in a pearl gray room one afternoon one afternoon ;

[titaness]

WHO: kathreptis & OPEN to anyone interested in checking out her new magazine offices.
WHERE: Said offices, downtown somewhere.
WHEN: Thursday and Friday afternoons.
WARNINGS: n/a
SUMMARY: Donna holds an open meeting for people interested in a super cool superhero fashion magazine. Feel free to handwave the invite and jump in, if interested.
FORMAT: Prose is cool to set scenes with. Everything is cool to continue with. Feel free to timestamp and mingle, as well.


It was an interesting experience, Donna decided. Still operating under a tentative name and not even sure where the project was going yet, she already had a beautiful office and people interested in something she wanted to do. It was a good experience, too. She smiled to herself as she flitted from one corner of the office to the other, straightening chairs and setting out finger foods—with the high glass windows, natural light, and appetizers, it could have been a luncheon more than an office meeting.

It was a relatively small office, but modern and sleek. Apart from the reception, there were a dozen or so desks and two offshoot rooms, with furniture arranged to look like glass and marble. (She was an Amazon, there had to be marble). Once she was done fretting over the décor and arranging everything to be perfect, Donna sat down at one of the larger desks, running through notes and bills and all the other fun things that came along with starting an enterprise. It was there she’d be if anyone were to come in.

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Thursday, OPEN

[glowsferatu]

Kanaya wandered in around 2pm and immediately began to admire the decor. She wasn't fully sure who she should speak with or what exactly she was doing here to begin with. Some part of her was afraid the whole thing would just reveal itself to have been one big joke. All of the others here seemed much older than her.

She ended up clinging to the wall as she made her way around the room.

[titaness]

Donna spotted her after a moment, and after wrapping up her conversation made her way over. She of all people knew what teenagers were capable of, and didn't really see anything wrong with putting them on her staff--if they took care of themselves and did who knew what in the City and elsewhere, why shouldn't they be old enough to have fashion opinions?

In any case, she waved as she approached, smiling. "Hey. I'm Donna."

[glowsferatu]

She wasn't entirely sure if being recognized was better or not, but if she wanted to be a part of this project, it would certainly be necessary. Still, her glow wavered a bit as Donna approached. Kanaya's first impression of her was very impressed, and noticing the faint sparkles in her hair that the video didn't quite do justice only made her somehow more impressive. Kanaya couldn't imagine why she was wasting her time with someone like her.

"Oh. I...I'm Kanaya. We spoke over the Network, I apologize if I'm interrupting anything."

[titaness]

Donna just nods. "Of course. I thought so, but...sometimes people look different over the little video, you know?" She laughs a little.

"And you're not interrupting, at all. Have you had a chance to look around? What do you think?" She gestures at the office around them. "I was wondering if shouldn't go for more color, but then I figured everyone would want to personalize their own space, so..."

[glowsferatu]

"Yes, I'd noticed, myself." Her glow just keeps flickering.

Her eyes follow the sweep of Donna's arm as she takes in the scenery. "It's certainly an interesting decor, though I hardly think one can ever do wrong with more color." Never ask Kanaya Maryam if she thinks something could be more colorful. The answer will almost always be yes.

[titaness]

Donna chuckled. "Maybe once we have a theme and logo set, we can accent accordingly."

She turns back to face Kanaya more fully, her eyes taking in the glow but not yet commenting. Instead, she laced her fingers in front of her and nodded. "So, we have the place, but the key is bringing in ideas. I want to split it into...three parts, I think. One with things like advise columns and silly stories and gossip, another focusing on high fashion and the like, and the third on exclusively City-related stories."

[somethinglawful]

Terezi made her way in some time later, and as she wandered the office herself she caught a familiar scent and followed it, her ever-present grin widening.

"Oh, Kanaya. Hey!"

[glowsferatu]

Oh thank god, a familiar face! "Oh, hello Terezi. Are you considering a position with this project as well?"

[somethinglawful]

"Heheh, yeah! The lady said I could work on colors or something." And everyone knows that no one can beat Terezi in a color-off. At least not where licking or sniffing is involved, which is all the time when Terezi gets her way.

"You're going to be doing fashion stuff, right?"

It seemed obvious enough, considering Kanaya's hobbies.

[glowsferatu]

"That may be interesting, though colors can be a very wide field. Was there perhaps more specific they had in mind?" Kanaya wondered if they have her in layouts, or perhaps a cover artist. Her style was a little rough, but always very colorful.

And yes, she was always the most obvious with a magazine devoted at least partially to fashion. "We've...discussed some ideas. But given how I've never designed for a broader market, I'm not sure if I'd be up to the task!"

Thursday!

[somethinglawful]

Sometime between two and three in the afternoon, Terezi found the office and let herself in, grinning widely and sweeping the path in front of her with her walking cane. She was more than game for...well, whatever it was she had agreed to do. Something about color, which should be fun.

She wasn't sure how sincere Karkat's recommendation of her had been--she doubted it was much more than an elaborate trolling attempt at someone else's expense--but she intended to have fun with it anyway.

