While the ripples caused different reactions, the top brass of the powers around the world was feeling dissatisfied by the restless variable they had no control of.
At the same time, the new information was being processed, and meetings were being held to make decisions on the appropriate response, like at the moment in the oval office of the white house.
A group of sharply dressed men and women, with some in military uniforms, sat before the owner of the office who had none of the usual authoritative bearing he liked to present himself with. Instead, he was projecting a profound sense of unhappiness bordering on anger that was only held back with his training to keep his emotions in check.