guiltapalooza: (☆ eyebrow raise of skepticism)
Willow Rosenberg ([personal profile] guiltapalooza) wrote in [community profile] lostnetwork2012-08-29 03:18 pm

001 . video . psa

[The video clicks on to reveal a small, slender, nervous-looking redhead. She has a frilly white blouse on covered with a leather bomber jacket, more stylish than functional, and she's fidgeting in her seat.

She takes a visible breath and says, somewhat stilted,]
Hi. Willow. --That's me, Willow, my name, and. You should call me that. And you should email me?

Wait, sorry, I'm doing this in the wrong order. [She looks embarrassed, but then shakes her head and starts over, calmer now that she's getting into the rhythm.]

I'm Willow Rosenberg and I'm the official Darstone liaison to the newcomers. That means you, cause, if you're on this network, you're a newcomer-- a dimensional kidnap-ee. It's probably not government approved to say kidnap-ee, but that's okay because I work for them so I'm allowed to be especially disgruntled. Actually, even though I work for them, I'm in more or less the same position as you, I just got here earlier. When they needed someone for the job about a month ago I said yes.

Anyway... [Pause as she tries to recover her conversational thread.] Being the liaison means you should come to me if you have problems settling into the city, or if you need to talk to someone official and don't know how to reach them. I can get you in touch. I'm not responsible for deciding who gets to go home, so don't bug me about that or you'll make me cranky and mildly disapproving, and I don't like to be cranky.

But you really should email me if you need something. That's what I'm here for. I also do emergency response sometimes if something goes wrong with one of us, and trust me, I can handle it. So don't cause problems or you'll have to deal with me. [This is half bluffing and half honest confidence.] That means whoever sent those shadow things around during the festival, I better not see that happen again or I'm going to track you down, and there will be consequences.

[Her eyebrows go up in open evaluation.] Got it? Oh, and whoever's sending out the spying snakes, that's just creepy, but not illegal. So keep it not illegal or I'll sic the police chief on you, and she's scary.

... Any questions? About me or about what's going on? It's really mostly answered in the guide on your mirror, but I am answer girl if you have something else.
whomheloved: (cossetted)

[personal profile] whomheloved 2012-09-07 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Now it's Disciple's turn to smile wryly at Willow, weariness in her eyes.] People find it hard to trust when they've been hurt, I know. Trust me, I know. It'll be all right somehow, I'm sure.

Oh, no, there's nothing for you to make up to me, Willow! Let me take you out to lunch some time soon, to say thank you for helping me find a job, all right? [There's a bit less tiredness and much more genuine enthusiasm in her smile this time; if there's another thing Disciple understands too well, it's loneliness, even if it's been a long time since she's been alone. And anyway, she likes Willow. The girl's kindness and optimism has helped ease the pain that seeing Signless hurt had inflicted on her heart.]
whomheloved: (hairflip)

[personal profile] whomheloved 2012-09-08 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
A government that actually cares about its people, or at least tries to keep them relatively safe. [She grins.] It's a novelty for both of us, then. A good one.

Oh, good, that sounds perfect! I'll let you choose where we go since you know this place so much better than I do. When would be okay for you? I know you're probably really busy.
whomheloved: (more love than pity)

[personal profile] whomheloved 2012-09-09 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
All right, next week then! I don't know what pasta is but I'm really not very picky about food.
whomheloved: (happy)

[personal profile] whomheloved 2012-09-09 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I look forward to it, Willow.