[ She lets the tea steep and looks up at him, tries to keep her eyes on his eyes and not wander down to his mouth or the hint of stubble that just... works for him ( Naomi, focus ).
She knows a little about the experiences of the people on the wall, those who lived close to the coastal cities. Her colleague, Greg had done a series of photo-journalistic essays that won awards. When he'd landed a coffee table book deal, she'd been the first he'd called to tell her all about what it had been like, what they should be doing, how unfair it was that by virtue of living closest to where the kaiju were likely to hit, they were given less priority by the government.
The project is a work in progress. It's one of those things Naomi would actually like to talk to Raleigh about, but she can tell by the way he'd said what he did at the press con that it's as touchy a subject as hey come, so she lets the idea lie. ] It's the media and reporters and the fascination with the fact that they've never quite had people like you and Mako before. It's the glory of a story and getting there first, about asking the wrong questions in order to get the right answers.
[ She leans sideways on the counter, shoulders squared towards him. ] Just don't play their game. Play yours. A story always has multiple sides to it, so just pick the one that speaks best for you and run with it as best as you can. You and Mako already have international favor in your corner [ she decides to let him in on a little intel at this point ] and for the record, there are social polls on how badly the press botched that question. You guys are the sweethearts of the whole planet, Raleigh. I don't think the press will try anything like that again - not for awhile.
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She knows a little about the experiences of the people on the wall, those who lived close to the coastal cities. Her colleague, Greg had done a series of photo-journalistic essays that won awards. When he'd landed a coffee table book deal, she'd been the first he'd called to tell her all about what it had been like, what they should be doing, how unfair it was that by virtue of living closest to where the kaiju were likely to hit, they were given less priority by the government.
The project is a work in progress. It's one of those things Naomi would actually like to talk to Raleigh about, but she can tell by the way he'd said what he did at the press con that it's as touchy a subject as hey come, so she lets the idea lie. ] It's the media and reporters and the fascination with the fact that they've never quite had people like you and Mako before. It's the glory of a story and getting there first, about asking the wrong questions in order to get the right answers.
[ She leans sideways on the counter, shoulders squared towards him. ] Just don't play their game. Play yours. A story always has multiple sides to it, so just pick the one that speaks best for you and run with it as best as you can. You and Mako already have international favor in your corner [ she decides to let him in on a little intel at this point ] and for the record, there are social polls on how badly the press botched that question. You guys are the sweethearts of the whole planet, Raleigh. I don't think the press will try anything like that again - not for awhile.