you're doing so well at putting everything into words that i have in my mind about her family. the fords have definitely done a lot for his center but like you said, they're more interested in positive pr. i'm thinking that the first time she showed up, it was solely for her parents but seeing what they do and making some connections led her to come back more often on her own. maybe she's pretty regular, just to make that solid connection with cal!
she's already started shedding light on her family's misdeeds but it's still only a few months old so i don't know how well known it is yet? it's slowly starting to spread though, especially throughout the communities that her information may have a direct impact on. so eventually, she can post a real ~shocker~ or something and he can't help but confide in her about the impact? or maybe he's even trying to show some empathy because of what's being said. hmm.