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cardboard_journalism"Sss, sss, sss.
You've reached the desk of Myriam Scuttlebutt.
If you're calling to submit a story to the Cerealia Times, please press 1.
If you're calling to inquire about employment with the Cerealia Times, please press 2.
If you're calling to make a complaint about a story in the Cerealia Times, you are free to hang up. Complaints will only be accepted as submitted letters to the editor, delivered in physical form.
If you're calling for any other reason, please leave a message after the beep."
[boop]
[if 1 is pressed]
"You've reached the extension for submitting a story to the Cerealia Times. Please describe your story after the beep. For reference, please include your name and contact information. You may also make your tip anonymously, or ask for anonymity. As a source, your anonymity is protected by law, and will not be revealed without your express permission.
Kahk-kahk... Keep in mind, you cannot be financially compensated for information you provide, for reason of journalistic ethics. ...no, really, journalists aren't supposed to do that."
[boop]
[if 2 is pressed]
"The Cerealia Times is in need of correspondents, reporters, photojournalists, and delivery personnel.
Correspondent: you are expected to respond to stories that break out in an assigned section of Cerealia, report the information at the scene, interview witnesses, and supply written stories. Mild literacy is required.
Reporters: you are expected to actively pursue assigned stories and conduct related interviews in a timely manner. Mild interpersonal skills a plus, but not essential. With approval, you will be free to investigate your own stories.
Photojournalists: you are expected to record newsworthy events on film. This may require taking shots under suboptimal conditions.
Delivery personnel: you are expected to transport, unload, and fold bundles of newspaper around Cerealia.
All of these jobs take long hours and are very demanding... but they're worth it. --Except for the delivery job, that's just busywork. Sss, sss!
Leave your contact information, desired post, and brief description of your experience, if any!"
[boop]
[action thread continuations can go here too!]
You've reached the desk of Myriam Scuttlebutt.
If you're calling to submit a story to the Cerealia Times, please press 1.
If you're calling to inquire about employment with the Cerealia Times, please press 2.
If you're calling to make a complaint about a story in the Cerealia Times, you are free to hang up. Complaints will only be accepted as submitted letters to the editor, delivered in physical form.
If you're calling for any other reason, please leave a message after the beep."
[boop]
[if 1 is pressed]
"You've reached the extension for submitting a story to the Cerealia Times. Please describe your story after the beep. For reference, please include your name and contact information. You may also make your tip anonymously, or ask for anonymity. As a source, your anonymity is protected by law, and will not be revealed without your express permission.
Kahk-kahk... Keep in mind, you cannot be financially compensated for information you provide, for reason of journalistic ethics. ...no, really, journalists aren't supposed to do that."
[boop]
[if 2 is pressed]
"The Cerealia Times is in need of correspondents, reporters, photojournalists, and delivery personnel.
Correspondent: you are expected to respond to stories that break out in an assigned section of Cerealia, report the information at the scene, interview witnesses, and supply written stories. Mild literacy is required.
Reporters: you are expected to actively pursue assigned stories and conduct related interviews in a timely manner. Mild interpersonal skills a plus, but not essential. With approval, you will be free to investigate your own stories.
Photojournalists: you are expected to record newsworthy events on film. This may require taking shots under suboptimal conditions.
Delivery personnel: you are expected to transport, unload, and fold bundles of newspaper around Cerealia.
All of these jobs take long hours and are very demanding... but they're worth it. --Except for the delivery job, that's just busywork. Sss, sss!
Leave your contact information, desired post, and brief description of your experience, if any!"
[boop]
[action thread continuations can go here too!]
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 10:32 am (UTC)[if widget was activated, this sure would be the part her mood matrix would go haywire, and being out of her box just magnifies the panic]
W-what do I need to do!? Please, I'll do anything...!
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 10:45 am (UTC)Ugh... Myriam, calm down! It's- It's fine. Just stop, okay?
... actually, if you could apologise to Archer for the jerk thing, that. . . that would be great. He might even stop being a jerk to you...
