001 . video . psa

[guiltapalooza]

[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.

Comments

[aboutwhynot]

That's a very excellent point. Clearly that should be our next step. Not the Huglu of course, though. They can stay.

[nakenakesnake]

You would take away some poor child's pets? How severe!

[aboutwhynot]

I am a sadist after all.

Oh, and can't forget that ban on wolves I'm working on too. Or maybe we could make due with a muzzle and leash law for that one.

[nakenakesnake]

Some poor little girl is going to cry herself to sleep because you want to take away her pets. How can you do that to such a child?

[aboutwhynot]

It's very easy, actually. You simply need to not care about people.

[nakenakesnake]

I don't believe that at all, Professor. You're just misunderstood! But I understand you better than anyone else.

[aboutwhynot]

There are two other people who would give you a run for your money.

[nakenakesnake]

Oh? And who might that be? [ Not that she's asking so she can get rid of them so no one gets between her and Stein. ]

[aboutwhynot]

My weapons, of course. [Sorry Medusa, can't get rid of people who aren't here.]

[nakenakesnake]

[ She had assumed he meant people here. All the better that Stein is alone, with no pesky kids to bother them. ]

But they don't care about you the way I do, Professor~

[aboutwhynot]

But they are much more willing to share, which I'll admit makes them both slightly higher on the list.