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[journaler]

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[journaler]

Just a bit.

[she trails off nostalgically. julius had been the opposite of scary, after all: he had been kind and in the end, they owed him everything, just about. julius vincere, on the other hand...

elle's got reservations she isn't talking about, and it's not hard to see why.]

Of course, I haven't exactly spoken to him personally...

Have you?

[foodcritic]

No, but I've seen him a few times. He makes announcements and stuff sometimes, you know?

[though maybe that's what makes him a little bit scarier. she hasn't actually met him, so even someone as scary as bisley is a little easier to swallow because they've met in person a bunch of times.]

I don't think I've ever seen him any other way though...

[journaler]

Huh... so he's hiding away somewhere. Even at his own party.

[leia glances around, as if it'd be that easy to find him. but even if he's not there, it isn't hard to imagine that he'd be keeping a close eye on them. otherwise, the personal invitations would be kind of... pointless. right?

she shrugs it off.]

Guess we shouldn't worry about him for now.

[foodcritic]

Probably not. I don't think he's really gonna do anything right now, anyway. Isn't that kind of stuff dangerous?

[because he's all... big and important. and all that. but before leia can give her much of a response, elle has a thoughtful little outburst of her own.]

Oh! [a little lightbulb just clicked on in her head.]

[journaler]

[She opens her mouth like she's about to say something. Her immediate thought is "Dangerous for who," since they still seem to be at his mercy, no matter how far they outnumber him...

But she stops as abruptly as Elle pipes up.]

What? What is it?

[foodcritic]

Well... you're a reporter, right, Leia?

[can she see where elle is going with this, maybe...]

Maybe you could try to get a scoop on him or something...

[journaler]

[she can see it just fine, and she's a big fan of the idea, honestly. she wonders how many people have tried, though.]

Yeah, you're right, Elle! You know, someone even suggested I start a newspaper here. This could totally be the first step.

[foodcritic]

[well, elle hasn't heard anything about it. not that it really means much when there's probably a lot she misses or has shielded from her. but still..]

Do you really think you'd be able to start a newspaper here? [that would be... pretty cool, honestly.]

[journaler]

I won't know until I try. Right?

[her motto has always been something akin to shooting for the stars. there are so many of them that it's okay if you miss.]

But it'll be a lot of work. I'll need help in the long run... probably.

[foodcritic]

[well, that definitely sounds like leia to her. at least, everything she's ever seen or known about leia adds up to this.]

I don't know if I can do much, but I'll try! Rollo too... And maybe Ludger... [elle, don't volunteer ludger for things when he's not even there to defend himself...]

[journaler]

[she laughs. considering how many things she roped ludger (and alvin) into, both through the job board and otherwise, she doubts there'll be a problem. he's got a soft spot for elle anyways, for obvious reasons... and she can just bully jude into helping, too, if she has to.

but she probably won't have to go that far.]

That would be great! Ludger's helped me out before, so I'm pretty sure I could talk him into it again. In the meantime, I just have to get my bearings a little and learn about this place.

[an event run by her "target" seems like a decent starting point.]