The Power of the Press

[stinkypete]

Who: Pete and you!
What: Catch all for August. Also, tabloids.
Where: See prompts!
When: August 5th - August 18th
Warnings: None right now! Will match format!

A is for Animal Kingdom (August 5th - August 10th)

[To be quite honest, Pete hasn't exactly been enjoying his work as security. Ever since he tried beating up that blonde kid (whatever his name was), the higher ups have been keeping a closer eye on him. Never mind the fact that he was not on duty at the time, nor had he even realized that he had been assigned a job in the first place.

So he can't go around just beating up people without reason. And, unfortunately, they don't count "being too nice" a reason to sock people in the jaw. It's killing him that he can't even do what he was supposed to do--but, hey, at least he can still insult people if it suits him. But all that pent up anger means that Pete is dying to leap on anyone that even remotely looks like they're committing a crime, so you might be confronted by a large cat with a smile a bit too wide.]

And what do you think you're doin'?

B is for...uh...Bad Ideas All Over Progress City (August 11th - August 18th)

[Since they started distributing those cellphone things from Ellen's Lab, the gears in Pete's head have been turning. With the introduction of new technology comes new ways to be mean to people, of course. With social media, it's far too easy for misinformation to spread.

Which is exactly what Pete wants. He's busy putting up posters all over town that read:]

WANT TO HELP CREATE A RELIABLE NEWS SOURCE FOR PROGRESS CITY?
JOIN "THE CAT'S MEOW" TODAY, THE BLOG THAT ONLY REPORTS THE TRUTH*

CONTACT PEG-LEG PETE @ VISTA WAY FOR MORE INFO
*truth is subjective

[If there's anything that Pete loves more than beating people up, it's spreading lies and defaming people. You might catch Pete putting up these posters around town, or maybe you wanna help out in his quest to spread the "truth"? Either way, he's got a whole spiel ready for you.]

Comments

[stinkypete]

[Pete glances over at the anime teen, slapping a bunch of posters onto a nearby wall. Oh. This guy. The person who said he'd never heard of Peg-Leg Pete.]

S'for a news blog! Ya know those fancy cellphone thingies they gave out? Well, I'm thinkin' it's a good way to keep everyone updated on what goes on in and around the city. That way, the people know the truth!

[AKA, what Pete wants people to believe.]

You interested in bein' a writer?

[lusito]

[He thinks about it--he doesn't trust Pete at all, but then, Joshua honestly trusts very few in this place. He very highly doubts that whatever news the guy wants to spread is the truth.

... Luckily for Pete, that's perfectly fine with Joshua, who absolutely loves gossip and rumors as he smiles.]

As a matter of fact, I am.

[stinkypete]

[Pete crosses his arms, grinning. He doesn't know how to feel about Joshua yet, but...hey, the more reporters, the better. Joshua doesn't seem to be the type to pledge his loyalty towards anyone, especially his boss, but Pete'll work on that later.]

Well, ya gotta write yerself an article to prove yerself, first. Can't just hire any old person off the street, y'know? Why, we'd have dishonest reporters right and left! We wouldn't want that, would we?

[lusito]

Oh, absolutely. One needs to have ethics in journalism, after all.

[he lies, like a liar]

[stinkypete]

[Let's be honest, everyone in this thread is a liar]

Exactly! This guy gets it! [Pete slaps Joshua on the back a little too hard.] You'll be paid, of course, depending on how many articles you write. Can't be havin' people on the books without 'em doing any work, hm?

So, if you wanna prove yourself, you gotta write yourself an article and give it to me. All posts are anonymous, of course, for yer own safety. If I like it, you're in. You answer to me, and me alone, got it?

[lusito]

[pete you are so lucky right now he doesn't have his powers here or he would smite you for that]

Sure, sure. [A pause] At least, when it comes to working for you and your paper. Outside of that, I can't promise anything.

[stinkypete]

[please smite him]

Of course, of course. [Pete grins harmlessly as possible.] And don't forget to send me that article once you've written it up. I'm expectin' only th' best from you!

[Which is a complete lie.]

[lusito]

As you wish.

[In fact, he's already set down the tabloid he had been reading and appears to be typing something up on his phone here. He doesn't even look up yet when he speaks again--]

So how much are you considering offering as starting pay for writers anyway?

[stinkypete]

Easy--two times one-eighth of the pay that Rod is givin' ya!

[Puts his hands behind his back, grinning way too widely.]

Whatcha thinkin' about writing?

[lusito]

Well... given how uninformed people were about it when the subject about Walt Disney came up, I feel perhaps it could be important to get the facts out there on that matter.

[And by that it's probably a scathing exposé about him being the worst ex.]

Otherwise, fashion advice is another idea, because lord knows some people need it around here.