Rachel Berry (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
somethingspecial) wrote2012-01-12 12:53 pm
somethingspecial) wrote2012-01-12 12:53 pm
Entry tags:
- being helpful for once!,
- can't read my poker face,
- carry on my wayward son,
- caution: diva at work,
- don't rain on my parade,
- don't stop thinking about tomorrow,
- my akita evita just won't shut up,
- my heart is too big for this,
- panic at the solve,
- projects are awesome,
- rachel berry: motivated,
- rachel isn't being a selfish diva?,
- she spends too much time with enjolras,
- smile though your heart is breaking,
- the adstringendum food drive,
- the man in the mirror,
- the show must go on,
- there is no song for this one,
- this place is fucked up,
- total ecplise of the heart
50 [Video]
[Rachel is holding a notepad close to her chest, looking somewhat somber. She's outside, in the ashy snow, with her dog at her side, by a tree that is half burnt and broken, twisted by the event. When she speakss, her voice is quiet.]
I have heard a lot of discontent over what has happened -- and people have every right to be angry with Mister Mandrake and Miss Hino -- but I think our real focus should not be on punishing two people who made a mistake and instead should be focused on the reality that we are going to run out of food before the next snowstorm of the season. Which is why I've organized three food drop-off points within the city in some of the stable buildings that are still standing. I would like to transform two of these buildings into a shelter and while I have heard Miss Hino has already opened the Temple of Heaven to those that need it, I would also like to point out that St. Basil's Cathedral is large and able to house a lot of people.
[She pauses before looking down at her pad.]
I've set up massive crates at the Temple of Heaven, St. Basil's Cathedral, and at the fountain in the Safezone. These crates are for any canned, jarred, or non-perishable food that can be spared for the people that have lost anything. I will collect whatever food is there three times a day, to be delivered at the closest area of need, but most of the collection will be going to either Miss Unohana's clinic or the two abovementioned buildings. I am going to rely on the honor system that no one will steal from these crates, but should people do so, please keep in mind that there are over one hundred people in this city that require food just as much as you do.
Any donations of blankets, clothes, and other materials needed that were lost in the fire are also appreciated. Please leave those in the crates, too -- I will ensure they are taken to the shelters and safehouses scattered around the city. And --
[Rachel chews on her lower lip.]
I know this is a very difficult time and a lot of people don't... necessarily believe in this, but I am going to St. Basil's Cathedral tonight at seven o'clock, should anyone else want to pray with me. Everyone is invited and -- for future reference --
[And Rachel sends the coordinates to The Temple of Heaven, the fountain, St Basil's Cathedral, and Unohana's clinic in a text attachment to everyone on the network.]
-- there's where you have to go.
Thank you.
[And Rachel shuts off the feed.]
I have heard a lot of discontent over what has happened -- and people have every right to be angry with Mister Mandrake and Miss Hino -- but I think our real focus should not be on punishing two people who made a mistake and instead should be focused on the reality that we are going to run out of food before the next snowstorm of the season. Which is why I've organized three food drop-off points within the city in some of the stable buildings that are still standing. I would like to transform two of these buildings into a shelter and while I have heard Miss Hino has already opened the Temple of Heaven to those that need it, I would also like to point out that St. Basil's Cathedral is large and able to house a lot of people.
[She pauses before looking down at her pad.]
I've set up massive crates at the Temple of Heaven, St. Basil's Cathedral, and at the fountain in the Safezone. These crates are for any canned, jarred, or non-perishable food that can be spared for the people that have lost anything. I will collect whatever food is there three times a day, to be delivered at the closest area of need, but most of the collection will be going to either Miss Unohana's clinic or the two abovementioned buildings. I am going to rely on the honor system that no one will steal from these crates, but should people do so, please keep in mind that there are over one hundred people in this city that require food just as much as you do.
Any donations of blankets, clothes, and other materials needed that were lost in the fire are also appreciated. Please leave those in the crates, too -- I will ensure they are taken to the shelters and safehouses scattered around the city. And --
[Rachel chews on her lower lip.]
I know this is a very difficult time and a lot of people don't... necessarily believe in this, but I am going to St. Basil's Cathedral tonight at seven o'clock, should anyone else want to pray with me. Everyone is invited and -- for future reference --
[And Rachel sends the coordinates to The Temple of Heaven, the fountain, St Basil's Cathedral, and Unohana's clinic in a text attachment to everyone on the network.]
-- there's where you have to go.
Thank you.
[And Rachel shuts off the feed.]
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Would you like to help me, Luca?
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...Why're you doin' this?
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Because people need help. Why wouldn't I?
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But everyone here is different. I don't get it.
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[She pauses to consider this, frowning to herself. Educating youth is a very serious position and Rachel has never really had the opportunity to learn how to do it. She's an only child, after all. But after a few seconds of contemplation, she offers a warm smile.]
Within every single person, there is a brightly shining star. Sometimes it gets overshadowed by certain things, like selfishness, or greed, or evil, but that potential is still there. And no matter how many times you try to yank it out, it keeps shining, because you wouldn't be a person without it. Most people don't shine very brightly every single day, but when they do, that light is enough to fix almost every single problem underneath the sun, simply because people have the ability to do it.
[She hugs her notepad to her chest with a brighter smile.]
Helping your fellow man is the greatest thing you can do. It doesn't matter what you give in a time of crisis -- food, water, shelter, a smile, or a song -- it's that you help make the world a brighter place for however long you can. And that's why I'm going to do my best to make sure that not a single person in this city goes hungry.