fandomhigh | Careers Fair, Fandom High Front Lawn, Friday Afternoon, 07/21/06

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Careers Fair, Fandom High Front Lawn, Friday Afternoon, 07/21/06

By lunch time, the booths were set up, the guests had arrived and there was quaint music playing from somewhere undetermined. Hawkeye is walking around with one of those portable microphone/speaker set-ups, roaming from booth to booth announcing the various guests that have come to Fandom to talk about their professions.

And despite what the mainland weather forecast said, it was definitely a nice, fine day.

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"If news is your business, stop by the news anchor booth and talk to Mr Ron Burgundy!"

"Good morning everyone. I'm Ron Burgundy, news anchor for Channel Four News in San Diego."

Ron runs a hand through his delicious hair and gives a wink to any ladies out there. "I guess being a news anchor is like being a Moses. Bringing the word of the world to the people. Is that Moses? Or is it Noah? Perhaps it's Jesus...no, wait. I'm no Jesus. Even if he did have great hair."

Ron began to laugh to himself, loudly. He was even laughing when he went to take a gulp of his coffee. "Knights of Columbus that coffee is hot!"

Marty seems intrigued by the news anchor. "How did you get such great hair?"

"Well my hair stylist Audrey would like to say that she's the one responsible. But I'm the man behind it all. Good genetics and lots of Aqua Net is all it takes." says Ron, once again brushing a hand through his hair.

"And as for the mustache...well, that's all man right there. You need testicles of steel to grow a mustache like this."

He places a plastic box on the table. "Lucky for you I brought free fake mustaches for everyone. Take one and feel the power. Women will flock to you like seagulls after a ham sandwich."

Marty politely takes the mustache and considers wearing it. "What's it like to have an insider's perspective of the news? To witness it first hand and then present it to the public?"

"It's harder than it looks. You have to get the right tone of each story. You don't want to look happy when you're reporting a story on a landslide. says Ron "I got in trouble for that one. It looked like chocolate milk. I couldn't help myself."

"Sometimes I don't know whether or not the story is supposed to be happy or sad. So I alternate between smiles and frowns."

Hamlet grabs a fake mustache from the box, and looks it over.

"What are these mustaches made from?"

"Our weatherman Brick Tamland was nice enough to donate those mustaches." explains Ron "I didn't ask him what they were made of. He's killed a few guys so I'm guessing it might be from them. News casting can be very dangerous."

Ron smiled and laughed a very forced laugh. "I'm kidding. As far as you know."

Hamlet nods, and starts putting the 'stache down.

"I have have to pass on these. I suppose I may not be man enough to wear a mustache of this caliber."

"You're a good man to admit it." says Ron "Maybe you can be a weatherman. You can read a map can't you?"

Ron wasn't sure that reading a map was necessary either. Brick once pointed to Texas and said that it was Candyland.

"Oh yes, I'm far better at reading maps that I am with mustaches. Is there much of a career for weathermen, even with a lack of facial hair aptitude?"

"Oh heck yes!" exclaims Ron "A weatherman is an important part of the news team. I wish I brought Brick with me. Well, I did, but he's in the car. Can't exactly leave him anywhere on his own."

"Don't worry, I left the window open a crack."

"That's very good of you. You wouldn't wish for him to get heat stroke while you were in here, informing us inquisitive students of the wonders of telejournalism."

He pauses. "Although if he did pass out, I would be able to get some first-hand insight into what it would be like to be a weatherman."

Rory smiled, because this? This was sooooo her thing.

"Do you do any overseas correspondance?"

"Why hello little lady." says Ron with a wink. He turns away from Rory quickly. If she was paying attention she'd see him taking a sip out of a flask. He didn't exactly know the answer to the question.

"Uh...well...normally we stay in the San Diego area. Last summer our big story was on pandas. They're not from here right? Pandas are from China or something. Or is it Switzerland?"

"China," she replied, narrowing her eyes a little. She had noticed the flash, not to mention there was a fair amount of resentment over that 'little lady' remark. "You don't have any connections with CNN or anything to keep everyone informed of the worldwide issues?"

"To tell you the truth I let Ed handle all that stuff." says Ron "I know it's popular to have some poor soul out in the desert to give updates on whatever the hell is going on out there. But we at Channel Four just don't do that. we have our hair to think about."

"I take it you have ambitions to be in the news room." says Ron. He thought it was cute.

"Something like that," she said, crossing her arms. "Though I think it's possible to care about my hair and cover what's going on in the Middle East."

Ron looked over Rory's hair. "Obviously you and I don't have the same hair standards."

"So what do you hope to do in the news area? Correspondent? Wardrobe? Secretary?"

"Overseas correspondant," she said. "More likely in the textual media area rather than television."

Ron nodded. "Well then you won't have to worry about your hair too much."

"I like having pretty hair," she replied. "It's a thing."

"I have a thing with it too." says Ron "I actually think it's required of all news people. A thing with hair."

"I think it's a luxury, honestly. News is more important than the hair. Good hair is just superfluous," she said seriously.

"So how'd you get into this biz?"

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