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[choosetruth]

Who: Georgia Mason, the crew of After the End Times, and YOU
Where: Republican National Convention
When: the year 2040. But also all through the event.
Rating: idk PG-13, will update if it gets higher.
Summary: Georgia Mason, head of After the End Times and well-known Newsie, is here at the Republican National Convention ready to make some NEWS.
The Story:

The Republican National Convention is a fucking madhouse, but Georgia's used to that. Weeks in on the campaign trail, she's working harder than ever and driving herself to near death trying to run a site and write and cover everything that happens during the election. She's got plenty of betas and interns, of course, and they help, but she still pushes herself to cover as much of everything as she can.

She's here, a vision of journalistic integrity in black and white, sunglasses firmly planted on her face and press pass clipped to her blazer. If she sees a politician or someone else that looks even mildly interesting, she's likely to approach, recorder in hand.

"Excuse me? Georgia Mason, After the End Times. Do you have time for a few words?"

[Come get interviewed, or reply one of the starters below! If none of them work poke me at antivillain and I can set something up.]

Comments

[saved]

( peter hands one to tim as he leans back in his seat, lifting his legs up. his smirk widens in amusement as he jokes. )

Yeah. Same. The most interesting part of the speeches is coming up with creative ways to stay awake during them like counting how many times someone says 'uh' or 'uhm'. If they're a really bad speech giver, it's up in the hundreds. Then you can never un-hear it so it becomes like its own problem.

[mrsarcastic003]

[He rolls his eyes.]

No kidding. Governor LePage was honestly the worst. It was like a fifth grader giving his first presentation to that class.

[saved]

Yikes. I mean, there's almost something entertaining about a grown man giving the same kind of presentation a fifth grader would.

I feel like all these speeches could benefit from serious technology, y'know? Imagine what we could do for their entertainment value.

[mrsarcastic003]

Kind of entertaining, but mostly painful. I understand that people need some kind of verbal placeholder while they're gathering their thoughts, but it would have been nice if he'd varied things a little.

[He considers that for a moment, then grins.]

I mean, at least we would probably have more set up than some powerpoint slides.

[saved]

What are your suggestions for variations? Maybe some clearing their throat, saying ahem, or just telling people, Wait a moment where I figure out my words again?

( The variation would totally add to it though. The smile on his face widens. )

Hell yeah! I'd throw in music, video clips, graphs. There's a seriously huge lack of graphs.

[mrsarcastic003]

Actually, I think I really like that last one. [He grins.] The most honest of the choices, and the one most likely to entertain.

No one is using graphs, charts, or tables. [He shakes his head sadly.] It's almost like they think they can get away with lying if they don't show people their numbers.

[saved]

Right? It's too bad people would never actually use it. ( Peter grins too though, and then he laughs.

It's a quiet, huff of a thing. )

Of course they do. I mean, most people don't really think about the details. They can say numbers and get away with it, but when they don't show them on an effective graph? They can get away with anything. I mean, the whole point of graphs is to make those data more accessible to the masses, and-

( yes. ahem. he winces apologetically. ) ...didn't mean to ramble.

[mrsarcastic003]

[Tim just grins.]

No, this is the kind of rambling I can get behind. Do go on and continue to detail why I am definitely enlisting you to help me with the fact-checking Ms. Mason has asked that I take on.

[saved]

( Peter laughs, ducking his head. He slips his fingers behind his hair then. A tiny smirk pulls across his mouth. )

She asked you to get into fact-checking? God, what a fun job. I mean, you can just go through what people say and compare them to actual facts and figures, and- ( He clears his throat, giving a little salute. ) I'm happy to help how ever I can.

[mrsarcastic003]

[Tim grins at him.]

I told her you'd be excited about it, because yeah, that is exactly what I'm going to be doing for... a lot of speeches.

[All of the speeches. ...Yay for making the effort to go to all of them?]

[saved]

Does that mean you have to go to as many speeches as possible? Damn. At least you get to do something fun during them.

( Because calling people out on their bullshit with actual facts is pretty damn fun. )

But yeah, I'm excited, which I realize makes me a nerd. ( But at least he's in good company with that. )

[mrsarcastic003]

Well, I'm pretty excited too, so I guess we're in good company, huh? I think it will definitely be more fun if we work together on it. Everything is more fun with a friend and sarcasm.

[saved]

I completely agree. Sarcasm, a friend, and a lot of caffeine. You can count me in. ( Peter gets up to his feet then, stretching out. ) For now I should go deliver these drinks to the others before we've got a caffeine deprivation on our hands, but I'll see you at the next intensely riveting speech.

( He smirks and then heads out. )