what we're here to do, remember?

ZIMMERMAN: Yeah. C'mon, Taylor, I'll drive.

WHITE HOUSE STAFF: All right, now that we've got that settled. Blevins, Cole, you're up next. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "A group of underpaid, overcaffeinated aides work through the night on last minute amendments to a bill, despite all horror around them. Their blinkers are on, their phones are off" White House (1824, 2996) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | POLITICAL AIDE 1: Okay people. let's keep this ball rolling. Ramon, what have you got?
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RAMON: We've got the Iowa delegation on board if they get the amendment about biofuels.

POLITICAL AIDE 1: How many are left in the Iowa delegation?

RAMON: Four. The rest are all sick.

POLITICAL AIDE 1: Well, let's hope those four stay healthy. Who else can we count on?

POLITICAL AIDE 2: Hey, just got this - the junior senator from Nebraska just sent her staff home for the duration.

POLITICAL AIDE 1: Damnit, we were counting on her support once we got through the House.

RAMON: You have to wonder if it's worth it.

POLITICAL AIDE 1: What is? This?

RAMON: Yeah. I mean, it's getting really bad out there. Shouldn't we be, you know, doing something else to help?

POLITICAL AIDE 1: You mean instead of trying to push through an energy bill with the world falling to pieces.

POLITICAL AIDE 2: Well, yeah.

POLITICAL AIDE 1: Look, sooner or later this is going to pass. And when it does, all the problems we're dealing with now, they'll still be there. So it makes sense for us to keep trying to deal with them, because someone has to.

RAMON: And because we're at the bottom of the pay scale.

POLITICAL AIDE 2: That, too. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "Politicians talking about evacuating to a secure location" White House (2246, 2856) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | SENATOR: The bug-out is set for tomorrow at noon.
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CONGRESSWOMAN: I still don't feed right about it, senator. We should be staying here and...

SENATOR: And doing what? Getting sick? Dying? We need to keep the government of this country intact so we can get through this crisis, and that means getting the hell out of dodge for the duration.

CONGRESSWOMAN: President Mendez is going to need help.

SENATOR: What Mendez needs, you can't give him. Now start packing. Once that caravan rolls out, it's not stopping until we get to Raven Rock. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "President Mendez meets with the UN to ascertain the effects of Green Poison around the globe" Southwest (761, 3550) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | PRESIDENT MENDEZ: Gentlemen, ladies, I don't think I need to tell you the situation is dire. Exactly how bad it is, that's what we're here to discuss. Ambassador Minich, you have a report?
 * style="width:50%; text-align:center; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | UN Briefing
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AMBASSADOR MINICH: Yes, thank you, Mr. President. Unfortunately, it's not an optimistic one. If you look at the projections here... you will see that the infection is spreading despite our best efforts to contain it. Make no mistake, we are looking at a worst-case scenario. We have verified cases on every continent and a hundred and forty seven countries, with the number growing pretty much daily. Infections are radiating out from major travel hubs into smaller cities and rural areas. In short, even the most draconian quarantine measures have failed. We need to concentrate on relief efforts and on finding a cure. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "Meeting to discuss Keener, the Rogue Agents in NYC, and activating the second wave" Southwest (699, 3798) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | PRESIDENT WALLER: It's clear that a small-scale activation didn't do the trick. Hell, it went backwards on us. We've got reports of agents going rogue.
 * style="width:50%; text-align:center; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | Keener Briefing
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JTF GENERAL: With all due respect, Mr. President, you can't toedip in a situation like this. Half measures aren't worth squat.

PRESIDENT WALLER: Half measures, my ass. Those agents have full executive authority and the most advanced tech in our arsenal.

JTF GENERAL: None of that matters if you chuck them into the deep end without a lifeline. Jesus, Larry, you've read history books.

PRESIDENT WALLER: Fine. Call Louis Chang and let him know the second wave is a go. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "Former Vice President Mendez, after being sworn in as POTUS, shares his suspicions with Andrew Ellis" White House (1895, 2787) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | PRESIDENT MENDEZ: I swear, Ellis, you ever get the feeling that there's something funny going on?
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ANDREW ELLIS: There's nothing funny about this situation, Mr. President.

PRESIDENT MENDEZ: Knock it off. You know what I mean.

ANDREW ELLIS: I'm not sure that I do.

PRESIDENT MENDEZ: It's just all of this feels harder than it should, like there's something pushing back against everything we're doing.

ANDREW ELLIS: You sit in the big office. There's always going to be people pushing back reflexively on anything you do. You know I've got your back, and so does the country. So worry less about hypothetical crises and let's deal with the real one we've got facing us right now. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "Evacuation of key government staff from Washington" West Potomac Park (1177, 2836) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | WHITE HOUSE STAFF: The situation's that bad?
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PRESIDENT'S AIDE: It's worse. We should have done this a week ago, but Mendez wanted to put on a brave face for the public.

WHITE HOUSE STAFF: He's not going, is he?

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: No, he's not. But we've getting what's left of the Senate, Congress and the Cabinet out of town. The Pentagon has already moved their people.

WHITE HOUSE STAFF: The Pentagon's always ahead of the curve. So what's the plan for White House staff?

PRESIDENT'S AIDE: I... I'm sorry. You're considered non-essential personnel. They're not pulling you out.

WHITE HOUSE STAFF: I see... I guess I'd better get back to work, then. There's got to be something inessential around here for me to be doing. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid rgb(80,80,80); border-spacing:2px; background-color:#2A2724; color:white" | "Air Force One black box tape" East Mall (1036, 4787) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000; color:white" | AIR FORCE ONE PILOT: Joint Base Andrews, this is Air Force One on approach, do you copy?
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CONTROL TOWER: We read you loud and clear. Welcome home. I've got you on a bearing of one zero zero at sixteen angels, over.

AIR FORCE ONE PILOT: Sounds about right. Gonna alter course to the southeast, heading one five zero, then come around and park her.

CONTROL TOWER: Sounds good. It'll be good to... wait a minute, what's that?

AIR FORCE ONE PILOT: Andrews, what are you reading?

CONTROL TOWER: We've got a SAM! Evade! Evade!

AIR FORCE ONE PILOT: Copy that, I see it. Initiating evasive maneuvers... shit, we're not gonna make it!

CONTROL TOWER: Air Force One! Air Force One!

AIR FORCE ONE PILOT: Mayday! Mayday! This is Air Force One. We have a missile impact and are going down. Repeat, we are going down! We are...