#because 1. i'm the worst conversationalist THE WORST

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Why is George Russell important to Mercedes PR plans in entering the Chinese market? — An opinionated talk by Ari

I'm not going to over speculate/over exaggerate the recent possibility of George promoting Mercedes (car company) in the Chinese market but if that really is the thing behind the whole douyin account thing, then allow me to do this talk about the whole possibility and why he's the right person if everything came true 😌😌

Why is he important? I've said lots of times on twitter (and maybe here i forgot) that George is a very good conversationalist. People use PR63 or PRussell to insult him but I do not think of it as an insult. Not everyone has natural born PR skills like George and if you look at some of the people in the grid? Fucking PR disasters whose image are saved by the work of their PR teams.

A good conversationalist like George can be seen from a) how he speaks b) the people he mingle with. Let's talk about point A. George might sound robotic to people who aren't used to/so fond of hearing PR speech but it is actually great because he answers those things diplomatically, weighing equally on the good and bad, rights and wrongs. Good and bad, rights and wrongs are heavily subjective. It differs from person to person. Having the ability to answer such questions diplomatically is a crazy talent. You might say "oh it's common sense, Ari" lol when you get out there and start working in the HR department/PR department, you'll notice that only 1% had that natural ability to be like George. And talking about speeches, forms of speeches extends beyond what is spoken verbally. Non verbal cues also shine through in this matter as the worst betrayer of a person is themselves and their non verbal cues. George is very good at controlling his non verbal cues. His expression, body language, gestures and much more. He is very good at controlling them (controlling ≠ hiding). He is very open with his body languages but also controls them very well (or it might just be him as an honest and good person tbh 😭) which is why these aspects made him a very good conversationalist.

The second one is the people he mingles with. "Ari he talks with that fraud FIA president and Fl*vi*" Gurl... I'm VERY sad to inform you that when you're in that position, you have 0 choice. It is very easy to be idealistic when you're not in that position but when you're in that position, it is not easy. This is the harsh truth. But aside from that, look at how easily he befriends people outside and inside the sport. From the executives, engineers and staff inside his team, other drivers on the grid, media, fans and more. He mingles with just anyone. And i think that might have to do with him being very good at finding people's hot buttons, being very responsive, a good listener and a good conversationalist. Those things are REAL talents because even me, myself, have not fully established those qualities despite studying these theoretical things myself in educational institutes and from obtaining real life experiences related to that. The people he mingles with shows that he is able to handle any kinds of diversity with such grace and respect. And respect won't happen without someone knowing and acknowledging the boundaries and differences as well as the concept of diversity.

Now we move on to the part of why he is so important to Mercedes PR plans for the chinese market.

Not every part of the world revolves with the european/american progressive mindsets and cultural values. Some parts of the world value the concept of cultural significance and emphasize a lot on respect (could be age/cultures/etc) which may be a bit lacking when compared to the european/american liberal progressive ways. And China is one of the latter countries. China is a very culturally rich country and they are very strong in the concept of respecting others. Those values are a part of the reason for where they are now internationally. They are very very proud of their own culture (as they should!) and living values. They are also a very innovative and creative country that uses every single thing at their disposal to the utmost.

To appeal to a country that is culturally rich and emphasizes heavily on their values and norms, they can't just pull a whole "let's do business" kind of thing. Every company/brand obviously needs someone, no matter if the impact ended up being small or big, to represent them. That representative will then be their ambassador/muse for them to appeal to the general public. And that's where George fits the criteria. A Formula One driver, one of the most followed on instagram (Top 10), having a pretty much solid spotlight on him in the sport, and on top of that, he is a very respectful, open minded, down to earth person who is also a good conversationalist that is REALLY REALLY great at networking.

George is also very strong and dedicated to his PR duties and obligations. He interacts well with his fans and is very good at creating a positive friendly environment and vibes for everyone. He is very good at networking and he knows the boundaries, both for the people he interacts with and the boundaries with Mercedes. He knows very well how to play the game and does everything so diplomatically.

