"Haaaaa~ Geez, just one more hour of sleep and I swear I'd be poster boy for peak performance..."

"Oh, morning boss. Late night again? I keep telling you the script is fine. If you obsess over it too much your works gonna suffer."

"Right right...just trying to make the best it can be but I'll take your advice under consideration. So, any hits on that add we put out?

Yup. A good hundred or so within the last two days. I was waiting on you to go through the demos."

"Oh joy...Why'd you have to embellish that ad?

"Our schedule is getting pretty tight. I thought this would be the most efficient, albeit rougher on us, way to go about finding the last piece of our puzzle, oh m3ticulous director of ours.""

"Okay, I get it. Well, let's get to it then..."

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After 80ish demos...

"That's the one!"

"You sure? Your not gonna come back to me twelve hours later and make break this poor girl's heart when I call her again to say 'I'm sorry, but we've reconsidered our decision. Have a nice day.'"

"I'm positive. Her voice is perfect. She's a little rough around the edges, probably an amateur, but with good direction she'll be just fine. Email her. We buckle down on production starting next week."

"Alright, sounds good. Hey, where are you going?"

"I'm gonna look over the script again and take a quick nap."

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To ???,

Alright, describe the city for me. Are you thinking somewhere generic in a specified nation? Or somewhere unique that's more of a crossroads for nations? Is it an older, conservative city? Is it newer, younger, with more liberal views? What is the approximate climate? The current time of year?

Is this a university town? Touristy? Do most of the people have generational ties to the city, or is it newer and growing quickly as people move to it from elsewhere? What industry (or industries) is bringing in the majority of people? Is it technology, with the heavy need for tech-savvy, university-educated individuals? That would make for an upper-middleclass population, generally speaking. Maybe it's an industrial zone, lots of smog and warehouses, and the company happened to find a comfortable place to set up?

Please and thanks. I admit, I'm not sure how many of these questions are going to prove relevant; it's more just... I'm trying to picture the world these characters are in. How they have grown up, who their ancestors are, what they see as they look to the future--all of that.

Sorry for the wait. I've been working a lot the past week. Anyway, the setting. Yeah, those questions are definitely a lot more detail than I'm used to considering ^.^;. I'd say generic japanese city. I like the idea of it being a university town and a city that draws people who are just branching out on their own. Probably very tech savvy as it's a good place to try and get your foot in the door of the entertainment industry, whether that be acting or the production side of things. That's probably the best summation I can make of things. Like I said, I don't usually consider the setting in too much detail.

Alright, alright. Sounds perfect. I've been working, too; no blame in that. After the day ends, I'll be back to work on basic sheets for everyone.

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Hey-o! Sorry I've been quiet. Merry Christmas!