Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Sex, Substances, Sin, Salvation ❯ II - D - Press Conference: DA Darlian to Crack Down on Crime ( Chapter 12 )

Sex, Substances, Sin, Salvation - a GW fanfiction manifested via madness

By Masamune Reforged

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Disclaimer: Don't own any of the characters, they are the property of Bandai, Sunrise or someone else, but not me. I use them for no-profit whatsoever, but for entertainment's gain.

Warnings: Yaoi (lots of pairings and lemons, primarily 1x2 and 3x4) cursing, drug use, violence, angst, insanity, cameos, AU, lunacy, racism. All the good stuff from real life, now in your fanfiction!

 

Part D of Page II: “Wonder Whats Next” in the s4 arc

“Press Conference: DA Robert Darlian vows to crack down on crime!”

3rd person POV

 

Press Conference: DA Robert Darlian vows to crack down on crime!

 

Backdrop: Plain blue cloth bearing the symbol of Metro City. On the right is the nation's flag, on the right the state's. At center is a brown podium bearing the crest that is also embossed on City Hall and most municipal documents. It is a man, left hand outstretched towards the sky, palm open, clutching balanced scales in the right. Behind him is the oldest known map of Metro.

 

Lights cued. Sound checked. Reporters fall silent.

 

District Attorney Robert Alan Darlian approaches the podium.

 

Recording devices switched on, cameras rolling.

 

“Hello and good morning to the people of Metro City.”

Flash and clicks of cameras.

 

“Today, once again, I am here to address the number one concern that has plagued the people of Metro City for far too long: crime!”

 

Fist clenched, serious face, pause for pictures.

 

“Violent crime is the number one cause of death in Metro. Robbery and fraud has accounted for billions of dollars in losses, yearly. The cost of judicial and disciplinary handling is also astronomic. Metro is in a crisis, and I say that the time for action has come!”

 

Applause.

 

“Now, as some of you know, Mayor Duke Dermail has recently come under fire for personal issues that will not be addressed here. It is possible that he will not finish his term in office.” Continuing, over murmurs, “And that is why I, as District Attorney of Metro City, am proposing several changes in order to combat the scourge of crime.”

 

“I ask the members of the City Council and other lawmakers to consider the following changes in laws and procedures:”

 

“First: Changing from a three strike system to a two strike system, resulting in life in jail, for two time Class B Felony offenders.

 

“Second: Denial of parole or time off for good behavior to those two strike offenders, as well as three strike offenders and criminals currently serving life sentences.

 

“Third: An increase in the police force, in the form of an additional 3,000 police officers.

 

“Fourth: Giving phone tap licenses to-”

 

And so on and on go the talking heads on television. Most people are watching the Weather or the daily traffic watch. The rest are watching Springer.

 

But for those who pay attention, it is clear that change is in the air in Metro City.

 

-end Press Conference, DA Robert Darlian vows to crack down on crime!

Part D of Page II in “Sex, Substances, Sin, Salvation”

Next: “There's no Place like Home - Trowa's.”

 

ID Notes:

Darlian is Relena's `father' in the early parts of Gundam Wing. He took in Relena from the ruins of Sanq, and is killed for being linked to Operation Meteor by Lady Une. He was only addressed by his title (or called `father') in the TV show, so I took the liberty of giving him a full name. I think he really looks like a Robert.

 

Duke Dermail is the acting head of Romafeller Foundation in Gundam Wing. He is at the crux of most of the political events in the show. Here he is the long-time mayor of Metro City.

 

A DA (District Attorney) is an elected official who represents his government in prosecuting criminals. There can be DAs on local and federal levels. Darlian is a DA for Metro City, making his a local (but massive and important) jurisdiction.