There is a thin line between being diplomatic and being a "teacher's pet", "ass licker", "dick sucker" and others. The thin line is when someone is being diplomatic, they know how to not just please someone but also assert their stance on something politely and these people are not the kind of people that are pushovers. They know very well how to stand up for themselves, tug the necessary strings and others. While the so-called "teacher's pet", "ass licker", "dick sucker", they don't know how to do those things. They don't do it very well and could easily be a manipulative and cunning person. A diplomatic person is able to take advantage of a situation without pulling on some tricks, evil strings, and others. They do it so naturally while also asserting what they want and where they stand. That's what differentiates a diplomatic person and a "teacher's pet", "ass licker", "dick sucker".

So, these are the reasons why, in my opinion, George could make a very great piece to Mercedes PR plans on their chinese ventures. It's not all about marketability, popularity and those numbers you see on social media but what is also important is the individual themselves and how they carry themselves in real life, in front of the public, to the company and everyone else.

#pr talks #sponsor talks

[cassynite]

thoughts on rogue trader companions so far (got to the end of act 1 last night in yet another ill advised late night gaming session):

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Abelard: I, the player, have such a soft spot for old men who take on mentor-like positions to my pc (blame it on being raised my grandfather ig).

But Wren actually finds Abelard pretty stifling at first and is furious when she finds out he'd been keeping an uprising from her and trying to take care of it on his own, because she's an awful micromanaging boss who's got to do shit herself and thinks everyone who does things without her direct knowledge are going to either fuck up or betray her about it. They're getting along a little better since then and she does ask for his opinion on things, even if she rarely follows it lol.

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Idira: Wren warmed up to Idira pretty quickly, considering she introduced herself by revealing she knows about Wren's past and her deepest hurts (I know that the actual dialogue is referencing the torture hook in her background but I'm interpreting it as Idira knowing about what happened between Wren and her sister).

But after Wren made a very open "you tell anyone about that and I make sure you get spaced" threat, she starts to rely on Idira's divination skills to help her navigate tough situations. She's not threatened by psykers or Idira's powers otherwise, and senses that she's relatively open and isn't trying to pull the wool over her eyes because of how tenuous a grasp on her own powers she has--ironically, by being on the verge of madness, Wren trusts her to tell her what she's actually hearing.

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Argenta: Wren tends to view people who are overly dedicated to the Imperium with distrust and disdain; she grew up kind of on the fringes of society to begin with and spent the majority of her adulthood as a crime lord with a dim view of the Imperium, since she spent a lot of her time either in direct opposition to those people or manipulating their systems to get what she wanted. Because of this she's written off Argenta as a space-Bible-thumper and ignores her views. She's the first person who gets kicked off the team once they get a full roster.

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Pasqual: She has slightly more respect for the knowledge-pursuing Adeptus Mechanicus than Argenta's Adepta Sororitus, but any limited respect for Pasqual turns to pretty severe distrust when she finds out he sold out his mentor to the Imperium. Wren's super clannish in her thought processes, and doesn't believe in a greater good; Her People are all that matter to her, and people who backstab, no matter the reason, are to be viewed with distrust at best and as the enemy at worst.

The only thing keeping Pasqual marginally in her good graces at this point is his relationship with Abel, which Wren has already projected her childhood relationship with her sister onto. She's not telling him shit about what she does with her business unless absolutely necessary though and has probably created contingency plans to space him if he tries to pull the same shit on her.

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Heinrix: Lol. Lmao. Hi Inquisitor guy, yes of course I'm a loyal servant of the emperor, nothing to see here<-former crime lord who would have scattered at the word inquisitor a month ago

Wren was absolutely hoping never to actually come across this guy she was supposed to play courier for, like "Oh gee I guess we never found him, shame," so running into him while trying to clear up the mess on Rykard minoris was a bit of a disappointment, but she's decided that she can play good Rogue Trader while he's around. At this point he's brand new, she's sussed he's kind of into her, so she's playing into that and making herself seem friendly ("you seem lonely, if you want someone to talk to I'm not the greatest conversationalist but I am a great listener"). She's sure she'll be totally fine dumping him when needed and will not get attached, even though she's said this about the last like three people she's integrated into her crew and it's never played out well for her yet.

