Video One: Hello Citizens!
May. 12th, 2012 12:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lesliemonsterHello, Paw – um. Wait a—
[The screen comes up, and the viewer is treated to a lovely close up shot of a single, blue eye. Then a nose, and then there’s the rest of her! Leslie sits at her desk chair, wearing a blue blazer set that she specifically purchased for today. She clears her throat, and smiles.]
Hello. I am Leslie Knope, from Pawnee, Indiana. United States. Planet Earth. [A pause. How cool is this!?] I really admire the work that you all are doing here, and I am so happy for the opportunity to roll up my sleeves and pitch in. Metaphorically. Phorically, I would possibly change my shirt first and then help however I can.
[If anyone needs her to help build cabinets, she has a toolbox – no, Leslie! Stay on topic.] I’ve got a few ideas for upcoming community activities! Now, what is the status of your parks around here?
[Edit: Spam for residents of Level 8: Sitting in front of your doors, you will find a small basket of various candy treats, including several Nutra-Yum Bars. There is a note attached that says:
"A little taste of Pawnee, Indiana. From your new neighbor, Leslie Knope!
P.S. Please don't eat more than one Nutra-Yum bar a day or your teeth may fall out. That is not an expression, that is a legal disclaimer."]
[The screen comes up, and the viewer is treated to a lovely close up shot of a single, blue eye. Then a nose, and then there’s the rest of her! Leslie sits at her desk chair, wearing a blue blazer set that she specifically purchased for today. She clears her throat, and smiles.]
Hello. I am Leslie Knope, from Pawnee, Indiana. United States. Planet Earth. [A pause. How cool is this!?] I really admire the work that you all are doing here, and I am so happy for the opportunity to roll up my sleeves and pitch in. Metaphorically. Phorically, I would possibly change my shirt first and then help however I can.
[If anyone needs her to help build cabinets, she has a toolbox – no, Leslie! Stay on topic.] I’ve got a few ideas for upcoming community activities! Now, what is the status of your parks around here?
[Edit: Spam for residents of Level 8: Sitting in front of your doors, you will find a small basket of various candy treats, including several Nutra-Yum Bars. There is a note attached that says:
"A little taste of Pawnee, Indiana. From your new neighbor, Leslie Knope!
P.S. Please don't eat more than one Nutra-Yum bar a day or your teeth may fall out. That is not an expression, that is a legal disclaimer."]
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Date: 2012-05-16 01:27 pm (UTC)And even if he is a little crazy, she's seen good ideas come from nutcases! It was one of the Reasonablists who first suggested covering the trash cans in netting to keep the raccoons out.
She knocks one more time, to let him finish up his conversation.]
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Date: 2012-05-16 01:54 pm (UTC)Please, come in. My office is this way.
[The cabin -- a genuine log cabin, complete with hearth -- is more or less one room, but he's set aside a small cubby that houses a desk and two chairs. Diefenbaker is occupying the floor next to the desk, but he gets up, panting cheerfully.]
And this is Diefenbaker. Dief, Ms. Knope.
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Date: 2012-05-17 12:20 am (UTC)She crouches down, reaching out a hand to Dief. Sorry Fraser. Cute animals always take precedence in her heart.]
You domesticated a wolf?
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Date: 2012-05-17 03:36 am (UTC)Fraser stifles a sigh, because this is more or less par for the course. Diefenbaker pushes his muzzle into her hand expectantly and starts sniffing her for further treats. He is definitely getting into those Nutra-Yums, just you wait.]
Half-wolf. But, yes, he's quite tame, and an excellent companion. [And a pain in the behind.] He might be a bit... Well, he has a Hitchcockian fascination with blonde hair. I hope you don't mind.
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Date: 2012-05-17 01:43 pm (UTC)[She scratches him behind the ears, and is clearly a lady who has owned a dog or three growing up. She stands up, clapping her hands to get them fur-free.]
Right. So, I was thinking--
[Wait a minute.]
Is that Laura Mulvey and The Bell Jar on the same bookshelf?
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Date: 2012-05-18 05:03 am (UTC)I wasn't sure how long I'd be here, and I seem to have a surfeit of spare time on my hands, so I thought I'd better keep up with my reading. Admittedly, I'm not well-versed on cinematic theory, but I thought she made some interesting points. I'll certainly feel more informed the next time I watch a movie. [This might be in, like, a year.]
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Date: 2012-05-19 12:16 pm (UTC)[Which is difficult when her movie selection committee includes Tom and Jerry. The people, not the cartoons. Tom just wants to watch this movie about swinging and all of Jerry's selections are Italian. Blech.]
I think that Commander Tucker is going to be showing A League of Their Own soon. Have you ever seen it?
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Date: 2012-05-21 03:24 am (UTC)I'm afraid I haven't, no. If I remember correctly, I was on a post about two hundred kilometers outside of Moosejaw at the time, and, well, that area's not known for being up-to-date on its current releases.
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Date: 2012-05-21 06:47 am (UTC)Oh, right. Nope, too distracting. It's Jerry.]
...I have no idea how far that is. At all.
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Date: 2012-05-21 01:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-27 01:10 pm (UTC)I feel like if we are going to be friends, we are going to have to agree to not understand some of the things that the other one is saying.