Polish Prussian Commonwealth wrote:Giuseppe calmly let Hillshire ease off of him, and then slammed his chest, crushing the radio and causing one last transmission. This was the per-arranged panic-signal; under this plan Hillshire would run and Giuseppe would cover him.
Hillshire, for his part, ran like hell, drawing his pistol as he did so. Giuseppe, however, kept his pistol in his holster and stared down Nura and Garibaldi more or less unarmed.
"I had done so." the Italian calmly replied. "But this situation has appears to have made rescinding that necessary."
He glanced around the room. "Apologies to the more...reasonable and level-headed delegations here. I highly suggest you all evacuate this building before our host has another breakdown."
Mariana and Sophia
The two girls walked hand-in-hand as they headed home.
"Sophia?" The older, olive-skinned girl asked, glancing at her younger compatriot. "Are you alright?"
"I...I'm fine." Sophia replied, softly. "I really am, Mariana. I just wish, I could have..."
"Mhm?"
"I wish I could've done something. I wanted to...prove myself."
"Sophia." Mariana halted, putting her hands on the shoulders of the younger girl. "You already did. Remember your first homework assignment? When you snapped? Not all problems can be solved by kicking down the door. You've made Mister Hillshire and Mister Giuseppe proud today, and you've certainly impressed me. Restraint is a trait that is important in our class and you showed it in spades today."
Sophia nodded, smiling. "Mm! Thank you, Mariana."
"Don't thank me." Mariana returned the smile. "You were the one who did it. You'll be going places after this, Sophia, once this is all over-"
Thema IV - Gunslinger Girls
Both girls halted, as if struck by lightning. A long, monotonous beep - the distress signal, that indicated that something had gone badly at the conference.
More quickly than should have been possible for a 12 year old and 16 year old schoolgirl, respectively, both took off towards the conference building, which all told, wasn't too far off. As soon as they came up to the entrance, both released their cases, revealing an immense wealth of ammunition, and weapons; a pair of M9 pistols for both of them, Mariana's Winchester Model 1897 with bayonet, and Sophia's P90.
Both nodded at each other and kicked in the door, immediately spraying down and suppressing the guards with a rain of bullets. Both knew their orders - Sophia would extract Hillshire and any foreign ambassadors with him, while Mariana would extract Giuseppe and any foreign ambassadors with him.
Romextlian guards moved off, escorting a sick Scipio and Aquila