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Cassia: Sweet child. Wren absolutely thinks that Cassia would not survive a day on her own, extremely powerful navigator or no, and is kind of condescending to her because of that. She was the quickest and easiest person for Wren to trust and consider one of "her" people on the new ship and she plans on doing what she can to secure a permanent position for Cassia as her navigator. Wren's got a real soft spot for her and takes her everywhere. (Also I, the player, stan Cassia like no one business and wouldn't dream of keeping her out of my party. Lidless stare is too OP.)

#cassy bitches #cassy plays whrt #please keep in mind im developing this character with Very Little idea of the actual setting and only broad strokes for her background #so these opinions will probably change once im through with this playthrough

[aurora-313]

⭐⭐⭐⭐!!!

Or, send in a ⭐star⭐  to have the author select a section they’ve been dying to talk about!

Thanks for the ask~!

Lets play this as one scene per star.

⭐ #1 - Black and Blue - Chapter 29

I would have to say Ukitake and Kaien's physical reunion is one of the scenes I was most looking forward to (across all my projects tbh).

I have @yakittydraws to thank for how that scene played out because I was at a genuine loss about how to proceed at the time. Figured it out with a spitball session with them. Lovely conversationalist.

See, its one thing for Ukitake to intellectually know that Kaien was alive. They'd spoke on the phone after all. Exchanged a bit of banter and seemingly slipped back into old habits easily. However its quite another to actually see the man in the flesh. Thus emotions are on full display.

On Kaien's side, he's eager yet nervous and hesistant because of how much he's changed. He's half-hollow now, and the last time he saw his Captain, he was dying impaled on Rukia's sword after Ukitake failed to decapitate him. Unpleasant memories for everyone involved to be sure.

On Ukitake's side, he's eager but also racked by disbelief, sorrow, and regret, followed by relief and joy mixed with clear paternal affection and determination because 'my errant lieutenant and protégé and son is alive and well and I'm bringing this boy home'.

⭐ #2 - Black and Blue - Chapter 31

Not so much the scene was the character interaction. Rukia, Ichigo and Kaien's phone call at the start of this chapter is a little snippet of a dynamic I desperately want to explore. I dearly want these three in the same room because we all know the resulting shenanigans would be glorious.

Especially if Ukitake's there as the long-suffering parent trying to reign these three idiots in.

Kaien was and is bad enough, Ukitake was lucky to control him on a good day. Rukia follows his example because of course she would, making matters worse. Add Ichigo's particular brand of chaos into the mix? Well, thank god Ukitake is already grey.

⭐ #3 - Black and Blue - Chapter 31 (again)

Rukia and Ichigo crashing Kaien's date with Lisa. I love this scene because its fun, its light-hearted and Kaien is a troll, through and through. Lisa encourages it and only wishes she had a camera because that would've been amazing blackmail material.

To coin a BioWare term, Kaien and Lisa's relationship is best described as a rivalmance. They bring out each other's worst chaotic gremlin tendencies in the best ways. So naturally when the sprites were in the vicinity, they got a-trolling.

HOWEVER. Like with Isshin the very next chapter, karma will bite them both in the rump big time. I don't know how the conversation exactly will happen but I have no qualms revealing Rukia will unwittingly mention the incident to Ukitake (who will tell Kyoraku if he's not present).

As you can imagine, karmatic shenanigans will ensue, ultimately ending with Rukia and Ichigo having the last laugh while Lisa and Kaien squirm.

⭐ #4 - Once More To See You Again - General

Shaking things up for the last one. For simplicity, I'll refer to reincarnated Kaien as 'Neo!Kaien'.