Re: action;
Date: 2015-06-03 10:55 am (UTC)...those articles? All right! Done! I'll send it right now! Y-you can watch me!
[s-she went for her CERESvice and started to type]
....kahk-kahk-kahk.
[turns the screen to her, it's a text addressed to Archer:
"you win.
i'm sorry.
no more "jerk" articles ever again.
so please help athena."
she still had to hit the "send" button.]
...Is this okay?
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 11:03 am (UTC)She grabs the CereVice and changes some of the text. She may as well go with this since it seems to be working.
No more false accusations.
I'm sorry. ]
Something like that might be better...? I think he'd get mad if he found out about the person threatening me.
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 11:10 am (UTC)[SOMETHING'S NOT ADDING UP, and now the panic's giving way to confusion]
...wait, is this... --is this about the text-messages we had privately over the survey...?
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 11:18 am (UTC)Look, I don't know much about what's going on between the people who dislike what you're writing and you. I'm just here to make sure you don't get hurt.
And just in case my case hasn't been made clear: Archer would never hurt anybody over something like that. He'd rather get himself hurt than endanger people's lives.
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 11:26 am (UTC)[...???]
[...!]
O-oh! Someone... someone must be hacking in to read our private messages after-all! Kahk-kahk-kahk! Oh gawd, I knew that wasn't secure! I understand, Athena! I'll rewrite right away... I'll make sure even the hacker can recognize it.
[turns the device screen back to her, re-types!
"i'm sorry.
i didn't mean what i said.
i was just in a bad mood.
athena says you are good person.
a good person you must be.
you were probably right about napoleon too.
everything okay, then?"
--and then turns that back to her]
There! ...Howabout now?
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 11:28 am (UTC)[ Even she's not sure. ]
Um, what's this about Napoleon?
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 11:33 am (UTC)So I countered that by invading Egypt, Napoleon discovered the Rosetta Stone, that discovery enabled...
[...this was starting to sound geeky wasn't it]
...t-that, y'know... enabled the Modern age to translate Ancient Egyptian... unlocking a lot... of... stuff.
...
My paper's not worthless, okay? A-anyway, the Hacker will recognize the reference too.
[goes to hit "send"!]
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 11:49 am (UTC)... and I hope that you'll be able to see Archer's good points someday. He's not a bad guy, even if he has a bad attitude.
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 11:59 am (UTC)Me too! Kahk-kahk...
All right, Athena. [she sighs] I'll give him another chance...
action;
Date: 2015-06-03 12:58 pm (UTC)Re: action;
Date: 2015-06-04 03:23 am (UTC)And at least she'd be safe.]
Okay, but... can I ask you one thing? Kahk-kahk-kahk.
...I'll promise I won't ever publish it, I just want to know.
action;
Date: 2015-06-04 04:57 am (UTC)Re: action;
Date: 2015-06-04 05:08 am (UTC)action;
Date: 2015-06-04 07:37 am (UTC)action;
Date: 2015-06-04 09:35 am (UTC)[beep, incoming text!]
Oh, that was quick...
[she brought it up]
...well, what do you know.
action;
Date: 2015-06-04 02:21 pm (UTC)action;
Date: 2015-06-04 07:14 pm (UTC)It's... not exactly an apology, but I'll take it.
[types back a response]
action;
Date: 2015-06-05 03:18 am (UTC)... and the next time he does something you don't like, talk to me first, okay? In fact, before you go writing about somebody you don't like, come to me. Don't go writing about it right away.
action;
Date: 2015-06-05 03:45 am (UTC)Anyway... I'm just... glad you'll be safe.
...You want to do that shopping thing?
action;
Date: 2015-06-05 03:48 am (UTC)I still need to buy a swimsuit, anyway.
Re: action;
Date: 2015-06-05 03:49 am (UTC)That's right! Nonon said you'd be going.
action;
Date: 2015-06-05 05:15 am (UTC)action;
Date: 2015-06-05 05:27 am (UTC)