Washington 2017: The U.S. Political RP: IC [CLOSED]

[Velahor]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

Aubrey steepled her fingers and adjusted herself in the seat, putting aside, at least for the moment, the more relaxed, partially forced, form she had taken through the evening to a more professional one, thinking over what was said, reflecting on the information, but also on what she knew of Cal's takes on these sorts of things, what he might be thinking-and what might be best for him regardless of his opinion.

"Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm not sure where the offer is. You're asking us to go on the air with you when we go on the air, is that right?"

Kristina took a deep breath and spoke, hoping to come across as non-schemey as possible.

“Basically, we want with the Reeds what Fox had with the Shrubs. You can feel free to take interviews offered to you from anyone, but if you or Cal or anyone in the administration is actively seeking out press opportunities, you call us first. In return, we promise to provide purely fair coverage of you. No impeachment rumors, no gossip column BS, no speculation on his mental health, or your marriage, or the internal workings of the administration. We will still report fairly if anything substantive comes out, but even our evening hosts won’t feed rumors about the Reeds.”

[Prolieum]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"Let me ask a more technical question." Aubrey requests. "You're set up here, you're focused here, but like you just said, you're about to move your first two people into DC, ever. A lot of people live on the East Coast. Can you reach them?"

[Velahor]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"Let me ask a more technical question." Aubrey requests. "You're set up here, you're focused here, but like you just said, you're about to move your first two people into DC, ever. A lot of people live on the East Coast. Can you reach them?"

“We already have a growing east coast presence online. If we hit all our goals, by summer 2019 we will have a different daytime regional broadcast for east and west of the Mississippi. But before that ever happens, our evening programming will have three hosts like the big players, myself and one from the Midwest and one from the east coast. Actually, we already have one of them on contract, the other is going into negotiations in a couple days.”

“For a brand new station, those are lofty goals, but we have the people to create that. As you can see, we’re not afraid to take big risks, bring in big names, and it’s working.”

[Main Nation Ministry]

GreyMoriCry6
@GreyMoriCry6

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Guys. I'm checking twitter feeds from the so-called National March For Equality. How do you fuck up something that's supposed to be peaceful?

GreyMoriCry6
@GreyMoriCry6

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I'm getting word that Spicy is at that march, also. Well, shit.

[Velahor]

“Okay, here’s mine,” said Carter as he wrote on a napkin. He chose to give her his personal number, rather than the one he used for campaigning, though he didn’t tell her that.

Stevenson kept from smiling even as she was aware that there was not much chance of anything coming again getting a phone number still felt good. She wrote her own personal number down and gave it to him. "There's mine."

“Well thanks,” said Carter, trying not to show any signs of happiness even though there was something that felt very good about establishing this lost connection.

[Prolieum]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"I can see that it's working for now." Aubrey agreed. "But not all growth is sustainable. Summer 2019 sounds like an ambitious goal but that's also 2019. The midterms will already be over by then and it will be almost time for re-election."

[Velahor]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"I can see that it's working for now." Aubrey agreed. "But not all growth is sustainable. Summer 2019 sounds like an ambitious goal but that's also 2019. The midterms will already be over by then and it will be almost time for re-election."

“Yes, but as I mentioned, our evening programming already has a national following which is already growing. And our daytime national coverage is top-notch, even if limited by a lack of city bureaus along the East Coast.”

[Prolieum]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"True." Aubrey agreed. "It's a smaller following, but it is still there. But what about reputation? You said at the end of the program that you have Katharine Hobbes doing interviews for you."

[Velahor]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"True." Aubrey agreed. "It's a smaller following, but it is still there. But what about reputation? You said at the end of the program that you have Katharine Hobbes doing interviews for you."

“Yes, she’ll be on her own show if she signs,” said Kristina. “She’s a mixed bag, She’s got a lot more fans than most hires we could have, but she can also be a liability and we recognize it. But controversy fuels views, and our programming is reputable enough, especially with the high profile guests we earn, that it makes up for any losses there. And our other host is a progressive Democrat leaning independent who has a great online following. Basically, we are trying to appeal to all demographics rather than pushing one agenda, to reach the most people possible.”

“There’s a couple other angles here to consider: you always will get a fair shake here. Some will try to make you look bad, we won’t. Also, if you agree to this, you have one less media source fueling the rumors. With more presidents in a short period of time anymore, you want the Reed administration to look stable, and we won’t fuel any rumors that go otherwise.”

[Prolieum]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"I wasn't talking about her controversy in terms of viewers." Aubrey noted. "There is the issue of association that we have to deal with as an administration. But there is something I'm curious about. If we did turn down this offer, would you be trying to make us look bad, and start fueling rumors?"

[Velahor]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"I wasn't talking about her controversy in terms of viewers." Aubrey noted. "There is the issue of association that we have to deal with as an administration. But there is something I'm curious about. If we did turn down this offer, would you be trying to make us look bad, and start fueling rumors?"

“No, we aren’t the type to blackmail, but I wouldn’t issue any orders to Hobbes or Pickett to hold back,” said Chase, “but Aubrey, if you want to associate with any station, it’s us. Fox has internal scandals, CNN and MSNBC are too leftist to be associated with, and TNS is in the same boat as us but without a plan to expand westward as far as we’re aware of.”

[Chewion]

Bub and Pops

Kiser stayed silent for a moment before saying "Ok, Anna. I'll be back at the table." Walking back he sat down and got lost in thought.

[Prolieum]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"And their own problems." Aubrey murmed, recalling the Nolan interview, before chiding herself for slipping. She returned to form.

"It's a possibility. Fox has their internal scandals, WNN looks like it will have whatever issues Hobbes brings, and then they're the ones with the bigger network, bigger reputation, and bigger reach. I don't need to be coy about things, those are all major. People turn in to Moynihan every night, that's the network that's on in every bar. Maybe WNN can become that-I don't know. If it can, it looks like it's going to be a process, and not a leap."

