Back at KBS Headquarters...

[Kitty O'Brien]

"Hello, everyone. This is Kitty O'Brien of KBS News coming to you live from our headquarters in Station Square, and after that little kidnapping incident two weeks ago, it certainly feels great to be home.

Two weeks ago we asked our audience the following question: If the need arises for Dr. Robotnik to negotiate with the world leaders, how should he do it, aggressively or diplomatically? The results are in, so let's see what the voters have to say!"

(A bar graph appears on the screen.)

"Hmm... well, these are interesting results. An impressive 60% of viewers voted for being aggressive, while 40% wanted to go the diplomatic way.

I'm not sure why the majority voted for force; I'd have thought they'd have wanted things to stay peaceful, especially considering the little alien invasion that happened at around the same time. Perhaps they concluded that aggressive negotiations would keep the world leaders on higher alert. But qué será será; I can't get into the minds of my viewers and find out what they're thinking.

Anyways, on to the news. The Capitol City quarantine is still on, and progress is slow in terms of cleaning things up. I have an official G.U.N. report right here regarding the city..."