"That's me," Cindy chirped before she had a chance to glance up, skimming over the last paragraph that she was poring through before looking up to find Lois (presumably) standing in front of her with a coffee. "Lois, right? Come, join me, have a seat… and feel free to shove aside any papers in your way." Cindy chuckled, her cheeks slightly reddened as she tried to figure out the best way to move all of her research aside, stacking pile on pile and hoping that her memory would come through later when she went through to take inventory of all she'd skimmed.

Now that Lois was here, Cindy's interest in delving further into Kagura's history took a back seat. Ever since she'd shared with Karen the idea of starting up an independent publication, Cindy had been growing increasingly excited about the prospect of having something of her own. Breaking through the constant onslaught of network news was undoubtedly going to be difficult, but Cindy liked the idea of getting to explore the stories that were actually of interest to her, instead of blindly following M. M. Madison's whims, which were more sensationalist than anything, much of the time.

Making ends meet financially was going to be a sticking point, but with Darrow freely offering all a salary stipend, it seemed like the ideal sort of city to start out in.

"I'm so glad to meet you, and super excited that there are more people interested in kicking off an independent publication. Tell me a little about yourself — where are you from, what's your life story? And why take a chance here instead of working for the Times or the Guardian?"