Chapter 129: Running a fan blog
The Captain ended up leading Kellen down the same route that he had taken with Casper the first time he’d done a press conference. The mood from the press outside was completely different from the press conference previously. In fact, Kellen could feel the tension in the air. The Captain made sure to cover Kellen’s body with his own until they were in the secret hallway.
This time, when Kellen entered the green room he found only a few people inside. Besides Izzy, there was only Hill and Pamela inside. Hill looked like a truck had hit her. Her hair was a mess, she had deep circles under her eyes, an a pile of lollipop wrappers beside her as she typed away on a laptop.
Pamela was only slightly better, with her hair already done and her makeup already on. Her eyes were pink again, and she was typing away on a laptop of her own, an earpiece in her ear, but she wasn’t talking to anyone at the moment.
Kellen realised that he and the Captain were the only two people who looked slightly alive. Kellen only received a slight acknowledgement from the two women before he looked in Izzy’s direction. Izzy’s face flushed when they saw him, before ushering Kellen into the makeup chair to prep his face.
"At least this time you don’t have major bags under your eyes." They muttered as they worked. Kellen found himself chuckling slightly as the Captain left his side to quietly chat with the two women on the couch.
"I tried to get to bed on time last night." Kellen told Izzy, and Hill’s voice carried across the room.
"What? Is Captain Thatcher neglecting you, Kellen? Bad Captain Thatcher. Kellen is a priceless Guide to our Guild. You should be making sure he isn’t getting any sleep at all." Kellen felt his face heat up at her words and the Captain laughed.
"Why do you assume that he didn’t get to bed on time because I tired him out? That’s very rude of you Hill, and it sounds like you don’t trust that I am skillful enough to do that. Well, Mr. Woods? Am I?" All three of them turned to look at Kellen with varying expressions. Pamela’s was mild curiosity, Hill’s was pure mischief, and the Captain’s was a challenge. Kellen sighed.
"I am not humouring that with a response. All three of you look like you’ll write a blog post or something about whatever I say and use it to act as a cover for this situation. Don’t use this incident to spread rumours about the Captain and I. I also will never discuss any skills related to the Captain, ever. Especially in public." Hill whined.