Who: Lex Luthor (narrative) When: July 8th, 2012 (backdated) Where: Metropolis What: The change in climate Rating: G
The change in the weather was immediately picked up by LexCorp tech, and his bodyguard Mercy Graves delivered the news personally. The richest man in Metropolis and possibly the world mulled over it for six minutes before reaching for his office phone.
Calls were placed to the heads of the R&D department, private military police forces and emergency crews, along with the PR exec. Lex didn't bother with jotting notes down, the ideas flowed as they always did, succinctly and brilliantly.
"Clear space in downtown facilities for emergency shelters, making calls to homeless, senior care, and medical facilities first. I want every available generator found a place to be used, and staff assembled for mass food preparation. More city guard will be needed as the change in climate will make many desperate. More patrols with better weaponry on hand. Signage prominently displayed in every district, alerting citizens to exactly where shelters are and what they can expect from them.
Major news coverage, and I want to make a personal appearance in a shelter in Suicide Slums. Have Harold find some child with some kind of illness, weak looking, orphan, or at least with only one parent. We'll see that the parent finds a job with LexCorp with substantial pay, all televised of course. Along with this, I also want a public statement of help offered to all major cities across the U.S. from LexCorp. I want everyone to know exactly how much this company cares about the well being of human life.
I predict stock shares to rise within a week."
He finished the call and sat back at his desk, fingers tapping on the surface. Any major catastrophe could be reckoned with, used, and spun into someone's favor, it just took the right kind of genius. And there was a reason Lex Luthor was the C.E.O. of LexCorp.