I stopped writing this version for two reasons:

I realised that I was just following canon with extra steps and I felt like I could've done so much more with Neo!Kaien in hindsight. There are so many facets there I left unexplored.

I was rushing to have Neo!Kaien meet the Shibas, Squad 13 and Ukitake (I have mountains of variants for that scene alone, its not funny) and damned the consequences.

I couldn't salvage what I had so I've decided to re-do it. Such is the joy of fanfiction.

With this revamp, I'm giving Neo!Kaien a more complex layered character. Exploring his thoughts and feelings towards Masaki and Isshin, towards Ichigo and his sisters, his own name, the supernatural and so on.

I'm expanding on why its such a bad idea to associate with a loved one's reincarnation, why such a harsh penalty is in place, the tight rope Rukia (and Isshin) have to walk and general consequences of a perfect hybrid like Ichigo having a sundered soul (in cases its not obvious, Aaroniero has a chunk of Kaien's soul in his possession).

Addition to that, I had a far darker variation on how Neo!Kaien was prompted to unlock his powers. For the purposes of the revamp, I will proceed with this original version since it brings a lot of character drama. Which I thrive on. While functioning as a fierce cautionary tale about why its a bad idea to screw around with spirit magic like is a bloody sports game. **glares at Ishida**

I plan to write Neo!Kaien recognizably as himself yet fundamentally changed his human life, the experiences he's faced and so on. For one major difference: by and large, he views honour as vainglorious bullshit. A view emphasized and reinforced by the aforementioned cautionary tale.

#kaien shiba #my writing #bleach #bleach au #black and blue #hope you enjoyed my word vomit #happy to discuss further if people like :D

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Hello can yo do whu u did with chia and Freddy with foxy or Bonnie or both(septerly) if your boxy and u can’t do this I understand

I've literally been waiting 2 1/2 hours for your ask. Believe me I wasn't busy. I was kinda thinking someone would ask for the other two! Don't forget to think of a nickname for your next ask!

Bonnie Falling For Security Guard

- Falls for you because of the combination of kicking out Afton, and for paying some personal attention to him

- And by that I mean you were always looking out for him specifically

- A rabbit can appreciate some personal attention

- Only waits about a month because of the anxiety of losing you to someone else

- Conveniently the day he plans to tell you, you aren't there for the morning shift

- Worries about what happened to you all day, is horrified to learn you're working the night shift

- "Y/N you can't be here!" "Bonnie, this is my job, I can't just leave!" "Y/N, you don't understand! It's dangerous for you to be here at night!" "What are you talking about?"

- Bonnie actually goes on to explain everything, and by the end of it you're regretting taking this job in the first place

- "Well...what should I do about it?" "I don't think there is much you can do, but I'll help you!" "But didn't you just say-" "I know what I said! I don't care! I'm not letting someone I love get killed here!"

- He freezes up once he replays that last sentence in his head

- "Oh no...This wasn't how I was supposed to confess! I had everything planned out-" "Bonnie-" "I'm sorry!"

- Bonnie goes on a semi-rant, which you only stop by hugging him

- What you decide can either make it awkward for you two, or a very very happy rabbit

- Very affectionate boi

- Is afraid of Foxy, but will get in his way if it's to protect you

- Freddy is skeptical, very skeptical, but trusts Bonnie's opinion

-Chica seems to be happy for you two, but Foxy is really pissed off by your relationship

- You bring out the "I don't care what you think! I'm happy!" in Bonnie, so much that he's yelled that in the many arguments he's had with Foxy

- He becomes active right away and Foxy become active quicker (you may have a problem here....)

- Spends 1/2 the time looking out for Foxy to help you, and the rest of the time talking to you, that's a lie, he's talking to you the entire time

- Great conversationalist for someone who's been inside a restaurant their entire life

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Foxy Falling For Security Guard

- Falls for you because you visited him in the morning hours everyday during your lunch breaks (Before promotion)

- It's because you saw value in him (not for scraping), not being just a defective animatronic

- Waits at least a few months pondering whether he's caught feels or if he's had a spell casted on him

- Once you shift to nightguard, he almost accidently kills you

- His facial scanners realize who you are at last second and he slips falling on top of you

- Apologizes for days about that, tries to say it was just a prank

- You don't believe it because of the personal messages left by the last night guard

- "Well lass I didn't know it be yer, I was just doin' my job."

