seven- video

[futureleader]

[cue the brief roar of a shower before the sound of the water being shut off.]

Keeping up a profile is hard work sometimes. Not in an everyday sense of style and appearance but with notable features, like your face. [the feed clicks on to Quentin drying his hair out with a towel. it's relatively normal, until you take a closer look at the pink stains in the towel and streaked across his white shirt.] Since the first impressions come from the face, we look for a couple of key traits. But, no matter the judgement, we use these keys to support our impressions and info of the person.

Say you take a guy in glasses with well kept hair who dresses sharply. What would you think of him? Now take the same guy, shave his hair and dye it, and give him faded and raggedy clothing. Would your opinion change? [he pauses briefly to remove the towel around his head, unveiling his newly dyed pink hair.] Come on, don't lie. We're all a little biased.

It's the very principle of being judged or having that distinct face that we strive for appearances.

Comments

[voice]

[fortuna_lector]

Do you give speeches every time you dye your hair, or was this one special?

[futureleader]

When do I ever not give speeches, is what you should really be asking me, Lady.

[fortuna_lector]

All right, then. When don't you?

[futureleader]

Never, of course. Maybe I'm not giving them, but I'm definitely thinking them up by the thousands.

[fortuna_lector]

I guess everyone needs a hobby.

[futureleader]

At least it's a healthy hobby.

[fortuna_lector]

Relatively, I suppose that's true.

Nice hair, by the way. Do you always go with pink?

[futureleader]

Always. You could say it's a favorite color of sorts.

[fortuna_lector]

After what you just broadcast, I'm guessing that isn't the only reason.

[futureleader]

Oh? I'd like to hear your theory on that then.

[fortuna_lector]

To paraphrase your statements: it's all about the image you want to project.

[futureleader]

Heh. What sort of image do you have?

[fortuna_lector]

Me? Nothing that exciting, I'm afraid.

[futureleader]

Just a plain Jane hiding in the shadows?

[fortuna_lector]

Not all of us can be flashy.

I'm more the type to be stage crew, not the lead actress.

[futureleader]

Stage crew isn't bad. It's one of the most important jobs there is on set, to be honest.

[fortuna_lector]

Spoken like someone familiar with the job.

[futureleader]

I used to be a drama student.

[fortuna_lector]

Then I guess you'd know.

[futureleader]

It's just one of my many superb talents.