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2 October 2022
7:03 pm
On a Sunday
Býkonsviði, Prydania
Annie Gram leaned back in her chair. It was dark out. Summer was over. Fall had arrived.
"Close the door will you?" the People's Party leader asked as Peter Sjöstedt entered.
"Afraid of spies?" he asked teasingly as he closed the door to Gram's Alþingi office, before making his way to a chair opposite Annie's.
She rolled her eyes and chuckled.
"Less spies and more gossipers."
Peter shrugged.
"You look a bit weary."
"It's nothing," Annie replied, waving it off.
"Just one of those days that never seems to end."
"Well I might have good news, if that'll help," Peter said, producing a folder from his suitcase.
"It wouldn't hurt," Annie suggested with a smile.
Peter nodded and set the folder down on the desk, opening.
"Internal polling numbers are in," he explained. He was the People's Party National Executive Committee Chairman.
"Most of the membership is opposed to IWA membership."
Annie did indeed smile a bit wider.
"What's most?" she asked.
"Most," Peter reiterated, pushing a paper from the folder towards Annie. She picked it up and looked it over.
"80% against. Good. Hopefully that settles that."
"You think it'll make Sigewulf back down?"
"Sigy isn't even for it," Annie replied, referring to the young People's Party ÞM* Sigewulf Reiten who was positioning himself as a voice on the left.
"He just likes to talk."
"He's a punk," Peter muttered.
"You're going to have to be nicer to him."
"He's an outspoken idiot who can't check his ego for the sake of the party," Peter replied bluntly.
"He's young, he's idealistic," Annie said with a shrug.
"And more importantly he's never endorsed joining the IWA. So he'll have very little to walk back when he sees these numbers."
"I still don't know why you defend him. He's defied your leadership in two high profile votes. And he's got his cadre of followers," Peter wondered, shaking his head.
"He's young, idealistic, and he's clean. He's not a former Syndicalist. He fought against them, late in the War," Annie answered.
"Our party has a lot of baggage to overcome. People like Sigewulf Reiten who can advocate for social democratic principles without that baggage are our future."
"Well when it's the future," Peter said with a sigh, "I'll lay off him. Until then he should learn how Parliamentary politics works. If he can't recognize that you're our leader then it tells me..."
Peter trailer off.
Annie raised an eyebrow.
"Tells you what?"
"Tells me he's more interested in what the People's Party can do for him then what he can do for the party."
"Well," Annie sighed, keeping her smile. The polling results were good news indeed. It put her in a good mood.
"Let's give him a bit longer before we write him off as an opportunist."
"I'll be pleasantly surprised to be wrong," Peter replied.
"Happy indeed."
*ÞM- MP
7:03 pm
On a Sunday
Býkonsviði, Prydania
Annie Gram leaned back in her chair. It was dark out. Summer was over. Fall had arrived.
"Close the door will you?" the People's Party leader asked as Peter Sjöstedt entered.
"Afraid of spies?" he asked teasingly as he closed the door to Gram's Alþingi office, before making his way to a chair opposite Annie's.
She rolled her eyes and chuckled.
"Less spies and more gossipers."
Peter shrugged.
"You look a bit weary."
"It's nothing," Annie replied, waving it off.
"Just one of those days that never seems to end."
"Well I might have good news, if that'll help," Peter said, producing a folder from his suitcase.
"It wouldn't hurt," Annie suggested with a smile.
Peter nodded and set the folder down on the desk, opening.
"Internal polling numbers are in," he explained. He was the People's Party National Executive Committee Chairman.
"Most of the membership is opposed to IWA membership."
Annie did indeed smile a bit wider.
"What's most?" she asked.
"Most," Peter reiterated, pushing a paper from the folder towards Annie. She picked it up and looked it over.
"80% against. Good. Hopefully that settles that."
"You think it'll make Sigewulf back down?"
"Sigy isn't even for it," Annie replied, referring to the young People's Party ÞM* Sigewulf Reiten who was positioning himself as a voice on the left.
"He just likes to talk."
"He's a punk," Peter muttered.
"You're going to have to be nicer to him."
"He's an outspoken idiot who can't check his ego for the sake of the party," Peter replied bluntly.
"He's young, he's idealistic," Annie said with a shrug.
"And more importantly he's never endorsed joining the IWA. So he'll have very little to walk back when he sees these numbers."
"I still don't know why you defend him. He's defied your leadership in two high profile votes. And he's got his cadre of followers," Peter wondered, shaking his head.
"He's young, idealistic, and he's clean. He's not a former Syndicalist. He fought against them, late in the War," Annie answered.
"Our party has a lot of baggage to overcome. People like Sigewulf Reiten who can advocate for social democratic principles without that baggage are our future."
"Well when it's the future," Peter said with a sigh, "I'll lay off him. Until then he should learn how Parliamentary politics works. If he can't recognize that you're our leader then it tells me..."
Peter trailer off.
Annie raised an eyebrow.
"Tells you what?"
"Tells me he's more interested in what the People's Party can do for him then what he can do for the party."
"Well," Annie sighed, keeping her smile. The polling results were good news indeed. It put her in a good mood.
"Let's give him a bit longer before we write him off as an opportunist."
"I'll be pleasantly surprised to be wrong," Peter replied.
"Happy indeed."
*ÞM- MP
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