Sam Merlotte (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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maskormenace2017-07-02 06:22 pm
shifting) wrote in maskormenace2017-07-02 06:22 pm
video;
I'm gonna try and keep this short.
[says a smiling Sam Merlotte, wearing familiar plaid and jeans against the familiar wood and glass backdrop of his bar.]
My name's Sam Merlotte. I live in De Chima and I run Merlotte's, which - if I'm allowed to brag a bit - is probably about the best bar and grill you could stumble into or out. Now, this isn't the first time I've thrown my hat in this particular ring, and there's a lot about what I stand for that I think you're gonna find in common with the other candidates, but I don't think that's a bad thing. Core values are what shapes a community.
Community's my platform. People don't say it enough, but we're a remarkable group - and not really for the things people do talk about us for. ImPorts start off here a bunch of strangers with our lives turned upside down, and yet instead of scatterin' to the winds, we build somethin' together. You see it every month, how we offer help to newcomers and answer questions. And while we've also got our troublemakers, that exception doesn't break the rule. Time and again I've seen trouble hit and imPorts join one another to reach out and speak up.
And in the end, that's what an ambassador is: the voice of the community. Given the opportunity to be the Ambassador of De Chima, I'd like to use that voice to strengthen inter-community communication between ourselves, the government, and the natives. More specifically, I'd like to work with the other Ambassadors to start regular town halls in the imPort cities for community outreach, and to open the floor for imPorts to address concerns and discuss solutions. I'd also like to look into establishin' a more official welcome wagon for new imPorts, to ease the imPortation process. Both of which I'm perfectly willin' to get into more detail about with anyone who'd like to ask... but I think I've already pushed my own time limit.
[Sam straightens and nods to the camera.]
So lemme just leave you with this: however strong you are, I believe we're stronger together. And if that's somethin' you'd like to see represented in De Chima, I hope you'll vote Merlotte.
[says a smiling Sam Merlotte, wearing familiar plaid and jeans against the familiar wood and glass backdrop of his bar.]
My name's Sam Merlotte. I live in De Chima and I run Merlotte's, which - if I'm allowed to brag a bit - is probably about the best bar and grill you could stumble into or out. Now, this isn't the first time I've thrown my hat in this particular ring, and there's a lot about what I stand for that I think you're gonna find in common with the other candidates, but I don't think that's a bad thing. Core values are what shapes a community.
Community's my platform. People don't say it enough, but we're a remarkable group - and not really for the things people do talk about us for. ImPorts start off here a bunch of strangers with our lives turned upside down, and yet instead of scatterin' to the winds, we build somethin' together. You see it every month, how we offer help to newcomers and answer questions. And while we've also got our troublemakers, that exception doesn't break the rule. Time and again I've seen trouble hit and imPorts join one another to reach out and speak up.
And in the end, that's what an ambassador is: the voice of the community. Given the opportunity to be the Ambassador of De Chima, I'd like to use that voice to strengthen inter-community communication between ourselves, the government, and the natives. More specifically, I'd like to work with the other Ambassadors to start regular town halls in the imPort cities for community outreach, and to open the floor for imPorts to address concerns and discuss solutions. I'd also like to look into establishin' a more official welcome wagon for new imPorts, to ease the imPortation process. Both of which I'm perfectly willin' to get into more detail about with anyone who'd like to ask... but I think I've already pushed my own time limit.
[Sam straightens and nods to the camera.]
So lemme just leave you with this: however strong you are, I believe we're stronger together. And if that's somethin' you'd like to see represented in De Chima, I hope you'll vote Merlotte.
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Oh, that's not true. I bet everyone would be very nice after you bought them all a round.
[She nods sagely, hiding a small smile in her wine glass. It's a rare indulgence, but we've all got to treat ourselves sometimes, right?]
You should make shirts. Big 'ol "VOTE MERLOTTE" across the front.
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[their friends are already such freeloaders! (But no, she's right.)]
I had a woman at the restaurant today suggest somethin' similar. But she thought they should be jeans. And not so much across the front as behind.
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[Sook gets a mock wistful look in her eye, and waves a hand in the air.]
"Merlotte: the candidate to get behind."
["Behind" with an emphasis on the first syllable, as it is in Basic Southern when one refers to the noun rather than anything else.
She snickers.]
You sure she wasn't just angling for a peek?
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I'm sure that's exactly what she was doin'. Seems some people aren't as focused on policy.
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[Not saying that Sam shouldn't win. He should. Of course.]
Speaking of policy...[Sookie looks down at the bar top for a moment scratching at a stain idly with a red fingernail.]...can I ask you something? About if—when you win, I mean.
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