Factor Industries Charity Event: October 18th, 2016

[ceofactor]

Even for Benjamin Factor, arranging this charity event had been something of a challenge. Just as he held great influence in Gateway City, Thunder Corp's influence in Locke was great as well. But with time and money, all things were indeed possible in this case, and the Memorial Dance Hall was playing host to the night's events. It was a glamorous affair: politicians, captains of business, dignitaries, and celebrities had been invited. For whatever controversy that existed, the world legitimately wanted to heal the wounds left by the invasion, and that meant there were a lot of people who wanted to use events like this to either advance that cause, or to make themselves look good.

But they weren't the only sorts of individuals who had recieved an invitation.

Benjamin Factor had also made it so the Numbered would be invited to his little party. Arrivals through the teleporter would be greeted by drivers at the community center, and the same courtesy was extended to anyone who might live in Locke. The only stipulation? Was that anyone who came make an effort to make themselves presentable. If that was a problem, or anyone arrived without knowing, they had clothes on hand for people to change into.

Indeed, it seemed that the Numbered would be well provided for tonight. That being said, their presence would get people to talk, given the presence of news crews making live coverage. Nevertheless... "getting people to talk" seemed to be exactly what Benjamin Factor wanted to happen.

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Comments

[twobirdsonestone]

It was.

".....Ah. He probably is." Oh Carl, was there anything that you couldn't do? Reki had never had a manservant before, it felt right, somehow.

"To be honest.... I'm pretty glad about it, too. Maybe we really can make a difference with that Keldak's help." She shot a glance at Umi. "And we can enjoy a party too."

[mangata]

He wasn't really, truly, 'their' manservant, but... boy was he convenient. And he could probably do the Heimlich Maneuver if Umi started choking on a hunk of cheese.

Now that really is not how she plans to die.

"Who knew signing up to make the world a better place would lead to parties?" And the difficult parts couldn't be any worse than what they'd been through... right?

"It's far too crowded for my tastes, but other than that... it's nice." At least she's finally gotten herself calmed down from the borderline panic she was in when she arrived.

[twobirdsonestone]

He was basically their manservant. And he was convenient. It was like having another Umi around to tell Reki what she probably shouldn't do.... and then probably try to stop her if she does it anyways.

If she ever did die by choking on a piece of cheese, Reki would never let her hear the end of it... even if she was dead.

"It's the best thing to happen since we got that apartment." Did she ever thank Keldak for that? Hmm, maybe.

She nodded in agreement. "It kind of sucks... Do you think we could slip out without anyone noticing?"

[mangata]

Their beefy, terse manservant. Umi would not really appreciate the comparison, though, regardless of accuracy.

"There have been plenty of 'good things' relative to the past year, lately." Go thank Keldek he is the best.

Umi thinks for a moment. "I don't know. Maybe for a little bit, but we were brought here for a reason..."