"But I'm not slamming any doors, and it's an offer that's worth considering. You've been good to me, and you at least deserve a shot. There's nothing I can promise but putting in a good word with Cal." She shrugged. "We'll have to see where it goes from there."

[Prolieum]

Bubs and Pops, Washington D.C.

It took several minutes, but Rossi eventually returned from her briefly self-imposed exile, hair re-straightened in front of the mirror there, but face bearing the marks on close examination beyond what a touch-up could fix. She slid into the chair, and slid that chair under the table, glancing down on her food, not touching it yet, making her return in silence, and apparently unwilling to be the first to break it.

[Velahor]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"And their own problems." Aubrey murmed, recalling the Nolan interview, before chiding herself for slipping. She returned to form.

"It's a possibility. Fox has their internal scandals, WNN looks like it will have whatever issues Hobbes brings, and then they're the ones with the bigger network, bigger reputation, and bigger reach. I don't need to be coy about things, those are all major. People turn in to Moynihan every night, that's the network that's on in every bar. Maybe WNN can become that-I don't know. If it can, it looks like it's going to be a process, and not a leap."

"But I'm not slamming any doors, and it's an offer that's worth considering. You've been good to me, and you at least deserve a shot. There's nothing I can promise but putting in a good word with Cal." She shrugged. "We'll have to see where it goes from there."

“Hey that’s all we can ask for, that you consider it,” said Chase, glancing at the others at the table. “Just remember, we might be a more unknown entity, but we’re more accepting of change. We have the best online news service in America, and we pride ourselves on avoiding the ‘infotainment’ and ‘clickbait’ trend.”

She then notices the waitress with the food and remarks, “wow, that looks good.”

[Chewion]

Bubs and Pops, Washington D.C.

It took several minutes, but Rossi eventually returned from her briefly self-imposed exile, hair re-straightened in front of the mirror there, but face bearing the marks on close examination beyond what a touch-up could fix. She slid into the chair, and slid that chair under the table, glancing down on her food, not touching it yet, making her return in silence, and apparently unwilling to be the first to break it.

Buns and Pops

Kiser sat in awkward silence for a moment before saying "Are you ok? I shouldn't have said what I said. It was unprofessional."

[Prolieum]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

Aubrey took a look herself at the food, the display putting out some mixed signals between the potentially delectable and the still-unfamiliar, but mostly leaning towards the former. As the waiter put down the items, she mulled over Kristina's last sentence, but didn't think it proper to raise a question in front of him, or in taking the food, and filed it away to ask once the meal had begun.

[Prolieum]

Bubs and Pops, Washington D.C.

"N-no, it's, it's OK." Rossi said, desperately forcing her lips to curl into a smile that was hoped to look sheepish, but instead looked rather pained.

[Velahor]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

Aubrey took a look herself at the food, the display putting out some mixed signals between the potentially delectable and the still-unfamiliar, but mostly leaning towards the former. As the waiter put down the items, she mulled over Kristina's last sentence, but didn't think it proper to raise a question in front of him, or in taking the food, and filed it away to ask once the meal had begun.

Kristina and the others began to eat, mostly remaining silent with the occasional remark on the quality of the food.

[Alozia]

Samara and Caldwell are in the backseat of a towncar driving away from the march event


"Yea, i got you emails. Anyone else respond?"

"Yes. So far feedback has been positive. We are still waiting for O'Leary, but otherwise we're good to go." Caldwell responded.

[Prolieum]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

After saying a brief prayer over her own meal, Aubrey took a first bite, chewed and swallowed thoughtfully, and then put forward her question.

"You said you're more accepting the change, and you have that odd structure of leadership that was mentioned. Two questions. First: Are you in a position to make this offer? Second: What guarantee would we have that it wouldn't change?"

[Tallahassee News Station]

Stevenson kept from smiling even as she was aware that there was not much chance of anything coming again getting a phone number still felt good. She wrote her own personal number down and gave it to him. "There's mine."

“Well thanks,” said Carter, trying not to show any signs of happiness even though there was something that felt very good about establishing this lost connection.

"So....what comes next?"

[Velahor]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

After saying a brief prayer over her own meal, Aubrey took a first bite, chewed and swallowed thoughtfully, and then put forward her question.

"You said you're more accepting the change, and you have that odd structure of leadership that was mentioned. Two questions. First: Are you in a position to make this offer? Second: What guarantee would we have that it wouldn't change?"

Josh stifles a chuckle, and then turns to Aubrey.

“Well, you see, Kristina has the board wrapped around her finger. This was her idea about a month ago, and they gave us approval to seek it.”

Kristina smirks and cuts him off, “I wouldn’t say that, though they trust my decision making more than most old men trust 31-year-old women to run things. They did give me approval on this though, as Josh said.”

“As far as change goes, this isn’t really the kind of thing we can sign a contract for. This has to be a bit more...under the table. But here’s the deal: we need the Reeds. Probably more than you need us. So really, you have the leverage here. We would be foolish to change an agreement with the President, there would be so many direct and indirect consequences.”

[Prolieum]

Izakaya Den, Denver, Colorado

"Unless he goes the way of Winston." Aubrey surmised. "Loses his popularity, which would make it better for you to turn on him for your own viewership and popularity."

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

Fredrick Williams
@MSGov
DARN EVIL SODOMITES, I DONE KNEW THEY WERE UP TO NO GOOD! They done beat the New Mexican within an inch of her life. This is what happens when the nation decides to tolerate sodomy! I will be personally introducing a bill to the Mississippi Legislature that done bans sodomy once and for all!

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