Proposed Meeting Place
Royal Port Sinare Exhibition Centre
Rules
- Please keep this respectful, this is a diplomatic RP, so no fighting.
- Please flesh out ideas in the OOC.
- Try not to quote everything, we want to have a flow of conversation.
- Do not mention the time! As some people may be arriving late OOCly, we can't wait for days IC. So we will start once everyone has arrived and has written a few posts.
Opening Post
Royal Port Sinare Exhibition Centre, Port Sinare
Joshua McIntosh stepped out of the Prime Minister's car, carefully placing his newly-polished brogues onto the red carpet placed outside the car. He fixed his tie and rolled his shoulders back before fixing a calm smile onto his face as he was greeted by Rachel Harman, the Foreign Secretary.
"Good-morning Joshua. I've taken the liberty of speaking to the Manager of the event. She told me that everything is in order and phone calls from the delegates have began, we should be expecting them soon." She spoke calmly and warmly, she was good friends with Joshua and had supported him during the Prime Ministerial confusion last month, allowing her a close place next to Joshua in the Round Table.
Joshua's eyes flashed in keen interest, a look that many in the government feared. "Excellent, I don't want any mishaps. Have the BIS been in contact?" He flicked his watch out from under his sleeve, checking the time while Rachel spoke.
Rachel nodded, her tone reaching that of a whisper, "Yes, they have positions around and inside the building, you'd be surprised with how discreet they have managed to be."
Joshua laughed, causing Rachel to give him a confused glance, "I know, remember that I used to be a BIS agent and even the Director. Anyway, everything seems to be in place and now we know that the place is secure, I believe we can start. Go and signal that I'm ready." With that, Rachel walked swiftly towards the building and Joshua began walking towards the entrance.
Alongside the red carpet stood rows of Noronnican troops with a contingent of Athara Magarati Gurkhas who were part of the Noronnican Gurkha Regiment. Joshua smiled as he observed the crisp salute from each soldier as he walked past them. He walked powerfully, ensuring he put his weight into each step giving him a relaxed but confident look as he walked towards the doors, the clicks of cameras following him. As he reached the doors, two Noronnican soldiers opened them and Joshua turned to the various news representatives and smiled before walking through the doors and preparing for the arrival of the other delegates.
He was greeted by several of his own guards who escorted him to the main hall. The hall was a vast place with huge skylights taking much of the space of the ceiling. The building was very modern having been built very recently, but the walls were adorned with Noronnican painting, some dating back to the 1500's. Several sculptures stood next to the doors, each one sculpted as a famous Noronnican. The East Door was guarded by the sculptures of Queen Magaidh and Emay Hang, some of the most famous historical figures in Noronnican history. The doors themselves were grand, decorated with golden leaf and made from expensive wood, each carrying the royal crest of Noronica, even the floor was finely decorated as it was made from finely polished marble.
Joshua knew that the hall was a little overzealous, but it was meant to serve as a centre for Noronnican international events such as the CU Leader's Summit, and he would be damned if Noronica was hosting an event in a pig sty. He turned towards the door to the summit room and noticed that the flag of each CU member nation stood proudly outside the door in equal admiration for each other. He then turned towards the banquet table and nodded to a man dressed in a black suit and bow tie, he returned the nod and turned on the spot, rapidly firing off orders to kitchen staff who were dressed similarly. They all carried trays of food and some carried glasses of champagne with some carrying water for those who did not drink alcohol. The banquet table was filled with the food trays while those carrying beverages stationed themselves around the room to hand them out during the event.
Joshua had designed the event to ensure that the leaders would mingle in the hall first before entering the summit so as to ensure they felt calm in this environment. It would also allow for small-talk beforehand. Once that finished, the summit would begin.