- Does talk about how he'd been feeling a few days afterwards, will understand if you don't want to be in a relationship with him

- If you do? Happy fox intensifies, you're getting knocked to the floor again with a hug

- After this he becomes way more active to keep the others away from you

- Boop his nose and he'll have a fake annoyed look

- Remarkably is the safest to be with even with the hook he has

-Becomes 100% active after day 1 due to you being here

- He becomes the gang's worst enemy if they come anywhere near you with the intent to harm

- Freddy disapproves greatly, Bonnie is chill about it, and Chica is probably already making fanfiction of you two in her head right now

- Foxy has got into a few fights with Freddy over protecting you, of course, blocking the doors would be irritating to the talking teddy bear

- He still runs to your office everyday, and a few times he's slipped and crashed onto the floor

-"Foxy please slow down, you're damaging yourself!" "Aye lass, I had to be the first one to see ya! You can't blame me can ye?" "Mm... I suppose not."

- Spends all of his free time with you, please don't ignore him!

AH this was so refreshing! Thank you!

#fnaf fandom #fnaf chica #fnaf bonnie #foxy the pirate #five nights at freddys #fnaf x reader #fnaf foxy #freddy fazbear #fnaf cupcake #fnaf #fnaf headcanons #fnaf freddy #michael afton

[ottovanvonveen]

[ID: A series of pictures with white text over a black background. The first one reads: "And if like our cast and crew, you live your life in a miasma of confusion, terror, and uncertainty you may be struggling to remember exactly what happened in Season 1 all those long months ago."

Second: "Méabh: Boy has less hinges than a hole in the ground."

Third: "This entire encounter ends with what can only be described as the world’s worst imagining of a bookworm."

Fourth: "But unfortunately, this cappuccino comes with a caveat, and she's forced to sit there and listen to a cop monologue about his divorce."

Fifth: "B.: Faulkner turns a motel owner into a shrimp saint!"

Sixth: "Jimmie (As Hayward): I'm in a boat with a giant shrimp. And so what do you do? You talk at the shrimp, because all you get back is (shrimp noises). It wasn't a very good conversationalist."

Seventh: "But don't worry - he doesn't die, because he gets healed by a man who lives in a dump. So it's fine."

Eighth: "Uh, it has been turned into a watery, crustacean monstrosity of a town.

B.: Of course Faulkner loves it! He loves it so much. This is Disneyland. "

Ninth: "I grab our suspect and radio in for help, and go outside to meet said help…

…and it turns out that said help is just more crab people."

Tenth: "And he of course disagrees because he very much likes the idea of a crab nuke, thank you." /end ID]

Some highlights from the Silt Verses season 1 recap.

#tsv #my post

[decemberrose0912]

"Do you love me because I'm beautiful or am I beautiful because you love me?" Oscar Hammerstein, II

Doon ako sa first part ng sentence, you love me because I'm beautiful... Yup, let's not kids ourselves, gurlfriends, nobody loves an eyesore!!!

Itong kwento ko ay para sa isang friend ko na ni1luluko ng kanyang asawa, she asked me how it happened.

Deretsahan na tayo, kapag ang mga Mister ang magkakaroon ng mistresses o kabit, wow macho. Hanga ang kapwa macho nya, Like, "wow, pare ang bata ng nakuha mo, ayos na ayos"....may kasama pang bahid ng inggit yon. Pero ang mga Misis, ni walang karapatan tumulo ang laway sa mga six- pack abs. As in kapag na aakit, humahanga at umiibig sa ibang lalaki bukod sa asawa nila, puta na syang bigla, nanlalaki na...

