Episode 2

State Premier Danielle Anders, also known as Dictator Danielle, was trying to keep a stern and solemn face, although she was bubbling with joy on the inside, as she gave the daily virus update in front of her loyal reporters from the press. Her loyal Chief Medical Officer, Professor Button, who wasn’t a real professor, had tested enough elderly people to find 650 individuals that were infected with Coldvir-20 when they died. 650 was an ideal number to achieve Danielle's goals for Victoria. It was enough deaths to justify a CCP-inspired police state led by Danielle. Yet it was fewer Coldvir-20 deaths than some other nations, showing that her lockdowns were working. Danielle:

- So, sadly 650 people died with Coldvir-20 in August. I have tried my best to keep this number down, but unfortunately, we have a lot of people that don’t believe in masks and indefinite house arrest. Because of these selfish people, I will ask the parliament to grant me even more powers to deal with this terrible virus. Any questions?

Danielle felt aggression shaking her to the core when her rival from Sky News, Alana Tones took off her mask and revealed her face. Alana spoke towards the premier:

- I have a question about the death numbers. In August 2019 Victoria had 4000 deaths, of which 650 deaths stated “old age” as the primary reason. This year Victoria had 4000 deaths, but none of them states “old age” on the death certificate. Did “Professor” Button relabel last year’s death statistics, changing “old age” to “Coldvir-20”?

Danielle had an epiphany. “Professor” Button was a full-blown idiot and he didn’t even know how to lie with credibility. Relabelling all “old age” deaths as Coldvir deaths? Any sensible person would manipulate statistics better than that. Being a seasoned politician and serial liar, Danielle tried changing the topic:

- I don’t like how you insinuate that old people’s lives don’t matter. But tell me this, how many people under 30 died of “old age” last year?

Alana gave Danielle a sceptical look and replied:

- None, of course, what a ridiculous question.

Danielle looked at her presentation and was ready to swing the axe on Alana when she made a terrible realisation. No-one under the age of 30 had died with Coldvir-20 in August. Ouch. Danielle wasn’t going to concede so she said:

- Thus, I can guarantee you that anyone below 30 who dies from Coldvir-20 wouldn’t have died from old age otherwise. A few young people will be dying soon, proving that this virus is very lethal to everyone. This marks the end of this press conference. I would appreciate it if Sky News didn’t undermine my hard work to keep Victorians safe. Dismissed.

Having said this, Danielle put on her facemask. Unfortunately, the strap to her facemask got stuck in her microphone, causing both the mic and Danielle to fall to the floor. Ouch!

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