While her clothes were plain--black t-shirt and black shorts, the only decoration the teal symbol on her shirt--her bright red glasses and candy-corn horns more than made up the deficit in terms of color.

She walked through the main room, waiting to be stopped by someone or to run into someone, whichever came first.

[titaness]

And within a few minutes, Donna spotted her and made her way over. She had to pause for a minute to take all of Terezi in--horns, glasses, walking stick and all--but in the end just smiled and called out, "Hi there. How can I help you?"

[somethinglawful]

Terezi turned at the call--looking toward Donna but not at her.

"I'm here for the magazine," she said, grin still in place. "The name's Terezi Pyrope."

That was how badasses introduced themselves in the movies. Donna could feel free to speculate on how a girl who was blind by all appearances intended to weigh in on color choices in a magazine.

[titaness]

That was definitely what was on Donna's mind; however, she felt both curious about their earlier conversation and interested in seeing how this girl operated--the City was home to some interesting characters, after all.

"It's nice to meet you, Terezi. Well, in person. I'm Donna."

[somethinglawful]

"Heheheh! So, Donna, what do I need to do to get started?"

Terezi didn't have much regard for personal space and had no shame about sniffing people--it was her way of seeing and it also gave her a pretty hilarious reputation.

She was, in fact, getting a good look at Donna through smell. And while she wasn't right on top of her she did have a tendency to break the edge of the personal bubble, so to speak.

FRIDAY; on second thought we can have our cake and eat it too

[incywincyhero]

Taking full advantage of his flexible work schedule, Peter worked through his lunch hour and then dropped by the magazine offices after grabbing a sandwich. A sandwich he half-regretted as soon as he walked through the door and took a look at the spread on offer. Never one to turn down free grub, and seeing that everyone in the office so far looked to be busy, he wandered over to the nearest table and grabbed a canapé. Chewing it slowly, he took a good look around, silently whistling in admiration. No one could say that a lot of time, money and effort hadn't been sunk into this project already. Whether that was a good sign or a bad one remained to be seen.

[titaness]

It had been a busy few days, and despite Donna’s attempts to keep an eye on the door and watch who was coming and going, a few people were bound to make it past her. Which was why it took her about ten minutes to notice Peter, and another five or so to disentangle herself from the conversation she was having and make her way towards him. She approached with a wave and a smile.

“Hey there. How can I help you?”

[incywincyhero]

Peter swallowed the last bit of toast and turned around, brushing his hand off on his slacks -- and promptly almost choked. He'd seen Donna Troy in video posts on the network, of course, but none of them had conveyed a tenth of her ... well, beauty, obviously, but also her presence. She sparkled, both figuratively and literally.

Just so long as I don't turn out to be the Bella Swan in this equation, he thought, somewhat irrelevantly.

"Sorry," Peter said, chuckling weakly. "You, ah, startled me." He coughed one last time into his fist, then offered his other, clean one for a handshake. "Peter Parker. I was ... referred here?"

[titaness]

Unaware of any references to sparkling vampires harkening from literature of questionable quality, Donna just nodded, her smile a bit apologetic. “Sorry about that. And of course. I’m glad you made it, Peter.”

She shook his hand, then sat down opposite him. “So, in case you hadn’t guessed, I’m Donna. And I hope we make it worth your while to be away from the lab.” She said the last bit half-teasingly, eager to put him at ease.

[incywincyhero]

"Heh." He rubbed at the back of his neck, a show of geeky self-consciousness that wasn't as much a put-on as he would've liked. "Well, Spidey seemed to think you'd be able to persuade me."

Friday afternoon? Oh yeah, open!

[sweetvalleygirl]

Jessica picked out a pretty summer ensemble to wear when she met with Donna and fidgeted nervously the entire subway ride there. This was her first real job interview, after all; this wasn't like delivering newspapers like she had done in the past, or like selling cosmetics door to door. She wanted to make a good, lasting impression with her potential boss. This magazine could be her big break, she didn't want to blow it!

[titaness]

Donna spotted Jessica a few minutes after she got there, and smiled as she walked over to meet her. "Hey--Jessica, right? It's nice to meet you in person."

[sweetvalleygirl]

"Yes, that's me!" Jessica perked up, flashing Donna her most dazzling smile. It was her time to sparkle and shine, and she extended her hand to Donna's to shake. "And you're Donna. It's super nice to meet you. I'm so excited to be here!"

[titaness]

Donna shook her hand, her smile just as wide. There was something infectious about other enthusiastic people, and she thrived on it. "And I'm glad to have you. Why don't you come on in and look around?" Donna lead the way back into the main part of the office.

[sweetvalleygirl]

Jessica followed with a visible spring in her step, oohing and aahing at the decorations, pausing to coo every so often at the furniture and décor. She loved being surrounded by swanky, expensive things. It made her feel like she was super posh or something, like she was one of the beautiful, fancy people. "This place is so pretty, ohmigawd! Did you decorate it all yourself?"