Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 44

[April 19, 2168]
[Main Meeting Hall]
[Global Union of Divisions Headquarters]
[Antarctica]
[Open Territory - G.U.D.]

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Like many meetings in the main meeting hall of the headquarters of the Global Union of Divisions, the current one taking place is quite busy and full; representatives from all corners of government, business, scientific research, etc., are gathered and waiting for the primary benefactors to bring the focus of this meeting to head for discussion.

Of the people present, the Bilusaludo and Exif have the greatest combined presence, an interesting phenomenon that has only occurred in meetings where the two alien conglomerates have pushed for additional leverage in favour of their interests.

However, the only representative of Jiro Ifukube's personal circle is the man himself.

Soon enough, Japan's Governance Council representative, President Tori Bott-80, steps up to the podium. After briefly testing the mic, she clears the air to begin the latest meeting.


(President Bott-80): Alright, this meeting has now officially begun. Today's topics of discussion are the recent events that took place in Shizuoka, Jiran Island, and Nagoya. Does anyone have any opening comments?


Commander Galu-gu, one of the Bilusaludo's military commanders, raises his hand from his seat.


(Cmdr. Galu-gu): I do, President Bott-80. The initial trials for the Mark I Mechagodzilla unit have proven highly effective even in the face of a hyper-evolved Kaiju.

(President Bott-80): That is true, yes. We have confirmation that the individual in question was indeed Gojira, the offspring of the deceased Godzilla. General Rasczak, you authorized Mechagodzilla's deployment. What do you have to say on its performance?


The old C.D.F. general steps away from the spot where he was leaning against the wall by the doors and walks up to the podium. As he does so, the Japanese president steps down and quickly jogs back to her seat in the stands. Despite not being on actual duty, General Rico Rasczak is still suited up in his BE-CPRS armour system as he takes his place on the podium.


(Gnl. Rasczak): I have to say that, going up against the daughter of Godzilla, Mechagodzilla Mk. I did remarkably well in spite of being an untested prototype. Despite the events that occurred, I fully believe that the Mechagodzilla line is what should be focused on going forward in terms of mechanical Kaiju-class defense units. I will now give the stage to the next speaker.


The C.D.F. general steps off from the podium and walks back to his spot next to the doors to the room.

This time, Russia's Governance Council representative, Chancellor Hunter Barisov steps up to the podium.


(Chancellor Barisov): Now that words have been exchanged on that front, I want to bring up the little event in Nagoya. Jiro Ifukube, you've been a proponent of a new experimental project that's been stewing over the past few months. What was it called, again?

(Jiro Ifukube): Evangelion. The Evangelion project.

(Chancellor Barisov): Yes, Evangelion. You've been attempting to create a biomechanical body that will be guided by the essences of the four former Warmongers. The recent incident involved what could potentially be a violation of basic sapient rights.

(Jiro Ifukube): I have no idea what happened, or what the implications are. My team is looking into it as we speak.

(Chancellor Barisov): Even still, the Governance Council has been in talks, and we believe that the Zeus A.I. will be better served in furthering the development of the Mechagodzilla project. We haven't reached consensus with the rest of this representative body, but we'll open the air for open discussion now.


The Russian chancellor steps down from the podium and sits back down in his seat. Once he does, the open discussion period starts up; everyone begins to talk among themselves, discussing the news with one another. Of particular note are the representatives for the Exif and Bilusaludo, whom seem to be collaborating on something in particular.


(Cmdr. Galu-gu): Think we'll be able to push for the Governance Council to grant custody of the Gorgon's Head to us?

(Metphies): Perhaps. They're certainly not happy with how Jiro and his associates have been pushing their personal agendas. But they still have large pull with the G.U.D., and that's gonna be hard to overcome.

(Cmdr. Galu-gu): I suppose we'll have to wait and see. What about your Gematron calculations? What do they predict?


The Exif high priest takes out his personal Gematron and rubs it. The calculative crystal glows its usual green hue and flashes internal symbols in the Exif written language; Metphies smiles after reading what his crystal shows him.


(Cmdr. Galu-gu): Well?

(Metphies): I think we'll all be surprised with what's to come.