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Tweak says, "I love Harry Potter"

Max Main ≡ Lois Lane (bylined) wrote in musings,
@ 2010-09-18 17:04:00

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j. jonah jameson, lois lane

B Gallagher
[Locked to B Gallagher's work e-mail]
Do you have Monroe trailing me, boss?

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	[Reply E-Mail] bigincharge 2010-09-18 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	Why would I hire a reporter to trail a reporter whose job it is to trail other people? I'm not made of money, Main. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bylined 2010-09-18 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	Because, Sir, you're smart even if you're not made of money. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bigincharge 2010-09-18 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	Are you saying that it would be smart for me to have you trailed? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bylined 2010-09-18 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	No, because anything I find out is going to make it on your front page. You know that. I'm all about the byline. Monroe isn't supposed to put me on the radar before I can close in on your story. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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bigincharge
2010-09-18 09:41 pm UTC (link)

For God's sake, Main, I'm not your teacher and this is not first grade. Let me break this down for you.

Fact: You went to a high-profile party with a high-profile date.
Fact: You knew that we were covering the party.
Fact: Either you understood what you were getting into and were fine with it or didn't consider it at all and should have known better.
Fact: I don't make exceptions.

You put yourself in this situation of your own free will. Monroe went into a few details I didn't think were necessary, but I can't write the whole damn paper myself now, can I? We won't be running a gossip column on the front page every week, so as long as you stay out of major functions, I think you'll find that you get exactly what you want.

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	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bylined 2010-09-18 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	And if it costs you something better, you're okay with that, Sir? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bigincharge 2010-09-18 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	If you up and quit over something you got yourself into willingly, you aren't the woman I thought you were. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bylined 2010-09-18 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	Did I say I was quitting? Because I don't see that anywhere. Bottom line - next time Monroe doesn't give me the courtesy of letting me know before I end up in his article, I'm going to break his nose. He lives with me; I can do it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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bigincharge
2010-09-18 10:00 pm UTC (link)

Your entire tone was that of a 14 year old girl refusing to do chores. Forgive me if I misinterpreted that.

I don't care what you two do to each other on your own time. If you and Monroe are having problems on your honeymoon, just keep it out of my building and - more importantly - out of my newspaper. I am not here to play peer mediator to a pack of two year olds. The next time you or Monroe waste my time with this grade school nonsense, you're both fired. Do you hear me?

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	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bylined 2010-09-18 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Apology accepted, Sir. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bigincharge 2010-09-19 02:55 am UTC (link)
	If that's all you took away from my last e-mail, your days are numbered, Main. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bylined 2010-09-19 03:10 am UTC (link)
	I've landed on the front page more often than anyone else on your staff, and I chase a story like no one else on your staff. If my days are numbered, you might as well tell me now, because I am having a shit day, Sir. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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bigincharge
2010-09-19 03:16 am UTC (link)

You're a good reporter, Main. One day, you might be a great one. But you will not ever even reach the outer edges of your potential if you take every damn thing personally and rage like an angry child. You're pissed at Monroe? Write a better article than he ever will and keep him off my front page. But don't come crying to me because you didn't cover your own ass.

I don't give a damn if you're having a shit day. We all have shit days. This is a newspaper, Main. You're a professional. Act like it or take a sabbatical until you've grown up enough to keep a job like a grown-up.

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	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bylined 2010-09-19 03:20 am UTC (link)
	[After a minute of hesitation, during which she decides to stand her ground.] I was just asking if you set him on my tail, which was a fair question to ask, given the front page story, Sir. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bigincharge 2010-09-19 03:22 am UTC (link)
	I repeat: you went to the charity ball thrown by Thomas Brandon III with Thomas Brandon III. If you stay arm-in-arm with the man at the center of things, you'll get noticed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bylined 2010-09-19 03:25 am UTC (link)
	This isn't about the ball, Gallagher. I'm trying to find out if I can trust the man living in my apartment. He uses emoticons. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bigincharge 2010-09-19 03:31 am UTC (link)
	Haven't you learned anything, Main? You can't trust anyone. [...] Emoticons. A professional writer that uses emoticons. ~~When did I start employing chimpanzees?~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bylined 2010-09-19 03:37 am UTC (link)
	You sound like my father, Gallagher. I don't trust men that use emoticons. I don't trust women in general. New story on your desk Tuesday. A good one. You'll like it. It might even win you an industry award. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bigincharge 2010-09-19 04:42 am UTC (link)
	Then he was a very smart man. And you are sexist. I'm praying to God that it makes me dance a jig. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bylined 2010-09-19 04:50 am UTC (link)
	Make sure Russo takes a picture for me, Sir. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Reply E-Mail] bigincharge 2010-09-19 04:52 am UTC (link)
	He will. (Reply to this) (Parent)