InsaneJournal

WHO: Claire Bennet, Priestly, and OPEN
WHAT: Selling white boards to the masses.
WHEN: Right after this. (Backdated to the morning following the arrival of the Gentlemen.)
WHERE: In front of the Housing Complex
RATING: TBD
STATUS: In Progress
NOTES: This scene is OPEN to anyone who wants to buy a white board or just jump in, in general!

She wasn't exploiting people. That was the common thought that kept flashing through Claire's mind as she and Priestly set up their table in front of the Housing Complex. She wasn't exploiting people. Exploitation was defined as 'the practice of taking selfish or unfair advantage of a person or situation, usually for personal gain'. Claire preferred to think of it as 'filling a need while happening to make a bit of money at the same time'. A splitting of hairs, perhaps, but it definitely worked for her. Besides, they'd paid $3 a piece for the white boards and were only charging $5. That was only a two dollar profit, to be split evenly, and all of the money was going to eventually go back to the city in some way anyway, right?

Eventually, she decided, if she kept telling herself such things, she would come to truly believe them.

For all of her uncertainty, though, she was going through with the plan. A sign was made that advertised the white boards as being cheap and readily available right out the front doors of where they were all living. Even as they were setting up, they'd managed to sell a handful to various townspeople who had wandered past. And she meant what she'd told Priestly. If a kid needed one, she'd hand it over without a single cent exchanging hands.

Casting a smile at the man beside her, Claire took a seat in one of the available chairs they'd brought out so they weren't on their feet all day. With her own whiteboard in hand, she scribbled out a note to him and held it up between them so he could read it.

Okay. I think we're ready to official "open".