Thunder Corp Recruitment Drive

[raisednpcs]

Who: Everyone who agreed to be approached by Thunder Corp
When: September 21st
What: Thunder Corp is out to recruit
Where: Various Locations

On the date of September 21st, the visitations begin.

For some, they arrive in the form of men in well-pressed business suits. All of them are fit and attractive, almost artificially so, carrying suitcases that contain contracts they wish for those they approach to sign. Their friendliness is also absolute, though they are somehow aggressive at the same time. They've bought themselves into absolutely every location possible, either having traveled great distances with ease or simply found people where they would logically be. In any case, they approach their "targets" out of the blue, greeting them with an outstretched hand and an aggressively polite demeanor.

Still others receive a message in the form of electronic mail. The approach is different simply as a matter of personal resource. How exactly did they find out your e-mail address? Why, it's for the same reason they're able to approach people wherever they happen to be right now: They're Thunder Corp, and they are very resourceful! That's how!

A much more pressing question would be... how did they know you are a Numbered?

[OOC: There's two threads you can reply off of depending on how you decided to be contacted, ones for being approached in person, and ones for being contacted by personal e-mail.]

Comments

[oncedevil]

So long as he keeps his hands where Tony can see them and a respectful distance away, he'll tolerate it. Anything else and he can just leave, there's nothing to force him to stay put and put up with being annoyed.

"What company?" His eyes narrow and he shifts his feet. "How do you know about that?" Is a year not long enough to disappear? Tony's honestly rather surprised anyone knew he existed other than his own close knit circle. But then he wasn't very subtle toward the end.

[raisednpcs]

The man is nothing if not respectful. He's approaching a lot of Numbered today, and he knows that he's unlikely to get what he wants from some of them if he's too pushy or aggressive about it.

"You've almost certainly heard of us. We're known as Thunder Corp," he says, keeping his smile in place as though bracing for a negative reaction. "We'd like to discuss a unique opportunity with you, as well as compensation for your involvement. I think you'll find what we're willing to offer very generous."

[oncedevil]

"You guys!?" Oh yes, he knows of them. And from the way the guy seems to brace in anticipation he's expecting this kind of response. "Pretty ballsy marching up to Numbered like this after the stunts you guys pulled back then, don't you think?" But he's staying perched on his little concrete outcropping.

It's safe there, high ground, and he can keep an eye on what this guy is up to."What do you think you could possibly offer after all of that?" Thunder Corp didn't exactly make friends with their actions, and further antagonizing the Numbered? Probably not the best way to get them to cooperate.

[raisednpcs]

The man manages to remain calm in spite of Tony's less than pleased reaction, because yes, he absolutely was expecting it.

"Ballsy? Perhaps..." he says with a slight smile. "I can understand your trepidation in working with us after, ah... the Calamity and events related to it. But we're under new management, and we think that we can reach a mutually beneficial agreement with quite a few of you, if only you're open-minded enough to consider it."

[oncedevil]

"New management," He sounds dubious, eyes narrowed in suspicion. But still he doesn't move from his perch. If he really wasn't interested, there's very little that could force Tony to stay put. He's morbidly curious if nothing else.

"So what's this supposedly beneficial agreement of yours? Your boys already started up the smear campaign on us, why should we trust you now? Sounds to me like your just up to your old tricks."

[raisednpcs]

The man's expression schools itself into careful sympathy, touched with a little bit of hurt for good measure. "You misunderstand," he insists softly. "It's not like that at all. We want to help; like you, we care about Locke City and the rebuilding efforts, and we're working diligently on that, and we can't do it without Numbered support. Payment would be very handsome," he adds. "I'm not asking for a decision now, at any rate, just for you to think about it."

[oncedevil]

Tony is fairly certain every bit of that expression is about as honest as his own threat displays. Actually, probably even less. "Do I? Pretty sure wording things like 'if they really cared but they don't so they left us all out to dry with their mess' counts as manipulation, pal. And pretty low and dirty, too. You guys ever think of trying 'please'? Works wonders, you'd be amazed."

