“Alright.  Go ahead and turn it into whatever shape makes you happy!”  Tim gives her a thumbs-up and begins intently watching in case of Sartorial Shennanigans.

She grins and twists it into a neat little pretzel. "Oh, that's such fun, what a neat power. I know we're all hoping your luck holds going forward."

Aaaaaaaaaand depowered safely.  Time to relax.  "Thank you very much, and thank you for the interview.  I appreciate the opportunity!"  Shame I can't do this all day.

Plum grins and holds up the pretzel for the camera. "And thank you, Aumento, for your time!"

Someone calls cut.

Whoooooooof.  That was draining, and it's not just the backlash.  The backlash is basically nothing.  "I know I said this a minute ago, but I really do mean it.  Thank you for having me on board.  I think I need to - decompress.  D'you mind if I head out?"  It feels a little weird to have a driver waiting for an HOUR, but.  They did say it's okay, and he gets paid to browse his phone while he waits.  It's fine.

"That's totally fine. We'll call you or your agent if we have any followup. Here you go." She offers him the pretzel.

"No, no, please, keep it.  A little souvenir.  I can make those anytime I want, you know?"  Tim will retreat under heavy fire calmly walk out to the lobby, into the street, into the waiting SUV.  Hup into the backseat.  "Hello, Jim.  I'm ready whenever you are."  And if he drinks a little thermos of gas station coffee, it's his right as an American to drink aggressively average coffee.  Nostalgia can produce a richer flavor than any high-end coffee bean.

On the way home, Tim decompresses the way he best way he knows how: reviewing what went well, what went poorly, what he could have done better, and what he could have done better if he had the ability to do better.

GOOD:

Speeches recited very well
Pretzel!!!  Such a good shape
No huge gaffes
Mentioned accident, in a good light.

BAD:
"Um", stutter.  Blushes re: partner.  How to practice NOT blushing???
Emphasized danger too much?  Hmm.  Discuss w/Bill
Should you be on phone during interview???  Discuss w/Bill/Media Specialist.
Froze up during tooth.  Practice more.

RESEARCH/ACTION ITEM:
Sinkhole: discuss boundaries.  ACTUAL discussion this time.
Get MOLLE rig photos to Plum Kapernik(sp?) look up correct spelling later.  Do NOT just wing it.
More diction training.  During next healing shift, maybe?  Costs a slot of healing to gain protection for therapist.  Injured speech therapist?  lol.  maybe.