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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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yaxlie
2018-03-09 03:36 am UTC (link)

Lex smiled, she didn't have a huge knowledge of muggle cinema, but she'd seen a handful of movies, mostly due to friendships with muggleborn quidditch players.

At Alex's enthusiasm for the flying horses, a soft look came over Lex's features, almost unheard of on the face of Montrose's star beater who was known for her brashness and being a bruiser on the pitch and a wildcard off. "I... I'm sure I could arrange a tour - or personally give you one. I mean, I grew up riding them and my father took me up on them before I ever sat on a broom."

There was a wistful look on her face, remembering the happy moments of riding Aethonans with her father when she was a child.

"A story? Er.. I don't think anyone's ever done one and there's been a lot of effort by my Mother - Una - to distance herself from my father and my father's family because of my Uncle Corban. I.. I wouldn't want to open the team up that might drag my family's past front and center. Montrose deserves better than that."

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pastperfection
2018-03-10 03:07 pm UTC (link)

For maybe the space of a breath, Alex was completely arrested by the expression on Lex's face. It caused him to draw in a sharp, but thankfully inaudible breath. "I-" he had to clear his throat, felt a flash of annoyance at himself- "I would really like that. Pardon the phrasing, but it sounds like you had a magical childhood."

He spread his hands out in a sign of acquiescence, inclining his head to her. "Understandable- although maybe we could still do something in the off season, just you and these amazing flying horses of yours. Nothing wrong with positive press if we frame it right and shop it around to the right outlets. But that's entirely up to you. In the meantime, I'll totally take you up on the tour gig."

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yaxlie
2018-03-10 05:15 pm UTC (link)

"It was... something." She knew it wasn't perfect, growing up in the shadow of a war with her family's beliefs. She knew it was privileged too. "I'd be happy to give you a tour anytime though, maybe even take you up riding if you want," she said, giving him a bit of a challenging grin.

"As for the story, maybe in the summer," she agreed with a slight nod. It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to have some positive Yaxley press. Hadn't that been what Ana wanted with her plans to have Lex and Micah in the park with children. "My sister had wanted to do some sort of positive spin story on me and Micah and we put her off.. it felt.... not like us. It's not that I mind the press, hell, normally I don't care one way or another what they say about me, but I don't want it to hurt Micah or Mel or Ana. Mel's got his career to worry about and even though Ana took Jamie's name, well, I wouldn't want to reflect badly on either of them."

She bit her lip. She hadn't mentioned her mother and that was... complicated. "You should know that I don't have the best relationship with my Mother, who's currently the face of Montrose ownership. It's civil and professional, but we've never seen eye to eye on things. And I think some people thing that I got my spot on Montrose because of my family, but all my stake in the team is frozen while I'm playing. Sometimes I hear things because of the family, but I try to keep them separate. My priority right now is on being a player."

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pastperfection
2018-03-11 01:14 am UTC (link)

"Riding on a flying horse? Sign me up! I'll even sign a waiver." Alex grinned at her, both joking and completely serious- at least on part of that.

He regarded her for a moment, and then set his wine glass to one side and leaned toward her. "Lex, it's my job to make your lives easier when it comes to the press, not harder. If I ever ask you to do anything that you're not comfortable with, I want you to tell me, and- I promise you- I'll either back off or find a way to rework the situation so that you are comfortable. This is your narrative- I'm just here for the presentation factor. And that goes for your relationships too, both on and off the pitch, regardless of your connections or family ties with ownership. I'm going to tell as much or as little of your story as you want."

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	Re: Meetings yaxlie 2018-03-11 04:15 am UTC (link)
	Lex grinned. "Just let me know when. As long as it's not during a game or practice." She game him a look. "And you're not going to run off and quit when I do something impulsive?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Meetings pastperfection 2018-03-12 01:02 pm UTC (link)
	Alex's smile deepened."Wild Aetheneans couldn't drag me away." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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