It was an important discussion, hosted by Canadian Prime Minister John Parker. The leaders of the nations of the Western hemisphere, from Canada to Chile and Argentina, would come together to discuss climate change and American economic integration. Every nation's leader was there, including the President of the United States Brittany Sizemore and her son Dean.
Dean was a tall guy, 6'3. He had his mother's piercing blue eyes and dark black hair (except she regularly dyed hers blonde). He wore a black suit to fit in with the formal requirement. Underneath, though, he was pretty muscular. He did play baseball in high school and recently signed up for Yale's team.
Brittany told her son to go talk to a nearby group of South American leaders while she had a talk with Prime Minister Parker. Dean and his mom were of the same mind. Many senators found that if they couldn't speak to his mom, they could speak to him. Any objections he had to a bill were often the same ones she'd have. They both had the same views and same philosophical and moral outlook. He also looked like a guy version of her. So, he could always act as her liaison if needed.
Dean told his mom he loved her and gave her a hug and kiss. She did the same. On his way there, he could see the cadre of leaders, their army of translators, and way too many diplomats. He introduced himself to the Presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, and Peru and requested that they find somewhere more private to talk. They agreed.
Away from the crowd and the diplomats, Dean started talking about the need for economic integration. "Economic integration is great for your countries. You would have access to the largest market in the world where even a niche product can be worth billions."
"But what about you? What would the US get out of this?" the President of Bolivia, Andrea Rodriguez, asked through her translator.
"Well, it's true that it probably wouldn't make much of an impact on us economically, we would see increased immigration from your countries. That will create millions of jobs, millions of businesses, etc."
"So, you want to steal our people? Harvest us for workers?" the President of Peru, Rodrigo Tasso, asked through his translator.
"No, no. Yes, they'll come here in the millions but they'll send back remittance checks. The workers from Central America do the same. They'll come here, send back a few thousand a month to their families, and that can go a long way in helping your economies."
"Chile is not some resource colony for you to steal from and gives us back only a small percentage."
Dean tried to convince them, but everyone except Brazil's president left. Dean felt like he messed that one up. "Well, at least you're still here, President dos Santos."
"Call me Gisele," she said, smiling a seductive, coy smile. "We can talk about this in private. Come to my hotel room."
"Uh, yeah, sure. It'd be nice to get away from all this noise."