The room kept getting filled and filled with statesmen, other foreign dignitaries, and of course the Prime Director and President of herwa. When he entered the conversations died down slowly as the focus was squarely on him, he takes his spot center stage behind a podium, and fixing his suit and tie, he speaks into the microphone.
"Greetings friends, Family, fellow statesmen, and honored delegates. I thank all of you from the deepest part of my heart, for attending today. In this era of peace and prosperity, it is often easy to forget out past, forget from where we came. Not even 2 years ago we weren't united, just settled peoples under constant threat of the bugs, and direct control of the Teproians. And nothing against the Teprorian delegation, just stating the facts that you still have dominion over us." This gets a soft chuckle out of most of the room, but a clearly forced chuckle from the Teprorian table. But we must remember, we stood united against the odds, and came out a unified people. We did not resort to violence when United to remain united, our unification didn't breed more hate in our hearts for those who opposed our unification. In war we were forged, but became a tool for peace and prosperity!" This gets a round of applause from the room, but some of the guests at the dinner, especially the ones near the podium get up and mysteriously leave... one of them had the outline of a service weapon.
"Now, the delegates dinner was a place to honor those who run our federation, but today, I'd like to take a small detour, specifically to the delegates tables." He turns and raises his glass to them, a small charming smile on his face. "For without our friends in the international stage, we would not be where we are today. To the old of Japuile, to our soon to become friends at the IMTU, and to the newest, Auredia. So in my first toast of the dinner, i thank all the friends of our federation, i truly mean it, we would not be where we are on the world stage without you. And to our northern breatharian in Tepror, i say this in advance, see ya suckers!"
This comment however does get a legitimate laugh from the Teprorian Table, but then the Prime Director grabs his ear and looks down. "Well, this is usually the part we serve you dinner, but we are having a slight issue and it will be fixed, so ive asked to stall a little bit. Don't worry, whoever is responsible will most 100% be fired so dont freat-"
Then the lights go dead, murmurs fill the hall as loud CLANK noises are head at the doors, which prompts a few screams from the party goers, but then the lights flash on, and one of the doors flies open as gunshots are heard. "EVERYONE ON THE GROUND NOW." before anyone can look towards the source of guns and shouts, a masked figure walks out, and tosses another rifle to another masked person as they walk to the podium.
"Sorry everyone, this is indeed a robbery, so here are my orders that you are to follow to the letter. Any deviation will result in something very bad to happen to you, if you believe you can be a hero let me remind we can all walk away uninjured, including you, so don't be a hero." he moves closer to the podium mic. "You are going to remove all valuables from your person and put them on the table, not removing your knees from the ground, if you remove your knees from the ground you will be put back on your knees with the backs of our rifles, you may carry out my orders now."
