Interstellar Relations, Monday, 6th Period

[hera-rises.livejournal.com]

She wore her favorite suit to class today, and was standing at the front of the classroom as the students entered. Her arms were folded across her chest, one elbow propped upward, a cup of coffee held not unlike the torch on the Statue of Liberty. Well, except not that high -- maybe about shoulder-level. She waited for class to begin with a mischievous gleam in her eye.

"If you'll come in and take your seats from last time," Roslin said, gesturing with her coffee cup, "we'll get started."


The bell rang to signify the beginning of class, and she continued. "Last week we did budget submissions and got to know the fellow inmates in our cells." Her lips twisted into a lopsided grin. "Today, we get down to business. Your scenario is this: To this point, the United States, nor the Kingdom of Manticore have never heard of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. Yet, after the last Cylon war ended badly, ships full of refugees have shown up in the solar systems nearby. You now have a first contact situation on your hands -- compounded by the fact that these Colonists have no other place to go."

It wasn't the best scenario she could come up with, she reasoned, but it was at least a timely one, and one very pertinent to her time on Earth. Now let's hope neither one shoots first and asks questions later...

"As I mentioned last week, I'll be circulating, filling in for those roles we can't cast. I'll also be giving you little bits of information. They may or may not be true. It's up to you to figure that out -- pry it out of your adversaries, if necessary -- and decide whether or not to act on it." She glanced at her watch. "You have one hour starting... now."

Laura then began to make her rounds through the classroom. She also began wishing she'd ordered the venti instead of the grande.


[A few OCD threads coming up. There will be a place holder for a later action for everyone to react to. ETA: Posted in the right place now.

ETA2: Please wait for the OOC thread. LJ seems to be giving issues, so it might be a bit.]

Comments

Re: Terran (U.S.) Cell

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Hmm. Spokespeople? Like the poster kids for famine-torn countries?" Parker nodded, writing this down too. "And slowly can't hurt. Maybe let the idea filter to the public in stages?"

Re: Terran (U.S.) Cell

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy nodded. "Get the public on board with us helping the refugees as much as possible. And we'll probably need to help the refugees get used to life here. Education and stuff."

Re: Terran (U.S.) Cell

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker nodded and made another note. "God knows what they're used to. But they have to be traumatized, at the least. WHO and the UN will definitely need to be called in. Vaccinations. No use saving them from starvation and space just to have them die of measles." She looked up. "Is it wrong that I'm enjoying planning this?"

Re: Terran (U.S.) Cell

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"A little weird," Teddy ventured. "But wanting to plan isn't a bad thing."

"What about kids without parents? They were in a war, right? There's bound to be a few orphans. Will we place them with one of the refugee families or with an Earth family?" Teddy asked, avoiding looking at anyone in particular.

Re: Terran (U.S.) Cell

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker frowned. "I'd say that was the Colonists' call-- if we can find people on Earth to volunteer, great. No reason not to. Although their status as alien aliens should definitely be need-to-know. But if the Colonists want their kids to stay with them, let them. We don't want to be accused of kidnapping or cultural conditioning or something."