C'mon don't tell me it isn't true. I can hear the howls of protests from the guys but I can imagine them nodding their heads, too... hehehe

Minsan, gurlfriends, kasalanan din natin. Just because napapirma na natin ang mga boypren natin para maging ibang level na sila (hubbies in other words), we proceed to let ourselves go.

Wife : Mahal, do you love me because I'm beautiful?

Hubby: Sweetheart, I love you because you're you.

Lotis: Bwahahahah, yeah right!!!

Kapag ganyan na ang mga sagot ni labs, mag ingat na tayo.. hehehe, let's not be too confident, wifeys.

Susmareya, ang daming competition sa labas ng home sweet home natin.

Always be wary sa sweet young things na nagkalat sa paligid. Kumbaga sa isda iba talaga ang amoy at lasa ng sariwa, lolz... Hindi ko naman sinasabi na don't trust your men, but yeah,.... don't hehehe.

Eniwey, kahit nakakabwusit wala tayong magagawa. Tungkulin nating mga babae ang manatiling maganda sa kanilang mga mata. Maganda, hindi lang physical pati na rin spiritual, effort.. effort!!

Rule #1: Don't make him lose interest in you... physically. You have to work hard at this. Stay desirable for that hunk of man you call hubby (kahit kalbo na sya at malaki ang tummy... (oi, nag rhyme).

Hindi porke nasa bahay lang kayo eh puro "Divi" daster nalang ang laman ng wardrobe nyo. Kahit daster sya, sexy daster dapat... Hwag yong korte ng sako!!!

Don't forget to show some skin....especially cleavage skin... hehehe

Ang buhok hwag pabayaan. Yan ang ating crowning glory.. It makes or break the face. Baka mamaya amoy aso pa ang anit natin pag kiss ni labs... yaaks!!

Keep the hair smelling sweet. In fact keep your whole body, especially your skin smelling like a newborn babe.

At hwag papabayaan ang mga kuko. Hindi naman kailangan magpa nail-spa lingo-lingo. Just keep the nails clean and short.

Rule #2: No pain, no gain

Work out to keep your skin firm, supple and flawless... Naku po!!! Karumal dumal ang mga bilbil sa tyan, mga cellulitis sa hita. Kahila hilakbot ang mga stretch mark sa puson.

Sa totoo lang kung lalaki lang ako, mapapa "eewww" din ako sa hitsura at texture ng stretch marks. Nakakaturn off....

Hindi po excuse ang pagbubuntis. Hindi totoong nabubura yan ng mga cosmetic creams. Exercise lang ang nakaka alis nyan at wala ng iba.

And don't forget to moisturize.... moisturize... moisturize... till the day we die.

Rule #3: Be scintillating

Ika nga eh kumikinang kinang na conversationalist... the exact opposite of boring, blah and ho-hum. Be genuinely interested sa mga kwento ni Mister. Sa work nya, his friends and activities outside of the home and family. Minsan listener lang ang kailangan ng mga hubbies kaya sya may mistresses.

Read, learn, keep abreast of the current events. Hwag laging nanonood ng tsismis sa showbiz at laging nakatunganga sa mga Telenovela. Nakakabopols.

Rule #4: This is very important girls. Lahat ng lalaki.... as in LAHAT, ayaw na ayaw ng NAGGERS, COMPLAINERS and WHINERS .

Kahit gaano kaganda at may katawang pang Miss Universe pa, kapag isang bungangera.... mukhang empakta sa tingin nila. Period... Hwag ng umapila.

Rule #5: Don't change him.

Don't ever think about it...aminin man natin o hindi, halos lahat ng babae "expect", "presume" and " assume", that they can change their men when they are married. That they're just putty in their loving hands. Para na rin sa kanilang kabutihan "daw" ito.

Sorry to burst your pretty bubbles, gurlfriends, that's the worst mistake we can do.

So, my friends, stay beautiful inside and out, not only for him but for yourself.

Be kind, be gentle always. And don't forget that smile.

By: Lotis Jaramiel

Graz, 12.January, 2021