beyondskyfall | Bringing Style to the Aquarium

Bringing Style to the Aquarium | Chapter 1

Faith: A little warning would’ve been nice. What do you want?

Brad: I have a job for you. We received a request from the aquarium for Heroes to do some PR for them.

Faith: ...Is that really a job for Heroes?

Brad: Of course it is. Community involvement is an indispensable part of your job.

Faith: Okaaay, but why me? I don’t know the first thing about aquariums.

Brad: They requested a veteran/rookie duo.

Jay was selected as the veteran, and you as the rookie.

Faith: ...? I still don’t understand why I was chosen.

If they picked Jay for their veteran, then shouldn’t the rookie spot go to Gray or Billy?

Brad: You were chosen because you were deemed the rookie with the best sense of style.

Faith: You need a sense of style for this job?

Brad: Indeed. I’m told they want to hand out T-shirts designed by the Heroes to their visitors in order to draw more traffic.

Faith: Not a bad plan for PR purposes... If we take Jay out of the design process, that is.

...Do you not know?

Brad: I’m afraid I’m largely unfamiliar with his tastes.

Though I suppose it’s true that I’ve tried to avoid giving him jobs like this in the past.

Faith: That’s probably the right move from a business perspective. But if he was hand-picked for the job, it’s not like you can tell them no.

Brad: Exactly. Which is why I need you to back him up.

Faith: No way, I can’t do that. Even if I relented l and took the job, keeping him in line would be such a pain in the ass.

Why don’t I just do everything myself and give all the credit to Jay?

Brad: Deceiving Jay would only be a temporary solution and an overall bigger waste of time.

Plus... Jay himself is already interested in participating.

Faith: I see...

Brad: I’m afraid so. So please, just do what you can to make the best of the situation.

Faith: ...Fiiine, I’ll do it. Not like anybody wants to see Uncle Jay all down in the dumps, anyway.

But I can’t guarantee anything.

Brad: I know. Thank you.

I hate to rush you, but we actually have an online meeting with one of the staff members from the aquarium. I need you and Jay to join me in the Briefing Room.

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Jay: I’m really excited about doing this PR for the aquarium.

Not only that, but they’re going to print shirts with a design I made?

I’m happy as a clam! ♪

Faith: ......

Staff: We’re thrilled to know you’re excited about this opportunity. There are sure to be a lot of visitors, too.

Jay: I’ll do my best not to let anyone down.

Faith: ...Sigh...

(It’d be faster to just let me do everything... But it’s not like I can say that when he’s this happy about it.)

Staff: The schedule through the day of the event is outlined in this document. We need to stay on track, so please, give us a good design!

Jay: Of course. I’ll design a shirt that’s worthy of being used for the aquarium’s PR!

Staff: We’re counting on you. You too, Faith-san.

Faith: Roger, I’ll do my best.

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