Resistance Makes You Stronger [Jaime & Vasco Blitz]

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Resistance Makes You Stronger [Jaime & Vasco Blitz] Aug 30, 2020 1:32:59 GMT -5

Post by Tom on Aug 30, 2020 1:32:59 GMT -5

Election season always brought around a certain tension in the air, building up to a resistance of ideals. Phone calls meant to bring about unity among district candidates and barter new deals over time and promises of staying connected to one another. Fingers over his desk, the plague of Mayor Jaime Laws, faced down with the memory of him finding a gray hair on the top of his head when Twelve looked to him during the lockdown. Answers that he never had, but promising protection from the hunger in the only way he knew how back then. The holes in his own wallet growing slightly, but Twelve survived through it. Built up a new appreciation for unity and legacy they all carry.

It's when he's hovering over the phone, knowing the number he wants to call, preparing to input it, but Twelve's been a mess for years. The victors from Twelve had created such an immense bond with Eleven that he knew he would have to call Vasco Izar eventually, the man who made him feel he had a friend who understood what he was going through. Building up the courage and no longer wanting to sit on the anxiousness of being unable to see who he's talking to on the other line, he calls, letting the phone ring and ring until it picks up and he can already feel himself going into Mayor Candidate Jaime Laws' professional voice.

"Hello, Vasco, er I mean Mr. Izar. Thought it was about time I reached out about Twelve and Eleven."

It's stilted, but he doesn't stop until he runs a hand through his hair, lets himself sit up as focus on the phone and the sound of whatever was coming through the other end.

"Hope I am not interrupting you from anything important."

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Resistance Makes You Stronger [Jaime & Vasco Blitz] Aug 30, 2020 2:05:08 GMT -5

Post by marguerite harvard d2a (zori) on Aug 30, 2020 2:05:08 GMT -5

V A S C O

After a week’s worth of phone calls, I longed for the days when the only way that I could be reached was by post. Not that I disliked chatting with the other candidates, or even that I’d grown tired of our conversations. More that it felt with every new connection, every time I picked up the phone, the more real this idea that we could be on the verge of a new era seemed to come together. Pierre seemed tacitly approving of my ideas, Valentino was curious, and – well, there was Octavia who deserved all the worst things in the world – but most of them were all right.

So when I heard Jaime’s voice on the other end of the line, I did my best to sit up straight in my chair and offer the best I had within me.

“Mayor Laws, no worries, it’s a pleasure. I’d been meaning to call you myself. Sorry that I hadn’t done so sooner,” Only a few small matters of business that’d happened in the past few months, after all, “But I’m glad that you picked up the phone to call me. What can I help you with? How is the election treating you?”

Running unopposed had reduced the stress just in time for me to hear from Katelyn about why I should’ve been paying more attention.

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Resistance Makes You Stronger [Jaime & Vasco Blitz] Aug 30, 2020 2:38:09 GMT -5

Post by Tom on Aug 30, 2020 2:38:09 GMT -5

"Mayor Laws, no worries, it’s a pleasure. I’d been meaning to call you myself. Sorry that I hadn’t done so sooner" The words are a relief to him. A small smile pulling on his lips as he can remember how kind Vasco Izar was. Rumors be damned, but Vasco Izar was nothing but a pleasant presence. The words slip from his lips pleasantly, letting himself relax more than the professional voice he had given before, falling back into Jaime Laws, father of District Twelve.

"No worries, we've all got busy schedules."

A smile on his lips as he glances up to the clock, knowing eventually he'll have to get off the phone and become Mayor Laws once more. People were studying him and his family under a microscope again, reminding him that he wasn't perfect. There were things still in his closet and his family's closet that wasn't public knowledge. Add on to the fact that he was one of the richer families of twelve, despite all he puts back into the community and it'll never be enough for them.

"But I’m glad that you picked up the phone to call me. What can I help you with? How is the election treating you?"

Jaime's glad he picked up the phone too. It doesn't feel as genuine as when he meets people in person, but it's nice to get a break in talking with someone who understands the same things he's going through. The election was surprisingly going well for him, with everything else going on. A moment of thinking before he settles back, lets himself turn around in the chair, staring out a window to the square, cord wrapped tightly around the chair as he continues.

"I've got competition here in Twelve, but we've already made a deal for making Twelve better. Marissa Monaghan, you might have heard of her daughter. We've come to an agreement of being the other's second no matter who wins. I wanted to make sure Eleven and Twelve would continue staying connected no matter who won."

A smile behind his lips as he lets the friendliness bleed from his tone.

"Speaking of elections, are you unopposed this time?"