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[mattelrealist]

[ The feed opens on an attractive woman sitting on a standard-issue Heropan Housing couch, smiling with friendly demeanor at the camera. She has long, shimmery blond hair tied up in a high ponytail, bright blue eyes, and eyelashes thick enough to smother a fire. She's definitely the type to know how to prepare to be on camera, because that makeup is flawless; you can't even see her pores. (If... she even has them... ?)

She waves at the camera. ]

Good evening, everyone! I'm Barbie. I arrived here a few weeks ago, but things have been so crazy, I haven't had a chance to talk to you all! I'm super excited to meet you.

Now, I'll admit, becoming a "Registered Hero" isn't what I had planned for this month... or this year! But I've heard about what sort of trouble this place is in, and there's no way I can turn down a request for help so dire. There are so many dangers here... like spies! And kidnappers! And, worst of all... undersized sunglasses!

[ Conspiratorial, with her hand near her mouth for a secret: ] That's a fashion misdemeanor in Malibu. [ And with that out of the way, she straightens back up, her expression warm and welcoming. For someone that looks like she walked out of a makeup commercial (or maybe one for shampoo?), her friendliness and bubbly mood both seem very sincere. ]

While I'm here, I'm going to do everything I can to help. I may only be a toothpaste spokesmodel right now—

[ In what is clearly a practiced gesture, Barbie slips an object out of her purse without looking away from the camera, and for a short, smiling pose brandishes a tube of Gum Belle^® brand toothpaste—and did her teeth just sparkle on cue? That had to be a trick of the light, right?—before slipping it out of sight as if the whole promo never happened. ]

—But if you need a doctor, or a gymnastics coach, or an engineer, or a fashion designer, or a life guard, or an astronaut, or a dolphin trainer... well, you get the idea! Or even if you just need a friend to talk to, I'll be right here in Heropa.

I hope we can all be great friends.

Comments

[mattelrealist]

What can I say? Time management runs in the family. We Roberts girls know how to make the most of what we have!

[ Then, quieter, with a hand to her mouth for a secret: ] Some careers are easier to train for, once you have experience in the same field.

[youbastard]

That's really impressive. You should see about offering to teach people that skill. [Really a lot of people could use it.]

I could see how that'd work out. The job they gave me here was pretty easy to train for because I already had some of the skills.

[mattelrealist]

Stacie's a lot better at it than I am; she can craft a schedule so tight, not even air can get out!

That didn't come out right, did it? What I mean is, she's a master at getting everything that needs to get done... well, done! I wish you could meet her.

What job do you have?

[youbastard]

She sounds like she'd be a good friend to have in certain situations.

EMT.

[mattelrealist]

She's a great friend, and a wonderful sister. [ Agreeing and moving on!! Nobody wants to see her pull out her wallet and the practical family photo album it contains. ]

Do you like it?

[youbastard]

[She smiles a bit, but moves on.]

Yeah. It's tiresome work, but I think it's good work and I like being able to help people.

[mattelrealist]

Helping others is a wonderful thing. [ Agreeing, all positive demeanor. ] But don't let it tire you out too much! There are lots of other ways to help people, too.

[youbastard]

I don't mind being tired, really. Or working hard. Honestly, sometimes it's less hours than my job back home. [She's way too much of a work oriented person sometimes.]

[mattelrealist]

What did you do before?

[youbastard]

I was a heavy equipment pilot for the CEC. [A pause because she knows that means nothing to people here.] They're a deep space mining company.

[mattelrealist]

[ Her eyes just light up with interest. ]

Deep space mining? I've never considered that before. [ Astronaut, sure, how many times? ] What's it like?

[youbastard]

I don't think many people have, we didn't until we had to look somewhere other than Earth for resources. [She pauses] It's hard to describe. It's a long process and a pretty dangerous one, but it was a lot of fun and always exciting. I've gotten to see a lot of different places with the job.