Flimsy as it is

[viced]

WHO: MITCHELL HUNDRED and POWER GIRL
WHERE: De Chima, the streets
WHEN: October 8th!
WHAT: Mitchell and Kryptonians are always a delight
WARNINGS: Should be none, but if anything comes up, I'll edit!



[ Today had...not been going so well, all things considered. Really, Mitchell didn't know what it was, if it was just the day, or if it was just his luck (as usual) getting back at him for a period of relative silence. Or as silent as it could be, all things considered. Hell, he'd even gotten his scanners off the bat without a hitch, or so he'd thought.

So maybe it was just the day. Maybe it was just the fact that he was just that kind of person, but the jeers were something he could ignore. After all, it was just words.

Just until the moment that someone lobbed a giant, red piece of fruit went sailing right for his head.

Unfortunately, he couldn't talk to fruit to stop it like he could weapons. ]

Comments

[viced]

Hm --

[ He's not actually used to even being asked for advice. In all honesty, he doesn't really even know what to do for a moment, more stunned that someone is asking more than anything else.

Especially given how easily people give into the "it doesn't matter" model -- thinking that the political realities won't touch them. He held a hand to his chin, ignoring the slight windburn on his lips. ]

I think you know to keep your heads down. I'd say don't give any media statements at first. Just get in, do the work, and get out. If you do that enough, people will want to know who you are. And I know it's going to probably be hard, but if you start out with the innocuous shit first -- saving kids from a moving car, that kind of thing? It'd help your public image from the get go.

We don't want your group to be the next Archangel, after all, and Rise is too...paramilitary. Maybe somewhere in the middle?

[boobwindow]

Going down.

[ They're nearing the sidewalk, with a group of pedestrians looking up to see local imPort Ambassador making quite the entrance with Power Girl of all people. ]

I actually wondered about that: media statements. I'm so accustomed to having to make them and my worry was by not making any people would make assumptions.

[ She shakes her head. ]

I don't have any intention of doing things militaristic. Sort of tried it back home and it didn't prove the most effective.

[viced]

They might. That's why if you start small, and do things that nobody can say you're more than a good Samaritan for, you'd be in the clear.

Once things...start, maybe short statements.

[ He looked down, once he was on the ground, and brushed his suit slightly, offering a smile and a handwave to the people looking at them. After all, he did had a reputation to upkeep, and being friendly with the locals was vital. ]

But I agree with paramilitary groups. I think RISE is successful because it uses the government to it's advantage. But anyone else? Probably wouldn't do.

[boobwindow]

[ Peej would normally carry on with her business as casually as possible, but it's easy to mistake it as coldness so she makes sure to make eye contact with the locals and give them a friendly wave. ]

Sounds about right. Something flashy and the government will get worried, won't they?

[ Archangel was less than subtle, apparently. ]

I don't know how to feel about RISE either. Their leader... something about her doesn't sit right with me.

[viced]

She's...cold, I'll give you that. Impressive, and scary, but...

I can't blame you. She told me once that I was wasting her time by talking. [ A half-laugh. ] I mean, I probably was, but... I think she's just so focused that anything that isn't work is troublesome.

[ He doesn't know how to feel about that, but hey. Major General Armstrong is a hell of a person.

And she scares the bejesus out of him. ]

I think if you strike a median, you'll be okay. I mean, especially if your whole group comes to swear-ins, but I'd... maybe keep someone with supplies, just in case. We're going to try -- after we get done with the scanners -- to go for supply caches, I think, too.

But anything your group can do to get things rolling, supplies, maybe other things like that, maybe even stuff to bring people in and happy with us again, could really help.

[boobwindow]

Scanners? Did you and your people [ whoever they are ] get clearance for that?

[ It's not such a bad idea if it's not an intrusive device. Given their track record with Swear-Ins, something like that is sorely needed for the time being. ]

I'll definitely keep it in mind. I've got an idea of how I want this team to look, it's finding the right people.

Do you know Frederick Chilton, by the way?

[viced]

Yeah, we've been working with the government. For the swear-ins only, no invasions of privacy here.

[ He held up his hands, too used to Edward Nygma throwing fits over every restriction or intrusion, not understanding that sometimes there had to be a balance. ]

But yes, I know Dr. Chilton, nice guy. I thought to ask him to help out if needed, profiles and that sort, a kind of task force for knowing who's coming into the city so I can be a little bit more on top of the potential threats.

Seems willing enough to help, all things considered.

[boobwindow]

Hm.

[ There's something weighing on her mind. ]

He approached me, offering his services, but I haven't taken him up on it yet.

[viced]

Huh, he's everywhere, isn't he?

[ He shook his head. ]

I think he's from the same world as Will Graham? Anyway, I was going to tap his services, so...if you did as well...

[ It could be a connection, at least. ]

[boobwindow]

Do you trust him?

[ Chilton did once have her believe Kaidan Alenko was potentially dangerous and he basically confessed offering her his services was not out of the good of his heart. ]

[viced]

I don't know him well enough, honestly.

I thought I'd take his services, and see how he does. Nothing confidential, but something that will let me see how he works. [ He rolled his shoulders. ]

Have you worked with him before?

[boobwindow]

No, and that's where my concern lies.

[ She'll admit this to Mitch since she hasn't mentioned this to anyone else yet. Mitch, being a politician, has without a doubt had to make bold moves while there were potential risks. ]

On one hand, if he conducts evaluations we'll have that to back us, but it's the confidential information he'll have in his grasp I worry about.

[ Chilton wouldn't break doctor-confidentiality, would he? She hasn't forgotten the Kaidan situation. ]

[viced]

Yeah.

[ Mitchell, too, has his reservations. Not because he doesn't trust Chilton, per se, but because he doesn't trust anyone. But... ]

I suppose someone has to give him a chance. It'd be nicer if we could have an auditing process of some sort. Some kind of quality review on his work, but I don't know if there are any psychologists around who could do that.

Because I don't know about you, but I'm sure as fuck not using Crane.

[boobwindow]

I wouldn't subject anyone to Crane.

[ Least of all people she needs to trust her.

She's hoping Chilton is trustworthy enough in that case. If she makes a bad decision here, it's going to echo throughout the whole potential team. ]

I could ask around, see if there's anyone who's familiar with his services who could put in a good word for him.

[ Nothing personal, just a simple helpful vs. unhelpful answer. ]

[viced]

Yeah. I think it's not a bad idea. I know Will Graham, and I was going to see what he thought, but...

Well, I don't know, he might just tell me what I want to hear. He's married to someone who works for me, so...

[ It gets complicated. April is complicated, he guesses he could say. Since she's so... April. ]

If you hear anything, mind letting me know? I'll do the same for you, of course.

[boobwindow]

Of course, Ambassador Hundred.

[ Huh. "Mayor" had a better ring to it, she thinks. ]

I'll figure this out. [ She glances up and down the sidewalk. ] You good to go from here?

[viced]

[ He'd agree. ]

Yeah, I think I got it. Thanks for the lift, really. I appreciate it.