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

[meteormercenary]

Jesus Christ, the guy can talk! Jacob takes a step back as he tries to let the man talk, but, the more it goes on, the more off-put Jacob looks. He's almost sorry he asked. But, he listens to the end, trying as it may be.

"Yes, you're right, they are a tight-knit group. So much so, that I'm not even a part of them. I'm not friends with any of the Numbered." Okay, so that last part is a bit of a lie. He likes to think he's at least friends with Tony. But, he chooses not to make himself known to the Numbered, and he's certainly not into being someone's source for advertisement. And, again, it begs the question of how they know he's a Numbered.

He takes a look at the man's slides. He thinks to himself that a child could do better with a stick and some water. With or without the slides' help, Jacob is rapidly losing interest. And, the guy is making sense, he supposes. But, this seems like something you see in a pyramid scheme. Maybe he should just go home before he offers the guy another opportunity to spew more word-vomit.

"Look, it's good and all that you're willing to show us you've changed, but I'm afraid I'm not suitable for what you have in mind. I'm not exactly eager to let the Numbered know I'm one of them. And how you found out yourselves is something I'm even less thrilled about. Thank you for the offer, but I don't think I'm interested."

[raisednpcs]

He sure does look off-put... hmm. The suit has a sudden and growing feeling that he's not going to catch this one.

"I'm not asking you to be friends with them - but if one of them brings up a matter we're involved in, I'm just looking for someone that can help swing things in our direction. There's a lot of blind hate, you see, and that doesn't help anyone. We want to be able to get our foot in the door, and that's why we're looking for people." It seems a simple enough explanation - enough that there is mercifully no slide to deal with.

"If you're not interested, of course, we understand. Not everyone would want to cooperate with us so suddenly. But if you change your mind, give us a call." He draws a business card from his pocket, professional and well-designed, and holds it out. "Between you and I, I understand that being suddenly thrust into a situation like this is hard. Crazy, even. I understand that this sounds like a terrible idea and you're wondering what the catch is. There isn't one, but that's hard to trust, right?" He's being... surprisingly honest, and sincere. "Take some time to think about it. We won't wait forever, but we'll give you a short while to consider our offer. If you should change your mind, call us."

[meteormercenary]

Jacob feels baited, but asks anyway. "And just how am I supposed to 'swing it' your direction? I'm not the sort to just be agreeable, and if people have more proof of wrong than right, I have nothing to work with."

He takes the business card and stares at it. It definitely looks better than the flyers; he reads it over a couple times before pocketing it.

"Fine, I'll think about it. Is there any way I can get more information? I like to know exactly what I'm getting myself into, should I decide to do it."

Jacob's demeanor is completely uncertain, and he's not sure whether to believe the guy or take it as a blatant lie. With all the missing spots, it's hard to choose one.

[raisednpcs]

"I'm just asking you to keep an eye on what's going on, and be positive about the good things," he insists. "I'm not asking you to play up an explosion or something mysterious. But if we release a beneficial new product, or we start a public works campaign, we want people that'll be willing to happy about those things, instead of wondering what we're up to." Quite enough of that happens already on the news; having it happen on the network is asking for trouble down the line. "From there, we might have other work for you, from time to time - if you want it. If not, we'll let you continue to sell flowers as you are."

Taking another card out, he gestures to the front. "My office, the Numbered Relations Department, has contact information on here - you can direct questions there. If you want to get back to me, let them know who you are and that you want to talk to your recruiter. They'll transfer you." On closer inspection... this suit's name isn't even on the card. Is he new or something? "If you decide to work with us, there's a little bit of paperwork - you can't agree to help and then blast us on social media, that kind of thing. You don't get paid for that," he adds lightly.