Post #2202560 in Your Courage..., a roleplay on RPG

Sunday 3rd 1939

For Vivian Sullivan, that Sunday had begun like any other, she had risen early to attend a church service, before coming home to cook breakfast for her husband and best friends 'The Richards' a little Sunday tradition they had fallen into, after church Clive and Sabrina would come back to theirs where they would have breakfast, bacon, eggs, sausages, toast, it had become one of her favourite days, besides from their nights out or in; Vivian definitely felt lucky to have such a wonderful family, she hoped nothing would spoil it.

Standing there in her kitchen, a smile plastered across her pretty face as she washed the dishes, humming along with the light tune coming from the radio, she had just finished the plates, when the sound of her music stopping, glancing towards the radio the blonde raised an eyebrow; the commentators voice came over the airwaves saying they had a special bulletin from the Prime Minister. Sparking her interest, Viv dried her hands before turning the radio up and listened carefully as Chamberlain began to speak...
"This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German Government a final Note stating that, unless we heard from them by 11 o'clock that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us..."

Hearing those words, Vivian's hand flew to her mouth, eyes wide with shock as she glanced towards her clock, 11.15am, they were at war, with Germany, no this couldn't be happening again, the last war was suppose to be the war that ended all wars. Remembering her husband and friends in the lounge, she hurried out of the kitchen "Nate" she called out.

Clive had been having a good day, it was Sunday for starters and that meant the shop was closed; it was his day off to spend as he pleased with his beautiful wife and of course Nate and Viv. Thanks to yet another wonderful breakfast, courtesy of Mrs Sullivan, Clive sat back on their sofa stomach full, stifling a yawn, he could have done with going back to bed, even on his day of he had to get up early and head to church, but knowing that wouldn't suffice with Sabrina or Vivian for that matter. Turning his head towards Sabrina, he offered her a smile "So, what shall we do today?" He asked, pulling a cigarette case out from his pocket, offering them a to first Sabrina and then Nate before taking one for himself, striking a match to light up.

Smiling as he indulged, Clive grasped Sabrina's when he heard Vivian call out Nate's name, the panic in her voice worrying him slightly "you okay Viv?" He asked as she hurried into the room.

"You won't believe it" she gasped walking into the room, heading straight to the radio. Confused by her disposition, he shared a look with his wife until Chamberlains voice filled the room, immediately, Clive sat up straight, resting his arms on his knees as he listened to the Prime Minsters speech.

" I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received, and that consequently this country is at war with Germany."

You can imagine what a bitter blow it is to me that all my long struggle to win
peace has failed. Yet I cannot believe that there is anything more or anything
different that I could have done and that would have been more successful.

Up to the very last it would have been quite possible to have arranged a peaceful and honourable settlement between Germany and Poland, but Hitler would not have it. He had evidently made up his mind to attack Poland whatever happened, and although He now says he put forward reasonable proposals which were rejected by the Poles, that is not a true statement. The proposals were never shown to the Poles, nor to us, and, although they were announced in a German broadcast on Thursday night, Hitler did not wait to hear comments on them, but ordered his troops to cross the Polish frontier. His action shows convincingly that there is no chance of expecting that this man will ever give up his practice of using force to gain his will. He can only be stopped by force.

We and France are today, in fulfilment of our obligations, going to the aid of
Poland, who is so bravely resisting this wicked and unprovoked attack on her
people. We have a clear conscience. We have done all that any country could do to establish peace. The situation in which no word given by Germany's ruler could be trusted and no people or country could feel themselves safe has become intolerable.
And now that we have resolved to finish it, I know that you will all play your part with calmness and courage.

At such a moment as this the assurances of support that we have received from the Empire are a source of profound encouragement to us.

The Government have made plans under which it will be possible to carry on the
work of the nation in the days of stress and strain that may be ahead. But these plans need your help. You may be taking your part in the fighting services or as a volunteer in one of the branches of Civil Defence. If so you will report for duty in accordance with the instructions you have received. You may be engaged in work essential to the prosecution of war for the maintenance of the life of the people - in factories, in transport, in public utility concerns, or in the supply of other necessaries of life. If so, it is of vital importance that you should carry on with your jobs.

Now may God bless you all. May He defend the right. It is the evil things that we shall be fighting against - brute force, bad faith, injustice, oppression and
persecution - and against them I am certain that the right will prevail."

The last words left Clive feeling numb, reaching out he grabbed his wife's hand as Vivian sat on the arm of Nate's, he could see the tears in her eyes "it's unbelievable" came her soft voice as she placed a kiss on Nate's head.

Grabbing his own wife's hand, Clive placed a lingering kiss on it, if only it was unbelievable, he had thought that the situation in Europe would lead to war and voiced his opinions with Nate often but never in front of their wives as they didn't want to worry them, now however they probably should have done to save them from surprise.

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Snippet #2202560

located in London, England, a part of Your Courage..., one of the many universes on RPG.

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