NationStates Jolt Archive

Today there is another strange twist in the state of Palm Bay. For weeks, Governor Marcus Filtern (C - Derby) has been accused by a gauntlet of politcal rivals over taking kickbacks and hiring state contractors - as well as recieving gifts from those contractors. This controversy led to many compaints of ethics violations, corruption, state and federal investigations, and various cries for resignation or impeachment.

Around 8:17 am on January 6th, Gov. Filtern was spotted at a local donut shop in the city of Lewiston. He left the donut shop at that time, walked to his car. A second person came out of a nearby car and walked over towards the governor. The second man entered into the car forcefully and ordered the governor to drive away. Filtern's car was discovered three days later on the side of Tollway 57 southbound - about 4 miles from the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Orleans. The unidentified second man, rumored to be State Sen. Jorge Quiroga (L - West Orange), was questioned in the disappearance.

However, foreign tourists spotted Gov. Filtern in various locations around the world. Police are investigating some of the credible claims. However, this contradicts the police statements saying Filtern was killed on the night of the 6th.

And in the State Capitol Tower in Palmdale, several state senators and represenatives were having a shootout all on security cameras. About 3 liberals (anti-Filtern) and 4 conservatives (pro-Filtern) were killed, and 11 more have been wounded and/or arrested.

The rest of Palm Bay remains in turmoil, wondering what else can happen to their formerly quiet state. The Gulf States and the world now watches events in Palmdale.

"Correct! Goodness, your news organisations are swift. Lochlannach Assassination Services does its job right, eh?" This is the release from a small corporation operating in Waughslind, which is prohibited from operating outside its home country. Waughslind Order Dept. has taken all operatives of LAS into custody. Would Palm Bay like to have the operative used in this assasination delivered into their custody?

We will be researching to see if any of your nations citizens have entered our nation within the past few years. We would like a list of this group's operatives, to make any potential connection.

We still think this is an internal job, but we're open to all leads.

Their operative Joseph Lind, an expert in disguise and intrigue, claims to have been hired by someone within Filtern's office to discredit both Filtern and Jorge Quiroga. He claims to have entered under a Gulf States passport.