Mr President by Stephen Arr

Author:Stephen Arr [Arr, Stephen]
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Sci-Fi Short
Published: 2010-03-06T19:30:00+00:00

AL pushed a button on the arm of his chair, and the door swung open. Four large spidery creatures entered the room, fol-lowed by a small bald man. Their round bodies were encased in plastic globes, in which a whitish translucent gas swirled. They walked over to the Presi-dent's desk, and the leader ex-tended a hairy leg.

With an effort, President Wong forced himself to take the leg with his hand and pump it up and down. He noticed that the creature withdrew the leg as soon as it was decently possible, and smiled a bit as he concluded that their aversion was mutual.

The Gnii stepped back and be-gan waving his two front legs.

"He is asking for your reply to his ultimatum," the small bald man interpreted.

"Tell him I'll give him a definite decision tomorrow," President Wong said. "Apologize for my not being able to reply today, and point out that since it will take him thirty-three years to get home, one day will not make much difference."

The bald interpreter waved his hands. The four Gnii went into a small huddle, waving their spidery legs at each other. Then the leader turned to the interpreter again and "spoke."

"They say that they agree," the interpreter said. "But they want to emphasize that it is not because they fear the power of the Solar System."

The Gnu leader hesitated a moment, then extended his leg again. President Wong pumped it once. The Gnu dropped his hand and turned and left the room, with the three others and the interpreter filing after him. "If you don't need me any more," the Manager of Trade said, glancing at his watch, "I'll go back to the Trade Bureau. I have a meeting with a number of the department heads." President Wong nodded tired-ly. "I have the tapes. I'll study all your positions tonight."

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