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Alex lives for the present (pastperfection) wrote in neeps,
@ 2018-03-02 20:12:00

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! ic/ooc, # montrose, ada olivier, alasdair maddock, alex winters, dani miracle, elektra yaxley, jason king, kenna mcleod, lennox campbell, mg mcgonagall, michael corner, roger davies

IC/OOC - Who's Ready to Meet Montrose's New PR Guy?

internalmemo Montrose Magpies Team PR Office
2 March 2000 TO: Montrose Staff and Players FROM: Montrose Magpies Team Office SUBJECT: Getting to Know You!
Hello, Magpies! No doubt, you have seen a new face around the offices, so I thought I'd send out a memo to briefly introduce myself. My name is Alex Winters, and I'll be taking over the Public Relations position from Aureliana effective immediately. She's agreed to stay on for a brief time as we transition her work to me, and I'm very excited to get started here! I'm sure all of you have appreciated the hard work she put in during the interim. A little about me: I was born in Scotland, but moved to America when I was really little, and grew up in Seattle, WA. I went to Ilvermorny- Go, Horned Serpents!- and then interned for a marketing firm in Manhattan before being hired on full time. This was my primary background- international corporate accounts- for nearly ten years, when I felt it was time for a change. But I'm not here to bore you with the details! I'd really like to get to know everyone here, but I know that everyone is busy with three upcoming matches this month, so I'm asking if you could please find the time to either schedule a time or just stop by my office for a brief 5-10 minute chat so I can get to know the team a little better. If you find you don't have time, or small talk just really isn't your thing, I've attached a brief form that includes some talking points you can also use if you wish. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you, and can't wait to see the Unbeatable Magpies in action again!

MADE BY TESSISAMESS···································

(Please feel free to use this post as an IC/OOC, or we can treat it like a journal if your staff member/team player prefers the written medium.)

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Re: Meetings Thursday March 8, before practice.

left_magpie
2018-03-21 06:04 am UTC (link)

Gregor nods at Alex's sentiment. He wondered how old Alex was. He seemed about Gregor's age, maybe younger. "Well, that ties back. I needed to work multiple jobs because I suddenly had Lynn to worry about. I couldn't live in my student rathole anymore."

Gregor topped off his mug of horrible work tea. "So, you know about Jason and his work on the plight of the muggleborn, right? Imagine someone thrust into magical society at age 11, who hasn't heard of our currency, whose family can't help them, and you have a population destined for abject poverty OR a ministry career as a paper pusher, which coincidentally, the education system has been training you to do.

"Now imagine how poor you are if you give all that glamorous paper pushing to be a magical bagpiper.

"Now imagine that your muggle family was the muggle equivalent of exactly that poor. Three jobs seems a blessing, if you can find them."

"So, I'm not exactly coaching just for the huge raise, but I am quitting my other jobs so I can be a better coach and because I got that raise.

"But if you look at Montrose and Portree, and somewhat at Wigtown, you'll find that we've all been playing with and against each other since Hogwarts. Jason and Lennox and Mad Duck and Angus and Dunny and Lex and Mel and Fraser. When I was a second year, Elsie MacFusty was my captain and Sebastian Cavallero was her deepest rival. We've all done nothing but play for and against each other for twenty years. I have no idea what we'll all do when we can't play any more. Or I don't know what they'll do."

"Here I am, 34, and I'm not in playing shape. I never was. I was close. I might've made reserves, if things were different. Coaching keeps me doing the brains part of the game, but not the brawn part. Coaching seems like a great deal to me."

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Re: Meetings Thursday March 8, before practice.

pastperfection
2018-03-21 01:47 pm UTC (link)

"No doubt, no doubt," Alex said in the face of the impromptu and rather sobering history lesson. He recognized most of the names Gregor had listed, added them to the patchwork story he was still piecing together. He had to admit to himself that it was hard to really relate, though he'd known and been friends with plenty of no-maj born wizards at school and beyond. It wasn't all that comparable, however, on deeper reflection, but that wasn't about to be something he necessarily shared today. This wasn't his story, after all.

"Sounds like a potent combination of circumstance and skill that brought you to your current path." Alex paused for a second, and rolled his eyes at himself. "And I probably sound like a pretentious asshole." He offered the other wizard a sheepish grin. "Sorry. You'll let me know if there's anything I can do for you, right? PR, and otherwise. I..."

Alex trailed off thoughtfully. "Remind me to send you something I put together at school. Maybe it could help with some of those 'now imagine's. Who knows."

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Re: Meetings Thursday March 8, before practice.

left_magpie
2018-03-23 02:54 pm UTC (link)

"As the assistant coach, I'm more of the machinery of making sure Montrose works, making sure Coach McGonagall has family time and doesn't get wound too tightly, making sure that the bludgers get put out in the morning, that kind of thing. If I ever end up in PR, it'll be in the background of somebody else's story."

"For what it's worth, you don't actually sound like a prat, but if you're writing down your opinions of the team based on interviews like this, I'd suggest keeping that journal in the safe..."

"I have to warn you the place of pride in the category of refrigerator art is reserved for the artworks Lynn has yet to send home to her loving Uncle, or perhaps a stellar grade report, but you have piqued my curiosity."

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Re: Meetings Thursday March 8, before practice.

pastperfection
2018-03-23 05:34 pm UTC (link)

Alex smiled again. "I'm sure Coach MG appreciates everything you do- as does the rest of the team. Can't exactly build a strong one without the right support."

He chuckled and shook his head. "Oh, believe me, I have that shit on lockdown. Triple deadlock sealed. If even a tenth of what I've written down over the years got out-" He drew his finger across his neck to illustrate the consequences.

"Well, I doubt this will compare at all to your niece's masterpieces, but I'll make sure it gets in your hands sooner rather than later. Thanks again for the tea, Gregor, and the chat. Feel free to drag me away from my office anytime."

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	Re: Meetings Thursday March 8, before practice. left_magpie 2018-03-23 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	"If you ever decide to write your tell-all memoirs and go into hiding, I would represent you to the British publishing industry at very competitive rates." "Thanks for joining me, and hearing me out. If you need anything from me, like a pibroch, for instance, let me know." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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