He straightens up again, turning to face the businessman more fully while crossing his arms over his chest. With a little effort Tony could look fairly imposing. "I'll think on it. You need a few snakes tossed out of the yard, that's something we can work with. But I'm not signing any contracts."

[raisednpcs]

"Manners are very beneficial," the representative agrees blandly, seeming as though he's doing everything he can to avoid angering the dangerous guy echoing back a demon he's addressing. "Unfortunately not all of us have final say in what goes out to press, and that's one reason we're so anxious to mend and strengthen our PR department. There's clearly been some difficulty in reaching your demographic, and we want to remedy that by bringing some of you aboard and adding you to our payroll."

[oncedevil]

It's probably wise. Fortunately Tony has a fairly decent handle on his demon, most of the time, but it's still better to aggravate him unnecessarily. Although at worst he'll probably just leave in a huff, rather than go for outright violence. That's his Doppelganger's department.

"Right..." He does settle a little, no use shouting at a low level employee about the boss's decisions. Not his fault the PR department decided to be assholes. "Gee, I wonder why that might be?" He muses to no one in particular. "The murder, maybe? Nah, couldn't be." Okay, maybe he'll stop being a complete smart-ass. "No contracts." He repeats.

He may help, it might be interesting. But he's not signing up for full-time.

[raisednpcs]

The man's grin broadens; good. There's some progress being made here, and he's glad that he has something to show for it.

"I'm so glad you're reconsidering. And I'm afraid you'll have to sign something, or else how will you cash your paycheck?" he asks with a softer, charming smile.

[oncedevil]

"You'll pay me cash. Under the table, like any other good shady and questionable organization." He responds with a cocky grin, flashing a fang for good measure, and a wink.

A little extra cash might be nice. And it would give him some things to beat up, an outlet he rather desperately needs. Why not put the two together?

[raisednpcs]

The man seems like he wasn't expecting this answer, but even if it's not ideal, it seems to satisfy him.

"If you're willing to do the job, I'm sure we can work something out. I'll need to talk to my superiors before I make any kind of promise, and obviously, anything we sign is something you'll need to as well if you want us to be accountable for it... we'll also need a way to contact you once these terms have been discussed by our legal team."

[oncedevil]

There are times when Tony surprises even himself. He's not exactly business savvy by any means, but his other's more cautious nature when it comes to handing out information does him good on occasion. At least when it comes to being weird and mysterious.

"No promises. I'll give you a number, but it's not for social calls." A pay for minutes cheap general store phone, no less. Because that's what Tony prefers and it makes keeping tabs on him harder. Absolutely no contracts.

[raisednpcs]

Tony might not be business-savvy, but this man is, perhaps more than he's letting on.

"Yes, excellent. And you can rest assured that the only calls you'll be receiving will be strictly business-related," he vows. "We'll be in touch, then, and I'll let you get back to your day as soon as I have that information."

[oncedevil]

He needs his other to come bail him out of this mess, but it's too late he's gone in too deep.

Live and learn? Maybe? "Got a pen?" Because he'd really like to be left alone now so he can get going. Got a lot of traveling to do, you know.

[raisednpcs]

The man reaches into his pocket, withdrawing a beautiful fountain pen and handing it over, along with a small notepad in a metal case.

"Thank you very much for your cooperation, Mr. Sparado. I think I speak for many at Thunder Corp when I saw that it's a relief to us."

[oncedevil]

Tony finally slides down off his little concrete perch to accept the offered notebook and pen, quickly jotting down his number though he does take a brief moment to appreciate how nice the pen is. Wow such a fancy pen.

"Sure. Try not to stab us in the back while you're at it, yeah?"

He offers the notebook and pen back when he's done.

[raisednpcs]

It's pretty much the Cadillac of pens.

"Try to have some faith, Mr. Sparado," the man says, taking back the notebook and pen and pocketing them with a gentle smile. "I believe you will not be disappointed."