The network had bought out the Grand Hotel in it's entirety for the next month. They hotel didn't really have much of a choice, given that the entire island was under lockdown.
It had been some time since they'd first awakened, and some of them were better adjusted t the sudden shock of their new reality than others.
The network legal team had cleared much of the hotel, shuffling guests off to the Grand Hotel or to the Stonecliffe. The sheer expense was exorbitant. Those who remained in the Grande Hotel had had t sign legal waivers allowing them to be filmed while on-site. They weren't told all the details of why, except that it was a reality-show in progress. many knew and had actually booked suites at the Grande to have their little sneak-peek at the Supermodel Shakedown while in progress. They were surely going to be surprised.
But that morning, it was a closed-door meeting in the Gerald Ford Conference room--a small white-washed room with gold-colored chandeliers and a deep blue carpet. There were tables and chairs set out in a rough semi-crcle, allowing folks to sit inside or outside the circle as they preferred.
There were five people present, two men and two women. Marion St James and Dylan Liu represented the Production, Doctor Snow represented the medical team.
there was a well-dressed man with silver hair brushed back, showing the unfortunate signs of male pattern baldness. He wore an expensive blazer and comfortable jeans. His shirt was heavily starched and the french cuffs fairly gleamed.
The young black woman at his side was probably an athlete. She was of average height but had a powerful build with shoulders that seemed just a little too big for her. She wore dark glasses, even though they were inside. She wore a conservative black suit that looked light and probably very easy to move in.
Along one side of the room was an extended buffet of food, with a very wide variety of different foods--everything from breakfast to salads to fresh meats.
Doctor Snow stood a little aside, her concentration keenly on her cel-phone as she went over the biometric data from the previous night. She had concerns about this meeting, btu Swift had insisted that there should be no security. They weren't there to threaten the girls and boys--but to convince them to sign on.
Sure, what they were going to do would probably make them all filthy rich. But, more importantly, it could set the stage to start training newly erupted metas to be the next phase of Project AEGIS, the UN super-team...
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No, it's not a bait-n-switch. Swift is responsible for the formation of AEGIS. (which is substantially different from the M&M spy organization of the same name). His involvement here is potential planning for long-term returns.
OOC:
- Marion St James - the executive producer, the face & lead star
- Dylan Liu, the producer & show-runner
- Sebastian Swift, a politician and billionaire industrialist
- Lizette Thibodeaux, an unknown (but will be introduced as a practicing meta)
- Doctor Snow - you've already met
It is entirely my intention to break up this meeting with something stupid. Just so ya know... The game isn't going to be all emo. I want to get to the silly stuff!