Vanessa Kapatelis | former Silver Swan (
not_a_wonder) wrote2016-08-20 05:49 pm
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Gotham City's Own Paris Hilton
[Nessie isn't surprised that there wasn't a lot of turnout for this "Be a Big Sibling" sign up event. Although everyone in Gotham City knows that crime affects the children of the city, there aren't a lot of people willing to help fix that.]
[Of course, the stringent background check required for it might also scare some people off.]
[She hands off a copy of the brochure and says,] "I hope you'll consider being a Big Sibling for one of our foster kids in need! They could use more good influences in their lives."
[The woman smiles at her, and moves on to Nessie's boss for the presentation.]
[Nessie hears another person step up to her table. She holds up another brochure, and says again,] "I hope you'll consider being a Big Sibling for one of our needy foster kids!"
[[OOC: (Added 23 July 2022) Although this particular scene was written beforehand, chronologically it comes after scenes that are being played at this time.]]
[Of course, the stringent background check required for it might also scare some people off.]
[She hands off a copy of the brochure and says,] "I hope you'll consider being a Big Sibling for one of our foster kids in need! They could use more good influences in their lives."
[The woman smiles at her, and moves on to Nessie's boss for the presentation.]
[Nessie hears another person step up to her table. She holds up another brochure, and says again,] "I hope you'll consider being a Big Sibling for one of our needy foster kids!"
[[OOC: (Added 23 July 2022) Although this particular scene was written beforehand, chronologically it comes after scenes that are being played at this time.]]
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And I've heard good things about this program... it's Ms. Kapatelis, right? [He waits before introducing himself to see if she'll recognize him.]
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That's right, Mr. Grayson.
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We're rather well funded, Mr. Grayson. What we need are people willing to give their time to these kids.
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Are volunteers really that hard to find?
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And aside from that, asking for people's weekends seems to be too much.
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[He pauses, thinking, and then ventures-] I know weekends come at a premium, but... do you think it'd help if we could get rid of some of those preconceptions? Get some attention around what the kids are really like?
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[Nessie arches an eyebrow.] Sounds like you have a proposition for me, Mr. Grayson?
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[She lets her eyes go wide and beams as she says, in a louder voice,] You would like to sign up for the program, Mr. Grayson?
[Those whispers turn into full murmurs, and more than one cell phone gets raised to capture the moment. Dick must notice that.]
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If you'll sign up here, and fill out these forms, we can get the process started. The background check won't take long, I'm sure.
[Whenever he moves away from Nessie's table, quite a few people will hurry over to sign up as well.]
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Well, I think that went pretty well! [He glances at his phone and mock-winces.] I think it's already trending on Chirper, actually.
How many new sign-ups did you get?
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...I hope you don't mind me taking advantage of your celebrity, Dick.
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[At Nessie's follow-up statement, he laughs and scratches the back of his neck.] Well, I could have used a little more warning, but it's not like I didn't as much as suggest it. Besides, someone should get to take advantage of my celebrity - it might as well be you and the kids who need it.
[After a moment, he ventures-] Do you have anything pressing once you're packed up here? Would you be interested getting some strictly platonic coffee and chatting a little more about your program?
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My evening is free so far. I am on call, so I might have to dash out, but strictly platonic coffee sounds good to me.
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[She picks up her purse.] We shall.