By Stan Hopewell
The first meetings are wrapping up at around 1pm as U.S.
officials, Peace Force members, and Atlanteans are trickling into the main hall
of PFHQ. The meetings are taking a break
for lunch as the Peace Force has laid out a five-star buffet of American and
French dishes along with several Atlantean dishes. The royal couple was not present.
Reporters were allowed to ask questions after a half-hour
lunch. Senator Jan Holloway wasn’t able
to go into too many details but stated that progress was being made. “Mostly, we’ve been discussing pollution
levels so far,” she said. “We’ve got our
numbers, and they have theirs. Not much
has been done just yet.”
Peace Force member Cloudwalker reiterated much of the
same. “Most of the meetings have been
preliminary,” he said. “We’re getting
all of our facts together. There’s nothing
more I can say at the moment, but I feel we’ve started on the right foot.”
The Atlanteans seem hopeful for their part as well,
though understanding their broken English is difficult at times. The general mood, though, is one of hopeful
progress that will continue on throughout the day and onward to Washington
tomorrow where King Morn will meet with the President.
At roughly 2:15 pm, everyone went back inside to continue
the meetings. Reportedly, King Morn and
his wife had live octopi brought to them so they could kill the creatures
themselves as is their custom.
More to come later today.
