Just hit the 18,000 mark and though I wanted to get to 20k I'm more than happy with where I am. My friends seem to be doing quite well and in general Nano seems to be progessing quite happily for most people!
I'm going through quick and slow phases (usually linked to how many Skittles i've just eaten) but in general some parts are simply boring to write. I know this is a fault in my planning, and next time (!) I hope to get a better and more action-packed plan out. And earlier, with any luck!
Today's Excerpt:
"Hello and welcome to the Breakfast News on BBC News with me, Joseph Roth. This morning’s headlines today, the 1st November 2009."
Images flashed up on the screen of disgruntled American politicians.
"The US Homeland Security Summit has been called off at the last minute due to ‘unforseen circumstances’."
Images of firefighters and ambulances.
"An inquest has begun in the United States to investigate the causes of the bomb blast in New Jersey."
A picture of a chinese woman in her early twenties appeared.
"And a BBC news journalist has gone missing in Beligum."
The fanfare played.
Amy Simpson shivered outside the airport in the cold Belgian air wondering why it took Joe so long to read out the news. She wondered where Maemi really was, and looking down at the notes she had from talking with a police chief briefly she realised how little they had on her - and most of it negative.
After an arduous five minutes her earpiece began to talk to her.
"Amy, what is the current state of play over there?"
She looked into the camera and suddenly felt a pang of worry about Maemi.
"Well, Joe, I’ve been speaking to the police chief and they don’t really know what’s going on here. Maemi was last seen accurately getting into a taxi outside this airport, the Brussels International, although there was a major accident at a block of flats earlier on that the police refuse to comment on and alledgedly someone matching Maemi’s description was present at the scene."
"What are the police doing to find her?"
"Well the British Government is sending some help over to aid in the search, but the police do seem to believe that the accident at the flats near Jumet and her disappearance are linked, so they seem to be pursuing both cases at the same time."
"You mentioned aid from the government, do we know what kind of aid this is?"
She was beginning to tire of questions that no-one knew the answers to. Why weren’t they searching for Maemi? Did they think she was a terrorist?
"We’re not really sure at the moment but there are rumours going around that they will be undercover researchers who will hopefully be able to use some contacts in Belgium to glean more information. We can only wait and hope."
"Amy Simpson in Brussels, thankyou very much."
The camera whistled into silence and she bowed her head to the cool white noise of the wind. Maemi... Where was she?
Thankyou, and -yawn- Goodnight.
