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maskormenace2015-08-04 09:49 am
rathercommon) wrote in maskormenace2015-08-04 09:49 am
Entry tags:
- jonathan crane | scarecrow,
- knock out | n/a,
- tadashi hamada | n/a,
- † april ludgate | janet snakehole,
- † billy kaplan | wiccan,
- † d'artagnan | n/a,
- † dave strider | knight of time,
- † dorian gray | n/a,
- † frederick chilton | chief of staff!!,
- † hartley rathaway | the pied piper,
- † jacob taylor | the protector,
- † jeff winger | wingman,
- † jesse pinkman | diesel,
- † karen starr | power girl,
- † kitty jones | n/a,
- † kotetsu t. kaburagi | wild tiger,
- † michael jon carter | booster gold,
- † minato arisato | n/a,
- † owen burnett (puck) | n/a,
- † raina | n/a,
- † reggie mantle | n/a,
- † riku | darkeater,
- † riza hawkeye | the hawk's eye,
- † sabriel | abhorsen,
- † tachikoma | n/a
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Hullo, everyone. It's Kitty. I've not been around for a little while, but - I'm back now. In Heropa. And, erm - just for anyone who cares - both Mandrake and Bartimaeus have gone home. So I'm the only one left from my world now.
[ Her expression following that announcement is a mixture of disgust (because that sounded dreary and pathetic, didn't it) and sadness. Then, with a little shake of her head (you can practically hear her telling herself to stiffen her upper lip) she continues on: ]
Right. So - all right. I recently made a rumblr - that's an account on the website rumblr-dot-com - and I've actually managed to get quite a few followers. It turns out people are completely mad for having imPorts friended on social media. Anyway, it's actually really great - there are lots of really worthy causes out there, and when I pick them up they get spread around pretty nicely. It keeps this celebrity thing from being overbearingly stupid. I generally ask my followers to bring causes to my attention. This week I'm trying to help raise funds for maintaining latrines in areas where people practice open defecation. A lack of proper sanitation is linked incredibly closely to higher rates of infant mortality and shorter lifespans, but a billion people in the world live without access to it. And it doesn't take all that much money to make a change. So I'm trying to raise funds for that this week. Next week, we're going to be taking a look at raising money to help with mass deworming.
My rumblr is called 'therealkittyjones,' if anyone wants to follow me.
I'm also looking for people to help out with some fundraising for these causes. I've been in touch with a radio station, and I'm thinking we ought to do a celebrity version of two truths and a lie - in honor of all that rubbish at the last swear-in, you know. What happens is you come onto the program and you give me two true statements and one lie. Listeners go online and they wager five dollars on which one's the lie. If they get it right, they get an autographed picture of you, and if they get it wrong then their money just goes to charity. You'll also put up some of your own money, and if I manage to guess on-air which one's the lie you have to donate too. I've gotten asks for some of the imPorts in particular - [ She leans forward and clicks to another window on her communicator, her eyes moving as she reads. ] So, Superman, Mr Stark, Mr Hundred, Mr Wayne, Mr Gamagori, Mr Taylor, Mr Xanatos, Mr Callaghan, consider yourselves called out - you know, reading off all those men, I just realized how sexist my followers are, eurgh. There are a few women on this list too, but not nearly enough. Olivier, Sabriel, Power Girl...Actually, you know, pretty much everybody's interesting to the locals. I think all of you are on here, the list is like five pages long. We've just got far too many men here, haven't we?
[ And she sits back, her eyes focusing as she comes back to the window of her webcam. ]
Anyway, it'll only take about an hour of your time, and it's for a good cause. A series of good causes. Plus you'll get to talk about yourself, and I've never met anyone who wasn't at least a little bit obsessed with themselves. So...let me know if you're interested and I'll set up all the details.
Right. Anyway, thanks for listening.
