Osfjord, Grand assembly building, 1981 4th of October evening
Ivar Dval and the rest of his party was currently getting an earful from the opposition leader Magrete Hansen from the labour party. Normaly it is quiet and calm speeches and debates i the assembly, but occasionaly it can be quite passioneted debates and this time its one of those rare occasions.
“It is a shame! A shame I tell you when the prime minister can’t listen to the people’s wishes! When the prime minister ignore those wishes for his own sense of pride!” Margete spoke loudly. As Ivar Dval pinch the bridge of his nose, getting clearly annoyed of the ramblings of Margete
“The incompetence of Ivar Dval is worrying if i say so. I think it would be in the best intrests of the nation that Ivar Dval steps down!”
“That would be enough Magrete, now Ivar Dval i think it is your turn to speak” said John Wilhelmsen, most likely getting worried that the current debate is becoming to much of an screaming match and shit talk
Ivar Dval having stood up sighs, and gets some encouraging words from friends in his party the NCP.
“Well it always nice to hear that your voice is working completly fine miss Hansen” Ivar joked as he smirked. Some people leauged at his if it is one thing he loves to do its to provoke Magrete. Politics becomes more fun when she is provoked
“But all joking aside, I think that you blowing this way out of proportion! Look outside at those protesters, who do you see? Students. Mostly students who is protesting many them probly has not even reached voting age! I doubt this is what you would call the will of the people” Ivar said with a mix of pasion and calmness. “Not to mention that most likely the reason for the protests is thanks to the Labour Party lies about the reasons for millitary personel in those islands. The Labour Party has actively saying those islands is being prepared for war!” Ivar said as he slamed his hand against his debate stand
“Don’t you think it says alot about your leadership capabilities when you already got such an big protest in your first year as prime minister?!” Magrete said loudly towards Ivar as she stared him straigh in his eyes “Don’t you think something is wrong when massive amount of the younger population is out protesting against your leadership?” Magrete snarled
“If you keep snarling like that you could fit better as a dog then a politican” Ivar snaped back.
“ORDER!” John Wilhelmsen yelled making the whole assembly silent. “This is not how grown men and women acts! Specialy not in an assembly!” John said even louder. The speaker sighs as begins to talk again this time calmer “I think the next assembly debate should be held in the 7th of October, you can all leave except for Ivar I need to talk to him in private…”
Ivar sighs to himself and glares at Magrete as she smirks at him as she leaves.
Ivar walks into the office the speaker as he tells him to sit. John Wilhelmsen sighs as he prepare some coffe for the both of them.
“Well I am more an fan of tea then coffe” Ivar said as he tried lighten the mood. “Shut it and drink your coffe” John said as he handed Ivar his coffe and sits behind his brown desk, arms crossed.
“May I ask why you acted like that?”
“Hey its not me who was yelling!”
“It’s not exactly like your active provactisations helped the situsation” John said as he siped his coffe
Ivar sighs “I guess it is a mixture of stress and her yelling that made me provoke more then normaly…” finnaly admiting it
“Well you should have expected that stress when you became prime minister, i do hope you did not think it would be easy do you?”
“Ofcourse not, but still…”
“You hopeless”
“Such a friend you are…” Ivar mumbled
“Im the speaker im suposed to be harsh” John snickered
They both take a sip of their coffe as they stay in silence, while many may find the silence to be an sign of akwardness this was not it, but for the both of them it was relaxing. Looking around the office Ivar noticed several pictures around of John’s familiy such as his little sister which he spoiled to much and some of his parents. However there was one thing that suprised Ivar the most was an picture of Ivar and John as kids. Made him smile thinking about it, “should you not be going nicer on me seeing how we are friends”
“It’s because we are friends that i am going harsh on you” John laughed but became silent again. “You need to get you act together, Ivar”
As John was replied with silence as Ivar drinked his coffe he continued on “You know fully well as me that as politicans there are certain standards on how we act, and while i do think Magrete also need to get her act together it does not excuse your behavior”
“…fine i’ll act better” Ivar said as he finished his coffe and stood up to leave
“And by the way…” John said slowly as he took a slip from his coffe as Ivar turned to see what John wanted to say “you really need to work with your jokes” John said with an smirk
Ivar sighed as he left, mumbling “screw you” towards John
