Ask Under New Management

[Isaeval Ó Nualláin]

Coruscant
Surface Level
13:58 Galactic Standard Time

ring ring

............................. ring ring

............................................ ............ ring ring

............................................ ............ ................................ ring ring

"Ughhh" Isaeval begrudgingly flipped over on her other side to reach her phone. Her eyes were closed as the sunlight from the window was bothersome. It took her a few tries to find the phone, but she managed to grab a hold of it and answer the call. "Hello?"

"Get up and wear something formal. You need to come by the building, there's something really important happening." beep

Isaeval tossed her phone to the side "Fucker hangs up on me everytime." She jumped out the bed and went through her morning routine, even though it was already afternoon. She put on a plaid skirt and blazer, with a black t-shirt underneath. It was the most formal thing she could put together with her foggy morning brain. She approached the door to her apartment and paused "Just put up with it like always Izzy."

The streets of Coruscant were packed as always. It was a bit chilly, but it wasn't unbearable. As Isaeval grew closer to the company's office building, she noticed there were a lot of construction droids working on the sign. It seemed a bit strange, but she ignored it for now and entered the building. The quiet office building was hyperactive today, with a bunch of workers up and about. Isaeval remembered when the building was like this one other time. Her agent, Issac, came rushing around the corner. "Ah, Dami, you're finally here. Come with me." He seemed out of breath, as if he had been stressfully working for awhile. "What's going on Issac?"

He ignored her question until they both got into an elevator. "The label was bought out." Issac took a few deep breaths to recollect himself. "What?! By who?" "You're about to meet her." "Her??" They reached the executive floor of the building and stepped out, making their way to the CEO office. Isaeval had only been there once, and it was when she signed on. As they were walking however, the former CEO was walking out with his belongings in a box. Too stunned to say anything, Isaeval walked past and entered the office.

@Cinderella

 

[Tion Hipori]

At the desk, sat a bad bitch. She sipped on an obscene 100 credit iced coffee and wore her most conservative designer outfit (which of course, included a choker). An all-black fit, black lipstick, a bit too much champagne highlighter, and a gold shimmer eyeshadow made with real gold.

She took a big sip.

Shake, shake, shake.

She loved to shake the ice. It was about half full, but she was done with it, and her hand was getting cold, so she tossed it into the nearest trash bin. Someone was entering her new office? That's annoying, don't they know she's like, busy or something?

"Who are you?"

"Miss Hipori," an assistant introduced them. "This is Miss Vice-"

"Who?"

"Dami Vice, ma'am. The musician."

"Oh shit!" She perked up suddenly. "I'm like, a huge fan! Hi, I'm Tion. Oh my gosh, I love your outfit; it's giving like, cute office worker chic. Who designed that? You're sliving!"

_
@Altaria

 

[Isaeval Ó Nualláin]

Isaeval expected some old hag to be sitting in the chair, but to her amaze it was a beautiful girl that seemed to be around her age. She swiftly turned her head to the assistant that mentioned the name 'Hipori'. "Hipori? Like the rich Hiporis?" Isaeval thought. She was too stunned to notice that the stranger had absolutely no idea who Dami was at first.

Eyes widened once the girl introduced herself. "Tion Hipori is a fan!?" Isaeval couldn't help but blurt out. She quickly looked down at her own outfit, distracted by Tion's question "Oh this? I got this from Forever 22, but nevermind that what does sliving mean?"

Issac quickly jumped into the conversation "Hold on, did you buy the company just because you were a fan?" Isaeval looked at her agent. It was a bit strange to her that the Hiporis would buy a music label. She looked back at Tion and wondered: "Do they really have so much money they can just blow it on anything?"

@Cinderella

 

[Tion Hipori]

"Oh my gawd," Tion exclaimed. "You don't know sliving?" She was shook. Apparently, her slang hadn't caught on in the pop culture yet. "It's like slaying and living your best life. It's the new 'that's hot'. Don't you follow me on hologram?"

"Forever 22? Oh no honey, you're the galaxy's biggest popstar, you're my girl now, we gotta get you a designer, babes. Let me take you out, we'll get you your dream wardrobe."

Dami's assistant, or manager, or whoever he was said something. "I'm an investor from one of the galaxy's largest trusts, I'm not just some rich bimbo." She was, in fact, a rich bimbo, but that was beside the point. Acting dumb and cute was one thing, but she wasn't going to let some nobody insult her intelligence, intentionally or otherwise. "This is a strategic move to diversify, and push the trust in a modern media-centric direction. You think I was the only one with a bid on this place? I had to fly all the way from the Etti system to force this buyout from the hands of the Coruscant trusts, and I'm gonna be running late for an event in Naboo for this little trip, so you'd better make it worth my while. So to answer your question, no, I did not 'buy the company because I'm a fan'."

"Anyway, Dami," She said, returning her attention to the woman she was trying to speak to. "Your old chief executive and I couldn't seem to see eye-to-eye, so we'll be needing someone new to fill the top spot. The position's yours if you want it, otherwise feel free to offer suggestions. I'm giving you full creative freedom. We can discuss the details over dinner if you like, I'll be on-world until tomorrow."

_
@Altaria