[ Her expression following that announcement is a mixture of disgust (because that sounded dreary and pathetic, didn't it) and sadness. Then, with a little shake of her head (you can practically hear her telling herself to stiffen her upper lip) she continues on: ]
Right. So - all right. I recently made a rumblr - that's an account on the website rumblr-dot-com - and I've actually managed to get quite a few followers. It turns out people are completely mad for having imPorts friended on social media. Anyway, it's actually really great - there are lots of really worthy causes out there, and when I pick them up they get spread around pretty nicely. It keeps this celebrity thing from being overbearingly stupid. I generally ask my followers to bring causes to my attention. This week I'm trying to help raise funds for maintaining latrines in areas where people practice open defecation. A lack of proper sanitation is linked incredibly closely to higher rates of infant mortality and shorter lifespans, but a billion people in the world live without access to it. And it doesn't take all that much money to make a change. So I'm trying to raise funds for that this week. Next week, we're going to be taking a look at raising money to help with mass deworming.
My rumblr is called 'therealkittyjones,' if anyone wants to follow me.
I'm also looking for people to help out with some fundraising for these causes. I've been in touch with a radio station, and I'm thinking we ought to do a celebrity version of two truths and a lie - in honor of all that rubbish at the last swear-in, you know. What happens is you come onto the program and you give me two true statements and one lie. Listeners go online and they wager five dollars on which one's the lie. If they get it right, they get an autographed picture of you, and if they get it wrong then their money just goes to charity. You'll also put up some of your own money, and if I manage to guess on-air which one's the lie you have to donate too. I've gotten asks for some of the imPorts in particular - [ She leans forward and clicks to another window on her communicator, her eyes moving as she reads. ] So, Superman, Mr Stark, Mr Hundred, Mr Wayne, Mr Gamagori, Mr Taylor, Mr Xanatos, Mr Callaghan, consider yourselves called out - you know, reading off all those men, I just realized how sexist my followers are, eurgh. There are a few women on this list too, but not nearly enough. Olivier, Sabriel, Power Girl...Actually, you know, pretty much everybody's interesting to the locals. I think all of you are on here, the list is like five pages long. We've just got far too many men here, haven't we?
[ And she sits back, her eyes focusing as she comes back to the window of her webcam. ]
Anyway, it'll only take about an hour of your time, and it's for a good cause. A series of good causes. Plus you'll get to talk about yourself, and I've never met anyone who wasn't at least a little bit obsessed with themselves. So...let me know if you're interested and I'll set up all the details.
Right. Anyway, thanks for listening.
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[ Which is why she can remain a firm believer that there's more good than bad in their small population. ]
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But I choose to try and see the best of people.
[ To a degree. She's not naive, that's one thing. ]
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[ She tilts her head slightly to the side, thinking that over. ]
Have you seen a lot of bad? [ Then - ] Sorry, that could sort of be a personal question, couldn't it.
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I have too. On both counts. But -
[ She chews her lip nervously. Because this woman has accomplished way more than Kitty has, but she also sounds sort of...tired. A little beaten-down, maybe? God, she hopes she's not going to offend. ]
Obviously, you're a really absurdly brilliant and strong person. And your faith in people carries you through to do amazing things - I mean, people on the internet love you. I just - in my own experience, and I'm not trying to teach you anything or anything like that so don't take it like that at all - I always find that when I expect things out of people like good or bad, I get disappointed. You know. Like - it's tough having a standard, or expectations like that, thoughts of actual morality...I think sometimes when I'm feeling beaten-down, it helps to think instead in terms of individual acts, and what people wanted to achieve with them. Like - I think about someone's intense, earnest, whole-hearted desire to make another person happy. And remembering that kindness reminds me to be kind, and it's so easy to turn a small kindness into a big one. If that makes sense. And...doesn't sound like I'm just lecturing you about how to be a hero, which obviously you don't need any help with.
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[ She's surprised to hear she's gained popularity on the internet, mostly because she did lose her mind back in June no thanks to Lucifer and wreck some things in De Chima and Maurtia Falls as a result. ]
That's sweet. Hope can be a dangerous thing at times, but pessimism has never suited me. I've been doing this long enough to see both sides. I've been disappointed and the whole shebang, too.
It's unfortunate to hear though that others have experienced similar in their worlds. [ Because Kitty seems so young, but the world can oftentimes teach youth harsh lessons without restriction. ] And yeah, I do this because I not only care about protecting people and know I have the power to do something about it, but because in doing good others will follow in their own ways.