Plank4Prez

[andbegone]

Who: Plankton, Richard, and whoever attends
What: Election Rally
Where: Transport Center
When: 4/23
Warnings: plankton constitutes a warning just by existing


[So it's very possible that, following the whole fiasco yesterday, you started noticing signs tacked up around Vista Way. And replacing the maps in every information booth in the parks. And slipped under your doorway. And just littered around the ground.

Point is, they're everywhere, and while whoever made them clearly lacks any sort of artistic ability, the point still comes across pretty clearly:

ELECTION RALLY: COME SUPPORT YOUR NEW FUTURE MAYOR!!!!!!!!!!!

4/23 IN THE TRANSPORT CENTER
WE WON'T EVEN MAKE YOU PAY FOR THE PINS OR ANYTHING

#PLANKTON OR PERISH

Even if you managed to ignore all the posters and just happened to pass through the Transport Center by sheer chance, it's going to be very difficult to ignore... whatever's going on in the center of the area.

Plankton's dragged crates away from who-knows-where to make some sort of stand, because he doesn't have the time to put together any actual materials, he has to get started on this campaign thing pronto. He doesn't have a real megaphone, either, but he's got a rolled up poster he's shouting into from where he's standing atop like three crates stacked on top of one another. Regardless of if there's a crowd of people around him by the time you show up or if it's just Richard, his campaign manager and virtually sole supporter, either way he acts as though he's got the undivided attention of the whole city.]

People, people, please. I know you have endless questions about my spectacular new policy ideas, but I can only handle so many questions at a time. Believe me, I greatly value your opinion and want to hear each and every word from all of you.

[He doesn't sound sincere in the slightest, but he's got the ham part of the whole thing down perfectly.]

Comments

[andbegone]

Of course I'd integrate us into the rest of the citizens.

[You know, despite all his bullshit regarding literally every other aspect of his campaign, he has a real opinion on this topic at least.]

We're stuck here, and I'm not going to hang around as some sort of second-class citizen when I don't even have a choice about leaving in the first place. I mean, we already have to work, don't we?

[drawntodream]

Of course; we certainly can't get something for nothing, and like it or not we're just a drain on the city's resources if we're not working. I appreciate that you have a plan, though. That's probably my biggest concern in all this - at least we knew Mayor Rod was working on it, for better or worse.

Are you planning any controls on the magic we've been given? More access, or maybe less?

[andbegone]

See, that's the difference between Mayor Rod and I. His plans were for better or worse. Mine are just for better.

[But he has to think about the card question for... quite a while before answering very slowly.]

...Llllessss.

[He'd probably say more, otherwise, but he's thinking about Scrooge and Stan going absolutely wild with their cards on like the second day and he's not sure he wants to give old capitalist bastards more access to that shit.]

Depends on the magic.

[drawntodream]

[Sorry Plankton, she's giggling at you.]

I'll want to see proof of that, I think. Not now, but I'll hold you to it.

[Citation needed, in other words. The comment on the magic, though, draws a more true smile.]

I think I agree. It would be nice to have more options if something weird happens, but we can't just use it carelessly. Especially when we don't know what it does, like the last time!

[She continues to smile, silent a moment.]

You know, I was a little worried at first, seeing you were running. But I guess I shouldn't have been concerned.

[andbegone]

Can't prove anything until the debates, it'd ruin the whole element of surprise.

[Or maybe he just doesn't have any goals in mind outside of 'outlaw Dole Whip'. Who knows.]

And of course there's no reason to be concerned. I'm the best manager I've ever met. How much harder could running a city be?

[It's. It's fine.]

I've got this in the bag.

[drawntodream]

Okay, maybe I'm a little worried again. But it... It'll probably be fine, I think. And you can hire help! I don't think you should try to do it alone, though.

I'll be waiting for the debates. It should be exciting!